Chapter 9 Shen Yunyue Establishes Her Authority
"Mr. Shen, as the head of the family, this is not right. How can you let a married girl show off? My eldest daughter-in-law was just joking with you. Do you have to be so cruel?" Old Madam Peng walked over with a cane.
He first glanced at the fat woman with contempt, his eyes full of uselessness.
Old Master Shen, hunched over, looked even more pitiful. "How can an old man like me, half buried in the earth, be the head of the family? In our family, little Yuebao has the final say."
"If you have a capable granddaughter, let her have the final say." At the end, Mr. Shen added quietly.
Mrs. Peng moved the cane in her hand. Was it wrong for her not to have a capable granddaughter? She wanted to beat this old man to death.
The fat woman was helped back home by her family.
A woman wearing a green skirt and a plain jacket, with a white velvet flower in her hair, looked at Shen Yunyue, her gentle eyes as clear as a stone spring.
Shen Yunyue glanced at her and saw her eyes, like spring water, fall on Fu Xuanheng. The corner of the woman's mouth twitched, and finally she covered her mouth with her handkerchief and turned away.
Shen Yunyue searched the original body's memory, but couldn't figure out who this person was?
She ordered Shen Yunfeng to use the flint to light a pile of firewood.
The firewood pile was not far from the unloaded carriage, making it convenient for the whole family, young and old, to curl up in the carriage and sleep.
Fu Xuanheng propped himself up and helped watch the fire with a branch in his hand.
A hand pushed away Shen Yunzheng's disruptive hand.
Shen Yunzheng also wanted to help, but the little guy puffed up his chubby face in anger. "Brother-in-law, you're so naughty."
Shen Yunzheng, who was ruthlessly pushed away again, expressed his anger.
With her back facing Fu Xuanheng, she crossed her hands on her legs. Her body unconsciously moved towards Fu Xuanheng, and she thought to herself, why doesn't my brother-in-law coax me?
What if I forget about you if you don’t coax me?
Fu Xuansheng was too timid to get too close to them and stayed at a farther side.
"Yun Yue. Where did the fish come from?" Fu Xuanheng picked up the fish with a branch and cut it with the dagger on his leg.
There was a pottery jar on the carriage, which was placed by Shen Yunyue.
She took the pot down and poured water into it. Then she put the fish head that Fu Xuanheng had cut into it. When she heard Fu Xuanheng's question, she raised her head and smiled: "There is a pond in the northwest. I used bamboo to pierce it."
Fu Xuanheng raised his eyebrows. This requires a lot of strength.
Mo Yiran and several other members of the Shen family sat on the ground. She pinched her brows and lamented, "I used to think Yuebao was too strong and not ladylike enough, but now it's thanks to Yuebao's strength."
Old Master Shen borrowed a dagger from Fu Xuanheng. He took the dagger and went with Old Master Shen to find wood to make some wooden spoons and bowls.
The Shen family was considered well-prepared, and everyone was wearing thick clothes.
Almost everyone also brought a cloak, which is no less useful than a quilt in this winter.
Other families had already planned to rob.
But seeing Shen Yunyue's crazy look, he was not sure what the officer was thinking.
Everyone suppressed the urge to rob.
Shen Yunfeng and several other little guys gathered around the fire with eager eyes, and put a few chestnuts they had picked up into the fire.
The people from the Shen family's main branch picked up a lot of chestnuts and lit two bonfires in total.
"Are you afraid of being eaten by sitting so far away?" Fu Xuanheng glanced at the timid Fu Xuansheng. He rarely had contact with this half-brother.
He was trained as the successor to the crown prince since he was young. He had no time to play at all. He only had study partners but no playmates.
Fu Xuansheng was obviously very afraid of his brother and obediently moved to the side of the fire.
"Sister, these chestnuts are for you and grandma." Shen Yuncheng took a breath, and his pair of white little hands were covered with mud.
"I forgot I picked chestnuts just now." Shen Yunyue smiled, revealing a row of pearly teeth, and reached into her sleeve to take out two handfuls of chestnuts and put them in the fire.
Then put the sweet potatoes next to the fire and roast them.
Xiao Yun had long forgotten about being angry with Fu Xuanheng. She turned around and pulled Fu Xuanheng's arm. "Brother-in-law, I want to eat."
"I'll give you food if you behave yourself." Fu Xuanheng, who never liked children, was particularly patient with Shen Yunzheng. This little guy could always ignore your emotions.
"I'm very good." Shen Yunzheng took the initiative to sit down, holding his cheeks with his two little hands and drooling at the fire.
Feng Xiao'e came with Fu Xuanting.
I had just talked a lot at the He family, and now I was very thirsty. The fish soup seemed very fragrant, and I rubbed my empty stomach and walked a lot faster.
"Little guy. Bring me some of those chestnuts to fill my stomach." Feng Xiao'e rolled her eyes at the adults in the Shen family.
