Chapter XVIII Warmth and Affection II
Zhang's Mu Ran sent Aunt Li away, and then went back to the house alone, looking at Zhengxiang's son sleeping on the kang, and his heart warmed. But when I saw the cold sky outside the door, my heart was cold again.
Sure enough, it has to be an inch, I'm afraid that the two sisters-in-law are not less involved in this matter! Seeing that this year's New Year's gift is rich, I thought of asking for gold and silver, I am still wearing old clothes from a few years ago, Yue'er and Fang'er in winter have no new cotton clothes, and they are still wearing the old cotton clothes of the year before last, Yue'er's cotton clothes are still worn by Fang'er when she was a child, where will it keep out the cold?
But Yue'er was still happy to pick up fertilizer, and Fang'er followed the two dogs to collect firewood, and the family ate the wild vegetables that Yue'er Fang'er dug yesterday. It's almost the New Year, and the family didn't buy a piece of meat, let alone half a fish, but the mother's family is like vampires.
finally drove away the vampire of Chen, and immediately another one came, Liu Zhu will earn more at the end of the year, and his usual salary is not much, and he has to pay Chen and Liu's father a hundred yuan, and there are three children at home to eat and drink, how much money will there be?
I also discussed with Yue'er that I wanted to buy a pig and come back, and I had to catch some more chickens to come back, which cost money to buy.
In this way, a lot of the money saved recently has been spent, and Fang'er is seeing that it is bigger, and it is time to save the dowry, where is the lack of this sum of money? Zhang's head hurt a little when he thought about it, so he had to lie on the kang with his clothes.
When Liu Yue and Liu Fang came back, they knew that Zhang's headache was distressing, and Liu Yue always felt that her mother had something to hide from her, but Chen didn't come to look for trouble recently, what else would make her so upset?
After thinking about it for a long time, it suddenly occurred to me that Aunt Li came back today and came to talk to her mother in person. Could it be that Aunt Li came back with some news, so she made her mother so annoyed?
Although Liu Yue knew that Zhang's mother's family was a white-eyed wolf, hadn't the Zhang family been used to it all these years? Why be upset? It seems that you have to figure it out to help her mother, Liu Yue couldn't help but pull Liu Fang's clothes, and then the two sisters went out of the house.
Liu Yue whispered: "Sister, did you say anything to Aunt Li when she came today?" Otherwise, why would my mother suddenly have a headache? My mother is fine in the morning, sister, why don't you ask the brothers of the Li family, otherwise we don't know anything, and we can't think of helping my mother. ”
When Liu Fang heard it, she also felt that what her sister said was reasonable, but every time she thought of Li Wei, Liu Fang felt strange in her heart. But what Yue'er said is also the right thing, so it's better to inquire, otherwise it's useless to be in a hurry.
Liu Yuezhen didn't know why the Zhang family was bothered this time, so she had to think about the ward sister to inquire about the news, but she didn't expect to protect her mother for so long, and there were still many things that she couldn't control, but she was too ignorant in her previous life, just thinking that she didn't have good clothes, no good things to eat, and never cared about the worries of her mother and father at home. Otherwise, I can know one or two now, and I can comfort Zhang's one or two.
Aunt Li knew that Liu Fang was worried about her mother, and she heard that Zhang's headache was lonely and she was lying on the kang? I was a little more sympathetic in my heart, after Zhang gave birth to Liu Cheng and finished her confinement, she went to open up wasteland, can this body be good?
This mother's family is not worried, and they used to know that Zhang's eggs have been stored since the second half of the year, just to send them to their parents' family at the end of the year. This year, after Chen's tossing, he finally didn't have to pay Liu Zhu's salary, and Liu Zhu was busy with his work at the end of the year, so he naturally had more wages.
Presumably saved some silver, Zhang bought meat and fish for his mother's family, and pulled a piece of cloth. But looking at the two sisters Liu Fang and Liu Yue, the clothes are small and patched, and it is not easy to take out the silver to send a piece of cloth to her mother's family.
I didn't expect Mrs. Zhang to think so, thinking that her daughter was doing well, so she hurriedly started to have bad thoughts, and wanted Zhang's to wear gold earrings, and to make a pro-longevity clothes, didn't this force Zhang's to death?
In the past, the two daughters Zhang could save it, but with Liu Cheng, the Zhang family must want to save some for his son, so that Liu Cheng can have a future after sending Liu Cheng to school. This is what Zhang's has said a long time ago, and Zhang's is a stubborn character, he will definitely do what he says, otherwise he will not go to the wasteland just after the confinement.
But this mother's family is so forced, isn't Zhang's heart cold? If Zhang's don't wear gold earrings, don't think about going back to her parents' house in the future, but Zhang's family has no family background these years, even if the family doesn't eat or drink next year, they won't be able to wear gold earrings!
This old lady's heart is too dark, the Zhang family was very bright back then, and now when I see Liu Fang, I can see the beauty of the Zhang family back then. It's not that Mrs. Zhang didn't want to pay a penny of dowry, so she let Zhang marry Liu Zhu, although Liu Zhu is a good person and loves Zhang, but Zhang has suffered a lot under Chen's over the years.
