Zhou Dashu's sons all wanted to live in Dr. Lu's house. As soon as Dr. Lu was buried, the eldest son brought his wife to find his father Zhou Dashu and said, "Dad, you see, I have quite a few children, two or three! Our house is too small to accommodate them. Why don't I take the children and live in Dr. Lu's house?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the second son came in and said, "Dad, you can't just think about your eldest brother. Look, I have several children too. The house at home is shabby, so it's just right for us to live there."
The third brother was not married yet, and he was going to propose marriage, but ended up messing things up like this. He didn't fight over the house, but just watched the eldest and second brothers fighting over it until they were red in the face.
Zhou Dashu suddenly felt embarrassed. What the eldest and second sons said were true. Even if there were two or three children, they were squeezed in the same room and life was indeed a little inconvenient.
Seeing that the eldest and second sons were almost fighting over the house, the third son couldn't stand it anymore and came up with an idea: "Dad, Mom, why don't you and Mom move in with Grandma? The vacated rooms can be given to the nephews and nieces, that would be fine."
The third brother knows his two older brothers well. They all say that they want to move out and live away from home, not with their parents!
It was the third brother who came up with a good idea, so Zhou Dashu, Zhou Pozi and their family moved to Doctor Lu's original home.
The eldest, second, third and other Zhou brothers all had to go to Zhou Dashu's new home to eat, and naturally they had to go there to help with the housework as well.
As a result, the two granddaughters-in-law of the Zhou family had a harder time. They only had to take care of one home before, but now they have to take care of two homes. Fortunately, they don’t have to eat at home, so it’s easier.
The lives of these granddaughters-in-law became more difficult, but Mrs. Zhou's life became better. The two daughters-in-law did the housework at home, and she was in charge of all the money earned by her son.
The mother-in-law was not allowed to speak and could be bullied at will. This life was too beautiful. Moreover, Mrs. Zhou was also insidious. She usually pinched Mrs. Zhou, almost always on her thighs. Mrs. Zhou would never show her injuries in front of her son.
So no one really knew what Madam Zhou did. Unfortunately, one day Madam Zhou took her wife out to buy pork at the headman's house.
Mrs. Zhou walked a little slower, so she was pushed by Mrs. Zhou. Maybe she was used to it. She twisted Mrs. Zhou's waist hard. Mrs. Zhou was in so much pain that she cried, but she could do nothing.
Beibei and Qingyue, who were standing by, saw this scene and couldn't help but frown: "Isn't it said that Madam Zhou is a good daughter-in-law? She is also filial to her mother-in-law. Everyone knows her reputation for being a good wife."
Qingyue curled her lips and said, "This may be the so-called evil will be punished by evil. This Zhou Pozi has met her match and got her retribution."
Beibei frowned and said, "But this is not appropriate for an old lady like her. She is an old lady after all."
Qingyue really dislikes Grandma Zhou: "For an old woman like her, it would be a relief if she died early. If she speaks out, it will ruin her reputation, and if she keeps it, it will be a disaster. I have to say that Ye Moer did a commendable thing by poisoning her and making her mute."
Beibei didn't plan to continue talking about this topic with Qingyue. It was obvious that Qingyue hated Mrs. Zhou. If Ye Moer hadn't taken action first, she would have poisoned her herself and made her mute.
It seems that she should not meddle in other people's business, because this Mrs. Zhou is destined to live under Mrs. Zhou's rule.
Just because of this scene, or because of Beibei's concern for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Today, Jianghu Pig Farm slaughtered another pig and sold the meat to the villagers at a low price, so there were many people.
Beibei brought Qingyue out because he didn't want to be disturbed by the villagers, but he didn't expect to see this scene. Shaking his head, Beibei and Qingyue turned back. Since he didn't intend to care, he pretended not to see it.
As a result, when I came back, I saw Zhou Dasheng's wife, Zhou Er Niangzi, preparing the ingredients. She was also a tough woman, but she was really grateful to Beibei for saving their family.
Not only did she save her head who was seriously injured, she also helped her and her children, which helped her family turn things around. So when she saw Beibei, Mrs. Zhou Er happily stepped forward and greeted them: "Miss Mu, Miss Qingyue, where are you going?"
Beibei smiled and said, "Just wandering around. By the way, I met your mother-in-law and sister-in-law on the way here. Your mother-in-law is mute now. Didn't she ask you to take care of her?"
Mrs. Zhou Er frowned when she heard this: "Asking us to take care of her? She has to be so shameless. If it weren't for you, Miss Mu, I would have lost my life as the head of the family. And take care of her. If she really has the audacity to come to my house, I'll make it clear here, don't blame me for being mean to the elderly."
