143 Three slaps
Liang Zijun was worried that Uncle Liang would not be able to keep the house alone, so he asked all the female dependents to take refuge in the other courtyard, and Brother Yang and the two babies were still placed in Chen Qing's old house.
After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law withdrew, there was only one godfather and one Chen Qing who could cook left in the family. Originally, the three mothers-in-law were going to stay with the old man, but if Chen Qing hadn't insisted on staying, they wouldn't have dared to throw a bunch of gentlemen at home.
People say that adversity sees true love, Chen Qing took the initiative to shoulder the heavy responsibility at this time, and let all his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law take refuge, which was unanimously grateful by the elders in the family. The old couple have been together for many years, if they didn't trust Chen Qing, how could they be persuaded by their own masters to take refuge in the city at this time?
The food of more than a dozen people is all on Chen Qing's shoulders, even if he only makes a big pot of rice, it makes his busy feet not touch the ground. Liang Jia and Li's third daughter-in-law will come to help when they are free, although they only help feed the livestock, plus wash and wash, but they also share a lot of housework for Chen Qing.
The four yards have to be cleaned every two days, and the clothes that the six gentlemen have changed are enough for Chen Qing to wash for half a day, and they tossed for seven * eight days in a row, but they have to lose weight more than exercise, and by the time of the winter solstice, Chen Qing has lost 180 pounds.
Liang Zijun felt sorry for his daughter-in-law's daily work, and would pinch his shoulders and beat his back at night, while Chen Qing enjoyed it peacefully, he also felt that these hardships and tiredness were worth it.
On the day of the winter solstice, Chen Qing slaughtered the ewe that did not produce milk, boiled sheep soup for the family, and drank a big bowl of each of the ten darts and Li San.
Liang Jia and Huzi said that they would not accept the mutton given by Chen Qing. If it weren't for the owner's care, where would the two of them go to raise food for the winter? Even Daddy and Auntie have changed to a coarse meal every day, and a meal of wild vegetables is mushy, and the whole village will belong to them to live a comfortable life, and they can save some rations to help their father and mother, how can they dare to receive the favor of the owner again?
Just after the winter solstice, the Liang family's mansion ushered in three uninvited guests.
In the face of โกโก, he dared to cross his waist and scold, scolding and scolding the gatekeeper, stretching his neck and shouting at the yard, "Blind your dog's eyes! I am the eldest aunt of the third young grandmother! If I hadn't pulled him up, he would have been able to have today? You watchdog even dared to stop your in-laws, so you are not afraid that the owner will blame you for being nosy with a mouse?"
The dart master guarding the door had a horizontal spear and pestle with a black line on his face, and he had no permission from the owner, even if the person who came was the ancestor of the Liang family, he had to wait outside. If it weren't for the fact that she didn't do anything to a woman, she would have kicked her down a long time ago, so why should she talk nonsense here?
A group of tenants who couldn't ask for it got together and muttered, and when they saw that Miao Rencui had shouted for a long time and no one came out to invite her in, they sneered a few words and drove people to the back to line up.
"What kind of in-laws? The third young grandmother went out but broke off her relatives, and now she wants to play the prestige of her in-laws, why didn't she even accompany her at the beginning?......"
"Phew~ No face and no skin, if the Liang family is willing to recognize this family, do they still need to borrow food from the door like us? Go and go, hurry up and line up, don't cut in line here, don't be embarrassed, we've been queuing for an hour......"
Miao Rencui couldn't stand the crowding, cursed a few words, and shouted Chen Qing's name, crying while shouting, what he didn't know was that Chen Qing was ungrateful, and he wouldn't save him when he saw death.
Boss Chen's face was flushed, but he couldn't stop his mother-in-law, and Chen Ping stood far away without caring about himself, and he didn't know the crazy woman who was crying and howling.
Chen Qing's courtyard was already close to the gate, and the crying seemed to explode in his ears through the courtyard wall, so he covered his ears and scolded, "Damn!
Liang Zijun patted his daughter-in-law on the shoulder and snorted, "Look at how the master cleans up this family of scoundrels!
Chen Qing frowned and said a few words, for fear that Liang Zijun's temper would be ignored again.
Liang Sanye raised his eyebrows and smiled, lightly hooked his daughter-in-law's chin, and bit it hard, "Master still needs you to teach?"
Chen Qing slapped him angrily, and then strode to the main hall to watch the play.
Miao Rencui's howling voice was hoarse before being allowed to enter the door by Liang Sanye, and the shrew, who was already pretending to cry, immediately patted her skirt, snorted proudly at the tenants, and stepped into the courtyard with her chest raised like a hen that had just laid eggs.
