Chapter 123: The Head of the Family
Chen Qiuniang hung her head, and after a while, she put on a very embarrassed and embarrassed expression: "My brother and I depend on each other, I really don't worry about leaving him alone in the county, and I am afraid that I will delay my studies when I bring him back, so I want to buy a mother-in-law and help him prepare the food and drink, so that I can also rest assured that I will be able to raise my body at home." ”
Mai Xiaohuan was happy, Mai Xiaofang was angered, did she simply take the opportunity of pregnancy to open her mouth! The sisters originally thought that she wanted to hire someone to take care of her younger brother, but as soon as they opened their mouths, they directly said that they wanted to buy a mother-in-law.
My mother has been tired for half her life and hasn't been treated like this, why should they! For Chen Qiuniang's sister-in-law, the sisters really don't like it, and they put his younger brother who doesn't learn and don't know how to do everything first, and they don't care about other people's feelings at all.
Shan Cuihua was also stunned, she took care of her daughter-in-law because she was a member of the Mai family and was pregnant, why did her brother let her own family take care of it! So she told the two men with a cold face that they had their own money, and even if they went to buy it, it was impossible to count on the family.
"Mother, didn't Xiao Huan make a new thing? Isn't it possible to sell everything if you find a soup family? ”
Sure enough, he had the idea of the noodles in his hand, and Mai Xiaohuan stopped cooking and waited to listen to the following.
"I told you that day, don't fight the idea of that thing, Xiao Huan can sell it if he wants, keep it if he wants to, and no one can worry about it."
The refusal is simple enough! Chen Qiuniang gave her husband a look, and they also prepared a second set of plans, first thinking of buying a mother-in-law and sending it back to the county, and then scraping some food and supplements for her younger brother, and slowly thinking of a way to make that vermicelli. Chen Qiuniang thinks that with her own mind, she should be able to learn a few times by watching Mai Xiaohuan do it, and if she can really sell it for money, wouldn't it be better to get it herself in the future.
"Mother, don't be angry, I won't mention the things in my sister's hand, can you lend me five taels of silver to sell a mother-in-law first? Qiu Niang's body is already weak, she can't work like this anymore, don't you want a grandson? ”
This matter is really difficult to do, if you don't care about Chen Qiuniang once she is tired and the child has any mistakes, she will regret it for the rest of her life. It's too aggrieved to agree to her request, what is the relationship between that Chen Hanting and his family, why should he enjoy the good days of clothes and food.
"Mother, sister-in-law, can I say a few words?"
As soon as Mai Xiaohuan spoke, Chen Qiuniang's heart rose, this girl is not an easy master to deal with, she wanted to refuse tactfully, Shan Cuihua had already nodded at Mai Xiaohuan.
"Sister-in-law can't work too hard in this situation now, tomorrow I will go to the county, find the shopkeeper Fan to borrow a few taels of silver first, and let him accompany him to find someone to buy a mother-in-law. Sister-in-law wants to stay and raise the fetus or go back to live in Ducheng, mother-in-law will serve you until the end of the confinement, and the child will come here to take care of our father and mother when the child is one year old, so as not to spread some bad gossip outside.
After all, there is no family where the mother-in-law has not used the servant, and the daughter-in-law enjoys such treatment first, and we can't let the sister-in-law be poked in the back. ”
"According to my sister's meaning, I should buy another one for my grandmother!" Chen Qiuniang thought that she had seized the loophole in Mai Xiaohuan's words, and asked with a smile as if she was covering her mouth with a handkerchief.
"Grandma has an eldest daughter-in-law to take care of, although my mother doesn't have to serve by her side every day, but she takes out several times the money and food for the elderly than the uncle and the third uncle's family. The sister-in-law is also the eldest daughter-in-law, which one do you plan to refer to in the future! "I want to embarrass myself, she doesn't look at her own virtues, has she cooked a meal for her mother and washed her clothes once? When there is something at home, I never see her shadow, and when I spend money and ask for things, I come faster than anyone else, and today I will slap her in the face, don't treat others as fools.
As far as her IQ Mai Xiaohuan really didn't see it, it was okay to pretend to be a white lotus to deceive the eldest brother, I really thought that everyone would eat her set!
Hearing Mai Xiaohuan scolding Chen Qiuniang and blocking him and couldn't say a word, Mai Xiaofang and her sister stood side by side and gave her a thumbs up in front of everyone.
Chen Qiuniang's face changed when she was choked, her chest rose and fell, if it weren't for Mai Yonghe to help her stroke her back, it seemed that she was very likely to faint.
"Mai Xiaohuan, she is your sister-in-law, you unruly thing, hurry up and apologize." Mai Yonghe's eyes erupted with fire, if he hadn't scrupled Shan Cuihua sitting on the side, he would have rushed over to clean up Mai Xiaohuan.
"Am I wrong about anything? My sister-in-law has such a big temper, I don't dare to serve, please be smart! "If you want to bully yourself, dream! Not to mention that there is a mother here to support herself, even if no one helps, you are not afraid of them.
Mai Yonghe wanted his mother to give justice, Shan Cuihua glanced at the two of them lightly and turned her head to feed the pigs, and warned Mai Yonghe that if he dared to bully his two sisters, he would never have to go back to this home in the future.
