Jinxiu had already accepted Grandma Lu as her teacher, but she still needed to discuss this matter with Grandma Lu. Wang Caiwei told Grandma Lu exactly what her husband had said.
After hearing this, old lady Han squinted her presbyopic eyes. Logically, Jinxiu was her granddaughter and Chunxue was her granddaughter-in-law. In her heart, the two girls had similar status. It didn't matter to her who was chosen by Granny Lu as her apprentice.
But no matter when Han Ze was sick or when he was taking the imperial examination, his daughter helped him a lot. Although they were siblings, his daughter was already married and they were two families. Not to mention repaying the daughter's favor, he should also repay the favor of his in-laws. So Jinxiu couldn't compete with Chunxue for the position of Grandma Lu's apprentice.
But what the eldest son said is right. It is Han Ze who owes the eldest daughter a favor. When Han Ze becomes successful in the future, he will naturally benefit from the daughter.
Moreover, in her heart, Chunxue was raised very pampered by her daughter, so she might not be chosen by Granny Lu. However, Jinxiu was smart, diligent and capable, so she might be chosen.
"Take Jinxiu with you. I'll explain to your elder sister."
Old Mrs. Han waved her hand and said, taking charge of everything.
With her mother-in-law's words, Wang Caiwei felt relieved and took Han Jinxiu to Grandma Lu's house. As Grandma Han said, Han Jinxiu had been capable and dexterous since she was young, and she could also recognize some words. Among so many children, Grandma Lu was most satisfied with her and planned to take her in as an apprentice.
Many villagers came to visit Grandma Lu's house. As soon as she said that she wanted to take Han Jinxiu as her apprentice, the villagers knew about it. Even Han Daya, who was sitting at home, heard about it. Her face immediately darkened and she gritted her teeth in hatred. Han Ze was really an ungrateful person. She had helped him so much and made them owe her so much money on credit, but he even let Han Jinxiu compete with Chunxue for the apprenticeship position. He really didn't have her, his elder sister, in his eyes.
And her mother also disappointed her again. Han Ze and his wife always obeyed their mother's orders and listened to her in everything. Han Jinxiu's visit to Granny Lu must have been approved by her mother. Although her mother knew that she planned to let Chunxue worship Granny Lu as her teacher, she still agreed to let Jinxiu visit Granny Lu, which showed that in her heart, her granddaughter-in-law was not as important as her granddaughter.
Since they don't care about her, don't blame her for being heartless.
When Mrs. Han arrived at her daughter's house, she noticed that her daughter's expression was not right. She secretly thought that something was wrong and asked, "Did you also hear that Granny Lu was planning to take Jinxiu as her apprentice?"
Han Daya pulled the corner of her mouth, she was in no mood to deal with her mother. Han Jinxiu was about the same age as her daughter Chunxue, that girl had been sneaky and cunning since she was a child, she was more cunning than adults, she was not surprised at all that Chunxue could not compete with her.
Old Lady Han said, "So many children in the village went to Old Lady Lu to be their master. Although Chunxue was not chosen, Jinxiu was chosen in the end. This is a good thing for our family. Don't think too much. If Jinxiu doesn't go to be their master, Old Lady Lu might not be able to choose someone she is satisfied with. Then she won't accept any disciples."
Han Daya naturally understood what her mother said, but even if Grandma Lu did not accept Chunxue, she did not want her to accept Han Jinxiu. She would rather Grandma Lu did not accept apprentices, or accept other children in the village as apprentices. But she also understood that she could not say this. That's why she was angry.
Seeing that she remained silent and was only angry, Old Lady Han sighed and said, "Jinxiu is your niece. What's the difference between her and your own daughter? What's there to be upset about?"
Han Daya was disdainful in her heart. There was a huge difference between a niece and a biological daughter. Her biological brother was useless, let alone her niece.
Old Lady Han felt that she had said everything she needed to say, and she had not considered whether her daughter understood what she said. After all, in her opinion, the eldest daughter cared so much about her family, and even if Chunxue was not selected, but Jinxiu was chosen by Old Lady Lu, she would definitely be happy for Jinxiu.
"You go ahead and do your work. I'm going home." After saying that, he turned around and walked away without waiting for Han Daya's response.
