"But the old pious woman of the Sun family said that there was no money at home, but in fact, my eldest sister obviously borrowed a sum of money from my Mei family that day and returned to the Sun family. My eldest sister said that she would see a doctor for her eldest brother-in-law first, but the old pious woman refused to live or die, and she was delayed. In addition, she delayed the life of her eldest brother-in-law, and blamed my eldest sister for all this, torturing my eldest sister. “

"This case, not to mention getting the old pious woman of the Sun family to sit in prison for a few days, but it is easy to damage the reputation of the Sun family. Do you say? ”

This is the threat of the red fruit.

Didn't the Sun family rely on the Mei family to save face and fame at the beginning, so they had to make inch?

Now, let the entire Sun family know that for the sake of face and the reputation of the clan, even if they are not happy, they can only endure it!

The patriarch of the Sun family thought about it for a while, anyway, it was just a branch, Sun Mutou was still a member of the Sun family, besides, this Sun Mutou went to the Mei family, naturally the Mei family handled the marriage or something for him, and the child born was still from the Sun family.

Speaking of which, the Sun family has nothing to lose.

If you don't agree to this, you will be in a hurry for the Mei family, and if you really go outside to make such a fuss, Sunjia Village's face will be pulled down.

Therefore, I agreed with a frown.

Mei Xiaotong is a person who does everything thoroughly, and directly asked Mei Xiaoque and Mei Changqing to follow the patriarch of the Sun family to the ancestral hall, and watched Sun Mutou and Mei Yongzhen list them separately.

Only then did he signal and asked the Zhou family to wrap Mei Yongzhen's dowry separately and enter the house to see Mei Yongzhen.

There was a commotion outside, Sun Mutou naturally heard it in the back room, although he was older than Mei Xiaotong, but the development of things outside was still beyond his cognition.

It wasn't until Mei Xiaotong came in and looked at Mei Yongzhen that the fever had subsided, and her breathing was stable, "Okay, you wrap your mother in the quilt, go back with us." ”

Sun Mutou honestly hugged Mei Yongzhen, followed Mei Xiaotong out of the door, and put Mei Yongzhen in the carriage under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Mei Yongzhen's head was exposed outside the quilt, and everyone could see it all the way, her cheeks were thin, her eye circles were black, and her face was flushed with a fever that had just subsided.

Sun Shishi saw that Sun Mu was about to get into the carriage with Mei Yongzhen in his arms, and Zhou was about to leave with Mei Yongzhen's dowry, and suddenly became anxious: "The dowry is mine!" It's mine! ”

shouted two sentences and no one paid attention to him, the Mei family packed up their things and prepared to get into the carriage, and smashed the Sun family today, but it was really happy, except for the kang where Mei Yongzhen slept, the Sun family had the house left and was complete.

In addition to Mei Yongzhen's dowry, the rest of the ideas, copper coins and silver, wherever the Mei family can see it, they all stay on the ground and don't ask for it.

As soon as the Mei family left, Sun Lao Er and Sun Lao Er's daughter-in-law went to rob it.

Sun Shishi's daughter-in-law was also busy grabbing it, and shouted at Sun Shishi: "Stone, grab it quickly, otherwise there will be no more." ”

Sun Shishi remembered the dowry that was taken away for a while, and for a while he was worried about the remaining private house of the Sun family's mother-in-law.

After all, he was still afraid of the Mei family, gritted his teeth, and went to rob the private house.

After a while, the Sun family was in a mess......

After getting into the carriage, Zhou imagined the silver in his hand as Mei Zhongzhong's face, pinched it fiercely, and let out a bad breath.

I heard Mei Xiaotong ask: "Sister-in-law, how did you know that there was a man outside the Sun family's mother-in-law?" She was curious, where did the Zhou family come from?

Zhou was stunned: "I don't know?" ”

"You don't know? Then why do you say that you have a nose and eyes? Mei Xiaoque almost didn't pop out of her eyes.

On the way back, Mei Changgui was driving the carriage, Liu Xiaoqiao sat outside with him, and when the two heard this, Mei Changgui almost didn't roll off the car.

"Then the mother-in-law of the Sun family scolded the eldest sister for being a broom star, isn't it nonsense? If she really recognized that the eldest sister was a broom star, how could we have a reason to smash the Sun family? She buttoned the broom star hat for us, and I naturally wanted to pour dirty water on her head! As soon as I thought about it, this Sun family's mother-in-law has such a black heart, so I said that she has a wild man! Anyway, my father-in-law has died a long time ago, who can say this clearly? As long as we bite to death, it won't be that when the time comes! Zhou pouted.

