Chapter 146 Pulling Down the Altar
Li Zhiyuan's face turned pale and he didn't know how to refute for a moment.
Zhang Shuiniang had already started crying, and seeing this, Li Zhiyuan hurriedly pulled her away.
When Mrs. Li saw that Li Zhiyuan did not comfort her and took the vixen away with him, she cried even more sadly.
"Don't cry, auntie. Come to my house and wash your face first!" The daughter-in-law from the same village hurriedly pulled her and helped her leave.
Ye Caiping was in a good mood after watching such a good show. She turned around and said to Li Zhigang, "I'm sorry for causing such a commotion."
Li Zhigang accepted one or two taels of funeral money from Ye Caiping. He was in a good mood and would never blame her.
"Haha, it's not your fault. They are just bad-mouthed. Please go inside and burn some incense!"
Ye Caiping walked into the mourning hall with her two daughters.
The mother, her two daughters, knelt in front of the coffin, burned incense and paper, and then left.
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When I got home, it was almost noon.
Ye Daquan hurried to deliver the goods.
When Ye Caiping and the other two entered the house, they saw Old Lady Ye sitting on the porch, picking vegetables and chatting with Mrs. Zhao.
When Mrs. Zhao saw Ye Caiping, her eyes lit up: "I heard that Caiping went to Lijia Village to attend the funeral. Did she meet Mr. Li and his new wife?"
The corner of Ye Caiping's mouth twitched slightly. This old lady Zhao really has a gossipy soul burning in her heart all the time!
"It's true." Her eyes flickered as she told him what had just happened.
When Mrs. Zhao heard such explosive news, she shouted "Oh my God" three times.
Ye Jin'er said: "We didn't provoke them, they just rushed over on their own."
"Caiping is absolutely right, she just likes being a servant!" Old Mrs. Ye finally understood.
This gave Mrs. Li a reputation as someone who "likes to serve others like a servant", and her daughter's suffering over the past ten years was not in vain.
Mrs. Zhao excitedly gossiped about some details, and then left impatiently.
Ye Caiping laughed. She believed that in a few days, the nearby villages would know about how Li Xiucai's family was "kind to the elders and filial to the younger brothers."
Ye Caiping still underestimated Mrs. Zhao.
The next day, several villages knew about it.
But Li Zhiyuan quickly came up with a countermeasure.
Ye Caiping and her family had just finished lunch and were digesting their food in the main hall when Mrs. Zhao rushed in: "Caiping, let me tell you, that Mr. Li's family..."
"Hurry up and tell me!" Old Mrs. Ye quickly pulled her to sit down, and considerately stuffed a handful of melon seeds into her hand.
Mrs. Zhao said as she ate, "Mrs. Li said that she was talking nonsense because she had a quarrel with her daughter-in-law that day. She said that Zhang Shui Niang was very filial! The reason she never went to the river to wash clothes was because she fell into the water when she was a child and was afraid to go near it."
"This old lady Li has calmed down so quickly." Old Lady Ye curled her lips, "I wonder what method Li Zhiyuan used."
Ye Caiping said: "I guess it should be money!"
Ye Caiping guessed correctly.
When Li Zhiyuan and his mother returned home, they had another quarrel.
If you call her unfilial, don't expect her to work in the future. The mother-in-law serves her daughter-in-law without fear of being struck by thunder!
A girl who is arrogant, stubborn, sarcastic, and says that she was born into a wealthy family. Isn't it an insult to her to ask her to do housework? If you can’t afford it, don’t marry!
Li Zhiyuan was overwhelmed.
On the one hand, he felt sorry for Zhang Shuiniang, on the other hand, he was angry at Li Po for causing trouble.
His dignity as a man prevents him from admitting that he cannot afford to marry Zhang Shuiniang!
But even if he was crazy, he knew there was no such thing as a mother-in-law serving her daughter-in-law.
It would be fine if there is no fuss, but once a fuss starts, it will be difficult to end.
In the end, he could only coax Mrs. Li in a humble manner, saying that he would be filial to her in the future, and promised to give her three hundred coins every month to ask her to help cover up and clarify the matter to the outside world.
Mrs. Li loved her son very much and didn't want his family affairs to affect his imperial examinations, so she agreed to clarify.
As for housework...oh, just leave it all to Gu Han for now!
He is the beggar, lame male protagonist picked up by Li Jiaojiao!
