Helan has been a little idle in the past few days, except for going out to stay when she gets up early in the morning to wash clothes, she can't go out at other times.

It is worth mentioning that since Wu's mother found out that Helan went back to the river to wash clothes every two days, she also sent Wu Qingzhu's clothes, so since then, Helan has also had an extra job to help Wu Qingzhu wash clothes, although there is no salary, at least take care of food, so accept this job quietly.

As for why Helan has such a high consciousness, it comes from an incident that happened in the village yesterday.

Originally, Helan was watching the battle of several chickens in the yard, when suddenly a woman rushed out. Wow wow crying, and there was a man chasing after him.

Helan was really panicked by this scene, this woman seems to have seen it herself, it is the mother of the little girl who washed clothes by the river.

Wu Qingzhu, who heard the movement, hurriedly ran out of the study, and at this time, Grandpa Wu, who was going home and waiting for lunch, also came out of his house.

"Wu Haizhu, what are you doing! Educate your daughter-in-law to go home to educate, what's the matter with coming to my house? "Grandpa Wu was really angry when he looked at the mess in the yard.

After seeing Grandpa Wu angry, the man hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Uncle Zhipeng, it's not me who makes trouble, it's that this mother-in-law is really ignorant, I came here today to let you be a witness, I must leave this mother-in-law, I haven't given birth to a child except Cao'er for so many years, why should I keep it like this!" ”

The man who spoke looked a little vicious, and the first thing Helan noticed at first glance was the man's lips, which were thin and had a sour face.

"This is also the matter of you going to find Uncle Clan, what are you doing here!"

"Third grandfather, I've already invited you, I'll come over later, isn't this your family in our clan who is very knowledgeable, do you still want to write a letter of resignation? The province is running around, trouble, let's talk about it here. ”

The man who had just entered the door glanced at the woman on the ground, and was quite arrogant and wanted to step forward and kick it again, but when he raised his eyes, he saw the Wu family's grandfather and grandson with unhappy faces, and he looked a little disgusting with his eyebrows lowered.

At this time, Helan saw the small-eyed old man who came out of the crowd, and it was the grandfather who sat in the main hall at home last time. When he arrived at the courtyard, he looked around with his own little eyes, and then looked at the woman on the ground who was beaten and had slap prints on her face.

The clothes are shabby, there are several big patches, but there is still a bit of beauty, when this woman first came to the village, it was really the best in the whole village, and many people in the village went to join in the fun.

It's just that after a long time, I married such a man again, and I polished a beautiful woman like asking for food.

With the appearance of the old man, there was an extra child on the ground, that is, the woman who lent Helan grass and wood ash to wash clothes, and when she came to the yard, she hugged the woman on the ground and cried together.

"Haizhu, isn't your third grandfather's words bad, why did you come to your Uncle Zhipeng's house! What's going on? I don't speak, no one in the whole clan dares to write you a letter of resignation! ”

"Third grandfather, what you said is not right, it has been thirteen years since I bought her, and this girl gave birth to a girl! Is this one of the seven? Why can't I divorce her? The man was unhappy when he heard that the clan elder had come and taught him a lesson.

"You bought this daughter-in-law with money, but she was also included in our Wu family tree, and you privately planned to sell her to the brother of Widow Li in the next village, do you think I don't know? As long as I'm here, you don't think about it! The reputation of that family is stinky, and you are still planning to marry Widow Li to come to our clan to stink the reputation of the Wu family, you are dreaming. The old man was on crutches and slammed the ground as he spoke.

"Third grandfather, I can't help it! Li Dahua was pregnant with my child, and his brother said that if I didn't agree, I would let her sister beat the child! This kid could be a boy!"

"Phew, it's shameless! The big girl gave birth to a boy for you, and it was you who didn't take good care of the child to let the child fall into the river and drown. Why are you just such a cheap girl, are you a human being? The words came from the crowd.

The crowd gave way from the middle, and saw a peasant couple walking from behind with an old man in their arms, and Helan heard someone talk that this person was the man's sister-in-law.

After listening to it for a long time, I also understood some of today's events: Originally, an honest family, somehow Wu Haizhu came out of the master who was not a thing. It's okay at home, but I didn't expect that the people I met outside were not good things, and I ran into the dark kiln all day long. Occasionally, there are some petty thieves, and the family's money is all pulled by this kid to eat, drink and prostitute, in short, he just doesn't do good things.

Fortunately, the daughter-in-law married by the eldest brother in the family is a tough one, and she dares to come to the house to take a chicken and go directly to the kitchen knife, because she is a girl from the village, and she is also very confident.

