Wang Caiwei was worried about Han Ze, fearing that he would wake up and need to get up without anyone to take care of him. She quickly washed the clothes, said goodbye to her elder sister-in-law, and hurried home with the wooden basin of clothes.
Han Daya straightened up, turned her head and looked at her receding figure thoughtfully. After a while, she slowly squatted down, her eyes were dim and unclear, and her hands moved faster. After washing the clothes, she had to go back to her mother's house to visit. If she didn't see her beloved eldest brother in person, how could she let go of the worry she was worried about him? She was a good sister who was always worried about her brothers from her mother's family.
Han Jinxiu led her younger brothers and sisters back from picking wild vegetables. Wang Caiwei was hanging out the clothes and asked her eldest daughter to wash the wild vegetables. After she finished hanging the clothes, she came to cook lunch.
As the mother and daughter were talking, Han Erlang's wife Zheng came out of her room, carrying two pieces of dirty clothes for the children. Wang Caiwei smiled softly and called out "Second sister-in-law". Zheng responded in a neutral tone, glancing at the clothes hanging on the rope. She asked, "Sister-in-law, have you washed clothes?"
"I have been collecting clothes for two days. Wash them. Today is a sunny day and they will be dry in one day."
Wang Caiwei finished hanging the last piece of clothes while talking. She spoke softly and unhurriedly. Among the daughters-in-law of the Han family, she was the most gentle. Han Youtian and his wife were also the most satisfied with this daughter-in-law. She was not picky and strong-willed. She worked quickly and diligently, never cheated, and even when she was squeezed by her sisters-in-law, she never complained. In their hearts, this was the performance of a good daughter-in-law.
The more satisfied the parents-in-law are with the eldest daughter-in-law, the more dissatisfied the two brothers' wives are with her. They are all daughters-in-law, why do they only like the eldest daughter-in-law and dislike them all the time? It's not fair.
Everyone praised Wang for her good temper, and Zheng also felt that having a mild-tempered sister-in-law made life easier and she would not be bullied by her sister-in-law.
But as time went on, the mother-in-law often praised Wang for her good temper, and never said a good word about the two younger daughters-in-law. She would frown when she mentioned the two younger daughters-in-law. This kind of partiality is something that everyone would have in their mind. Only Wang is a good daughter-in-law, and the other daughters-in-law are not good. This is not reasonable.
To the extent that Zheng is now very annoyed with Wang Caiwei's temper. She speaks so slowly. What's so good about her that she deserves so much praise from her mother-in-law.
She raised the dirty clothes in her hands and asked, "Sister-in-law, we eat from the same pot. I don't want to ask you to wash the clothes of the adults, but it won't be tiring to wash the clothes of the two children. Why don't you help wash them?"
Wang Caiwei didn't expect her to say that and fell silent.
Han Jinxiu looked at her silent mother silently with her lips tightly pursed. Her mother did all the housework, but her second and third aunts were still dissatisfied with their family and often bullied her mother, just because they thought her mother was honest and easy to bully.
When Mrs. Han came back from outside, her wrinkled face immediately stiffened when she heard her words. She said in hatred, "How could I have such a lazy daughter-in-law? Your sister-in-law is your sister-in-law, and you can go to your brother-in-law's room to find dirty clothes to wash? If you want your sister-in-law to help wash the clothes, why don't you come out and give them to her? Besides, those are your son's dirty clothes. You didn't work in the fields, so why can't you wash them yourself? Your sister-in-law should do it for you."
Zheng's questioning of her eldest sister-in-law was overheard by her mother-in-law. She lowered her head and dared not say anything, but she couldn't help but murmur in her heart that all the money earned by the family was spent on her eldest brother, so what if Wang helped to wash clothes? It was not her due.
Old lady Han looked at her sternly, knowing that she might give in on the surface, but she might be complaining in her heart. She was too lazy to say anything to her, because it would be useless no matter how much she said, she would never change. She said in a deep voice, "Eldest wife, let the second wife cook at noon today, and you take a rest, you've spoiled her."
Zheng raised her head suddenly, and she said unwillingly: "Mom, I want to take care of Xiaobao, Xiaobao can't leave me."
