Chapter 46: The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife
Chapter 46: I Will Control
The army-green brick truck can carry more people.
There are many brick trucks parked in the brickyard, but most are not privately owned; they are rented from the brickyard owner.
Li Hongying and Xia Guofu lack enough face, so the brickyard owner won't rent trucks to them. In previous years, they used hand-cranked tractors to transport people, rented from wealthier families.
Tractors have lower bodies, are not as large, wide, and lack windshields.
They carry fewer people, are bumpy on uneven roads, and easily slip on muddy paths in the rain, requiring everyone to get off and help push the cart.
Each time, they face complaints from their fellow villagers, blaming them for being thoughtless and wasting everyone's time.
If the village chief is limited to this ability, he might as well step down.
Li Hongying and Xia Guofu, despite their bitterness and grievances, can only endure it because they can't rent large brick trucks.
After hearing this, Bai Lu nodded, "Okay, when Xiao Cheng returns from work, I'll talk to him. Before you go home, count the total number of people, and come back to inform us. We need to confirm how many people will be on the truck before negotiating with the brickyard owner."
Li Hongying quickly replied, "No trouble. Once we count the people, we'll come right over to inform you."
Mission accomplished.
The heavy burden on Li Hongying's heart finally lifted. This year, they won't be scolded for incompetence.
In previous years, they didn't inform Xiao Cheng, assuming he wouldn't go or get approval from his family.
Unexpectedly, his wife at home could make decisions, confirming the recent rumors.
During lunch, Xiao Cheng noticed Bai Lu occasionally looking at him, suggesting something important.
Sure enough, after eating, she pulled him back into the room, reminding Xiao Wei to help with the dishes.
Clearly, something significant was happening.
"Shall we go back to the countryside tomorrow to pay respects to the ancestors of the Xiao family?" Bai Lu's eyes sparkled, looking at Xiao Cheng with anticipation.
"We?" Xiao Cheng felt slightly surprised.
Surprised that the Xiao family informed him this year, and more surprised that the word "we" clearly indicated more than one person.
"Yes, we," Bai Lu nodded earnestly. "You, me, and Xiao Wei. The three of us will go back to the countryside to pay respects to the ancestors."
The local Qingming Festival custom requires paying respects to the ancestral graves before private ones.
In previous years, they didn't inform Xiao Cheng, so he directly paid respects to the private graves without going to the Xiao family ancestral graves.
This year, they informed Xiao Cheng, and he could guess it was mostly because of Bai Lu.
However, Bai Lu couldn't go.
"I and Xiao Wei can go."
Bai Lu didn't understand and disagreed, shaking off his hand and grabbing it back, swaying, "I want to go too."
Xiao Cheng's arm was almost shaken off. He stared at her belly and calmly said, "You're pregnant, the mountain road is not easy, and it can be slippery when it rains."
Bai Lu raised three fingers, promising, "I'll wear non-slip plastic shoes, bring an umbrella, go wherever you go, absolutely not running around. Is that okay?"
Xiao Cheng knew what she wanted.
In the old village, there were chestnut trees everywhere. The elders, who had experienced hungry days, valued every bit of food and stored plenty of chestnuts. Bai Lu wanted to go to the old village to buy chestnuts.
Xiao Cheng pursed his lips, calmly saying, "I'll negotiate the chestnut purchase."
"No, I want to do it myself."
Bai Lu didn't trust him; he was impulsive and didn't think about consequences. He only believed in using force, and if someone disagreed, he would act violently.
Her business would be ruined!
Under the skeptical gaze, Xiao Cheng knew what Bai Lu was worried about. He touched his nose, coughed unnaturally, and said, "I will control."
Bai Lu clearly didn't believe him and insisted on going.
No matter what was said, Bai Lu shook his arm coquettishly, and even soft words didn't work.
As they were at an impasse, Li Hongying and Xia Guofu finished counting the number of people and came to report.
Then, they were fortunate enough to receive a cold gaze and a cold face from Xiao Cheng, a simple "Hmm."
The couple became nervous again.
Wanting to ask more questions, they didn't dare because Bai Lu didn't come out.
Li Hongying and Xia Guofu didn't dare to ask Xiao Cheng.
After waiting for Bai Lu to come out for a long time, they didn't dare to linger and left anxiously.
"Now what? If Xiao Cheng doesn't help us rent trucks, how will 143 villagers from the town go back? Men, women, old, and young, walking is not an option."
Xia Guofu frowned, "First, contact the previous tractor owners and rent their vehicles. If Xiao Cheng is willing to help us rent large brick trucks tomorrow, we'll cancel the tractors. If he refuses, we have no choice but to let everyone continue riding tractors back to the countryside."
"Then we'll be cursed by the villagers again, losing face!" Li Hongying was both angry and anxious. "It's all because of you; why didn't you inform Xiao Cheng in previous years!"
Xia Guofu didn't see anything wrong, "In previous years, with Xiao Cheng's reputation, who dared to inform him? Even if I agreed, the elderly in the clan wouldn't."
Li Hongying coldly snorted, "Now, you agreed, and he doesn't care."
Xia Guofu, with a strong tone, said, "Who let him tarnish the face of our ancestors…"
"What face? Nonsense!" Li Hongying got angry, speaking vehemently, "What others do is none of our business. They eat radishes every day, not caring about others! The ancestors are in heaven, who has time to care about what we do? Just burn more paper money, candles, and incense during Qingming, offer some good food and drinks; that's enough. Who cares what activities we do!"
"You say a few words less. The gods are above, and the ancestors have spirits that can hear." Xia Guofu tried to cover her mouth.
Li Hongying slapped his hand away, "They have spirits, they have spirits. If we can't borrow a car tomorrow, you'll know they have spirits!"
"Wait until the villagers scold you for incompetence, scold you for not being worthy of being the village chief, then you'll know they have spirits!"
"Who let Xiao Cheng not follow the right path and tarnish the face of our ancestors," Xia Guofu stuck to his theory.
Li Hongying, with a laugh, said, "He moved to the town without following the right path, and we're still stuck in the old rural village pit. Wind and rain blow, patching the tile house leaks all year round. We can't even see a speck of minced meat throughout the year. Who do you think the ancestors find more embarrassing?"
"There are wild boars on the mountain; who said there's no meat to eat," Xia Guofu argued.
Li Hongying laughed, "Last year, why didn't I see you catch any wild boars? Going back and forth all year, how many times did you enter and leave the mountain? How many times did you catch a few piglets? Those were caught by our son using traps."
Xia Guofu blushed, still stiffly explaining, "Now that hunting rifles are banned, it's naturally harder to catch game."
Li Hongying fell silent.
Walking briskly towards the end of the alley, there was a small three-wheeler ready to go back to the countryside. It was hard to get a ride, so they couldn't miss it; otherwise, they would have to walk for several hours, which would be exhausting.
Let the stubborn ox stay there!
...
On the other side.
"Ah Cheng... just take me with you..."
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