When she got home, Mrs. Han ran into Zheng who was strolling around with her child in her arms. She couldn't help but yelled at her, "You hold your one-and-a-half-year-old child in your arms all day. Why don't you let him run around more and practice his leg strength? There's no need to spoil a kid like that. If you raise him as a young master, you should also see if he has the fate of being a young master."
Zheng felt wronged. She was holding her own son, and she did nothing, but she was scolded by her mother-in-law. She just disliked her. Besides, some people wanted to hold a son but couldn't. For example, the third daughter-in-law, who had been married for so many years, only gave birth to a girl. She didn't have a son for so many years, and she didn't know when she would be able to hold a son.
Old Mrs. Han looked at her unrepentant face and knew that she would not listen no matter what she said. She felt frustrated. The child was hers, so she could raise him however she wanted. If she didn't listen to the old woman's advice, she would suffer in the future.
"It's up to you." Old lady Han looked frustrated. After all, her daughter-in-law was not her own. It was fine if she could listen to her mother-in-law, but if she didn't, she would say you dislike her if you said too much. She really didn't want her to like the eldest daughter-in-law. She was willing to listen to whatever you said. She would be satisfied with such a child, even if it was her daughter-in-law.
Zheng was relieved to see that her mother-in-law was no longer angry. She did not understand her mother-in-law's painstaking efforts at all. She smiled and asked, "Mother, where did you go just now?"
Old Lady Han had never had much to say to her two daughters-in-law. She said unhappily, "Why are you asking so many questions?"
Zheng curled her lips. Even if her mother-in-law didn't say anything, she knew that her mother-in-law had gone to her eldest sister-in-law's house. She rolled her eyes and asked, "Mother, do you think that Grandma Lu took Jinxiu away? Will my eldest sister be angry?"
Old lady Han glared at me and said, "You think your elder sister is like you. She is more cunning than a needle tip and gets angry about everything."
Zheng was afraid that her mother-in-law would scold her again. Even if she said she was narrow-minded, she did not get angry. She smiled and tried to please her: "Yes, yes, yes, my eldest sister is not narrow-minded. She is as thick-minded as the beams in our house."
Old Mrs. Han glared at her, feeling both angry and amused. She didn't want to nag her anymore, so she turned around, went into the house, and went to the vegetable garden with a hoe in her hand.
Zheng looked at her back and went to the third son's room with the child in her arms. The third son's wife, Wu, was embroidering a handkerchief. When she saw Zheng coming with the child in her arms, she smiled and told her daughter Han Qingmiao beside her to move a stool for her second aunt.
Zheng sat on a stool and put Xiaobao on the ground to play with his cousin. She came close to Wu and asked in a low voice, "Did you see my brother?"
Wu nodded and looked at her strangely: "Isn't my elder brother writing in the yard? Didn't you see him?"
Zheng glanced at her and said, "Of course I saw it. You said that after my elder brother recovered, he started reading books and practicing calligraphy. It's clear that he wants to take part in the college entrance examination next year. Given our family's current situation, do you think we have enough money to let him enter the examination room? Even if we borrow money, what if he faints in the examination room again?"
Wu looked at her hesitantly: "What do you mean?"
Zheng rolled her eyes and glanced at her in reproach: "I just don't believe that you don't have any thoughts in your mind when you see the eldest brother wasting money like this. Don't you want to divide the family?"
Mrs. Wu put the sewing in her hands into the basket and said with a wry smile, "My parents are the head of the family. They don't want to divide the family. There is nothing we can do about it. If we make a big fuss, the villagers will say we are unfilial."
What she didn't say was that the reason why her second sister-in-law was tougher than her was because she gave birth to two sons for the Han family, and she only had Qingmiao as a child, who was a maid. Even if she was angry, she was not as righteous as her second sister-in-law.
Zheng knew that the biggest obstacle to the division of the family was her parents. She whispered, "Of course my parents don't want to divide the family, but there is someone who can convince them. Even if they can't convince them, as long as they can convince my eldest brother, the family can be divided."
"You mean the eldest sister?" Of course, Wu could think of what Zheng could think of. She frowned and asked, "But why would the eldest sister help us?"
Zheng looked outside and saw no one, so she continued, "Eldest sister has been talking about letting Chunxue learn embroidery from Granny Lu, but Granny Lu accepted Jinxiu as her apprentice. How disappointed you must be."
Wu suddenly opened her eyes wide: "I heard that Granny Lu is old and lacks energy, so she only plans to accept one apprentice. Since she accepted Jinxiu, I think she will not accept Chunxue."