Beibei was speechless, and Qingyue was even more speechless. She didn't understand why Beibei was so concerned about the old woman. What did that old woman have to do with you
Beibei coughed twice and said, "Then your mother-in-law is at your sister-in-law's house. Your sister-in-law won't treat her badly, right?"
Madam Zhou Er noticed something and looked at Bei Bei with some confusion: "Miss Mu, what did you see? Did you see my sister-in-law bullying my mother-in-law? If so, she deserves it. Miss Mu, you don't know..."
Then Beibei listened to Mrs. Zhou Er's words slowly. It turned out that Mrs. Zhou had been a nobody since she was young. In her eyes, only her son Zhou Dashu was a person, and the others were just doing hard labor.
Let’s not talk about how Zhou Er’s life was worse than death after she married Zhou Dasheng. She was lucky to be alive. Zhou Niangzi was not much better than her. After Zhou Niangzi married Zhou Dashu, she was the same, working every day, but her life was much better than Zhou Er’s.
Before Madam Zhou came into the family, all the work in the Zhou family was done by Madam Zhou. Even after giving birth, she did not even take time off from work and went straight to work in the fields, which also killed Madam Zhou's child.
Later, after Mrs. Zhou came into the family, Mrs. Zhou was finally able to live a normal life. It was because Mrs. Zhou tortured Mrs. Zhou that Mrs. Zhou was able to give birth to so many children.
Beibei was silent for a long time after hearing this. She couldn't imagine that an old woman in a village could be so vicious.
In the middle of winter, people were forced to wash clothes with cold water, and women who had just given birth were forced to work in the fields, and they were not allowed to eat enough. If Zhou Er's wife had not been lucky, she would have been tortured to death long ago.
What Zhou Erniang said had a huge impact on Bei Bei. She had lived in Mingyue Island, a free country, since she was a child. If a woman couldn't live with him anymore, she could divorce him or even divorce him.
I never thought that there were so many women in the Great Zhou living like this. Qingyue looked at Beibei with some concern: "Girl, are you okay?"
Mrs. Zhou Er also quickly apologized: "Look at me, why am I saying all this to a little girl like you! It's all my fault, but people like you, Miss Mu, don't have to worry about meeting a bad mother-in-law in the future."
Qingyue rolled her eyes at Madam Zhou Er. It would be better if she didn't say that. You must be kidding. In the future, her master's mother-in-law will definitely support her master. If anyone dares to bully her master, the master won't have to do anything. They can handle it.
Beibei came back to his senses and sighed: "In your village, how many wives are bullied like this?"
Perhaps the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law should be taken more seriously? Beibei shuddered when she heard about the so-called vicious mother-in-law using filial piety to oppress her daughter-in-law.
The Great Zhou Dynasty was a country that attached great importance to filial piety. If there was an unfilial person, he would probably be sentenced to death. I didn't expect that such a heavy punishment would encourage the arrogance of those old people.
Beibei suddenly felt powerless because she was at a loss as to what to do. She didn't know what to do or how to help a suffering woman like Mrs. Zhou Er.
Even if her mother took action, it was only to allow the girl to go to school. However, when the girl grows up, she will have to get married. I am afraid that even her parents would agree with the idea that a married daughter is like spilled water.
"You go ahead and do your work. I'll go back first."
Madam Zhou Er looked at Bei Bei suddenly leaving in bewilderment, then looked at Qing Yue: "Did I scare Miss Mu?"
After all, she is just a little girl. When she hears that life after getting married is so terrible, if she scares her benefactor, Mrs. Zhou Er will be very uneasy.
Qingyue smiled and said, "It's none of your business. I'm afraid my daughter is thinking of something else. Madam Tuesday, when you go home later, take two more pounds of meat with you. Just think of it as a gift from my daughter."
After saying that, he chased after Bei Bei and said, "Girl, what are you thinking about? You are in such a low mood."
Beibei knew that she couldn't hide it from Qingyue. After all, Aunt Qingyue really understood her. She sighed and told him what she was thinking. Suddenly, she asked curiously, "Why doesn't Aunt Qingyue get married?"
Qingyue blinked her eyes, and suddenly reached out to touch Beibei's head: "From the moment Beibei was born, I planned not to get married and to take care of you for the rest of your life. Don't think too much, I'm not afraid of a wicked mother-in-law or anything, I just haven't met someone I like, and I like this kind of life."
Beibei still didn't quite understand: "I don't understand."
Qingyue smiled: "You are still young, of course you don't understand. Maids like us, if we are lucky, can marry a minor official. In the future, we will live around our husbands and children, and have to take care of our husbands' families, which is very troublesome."
"Look at me now. I just need to take good care of you. Anyway, when I get old, you will take care of me. So I think it's better now than getting married. Did you see Hongxia and others say the same as I said?"
Beibei narrowed her eyes and asked, "Is their mother-in-law nice to them?"