HLnovel Chapter 26 The stench grew increasingly rampant
Chapter 26 The stench grew increasingly rampant
This durian is so big, it must cost at least 500 yuan, right?
Zhao Shengxiang excitedly climbed up the tree trunk, picked the big durian, and then eagerly broke it open.
Immediately, Zhao Shengxiang couldn't help but frown. This durian smelled terrible!
However, the excitement of getting a durian for free made her ignore the stench and take a big bite. The flesh was incredibly soft and tender.
"Hmm~"
Zhao Shengxiang couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.
First, the tip of your tongue encounters a silky, smooth texture, like sipping a fragrant cloud.
Then, a rich sweetness bursts in the mouth. Although it is extremely sweet, it is not cloying at all. The mellow milky aroma is accompanied by a faint aroma of alcohol.
As she swallowed, the soft, chewy texture slid down her throat, and the rich aroma lingered in her nasal cavity and between her teeth.
It was so delicious that she couldn't wait and finished the piece in three bites.
Then we opened the second room of meat, and it became more and more addictive, we just couldn't stop eating it!
Before I knew it, I had finished the whole durian.
Zhao Shengxiang patted her round belly and looked at the pile of shells on the ground with some regret.
She looked up at the tree and wondered, "How come this tree has only produced one durian?"
Otherwise, she could have eaten some more.
She licked her lips savoring the taste. This durian was delicious; no wonder it was so expensive. It was just a bit smelly.
She wrinkled her nose, feeling a strange odor emanating from herself, but she didn't dwell on it and continued bending down to dig for herbs.
When Zhao Shengxiang approached the family in the afternoon, Jiang and the others frowned and covered their mouths and noses.
Jiang was the first to ask, "Xiangxiang, did you poop in your pants?"
Zhao Guangzhu immediately took the basket off her shoulder and urged, "Go home and change your clothes quickly. A grown woman like you still pooping in her pants pockets, people will laugh at you!"
After all, Zhao Shengxiang is already fifteen years old and has reached the age of marriage. Tomorrow, the matchmaker will come to see Xiangxiang's appearance and character, and then she will arrange a marriage for Xiangxiang in the surrounding villages.
If the matchmaker finds out about this, it will be difficult to arrange Xiangxiang's marriage in the future.
Seeing her parents' nervous expressions, Zhao Shengxiang laughed and said, "Father, Mother, I didn't poop in my pocket. I ate a durian on the mountain."
Durian smells bad, that's why I smell bad. I'll just wash up when I get home.
Mentioning the durian, Zhao Shengxiang couldn't help but lick her lips, savoring the delicious taste.
"Durian?" Zhao Shengcai suddenly became excited. Although he had never eaten it, he had seen it in town. It was very expensive. "You ate the whole thing?"
He saw others in town peel them open, and inside were three or four compartments of meat, enough for his family of five to each have a bite.
Hearing his elder brother's question, Zhao Shengxiang felt a pang of guilt.
She quickly explained, "They're wild from the mountains, how could they be so plump? They're very small, just a small fleshy piece inside. The flesh isn't even as big as a date. I didn't even get a taste before it was gone."
Hearing her say that, Zhao Shengcai's expression softened a bit.
Jiang, who doted on her daughter, scolded Zhao Shengcai: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go to town with your father to sell the herbs."
"Xiangxiang, hurry home and wash up, then go to Grandpa Xiangping's house to learn how to identify medicinal herbs."
The more herbs you recognize, the more money you'll earn tomorrow.
Zhu followed behind the mother and daughter, feeling a slight pang of sadness in her heart.
She's been married for a year, but her mother-in-law still treats her like an outsider, always giving the best to her sister-in-law.
Even though her sister-in-law was about to get married and wasn't part of the family, her mother-in-law still gave her the opportunity to learn about medicinal herbs.
Even after Zhao Shengxiang returned home, washed up, and changed her clothes, she still reeked of a foul odor.