Zheng smiled and said, "That's right. This time, the eldest couple must have offended the eldest sister. The eldest sister is very angry. Let's go find her. Do you think she will help us?"
Wu was startled for a moment, and then she said, "... How about we give it a try?"
Zheng smiled with satisfaction.
No one knew what the two had said to Han Daya, but after lunch, Han Daya came to her parents' home. At this time, the family members had not yet left the fields and were taking a break.
When she saw Han Ze working tirelessly in the yard, the resentment in her heart was about to overflow. She couldn't understand why Han Ze's health suddenly improved without any signs. Was she really going to have to watch him pass the examination to become a scholar and then a juren
She shook her head fiercely. Han Ze was against her. If he lived well, she would not. She did not want to live the same life as in her previous life. She wanted to change her fate. Therefore, Han Ze must not pass the examination to become a scholar. She must beat Han Ze into the dust. Otherwise, she would not be able to sleep well.
Han Daya greeted Han Ze and went to her parents' room.
Han Ze was writing when he suddenly heard the roar of the old man. He was startled, stopped writing, frowned and thought, what did Han Daya say to make the old man so angry? He put the brush away, got up and went to the old man's room. Looking at the tense people, he asked, "Dad, what's wrong?"
Han Youtian was shaking with anger, his face red and his neck thick. He pointed at Han Daya and said, "Ask this unfilial daughter what she just said. She actually instigated us to split up."
Han Ze looked at Han Daya, who had an expression that said "I am not wrong". She stiffened her neck and said, "Mom and Dad, I am also doing this for the good of the family. My three younger brothers are my real brothers, and I don't want to see my sisters-in-law making trouble all day long. What's wrong with advising you to split up the family? Why not just follow their wishes? Then if my eldest brother wants to continue taking the imperial examination, he can continue taking it. They won't have anything to say. Isn't that good?"
Of course not. Han Youtian was furious and said, "Why do you, a married woman, care so much about family matters?"
Han Daya said, "Dad, don't deny it. You must think I'm right in your heart."
Han Youtian's face turned blue with anger. He knew that if the family was not divided, Erlang and Sanlang would feel uncomfortable and they all wanted him to favor the eldest brother. But why didn't they think about that if the eldest brother passed the imperial examination, the whole family would benefit. Why couldn't they understand his feelings
"Han Ze, go call Erlang and Sanlang here. I want to ask them what they are up to."
Old Mrs. Han looked at them coldly. It was impossible for the eldest daughter to come and persuade them to separate for no reason. It must be that the second and third lang's wives said something to her.
Han Zegang turned around, and Han Erlang and Han Sanlang heard the sound and ran over. They asked, "Dad and Mom, what's wrong?"
Han Youtian narrowed his eyes, the anger on his face had subsided, and no emotion could be seen at this moment. He asked expressionlessly: "Your eldest sister came here to persuade us to separate. What do you think?"
Han Erlang and Han Sanlang were stunned. Even if they wanted to split up, what did it have to do with their eldest sister
Zheng and Wu also came over, and when they heard Han Youtian's words, they showed joy on their faces.
Han Youtian glanced at the people in the room and saw the joy on the faces of his two daughters-in-law. He asked again, "What do you think about the division of the family?"
Han Erlang and Han Sanlang stammered and couldn't say anything.
Zheng was secretly anxious and said first: "Dad, let's divide the family. We are willing to divide the family."
Han Jilang glared at Zheng.
Zheng stiffened her neck, feeling that she was not wrong.
A smile flashed in Han Daya's eyes. Go ahead and make some noise. Han Zejing will not be able to concentrate on reading and writing. Let's see how he can pass the examination to become a scholar.
Seeing that her second sister-in-law had spoken, Wu whispered, "Dad, I, I also agree to divide the family."
Han Youtian sneered, "It seems that you all want to split up?"
No one in the room said a word.
Han Youtian added: "If I don't let you split up, then it's my fault?"
Han Erlang said hurriedly: "Dad, that's not true. A big family has many branches, and there are many people in the family..."
Han Youtian snorted, "What do you mean by dividing the family and establishing a branch? It's just that you don't want to see your eldest brother spend money on his sick studies."