But this sister-in-law is still very good, knowing that the elders in the family will not have a good time in the old second-hand, she directly put the pension problem of the two elders on her own, and she has not let the old couple suffer any crimes over the years.

"Sister-in-law should be cautious when she speaks, it's obvious that this slut didn't take good care of the children, what does it have to do with me, what's the use of giving birth to two children in so many years?" The man rolled his eyes when he saw the fat woman who came, the two families had broken off since they separated, and it would definitely be nothing good at this time.

"Your parents were called by me, although you are separated, your parents are still your parents, and the blood relationship cannot be broken, you don't count this matter. Since the matter is out of trouble, your third grandfather and I will not show mercy, what to do, let's do it! The village is not your alone, if anyone wants to discredit the people in the village, we will never agree!" The old man saw that the man wanted to make trouble with his sister-in-law again, so he quickly led the topic to himself.

After Grandpa's words fell, a pair of old men walked up slowly, first bowing to Grandpa, and then politely for a good time.

"Third uncle, forgive me, my nephew didn't take care of his own family's affairs, which made you angry, so I will make amends for this child's mistakes." After speaking, he bowed to the grandfather who was on crutches in front of him and bowed three more times.

"The second child, you want to be with it, that's a delusion, I don't agree, if it's a boy, then take it over and let the big girl raise. If you don't want to give birth, do it early! It's delusional to want such a woman to enter the door of our Wu family, I don't care what you do outside, look at what has become of the family! Cao'er is thirteen years old this year, and in two years, she will talk about her family, you are planning to ruin the reputation of all the daughters in our family! ”

"Am I wrong that I want a boy to carry on my family?"

……

In the future, Helan couldn't be an audience, because the battlefield was transferred to the ancestral hall of the clan, and women were not allowed to enter the ancestral hall.

I only heard that the result was that she could not divorce her wife, and if she could not give birth to a son within two years, she would be kicked out of the house. The men's outside affairs are solved by themselves, and the clan does not allow such a woman to step into the clan for half a step, and if she dares to violate the rules of the men's clan.

Sure enough, this era is unfair to women, if there is a mother's backer, life may be better, just like the sister-in-law of the Wu family, without her mother's family, it is like a woman lying on the ground, even if she is beaten and bruised, she can only grit her teeth and continue to live.

This is also the first lesson Helan has been taught since she came to this world, and it has also deepened Helan's understanding of the injustice of this world to women.

His current situation has become a stark proportion to that woman, and the current life may be that woman can't ask for it, so it's better to live well.

I don't know if I'm scared, Helan had several nightmares in a row when I went to bed at night. During the day, they were still a little distracted, and when they found Helan's abnormality, Mother Wu grabbed Helan and asked the reason. I heard that it was scared, so Wu's mother dragged Helan to the courtyard, and drew a circle in front of the sun, calling Helan to call her soul.

I don't know if it's a psychological effect, Helan, who was already uncomfortable, was refreshed after being called soul.

Mother Wu helped Helan call her soul and went back to the bench in the yard to be her own man, and the curious Helan saw that it was Qingquan's clothes, which were the clothes that were torn by Qingmei.

"Mother, have you figured out how to fix this dress?"

"Not yet, it's worrying me, tell me why the new clothes you just made are broken? Such a big opening is still such a conspicuous place, and it is not easy to make up. ”

"Don't worry, so be it, if you feel at ease, give me this dress." Helan looked at it carefully and felt that she should be able to fix it, so she planned to take over this errand, and it was better to reflect her own value in this family.

"You? What are your thoughts? ”

"Well, I think so, I can't make up for it, then we can try to add something on it, this robe is relatively fat, and the clothes are gray, and it is not very suitable to embroider some flowers and insects, since it is gray, it is better to embroider a branch. You see, this opening is also bent, and this big place can make up for one or two leaves......"

Looking at the daughter-in-law Wu who was talking eloquently in front of her, she suddenly realized that the embroidery of the maid from the big family must be much better than that of her countryman.

I remember that two years ago, there was a girl in the next village who used to be a lady's personal maid in a foreign house, and she was raised to be knowledgeable, docile and virtuous.

Because of the good waiting, the young lady of the main family discussed with the family to release her deed of sale and let her reunite with her family.

After coming back, I earned a lot of money for my family by embroidery, and after hearing the news, many people asked for a matchmaker to go to their house to ask for relatives, and they didn't know how much to sought-after.

Although the identity is almost good, I have been a maid, and I can't resist the temptation of real money.

At that time, Wu's mother was also tempted, but the girl was a few years older than Wu Qingzhu, and there was a bit of a conflict in the phase, so she just left it.