The entire room she was in smelled terrible. Although Jiang loved Zhao Shengxiang, she couldn't stand the stench.
She snapped angrily, "Did you hide a durian on you? Why do you smell so bad?"
"No!"
Zhao Shengxiangye was anxious. She had used scented soap when she took a bath, so she should smell nice. How could she still smell so bad?
Zhao Shengxiang was so anxious she was almost in tears. When would this stench get rid of?
She was filled with fear, afraid that she would be ensnared by this stench and become a laughingstock that everyone would avoid.
Seeing that she couldn't go out and that Cai Cai hadn't returned, Madam Jiang said to Madam Zhu, "Go to Grandpa Xiangping's house to learn to recognize herbs. If you dare not study diligently, I will never let you go again next time."
"Yes, Mother, please rest assured."
Zhu had finally gotten this opportunity to learn about medicinal herbs because her sister-in-law smelled bad, and she was determined to seize it.
Xiangping's great-grandfather instructed that each household in the village could only send one person to learn how to identify medicinal herbs, and almost every family sent the person they valued most to learn.
Zhu was puzzled. Clearly, Cai Cai was the son of the family, but her mother-in-law was biased towards her sister-in-law.
By the end of the day, every household in the village had a good harvest, but since the two kinds of herbs from the day before had already been dug up yesterday, no one's income increased today, except for the Zhao Xiangping and Zhao Taohua families.
The Zhao family earned a total of 2.18 million coins from the medicinal herbs and the embroidered purse for menstruation, which was 580 coins more than the original 3.5 million coins they were supposed to spend on the house site.
Although she now has the money to build four rooms, Zhao Taohua does not plan to build them right now.
Since the medicinal herbs on the mountain are limited, and at the current digging speed of the villagers, they will probably be gone in less than a month. So, we might as well continue to dig for herbs with everyone now and make some money first.
Digging for medicinal herbs is not a long-term endeavor, as she had told the village chief and Xiangping's great-grandfather before.
During dinner, Zhao Taohua discussed with Zhao Ershu and Qian Shi about delaying the construction of the house. Zhao Ershu and Qian Shi both thought Zhao Taohua's idea was good, and that it wouldn't be too late to build the house after the medicinal herbs were dug up.
After all, once everyone has dug up all the medicinal herbs on the mountain, the village will no longer find such an easy way to make money.
These past two days, they've been digging for medicinal herbs with Zhao Taohua, earning more money than they used to earn in a whole year.
On the third day, the villagers of Zhao Family Village continued to get up early to dig for medicinal herbs at the foot of the mountain.
Because they learned about two new herbs yesterday evening, they were very motivated today, since none of them had dug up those two herbs before.
Zhao Shengxiang was the only one who hid at home, too afraid to go out.
Unexpectedly, the stench on her body not only did not disappear overnight, but became even more rampant, clinging to her like a demon.
Tears welled up in her eyes: "Mother, what should I do? I can't go out like this, and today, Matchmaker You is coming to our house."
Jiang was also very anxious because it concerned Zhao Taohua's lifelong happiness.
Her Xiangxiang is at a crucial stage in her marriage proposal process, and she can't afford any mishaps.
“I told Matchmaker You that your grandmother is not feeling well, so you should go back to see her. When you come back, she can come to see you again.”
Hearing her say that, Zhao Shengxiang breathed a sigh of relief and decided to deal with this immediate problem for now.
"But Mother, how can I get rid of this stench?" Zhao Shengxiang's voice trembled, fearing that the stench would haunt her for the rest of her life.
Jiang got angry at the mention of this and scolded, "Why are you eating durians from the mountains? I'm going to find Grandpa Xiangping to come and take a look at you."
As Jiang spoke, she covered her nose, barely able to breathe, as the stench emanating from Xiangxiang was even stronger than yesterday.
As Jiang pushed open the courtyard gate and went out, Grandma Chu from next door asked, "Yanqiu, did you fertilize your house this morning?"