Han Erlang and Han Sanlang were filled with shame, but Zheng and Wu didn't feel anything. Their father-in-law was telling the truth. They were disgusted that most of the money in the family was spent on the eldest son. It was up to them to do it, but not for them to say it. It was not such a good thing.
Han Youtian glanced around at them and said, "No matter how much you guys make trouble, I won't agree to split up this family."
Han Erlang, Han Sanlang, Zheng and Wu were all very disappointed. After a big fight, even with their eldest sister-in-law showing up, their father still didn't want to split up the family. They were at a loss as they couldn't force their father to split up the family. If they did, they would be really unfilial.
Han Daya didn't expect that it would come to this, and her parents were still unwilling to split up the family. She wanted to say something, but before she opened her mouth, Han Youtian's stern eyes fell on her: "Daya, a married girl is like spilled water. After you got married, you helped your family a lot. We all know that and remember your kindness, but that doesn't mean you can interfere in your family's affairs."
Han Daya lowered her head and didn't dare to say much, for fear of arousing their suspicion. But she was very disdainful in her heart. If she didn't want to disrupt Han Ze's studies, she would have nothing better to do than to meddle in her mother's family's affairs. If others knew about this, what would they say about her
Han Ze looked around, stood up at the right time, and said slowly: "Dad, Mom, second brother, third brother, if I faint again during the examination in April next year, or fail the examination, I will give up and never take the examination again."
Everyone in the room, including Han Daya, looked at him. Mrs. Han Youtian was hesitant. If she failed the exam, she could take it again. How could she not take it again
Han Ze smiled and continued, "As for the money for next year's exam, don't worry about it, Dad and Mom. I'm in good health now. I'll help the library copy books every day, and I'm sure I can collect enough money for the exam."
The Han Youtian couple didn't say anything, but Han Erlang and his wife as well as Han Sanlang and his wife were relieved. As long as the eldest brother didn't have to pay for the imperial examination, they had nothing to say.
Han Ze looked at Han Erlang and Han Sanlang again and said, "Erlang and Sanlang, I have wronged you two for so many years. Big brother is not in good health and still needs to study. I alone have spent most of the family's money, but I am not in good health, and I have not made any achievements in my studies. I didn't even pass the examination to become a scholar. Big brother, you are ashamed. Don't worry, if big brother still fails to pass the examination to become a scholar next year, I promise to separate the family from you. Luckily, big brother became a scholar, so let's not talk about the separation of the family again, okay?"
The original body asked him to take good care of his family. His two younger brothers are also family members and must be taken care of.
If they fail the exam, they will split up the family, but if they pass the exam, they will not split up the family. This is clearly to take care of them.
Han Erlang and Han Sanlang slowly lowered their heads. They were indeed aggrieved, but their always proud eldest brother actually apologized to them. It must be said that this shocked them and made them feel extremely guilty.
The eldest brother's poor health was not his fault. They were a family, and if they were fussy about everything, it would seem like they were making things difficult for the eldest brother. But the eldest brother didn't take it seriously and was still willing to consider them, which showed that the eldest brother never blamed them.
At this time, not to mention Erlang and Sanlang, even Zheng and Wu had nothing to say. The eldest brother had already said so much, and it would be inhumane for them to bring up the matter of dividing the family. Forget it, let's wait until next year.
Han Youtian sighed heavily. His eldest son had already arranged everything. What else could he say? He could only say nothing.
Old Lady Han had nothing to say. She knew the temperaments of her children. The eldest was not a cold-hearted person. When he passed the imperial examination, the second and third brothers would benefit from it.
The matter of the separation was over. Han Ze glanced at Sister Han and asked faintly, "Sister, are you angry with me?"
Han Daya was indeed angry, but she concealed it very well. How did Han Ze see it? She pretended to be stunned, looked at him and asked, "What do you mean? Why am I angry?"
Han Ze sighed softly: "Sister is really angry with me. I shouldn't let Jinxiu and Chunxue compete for the master. After all, sister has helped me so much. If we do this, it will seem ungrateful."
Han Daya remained silent. Han Jinxiu had already worshipped Grandma Lu as her teacher, so what was the point of Han Ze apologizing? In her heart, Han Ze was an ungrateful person, so what if she was angry
Han Erlang and Han Sanlang didn't think this was a big deal, and since their eldest brother had already apologized, the matter should be over.