Without a useful adult, the Shen family is likely to be destroyed.
Shen Yunfeng picked out a few chestnuts and glared at her angrily.
"My grandparents and great-grandparents haven't eaten yet. We can only share after they have eaten."
"Aunt Feng, forget it. There's no share for you. I told you that people who don't work don't have the right to eat." Shen Yunyue stood up and called Grandpa Shen and the others over.
Feng Xiao'e pointed her finger at herself and asked in surprise, "You said I can't eat? Who told you to do this? How dare you disrespect your elders?"
"Of course I will respect my grandparents and mother. As for you, I don't remember what kind of elder you are." Shen Yunyue changed from a cute and charming little girl to a tough young woman.
The old man of the Shen family came over with a cane, and they were embarrassed to talk to him.
Sit down around the fire in silence.
Let Shen Yunyue compete with Feng Xiaoe.
"Fu Xuanheng, have you forgotten what your mother said? She told you to discuss everything with me and respect me as your elder." Seeing that Shen Yunyue was being stubborn, Feng Xiaoe turned her hope to Fu Xuanheng.
Fu Xuanheng's mouth twitched as he sneered. "Do you think I'm someone who can make decisions? I have to rely on the Shen family to survive, so I'd better be more obedient and be a little more careful."
"If you had gone to the He family, how could you be so miserable?"
"Can everyone in the He family have enough food and warm clothes?" Fu Xuanheng is not a fool.
From the beginning till now, each family had fought several times, but the He family had been the most aggressive in bullying the weak.
What can the He family do?
"You, you just know how to bully me. At least let Xuanting have a stutter. She's still a child."
"The child you are talking about is also 13 years old. Our Yunfeng is only nine years old, and Yuncheng is only eight years old." Liu Xiaoyun retorted coldly without mercy.
"And me, I'm four years old." Shen Yun was staring at Li Zi and drooling. When he heard his age, he quickly raised his hand to answer.
Lingbao refused to be outdone, "Lingbao is three years old."
Feng Xiao'e didn't expect the Shen family to be so heartless.
How dare they? How dare they bully both mother and daughter?
Fu Xuanting twirled her sleeves pitifully, her big watery eyes not daring to look at the moody Fu Xuanheng. She only looked at Mo Yiran with aggrieved eyes.
Mo Yiran felt uncomfortable watching this and swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth several times.
It’s already hard enough for Yuebao not to cause trouble for her own daughter.
"Lend it to me first, and I'll return it to you tomorrow." Feng Xiao'e saw that being forceful didn't work, so she had to try another approach.
Shen Yunyue turned around and pointed at the He family, "You've been flattering them for so long and you haven't even gotten a meal. That's too bad."
I just ignored Feng Xiaoe and the others.
She must be made to understand that if she doesn't work she will starve.
Shen Yunyue took the initiative to walk to the side of the fire and bowed slightly. "My dear officers, my family has made fish soup. The fish in the pond are delicious. Drinking a bowl of it can keep away the cold in winter. Would you mind trying a sip?"
Peng Chaye said coldly, but he didn't say anything. The little monkey beside him laughed and said, "You are quite clever, little girl. Well, give us half a bowl."
The little monkey was only seventeen or eighteen years old and looked very thin.
It is called a bowl, but this bowl looks like a basin.
Shen Yunyue resisted the urge to turn back, but she still turned back with the bowl in hand. She filled half a bowl of fish soup for them and also scooped out two or three pieces of fish.
Without waiting for Shen Yunyue to bring it over, the little monkey ran over and took it over himself.
The Shen family gathered around the fire and drank fish soup. In winter, fish soup warmed the whole stomach.
The two of them shared a bowl and used a wooden spoon to divide the fish soup. The eldest and second wives of the Shen family ate together, and Shen Yunyue did not speak.
She couldn't let Mr. Shen down before the other party did anything bad.
The fish in the pond have no fishy smell and taste very delicious.
Fu Xuanheng, who usually had his meals served by maids and servants, ate with great relish. His face was expressionless and he made no sound, eating at a moderate pace.
Quite noble and cold temperament.
Shen Yunyue thought to herself: What a monster! Even when eating, he can still charm people to death.
Feng Xiao'e and Fu Xuanting shivered, clutching their rumbling stomachs and cursing inwardly. Fu Xuanting glanced at the Shen family with hatred.
Finally, it fell on Fu Xuansheng, who was staring at the food in the fire.
Shen Yunyue ignored them.
After eating.
Someone came to borrow a pottery jar, and Liu Xiaoyun said that the person was Mr. Lu's daughter-in-law.
"Miss Shen, we borrowed it, cleaned it, and sent it over. We'll also learn how to make fish soup from you."
Shen Yunyue knew it was Mr. Lu.
Later, everyone wanted to go to the pond, but it was already dark. In the distance, they heard the sounds of wild animals. It was said that wild animals often went to the river to drink water at night.
No one dared to go over.
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