When he crossed the doorkeeper, he didn't forget to hold a shelf to train people, "In the future, the tricks will be highlighted, who can stop and who should be respected, and use me to teach?
Boss Chen was stunned when he saw the murderous dart master, and at this moment he was even more ashamed that he didn't even dare to raise his head, and followed his daughter-in-law into the courtyard, Chen Ping was quick to see his eyes, and he didn't wait for Daddy to enter the door, so he turned sideways to follow up.
The doorkeeper sneered secretly, and cast a disdainful look at his companion, no matter how good a person is, there are always some bad relatives who are annoying.
Chen Qing hid in the second hall and eavesdropped, and the six Liang family members were greeted by Boss Chen's family.
Miao Rencui saw that Chen Qing was not there, so she pulled her husband's sleeve. Boss Chen coughed secretly, rubbed his hands, and only dared to glance at the owner in a hurry, and said in a low voice, "East...... Owner, we are here to find Aqing's nephew...... I don't know ...... him."
"Chen Qing is not here, what is the same as what the master said" Liang Zijun raised the corners of his mouth evilly, disdainful of the family with a smile.
Chen Ping coughed secretly, and took the initiative to stand up and bow his hand, "Brother, Chen Ping didn't know anything when he was young, and this time he came to compensate Brother Qing and his brother-in-law."
Liang Zijun glanced at Chen Ping up and down, this thing was a little out of breath, took off the eye-catching robe, and looked a little muddy, but unfortunately there was still a calculation between the eyebrows, which made people feel bad and bored.
"Heh~ It's different to become a family, I heard that the one in your house is also a brother, shouldn't you treat him as Chen Qing's general manipulation again? Say, what are you doing this time~ What do you have to ask for a master?" Liang Zijun sneered, leaning forward with a faint irritability.
As soon as Liang Zijun's words came out, Miao Rencui first pulled down his face and glared at his son, Chen Ping was black-faced on the spot, gritted his teeth and lowered his head and was willing to ask, "Brother laughs, even if he is a capable person, I will not really use him as a laborer, a few years ago, Chen Ping was ignorant, and only after becoming a family did he know that the farm work was heavy, and in the past, he was tired of only holding a pen, but now Fang knows the hardships of facing the loess and facing the sky!" Looking back on the past, Chen Ping knew that he was ashamed of Brother Qing, so he didn't dare to come to the door to bother, if it weren't for the bad wife who was pregnant, but there was no chaff at home to swallow, Chen Ping would never have the face to come to the door to beg for mercy."
Liang Zijun raised his eyebrows, carefully swept the faces of Miao Rencui and Boss Chen, and saw that one of them was secretly annoyed and the other was melancholy, and he understood what was going on with a roll of his eyes, and couldn't help but smile with his palms, and said meaningfully, "You should feel sorry for your daughter-in-law, your business is easy to say, and let it go, I will first ask these two old men what is the matter with their daughter-in-law?"
Miao Rencui's eyes were rolling wildly, and she poked her husband with her back hand, seeing that he still didn't dare to take a breath, she wiped her face angrily, and squeezed out two tears to cry.
Liang Zijun closed his eyes and endured the noisy crying, and after a while, he gritted his teeth and shouted, "If you have something to say, talk about it quickly, let it go!" Ye didn't have time to listen to your nagging about some parents, what kind of life Ah Qing had in your house before, Ye knew better than you in your heart, I can't make you ask for merit and reward here, the door is behind you, if you want to say it, just get out if you don't say it!"
Miao Rencui immediately stopped howling in fright, cooing twice like a hen stuck in her neck, and then replied in a rough voice, "This is ...... Isn't this that the family can't open the pot, and wants the nephew to think of a way? How can I say that he is also from the old Chen family, and our family has tenanted the land of the in-laws, and everyone else can ask for a bucket and a half liter of food to relieve the difficulty, we are in-laws, and we will not watch the whole family starve to death, right? Besides, Chen Qing's grandfather and grandmother are still alive, and it is only right to be filial to be a junior, otherwise it will be spread out......"
The corners of Liang Zijun's slightly curved mouth immediately flattened, this old lady really gave a shameless face, she would dare to threaten the elderly, if it wasn't for Chen Qing's prompt just now, it would really be possible to be angry with her.
"As the saying goes, the water spilled by the daughter who got married, Chen Qing married his brother, and broke off his relationship with the family before going out. Since you have tenanted my family's land, then follow the rules, my Liang family is not a good church, you can borrow grain if you want, but you have to return it twice next year. Liang Baida suppressed his anger and took the lead in opening his mouth with a cold face.