Han Ze glanced around at everyone, then looked at Han Daya, with a hint of blame in his tone: "Sister, if you are angry with me, just vent your anger on me. It is wrong for you to persuade my parents to separate from us brothers. What if my parents get angry and get sick?"
Han Youtian and Han Lao Po frowned, feeling uncomfortable. Daya was too serious. It was just that Granny Lu accepted Jinxiu as her apprentice and confiscated Chunxue, but she was so angry that she went back to her parents' home and instigated them to separate. It was really wrong.
Han Daya saw her parents' expressions change and said hurriedly, "It was Erlang and Sanlang's wife who asked me to come back and persuade you."
Zheng and Wu lowered their heads, looking at the tips of their shoes, as if they didn't exist.
Han Ze smiled bitterly. "In the past, my eldest sister would have persuaded them not to split up the family. But this time, not only did she not persuade them, but she agreed to their request and came back to persuade our parents to split up the family."
After a pause, he continued, "Eldest sister knows that in our village, no family whose parents are still alive has split up. If we really split up, will our family still have a good reputation? Even if I pass the imperial examination and become a scholar, people will talk about our family situation if they know about it. After all this talk, eldest sister is still angry with me."
Han Daya couldn't find any words to reply him for a moment. She smiled coldly in her heart. He was indeed a scholar. He spoke in a very organized way.
After thinking for a while, she said, "I didn't think too much about it. It was just that after hearing what Erlang and Sanlang's wife said was so pitiful, I thought it would be better to divide the family to avoid you making trouble."
The eldest daughter came back to persuade them to separate the family. Even though she had helped her family a lot, Mrs. Han complained about her and said unhappily, "You knew that separation would be bad, but you still persuaded us to separate. What was your intention? Just because we didn't let Jinxiu give up worshipping Granny Lu as her teacher? Do you hate us?"
"Mom, how could I possibly think that?"
Han Daya was speechless and wanted to go back to her parents' home to persuade them to separate. This was the worst thing she had done since her rebirth. Why did she agree to Erlang Sanlang's wife to come back and persuade her parents to separate? This was not picking a fight with Han Ze, but getting herself into trouble.
"You didn't think that, but you did it."
Old lady Han said angrily that her daughter had really disappointed her this time. How could she, a married woman, get involved in her mother's family affairs? And it was a big matter of dividing the family. She was so old, didn't she know what she should and shouldn't be involved in
Since she knew this and still did this, it shows that she was angry with them just as Han Ze said.
Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Han became even angrier. Her eldest daughter had instigated them to split up over such a trivial matter. If something unfair happened in the future, she would inevitably resent them and do other outrageous things.
As for the eldest daughter's help to her parents' family, at this moment, she had completely forgotten about it and was left with only complaints about her eldest daughter.
Han Daya was shocked to see her mother's bad face. She had been a good daughter in front of her parents for so long, and seeing that her image of a good daughter was about to collapse, she hurriedly said, "Mom, I really don't have any other ideas. I just can't bear my brothers quarreling every day."
Han Ze said softly beside him: "Sister, we don't quarrel every day."
Erlang and Saburo also said in unison: "Sister, we are not making a fuss."
Han Youtian suddenly said, "Daya, you should go home first. As for the division of the family, don't get involved. Just take care of your own business."
Han Daya looked at her parents, then at Han Ze, and said angrily, "Mom and Dad, I really don't have any other ideas. If I had other ideas, I wouldn't help my mother's family. You can't deny me for such a small thing."
Han Youtian waved his hand and said, "You should know that dividing the family is not a small matter. You have helped your mother's family, and we all remember it. Let your eldest brother repay you in the future."
Old Lady Han also said, "Just because you help your mother's family doesn't mean you can interfere in their affairs."
Han Daya left angrily.
Old Lady Han looked at her eldest daughter's back and sighed, "I didn't expect her to be so petty. She got mad at the family for such a small matter and even urged us to separate. I don't know what she was thinking."
Zheng curled her lips and asked, who said that the elder sister-in-law is so petty
Old Lady Han looked at the two younger daughters-in-law and said angrily, "And you two are such troublesome people. Why do you have to go to your eldest sister's house to make trouble when you can't talk about it at home?"
Erlang and Sanlang's wives were like quails, hiding in a corner and not daring to say anything. Today's incident was also due to their impulsiveness.
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Thanks to Xiaoxiao for throwing 1 mine. Throwing time: 2018-10-30 23:14:50