"Although Mrs. Li explained, who would believe it? Tsk tsk!" Mrs. Zhao was eating melon seeds. "But Zhang Shuiniang is a rich lady after all, so it's understandable that she can't do that kind of work."
Ye Caiping said, "Why are you pretending to be a rich lady? Auntie, you forgot that she was married before! She was abused by her ex-mother-in-law and lived a life worse than pigs and dogs. I heard that she even licked her ex-mother-in-law's feet! After remarrying, she suddenly became noble again!"
"Why, is it that her ex-mother-in-law deserves to be more noble than her current one? She can serve her ex-mother-in-law but can't serve her current one? Or is it that Sun Dongbao is more noble than Li Zhiyuan? She can be a lowly maid to Sun Dongbao's mother, but can't give Li Zhiyuan's mother a good face. Is it that Li Zhiyuan is not worthy?"
Ye Caiping deliberately said these words in front of Mrs. Zhao.
When Mrs. Zhao heard this, her eyes lit up and she rushed out like a whirlwind.
Before evening, Ye Caiping's words reached the ears of Li Zhiyuan and Zhang Shuiniang.
Li Zhiyuan sat in the study with a grim face.
He always knew that Shui Niang had been abused and tortured by her ex-husband's family.
At that time, and even just now, he just felt that Shuiniang was too pitiful. She was so noble that she shouldn't have to suffer this.
But when he heard Ye Caiping's words, he instantly realized that Zhang Shuiniang had also been so lowly.
What's more, what he said makes a lot of sense. Shuiniang was willing to work in the Sun family, so why would she be unwilling to work in his family?
If Sun Dongbao treated Shuiniang better than he did and treated her like a princess, Li Zhiyuan would not think it was a big deal. It would also make sense for Shuiniang to favor the Sun family.
But Sun Dongbao gambled away all his family property and also committed domestic violence. Shuiniang and her two sons worked like slaves in the Sun family, and even their feet were washed by old lady Sun.
And he, a scholar, is not as good as Sun Dongbao? Why did Shuiniang work as a maid in the Sun family, but come to his family and be treated like a princess?
Zhang Shuiniang and Li Jiaojiao were also feeling bad and were sitting in the room with gloomy faces.
They also heard what Ye Caiping said.
"That bitch...she said that to us..." Zhang Shuiniang was almost crying with anger. She was such a proud person!
Ye Caiping actually said that she worked as a slave for the Sun family! She also said that she licked Old Lady Sun's feet...
But...how did she know?
Zhang Shuiniang was so angry that her whole body was shaking. Damn it! hateful! How abominable!
She, who was always high and mighty, seemed to be pulled down from the altar in an instant, feeling embarrassed and humiliated!
"Mom, now is not the time to curse." Li Jiaojiao said gloomily, "We can't let Dad think you are not noble."
Zhang Shuiniang wiped her tears, and when she stood up again, she was the noble and proud Miss Zhang again.
Li Zhiyuan was daydreaming in his study when he suddenly saw Zhang Shuiniang walk in. He was startled.
Zhang Shui Niang said with a cold face: "Have you heard all the rumors outside?"
"Yeah." Li Zhiyuan had mixed feelings.
"What's your reaction? Why do you think that since I was tortured by the Sun family, I will also be tortured by your mother when I come to your house?"
Li Zhiyuan was shocked: "No, that's not what I meant..."
But in comparison, it always feels a little awkward.
"We had already left the Sun family! We were planning to go back to my mother's home."
"My mother's family is wealthy. When I go back, I will still be Miss Zhang, and I will have two servants to serve me at home!"
As she spoke, Zhang Shuiniang's eyes turned red. "If you hadn't been so shameless, I wouldn't have been so soft-hearted for the sake of our two children. Why would I have been so embarrassed to do so many houseworks in your house?"
Li Zhiyuan was shocked and said anxiously, "I'm sorry, Shui Niang! I know everything about your nobility and your kindness. Yes, yes, yes, it was me who asked to marry you. It's my fault that I didn't let you live a good life of luxury."
Zhang Shuiniang snorted coldly, turned around and left.
Li Zhiyuan felt both regretful and anxious. How could he have had the illusion that Shui Niang was not noble?
Li Zhiyuan came to his senses and realized that he should cherish Shui Niang and give her the best.
But there is a little thorn in my heart.
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