Soon, Zhou Zhoulang also brought the three uncles of the Qian family.
Uncle Qian and Uncle Qian had sullen faces, and when they entered the door, they looked at Old Zhou and asked about the situation, while Uncle Qian yelled: "Why do you ask, our daughter is just divorced, this is when we are Dead man, Dalang and his brothers are all here, so go directly to the door and ask them what the Liu family means."
Uncle Qian glared at him and said: "Stop saying a few words, even if you go, you have to discuss it before you go."
"What are you discussing? It's better not to delay this matter. It's not clear to leave it until tomorrow. At that time, Xi will have to wrestle with everything that Xi has taken from their Liu family. Now that he has just returned, he has not unpacked the package, so just take it away." Throw it in the face of their Liu family."
A clan elder took a puff of dry tobacco and said: "The third uncle's words are not rough, I think what he said is reasonable, what do you think, Brother Jin?"
Old Zhou Tou pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "I am going today, but I have to make a charter for what to do when I go."
Everyone had no objections, and immediately began to discuss with each other. First of all, they had to ask clearly about the purpose of the Zhou family.
Is it to accept the letter of divorce, or insist on living with the Liu family, or reconcile
Old Zhou didn't speak, but looked at Little Qian.
Little Qian entered the house on tiptoe, and said to Zhou Xi who had just wiped away her tears, "Big sister, dad wants me to ask you, do you still want to live with the Liu family?"
Zhou Xi bit his lip and said nothing.
Man Bao was sitting at the side, and said without thinking: "Of course it's nothing, brother-in-law is a villain, eldest sister, divorce him!"
Zhou Xi wanted to smile, and asked, "After I retire, where will I live and how will I live?"
Man Bao: "Of course I live at home. How I lived in the past will be how I will live in the future."
Xiaoqian took a look at Man Bao, and said to Zhou Xi: "I'll talk about these things later, father will always have an idea, now you just say, do you want to live with the Liu family?"
Zhou Xi bit his lips and remained silent for a while, before finally clenched his fists and said, "Widow Wu in our village is pregnant with his child."
Xiaoqian understood it as soon as she heard it, and turned around to go out.
Zhou Xi heaved a sigh of relief, and soon Xiaoqian came in again, and asked her in a low voice, "Mother asked me to ask you, is there any evidence about his affair with Widow Wu?"
Zhou Xi shook her head. The reason why she knew was because she overheard what her mother-in-law said to him. If Zhou's family went to ask, of course they would not admit it.
Little Qian felt a little regretful, and then gave her a look of resentment, turned around and went out again.
Man Bao listened to the lively discussions outside, and wanted to join in the fun, but Zhou Xi grabbed him and couldn't go out.
Zhou Xi smiled wryly at Yaomei: "Eldest sister is a little scared, can you stay with eldest sister in the room?"
Immediately, Man Bao felt a sense of pride in her heart. She patted her chest and assured Zhou Xi, "Eldest sister, don't be afraid. I will protect you. I can fight very well. Bai Shanbao is bigger than me and can't beat me."
Zhou Xi didn't really listen to Man Bao's words, so naturally she didn't pursue who Bai Shanbao was. She just didn't want her sister to hear these dirty things, so as not to pollute her ears.
Outside the house, the adults already knew what Zhou Xi meant, and the old Zhou said again: "It is impossible for my Zhou family to accept the letter of divorce. Even if my family Xi has no children, she is wearing hemp for the old man and the old lady of the Liu family. Dai Xiao, she was a filial daughter-in-law. Want to quit? Don't even think about it, but his family is so embarrassing to my Zhou family, it is impossible for my Zhou family to give their daughter to their Liu family again."
He said: "Heli, this is the only way!"
"That's right," Uncle Qian was even more confused. Although his eldest niece didn't say it aloud just now, he was standing by the side and heard it, and shouted directly: "I have to pay compensation, or I will hook him up with the widow." Let the whole town know about the news, let people know that his future son is a son of adultery, let's see where the face of the Liu family will be put."
This nonsense, not to mention the two uncles of the Qian family, even the old Zhou felt embarrassed, and couldn't help but glared at him.
He avoided the crowd to discuss with his wife very worriedly, "Do you really want the third brother to go together?"
Mrs. Qian closed her eyes and chanted sutras, and said: "Everyone is invited, you leave him alone, and see if he will turn your family upside down."
Old Zhou couldn't help touching his nose.
Qian said with a blank face: "Take him away, don't stop him when you get there, people have already put face on the ground and stepped on it three times, and if you add another foot to it, it won't get dirty. It’s as good as it gets.”
Old Zhou thought about his wife when she was young, how could he have forgotten that his wife was also a hot-tempered and troublesome woman when she was young.
Old Zhou Tou went out honestly, set the tone with the old people in the village, and then went to Liujia Village with everyone.
As for Zhou Xi, who was left at home, Qian asked them to take the burden away. She didn't think it was necessary for her eldest daughter to face this embarrassment.
But Xiaoqian took his two sisters-in-law with him. Of course, there were also quite a few old wives and daughters-in-law in the clan, all of whom were very slippery.
Seeing them leaving in a mighty manner, Mrs. Qian summoned all the grandchildren with a sullen face, and said, "Get ready, prepare dinner. The adults want to eat when they come back tonight."
Zhou Xi also wiped away his tears and said, "Mother, you are not feeling well, go back to the house and rest, I will take care of the kitchen."
Mrs. Qian didn't go back, but measured out the grain and asked her to grind the rice, and gave Datou money to drag people to Daji to buy some meat back.
Man Bao followed along to join in the fun, but she was weak and had no strength in her feet, so she could only watch from the sidelines, but she couldn't help.
Qian Shi didn't avoid her, and asked Zhou Xi directly, "Let your father go to the fourth child's place to squeeze in, and you live with mother?"
Zhou Xi lowered his head and said, "Isn't it a long-term solution?"
"I'll ask someone to find another good one for you. It'll be almost ready after the Chinese New Year."
Zhou Xi's face turned pale.
Mrs. Qian said slowly: "Don't be afraid, this time mother will check for you and choose an honest one for you. It's best to have two younger children at home. You can use more snacks, and you will always be able to raise them well."
Zhou Xi lowered his head and said nothing.
Man Bao looked at Eldest Sister, then at Mother, and couldn't help but pouted and said, "Mother, Eldest Sister is not happy."
She didn't understand Qian's words very well, but she directly said that the meaning of the words was wrong, and asked: "Choose an honest one? Why are there still young children? How young are they? Are they younger than me?"
Qian looked at the little girl, and said: "When the adults talk, don't interrupt if the children don't understand."
"Mother's words don't count. What you said before is that if a child doesn't understand, he should ask. Now I don't understand, so I will ask."
With Man Bao's interruption, Zhou Xi felt much better, and couldn't help but say something in his heart, "Mother, I don't want to get married anymore."