After Han said this, she carried her son and walked quickly home.
Her emotions were turbulent along the way.
This must not be known to my husband.
He already hated the fact that he had been in prison, and if he knew that Wan'er had become a prostitute...
She didn't dare to think about how her husband would treat her then.
But if the Jiang family told the people in Patriarch Chen’s family, the matter would definitely not be kept secret and might soon spread throughout the village or even the entire township. What should they do then
The more Han Ju'niang thought about it, the more she hated the Jiang family. She returned home with her son in her arms, feeling worried.
Chen Fengshi was just coming out of the house. Seeing her second daughter-in-law, she said coldly, "Where did you take Xubao again? Didn't I tell you not to visit other people's houses? The house is so big, is there no room for you?"
Han didn't dare to talk back to her mother-in-law, and whispered, "I went to the clan leader's house and sat down. I didn't go anywhere else."
When Chen Feng heard that she was going to the clan leader's house, her expression eased a little, but she still didn't treat her well. She said, "It's already late, hurry up and cook. Erlang will have to eat by then, don't let him starve."
After saying that, he looked at the child in Han's arms with disdain, turned around and went to the house to get two eggs, handed them to the kitchen, and put them on the stove. "First, make some egg tea for Erlang, and add more sugar. Erlang likes sweet drinks."
"Got it." Han placed her son in a wicker basket and prepared to boil water.
Seeing that there was no firewood behind the stove, he went to the haystack outside the yard and picked some and brought it back.
But as soon as he walked out of the yard, his son started crying loudly.
Han immediately ran back to check.
She saw her baby son clinging to the edge of a wicker basket, crying with tears and snot, and stretching out his chubby little hands to her for a hug.
Han felt so distressed that she quickly picked the baby up and patted him to comfort him.
Chen Feng came out of the room and angrily scolded, "Which child doesn't cry? Look at you, spoiling your child is like harming him! He's already ten months old and you still hold him all day long. What's wrong? Do you want to hold him forever? Wan'er and Zhao'er have never seen you hold them since they were young, and now you have become a loving mother! Hurry up and put him down and make tea!"
Han turned around, turned her back to her mother-in-law, and continued to hug her son and pat him, full of resentment.
The mother-in-law clearly knew that she was busy taking care of the children, but she still asked her to make egg tea. The old woman did nothing herself, not even looking after the children, but she ordered her to do this and that.
Not only that, he also sent the second girl Chen Zhao to be an apprentice of some kind. Now he didn't even have a helper, and he couldn't even sleep well at night because Xu Bao would make a fuss every night.
Seeing her second daughter-in-law was getting stubborn again, Chen Feng couldn't help but get even angrier: "You're just listening to my words? Why are you still holding him when he's not crying? Are you deliberately going against me?"
Han turned around, suppressed her resentment, and said to Chen Fengshi, "Mother, it's not that I won't let you go, but Xu Baoer can't cry. The doctor said that boys will get hernia if they cry for too long."
Chen Feng was stunned for a moment, then angrily said, "I have three boys. Which one of them needs to be held all day? They should grow up well. But you are so precious! You can't even cry!"
Han lowered her eyelids and said softly, "Mother, why don't you let Erni come back? With her helping to take care of Xubao, I can free up my hands to do housework."
Chen Feng was furious when she heard this, pointing at Han and cursing, "I thought you were something bad, but you were up to no good. I was the one who asked her to go, she's just a girl, if she learns some skills, she'll be able to find a decent family in the future, and staying with you all day won't bring bad luck to her reputation."
"Mother!" Han suddenly became furious and yelled, "How did I bring trouble to her reputation?"
Chen Fengshi took a step back after being yelled at by her daughter-in-law. She stared at her for a moment, then raised her hand and slapped her in the face:
"You're a rebellious person! You're getting more and more arrogant! How dare you yell at me! I shouldn't have asked my grandfather and grandmother to rescue you in the first place! You're a black-hearted ungrateful wolf!"
Han never expected that her mother-in-law would hit her. This had never happened before. She suddenly felt panic in her heart, and all the anger in her body disappeared.
She was very afraid that her mother-in-law would divorce her in anger, because one of the seven reasons for divorce is disobeying elders.
Xu Bao, who was about ten months old, was frightened by Chen Feng's behavior and burst into tears. This made Han feel very distressed. She simply ran into the room with her son in her arms, thus avoiding the anger of her mother-in-law.
Chen Fengshi was so angry with her daughter-in-law that she turned around and went back to the main room, gritting her teeth and saying, "Wait until Erlang finishes the county exam, and then just divorce her."
Facing such a terrible thing all day long could shorten her life by ten years.
Chen Laoshuan sat cross-legged on the kang, flipping through the account book without even raising his eyelids. "There is no one left in Han's family, so it's impossible to divorce her."
Because besides the seven grounds for divorce, there are three more grounds for not divorcing, one of which is: if you have a wife but have nowhere to go, you cannot divorce.
This means that if the woman's parents are alive at the time of marriage, but have passed away at the time of divorce, and the wife has no parents to return to and no one to rely on, she cannot be divorced.
Otherwise, the man will not only be beaten with a stick, but also have to spend a year and a half in prison.
And Han belongs to this category.
Even without this condition, she could not be divorced for the time being, because Han's younger sister, Xiao Han, had actually become a capable aide to a nobleman in the capital.
If the Chen family dares to divorce Han, there is no guarantee that little Han will take revenge on Chen Changping by whispering in his ear.
Just one word from that aide could ruin his son's future.
So Chen Laoshuan couldn't take this risk.
"Then what do you say we should do? Just let her do whatever she wants at home?" Chen Fengshi sat down on the kang and looked at her husband angrily.
Chen Laoshuan: "When Erlang passes the exam, we will move to the county town and leave Han alone in the village. Anyway, we still have dozens of acres of land at home, so let her stay here slowly."
That way, no one will be bothered by it.
The last time Han sold more than a hundred acres of fertile land in her family, Chen Laoshuan was so angry that he wanted to find a rope to strangle this bitch.
What sin did the Chen family commit to marry a daughter-in-law like Han
He worked so hard to build up his fortune, but ended up losing it all to this stupid woman.
As the old saying goes, a virtuous wife brings prosperity to three generations, while marrying an evil wife ruins your life.
His second son was almost ruined by this woman.
Chen Laoshuan felt so angry when he thought about what happened before.
If he hadn't been concerned that the baby in her belly was Erlang's, he would have wanted to kill her on the way to the capital.
Chen Feng was silent for a while, and suddenly said, "We shouldn't have rescued Han back then. Now she's running around everywhere, not feeling ashamed. Xu Bao grew up in Han's care, what future will he have? It's better for our Chen family to have no grandson at all."
Chen Laoshuan narrowed his eyes and thought for a while, then shook his head, "No matter what, Xu Bao is Erlang's only son. Well, let's talk about it later."
If Erlang passes the imperial examination next year, let him take a concubine first and have a child, and then we can talk about other things.
After all, Han cannot always occupy the title of Erlang's legitimate wife, otherwise all the descendants of his Chen family will be destroyed in her hands.
Well, let Han die of illness in the old house when the time comes.
In the countryside, it is very common for a woman to die in the family. Some, such as those who had difficulty giving birth, some who could not bear the injustice and committed suicide, and some who were beaten to death by their husband's family or simply said that they died of a sudden illness, would be left unresolved.
If you encounter a difficult family, just give them some money to get rid of them.
As the saying goes, if the people don't sue, the officials won't investigate. Even if someone suspects that the daughter-in-law was beaten to death by her husband's family, who would be willing to step forward and take responsibility