Jiao's mother was actually just forty years old, but she had gray hair and wrinkles crawling on her forehead, which was extremely incommensurate with her age. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info's legs and feet also seemed to be a little unagile, hunched over, on crutches, walking slowly and tremblingly.

Liu Yong sighed in his heart, his mother was fifty years old, but she looked much younger than Jiao's mother in front of her. Although Liu Yong has long been accustomed to the general short-lived life of people in this era, Jiao's mother's old and haggard face still makes him feel pity, and his evil feelings for her have also decreased a little.

Liu Yong said to the main bookkeeper: "Thank you Mr. for your hard work, accompany me all the way, Liu Yong wants to talk to the old lady casually......" The master bookkeeper has been in the officialdom for many years, and naturally understands it, so he arched his hand and said: "General, the lower official still has some official business to deal with, so he will retire first." So saying, he exited the door, closed it gently, and then retreated with all his attendants to the door, carefully guarded.

At this time, only Liu Yong, Xiao Qiao and Jiao Mu were left in the house, and it could be seen that there were benefits for Xiao Qiao. Liu Yong can talk alone with Jiao's mother without worrying about being criticized. Liu Yong said first: "Old lady, let's be honest, Liu Yong came here for nothing else, just for your former daughter-in-law Liu Lanzhi." ”

Jiao's mother was taken aback, and secretly wondered in her heart, when did this Liu family have such a prominent relative? This general's surname is Liu, is he the elder brother of his family? This is the one who came to Xingshi to ask for sin? His face remained silent, and he replied: "General, Liu Lanzhi has long been divorced from home by my son, so don't mention the word daughter-in-law again." ”

Liu Yong asked, "Old lady, I don't know what happened to Lanzhi to make Jiao Gongzi divorce his wife?" ”

Jiao's mother hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "This girl doesn't know etiquette and acts freely. ”

Liu Yong asked again: "I don't know which of the 'seven goes'?" ”

Liu Yong listened to Cai Wenji's explanation that there is a woman's "seven goes" recorded in "The Legend of Da Dai Li", which is also known as the "seven out" sin in later generations. If a woman commits any such offence, the man may unilaterally divorce the marriage without the consent of the woman. These seven are disobedience to parents (disobedience to parents-in-law), adultery, jealousy (jealousy), excessive speech (telling right and wrong), theft (hiding private money), evil disease (being seriously ill), and childlessness. Liu Yong lashed out at the "seven outs" sin that day, and the first five items still have a little truth, and "evil disease" and "childlessness" are great misfortunes that no one wants to have, and they are actually used as reasons for divorce from their wives, which is indeed contrary to heavenly principles and morality. "Seven outs" is only the official condition for divorce, in that era when men are inferior to women, men can even find a reason to divorce their wives at will, which makes people not angry.

Jiao's mother was speechless for a while, and it took a long time to reply: "Unfilial in-laws." ”

Liu Yong asked: "Can the old lady explain in detail, how unfilial is this Liu Lanzhi?" Jiao's mother opened her mouth and was speechless.

Liu Yong said: "Old lady, let me tell you a story, you can listen to whether this woman is filial or not." Jiao's mother was silent, neither agreeing nor objecting.

Liu Yong ignored him and said slowly: "Once upon a time, there was a young couple who had just gotten married, the husband was a little wooden, but the wife was a little strong. In the beginning, women were still very reserved, gentle and considerate to men, and extremely humble. Gradually, the woman saw that the man was easy-going, so she began to try to control the man, first supporting the man to help her do some small things such as washing her feet and pouring urine, and slowly, the woman threw all the work to the man, let him do this and that, and the woman lay comfortably on the bed and watched, commanding. The man has done so much, but he has not complained at all, and he is still smiling all day long. In the end, the woman takes charge of everything inside and outside the house, and everything is decided by herself, and the man will plant whatever the woman says to plant the crops in the field; Women say that they are closer to whomever they want, and men are closer to whomever they are. Once, when a man was chatting with someone else, the woman shouted, and the man was like a cow with his nose led, and obediently followed the woman back. Another time, the man was drinking with someone, and the woman stepped forward and grabbed the man's ear and dragged him home. ”

"Phew! What kind of man is this. Jiao Mu slapped the table, and finally couldn't help but get angry. Suddenly realized that there was a big official in front of him, so he was busy and kept silent. Xiao Qiao also heard this story for the first time, and he didn't know what Liu Yong's intention was to tell Jiao's mother about such an arrogant woman and a cowardly man, and stared at him with a pair of beautiful eyes without blinking.

Liu Yong smiled slightly and continued: "Someone provoked a man to say, this woman, if she doesn't fight for three days, she will go to the house to uncover the tiles." How do you call a woman to be in control without a little temper, are you still a man? If this were my woman, I would have to slap her on the soles of both shoes. The man didn't get angry when he heard this, and still smiled slowly and said, "You call your woman, and I'm willing to slap her on the soles of her shoes." ”

Xiao Qiao couldn't help laughing out loud when he heard it, and felt rude again, so he quickly stretched out his hand to cover his mouth and endured it, his eyes narrowed into a pair of cute pods. The muscles on Jiao Mu's face twitched, and she looked extremely annoyed.