Boss Chen hurriedly nodded and replied, "It should be, it should be......"
"What should be?" Miao Rencui immediately stretched out his hand and twisted this foolish goods, and the landlord's in-laws didn't want to ask for some benefits, what would they say if they borrowed or not, and they wouldn't be afraid of people's jokes if they passed it out?
Chen Qing couldn't crush the door frame when he heard it in the second hall! Damn Miao Rencui, if he didn't squeeze out the last drop of oil, he didn't want to break off the relationship with him, he couldn't borrow it this time, and next time he would invite his grandfather and grandmother to come to the door and cry.
Liang Zijun snorted, shook his sleeves and said, "Since we talked about this, it seems that if we don't give it, we will starve Chen Qing's grandfather and grandma to death."
Miao Rencui didn't even dare to say anything, but she couldn't hide the color of her eyebrows, she didn't believe that Chen Qing could still parry such a big hat when she buttoned it down. Even if he broke off his relatives, it was also Chen Qing's pro-grandpa, he ate and drank spicy food but starved to death Grandpa, and if it was spread out, it would be thundered by the sky.
"However, you have also seen that so many tenants can't ask for food, even if I have the heart to help, I don't dare to help a family, this bowl of water is uneven, but people will be hated. There is not much food in stock, waiting for the rescue of the imperial court, at most each household borrows a little, if you give more to your family, let other people's families starve to death, wouldn't it be a sin? We all tighten our belts to get by, and we really can't feed you...... This big family!" Liang Zijun pulled the corners of his mouth viciously, and slanted at Mr. Chen and his wife.
Chen Ping stood aside honestly and faintly distanced himself from his father. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl, he deserved it, and he still wanted to get cheap when it came to the end, if he didn't lower his posture and clamp his tail to be a man, let alone borrow food, and not drive them out, it would be enough to save face!
Miao Rencui glared, and couldn't help but raise her voice to retort: "I don't talk to you kid, you call Chen Qing out! The landlord's family has no grain to give to his in-laws, who will believe it? I have inquired about everything, and there are not hundreds of families who have come here to borrow grain, but there are dozens of households, how can they come to my in-laws' house, and they will be gone? I have raised his brother and sister for ten years, and I don't ask him to help my mother's family, and when he encounters difficulties, he begs for some food and does it like this, I want to ask him if his conscience has been eaten by dogs!"
After Miao Rencui finished speaking, he raised his neck and yelled at Chen Qing, asking him, an ungrateful bastard, to come out and make it clear.
Liang Zijun angrily threw down the tea bowl and shouted, "Boss Chen, this is the main hall of my Liang family, how can I allow a shrew to go wild here? When I am Liangjia Village, there will be no clan elders! If you can't even manage a woman, I will go to Chenjiagou and ask who gave her such a bold woman and dared to shout in front of the old man!"
Boss Chen was frightened, and immediately dragged his daughter-in-law with a mouthful, shaking his throat and scolding, "You shut up for me!"
"You...... How dare you hit me!...... Whining...... What kind of sin did I create to marry you such a......" Miao Rencui was stunned, covered her cheeks, and sprinkled tears without money, and sat on the ground with her legs and cried.
Old Chen is not good, when he came, his son said that he couldn't come this time, but this mother-in-law didn't listen. The result is good, it really responds to what his son said, how can the Liang family be so good? They are willing to suffer a loss once, it is for Chen Qing's face, if the Liang family is really a soft persimmon, how can the town live so many tenants over the years?
It took two slaps in succession to make this shrew extinguish her arrogance, and Boss Chen sank his old face, bowed down and bowed to the owner, "I'm sorry, I'll punish her with family law when I go back...... The matter of borrowing grain will be done according to the owner's wishes, and it will be returned twice as much after next autumn."
Everyone in the Liang family watched the play coldly, Chen Qing peeked at Miao Rencui and was relieved to eat three slaps, so he knocked lightly on the door frame, Liang Zijun pricked up his ears and heard it, and secretly coughed and responded, "Then follow the rules, a bucket of rice, a bucket of chaff, and get the grain back after signing and drawing."
Boss Chen didn't dare to say more, with these two buckets of grain, how could he survive until the New Year's Festival, afraid that the owner would regret it, he hurriedly drew a charge, took the grain and dragged his mother-in-law out of the gate of the Liang family.
A group of tenants who had been waiting for a long time saw Boss Chen carrying food out, and they were still indignant in their hearts, and then they saw Miao Rencui with a cat's waist and face covered going out, and they burst into laughter.
Damn, the red slap prints on the plate on the big face, even if you use your hands to block it, you can't stop it, and you don't want to take this food for nothing......