The patriarch could not make sense of the Niu family, so he could only persuade Shao Chengwen. After all, Shao Mechanics is his own father. It would be very unfilial if it were turned away.
It's a pity that Shao Chengwen lowered his head and didn't say anything.
It is also known that Shao Chengwen is in charge of the affairs of this family, otherwise the patriarch suspects that Niu is the head of the family.
Niu looked at her husband's painful look, gritted his teeth and said: "Patriarch, don't make it difficult for us to be the head of the house. My head swears in front of my mother-in-law that I will never recognize that person in my life." That person naturally refers to Shao Lichen.
A bad premonition emerged in the patriarch's heart: "Your mother-in-law did not commit suicide?" If she committed suicide, Shao Chengwen would not be able to make such a vow.
Niu sneered and said: "What suicide, my mother-in-law was forced to die by the old woman Shao." Her mother-in-law was such a good person, but she met a pair of mother-in-law Shao and Shao Liqian.
Under the same roof with such a person, the Niu family was shocked. So Shao Chengwen and Shao Lizhong turned back to the countryside, and Niu came back without saying a word. Although I had a hard time returning to my hometown, I felt at ease.
The patriarch’s face immediately changed: "What did you say? Your mother did not commit suicide, but was forced to death by your grandmother and father-in-law?"
The Niu clan felt that the patriarch’s attitude was a little strange, but he nodded and said, "Yes. My mother-in-law passed away, and my husband turned his face with them, and then moved back to the village."
The patriarch slapped the table on the table and said angrily: "I wonder why they went back to the village so stumblingly. That's how it is."
When Shao Chengwen heard this, he suddenly raised his head and looked at the patriarch, and asked, "Patriarch, is my uncle back?"
The patriarch glanced at Shao Chengwen and said, "Your uncle has not come back, but I heard that he became a high official in the new dynasty." Before that, he was half-trusted, but now it seems that Tie Kui must be a high official, and he also knows about the Tie family. The truth about suicide. If not, Shao Zhouzhong would not return to his hometown in despair.
After knowing the truth, the patriarch gave up on this matter.
Shao Chengwen said to the Niu family: "A Fen, you go to find out if your grandfather and aunt have gone down the mountain?" If he knew his mother was going to die, he would definitely take his mother to the mountain to find his grandfather and aunt.
A few days ago, Niu got sick to recuperate at home, but Shao Chengwen has been working on things without paying attention to outside affairs. Therefore, their family did not know that Tiehu had gone down the mountain a few days ago.
Hearing that Tiehu and Chunni were both coming down the mountain, Shao Chengwen said: "A Fen, prepare me the joss stick paper money, I'll go see my mother." Chunxiang hanged herself and died. It was Shao Chengwen's first discovery that he hugged Chunxiang down. of. Whenever he thinks of Chunxiang when he died, Shao Chengwen is full of hatred for Shao Lizhong. As long as Shao Liqiang cares about the relationship between husband and wife, her mother will not do stupid things in despair.
Niu looked at his leaner husband, wiped away tears and said, "Okay, I'm going now."
When the couple arrived at Chunxiang’s tomb, Shao Chengwen knelt on the ground and burned the paper while crying and said, “Mother, I know you have been thinking of your uncle and grandfather and aunt. Aunt and they are also very good."
Niu also shed tears. After she walked in, Chunxiang treated her like a daughter. She also said that she had a good life and met such a good mother-in-law. Unexpectedly, the mother-in-law left at a young age, still in such a decisive way.
When Chunni and Hongbo arrived in front of Chunxiang's grave, they saw Shao Chengwen crying with Chunxiang's grave.
If it were replaced by Shao Chenghong, Chunni might think it was a show for her. But Chengwen has always been very filial, and Chunni naturally doesn't suspect him. Of course, even if it's a play, it can't be so realistic.
Seeing Chunni, Shao Chengwen got up and wiped her tears: "Auntie, mother will be very happy to know you come to see her."
Chun Ni nodded, then squatted down and placed the things she brought in front of the tomb.
While kneeling in front of the tomb to burn the paper, Chun Ni said: "Eldest sister, Dad asked me to tell you that he failed to find you a reliable husband and son-in-law, and he failed to protect you. He is sorry for you." When it comes to this, Chun Ni's tears also rushed down.
After crying for a while, Chunni closed her tears under Hongbo and Fu's consolation. Seeing that it was not too early, Chun Ni said, "Sister, I will see you again in a few days."
When going down the mountain, Chun Ni looked at the skinny Shao Chengwen and said, "Awen, we are all sad when your mother is gone, but you still have a wife and children to raise. For them, you should also take care of your health. "The eldest sister is gone, they are sad, but life has to go on.
Hearing these words of concern, Shao Chengwen tears down in tears: "Auntie, I am useless, I can't protect my mother well."
Seeing Shao Chengwen who was blaming herself, Chunni couldn't help but think of what Peng Shu had said. Peng Shu was right. Her elder sister committed suicide, but she was actually irresponsible to her parents and children.
Although Chun Ni hated Shao Lizhou to death, she still said, "No matter how this matter is, I can't blame you."
Shao Chengwen shook his head and said, "No, if I could take my mother back to the countryside sooner, she wouldn't be dead."
Chun Ni smiled bitterly: "Stupid boy, your mother can't think about it, even if you take her to the countryside, you will still walk this way. You can't just follow her all day long without doing anything?" Her eldest sister is With that kind of temper, it's hard to get out once you've gotten the tip of the horns. When she retired from Shao Liqian, it was not that someone who had good conditions came to propose her, but she said that she didn't want to marry anymore. I don't want to marry someone, I just can't let Shao Lizhong go.
