Xie Qingquan was terminally ill, and the news spread, and relatives and friends came to visit and catch up. The palace magpie accompanied the guests to talk about family life, and the teary-eyed woman said about the condition.

When relatives and friends came, they wanted to entertain, buy vegetables and cook, which was naturally Yuan Qiuhua's business.

There was wine, fish, fruit, and pork ribs and kelp soup, Xiao Lin's mother and daughter, and Ma Huilan's mother and son, they smelled the fragrance and moved, didn't do any work when they came, sat down and waited for a ready-made meal. The children ran and played, fighting for food and drink, crying and screaming, disturbing people for a moment. Entertaining guests, Yuan Qiuhua is still too busy, but also to entertain a group of them, even more in a hurry, besides, there are many people, either knocking over cups and bowls, or knocking down chairs and stools, either this is not enough to eat, or it can't be found, not to mention that it is in the way, not to mention making trouble, not only eating white food empty-handed, but also competing for favor and jealousy, too little, so I suspect that the old man prefers it, and talk coldly, so I suspect that relatives and friends despise it, so I scold Huai, beat children and kick dogs, and even in front of relatives and friends, make trouble and scold the street, and scold the street, which is more and more congested and disgusting. What is especially disgraceful is that it is purely a weasel reincarnation, and the guests bring gifts to visit the patient, such as milk bird's nest lion's mane mushroom, watermelon, lychee and longan, they pick it up and collect it in their own room, and the uneaten fish and eggs on the table are also packed and rolled home, and the unfinished drinks are also asked to be carried home by the children.

Gong Magpie continued to dictate to Yuan Qiuhua, making irresponsible remarks, pointing fingers, being unhappy, falling and beating, and showing his face, which is something that happens every day. Maybe it was the father-in-law who was seriously ill, so that the mother-in-law was tormented by grief, and she was in a very bad mood, and her troubles were uncontrollable, so she either cried and wiped her tears, or she was depressed, and she lost her temper at every turn, and scolded and abused. After all, she always has to have a place to vent, Yuan Qiuhua turns around her all day long, dangling in front of her eyes, which is her mother-in-law's punching bag. When encountering such a situation, what can Yuan Qiuhua do? Endure hardships like good medicine, forbearance is a blessing, and tolerate things and suffer losses, so he can only get a bunch of them, so he has no choice but to swallow his anger, do more things, talk less, and pretend to be deaf and dumb to keep safe.

Gong Magpie took special care of Xiao Lin, not only letting him take the gifts, but also secretly stuffing the gift money given by the guests. The mother-in-law privately favored Xiao Lin, Yuan Qiuhua saw it, but she pretended not to see it, and she didn't mention it in front of her mother-in-law. More than ten years are like a day, and the accumulation of experience and knowledge has made her calm and calm, wise and decisive, and defends her own attachment to what she wants and dislikes, and no one can convince the view of right and wrong. Traveling south and north to open her eyes, see more and broaden her mind, let her be alert, and adhere to her own certain principles for what should and cannot be done, and no one can control her judgment.

For people like Yuan Qiuhua, the pursuit of spiritual and economic independence, only seeking to live with dignity, superior living conditions, and rich material enjoyment is secondary. Self-reliance is noble and decent, and spending one's own labor to be at ease, and it is a shame to be deprived of ill-gotten money by calculating or wagging one's tail and begging. Zhang Ailing dares to tell the truth, if a woman can't support herself, marriage is a legal one, a man buys a woman, and a long-term body transaction. What is Xiao Lin's kind of work? It is just to eat and not work for nothing, it is to play with sweethearts and black hearts, play with two sides and three knives, and meet the source left and right, which is equivalent to relying on tricksters to mix rice and eat. Yuan Qiuhua looked down on him from the bottom of his bones, Xiao Lin played the filial piety card, poured * in front of him, delicious and polite, grabbed it behind his back, ate orange meat, and threw the orange peel, and flaunted that money was like dung in his mouth, benevolence and righteousness were worth a thousand gold, who was deceived?

