Chixi cooked a fragrant meal, and left Sister-in-law Osmanthus and the little daughter-in-law of the Wang family, You Lanmei, to eat together tonight. Sister-in-law Osmanthus and the Xi family are more familiar, eating with a smile, You Lanmei lowered her head nervously and silently picked up the rice, and even rarely picked up the dishes.

Chixi reminded: "Don't just eat, order food." ”

You Lanmei nodded in a panic, lowered her head and whispered, "Thank you...... Thank you. ”

She has always been timid, her father died at the age of thirteen, her mother couldn't raise a few children, so she sent her to the Wang family as a daughter-in-law, her mother-in-law is a mean one, although she is not as good as Su Xiuying can be a demon, but she is also a well-known shrew in the village.

let her do all the work, and beat and scolded her.

She finally got the job given by the Xi family, and she spent less time with her mother-in-law, and she was beaten and scolded a lot less, but every time she got paid, she would be cleaned up by her mother-in-law.

But the mother-in-law was not greedy enough, so she had to ask her how to hatch chickens, ducks and geese, and if she didn't say it, she would be beaten.

She couldn't bear it anymore and said.

Today...... She saw Chen Xiufang being kicked out of the house because she revealed the secret, and the Xi family still had a voucher in her hand, if she wanted to pursue it, she could be sent to the county government at any time to see the official.

Except for the most vicious people, no ordinary people are not afraid of officials, and she, a cowardly little woman, has long been scared and trembling.

"Are you feeling unwell?"

Chi Xi sensed that something was wrong with You Lanmei, and said with concern: "If you are uncomfortable, I will let you rest for two days, but you can't resist." ”

"No, I don't have ...... discomfort"

You Lanmei shook her head in a panic, and her uncontrollable tears fell into the bowl, and Sister-in-law Osmanthus asked in a daze, "Girl, what are you crying about?" No one beats you, no one scolds you, why are you crying while eating well? ”

You Lanmei felt guilty and aggrieved, and was more afraid, the bowl in her hand slipped and fell on the table, she immediately knelt down, kowtowed to Chixi and Tian Cuihe, and cried heartbroken: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." My mother-in-law insisted that I tell her the trick of hatching eggs, and if I didn't, she would beat me to death, and I couldn't stand it. Please don't take me to the officer, I know I'm doing wrong, I'm ...... I ......"

She cried so much that she couldn't make a sound, wanting to forgive, but she knew that she was at fault first.

Chi Xi's face tensed, and she wrinkled her brows and supported You Lanmei: "What do you have to say, you stand up and say it well, what are you doing on your knees?" ”

You Lanmei shook her head, tears glistening, and choked up: "Chixi, it's me who can't live with you first, I don't ask for your forgiveness, I just ask you not to send me to the official, my family Hao'er is still young, I can't live without a mother." ”

"Get up, you have something to say."

Chixi was not used to being kneeled, and wanted to pull up You Lanmei, who was paralyzed into a puddle, but she didn't have much strength, and You Lanmei fell down again, and she couldn't pull it up at all.

Sister-in-law Osmanthus put the dishes and chopsticks down, walked over and grabbed one of You Lanmei's arms, and dragged the person up without much effort.

She furrowed her brows and said indignantly, "What's the matter with all of you? Is their family bad for you? The salary is a copper plate is a lot of yours, every festival to give you two catties of rice, sometimes a piece of meat for you to take home to eat, those words were negotiated and written vouchers, why do you have no mouth one by one? ”

You Lanmei cried and complained heartbrokenly: "I know I shouldn't say it, but if I don't say it, my mother-in-law will beat me to death!" ”

As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves, revealing her mottled arms.

New injuries and old injuries are dense and shocking.

Except for Xi Dazhuang, who turned his head in time and didn't look at her arm, everyone else gasped.

You Lanmei never dared to say these words to others, but today she seemed to have found an outlet, and said bitterly: "During this time, because I worked here and earned wages, she beat me a lot less, but she was not greedy enough, and she forced me to ask about hatching eggs, and I beat me if I didn't say anything." I'm about to be killed, I ...... I really don't want to die, I'm afraid of pain, I'm afraid of death! ”

After she said these words, she also knew that she would not have a chance to work in the Xi family.

If you don't have this job, you don't have a salary, I'm afraid you will have to beat a few times. The more she thought about it, the more desperate she became, if it weren't for the fact that she still had a son and a daughter who were still young, she really wanted to jump into the river, and she would be a hundred after she died.

Chi Xi sighed lightly, took out a handkerchief from his pocket, gently wiped her tears, and comforted her in a low voice: "I don't think you did anything wrong about this matter. Nothing is as important as life, and when life is threatened, it is not wrong to make a choice to save your life. ”

You Lanmei seemed to have auditory hallucinations, raised her eyes to look at Chixi in disbelief, and muttered with wide eyes, "You...... What did you say? ”

"I mean, I don't think it's wrong for you to tell you the trick of hatching eggs when you're being beaten to death."

Chi Xi said very seriously: "The fault is the person who is not greedy enough and beats and scolds and persecutes you." You just made the right choice in times of crisis, and that's not wrong. ”

You Lanmei let out a "wow" and threw herself into Chixi's arms, hugging her tightly and breaking down and crying.

Chi Kei gently patted her on the back.

Silently waited for her to cry enough, and then whispered: "If you don't stand on your own, no matter how much others say, they won't be able to help you." ”

You Lanmei raised her red eyes to look at Chixi in confusion, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Then what should I do?" ”

"It's up to you to change the status quo."

Chi Xi said seriously: "No matter how fierce your mother-in-law is, you are a young man after all, she beat you, did you stupidly let her beat you?" If you can't stand it, it's better to be reconciled than to be afraid that you will be beaten to death. ”

"And leave?"

You Lanmei seemed to have heard something terrible, and hurriedly shook her head and said: "No, no, my Hao'er and Nuan Nuan are still young, they can't live without their mother, Hao'er is fine, the family is spoiled, but my Nuan Nuan, only four years old, will be sent by her grandmother to wash clothes and sweep the floor, if I leave, how will my Nuan Nuan live?" ”

"You work with us, enough to support your mother and daughter."

Chi Xi said lightly: "Of course, I'm just a suggestion, you decide how to do it." If you want to leave that home, I will help you, and if you choose to stay, there is nothing we can do. ”

You Lanmei asked with tears in her eyes, "You...... Will you keep me? ”

"I don't think it's wrong to survive, but it's really wrong for you to break our agreement. I'll deduct your reward for half a year, are you okay? ”

Chi Xi said it when he talked to them about their wages.

If you do a good job, you will be rewarded with a penny a day for half a year.

In half a year, it is close to 200 texts.

You Lanmei nodded hurriedly, grateful: "No, I have no opinion, you are still willing to keep me, I am grateful." ”

How Chen Xiufang begged for mercy in pain, she vividly remembers.