Chapter 152 Prelude to Battle
When it was getting dark, Mrs. Zheng thought that the people who were working should be back, so she prepared to go to the kitchen to cook dinner. She asked Zheng Xiaomei to watch over her brother to prevent him from falling off the kang.
Zheng Xiaomei agreed obediently. She didn't go out to play the whole afternoon. She stayed in the house with her mother, jumping around in the house.
At this time, Zheng Ersao sent her two children over and said, "Sister-in-law, let the children play together for a while. I may have something to do over there later. I will come to pick them up after I am done."
"Okay, put it here."
Although the two sisters-in-law didn't have a heart-to-heart relationship, they didn't have any conflicts of interest and, to some extent, they were a community of interests. They were both hardworking and had gotten along quite well over the years. Previously, they had been planning to plot against the third brother's family, but now, thinking about it, they felt a little ashamed.
Fortunately, Xu Wumei did not marry into the family. If she had, the two of them would have been accomplices in oppression.
The women in the village are all working hard to learn and improve themselves, and trying every possible way to develop their careers. They all look cheerful and motivated, but they use shameful little tricks to scheme against others, which is really hard to talk about.
Mrs. Zheng said to Zheng Xiaomei and Zheng Xiaoju, "You two should keep an eye on your brother."
"Okay~"
Zheng Xiaomei and Zheng Xiaoju agreed in a baby voice.
The two sisters-in-law went out together. Mrs. Zheng asked Mrs. Zheng Er: "Do you want to boil an egg and roll it on your face? It's a little swollen."
"No need. She hit me. She started it first. I have to keep the evidence."
"Take it easy. She can't beat you, but if you fight with the second brother, you won't be able to beat him."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. For the sake of the child, I won't let anything happen to myself. If I die and he finds a stepmother for the child, how can they live a good life?"
"Just keep it in mind."
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Mrs. Zheng Dasao went out to cook, and Mrs. Zheng Ersao returned to her room.
Just as the meal was ready, the three men returned. After washing their hands and faces in the yard, they returned to their rooms to change clothes. After working all afternoon, their bodies were drenched in sweat, and their clothes were sticky, smelly, and covered in dust, like they were covered in starch. They had to be taken off.
Boss Zheng returned to his room, and Sister Zheng followed him back and said to him, "Stay in the room and don't go out."
"What's wrong?"
"You'll find out when you wait and see."
Boss Zheng: "What's so mysterious?"
"Shut up, don't talk, stay here and don't go out."
Boss Zheng: “…”
Zheng Lao Er returned to the room and saw his wife mending his daughter's clothes. He asked with a smile, "It's been an afternoon. Are you not angry anymore?"
Zheng Ersao looked up at him, the coldness and determination in her eyes were obvious. She had practiced this look at home for an entire afternoon, and she felt that this look was the most intimidating.
Zheng Laoer was startled. "No, what's wrong? Are you still angry?"
Zheng Ersao didn't say anything, just looked at him.
Zheng Laoer asked again: "What happened to your face? Who hit you?"
"Your mother beat me!"
Zheng Laoer: "..."
Mrs. Zheng continued, "I'm not one to take a loss. I fought back."
Zheng Laoer: “!!!”
Seeing Zheng Lao Er's mood change, Zheng Ersao sneered, and her plain face unexpectedly showed a bit of evil and madness. Look, this is her husband. When he knew his mother hit her, his expression was all written with "Let's keep the peace, forget it, there's nothing we can do, that's my mother". When he knew she hit back, his face showed "shock"!
Although Zheng Lao Er was surprised, he still couldn't believe it and asked, "What do you mean by fighting back?"
"Hit back means I hit her. She slapped me, and I slapped her back."
"No, how could you hit her? She's my mother!"
"Then why did she hit me? Am I not a human being? Do I deserve to be bullied by her? Should I just stand there and wait for her to hit me? I am your wife, not your family's slave! She is your mother, not my mother! She never gave birth to me, nor did she love me, so why did she hit me?
Zheng Guolin, are you still a human being? I've been married to you for so many years, and when I heard I was beaten, you didn't say a word of concern. But when you heard I beat your mother, you became anxious. There really isn't a single good person in your Zheng family! How could I have been so blind to fall for a thing like you! "
"Keep your voice down!"
"I can't be any smaller!"
Zheng Ersao roared even louder.
Zheng Guolin said, "You have to make such a fuss, don't you? You hit my mom and you think you're right? What daughter-in-law dares to hit her mother-in-law? She's the elder! If this gets out, do you think people will poke you in the back?"
"What's wrong with the elders? Can the elders be unreasonable? Can the elders be so biased? We work so hard every day, and when I asked Lan Ping to do some work, she pointed at my nose and scolded me. Why?"