Xiao Lin's point is detailed, the story is written, and the two sisters exchange information, Yuan Qiuhua has long known that he has pity for his misfortune and sympathy for his illness, and feels that physical and mental health is a symbol of luck, at least his life has not been affected because of his physical illness, and his mental burden is burdened, at least it is impossible to be like Xiao Lin's mental distortion, which has almost become a neurotic. As a woman, she is already unfortunate in her weak position, so why should a strong woman embarrass a weak woman? Why bother, why bother! Even if she is disgusted by Xiao Lin's hypocrisy, she still understands her helplessness, but in her heart she inevitably despises. The partiality of the mother-in-law and the two dates, the small money of chickens and dogs, Yuan Qiuhua is not blushing even if she is clear, and she can't look down on it at all, because her monthly salary, or manuscript fee, is more than enough than this kind of income.

For a long time, Xiao Lin's treatment is superior to that of other concubines, hiding in the room without leaving the door to enjoy leisure, it seems that Mrs. Kuo is raised by a rich family, and she doesn't look up at the people around her, what kind of work she is doing, what kind of farm work she is doing, what kind of life she is doing, and what kind of life she is living. Not only that, but she also used that kind of leisure to stimulate other concubines, sighing, "Good men are bosses, good women don't go to the ground, and stupid men and stupid women are busy with farm work." Including the partiality of her mother-in-law, she always taught her sisters-in-law how to behave and how to please the elderly, as if her happiness did not come from everyone's pity and forbearance, but all by her treacherous scheming.

Ma Huilan said: You will only use your mouth to coax people, sweet words, smiles, laughs, and make the old man happy.

Yuan Qiuhua said: Raise one person with strength, raise a thousand mouths with wisdom, move your mouth smartly, and break your leg when a fool runs.

Xiao Lin said: Filial piety does not necessarily give food and drink, admit low and soft, listen to obediently, obey and teach, and make the old man happy, this is called joy and filial piety!

Yuan Qiuhua said: When my father-in-law fell ill, he paid for treatment and let the old man live for a few more years, so that he could be called true filial piety.

Xiao Lin said: Ouch, this is a man's business. I'm sick and sick, and I don't know how many years I'll live.

Yuan Qiuhua said: Master Li Shutong of Hongyi said that those who are willing to suffer losses in everything are gentlemen, and those who take advantage of everything are villains.

Ma Huilan said: That's right, no matter what happens, no matter when, Xiao Lin doesn't contribute money or effort, but nothing is left behind to reap the benefits, the old treacherous is huge!

Xiao Lin said: I can't do what you contribute, but you can't do what I use my brain, that's why I sit still, but you are busy coming in and out!

Ma Huilan said: As soon as the weather is hot, the maggots in the manure pit will move, and they will become flies, and they still think that the thatched toilet is unhygienic?

Yuan Qiuhua was silent, he had learned to walk upright, why should he envy someone who couldn't stand up? He had already cultivated into a tiger, why did he want to be a fox? If he was already a master, was it necessary to be a slave girl?

The idea of seeing things changed, and she felt disdainful in her heart. When I turned around to meet Xiao Lin, I didn't say a word first every time, I just stared at Xiao Lin intently, from head to feet, from front to back, from left to right, looking around in circles, mouth by mouth.

Everyone can see that Yuan Qiuhua is scolding, but she is silent like this, who doesn't know which one she is scolding, or, she is just so angry that she can't speak, but which one she is angry with, maybe which one is angry, or which one is angry.

Yuan Qiuhua looked at it, scolding and scolding, the muscles on her face were stiff, maybe she was not angry but mighty, and she didn't need to be angry, but she was not indisputable with the world, and she was both good and evil. Her eyes are sharp, maybe she is not fierce and strict, and she has no temper is unnecessary, but she is not gentle and elegant, and no words are better than sound.

Until Xiao Lin saw that he panicked, his back was cold, and he fled in a gloomy manner.

Panic is an instinctive reaction of blame, self-blame, and shame, which confirms that Xiao Lin is still ashamed.