Chapter 186: The Mei Clan in the Early Beginnings
Mei Qingshu was silent, and Mei Ping pointed at his son: "You guys are going crazy!" Lack of virtue! But he didn't dare to delay, so he hurriedly went to the front yard to pull Mei Xiaoba and left in a hurry.
Where can a daughter-in-law go? must be worried about Mei Xiaoba's tuition fee, and went to the village school to ask for money.
But Mei Tongsheng is so easy to get along with? Wanting to get the money back from him was a dream.
A good child, he finally has a book to read, but he can't be delayed like this because of his ruthless uncle and aunt.
The old man took Mei Xiaoba, and he couldn't wait to trot all the way, and finally arrived at the gate of the village school.
In the village school, I couldn't hear the sound of reading on weekdays, and the elementary school students stood in the courtyard in twos and threes, staring at the house where Mei Tongsheng was.
Mei Tongsheng's scolding voice came from the room: "Nonsense! Where is this where you are a woman, hurry home! ”
Another woman's voice said: "Uncle Shan, isn't there something serious about my nephew and daughter-in-law, Xiaoba doesn't read it, I have paid for a year, and it has only been two months, can the money paid before be returned for ten months?" ”
Mei Tongsheng was still confused: "Little Eight? Mei Xu, he can't read or not, what are you doing with the Gui family? ”
"It's not that he is disobedient, his hands and feet are not clean, he was disgusted by the Gui family, and he was brought back!" The woman deliberately amplified her voice.
This basin of sewage was deliberately poured on Mei Xiaoba's head, and yesterday the Gui family took an iron wrench to Mei An's house, and the woman also heard about it, but she boasted that she was a little clever, and she was afraid that there would be rumors and rumors in the future, which would affect her son's reputation, so she wanted to take the first step and deduct this "thief name" on Mei Xiaoba's head.
If the Gui family really wants to investigate it, let them not go to find Mei Xiaoba. As long as the Mei family bites to death, who knows whether it is Mei Ba or Mei Wu who stole the things.
Mei Tongsheng has a reputation for being stingy, and the woman came to ask for money, even if she wants to pay for it, she will also deduct Mei Xiaoba's "thief name".
She made a fuss, but she was angry with several people.
First of all, Mei Tongsheng, this Mei Xiaoba is the heir he came forward to choose for his nephew, if he is a thief, doesn't that mean that he has no eyes? Or is it that he has a bad tutor in this house, and a good child becomes a thief after two months?
There are two others, that is, Mei Shi, who came to ask Gui Chongyang for leave, and Mei Ping, who hurried with his grandson.
Seeing Mei's face like frost, Mei raised her head calmly.
What is this called? In the past, I was only the eldest daughter-in-law who loved to care about it, and she was a food protector, but she didn't protect other people's families, all for the sake of her children, and she didn't want to worry about it, but now she looks bad at it.
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in the house.
"Ridiculous! Why are you, an unkind woman, so cruel and slandering Mei Xu's reputation? The old man can't make sense with you, so he asks your father-in-law to come and talk! I want to see, what do you really want to do? Mei Tong blew his beard angrily and stared, but he also wondered in his heart.
I went to the small class just now, Gui Chongyang and Mei Xiaoba are not there, could it be that something really happened to the Gui family yesterday?
The woman wanted to say more, Mei couldn't help it, and said through the door and window: "Sister-in-law is talking in a dream, why don't I know that Xiaoba's hands and feet are not clean?" What is the saying of being disliked? Yesterday, Brother Qingshu said that the old man was sick, and he went to the door of my uncle's house to block the people, how many people saw it, obviously Xiaoba went back to fulfill his filial piety, why did the Gui family dislike Xiaoba again? ”
After saying it in one breath, Mei picked the curtain and went in.
The elementary school students outside listened carefully.
Yesterday, Mei Tongsheng continued to drink, for the sake of gifts, and the students in the village school were greeted, many primary school students followed the elders in the family to pass, and there was really a situation where Mei Xiaoba was called away by his uncle.
There are people who are familiar with Mei Xiaoba, and they know that his aunt is not a good stubble, but what she said just now about unclean hands and feet is nonsense; But there are also people who think that "there is no wind and no waves", if Mei Xiaoba is a good one, how can his aunt say that he is a "thief".
Yang Wu and Du Qi stood behind the crowd, but they couldn't help but be worried. Gui Chongyang and Mei Xiaoba didn't come, what happened?
When he saw Mei Xiaoba coming in behind his grandfather with his head drooping, Yang Wu couldn't help but lean over, wanting to ask what was going on.
Du Qi also took two steps, and then stopped, his expression returning to coldness.
Without waiting for Yang Wu to speak, Mei An pulled the confused Mei Xiaoba and followed Mei Shi in.
The old man could see that Mei was thinking about love in the end and didn't tell Mei Wu, but if his daughter-in-law didn't know what was good or bad and continued to bite Mei Xiaoba, Mei would only have to say Mei Wu in order to maintain Xiaoba's reputation.
The daughter-in-law is not a pit nephew, this is a pit son.
