Chapter 26 Watching the Fun
Wu Zhiqing was terrified when he heard this, and he dared not pretend to be deaf and dumb. He said with a pale face, "I don't have any. I don't want the betrothal gift. Is that okay?"
It was after careful observation that she chose Song San from her sixth aunt's family. She was willing to marry him because she wanted him to be obedient to her and his mother was also obedient to him.
She married so that she could work less and live a better life.
Everyone was stunned, although they didn't quite understand why Chu Hong could speak so many words in a row.
I don’t understand why Wu Zhiqing is so scared?
Sister Song was a smart person. Seeing that Chu Hong was able to suppress her mother-in-law, she immediately rushed over and held her hand: "Chu Hong, can you help us divide the family home? Otherwise, we really can't survive."
"The food cabinets are all locked, and we don't have the money and food we were given. We adults earn enough work points, but the children of the two families can't get enough to eat." Second sister-in-law Song held her and eldest sister-in-law's youngest sons and cried, "Look at them, they are all dark and thin, and look at my uncle, he is white and plump."
"I just don't understand, were my brother and my man picked up?"
"How else could he be so biased?"
The people around him also chimed in: "That's right, Song San really doesn't look like a farmer like us."
A young man looked at Song San's cotton coat with envy: "Look, his cotton coat is new."
The aunt next to him immediately said, "You know what, I've never seen him wear patched clothes."
A young wife overthinks: "Could it be that the first two sons were really adopted?"
Another young wife expressed another suspicion: "It is possible that the woman Uncle Six married earlier had two sons and then died, and the woman he married later gave birth to Song San."
They dared to guess and think, and a young girl next to them suddenly realized: "No wonder, my grandma said that if there is a stepmother, there must be a stepfather. Otherwise, why do they say that it is better to follow a beggar mother than a father who is an official."
An old lady heard their gossip and said quickly, "What nonsense are you talking about? She gave birth to the baby and I was there to help deliver it."
"It's just that the sixth family's Mi Xin heard from a fortune teller that the youngest son has a good life and will bring them happiness..."
"Stop talking now."
Chu Hong didn't dare to agree.
People in the country believe that as long as the parents are still alive, the family will not be divided.
Like their family, they agreed to split up the family property very early on because their grandparents didn't want to see their second aunt speaking in a sarcastic tone, and they also gossiped when their eldest daughter-in-law made egg custard for her granddaughter.
But Second Aunt gave birth to a son, and the couple has a good relationship. We can’t let them divorce over this, right?
Then we have no choice but to split up.
But in the village, it is very rare for a family to separate while the parents are still alive.
Only when a family has many sons and the house can no longer accommodate them, and all of them have married and have grandchildren, will they split up and build their own house.
In the case of Sixth Aunt's family, the youngest son is not married yet. According to the local customs, the family cannot be divided without the consent of his parents-in-law.
If there were no outsiders around, Chu Hong could still give her some advice, but under the watchful eyes of the public, Chu Hong did not dare to go too far.
She quickly called out to the captain who was trying to escape: "Uncle Sheng, I am young and ignorant. This matter must be discussed with you elders."
The captain could only stop and stare at Song Laoliu: "Sixth brother, you are the head of the family, what do you say about this?"
Chu Hong was impatient to listen to these trivial matters anymore.
It is difficult for a judge to judge family affairs. The husband has his own reasons and the wife has her own reasons. Since she has shown up, she cannot take the power. She glanced coldly at Wu Zhiqing and squeezed out of the crowd.
When Chu Hong came out, she saw her grandmother, second aunt and mother all standing on tiptoe to watch the fun.
Chuchu and the others also sat on the stone benches with the other children in the village to watch the fun.
Chu Hong was extremely calm about this scene.
Because there were no televisions, radios, or much entertainment these days, when we heard someone quarreling, everyone would want to pick up a stool and hold some melon seeds to watch the fun.
She had seen it before. Originally, the sisters-in-law were just bickering, but the onlookers thought it was boring. One person said something and the other added fuel to the fire, causing the sisters-in-law to start fighting.
She walked over and called out, "Grandma, Grandma, Second Aunt, please go back early. It's too windy outside."
Her aunt Wu Qiaofang looked regretful: "We came out too late and couldn't even squeeze in. How come it's quiet now?"
Chu Hong resisted the urge to roll her eyes and smiled reluctantly: "Second Aunt, you are just here to watch the fun, aren't you? If something really happens, my dad will also be held responsible."
Wu Qiaofang smiled awkwardly and said, "I just said it casually."
Then he said to her, "Weibin and the others are going to have their holidays soon. Remember to ask your father to check on the school gate more often."
Her son Song Weibin is only fifteen years old and is in the second grade of junior high school in the town. He usually comes back once a week and also brings rice and flour to live in the school dormitory.
Chu Hong responded. Wu Qiaofang, worried about the bedding that had not been sewn yet, said hello to Wu Xiu and urged her mother-in-law to go home and get busy.
She looked down on her eldest sister-in-law because she could not give birth to a son, was not efficient at work and was always sickly.
Although the family has been separated, I feel that my parents-in-law are still able to work over the years and have helped my eldest brother and sister-in-law to support the family.
Now that she is pregnant with another baby, she wants her parents-in-law to come live with them.
On the way back, he said to Old Lady Song, "Auntie, you have helped my eldest brother and his wife raise our three granddaughters over the years."
"Now that I have one again, you guys have to help us for a few years, right?"
Even after a child is born, someone needs to look after him.
There is also laundry, cooking, sweeping the floor and washing diapers at home, that’s a lot of work to do, right?
When Mrs. Song heard this, she was unhappy: "Isn't it enough that we help you?"
"The money I gave you to build your house hasn't been fully paid back yet?"
"And didn't your father-in-law also help you clean up your private plot?"
Seeing her mother-in-law's bad face, Wu Qiaofang immediately smiled and said, "I said the wrong thing. Thanks to you for your help over the years. When you are old, we will definitely take care of you."
"Youfu also said he would pick out some good wood to make coffin for you?"
Nowadays, people are buried in the ground, and people over fifty years old are particularly eager to buy funeral supplies.
Now people don’t think coffins are unlucky, but the custom here is to buy coffins as early as possible.
If you can prepare the funeral supplies in advance, you will feel at ease and it will also help you accumulate blessings and live longer.
It can also show that children and grandchildren are filial, and it is also decent to say it out loud.
When Mrs. Song heard what she said, she said no more.
On the other side, Wu Xiu, who had watched a good show, also went back to work: "Remember to let me know when Chu Dan and the others come back."
She is now a barefoot doctor and plans to build a medical room next year. For now, she is sorting out some Chinese medicinal materials in the office.
Chu Hong asked, "Are there many people seeking medical treatment?"
Wu Xiu yawned, "It happens more often when the weather gets cold. The elderly and children either catch a cold or have a fever."
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