008, each with their own thoughts

008, each with their own thoughts

The mother-in-law was cursing outside, and the women who were cleaning up in the kitchen also heard the curses. They didn't quite understand the cause of the incident, but after hearing the curses from the mother-in-law, they roughly guessed the reason.

The children didn't understand what was going on, and when they heard their grandmother scolding them, they ran out in fear of being scolded too. But the adults in the family understood what she was saying.

Xiao Wang from the second room and Chen from the fourth room both stopped what they were doing, and both looked unhappy.

Liu Sanniang stood at the kitchen door, looking out into the yard. She saw her mother-in-law scolding her son and husband. Hearing the child's cries, her heart ached like a knife. She had one foot ready to step out the door, but she stubbornly held back. She knew that if she went out to persuade her mother-in-law, she might even make her angrier, and she might even grab their child and beat him up. With her husband there to protect the child, she wouldn't let him get beaten.

At this time, Mrs. Lu's wife, Sun, saw that the sisters-in-law looked unhappy, so she smiled and tried to ease the atmosphere. She said to them, "We are all family, and we should be of one mind. When Dalang becomes successful in the future, he will definitely not forget you all."

In this family, Sun is the one with the most confidence. One reason is that she gave birth to four sons in a row; the second reason is that her eldest son is the eldest grandson of the Lu family and was sent to school by his family. He is the most promising child in the family now and will also be the most promising descendant of the Lu family in the future.

When her eldest son passes the imperial examination and becomes a high-ranking official, she will be the wife of an official!

When she thought of this, Sun also knew the importance of appeasing these sisters-in-law. She couldn't let the people from other rooms have any inappropriate thoughts, because no matter what, the people from the second, third and fourth rooms had to make money to support her eldest son's studies!

"Yes, sister-in-law, you are absolutely right. We all hope that Dalang can pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar soon, so that we aunts can benefit from Dalang's fame in the future." Even Xiao Wang, who usually has the best relationship with the eldest wife, Sun, couldn't help but retort in a sarcastic tone when she saw the ugly face of her sister-in-law.

The only two people in this family who are not afraid of Sun are Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Wang.

Both Little Wang and her mother-in-law, Old Wang, were from the Wang family. She and her mother-in-law were even related, and privately she called her "Aunt." Therefore, while her mother-in-law favored the eldest wife, she treated her niece and the second wife equally well. Otherwise, Little Wang wouldn't have developed such a close relationship with her eldest sister-in-law over the years.

But after hearing what her mother-in-law said outside today, Xiao Wang was very dissatisfied. Why was it that only the children of the eldest wife could go to school, while the children of the second wife could not even have the opportunity to learn to read with their eldest cousin? Especially at this time, the eldest sister-in-law was still here showing off that her son could read!

Isn't it also the contribution of the other three families that Lu Dalang can go to school? Why is he showing off in front of them every day? At this moment, Xiao Wang's heart was getting angrier and angrier.

However, Sun Shi didn't realize the sarcasm in her sister-in-law's words, and thought that her second aunt was wishing her son a speedy success in the imperial examination. In her joy, Sun Shi pulled her sister-in-law, with whom she had a good relationship, to praise her eldest son, and even promised several of them that once her eldest son passed the imperial examination and became an official, he would bring all kinds of benefits to the family.

At this time, Liu Sanniang didn't want to continue listening to her sister-in-law's sweet dreams. When she saw her mother-in-law's scolding stopped, she took the second step, walked over, and silently took her son, who was still crying in her husband's arms, back to the house to comfort him.

As soon as he entered the house, Lu Mingfei raised his head from his mother's arms, looked at his mother, and gestured with his hand, indicating that his mother should close the door of the house.

Liu Sanniang, who had originally thought her son was crying, was stunned for a moment when she saw his tearless face. Seeing her nephews and nieces outside the door peeking into their room, she hurried over with big strides, pulled the door shut, and said to them, "Auntie wants to talk to Qilang about something. You guys go play outside first." After saying this, she quickly closed the door and bolted it from the inside without waiting for her nephews and nieces to react.

As soon as the door closed, Lu Mingfei turned around and gestured to his mother. He burst into tears again and shouted, "Mother, I know I was wrong. Please don't hit me..."

"..." Liu Sanniang looked at her son, who was singing and reciting with such great skill, and she didn't know whether to be angry or amused. However, after she came to her senses, she also cooperated with her son and raised her hand to slap her thigh.

“Pah pah pah!”

"Do you know you're wrong?" Liu Sanniang asked the child pretending to cry beside her while patting her thigh.

"Wow, I know I was wrong, Mom. I won't do it again." When Lu Mingfei found someone eavesdropping outside the window, he moved a little closer to his mother and stretched out his arm to hit her.

Liu Sanniang looked at her son who was pretending to cry and stretching out his arms to hit her. She really didn't know what to say. She felt angry and funny at the same time. In the end, she couldn't hold back her smile and reached out to hold the child in her arms.

"Mother." Lu Mingfei motioned his mother to lower her head and whispered in her ear, "Mother, don't worry, I was just pretending. If you want to hit someone, hit me, don't hit your own thigh. Hit me, I'm thick-skinned and not afraid of pain." In fact, he was not crying just now, but he was just desperate and found a way to avoid being beaten.

Because he didn't want to experience the old lady's iron sand palm. The old lady really beat people!

Now, he might be the only one in the family who has not been beaten by the old lady.

