Chapter 58 - 058 Find a Tofu Block and Kill Yourself
Chapter 58: Chapter 058: Find a Tofu Block and Kill Yourself
Chapter 58 -058: Find a Tofu Block and Kill Yourself
“Humph, everyone in the village knows about the reputation my grandmother has built over the years.
If she were the kind of person to do such detestable things for small gains, she wouldn’t have her reputation today!” The young man from the Ji family said this and didn’t wait for Bai Ruozhu’s reaction.
He turned and left.
Bai Ruozhu stood still, suddenly feeling uncomfortable deep down.
By the time Lin Ping’er rushed out after hearing the noise, the young man had already left.
Bai Zehao repeated what he had said to his mother, who angrily replied: “What does Ji Wenpo mean?
Is she so influential that no other midwife can treat my Ruozhu?
Does she think she can cover the sky with one hand?”
Bai Ruozhu patted her mother’s shoulder and said, “Mother, don’t worry just yet.
Perhaps it was just the young man speaking out of anger.
Even if it was true, we could find another midwife in town.
It might cost us a bit more silver, but we can afford it at this point.”
Lin Ping’er found her daughter’s words reasonable and her anger started to subside.
Bai Ruozhu took a deep breath.
She had a distinct feeling that she had wrongly accused Ji Wenpo.
After thinking for a moment, she said to her mother and older brother, “I’ll go for a walk and buy some tofu on the way home.”
“Alright, be careful and pay attention to your body,” Lin Ping’er reminded her before she returned to her chores.
Bai Zehao understood that his sister didn’t want to waste any more of the family’s time, so he returned to his task of chopping wood, confident that she could take care of herself.
Bai Ruozhu left the house and wandered around the village.
Before long, she spotted Xi Dandan.
He was blissfully playing with other children, not noticing her approach.
“Look at this meatball my grandmother fried for me.
My grandmother is the best to me!” Xi Dandan cheerfully showed the other children his meatball, causing their mouths to water.
For a peasant family like theirs, oil was precious.
They typically didn’t use it for cooking, and frying meatballs required a lot of it.
So, most households only made them for special occasions such as the Lunar New Year or when hosting guests.
The Zhu family wasn’t wealthy even by the standards of Mountain Village.
Even with Zhu Pozi’s affection for her grandson, it wasn’t likely she’d make him fried meatballs for no reason, was it?
“Xi Dandan, is it your birthday today?” another child asked with an envious expression.
After all, even on his birthday, he’d consider it great to have a boiled egg.
“How could it be?
He just had his birthday last month,” another child, who had a better memory, slapped the first one and explained.
The first child rubbed his stinging head and protested, “If it’s not his birthday and it’s not New Year, why would his grandmother make him fried meatballs?”
All eyes turned to Xi Dandan, who smugly said, “I just helped my grandmother with an important matter.
This is her reward for me.”
Bai Ruozhu had had enough.
She slowly emerged from behind a tree and asked, “Did you help her deceive me?”
Xi Dandan was startled to hear Bai Ruozhu’s voice.
He turned towards her with an apprehensive look, said, “My grandmother said that if you have any problems, you should go find her.
She isn’t afraid of you.”
Seeing Xi Dandan react like this, Bai Ruozhu felt a chill down her spine.
A six or seven-year-old child who didn’t blink an eye when he lied — even to a person who had once saved his life.
Bai Ruozhu decided there was no hope for him.
His deception wasn’t just hurtful; it was frustrating.
But she didn’t see any point in arguing with a child like him any further.
She disregarded Xi Dandan and walked away.
Xi Dandan had initially expected Bai Ruozhu to argue, if not scold him.
Seeing her silently walk away left an irritating feeling in his heart.
He shouted after her retreating figure, “You think you’re so clever!
You still got fooled by me.
You’re not so great!”
Bai Ruozhu paused for a moment, but ultimately decided to keep walking forward.
After all, was she supposed to start an argument with a child?
She calmly bought a block of tofu from a vendor.
Suddenly, a joke she remembered from her past life flashed into her mind- “Buy a block of tofu and die from a fall onto it.” She couldn’t help but chuckle.
She felt like she was buying a block of tofu to fall onto it herself.
While it was impossible not to be upset, she never thought such a young child would be so deceitful.
He even reasoned that since she had saved him once, he was justified in deceiving her about this.
Staring at the block of tofu, Bai Ruozhu felt an urge to smash her head into it.
Despite all her calculations, she had underestimated the depths of Zhu Pozi’s deceit and cunning.
Bai Ruozhu sighed heavily.
No wonder Zhu Pozi held such sway in the Zhu household.
Her shrewdness was unmatched.
When Bai Ruozhu returned home, she related the whole incident with Xi Dandan to her family.
They were all taken aback.
If she hadn’t chanced upon Xi Dandan’s conversation, none of them would have believed that a child could be capable of such deceit.
“Zhu Pozi, for her own vengeful purpose, has corrupted a child.
She’s really despicable!” Lin Ping’er cursed, full of anger.
Bai Yihong shook his head repeatedly, “It’s a pity that old man Zhu passed away so early.
The Zhu family is heading for ruin.
If Xi Dandan is already this deceitful at such a young age, what will become of him when he grows up?”
Bai Ruozhu had initially believed in the innocence of children and thought that Xi Dandan had merely been spoiled.
However, now she felt no desire to engage with him any further.
“Given Zhu Pozi’s character, the Zhu family is bound to run into trouble sooner or later.
We don’t need to concern ourselves with them.
They will have their comeuppance,” said Bai Ruozhu.
Lin Ping’er hesitantly asked, “So, have we wrongly accused Ji Wenpo then?
Should I go to the Ji family to apologize tomorrow?”
Bai Ruozhu shook her head, patted her mother’s hand, and said, “Mother, there’s no need to go.
Even if you did, it wouldn’t change anything.
You have already done so much for me.
I shouldn’t have believed Xi Dandan so easily.
That just brought about more grievances for you.”
“Silly girl, what are you talking about?
You didn’t do anything wrong.
I was there too.
I believed what Xi Dandan said as well,” Lin Ping’er comforted Bai Ruozhu, worried her daughter might take this matter to heart.
She continued, “Ruozhu, don’t dwell on this matter.
I will go to town tomorrow and find a good midwife for you.
If not, there are female doctors who are much more competent than these countryside midwives.”
Although hiring them would be much more costly, Bai Ruozhu didn’t care about it.
As long as the child was born safely, any amount of silver could always be earned back.
Let this incident with Xi Dandan serve as a lesson learned.
“Let’s forget about this matter at home.
Tomorrow, mother and I will go to town to find a suitable midwife,” Bai Ruozhu flashed a relieved smile towards her family.
The rest of the family breathed a sigh of relief seeing Bai Ruozhu let go of the issue.
As for Zhu Pozi, let her be!
The time will come when she has to taste the fruit of her misdeeds.
Early the next morning, Bai Ruozhu got up feeling refreshed, and accompanied her mother on the donkey cart to the town.
Instead of approaching a clinic directly, they went to the Du family’s pharmacy.
The shopkeeper Zhou was more familiar with the town’s situation.
He might be able to suggest a suitable midwife or doctor.
—-
Don’t miss out on Mouka’s new book, “Dragon Emperor’s Tangles: Sweetheart, lay an egg!” with a unique female lead, background, and complex emotions.
Don’t miss out on this exciting read.
Add it to your library, and recommend it to others!