Aunt Li brought the brown sugar from home, made a bowl of boiled eggs with brown sugar, and then brought it to Zhang's house. As soon as Liu Peng saw Aunt Li coming, he knew that he must have come to comfort the Zhang family, and he was very grateful to Aunt Li in his heart, so he stepped forward and called sweetly: "Aunt Li, you are here, but I am looking forward to you, and my mother is still asleep in the house?" ”
Aunt Li looked at Liu Yue with wide eyes, and felt sorry in her heart, why couldn't she give birth to a girl? Look at this little girl, how much she knows how distressed her mother is! It's not like my own two boys, who don't go home all day long, although they also help the family, but they can't see crazy people. There is a girl by your side, looking at you and smiling every day, and the heart of being a mother is happy.
Aunt Li touched Yue'er's head with a look of affection: "Yue'er is so good, auntie go to the house to see your mother, you go outside to play!" Don't kneel away, it's cold? ”
Liu Yue nodded, touched her nose with her little frozen red hand, and said mischievously: "Yue'er doesn't go out to play, Yue'er still has to find something for the chickens to eat?" The chicken needs to lay more eggs, so that the mother can have eggs to eat! ”
The more Aunt Li looked at the little girl, the more she liked it, and she really wanted to take it home to raise it, Aunt Li smiled at Liu Yue: "Wait until the evening Auntie will bring you some food, Aunt Li will love to see our Yue'er smile." With that, he walked into the house.
Liu Yue was really helpless in her heart, she was obviously seventeen or eighteen years old, but she had to deliberately pretend to be three or four years old in front of Aunt Li, it was really difficult for herself. But it's not bad to think about it, it's also a good thing that Aunt Li likes herself.
Liu Yue found some hay and put it in the chicken coop, because the weather was getting colder and colder, Liu Yue was afraid that the chicken would be too cold to lay eggs, so she looked for hay every day and put it in the chicken coop, and then took out the wet grass in the chicken coop.
Looking at the chickens frozen together in the chicken coop, Liu Yue thought that as soon as spring begins, she can catch more chicks and come back, and she can lay more eggs, and when she sells them in the city, she can exchange them for silver. If you have money, your family will gradually get better, your younger brother can also go to school, and your sister doesn't have to be a concubine.
In the house, Zhang heard Aunt Li's voice, and hurriedly got up and put on a dress, Aunt Li handed over the still hot brown sugar chicken, looked at Zhang's red and swollen eyes, sighed, and said distressedly: "I knew you would be like this, why are you so troubled?" If I didn't advise you, you shouldn't put this matter at ease, don't say that you don't have money now, and even if you have money, you can't throw it into the puddle!
Are your two sisters-in-law trouble-free? Today they said that you gave the money, and tomorrow they will come up with something else, and then you will cry again, and then do what they say? If this continues, aren't you the emperor able to do everything as they want?
If you see that you have two sensible daughters, you want them to be like you, and when the time comes, you won't have half a penny of dowry, and you will marry into a poor family to be a cow or a horse, and you will be angry with your mother-in-law. Let the two girls go down your old path! Even if you promise Liu Zhu and me, you won't agree!
People say that the married girl waves out of the water, you have to plan for your two daughters and son, and your mother's family can't go back no matter how close you are. Your mother has treated you as a coolie since you were a child, and you don't have a long plan, and you still want your two daughters to be like you. Look at Yue'er so cold, just turn around the edge of the chicken coop, and feel distressed when you see me! ”
Saying that, Aunt Li also shed tears, this Zhang family has been pitiful since she was a child, although she is not from a village, but when she was a child, she also watched her carry half-human high firewood, doing it day and night. But now that the children are so old, they still have to suffer from their mother's anger and look at the faces of their mother's family.
Zhang's tears also fell, and the sound of Liu Yue talking to chickens could be heard outside, how could such a sensible girl bear to let her be the same as herself? But my mother's family gave birth to herself and raised herself, can you say that she doesn't care? What is the best way to do it?
Aunt Li knew that the Zhang family must be in a dilemma, and she felt sorry for the children, but she couldn't bear to care about her mother's affairs, but she didn't have the ability to do so at all. Zhang's is good at everything, but his heart is not hard enough, and blindly forbearance can play the role of half a penny. Doesn't my mother-in-law always like to find trouble?
But he didn't clean her up, of course, he also gave birth to two sons for Lao Li's family, but he also fought for it, and he couldn't just endure it. People are good and are deceived by others!
Zhang slowly held back his tears, raised his eyes and looked at Aunt Li and said, "Why don't I want my daughters to live well?" But I can't help but take my mother's words seriously! ”
Aunt Li was really made angry by the Zhang family now, and she didn't figure it out for a long time, Aunt Li picked up Liu Cheng and hated that iron is not steel: "You will kill your three children first!" Then let Liu Zhu go to your mother's house as a coolie.
Liu Zhu has been pitiful all his life, since he was a child, he didn't have a mother, so he finally lived a smooth life with you, and you got into the horns again. You will not eat or drink for a year in the family, get out the gold earrings, and sell your two daughters in the future, so that your mother will have nothing to worry about you.
I'll just say you're an elm head, and really, if I were as honest as you, there would be no bones left for our mother-in-law to eat. You think my mother's family is all right, let's be honest with you!
What I send every year is what the family collects, and my sister-in-law didn't dare to say anything unpleasant, and served me well for three days. As soon as she entered the door, I would not give in, otherwise she would not crush me to death.