"I didn't expect my father-in-law to be really green!" Speaking of which, Zhou's strength is coming again.

"You say, who is this wild man outside the mother-in-law of the Sun family? Anyway, the Sun family still wants to thank me, if I didn't say so, I could have cheated the Sun family's mother-in-law? ”

Tianhu doesn't want to talk anymore, the Sun family is only afraid that they will hate you to death, and thank you! Thank you for your eight generations of ancestors!

Mei Xiaotong was also made to cry and laugh by this divine turn.

She thought that the Zhou family knew about it from elsewhere, and she was still thinking that if she had known about this matter, she would have investigated who the adulterer was earlier, and then used this to threaten the Sun family's mother-in-law, and be better to Mei Yongzhen, don't always go back to Mei's house, and the latter things will not happen.

Feelings, just Zhou's casual remarks.

The mother-in-law of the Sun family found out, but she was afraid that she was going to vomit blood. Zhou originally wanted to talk about the dowry, but Mei Xiaoque knew her better, so she didn't let her speak.

I returned to Mei's house in silence all the way, and it was already dark.

Fortunately, Mei Xiaotong was prepared, and there was a dead wind lamp in the car, and she finally arrived home safely.

Mei Yongzhen's fever has subsided, and she has been asleep.

I didn't wake up when I arrived at Mei's house.

Mrs. Li was worried since they left, so she simply waited for news in the big house, and Wen and the children also gathered around, listening to the movement outside.

Mei Zhongzhong was alone in the backyard, and she couldn't stay still, so when she came to the front yard, she wanted to talk to Mrs. Li and ease the relationship.

But Mrs. Li hated Mei Zhongzhong at this moment, and she couldn't wait to bite a piece of meat, where did she have a good face to show him?

Especially after dark, I am more and more worried.

This winter, the wind is strong, and it is all mountain roads, really

If there is something to be had, this family has folded in.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Li glanced at Mei Zhongzhong fiercely: "Let me tell you, if Xiaotong and they arrive home safely today, it will be fine, if there is something, see if I don't fight with you!" ”

Not to mention Mrs. Li, the Wen family and the children are also worried, the people in charge of the family have gone, and they haven't come back at this time, who is not panicking?

Even Mei was loyal and uneasy.

For dinner, Wen was not in the mood to cook it, and everyone did not have the heart to eat it.

When they heard the sound of the carriage at the door, as well as Mei Changgui's familiar loud voice, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The leopard hurriedly went to open the door.

Everyone was so tired that they got out of the car, and Sun Mutou picked Mei Yongzhen out of the car, not knowing what to do for a while.

Mei Zhongzhong saw Mei Yongzhen held by Sun Mutou, and then looked at the light, and suddenly burst into tears, I haven't seen her for a few days, and the eldest daughter is so thin that she is out of shape, which is really distressing.

Seeing Sun Mutou standing stupidly, he hurriedly said, "Hurry up and take your mother to-" Then I remembered that I hadn't arranged a place for my eldest daughter and grandson.

Immediately, she reflexively looked at Mrs. Li.

Where can Mrs. Li take care of him, she only grabbed Mei Xiaotong to see if there was anything wrong, whether her hands were warm, and whether they were frozen.

At the same time, he commanded: "The third family, why don't you go cook quickly-"

Seeing that everyone had come back safely and had a backbone, Wen hurriedly agreed to go to the stove house.

Liu Xiaoqiao is clever, seeing her father-in-law like that, she just wants to settle down with her eldest sister, she didn't like it in her heart, and immediately said, "I'll go help the third sister-in-law." "Pull Mei Changgui and slip away.

Mei Zhongzhong looked left and right, but she wanted the eldest girl and the little girl to live in the same room, but she knew that it was impossible.

Not to mention a grandson.

After thinking about it, he said to Mei Xiaoque: "You vacate two rooms and come out, let your eldest sister and Mu live first." ”

Although Mei Xiaoque also had some pimples in his heart, this was a trivial matter, and he was about to agree, but Zhou stopped doing it.

"Dad, we don't have any empty rooms in this courtyard, Tianlong and Tianhu occupy the east and west wings, and Tianbao is next door to us, where is there any empty room?"

Sun Mutou's face turned white suddenly, he was not stupid, and the eyes of this aunt who looked at himself and his mother were not good along the way.

At this moment, when he heard that Zhou refused to find them an empty room, he was sad and aggrieved for a while, and hurriedly bowed his head and said: "Grandpa, don't be so troublesome, just find us a room, I still have to guard my mother at night." ”

He knew in his heart that the Mei family sincerely welcomed their mother and son, that is, Mei Zhongzhong's grandfather.