Shao Chengwen lowered his head and said nothing.
Grasping Shao Chengwen's hand and patted it, Chun Ni said, "Your mother loves you so much, so you have to take care of yourself. If your mother sees you like this, you won't be able to rest in peace under Jiuquan."
Shao Chengwen wiped his tears and said, "Okay."
At the foot of the mountain, Niu said when they were separated: "Auntie, tomorrow I will take the children to visit my grandfather."
Chun Ni shook her head and said, "Your grandfather doesn't want to see anyone from the Shao family because of your mother. Don't come here in the future, otherwise he will punch you all out."
Thinking of the injuries on the faces of Shao Chenghong and others, Niu's heart beat. It seems that the injuries on his father-in-law's body were also beaten by his grandfather.
Shao Chengwen lowered his head and said, "It's our Shao family sorry to my grandfather." There is nothing more saddening than a white-haired person sending a black-haired person.
Chun Ni didn't answer this, but just said, "I will live my life well in the future, and your mother will be pleased if she is alive in the sky."
When the mother and son returned home, they saw the long-lost smile on Tiehu's face. Chun Ni asked as soon as she saw it, "Daddy, did Kuizi have a letter?" Apart from this, there was nothing to make his father happy.
"Well, Kuizi has written." After finishing speaking, Tiehu looked at Hongbo and asked: "You wrote to your uncle, saying that you want to get an errand in the Yamen?"
Hongbo nodded and said, "Grandfather, if I can get an errand in the Yamen, Dabao and the others will be able to talk about their marriage in the future."
Chun Ni scolded: "You bastard's wings are hard, so I don't want to discuss such a big thing with us." But she was very happy that her son knew that she was planning for herself with the child.
Hongbo touched his head and smiled: "I'm afraid you will come forward and tell your uncle when you know it, if this matter is not easy to handle, it is not easy to refuse it." It is better to ask for it yourself.
Tiehu smiled and said, "What are you scolding Hongbo for? The child knows that you are motivated, and you should be happy when you are parents."
Chunni was a little surprised when she heard that, "Father, don't you object? If Hongbo got an errand, he and his daughter-in-law will have to live in the county in the future. You may not see it twice in the next month." Bo and Dabao are the lifeblood of his father, let alone a month, it won't work if you don't see each other for a day.
"What are you talking about? Can I still delay the children's future?" It's a matter of the ancestors that the children can eat public meals.
Hongbo said hurriedly: "Mother, you will go to live with me in the county at that time."
Chunni was reluctant to leave her home field and ran to live with Hongbo in the county seat!
Tiehu said: "Your mother won't go, I'll go." Although it may not be a habit to live in the county, it is difficult to overcome this difficulty if he can see his grandson and great-grandson every day.
"Father, what should I do when you go to the county seat?" Although Chunni is the head of the family, in fact Tiehu is the backbone of this family. Chunni was not at ease when Tiehu was not there.
Tiehu stared his eyes and said, "What do you do? Or let Hongbo and I go to the county seat, or stay in Tiejia Village." At such an old age, I can't stand alone, and it's embarrassing to say it. Fortunately, he has a strong body and can live a few more years. Otherwise, don't worry about this big family.
Hongbo smiled and said, "Grandfather, mother, the horoscope hasn't been written yet! Maybe my uncle can't intervene in local affairs, he's powerless!"
Tiehu handed a famous post to Hongbo and said: "Your uncle said, let you take this famous post to the county town to find a hundred households named Wei Jinbao." With Tie Kui's words, it means that this has already been done. For the most part.
Hongbo was pleasantly surprised: "What errand did uncle find for me?"
Tiehu shook his head.
Being able to eat public meals is something ordinary people dream of. Hongbo is going to be an errand at the yamen, so he has a face to face when he talks about it. Chunni hurriedly urged: "Tomorrow you will go to the county town to find this Wei Baihu, and implement the errand as soon as possible." It is going to be too late, and maybe the good errands have been picked away.
No one expected that it suddenly became cold that night. After Chunni was awakened from the cold, she quickly changed Tiehu's bed with a thick quilt. Other people in the family have also been covered with quilts and thick clothes.
By the second day, everyone in the family added clothes. Chun Ni said, "Daddy, it's not a good sign that it suddenly became cold this day!"
Tiehu said, "Hongbo takes the big head to the county town, Chunni, you and Dongzi go to the county town to buy food." Their family bought food for more than a month. The weather this year is too abnormal, so we can save more food and rest assured.
A Shao called another guard to follow Hongbo to the county seat, and assigned two other people to the town with Chunni.
Looking up at the gray sky, Tiehu said to A Shao anxiously: "The last time I encountered such an abnormal weather, it was 40 years ago. That year, I don't know how many people died of freezing." Fortunately, he followed his foster father at the time and was not frozen. But dozens of people died in Tiejia Village that year. Most of the dead were old people and children, and some young people who were frail.
A Shao asked: "Besides, are there other problems? For example, crop failure?"
Tiehu thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I don't know this very well. I didn't cultivate the land either. But the prey in the second year was much less than the year before." The wild animals probably couldn't stand the severe cold weather. Frozen to death.
After thinking about it, A Shao decided to ask the old man in the village. After understanding it clearly, write to your uncle.