After Song Dahua and Song Xiaohua ran away, there was no news of them. Although Song Daming and Song Xiaoming went to look for them, they couldn't even find a trace of them.
Old Mrs. Song was buried hastily, without even a banquet. Chen suffered all kinds of ostracism at home and was even locked out. She had no choice but to go back to her parents' home, but was driven back by her brothers and wives.
So the villagers could hear Chen's wailing coming from outside the Song family's door from time to time.
Everyone couldn't help but shake their heads; there's always a reason why someone is pitiful.
Think back to the Song family back then. They were one of the wealthiest families in the village, living a life of luxury and looking down on everyone in the village.
I never expected it to end up like this.
All of this is simply the result of their own actions and repeated misdeeds.
Then, I heard that Song Daming and Song Xiaoming had sold three acres of land, saying that they were determined to get married no matter what.
Farmland is the foundation of a farmer's livelihood. Only after dividing the family property and adding new members can a family continue to cultivate land. When a family starts selling off several acres of land at a time, it indicates that the family is rapidly declining.
Meanwhile, Song Daming and Song Xiaoming tasted the sweetness of selling land.
After discussing it, they came up with a "clever" plan: to gamble away their money in hopes of getting lucky, and if all else failed, to sell some of the remaining farmland to get married, and use the rest to grow grain.
They are so clever.
Not long after Qiao Lian'er returned, she heard that Song Daming and Song Xiaoming had lost all their money. However, the two were so engrossed in gambling that they didn't know when to stop and even sold land to gamble.
The Shen and Chen families joined forces again to try to stop the two brothers from selling the land, but they were beaten so badly that they couldn't get out of bed.
The villagers shook their heads, saying that the gambler even beat his own mother; he was truly inhuman.
"What a tragedy! If things continue like this, we'll lose every last acre of farmland," said Old Mrs. Qiao. "Having descendants like this is a curse on the whole family."
Old Man Qiao said, "It's all because the upper beam is crooked and the lower beam is crooked. If the elders had taught the children well and raised them properly, the family would have been upright and wouldn't have ended up like this."
Qiao Yunni has just returned and is cooking for everyone in the kitchen, while Feng Shi is in charge of Ling Yin's postpartum meals.
Lingyin has been pregnant for a month and gave birth to a pair of adorable twins. Her postpartum period is almost over, but Feng still takes good care of her every day.
When it was time to eat in the lobby, she brought the postpartum meal to Lingyin's room.
"Mother, I feel I've recovered enough to get out of bed," Lingyin said pleadingly after taking a couple of bites.
"What's the rush? Rest for another half month." Madam Feng knew that as soon as Lingyin was laid down, she would help with the housework.
"I'm going to get moldy from lying in bed like this every day."
"If you really can't stand it, you can walk around inside the house, but don't go out and get chilled."
Lingyin was both amused and exasperated. It was the height of summer, and the wind outside was hot. What was wrong with a little breeze? Her mother-in-law just didn't want her to do anything.
It wasn't just my mother-in-law; everyone else thought the same way.
When she gave birth to twins, the Qiao family specially went to bring her mother over and stayed with her for half a month. They also sent two soldiers to help with the farm work at her mother's home.
Later, to ease her burden, they even hired two wet nurses from the town.
With nothing else to do, she practiced calligraphy and read books, and had Qiao Xier come to teach her the new characters she learned every day. During this time, she made quite a bit of progress.
After a good meal, the two elders of the Qiao family enjoyed playing with their grandchildren, each holding one in their arms.
"Everyone says that the bond between grandparents and grandchildren is stronger, but I think the bond between grandparents and grandchildren is even stronger," Old Man Qiao said with a chuckle.
The boy is named Li'er, which means dawn, and the girl is named Yue'er, which means a divine pearl in legend. Both names have auspicious meanings.
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