Wang Caiwei hurriedly said, "Mom, let me cook."
It's just cooking, it's not tiring. It's inappropriate and would make people laugh if the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quarreled over cooking.
Old lady Han glanced at Zheng with a stern look: "No need, today the second daughter-in-law will cook, tomorrow the third daughter-in-law will cook, you take turns to cook. Humph, what kind of child over one year old still stays with his mother? I'll help you look after the child, you go to make lunch."
The mother-in-law was showing off her power, and Zheng, as a daughter-in-law, was still very scared. She lowered her head and trotted to the kitchen like a quail.
Old Mrs. Han stared at her from behind and cursed, "You're such a troublemaker."
Wang Caiwei didn't know how to respond, so she simply said nothing. She felt out of place without having to cook, and was extremely uncomfortable. She asked her eldest daughter to look after her younger siblings, then went back to the house and took out her sewing basket to embroider a handkerchief.
Han Jinxiu sat beside her mother with her brothers and sisters and whispered, "Mom, Dad has recovered. Let's split up the family."
Wang Caiwei's face darkened and she scolded, "Who taught you to say that?"
She never thought that her daughter would say such unfilial words. She was so angry and anxious.
Han Jinxiu's face was tense, and she lowered her eyes and said slowly, "I thought of it myself."
"You, you want to piss me off to death."
Wang Caiwei had a good temper and rarely lost her temper. But having a good temper didn't mean she didn't have a temper. She had never lost her temper with her children before, and now she was really mad at her daughter. Even so, she didn't know how to teach her children a lesson.
Seeing her mother's face turning blue with anger, Han Jinxiu said, "Mom does all the housework. Second and third aunts still gossip about me. I don't want Mom to get angry."
Wang Caiwei stopped embroidering. She didn't expect her daughter to have so many thoughts, nor did she expect that everything her two younger siblings did was seen and remembered by her.
She felt both sad and bitter in her heart. Her daughter, who was so young, knew how to feel sorry for her mother. She sighed and said slowly, "Your father, second uncle and third uncle are brothers. We are a family. There is no such thing as one getting mad at the other. It's okay to do more housework. As a sister-in-law, can you still argue with your brother's wife? If I were to argue with them about everything, how sad would your grandparents be? Even if we don't think about others, we should at least think about your grandparents. They are getting older day by day, and your father's health is not good. It's enough for them to worry. You should endure other things if you can."
Han Jinxiu was still unwilling: "But, but Second Aunt and Third Aunt always bully Mom."
Wang Caiwei touched her head and said with a smile: "Silly girl, do you think your grandma will let them bully me all the time? Wasn't it your second aunt who cooked lunch today?"
Han Jinxiu tilted her head, "That's right. When grandma comes out, she's worth two. No matter how powerful the second and third aunts are, they still have to be afraid of my grandma."
Wang Caiwei smiled and said, "With your grandparents here, no one can bully Mom. Your second and third aunts just said a few small words, which are not serious. Mom doesn't care, so don't take it to heart."
Han Jinxiu pursed her lips. She knew that her mother didn't want her to resent her second and third aunts. She understood her mother, but she would be unhappy if her second and third aunts bullied her mother in the future. In her heart, she still thought that it would be best to divide the family business after her father recovered from his illness.
Wang Caiwei shook her head. She didn’t know what this child looked like and why he had so many thoughts.
After lunch, Han Ze finally woke up from his sleepiness. He sat on the bed and read a book. Wang Caiwei was worried that reading would tire him out, so she only let him read for half an hour and asked Jinxiu to bring her three younger siblings to the room to talk to him.
Han Ze had not been here long and had been sleeping the whole time. Except for his eldest daughter Jinxiu, he had not had a good talk with the other three children. His original body was 25 years old this year. He had the eldest daughter at the age of 18 and the eldest son at the age of twenty. Two years later, he had a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, making up two good words.
Han Ze discovered that the children were very sensible. It should be said that the three younger ones all followed the lead of their eldest sister. They believed whatever their eldest sister said, and their childish words mostly expressed how their eldest sister treated them.
