Chapter 13 Take it Back
Xiaodu Village——
In the shabby courtyard, Du's mother was sitting at the door mending clothes, and Mrs. Du was helping her separate the threads.
"You just have a bad temper." Mother Du lowered her eyes, her hands moving non-stop: "So many years have passed, what's wrong with being patient?"
"And... you said your sister-in-law brought both of her daughters back. The older one is already 13, and the younger one is 11, right?"
"Marrying a daughter-in-law is not cheap. It would be better to let Yong'er and Xuan'er marry her two daughters. They can get two daughters-in-law for free without spending any money. How great!"
Mrs. Du was furious when she heard this: "I, the birthday star, hanged myself. Do you think my life is too long?"
"Now Ye Daquan has protected them like his eyes. If I really marry them as my daughters-in-law, won't they ride on my head and pee and shit on me?"
"Am I marrying my daughter-in-law, or am I marrying my ancestor? Rather than suffer this humiliation, I'd rather die and live in peace!"
"You——" Mother Du put down the needle in her hand and said unhappily, "Then tell me, what should we do now?"
"Your old Ye family is biased towards her. You are destined to get nothing good from her! Now you are making a fuss about going back to your parents' home. Do you still expect them to come pick you up? You will just have to walk back in disgrace by yourself!"
"You threw your face on the ground and let people step on it! You are already old, why don't you understand life?"
Mrs. Du gritted her teeth and remained silent.
After returning to her parents' home, she regretted it. Because what I said was true, and in the end she was the one who was embarrassed.
At this time, a thin man came back from outside carrying two loads of firewood, frowning and asked, "Sister, when are you going back?"
When Mrs. Du heard this, she held back her tears.
When Ye Caiping returned to her parents' home, her two brothers borrowed money to let her eat white rice.
When she went back to her mother's house, she only had a meal of rice bran porridge, but her brother felt as if she had bitten off two big pieces of his flesh.
We are all human beings, why is there such a big difference between us?
"Big sister." At this time, my sister-in-law came out of the kitchen carrying two drooping radishes:
"This morning, Daya kept coughing. It seems she has caught a cold. I am afraid she will get sick if I continue to share a bed with her. Here are some radishes from home. Take them home and eat them!"
Mrs. Du looked at the two wilted radishes and was furious. Seeing that her brother remained silent, she felt overwhelmed with grievances:
"What's the matter? You're holding two broken carrots, and you're afraid that I'll eat half a bowl of porridge more, so you want to send me away before lunch?"
"Du Shi, if it weren't for my six taels of betrothal money, would you have been able to marry a wife? Now I've only stayed for one night, and you're kicking me out! Do you have a conscience?"
Du Shi frowned: "What are you talking about? When did I chase you away?"
As he said this, he sat down on a small stool, picked up the axe and started chopping wood silently.
"Sister, please don't throw dirty water on us. I've already said that it's Daya who is sick. If you are the one who gets sick, no one will feel good." The sister-in-law put her hands on her hips.
Mother Du's face darkened: "Okay, shut up! It's just one more mouth to feed. Can it make you lose a few pounds?"
The sister-in-law choked and stopped talking. She just frowned and said:
"Mom, I'm doing this for big sister's own good. You can go back today or in a few days! Wouldn't it be even more embarrassing to go back a few days later? Big sister, how will the Ye family look at you then? How can you be so ignorant that you still expect them to come and pick you up?"
Mrs. Du wanted to retort, but she had no way to refute it because what her sister-in-law said was the truth!
"Mother-in-law, you are all here!" A voice sounded at this time.
The Du family was startled and looked up, only to see Old Lady Ye and Ye Daquan standing at the door.
"Oh my, why are my mother-in-law and son-in-law here!" Du's mother jumped up excitedly and hurried forward to pull Old Lady Ye into the house.
Ye Daquan smiled awkwardly and followed behind.
Old Lady Ye said, "Yesterday, Daquan and his wife had a quarrel and their daughter-in-law went back to her parents' home in anger. Aren't you here to pick her up?"
When Du's mother heard this, she was surprised.
But the sister-in-law looked uncomfortable. She had just belittled Mrs. Du, saying that her husband's family would definitely not come to pick her up, but they came instead. And it was my mother-in-law who came in person.
Although she was very happy that her sister-in-law was finally leaving, she also felt very embarrassed.
"Old lady, your anger has almost subsided. The housework can't be done without you. Come home with me!" said Old Mrs. Ye.
Du's mother breathed a sigh of relief: "Look, your son-in-law and your mother-in-law are here in person, go back, go back!"
Although Mrs. Du was still angry, her husband's family came to pick her up personally and handed her such a long staircase, so she pursed her lips and said, "Then I'll go back first."
Before leaving, Old Lady Ye stuffed two radishes and a cabbage from the basket into Du's mother's hands and said, "I brought you some food, please don't despise it."
There is famine everywhere this year, so it's already a good thing to be able to get some vegetables.
Old Mrs. Ye was heartbroken, but how could she visit her relatives empty-handed?
Du's mother's face lit up with joy: "This radish is really juicy. Why are you so polite?"
My sister-in-law blushed and quickly hid the two wrinkled radishes in her hand.
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After saying goodbye to Du's mother and the others, Old Lady Ye and the other two left.
After leaving Xiaodu Village, Old Lady Ye frowned:
"Old man, although it was Daquan who was wrong in the first place, you are too angry."
"I know you are targeting Caiping. But I want to tell you, if Caiping hadn't forced Daquan, neither Daquan nor I would have come to pick you up. Caiping has changed because of that blow."
Although Old Lady Ye had just given Mrs. Du enough face in the Du family, she still had to give warnings when necessary.
Mrs. Du followed behind with a sullen face.
She doesn't believe that people can change so easily.
Because of the divorce, Ye Caiping may be more restrained during this period. But it is easy to change the country, but difficult to change one's nature. It won’t last long, and the tail and claws will probably show up again.
However, no matter what happens to Ye Caiping in the future, the reason why he didn't lose face today was indeed because of her.
Mrs. Du pursed her lips and said, "If she can't find someone to marry in three months, she will give her another month, okay!"
When Old Mrs. Ye heard this, she was finally satisfied.
If we can give my daughter one more month, she can choose carefully!
Old Lady Ye said: "It's only a few months, no matter how many conflicts there are, just bear with it!"
"As long as she doesn't cause trouble, I won't go against her. But after she gets married again this time, she can't keep the room anymore. Her room must be vacated for Yong'er to marry. Sister Jin'er and sister Jinhua will live with Yinhua."
Old Mrs. Ye thought that Ye Yong was already 19 years old. It was okay if he was poor, but how could he find a wife if he didn’t even have a separate room?
Old Mrs. Ye sighed and nodded in agreement: "Okay."
Mrs. Du breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, Yong'er finally had hope of finding a wife.
Ye Daquan frowned, feeling very sorry for his sister having to vacate her room.
But I also know that the eldest son is going to get married. You can't continue to squeeze with your two brothers after marriage!
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