他这世遇到的爹娘性格也好，从不揍孩子。这个娘亲的性格柔柔弱弱的，是一个很坚强也善良的女人；亲爹虽然有些愚孝，但是对他们母子俩个也不算是差，所以，他这次的运气也很不错的，遇到一对真心疼爱孩子的父母。这会儿陆明斐不免想到上一世同样爱他，却因意外早逝的父母，心里有些难过。

"Don't scare your mother anymore, okay?" Liu Sanniang held the sweet and well-behaved child in her arms. She knew full well that today's incident wasn't her son's fault. She lowered her voice and whispered to the child, "Qilang, remember, there's nothing wrong with wanting to study."

"When Mom and Dad save up enough money, we'll send you to school. You're a smart kid. If you can go to school, you'll definitely be more successful than your eldest cousin!"

Liu Sanniang never thought that her son was inferior to the eldest son of the first wife. Her son was the smartest child in the family. If her child had the opportunity to go to school, he would definitely be able to pass the examination and become a scholar! Looking at such a smart and handsome child, she became more and more determined to send her child to school.

But Lu Mingfei was not in a hurry. He waved his little hand and said to his mother: "Mom, I'm still young. There's no need to rush about studying." However, his lack of hurry did not mean that the other two uncles were not anxious, because their sons were older than his!

After a while, the sound of "beating" in the house stopped. The child who was listening to the noise outside the window probably couldn't hear the sound anymore, so he ran away.

After hearing the sound of footsteps leaving outside and confirming that no one was hiding under the window peeking, Lu Mingfei walked lightly with his short legs to where his father had put the large basket. He took out a basket from the large basket and took a look at the sesame cakes still inside. He took it out and held it to his mother's hands. He lowered his voice and whispered to her, "Mom, eat this. Dad and I bought it today."

When Liu Sanniang saw the half-eaten pancake in the child's hand, she knew that the child must have been reluctant to finish it and left half for her. However, how could she bear to eat the food that the child had saved for her? "You can eat it when you are hungry. I just ate my fill, so I am not hungry."

"Take a bite, just one bite, and try to see if it tastes good." Lu Mingfei broke off a small piece and stuffed it into his mother's hand.

Liu Sanniang had no choice but to take it, tasted it, smiled and said "hmm", "Delicious." What she put into her mouth was not just a piece of pancake, but the child's filial piety to her.

The mother and son were reluctant to finish the remaining half piece of pancake, so Liu Sanniang put it away, thinking that she would leave it for the child to eat when he was hungry tomorrow.

In just a moment, Liu Sanniang noticed that the light in the room was getting dimmer and dimmer, and she knew that the sun had set outside and it was almost dark.

Thinking that her child loved cleanliness and had walked such a long way today, she must take a bath before going to bed, so she said to the child, "Wait here for a while, I'll go get some water and give you a bath."

But before she could open the door, someone knocked on it.

"Sanniang, it's me." Lu Youtian outside said through the door.

When she heard her husband's voice, Liu Sanniang went over and opened the door.

While his mother was opening the door, Lu Mingfei quickly ran to his bed, took out the jade pendant from his arms, and hid it under his pillow. This was to prevent his father from discovering the jade pendant when he took off his clothes to take a shower.

He didn't want his father to know about this jade pendant for the time being, lest his father take it away.

Lu Youtian, who was outside the door, was holding a bucket and said to the woman who opened the door for him, "I got some water for Qilang to wash himself."

"Bring it in." Liu Sanniang asked her husband to bring in the bucket. She went to get the wooden basin in the corner and asked her husband to pour water into it to bathe the child. She said to her husband, "Wash him here. I'll go outside to pack up."

"Okay, go ahead." Lu Youtian said to his wife.

Upon hearing this, Liu Sanniang went out, closing the door behind her as she left.

They didn't know what was wrong with their child. After he grew up a little, he refused to let her, his mother, bathe him. He had to close the door when bathing, and he also didn't allow other people in the family to watch him bathe. Thinking of her child who had been like a little adult since he was young, and had so many rules and regulations, Liu Sanniang couldn't help but smile inwardly, but on the surface she pretended to be taciturn, as if she was still angry about the child's affairs.

"Come and take a shower."

"Dad, I can take it off myself!"

Lu Mingfei in the room was caught by his father's big hands. His clothes were stripped off in a few seconds and he was made to sit in a wooden tub to take a bath.

After his wife left, Lu Youtian whispered to his bold son, "Don't talk nonsense outside anymore, okay? Otherwise, next time your grandma hits you, even your dad won't be able to save you."

"Okay, Dad, I get it. I won't talk nonsense anymore. Well, Dad, your hands are too strong. I want to wash it myself!" Lu Mingfei struggled to snatch the cloth from his father's hand, and wiped his little face carefully by himself, not letting his father wipe his face.

With his father's hand strength, he doesn't even need that much effort to rub the sticky board!

He hadn't predicted how things would turn out today. He'd only made a small probing move, and yet the old lady had already exploded with rage, nearly striking him in the face herself. However, he'd also seen clearly his grandfather's stance on the matter; he was afraid he wouldn't allow another scholar to live in the family.

Furthermore, from the expressions of his uncle and cousin today, he could tell they were both extremely selfish. This made him even more certain that if his cousin were to pass the imperial examination and become an official, he would definitely not offer any help or protection to his family. With someone like his cousin, he might even look down on his incompetent, poor relatives once he became an official.

I wonder if the seed he deliberately planted today has fallen into the hearts of his second uncle, fourth uncle, two other aunts and young aunt?

Looking at his little arms and legs at this moment, Lu Mingfei sighed in his heart. When will he grow up?