"Because she's the head of this family, and because we're benefiting from her."
"How did I benefit from her? The work points I earned were enough for my own use. The children are not mine alone, and they don't have my last name. Isn't it right for you to raise your own children? Do I need you to raise me? How did I benefit from her?"
Even if I benefited from it, it was only from the third sister. Did I benefit from hers? How many work points did she earn? The whole family benefited from the third sister. Besides, there was no division of labor in the family. I did the housework, so of course I should share in the family's blessings.
Don't try to play tricks on me. You want me to be grateful because I married into your family and now have a good life and a nice house? You want me to thank your mom, your sister, and your entire eight generations of ancestors, right?
Fuck you!
What a good day?
I work more than I did at my parents' home. After working in the fields and at home, I have to have children and raise them. What I eat is no different from everyone else in the team. Any good things at home go into the mouths of your parents and Zheng Lanping. What have I enjoyed?
Stop talking nonsense to me.
Are you still poking my spine? Do you really think this is still the old society? The mother-in-law can beat and scold the daughter-in-law at will, and if the daughter-in-law fights back, she will be considered unfilial and forced to kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment? I tell you, the ancestral halls have long been razed to the ground, and the Buddhist temples have been smashed. Society is different now. Everyone must resist exploitation and oppression. If that old woman bullies me, I will fight back. I am right no matter what I say. I am not afraid of you. I am justified!
Zheng Guolin was choked by her and was speechless. Finally, he said, "No matter what I say, you are wrong. I'll go see my mother first" and left.
Zheng Ersao had a loud voice, and Zheng Guolin's mind was occupied by her, so he didn't notice that the noise in the main room was quite loud.
Old man Zheng returned to the room and saw his wife lying on the bed, her body turned inward, facing the wall, without saying a word.
He said, "Are you still angry? Come on, the eldest and second eldest families only said a few words and didn't dare to say it openly. Just pretend you didn't hear them. Why are you angry with them? It's just that we're busy with the harvest during this period. They see Lan Ping doing nothing, so they must have some complaints in their hearts. Let them talk. You and Lan Ping won't listen anyway. If it's my opinion, let them talk. As long as you and Lan Ping benefit, that's enough.
Look, because of your disturbance, the people from the eldest and second families stopped going to the fields. In one afternoon, the two of them lost 10 work points in total. If this happened every day, how many work points would they lose?
It’s been the whole afternoon, and you’re just…” Don’t be angry.
Before she could finish her words, Li Aiyun sat up with a jerk and yelled, "Work points, work points! That's all you care about. Look at me! My daughter-in-law beat me up. I don't want to live anymore! I can't live anymore! I can't live anymore! I'm a mother-in-law, and I got beaten by my own daughter-in-law at home."
As she spoke, Li Aiyun burst into tears, crying so hard that she could hardly breathe.
Old Man Zheng looked at her red and swollen face and was shocked. "What did you say?"
"The second son's wife hit me. I'm her mother-in-law, and she hit me."
Old man Zheng's chest heaved violently. He could tolerate his family members having some minor disagreements and quarrels, and everyone had their own little thoughts, but he absolutely could not tolerate his daughter-in-law beating her mother-in-law.
If you beat your mother-in-law today, will you beat him tomorrow? This is a provocation to parental authority!
He couldn't tolerate anything.
He wants the second son to teach that woman a lesson!
Just as he was about to go out, Zheng Laoer came in, "Dad."
"You've come just in time. Look at your mother, she's been beaten by your wife. Second brother, she's really rebelling. A daughter-in-law beating her mother-in-law is a crime that should be punished by heaven! How could she do such a thing! If you don't teach her a lesson today, you're not a man! You're not someone who can pee standing up! You're being controlled by a woman, you're such a coward!"
Zheng Laoer: "..."
He looked at his mother's face, which was just as shocked as his father's.
His wife said to slap him back, but it was obviously not just one slap that had the effect. This bitch slapped him several times! She was really rebellious!
After being slapped by her mother-in-law, she pushed and hit back, which would have been fine, but she actually beat her mother like this, this matter is unacceptable no matter what! If he doesn't teach her a lesson, what kind of son is he?
Will this family still have room for this woman in the future? If she beats his mother today, will she beat him and his father tomorrow?
"I'll go back and teach her a lesson!"
He turned and walked out.
Li Aiyun no longer sat on the bed. She got out of bed swiftly and went to see her son venting her anger and to see her daughter-in-law being beaten.
Zheng Laoer came to the yard angrily and shouted, "Chen Xiufan, come out here! You're such a rebel! You even dared to hit your mother-in-law! If I don't teach you a lesson today, you won't know how many eyes the Horse King has. You ignorant bitch, come out now!"
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