Mrs. Zhao still can't get rid of this face. When she was married, she lived in her natal family to enjoy the blessings. When she couldn't eat, she went back to Dongshan Village. She really can't do it! But her mother's family was indeed at the end of the mountain, and she drank water for several days, and Doudou looked thinner. As a mother, she can eat less, but seeing her well-behaved and cute son's sallow, emaciated and listless appearance, she really feels distressed.
While debating whether to go to Dongshan Village, her husband Yu Bo came back from Fucheng. Yu Bo saw that his son, who used to be chubby and chubby, was now thin and had a sharp jaw, so he immediately asked his wife to pack up and take them back to Dongshan Village. The little maid who served Doudou was sold off by a scholar lady as early as the calamity year. My family has nothing to eat, so how can there be spare food to feed irrelevant people
The three members of Yu Bo's family returned to Dongshan Village, and only then did Mrs. Zhao know that her mother-in-law had reconciled with her father-in-law. If the father-in-law was there, the second brother's ten taels of silver a month would be enough for the whole family to buy food. Fortunately, there is nothing left, and the two families are still like enemies, and they don't communicate with each other.
When Mrs. Zhang saw her youngest son's family coming back, she was so happy that she killed the only hen in the pen. There is no food to feed, and chickens don’t like to lay eggs. It’s better to kill them and make soup for their sons and grandchildren if they lose fat after raising them! She also grabbed a handful of the white rice that she treasured at home and made porridge for her precious grandson.
Chicken soup and rice porridge, only Yu Bo and Doudou have a share, others can only watch. Mrs. Li immediately became unhappy, and said in a loud voice: "My man goes fishing in the wind and rain every day, and the money he got in exchange supports the family. Why can't we husband and wife eat? Partiality is not so partial, if you feel sorry For the younger son, let’s separate! Mother, you live with the younger son!”
Mrs. Zhang was so angry that she moved the end of the basket of coarse grain pancakes, looked at Mrs. Li viciously, and said, "You are a troublemaker, forcing your man to hide money privately, and deducting at least half of the money from fishing and selling every day. Don’t think I don’t know! I eat lazy food, sleep until the sun is up every day, and eat more than anyone else when I eat. Want to separate? All right! The three of you get out of here!”
"Separation means fair points! When Yu Hai was separated, he was divided into several broken houses. Why didn't we divide the house when we separated? Mother, the mountain also came out of your stomach, you You can't just favor the third child!" Mrs. Li is not as easy-talking as Mrs. Liu, and she wants to kick them out, but there is no door!
Mrs. Zhang didn't mess around with her, stared at her eldest son and asked, "Dashan, what do you mean? You also want to separate the family?"
Yu Dashan has always been used to being oppressed by this mother. Seeing her eyes full of anger looking at him, his mouth moved, and he didn't dare to fart even if he lowered his head. Li Shi was so angry that he twisted his arm hard.
Yu Dashan plucked up his courage, and said honestly: "Mother, raising your son should be a part of it. But I don't have the ability to raise my younger brother's family! And you are too partial in doing things, and you are so close to your younger brother's family, and so is my Heizi." Your grandson, who works so hard at the pier every day, has never seen you make some delicious food for him... "
When Mrs. Zhang heard this, this honest son was also driven away from her. She thought that if the eldest son really separated and went out in the future, how could she, an old lady half buried in the earth, provide for the younger son to study and take scientific examinations.
Mrs. Zhang wept and shouted: "Dashan! I raised you up from the sky. In the most difficult time, my mother never thought of throwing you away. Now that you are grown up, you have wings. If you're hard, you're going to leave your mother alone, right?"
"Mother, I didn't ignore you..." Yu Dashan hurriedly said as he was still a dutiful son.
Mrs. Zhang patted her legs, sniffed her snot, and said, "Then what do you mean? Your little brother is short of food and drink in Fucheng, and he has become thin as a bone. And Xiaodoudou, who used to be so white and tender, is now so thin There is not much meat. They are your own brothers and nephews, and you still give their opinions?"
Yu Dashan glanced at the younger brother who had lost a lot of weight and the little nephew who was so frightened that he got into the arms of his younger brother and sister, and lowered his head in shame.
Seeing his son's remorse, Mrs. Zhang said while the iron was hot: "In the spring of next year, your younger brother will take part in the scientific examination. After being selected as a scholar, he will take part in Qiuwei. official..."
"Mother, I won't donate an official. I want to pass the general examination and palace examination based on my true ability. I can't guarantee that I can at least win the top three and come back. The three tops came from Jinshi, and the imperial court is for officials!" Yu Bo Confident and authentic.
When Mrs. Zhang heard what her youngest son said, she immediately smiled and said, "Yes! My son is ambitious! You should study hard at home these days, and don't be discouraged!"
Yu Bo hesitated for a moment, then asked: "I heard...the stone from the second elder brother's family will also participate in the childbirth examination next year. I don't know if it is true?"
Mrs. Zhang curled her lips and said, "Who knows! Just like Xiao Shitou's crazy playfulness every day, it's useless to take the exam!"