Mei Qingshu's wife's maiden name is Feng, she is a woman who is not tall and slightly thin, but she is used to being the master of the house, and she is full of anger when she speaks, and she is not weak when she sees Mei coming in, so she only said: "Your eldest brother went to pick up Xiaoba and go home, isn't that the old man uncomfortable and misses his grandson?" This is filial piety, if you dislike him because of this, you will bring him back, but it is not kind. My sister-in-law also wants to say that you can't be so alone, if you don't have Xiaoba's succession, you won't recognize the truth of your blood relatives! ”
Mei Shi was not in a hurry to quarrel with Feng's family, and first blessed Mei Tongsheng, and said: "Uncle, Chongyang has something to do and went to the county, please take a few days off!" ”
Mei Tongsheng frowned when he heard this, and just wanted to reprimand, remembering that Gui Chongyang and the county master were familiar with each other, so he couldn't say that he was going to the county office, so he immediately shut up and nodded to indicate that he knew.
"What's going on with Mei Xu? That's your brother's heir, raised by your side, where is the turn of others to discipline him? Mei Tongsheng snorted coldly.
Without waiting for Mei's family, Mei Ping had already brought Xiaoba in and said, "Brother Congshan, it's this mother-in-law who is crazy, don't worry about her, I'll call her home!" ”
When Feng Shi saw his father-in-law come in, his expression was sneering, and he had some scruples, but after hearing this sentence, he was not happy, and said: "Dad, since Xiaoba has returned to our house, he has been chewing and chewing, where can he afford to read......
Before, he couldn't tolerate Mei Xiaoba, but after Mei Xiaoba really came out, Feng regretted it a little.
Mei Xiaoba is already ten years old, and he will be eleven in the next year, and he can already be half a laborer. With this small one, the family's labor is not so tight, and he can let his two sons study for two more years.
Therefore, yesterday, my father-in-law and husband brought Mei Xiaoba back, and Feng was annoyed at first, but then he wanted to open it, thinking that it would be cheaper.
"Shut up! Think about Xiao Wu and Xiao Qi, you can save some face for your son! Think, think, small, five! Mei Ping's head was bruised, and he said viciously. In the last sentence, the old man paused word by word, but it was with a warning.
Feng was full of resentment, but he squinted at Mei's, and didn't believe that Mei's really didn't care about his feelings and dared to bite out Mei Wulai.
Mei Shi raised his eyes and faced Feng Shi directly, his eyes full of coldness.
Feng Shi hurriedly looked away, but he didn't dare to risk his son's reputation, and reluctantly closed his mouth.
Mei Shi pulled Hachi to him, and watched him clench his fists vigorously and break them with his head down. The palm of his hand was red and swollen, and his right hand also had a blood blister the size of a peanut.
"How did you get it? Why don't you come to school? Mei asked calmly.
"Splitting wood. The eldest lady didn't let me come. Mei Xiaoba said softly.
From last night to this morning, Mei Xiaoba was in a daze, not unaggrieved, but she didn't shed a single tear. Or the more a child is, the more he has an intuition about likes and dislikes, and for those relatives, he knows that it is useless for him to cry.
Now facing Mei's, Mei Xiaoba only said one word, and tears came down.
"Other people's children are so big and have gone to the ground, what's wrong with chopping firewood?" Feng Shi muttered beside him.
Mei's didn't look at Feng's, only pulled Mei Xiaoba and looked at Mei Ping: "Third uncle, you give a word, what is the arrangement for Xiaoba?" If you are reluctant to leave your flesh and bones, you will move the household post back; If you are willing, what will this relative say in the future, should you also make it clear? ”
Mei Ping's face was full of shame, but he said firmly: "Willing, willing, the motherless child is pitiful, and no one has taught him seriously since he was a child, so he is so confused, Shun Niang, you will teach him well in the future!" Speaking of this, he said to Mei Xiaoba: "Your father doesn't want you, your uncle and aunt want you to come back as a long-term worker, you have a little heart, distinguish who is good and who is bad, don't be coaxed by two good words, and be filial to your aunt in the future, don't worry about our two old immortals!" You're good, you're good to go! In the end, it was already old tears.
Mei Ping directly exposed his son and daughter-in-law's plan like this, Feng couldn't help but be annoyed, and frowned: "Dad, what's the nonsense?" We are pro-uncle and pro-aunt, can we still pit the little eight? ”
Before Mei Ping could speak, Mei Tongsheng had already raised his eyebrows, pointed at Feng's and scolded mercilessly: "Whose rules are it to be so disobedient to the old man, to follow his father-in-law?" The woman who stirs up the house, don't get out of here, don't dirty the old man's land! If you are restless, go to the clan and divorce you directly! ”
Feng Shi was embarrassed when he was scolded, but he was used to bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, so he didn't dare to say anything to Mei Tongsheng, so he glared at Mei Xiaoba, the bane, hatefully, covered his face and hurried away.
"Auntie?" Mei Xiaoba took Mei's hand, tears "snapped" and "snapped" straight down, and her face was full of disbelief.
Mei Shi looked at him, took a handkerchief to wipe his tears, and said, "You have to remember it for a long time, there will be no next time!" Go to class well, go home at night and make good compensation to your Chongyang brother, your Chongyang brother is really annoyed this time. ”
"Hmmm! Well! Mei Xiaoba nodded hurriedly, with tears in her eyes, but she grinned.