CHAPTER XIII
"Mother, I won't say anything about it, but after a while, you still have to take care of our brothers and sisters." Lin Baoru was worried that she would not be able to come back for a while, so she first filled some corn grits soup and fed it to Lin Xiaoshan.
Lin Xiaoshan swallowed in small bites. swallowing, a little anxious and choking cough, that small appearance made Lin Baoru feel more and more distressed.
Wang watched her daughter skillfully take care of the little one, and she naturally didn't feel good in her heart, she remembered that Zhang's three sons had never done any rough work when they were young. One year, when Mai Xia was busy, his father-in-law called Lin Youcheng to go to the ground, and his mother-in-law crossed his waist and counted down on the ground for a long time.
Later, it was his own Mancang and his three daughters who went to help harvest the wheat. At that time, Caihe should have been just over three years old, not as tall as a basket.
When Lin Baoru saw the expression of relatives on her face, she understood that she had probably stabbed her heart again. But at this time, she didn't care about comforting the Wang family.
Because she knows that as a mother, the Wang family is loving, but as a daughter-in-law, the Wang family is too obedient and ignorant. If she doesn't suffer from pain, I'm afraid that in the face of the accusations of her grandmother and aunt for a while, she will have to germinate in a solid state.
After Lin Baoru settled a few small ones, he beckoned Lin Mancang to go out of the house with the Wang family. As she passed by the stove, she trotted to fill half a bowl of soup and a hard one. Nation. Bang's bread was put into a small basket made of wattles.
Lin Mancang saw it, but he didn't take it to heart. As for the Wang family, she had something in mind at this time, so naturally she didn't have the heart to ask her what she was going to do.
The Li Zheng family is the most prestigious family in the village, in addition to the fact that he is the head of a village, more importantly, the old uncle and patriarch of the Lin family are Li Zheng's father and uncle.
Several generations have been in business, and life is naturally the best in the entire Taoxi Village.
Of course, the courtyard is also one of the best courtyards, not to mention the neat four large tiled houses facing north and south, as well as two bright and bright blue brick wings that make people envy when they look at them.
So even though Lin Baoru has never been to the door, when she walks to the village and sees the brightest house, she knows which way to go.
Taoxi Village is not big, and there were two troubles between the Lin family at noon today, and naturally it had spread all over the village. Now, who doesn't know the widow of the Lin family's second room. The woman wants to split up, and the most promising scholar in the old family is also blocked at the door and splashes feces?
Naturally, when they saw Lin Baoru and his party, they had to come up and say a few words.
In addition to condemning and despising the inauthentic things that Liu and Dafang did, the rest is the gossip about Lin Baoru's family affairs, and some people who want to "move with affection and understand reason" to persuade the Wang family to endure it.
Lin Baoru saw that Wang kept looking at him, and he felt a little helpless. She saw that there were more people coming over, and her face added a little pain and grievance, and she said with tears in her eyes: "Don't hide it from my aunts, my mother is also forced to have no choice." ”
As she spoke, she deliberately poured the basket in her hand. The basket was not covered, so what was in it was clear to others.
"When I went to Uncle Lizheng's today, my mother and I searched all over the house, but we didn't find a decent object. This cake and soup are the only rations that our family can handle......" Lin Baoru said and wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeves, making those eyes redder and redder. It's swollen. "Over the years, in order to raise money for my grandmother, and also to beg for milk, milk. We are happy to give, and we can give what we can't give, and we will also give what we can't give...... Now, it's true that I can't take anything more. ”
Lin Baoru is not a virgin, so she doesn't consider tolerating the rhetoric of the family.
She knows very well in her heart that the reason why others persuade or inquire is that most of them stand and talk without backache. Otherwise, how could there be a and a shrew in the village?
But although she didn't care about what others said, she didn't want the old mansion to have a good reputation. More importantly, as long as she didn't sign the family separation documents, she had to remind her mother all the time, Wang Shi, don't be soft-hearted, don't hesitate.
Wang listened to the discussions of others, and his heart was already mixed.
After others looked at the food in the basket, they couldn't help but show a look of pity, and even couldn't help but stuff the uneaten new nest head in their hands into Lin Baoru's basket.
"Poor man, look at that cake like it is mixed with grass roots, how can this be eaten."
"It's not a famine year, why do you live like this with a large family of labor?"
As soon as the aunt who had just come over opened her mouth, there was someone next to her, "What else can you do, with such a mother-in-law as Liu's, can you get a good second room?" ”
After chattering for a while, the mother-in-law who sympathized with the second room of the Lin family took a sip fiercely, turned her head and shouted at the children of the family to come out and follow the big bowl, and then said: "Let's also go to Lizheng's house to join in the fun, and also listen to the old Lin family's plan to divide up." ”
In these years, the matter of the separation of the family in the village is almost not hidden. First, it can't be hidden, and secondly, most of the time, in order to show fairness, the patriarch of Lizheng or the village will not prevent others from inquiring.