Yu Bo nodded in agreement and said, "Shitou has only been studying for a few years? He can't read a few big characters yet, so let him take the exam. The second brother also takes the scientific exam as a joke, right? Pulling seedlings to encourage growth will ruin Shishi!"
"Let's ignore the affairs over there! What does he like to do!" Mrs. Zhang saw that "Prince Jing's son" had all gone back, and he hadn't seen old Yutou come to answer her, and he felt even more resentful towards old Yutou and Yu Hai in his heart. But after all, she has something in someone else's hands, and she doesn't dare to make trouble, so she can only pretend that the old house and family don't exist!
Hearing his uncle's confident words, Mrs. Li hesitated again. Her man has given his uncle the books he has read for so many years, and finally sees the dawn of hope. If the family is separated at this time, wouldn't it be a loss? no! Those who are not separated will have to pass next spring. If my uncle passed the exam, she would pretend that he hadn't mentioned it; if he didn't pass the exam, don't blame Li Guihua for not showing affection. Even if she makes trouble in the county government, she must divide the family fairly!
After dinner, Yu Bo's family of three returned to their room. Mrs. Zhao fanned her son, who was sleeping soundly with his belly stretched out. The way her son ate porridge and gnawed chicken legs just now made her very sad. The two of them have not had a full meal for a long time.
"Father, do you want to visit the old house tomorrow? Although the father-in-law and mother-in-law have divorced, the father-in-law is your real father after all. If you don't visit him this time, what will the villagers say?" Zhao said. Shi pondered, it's better to establish a good relationship with the old house. Mrs. Zhang's stupid mother-in-law can't point it out. After all, my husband and I are blood relatives there, and the broken bones are still connected!
Yu Bo didn't have any bad feelings towards his second brother. When the second brother left the house, he was still fighting for the second brother in his heart. But he was very clear about Mother's temper, and it was useless for him to persuade her. As for the reason why father and mother reconciled, he was really speechless. I didn't expect my mother to be cruel enough to see my father waiting to die, but she was not willing to spend money to see a doctor for him. His mother-in-law wished that she would die so that there would be fewer people to eat, and she would have to give her justice for everything he said in his turn. Not to mention leaving all the money of the house to the woman, even a penny would not be allowed to be taken away by her... It is considered the utmost benevolence for my father to do this.
Hearing what his daughter-in-law said, Yu Bo was very thankful that the daughter-in-law he married was reasonable. He nodded and looked at Mrs. Zhao with a smile, and said, "Well, tomorrow I will take Doudou to pay my respects to my father. See if there is anything else in the family that you can get." Can it be done? After all, I haven’t been at home for nearly half a year, so it’s not appropriate to go to see Dad empty-handed.”
Mrs. Zhao took out a piece of dark gray material from the bottom of the box. She originally planned to make clothes for her father, but in order to establish a good relationship with the old house, she gritted her teeth and took it out: "You can take this piece of material! There isn’t much good stuff left at home, and everything that can be used is almost enough!”
Yu Bo knew that for the past six months, his daughter-in-law lived and boarded at her husband's house, but she didn't pay any money. It was not easy for the old man, so he took a broken piece of silver weighing one or two taels from his bundle, put it into Mrs. Zhao's hand, and said, "This silver was saved by my frugality in Fucheng. You can give it to your mother-in-law." You can't let your father-in-law and mother-in-law go hungry because of you two."
Mrs. Zhao was very moved. With red eyes, she carefully put away the money and said in a low voice, "Originally, I planned to use my dowry as a few pieces in two days to help my parents through the difficult time. With this money , saving food is enough for parents to eat for half a month. His father, thank you!"
"Family, why don't we thank you? Father-in-law and mother-in-law have helped us a lot these years. One should have a conscience, right?" Yu Bo held his daughter-in-law's slightly rough hand. After the little girl was sold, Mrs. Zhao had to do everything by herself, and because she didn't have enough to eat, she looked a lot haggard. However, it adds a bit of cuteness...
Early the next morning, Yu Bo walked slowly towards the west end of the village with his wife and children. His long gown is very conspicuous in the village. The villagers chatting under the tree greeted him one after another: "Hey, isn't this the youngest son of Lao Yu's family? He's back from Fucheng?"
"This is Doudou, it's already so big. It's grown in size in the past two years!"
"Is this to see your father? Xiaobo is quite filial!"
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With a smile on his face, Yu Bo greeted the old men and women in the same village politely. Mrs. Zhao asked her youngest son to call "grandpa" and "grandma". The villagers all praised Yu Bo for his promise and Doudou for being polite...
After passing through the entire Dongshan Village, the family of three came to the foot of the West Mountain. From a distance, you can see the tall courtyard wall and the door of the old house of Yu's family with blue bricks and red tiles. Mrs. Zhao bent down enviously and said to her son, "Doudou, look! That's the second uncle's house!! Do you still remember Brother Shitou and Sister Xiaocao? You will see them soon."
Doudou blinked her big eyes, and said nonchalantly: "I remember Sister Xiaocao, the fish soup she boiled is delicious!"
Mrs. Zhao gave a bitter smile, nodded his little nose, and said, "You are indeed a snack!"