"It's not low, anyway, we still can't get enough to eat at home."

Huang Xiaosan was speechless.

"Never mind, I'll tell you later."

Since they don't care, I'm too lazy to waste my breath. They'll find out eventually anyway, and I won't treat them unfairly.

After this commotion, the pent-up frustration that had been building up in Huangjiakou suddenly dissipated, and Huang Xiaosan's mood improved considerably.

"You guys go home and talk things out first. I have other things to do. We can leave together this afternoon."

"Let's go together, with many people, nothing is difficult."

Upon hearing this, a glint flashed in Huang Xiaosan's eyes, and then he slowly nodded.

I originally planned to go to Jiangjiazhuang to ask for help, but now that I've found so many people, it seems unnecessary to make that trip.

Jiang Chao, let's find another opportunity to rescue him. After all, important matters are more important.

Huang Xiaosan refused to admit that he was gloating and wanted Jiang Chao to suffer more at the hands of his uncle and aunt.

Afterwards, Huang Xiaosan gave a brief account of what had happened.

"To be honest, my family was forced to move overnight, like stray dogs. We had long ago made up our minds to never have anything to do with the people of Huangjiakou again."

We've already let those past favors go, and we didn't intend to take them back. But these people are far too greedy; they're still eyeing our family. If we don't teach them a lesson, they'll think we're pushovers.

"This is outrageous!" Ji Qin said angrily. "You earned your fortune through your own hard work. It's only right that you help each other out, not to. How can they covet it?"

"That's right. Everyone in the surrounding villages envies Huangjiakou for having produced such a great philanthropist, who has built roads and schools. How can they still not be satisfied?"

Is this the key point?

What a bunch of idiots!

Why is no one paying attention to their family being granted the title of Marquis?

Disbelief or indifference?

Perhaps that's the difference, Huang Xiaosan thought to himself.

Both groups received benefits, but these people, who only drank some soup, were grateful, while none of the villagers spoke up for them.

He regretted it. If he could go back in time, he wouldn't have given those ungrateful wretches the food he used to feed the dogs during his corvée labor.

After returning from Huangjiakou, Huang Shan, who had come to join the fun, immediately recounted the whole story to Sister-in-law Huang in detail.

"Mother, Brother Huangye is different from before."

Things are really different now. If it were before, where would we have gotten the confidence to speak like this?

"Son, did you practice calligraphy today?"

"Huh?" Huang Shan asked, puzzled. "Why are you suddenly asking this?"

"Do you have it?"

"No," Huang Shan said guiltily, lowering his head. "My son isn't cut out for studying. He's already struggling to recognize all the everyday characters and write them into the family genealogy."

"What about the exercises your second aunt taught you? Have you been practicing them every day?"

No, not at all.

Huangshan felt even more guilty.

Although I felt there was no need to practice, I still lacked confidence.

"Go practice now. I'll take you to see your second aunt in a few days. If you don't live up to her expectations..."

Sister-in-law Huang didn't say the rest.

But Huang Shan understood that if he was hopeless and incompetent, there was nothing that could be done even if the two families had some mutual respect.

“Mother,” Huang Shan said irritably, “I also want to improve myself, I also want to be a superior person, but this is just making things difficult for me. I can do farming and driving carts, but I can’t study or practice martial arts.”

"I don't know if my second aunt was exaggerating on purpose, but that so-called exercise method isn't as mysterious as she made it out to be. It's supposed to strengthen the body, so why do I feel weaker and weaker?"

"Shut up, don't talk nonsense!" Sister-in-law Huang looked outside nervously, and only breathed a sigh of relief after finding no one. "You fool, why do you say everything out loud? If your father hears you, he'll definitely punish you."

“I didn’t say anything wrong,” Huang Shan pouted. “We’re all of the same blood. Xiao Chuan and the other two can read fluently and practice martial arts quite well. I’m just a blockhead who can’t be taught. We’re grandsons of the same parents, yet the difference is so huge. Are you happy about that, Mother?”

Of course it's uncomfortable!

How could she be comfortable when her son, who had always left his cousins ​​far behind, suddenly became the one who held her back at every turn?

But what can we do about it?

Circumstances are beyond our control. What if we speak frankly and they refuse to teach us anymore?

She pursed her lips and continued to instruct her son, "Stop talking nonsense. Don't go out these next few days. Focus on reading, recognizing characters, and practicing your exercises."

"Mother, you always criticize me, but what about yourself? What kind of martial arts are you still practicing?"

These words made Sister-in-law Huang's face turn awkward.

At first, practicing the exercises did have some effect; I became stronger and my complexion became more rosy. But later, I didn't feel anything.

She had long forgotten about the waste of time and the pointless practice. Today, she only made her son practice to please her sister-in-law.

“You’re different from me. I’m too old to go through all this trouble, but you’re young and strong…”

"Excuses, all excuses!"

"You brat, how dare you talk like that? Don't you listen to your mother?"

Sister-in-law Huang was furious. She found that her son was becoming increasingly presumptuous and now even dared to talk back to his mother.

Upon hearing this, Huang Shan realized his lapse in composure and said, "Mother, it was my fault, please don't be angry."

These words calmed down Sister-in-law Huang. “No matter what you think, you have to do what you’re supposed to do, even if it’s just an act. Now that there’s a rift between our two families, if you don’t live up to expectations, even if I have to use all my words, your second aunt probably won’t approve of you.”

That person is heartless.

He's willing to kill his own son, let alone his nephew.

"I understand," Huang Shan said somewhat reluctantly. "I'll try my best."

He disliked both writing large characters and practicing martial arts.

It's a waste of time and doesn't do any good; it's like being a complete idiot.

"Not just try, definitely."

Your grandfather looks down on us mother and daughter even more now. If he weren't too proud to admit it, he probably would have pounced on us long ago.

"You're my only son, so you must make me proud!"

"I know," Huang Shan said impatiently. "Mother, I have something to do, I'll go out first."

She keeps repeating the same things, and she's tired of hearing it herself.

He complained that he was useless, but he didn't even look at his father. If he were as capable as his second aunt, would he still be living a miserable life in the countryside?

The more Huangshan thought about it, the more dissatisfied he became with Huangshi, and the longer his face grew.

I'm so angry, I must get Wan'er to comfort me.

She's so gentle, considerate, and understanding; she even sees me as her pillar of support. She'll definitely understand how I feel.

Huang Shan left without looking back, which angered Sister-in-law Huang so much that she kicked the broom next to her away.

She feels like everything's going wrong lately.

Her son was disobedient, her husband was not considerate, and her father-in-law also had complaints about her. Her life was getting worse and worse.

I have absolutely no idea how I got here, nor do I know how to go back to the way things were before.

"Not a single one of them is considerate!"

With a cold snort, Sister-in-law Huang went to the backyard with a livid face.

Now that my mother-in-law doesn't help with chores, I have to take care of everything at home and outside. Even if I squeeze in some free time, I can't find much. Every day I'm so tired that I don't even want to move my fingers, but there's no one to help me.