Chapter 44, Dry Firewood
"Aunt Wang, it's not that we don't help, now every household in the village doesn't have much dry firewood, and we kindly prepared dry firewood for my aunt for five days.
As a result, my aunt was very greedy, and asked for more than half of our dry firewood, who could agree to it? ”
"You have so many, what's wrong with giving me more?"
"Yes, auntie, you have so much food, what's wrong with giving us some?
And it's not for nothing, we exchange dry firewood for it, why are you so wronged?
Aunt Wang, do you say we did something wrong? ”
"No, no, Qingshu Niang, you can exchange the grain for some dry firewood."
"Why? That's my food, why give it to them? Besides, can the price of grain and dry firewood be the same? ”
"Usually it's different, but isn't there a shortage of dry firewood now?" Aunt Wang muttered.
"I don't like to hear this, food is expensive at all times, and besides, this is my family's business, why are you so worried?"
Zhang's indiscriminate attack was activated, and Wan Qingkong next to him praised Zhang's.
"I'm kind enough to help you make peace, you are a dog biting Lu Dongbin, you don't know the hearts of good people, no wonder your in-laws were separated when they were there, you deserve it."
The village woman surnamed Wang pinched her waist and scolded, and as soon as Zhang remembered to scold her, the Wang village woman suddenly flashed.
Soon, everyone in the village knew that the Zhang family was shameless and wanted to rob Wang Qingyan's family of firewood, which made Zhang's already bad reputation worse and worse.
Wang Dazhuang and his wife were really stupidly cried by their second daughter-in-law, but they couldn't bear to watch their second daughter-in-law's family starving.
They also knew that they couldn't find Wang Qingyan and his wife, so they could only pick and pinch the persimmon softly and go to talk to Wang Fu and his wife.
"Boss, although there is something wrong with your brother and sister, we are all blood relatives with broken bones and tendons, and you can't bear to watch them starve to death?
And you Li, sister-in-law Zhang is like a mother, can't you help the second room?
It's just some dry firewood, and it's not that there is nothing at home, what's wrong with giving them some? As for being so calculating?
If you are the eldest brother and sister-in-law, you should take care of the younger brothers and sisters below.
You tell me, are you reluctant to give up those dry firewood? ”
"No, it's just that Qingyan and his daughter-in-law got it back."
Before Wang Fu could finish his words, he was interrupted by Sun.
"What happened to what they got back? Aren't you their fathers and mothers? Isn't it the right thing to dispose of?
Boss, let me ask you, how many bundles of dry firewood are you going to give your brother and sister? ”
Wang Fu's original courage was lost when Sun roared, and Li didn't dare to speak.
She has been oppressed by her mother-in-law for many years, and even if her daughter-in-law enters the door to support her, Li can't habitually straighten her waist.
"A bundle." Wang Fu said in a low voice.
"What? So little, no, give three bundles. ”
Sun said dissatisfiedly, but she didn't ask for half of it, and she still had to keep more for their own use.
"Mother, two bundles, no more, otherwise the daughter-in-law will make trouble when she comes back."
Wang Fu was afraid that his daughter-in-law would come back and make trouble, but this matter was arranged by his father, if his daughter-in-law was dissatisfied, he would come back and let her go to her father, he really had no choice but to agree.
Wang Fu shrunk his neck, thinking that Wan Qingtian would make trouble, the Sun family and Wang Dazhuang were related, but they refused to admit defeat.
In the end, the amount of dry firewood in the two bundles was still agreed, and when Wan Qingkong came back from Qi He, he was very happy when he heard about it.
However, Wan Qingkong didn't say anything, which made Wang Fu and his wife, who had been frightened, very strange.
Even Wang Dazhuang and his wife, who were waiting for Wan Qingkong to make trouble, were also drumming in their hearts, not knowing what big move Wan Qingkong was brewing.
It wasn't until after eating that Wang Dazhuang and the others figured out where Wan Qingtian was waiting for them, and his complexion was not good.
"Why don't you cook our meal? You want to starve us to death?
You are so ruthless, do you dislike us and want us to give you a place? ”
Sun screamed, she was really hungry last time, she was really hungry.
"Grandmother misunderstood, didn't you decide this? I gave the second aunt two bundles of dry firewood, where will you go to eat for the past seven days? ”
"When did we say that?" Wang Dazhuang said with a black face.
"Needless to say? What is dry firewood now? How can anyone give it to someone for no reason, and give two bundles at a time?
Before, we said that we would let the second aunt exchange the grain, but now we haven't seen the grain, and the second aunt wants to be filial to the two of you.
This is also fair, those dry firewood will be the latest remuneration for us to take care of your second elder in the second room.
My brother has settled the accounts, and it is not a problem for the two bundles of dry firewood to be used for ten days, and we have lost a few days.
Outsiders know and will also praise our filial piety, which seems to let the second room take care of your two elders, but in fact, it is to help them in disguise.
Grandfather and grandmother, go quickly, otherwise the second aunt will be in a hurry, and we are ready to eat.
Oh, by the way, Daddy, I'm afraid I won't be able to get this thing in the short term, so I want to save some money at home recently, and we'll eat these for dinner today, don't waste it. ”
Wang Fu and his wife looked at a small steamed bun and a bowl of gruel with small pickles in their hands, although this amount could not starve them to death, they were definitely not satisfied.
Knowing that the daughter-in-law was showing them a look on their faces, expressing dissatisfaction, they didn't dare to say anything, so they could only bow their heads to eat without looking at their parents' expressions.
Wang Dazhuang and his wife glanced at each other, weighing in their hearts the possibility of scolding Wan Qingkong for their unfilial piety, but after thinking about it for a while, they shook their heads in disappointment.
Because of this, I am afraid that it is not convincing to say that they are not filial, and when the time comes, they will be knocked down by Wan Qingkong, and they will have no reputation in the village.
Wang Dazhuang and his wife could only hold their breath and go to the second room.
"Daddy, why are you here at this time? Is it that Wan Qingtian came back to make trouble? ”
Zhang's family didn't care about Wang Dazhuang and his wife being troubled by Wan Qingkong, but they were afraid that the dry firewood they got today would have to be returned.
"Let's not talk about that, we haven't eaten yet, so you go and cook first."
Wang Dazhuang frowned and sat at the table in the second room, thinking about countermeasures in his heart.
The food in the second room really can't catch up with the big room, and the ingredients are not mentioned first, but the craftsmanship is too bad.
If he eats here for the past seven days, Wang Dazhuang is really afraid that he will not be used to it.
"Why haven't you eaten at this time?" Zhang asked puzzled.
"Ask so much what? Why don't you go, don't you see that we're hungry? ”
Wang Dazhuang had a bunch of things in his head, he was hungry, and his temper was really not good.
Zhang's scolded shrunk his neck and motioned for Wang Qianqian to cook first.
"Okay, old man, don't be angry, the second family, because of the dry firewood, Qingyan's daughter-in-law decided that it was given to you for seven days when you were filial and wanted to take us up.
So we've been firing at your place lately, but luckily there's enough firewood, and we'll have some leftover when we get back, and the weather should be fine by then. ”
Sun explained, not too worried, but then slapped in the face.