Liu Yong pretended not to see it, and said: "This person is in a hurry, can you understand people's words?" Have you never seen a woman in your life? It's really not like your father's species, I'm afraid of my wife! The man honestly said, well, I haven't seen a woman before. ”

Xiao Qiao couldn't help but want to laugh again, and hurriedly covered his mouth and nose, his whole body trembled, and he endured it very hard. Jiao's mother was furious, raised her hand and wanted to slap the table again, but suddenly remembered that Liu Yong was beside her, her hand turned and slammed on her leg, baring her teeth in pain, but she didn't dare to scream. When Xiao Qiao saw it, he smiled even more, feeling a lot relieved.

Liu Yong only didn't do it, and continued: "Later, there was a big matter to discuss in the village, and as soon as this man came, people said, what's the use of you coming? You can't do what we're discussing here, so go back and invite your woman." As a result, the man actually went back and called the woman. ”

Jiao's mother was furious, and she didn't care what Liu Yong's identity was, so she blurted out: "Such a woman is too hateful, don't hurry up and get out." ”

Liu Yong waited for her to finish venting, and then said lightly: "The old lady thinks this kind of woman is hateful?" But I don't know how about the woman who is respectful and filial, obedient in everything, careful in serving her in-laws, **** housework, and can weave five pieces of cloth in three days? ”

Jiao's mother was stunned and was speechless for a moment. Xiao Qiao nodded secretly, and somewhat understood Liu Yong's thoughts in his heart.

"The story isn't over yet." Liu Yong sighed and said, "This woman feels very proud that she can control a man. Until one day, a woman whispered in a man's ear that her mother-in-law was not. The man's eyes suddenly turned red, as if he had suddenly changed into a person, and yelled at the woman, Do you know why I didn't beat you? Do you know why I listen to you for everything? Just because of my mother. My mother's life is not easy, my father has a short temper, a little uncomfortable, he scolds when he opens his mouth and raises his hand to beat, my father has broken a stick with thick arms and broken up a chair. My mother has survived all her life for the sake of our children. Every time I saw my mother being beaten, I swore that I would never move her little finger when I married a woman. I'm not afraid of you, it's that I can't forget what my mother said, she said that women are hurt by men, not beaten by men. ”

Jiao's mother and Xiao Qiao were taken aback, neither of them expected such a result, and they were speechless.

Liu Yong said leisurely: "The woman was stunned, she didn't expect a man's mind to be so broad. In the future, when a man is blowing nonsense outside, women will not shout at him, nor will they pull his ears, and sometimes they will bring a bowl of water to the man. Someone asks a man, how did the women of your family become so gentle and considerate? How did you train it? The man said seriously, the woman who beat it out was convinced, and the woman who hurt it was convinced. ”

Xiao Qiao was inexplicably moved, and tears came out of his eyes. Jiao's mother was stunned for a long time, but said, "What does the general say about these old women?" ”

Xiao Qiao was furious in his heart, and he wanted to rush up and slap the evil woman's two mouths, but when he remembered Liu Yong's instructions, he had to clench his silver teeth, breathe fire in his eyes, clench his fists, and stare at the woman with hatred.

Liu Yong was also furious, but he also knew that although this old woman was her mouth, her heart was still greatly touched, and this was the most important thing, so she had to add a few more fires quickly, otherwise her efforts would be wasted. So Liu Yong continued: "The old lady must have heard a common saying, called 'A daughter-in-law who has been a daughter-in-law for many years becomes a mother-in-law'. Being a daughter-in-law is the most difficult, after entering the door, the dirty work and hard work are all done by the daughter-in-law, not only to suffer physical labor, but also to endure the mother-in-law's scrutiny, criticism, accusation and reprimand, some can still confide in the husband's arms after being wronged, and some can only swallow their anger and hide and cry secretly. The mother-in-law has the final say in all matters in the family, whether it is right or wrong, the daughter-in-law has to listen to the mother-in-law, as long as the mother-in-law is alive, the daughter-in-law will never come out.

Once the mother-in-law and father-in-law pass away, the original daughter-in-law naturally becomes a mother-in-law, and she can finally be free from grievances, she can finally raise her eyebrows, she can finally show her strength, she can finally dictate to others, and she can finally ravage the new daughter-in-law. It's really sad and lamentable, generation after generation, first being a daughter-in-law and being tortured by her mother-in-law, and then becoming a mother-in-law and then tormenting her daughter-in-law. ”

Jiao Mu said angrily: "Is the general ridiculing the old woman? ”

Whether the old lady is such a mother-in-law, Liu Yong has no way of knowing. But I know why you don't like your daughter-in-law. ”

"You know?" Jiao Mu had a disapproving expression on her face, and said disdainfully, "You say come and listen." Jiao's mother was so angry that she even waived the title of "general".