But it's no wonder that several uncles and aunts, those things that their families and mothers did before, whoever they did, they wouldn't give a good look, the Mei family was able to take their mothers back regardless of their previous suspicions, and give them mother and son to solve the troubles in the future.

It's already a great kindness, if you force more

Hasn't he also become a milk-like person?

Mei Zhongzhong was choked by Zhou's words for a while, he couldn't let his eldest grandson make room for his eldest daughter, right?

After thinking about it, he looked to the side, he was originally going to find the fourth child, the fourth child they have no children, and there are many empty rooms, just right.

But the fourth and fourth daughter-in-law ran away after this meeting, and they had to look at Mei Changqing.

Mei Changqing didn't care about this, everyone took it back, what was it worth to give them an empty room for one night?

Let's eat first.

Mei Zhongzhong saw that Mei Changqing had no objection, and asked Xiaoque to take Sun Mutou to the courtyard of the third room.

Naturally, the rest of the people had to go to the upper room.

When she arrived at the upper room, Mei Xiaoque told her what had happened, and then motioned to Zhou to bring the dowry.

Zhou reluctantly put the dowry wrapped in cloth on the edge of the kang.

"What is this?" Mrs. Li asked.

"This is a good thing that we got up from the coffin of the Sun family's mother-in-law, this is the dowry of the eldest aunt in the past, and the good things were hidden in the coffin by the Sun family's mother-in-law, and today we searched it out, and brought it back!" Zhou's yin and yang weird way.

Mei Zhongzhong's face suddenly froze.

Mrs. Li listened to Zhou's words, and then looked at Mei Zhongzhong's face, why didn't she understand in her heart?

Without waiting for Mei Zhongzhong to speak, he reached out and untied the cloth bag, and looked fixedly at the silver ingots rolling out of the bones, as well as a few silver hairpins and a few pieces of cloth.

After a long time, he smiled miserably, looked at Mei Zhongzhong and said only one sentence: "You hide it from me so hard!" ”

After saying that, he took a deep breath and began to clean up his things in the house.

"You, you, what are you doing here?" Mei Zhongzhong's heart is weak and short-breathed.

"Didn't we say yes before? Pick up your eldest daughter and come back, and split up after the Spring Festival! I'll pack my things now and go live with Xiaotong tonight! This upper room, I will vacate your eldest daughter! Mrs. Li said coldly.

"What are you talking nonsense? Didn't the eldest girl arrange a place to live? Mei Zhongzhong was anxious.

"Am I talking nonsense? Mei loyalty, you touch your conscience and ask! When Yongzhen went out, what did I say? Or did I meddle in her dowry? At that time, you told me in person, you said that Yongzhen was a big girl, and she was left behind, and it was not good if the dowry was thin, so it was also for the sake of my reputation to marry more. ”

"I thought you were thinking about me! I didn't have a mouth to agree, and I told you that my daughter is someone else's person when she gets married, so she will have a better life in the future. You told me to put four silver ingots in the Cherishes chest, a total of four taels, and everything went well! It's worth the front! Did I say half a word? ”

"You're good, you've been lying to me since then! How many are these? Several? Mrs. Li grabbed the silver ingot and smashed it into Mei's face.

Mei Zhongzhong was smashed and took a few breaths, and in front of his children and grandchildren, he put himself on himself

That bit of selfishness is taken out and said, where can I hang on my face.

stood up at the moment: "It's all about Chen Sesame and rotten grain many years ago, and you still take it out to talk about it?" I'm going to see if Yongjin is awake? After saying that, he went outside, and felt that this room really couldn't stand.

The rest of the people didn't speak, just watched Mei Zhongzhong walk out slowly alone.

Zhou couldn't help but mutter: "Dad is too partial!" ”

This sentence is said to everyone's hearts at this moment.

Mei Xiaotong stepped forward and took Mrs. Li's hand: "Mother, you rest, I'll clean up your things for you, from today onwards, you will live with me!" ”

When An Huahao on the side heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward to help, and he took whatever Mei Xiaotong pointed out.

After three or two finished the package, it was sent to Mei Xiaotong's room.

Mei Xiaoque and Mei Changqing looked at each other, both lowered their heads, and neither of them spoke.

Even Zhou felt that his mother-in-law was really pitiful at the moment, and he rolled up his sleeves to help.

Tianhu looked at his father and third uncle, and quietly stepped forward to clean up.