So when Lin Baoru's brothers and sisters entered the courtyard of Lizheng with the Wang family, they followed a few women who said that they were looking for Lizheng's mother-in-law.
The so-called stretching out your hand and not hitting the smiling person, it is not a big deal for the women to visit each other. Besides, the separation of the Lao Lin family can't hinder Li Zheng's mother-in-law, so even if Li Zheng knows that these people are here to see the excitement, it is not easy to open his mouth to drive people away.
When Mrs. Li Zheng beckoned a few women into the room, Li Zheng looked at Lin Baoru. He looked at Lin Baoru at this time, and felt pity in his heart, especially after knowing that the Liu family promised her such a bastard young master, he felt that this girl's life was miserable.
So even if he was stiff at this moment, the sound of beckoning a few people into the house was deliberately slowed down a little.
Lin Baoru didn't care about his thoughts, and called Uncle Li Zheng.
After entering the house, she greeted Lin Dachong with the Liu family, who looked bad, and Lin Laohan, who had been squatting on the edge of the kang with his head bored.
At this time, the elders of the Lin family were all sitting on the kang, while the Liu family and the Zhang family were sitting on the bench next to the kang, and Lin Youzhi could only stand aside.
Li Zheng didn't bother to say any more, he looked directly at Lin Laohan and said: "Brother Lin, you are the head of the family, since you have decided to split the family, let's talk about it." ”
Lin Laohan saw that the eyes of several people in the room fell on him, and his face was also hot and shy, he took another sip of the cigarette pouch pot before saying: "I still say the same thing, you can divide it as you want, although it is old. The second is gone, but everything that the second room gets will be given to the second room. ”
He paused, and then said: "In the past few years, my mother-in-law has carried me a lot of objects in the second room, regardless of whether it is to support the silver or the side, but everything that can be listed on the list will be folded out to offset the support of me and his mother in the future!" ”
As soon as Lin Laohan's words came out, several seniors in the room nodded their heads one after another. And Li Zheng, who has been holding his breath in his heart, has a slightly better face.
At least the old Lin family still has someone who understands things, otherwise today's separation will inevitably make many people poke the backbone of the old Lin family.
In fact, Li Zheng is also afraid that this division is too unfair, after all, Taoxi Village has not treated widows harshly since ancient times. The custom of a woman becoming a detached family. Besides, the widow. The woman is still not at fault. If the old Lin family is talking to a man who has nothing to do with the second room, he and a few seniors will have to reprimand a few words.
But looking at it now, he was too worried.
The Wang family had no backbone at this time, so they could only sit next to their daughter, fidgeting at the father-in-law who was squatting on the ground and talking with his head bored, and the mother-in-law who suddenly stared.
Liu didn't expect Lin Laohan to really have this thought, and immediately jumped like thunder, "Old man, what are you talking about?" She died of old age. Second, I haven't settled accounts with him yet, and now I still want to divide things? ”
It's also a shame that the Liu family still has a little brain, and at this time he just yelled at Lin Laohan with a black face. If it was in the past, she might have been fighting with Lin Laohan a long time ago, and she would inevitably have to point to Wang's nose and curse.
It was also during the day, when Liu Shulai made a fuss, which made her restrained.
Lin Laohan lifted his eyelids and glanced at her, and said after a while: "Not only the field and grain that the second family should get, but also the dowry of Baoru's girl, but everything sent by the Liu family with a list to remember has to be returned to the old man. Second daughter-in-law! ”
As soon as Liu heard that he was going to pay back the bride price, he immediately raised his voice and planned Lin Laohan's words.
She jumped up from the bench and shoved at Lin Laohan, "You it, your brain is filled with dung?" She is the granddaughter of the old lady, why can't the old lady take her bride price? Let me tell you, if you want the old lady to give out the goods and silver, the door is not ......."
Lin Laohan let Liu push and shove, but he just kept his mouth shut and didn't open his mouth again. Liu Shi saw that he was really helpless, so he could only turn his head and point at the noses of Wang and Lin Baoru and scolded: "A family disaster star, the old man who killed the old lady and killed the old man. Second, I still want to divide the objects, but I think about beauty. Let me tell you, as long as there is an old lady, you don't want to get a penny and a half from the old Lin family...... If you are in a hurry, the old lady will replace the old one. The second is to take a break from your mother, who has been killed by a thousand people. Guys, you also save the old. The identity of the second daughter-in-law is a scourge to the situation of the Lao Lin family! ”
Before Wang could react, he was scolded by his mother-in-law. She was originally a soft person, but now listening to Liu's high-pitched and resentful voice, her face turned pale in an instant, and her whole person couldn't help but tremble.