"Of course!" Liu Yong said confidently, "You want Jiao Zhongqing to divorce Liu Lanzhi, not because Liu Lanzhi has any fault, but because you are jealous." ”

"Am I jealous?"

"Yes." Liu Yong nodded, and said solemnly, "You are jealous that Liu Lanzhi is gentler and more capable than you; You are jealous that your son and daughter-in-law raise their eyebrows and love each other; You are jealous of your son, because of Liu Lanzhi, her love for you is much less than before......"

Jiao's mother was annoyed and angry, stood up, pointed at Liu Yong and scolded: "You put ...... it" Seeing that she was about to rush out, she caught a glimpse of Liu Yong's righteous face and did not move at all, and suddenly sat down slowly like a deflated ball.

Liu Yong sighed and said: "Liu Yong said this, just because her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are women, and they are both unfortunate women, so why bother to embarrass each other and hurt each other." The old lady is now a mother-in-law, isn't she also a daughter-in-law when she was young? ”

Jiao's mother was even more stunned, speechless in a daze.

Liu Yong said again: "Who doesn't love their son? But the son will grow up after all, and he will love his daughter-in-law and children more than his parents, this is the law of nature, and this is a reality that no one can change. Instead of being jealous of the love that was snatched away, it is better to learn how to let go, how to integrate, and how to adapt. If the old lady thinks in her heart that her daughter-in-law is here to rob me of her son, then don't talk about Liu Lanzhi, even if she marries Li Lanzhi and Wang Lanzhi, it is also not good. ”

Xiao Qiao listened to Liu Yong's impassioned and righteous awe-inspiring, and couldn't help but admire and admire. Jiao Mu is even more like a frosted eggplant, unable to say a word.

The more Liu Yong spoke, the more excited he became, "It is a blessing for your son to find such a well-behaved and filial daughter-in-law as Liu Lanzhi, and this is a blessing for your whole family." A good daughter-in-law like this is hard to find with a lantern, but the old lady **** dislikes it and drives her out of the house. Do you think that no one knows how to appreciate it, and no one knows how to like it? Lanzhi returned home, the Wancheng County Order, Lujiang Taishou competed for courtesy, and the old lady abandoned the people who were like brooms, but they regarded them as treasures, are these officials also blind? ”

Jiao's mother lowered her head, her whole body trembled, her eyes were full of tears, and she didn't know whether she was sad or remorseful. Suddenly, a young girl ran out of the room, threw herself into Jiao's mother's arms, and cried: "Mother, let your brother take your sister-in-law back." Jiao's mother's nervous collapse suddenly relaxed, hugged her daughter's body, and finally cried out loud.

Liu Yong gently pulled Xiao Qiao, who was in tears, and the two crept out of the door, and gently covered the door from the outside. "Let them cry for a while." Liu Yong also sighed with emotion and whispered to Xiao Qiao.

"Brother-in-law, you just said it so well. Thank you, little sister! Little Joe looked up, his eyes full of gratitude.

"The matter of the little sister is the matter of the brother-in-law." Liu Yong smiled, turned his hands around his waist a few times, and said regretfully, "I'm really tired." If only Yun'er were here. ”

"Brother-in-law, I will too, little sister will help you hammer." Xiao Qiao clenched his small fist and knocked it on Liu Yong's waist.

What, my sister-in-law rubbed my brother-in-law's waist, this is too intimate, right? Liu Yong's face flushed, his body hidden, and he hurriedly said, "No need." At this time, the door "creaked", and the little sister of the Jiao family walked out with Jiao's mother. Coming to the two of them, Jiao's mother gave a deep salute and said gratefully: "The old woman is arrogant, unreasonable, ignorant, and ignorant, such a virtuous daughter-in-law was kicked out by the old body, it is really blind." The general reprimanded him bitterly, deafening and sobering, but unfortunately Laneige has been too guarded and irretrievable, and the old woman really regrets not being at the beginning. As he spoke, he burst into tears again.

The little sister of the Jiao family exclaimed: "Mother, is what you said true? ”

Jiao Mu nodded, sighed and said, "That's a punishment for your mother." ”

"I don't believe it." Jiao Zhongqing's sister shook her head and said, "Mother, I know best who my sister-in-law is, she would rather die than marry." ”

Liu Yong couldn't help but say, "Don't worry, I have already asked Li Taishou to withdraw from the marriage." ”

"Is what the general said true?" The mother and daughter said in unison, with a look of surprise.

"Nature is true. The old lady can always ask your son to fetch her daughter-in-law. ”

Jiao Mu said happily: "Thank you, general." He said to Xiao Qiao: "Thank you, madam." ”

When Xiao Qiao heard this, he immediately blushed. (To be continued.) )