Chen Qiuniang didn't expect these people to treat herself like this, this is completely different from what she expected at home, she didn't enjoy the feeling of the stars holding the moon when she came to Shaxi Village, not to mention, she was angry.
I don't dare to live here, anyway, they also agreed to buy a mother-in-law, so I might as well go back to the county first! As for the things in the sister-in-law's hand, as long as she takes them out and sells them, she buys them under the pretext that her husband is the eldest son in the family and has the right to take over everything. I gave them a year, and as soon as the noodles appeared on the market, and when they spread out the stall, it was not too late to make a move.
Chen Qiuniang cried to Mai Yonghe and said that she wanted to go home, no one here cared about their mother and son at all, she didn't want to stay and make people dislike. But the chicken is also stewed, and the vegetables are almost fried, it's a pity not to eat it, the most important thing is to eat it here, what should my brother do!
Mai Yonghe used the clay pot to serve the vegetables with understanding, and only then put down the spoon regretfully until the jar could not hold it. Now that his daughter-in-law is pregnant, it makes sense for him to get something.
"Xiaofang went back to find some supplements, if you don't have them at home, don't forget to buy some and send them over when you go to the county to buy people tomorrow, and bring some dates, brown sugar, meat and eggs."
The eldest brother is definitely the grandson of the grandmother and her old man, and he is the thickest skinned of the six people in the family. Mai Xiaohuan went back to the house and took out two packets of brown sugar and jujubes and handed them over: "This is the only one suitable for pregnant women at home, you live in the county with those fish and meat, it is much more convenient to buy than us, and you can buy it according to the taste of your sister-in-law, how good!" ”
Mai Yonghe glared at his sister twice, and asked to drive the carriage away, his reason was that it was not suitable for Chen Qiuniang to walk when she was pregnant, and it would be much more convenient if there was a carriage by her side.
"Isn't my sister-in-law supposed to stay at home and have a good baby? There are a lot of people outside, and you can rest assured when she goes out, if she is really bored and takes a walk in the yard. It's okay to let the second brother drive you back in a while, but the carriage will still come, and I will use it in a few days! ”
What kind of people are these! After thinking about eating and drinking, he still wants a carriage, and his face is too thick. If Chen Qiuniang really asked for these things for herself, she might think about it, she asked for the carriage obviously for that Chen Hanting, I really thought that everyone else was an idiot, just let her fool her!
Mai Yonghe rushed to his sister's side and hated to bite her, in the eyes of his younger siblings, he was an outsider now, and he didn't deserve to worry about anything in the family. My father and mother were quite happy to hear that their daughter-in-law was pregnant, but they were silent when it came to borrowing money and buying a mother-in-law, couldn't they be considerate of Qiu Niang?
Afraid that his sister would be beaten, Mai Xiaofang blocked her behind, and Mai Wang also rushed over from the backyard, he wanted to see what his son wanted to do to his sister in front of him.
Sending away the couple who were full of grievances and seemed to have received some unfair treatment at home, Shan Cuihua sat there and sighed, she really didn't like Chen Qiuniang's daughter-in-law, but now this person has the flesh and blood of the Mai family, what should I do now!
"Mother, don't worry, when I go to the county tomorrow, I will buy some supplements for my sister-in-law and send them over, and then there is a mother-in-law waiting for you, what else do you have to worry about!"
"If your grandmother finds out about this, it will be bad, do you want to buy another mother-in-law? Where did we get so much silver! I see this is just the beginning, your sister-in-law doesn't know how to toss it by getting pregnant! ”
Mai Xiaohuan sat down next to Shan Cuihua, hugged her arm and asked tentatively: "If only we could move and leave, my mother would no longer have to worry about these things." ”
What nonsense is this kid talking about! Where to move! I thought that I could save some silver money after the autumn harvest this year, and the eldest daughter-in-law was going to buy someone with one mouth, and a mother-in-law who had neat hands and feet and could cook and serve people would be worth three or four taels of silver! It's going to be a wasted year again.
Mai Xiaohuan quietly told her that she still had some silver in her hand, so she didn't have to worry about buying someone.
"If you have any money, save it. If you let your grandmother and your eldest brother know, I'm afraid you'll have to make trouble again, in fact, it's good that the family has no money, and you can live a stable life for a few days. ”
"Mother." The two sisters hugged Shan Cuihua's waist one by one, pitiful for her being caught between her mother-in-law, her son, and her daughter-in-law. Mai Xiaohuan looked forward to the autumn passing quickly, and after harvesting her own land, she went to Tongbei County to arrange everything and pick up her father and mother, and never let them live like this again.
The next day, Mai Yonghai took his sister to find Renyazi in Pingliang County, and spent three taels of silver in her hand to buy a mother-in-law who could cook and could handle all kinds of housework. The two took a detour to the pharmacy to buy some tonic medicine suitable for pregnant women for Chen Qiuniang, and bought two fish and a piece of meat to send to the eldest brother's residence in the county seat.
Unexpectedly, Chen Hanting was actually at home, he looked at the people and things brought by the brothers and sisters, and disliked that his mother-in-law was too sloppy, and the food was worthless, why didn't he give it to himself, the future champion, the head of the family!
He is the head of the family, what is the eldest brother, seeing the sister-in-law's face as a matter of course, although the eldest brother was dissatisfied, he did not dare to raise an objection, Mai Xiaohuan put down his things and turned his head and left.