She felt chills all over her body, and even took the hand holding her daughter's hand with a little strength.
As soon as Lin Baozhu wanted to speak, she saw Lin Mancang blocking her and Wang's approach.
He didn't say anything, let Liu scratch and curse. Even when Liu's scratched his face was full of flowers and he no longer had the strength to jump, he didn't see Lin Mancang say a word.
"One or two white-eyed wolves, a thousand kills!" The Liu family fluttered in front of Lin Mancang, but the grandson in front of him blocked Lin Baoru and the Wang family tightly, and she couldn't fight at all, so she could only scold and talk nonsense, "You just look at the old. The second is gone, and the dead old lady must be treated harshly, and the old man will be killed. The widow of two. woman, a money-losing goods who hook up with people who don't hesitate to hook up with people...... There is an old lady here, and you don't want to calculate the things of the old Lin family. ”
Lin Baoru is not afraid of making a big trouble, and she is not afraid of being embarrassed in the courtyard, and she carefully calculates left and right, and it can only be criticized and disgusted by Liu, a shrew who wants to force the second room to leave the house.
She leaned out from behind Lin Mancang with red eyes, stared at Liu and asked, "Milk, you have been saying all day long that we are white-eyed wolves and losing money, and you want to calculate the objects in your hands, but how many years have you made us calculate?" ”
"But whatever can make you happy, what do I do with my mother? The firewood in the Lin family's firewood room, the haystack at home, which one didn't we fill up? Lin Baozhu didn't pay attention to Liu's domineering appearance of wanting to beat people, she looked straight at Liu, and asked with a resolute face, "Don't talk about the side, just the lobby brother's small clothes, and the little cousin's urine ring, who hasn't washed our mother?" ”
As she spoke, she tugged at her own clothes full of puddings and even some hair, and said with a wry smile: "You want a new jacket, my mother has been working day and night, and she has saved copper plates to buy you new cotton." But what about our brothers and sisters? There is only one piece of clothing a year, and the wadding is taken out in the summer and filled in in the winter, and only one piece of wadding has been used for many years, and now it has long become a black hard board that cannot be opened......"
"Milk, if you still think that our family is a drag and a loss of money, then what do you say about the eldest uncle's family?"
Liu Shi was dumbfounded the moment she asked, and he didn't say one, two, or three for a long time. But the more this happened, the more she looked at Lin Baoru unpleasantly, and even kept flashing in her mind about the disaster star that her eldest daughter-in-law said.
"I'm your grandmother, serve me and do some work, you shouldn't! Let me tell you, the half-immortals all say that you are a disaster star, how bad can this be? You killed my old man first, and then killed your father, and now you are still calculating the old Lin family, what kind of heart are you! Liu was a little weak-hearted, and reacted for a while before he opened his teeth and claws to pull Lin Baoru again.
This time, without waiting for his son to react, Wang stood up with a sudden, directly pulled his daughter to his side, and looked at Liu with trembling lips, "Mother, if you really don't look down on us, then just take me to death!" ”
Over the years, the Wang family has made the children angry for the name of the second daughter-in-law. But now, she saw that her son, who had never been upright, could stand in front of her mother-in-law, and suddenly felt that it was really useless to guard an empty reputation.
Left and right in the Lin family, she is a mother-in-law's disobedient and calculating unpleasant widow. Woman. is separated, and she can't lose her good reputation. So how much worse can it be if you have a divorce with yourself?
"Alright, don't make any fuss." When Lin Laohan saw that Wang suddenly said this, he immediately spoke. He glanced at his mother-in-law, and then at the Wang family and Lin Baoru, "What is the rest, even if it is rest, your mother can't make the decision!" ”
Liu also knew that it was impossible to divorce Wang for no reason. Therefore, seeing that Lin Laohan opened his mouth to suppress this matter, she just snorted coldly in a strange way: "Why can't I call the shots, no matter how I say it, I am also old. Two mother! ”
As soon as Li Zheng heard that she was going to be a demon again, his brows couldn't help frowning. He said with a cold face: "Okay, Lin Liu, you really think that Taoxi Village is your family!" What kind of occasion is this, and you can be spilled! ”
"I haven't heard that when a mother-in-law opens her mouth and closes her mouth, she is a daughter-in-law who gives birth to her son and takes care of the housework! Not to mention anything else, even if you lose this face, we Taoxi Village can't afford to lose this person. ”
In the end, his words have weight, and when he is really angry, he can really bluff the Liu family, who is afraid of the soft and the hard.
The Liu family was really angry when she saw it, and the patriarch and uncle also frowned and glared at her, and immediately became a little less arrogant. But if you want her to dig something out, it really hurts her more than cutting her flesh.