Old Mrs. Xia glanced at her eldest daughter-in-law and hesitated about what her granddaughter said.
After all, the eldest daughter-in-law had been married for less than two years when the eldest son was hit to death by a stone while repairing a river embankment. She had been quite quiet at home over the years and nothing unpleasant had happened between her and the man.
But what my granddaughter said just now did come true.
[Humph, grandma and the others must have been deceived by her. She will cheat the family's land deed with that man in the future, causing the whole family to almost starve to death! ]
When the mothers heard Xia Zhiliao's thoughts, their faces turned even darker.
Xia Zhang felt more and more guilty, "Mom, are you really alright? If there is anything, you must tell me. The eldest brother is gone, and I have to fulfill my filial duty on his behalf."
[Filial piety means meeting with a man behind grandma's back, scolding grandma for being old and immortal, and when praying in the temple, she even tells the Buddha to let grandma die soon! ]
Xia Zhiliao sighed. This aunt was just good at talking. Although being a widow was pitiful, she didn't want to leave. In this family, her status was second only to grandma, because grandma thought she was kind and righteous.
But in fact, she was cunning and cunning, and only had a good mouth. All the dirty and tiring work was done by her mother, Xia Chen, but her mother never got any good treatment.
She had just recalled the content and she really thought of it.
[How can I tell grandma that she has a man's handkerchief in her arms? It's a token given to her by her cousin, and she has been carrying it since the first day they hooked up.]
Hearing this, Old Lady Xia's sharp eyes fell on the chest of her eldest daughter-in-law, "My eldest daughter-in-law, why are you wearing such cowardly clothes? What are you holding in your arms?"
Xia Zhang was so scared that she almost peed herself. She quickly shook her head and said, "No... no, mother, you must have seen it wrong. I... I'll go change my clothes. The meal isn't ready yet, right?"
Old Mrs. Xia didn't stop her. After all, if she didn't, how would her eldest daughter-in-law survive if the news of stripping clothes and taking things got out?
But seeing her evasive eyes, Old Lady Xia still remained cautious. Even if there was anything, she had to have solid evidence first. There was no need to alert the enemy now.
Xia Jinxiu looked at her sister-in-law running away in a panic and said firmly, "Mother, if she had done nothing wrong, why would she run away with such a guilty conscience? I don't know what treasure she has in her arms."
As a man and a scholar at that, Xia Jinjun felt it was inconvenient to interfere in women's affairs, but he cared a lot about his reputation and wanted to get to the bottom of this matter. After all, his daughter would not talk nonsense.
When Xia Chenshi's thin body came back pulling the cart, her eyes were red and her voice was trembling, "Mom... I borrowed the cart."
"Send her back!" Old Mrs. Xia rolled her eyes at her. She looked down on her daughter-in-law anyway.
"Send...send it back?" Xia Chen was stunned for a moment. She, who had always been weak and indecisive, looked at her man.
Xia Jinjun was very satisfied with his wife's docility. She served him well and worked hard without complaint. It was just that his background was a little poor, but he was a man and it was enough for him to have ability.
"Go send it back. The cicada has woken up. Mother said she doesn't want to send it back. She wants to keep it at home."
Xia Chen cried with joy and wiped her tears, "Mom, is it true?"
"Nonsense, how old is she? Her ears don't work anymore. There's no reason for us, the Xia family, to keep her outside. From now on, no one should mention sending Zhiliao out. It's embarrassing if people say so!"
Xia Chen was used to her mother-in-law's cold and arrogant look. Being able to keep her daughter was the most important thing. She didn't care even if she was beaten or scolded.
Xia Zhiliao lay on the kang and looked outside, but unfortunately he only saw the back of his mother's thin body dragging the cart away.
[Although my mother is not good at talking, grandma, my mother is the one who is truly filial to you. If you don’t believe me, wait until you get seriously ill and lie paralyzed on the kang, and you will know that it is my mother who takes care of your excrement and urine.]
Xia Jinxiu had already returned to the room by now, and only Old Lady Xia and Xia Jinjun heard it.
"Second brother, it's so cold, and your wife is just a woman, you just stand there and watch her. Go and lend a hand, otherwise people will see us and say that our Xia family is abusing our wife."
At this moment, Xia Jinjun's mind also emerged how good his wife was to his mother. Even though his mother was not very nice to her, she had never complained to him.
"Mom, even if you don't tell me, I would think so too. Then I will go."
Old Mrs. Xia hummed softly and went back to her room. What happened today was too weird and she had to go back and figure it out.
At dinner time, Xia Zhiliao was still unable to get out of bed. She was too weak and she was staggering when she walked. She slept in a daze for the whole afternoon. When she opened her eyes again, it was dark and people outside seemed to be eating.
She has a very good nose and it smells like egg cake.
[Egg cake smells so good, I want to eat it too, but it's a pity that I won't get any.]
"Go, take this bowl of egg cake to Zhiliao!" said Old Mrs. Xia.
"Mother, Zhiliao's illness won't be cured by eating a bowl of egg cake. If you don't want to eat it, then give it to someone who can work. She's just a child, and it won't help."
In the past, Old Lady Xia only thought that the eldest daughter-in-law was thoughtful, but now she found it a little irritating.
"Sister-in-law, you want to eat it, right? I won't fight with a child for food. Besides, what's wrong with the cicada? Maybe after eating this bowl of egg cake, he will be full of energy tomorrow."
Although Xia Jinxiu was not very nice to her two sisters-in-law, and there were conflicts between the aunts and sisters-in-law in many families, and she took advantage of her favoritism, she really loved her little niece Xia Zhi. It was nothing else, she was just protecting her.
Xia Zhiliao’s surname is Xia, and she is from the Xia family.
Especially since the little girl and I have a mutual understanding and just helped me a lot, if it weren't for her, my life would be over.
Xia Jinjun and his wife and their three sons, Xia He, Xia Jiang and Xia Hai, naturally would not compete with Xia Zhile.
Although the third son of the Xia family, Xia Jinyu, the fourth son, Xia Jinheng, and the fifth son, Xia Jinqing, had worked all day, they would not snatch food from their little niece.
"Second sister-in-law, what are you standing there for? Why don't you take it to Zhiliao?"
Xia Jinxiu handed the egg custard to Chen with a smile, "Don't just stand there. If you go any later, mother will be unhappy."
Chen was very afraid of Old Lady Xia, so after hearing what Xia Jinxiu said, she swallowed her refusal.
Xia Zhang also sensed something from everyone's attitude, and she became more and more uneasy. She had to meet up with her cousin as soon as possible and advance the plan, otherwise it would be even more difficult to get the land deed from the old lady in the future.
"Mother, I've thought about it. Zhiliao is seriously ill this time, and I can't help her much. I will go to the temple to pray for her the day after tomorrow."
In the temple?
Old Mrs. Xia stopped using her chopsticks, then picked them up again, to pray and curse herself to die early?
She clenched her fists, expressionless, "Go ahead, it's rare that you have the heart to do this."
"Second son's wife, are you going?" Xia Zhang asked deliberately.
Xia Chen had just entered the house and saw her daughter was awake before she dared to answer, "No, there is a lot of work to do at home, and Zhiliao also needs someone to take care of him. Thank you, sister-in-law, for still thinking about our Zhiliao."
[Yes, mother, you are smart for once. Don't go, or you will be used as a shield. If your aunt elopes, grandma will scold you as an accomplice and beat you half to death.]
Xia Chen's hand trembled, but fortunately the bowl was already placed on the kang.
What did she hear?
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