Han Ze thought about it and understood. Although the eldest daughter was only seven years old and young, she was weak and often sick. Wang's energy was mostly on her, neglecting the children, and the task of taking care of the younger siblings fell on Jinxiu. In this way, it was not surprising that the three younger ones were close to their eldest sister.
Wang Caiwei was sitting at the door of the house and smiled when she heard their words.
Han Daya came over at this time. As soon as she entered the door, she said, "Big Boss's wife, where is Mom?"
Wang Caiwei put down her needlework, stood up, brought her a stool, and said with a smile, "Mother is tending to the vegetable garden behind the house. Please sit down. I'll go call her."
Han Daya held her back and said, "No need. Please sit down."
Wang Caiwei didn't say anything when she heard her say that, and sat down to continue embroidering the handkerchief. Han Daya saw that the handkerchief in her hand was embroidered very delicately and beautifully, and she turned her eyes and asked, "Jinxiu is more than seven years old, has she learned needlework? I plan to let my daughter Chunxue learn needlework from Grandma Lu."
Everyone in the village said that Granny Lu was an amazing embroidery skill. Granny Lu was very strict in accepting apprentices and only planned to accept one apprentice in the village. In her previous life, she didn't believe it. If she was such an amazing embroidery skill, why did she still stay in their small village? She thought she didn't have any great skills, so she didn't let Chunxue learn embroidery from her, and she finally chose Han Jinxiu as her apprentice.
Han Jinxiu learned a lot of skills from her and earned money with her embroidery skills. She helped Yan Hong take the imperial examination. Yan Hong passed the examination and became the top scorer, and was appointed as an official. Han Jinxiu, a peasant girl, became an official's wife in the blink of an eye. However, Yan Hong was devoted to her and never took a concubine even after becoming an official, which made many people envious.
Since she knew about Grandma Lu's embroidery skills in this life, Grandma Lu should be her daughter's master. As for Han Jinxiu, she should just be an ordinary farm girl.
Wang Caiwei was stunned. When she was young, Granny Lu was an embroiderer in an embroidery shop in the city. She was very skilled in embroidery. She had originally planned to let Jinxiu learn embroidery from Granny Lu. If her elder sister-in-law asked Chunxue to learn needlework from her, she would not be able to let Jinxiu go.
"Granny Lu is good at embroidery. Chunxue will definitely be able to learn the skills if she follows her to learn needlework." Wang Caiwei said sincerely. Not to mention that her elder sister-in-law has helped their family so much, even because Chunxue is her elder sister-in-law's daughter, Jinxiu would not compete with her for the apprentice position.
Han Daya smiled with satisfaction and said modestly: "Chunxue is a playful child. I don't want her to learn any skills. As long as she is not despised by her husband's family after marrying, it's fine."
Wang Caiwei smiled and said, "That's right, elder sister."
But she was a little worried. My daughter likes embroidery, but the master she likes can no longer work for her. Where can she find an embroidery master for her daughter? Her embroidery skills are only limited to embroidering handkerchiefs and purses, so she can't teach her anything.
Han Daya saw her frowning face and curled her lips. Then she heard Han Ze and the others talking and laughing in the room. Her heart tightened and she asked, "Han Ze sounds very energetic today? Is he really okay?"
Speaking of her husband's health, Wang Caiwei smiled and said, "My husband is in very good health. He got up to eat lunch by himself at noon."
Han Daya's heart sank. She pondered over and over again, how could Han Ze's body get better? She added so many incompatible medicines to the medicine prescribed by her father-in-law. Han Ze's body had already been damaged and it was impossible for him to get better. Did they find out something and secretly change Han Ze's medicine
Then he thought, even if they found something secretly and changed the medicine, they couldn't get better so quickly? Besides, judging from Wang's reaction, they obviously didn't find anything. So why did Han Ze's health get better? Was it really because he stopped taking the medicine? It was a joke.
Suddenly her eyes widened. Could it be that fate cannot be changed? Han Ze was not destined to die? If this was true, would Han Ze still pass the imperial examination? Would she still be as miserable as in her previous life
Thinking of this, she clenched her fists. She was determined to change the fate of her and her family and never compromise.
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