Someone helped, and soon, Mrs. Li's things were cleaned up and moved to Mei Xiaotong's room.

Dinner was served in three houses.

Everyone was very depressed, and they didn't speak, but only bowed their heads to eat.

Mei Zhongzhong wanted to say something, but seeing that the old woman, as well as the daughter and son, were all calm, and she was a little weak-hearted, she didn't keep quiet.

only greeted two words, let Sun Mutou be his own home, you're welcome, eat whatever you want.

After all, Sun Mutou has been an apprentice for half a year, so he will look at it.

Seeing that the faces of his uncle, aunt and aunts were strange, he didn't dare to speak, for fear of saying too much.

After listening to Mei Zhongzhong's words, he only bowed his head and agreed, although the Mei family's food was much better than that of the Sun family outside, but he didn't dare to eat more, so he only buried his head in a few mouthfuls of food, and said that he would go back to the house to take care of Mei Yongzhen, and hurriedly got off the table.

Mei Zhongzhong opened her mouth and sighed.

Mei Changgui wanted to open his mouth to say something, but after being kicked by Liu Xiaoqiao, he didn't mention it.

The family finished eating in silence and then dispersed.

waited until Mei Zhongzhong looked at Mei Yongzhen again, and saw that she slept soundly and didn't burn anymore, so he reluctantly put his mind at ease.

also told Sun Mutou that if Mei Yongzhen burned again in the middle of the night, he would call someone to call the doctor.

Sun Mutou hurriedly agreed.

Mei Zhongzhong returned to the house slowly, but found that the upper room was actually black.

was stunned for a moment, could it be that the old woman and son fell asleep angrily? Didn't even have a lamp?

When he pushed open the door and entered the house, he found that there was no light left, and no one was left at all!

When I turned around and came out of the yard, I saw that the girl's house was bright, and the figures of the mother and daughter were reflected in the window.

I didn't know what I was talking about, but I saw my daughter hugging me

The old woman's arm was laughing, and the old woman patted Xiaotong's back with a gesture, but it fell lightly and lightly......

Mei Zhongzhong stood in the courtyard, watching the mother and daughter laugh for a while, then blew out the lights, and the room went dark, and nothing could be seen or heard.

Only then did he feel that his body was blown cold by the wind, and he stomped his feet, and he went back to his house.

Although the kang was burning and the room was warm, for some reason, Mei Zhongzhong felt that the room seemed to be a little deserted.

sat on the kang for a long time, and at this time on weekdays, it was Mrs. Li who called hot water, urging him to wash his face and feet, and then go to the kang to rest.

But today, Mei Zhongzhong simply lay on the bed, pulled the quilt, and fell asleep haphazardly.

Over there, Mei Xiaotong and Mrs. Li had dinner, went back to the house, settled Mrs. Li's things, and the two of them lay on the kang.

Mei Xiaotong rolled into Mrs. Li's arms and hugged Mrs. Li's arm.

It is rare for the two mothers and daughters to sleep together, and they both enjoy this kind of time to warm up and rely on each other.

After a while, Mrs. Li said, "Xiaotong, what are your plans for this separation?" Mei Xiaotong thought for a while: "Our family now has nothing to divide except for the new house and the old house, as well as the fields." ”

"As for the house, one room and one yard, our yard, if Dad refuses to move out, it's a big deal for us to move to Brother Song next door."

"I thought about this business, it must be better for everyone to do it together than separately. Boss Zhang's place, I will still provide the jade mushroom, and I will not interfere in other things. Of course, if the eldest brother is not happy and wants to separate, it is okay to give them a cent of the principal. ”

"As for the fields at home, they are all under the mother's name anyway, first distribute them to the eldest brother and they plant, give the mother some food every year, and wait to see the performance of the eldest brother in the future, and then distribute it to them."

It is also true that although the Mei family has turned over, the days are too short, and all the money earned this year is spent on building a house.

Mrs. Li sighed: "I knew that today, I should have broken up and pulled down the family in the first place!" Now that the house has been built and the business has been done, your brothers have begged for a bargain like this, but they have lost you. It's all to blame on the mother, I thought that I would let the boss make money, and give you more points when the time comes, so as not to make you suffer. Who would have thought that it was harming you! ”

After speaking, he turned over suddenly: "No, you can't divide the family like this, it's cheap for nothing!" You don't have anything in this family, why should I lose you! This yard, why didn't your father move it and wanted us to move it? This yard is yours! If your father doesn't leave and wants to live in a new house, go to his sons! If you feel sorry for his eldest daughter, you will live in an old house with his eldest daughter! ”

(End of chapter)