She was finally driven out by the village chief's wife with a large broom.
The village chief's wife was truly fed up with this daughter-in-law. She had seen many people, but never anyone like her!
Tian Xiaohe cried and made a scene outside the village chief's house for quite a while, before finally being persuaded to leave by others who couldn't stand it.
Tian Xiaohe was able to leave because she realized her in-laws wouldn't come out.
She could only take the opportunity to leave.
As for the two children, they still hadn't figured out why they weren't allowed to eat the meat at their grandfather's house.
They started to fuss, but Tian Xiaohe pulled them away.
Tian Xiaohe glared at the courtyard gate of her father-in-law's house and said fiercely,
"Your grandparents have wealthy relatives now, they don't even want your father anymore. What are you two thinking?"
The people around understood what she meant; she was still upset and complaining.
But in the end, the family falling out like this was really Tian Xiaohe's fault.
Although the village chief's wife was a bit formidable, she wasn't unreasonable.
This Tian Xiaohe was just taking advantage of others' reasonableness by being unreasonable and acting recklessly.
Now, it was as if everyone had a limit to their patience.
She had brought this upon herself.
The two children were very wronged; they hadn't eaten meat yet and couldn't go back.
"Mom, we want to eat meat, we want to eat meat!"
"Eat meat, eat meat, why don't you just die from eating it. You two little brats, even if you starve to death at your grandparents' door, they won't care about you."
Tian Xiaohe's words were filled with malice. The village chief's wife inside the courtyard heard this and felt uneasy.
After all, these were her grandchildren, but what could she do?
If these two children weren't taught some discipline, their lives would be ruined.
People say you can see a person's future at three and their old age at seven.
The two children, not only did they not get to eat meat, but they were also scolded by their own mother. They had no choice but to go home with her.
The village chief's wife, hearing that there was no more commotion outside, sighed and said, "My family has misfortune!"
"Auntie, every family has its own troubles. Who doesn't have any conflicts? It will pass."
Xie Nan also comforted her, "Why don't you come and stay in the capital with me for a while, Auntie? Once it passes, everything will be fine."
They were all children. In their anger, they naturally wished they didn't have such children, but once the anger passed, they were still family.
Su Changjiu's wife shook her head, "I won't go. There are too many things at home, I can't leave."
Xie Nan didn't insist.
The meal was not peaceful, but no one had the mood to continue eating.
The village chief's wife settled Su Xiaotian and Xie Nan to rest, quickly washed the dishes, and then prepared a basin of dough before going back to her room to sleep.
However, how could she sleep that night?
Su Changjiu's wife felt sorry for Xie Nan and Su Xiaotian. She woke up early the next morning and busied herself preparing a lot of food.
She kneaded dough and made scallion pancakes, and also steamed buns with the fermented dough.
She also boiled over a dozen eggs, which she had been reluctant to eat.
These were all prepared for Su Xiaotian and Xie Nan to eat on their journey.
In addition to these, she picked many tomatoes from her own vegetable garden and packed them all in cloth bags.
When Su Xiaotian and Xie Nan woke up, they saw that Su Changjiu's wife had already prepared quite a few things.
They were curious, wondering what time she had started her busy work.
"Since you're up, hurry and wash up. We'll have steamed buns and millet porridge for breakfast."
Su Changjiu's wife smiled, as if the events of yesterday had passed.
But if one looked closely at her eyes, they would know that this matter was likely still weighing on her heart.
Xie Nan and Su Xiaotian agreed readily and hurried to wash up.
As soon as the two entered the room to wash up, Zhang Caiyun arrived.
"Mom, you're already busy this early in the morning."
"Why are you here?"
Su Changjiu's wife was now afraid of her two daughters-in-law. The younger one had caused trouble at their door yesterday, and now the older one had come, she wondered if she had some ulterior motive.
Zhang Caiyun quickly said, "I made some oil cakes and fried dough twists early this morning, and asked Xiaocao and Teacher Xie to take them on the road. I also picked some cucumbers from home, which can quench your thirst on the way."
She busied herself by raising the basket in her hand to show Su Changjiu's wife.
Seeing her eldest daughter-in-law bringing these, Su Changjiu's wife's expression finally improved.
Fortunately, Zhang Caiyun was more considerate this time.
"It's thoughtful of you to think of these. Bring them in."
Perhaps because Zhang Caiyun wasn't causing trouble today, Su Changjiu's wife's tone was much better.
"Mom, here are a few pairs of shoe insoles and shoes. I made them for Xiaocao, and asked Xiaotian to take them. These two pairs of insoles are for Xiaotian." Zhang Caiyun took out another cloth bundle wrapped in a floral cloth.
Su Changjiu's wife stared at her eldest daughter-in-law for a long time, not understanding what had gotten into her today.
"Are you sincere?"
"I saw that the clothes Xiaocao bought for the children were not cheap. She's thinking of her nephews, and I, as her sister-in-law, can't just pretend nothing is happening!" Zhang Caiyun said sheepishly.
She also knew that she had been causing a lot of trouble recently.
But wasn't it all thanks to Tian Xiaohe?
She was an honest person, but an honest person couldn't always be taken advantage of.
Su Changjiu's wife didn't say much. Zhang Caiyun chatted for a bit and then left.
She didn't even ask to see Xie Nan and Su Xiaotian.
After her eldest daughter-in-law had gone far away, Su Changjiu's wife finally felt that the heart she had been holding in her chest could be completely put down.
No matter how nicely Zhang Caiyun spoke, she was still worried that it was just talk.
"Auntie, why are you holding a bag and carrying a basket?"
Su Xiaotian came out after washing up and saw the person standing blankly in the courtyard.
So early, was she planning to go out?
"Zhang Caiyun just brought these over, saying they were for you and Xiaocao. And these in the basket are for you and Big Sister to eat on the road."
Su Xiaotian was also slightly surprised.
Was Zhang Caiyun sincerely sending these things?
"Since she brought them, she must be sincere. In the past few years, she was actually quite good." The village chief's wife sighed.
There were two round trips for the bus to Nanling Village, both departing at 8 AM and returning at 12 PM.
Nanling Village was a stop along the way. The bus to the county town arrived at Nanling Village at 1 PM.