Chapter 378 Yang Cuicui and her daughter were beaten again]
Hearing that this was the reason for her tantrum, Yang Cuicui couldn't help but smile and said, "I'm an experienced person. The most important thing for men is not to let them get what they want too easily. They won't know how to cherish things that come too easily and will just waste them. So, we have to keep them hanging. The more they give, the more they will want to let go. Zhu Dazhuang thinks he can get what he wants with just a pheasant? That's wishful thinking! Even if you wanted to, I'd have to stop you! Just listen to me and give him some sweet treats from time to time to keep him hanging. Then in the future, he'll be our servant at our beck and call, with countless benefits!"
Yang Cuicui spoke with confidence.
After all, these methods were effective for Shen Shian in the past. Otherwise, Shen Shian would not have been so eager to redeem her, take her back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, favor his concubine and kill his wife, and drive his wife and daughter back to his hometown, right?
That is, after being exiled, she had a very hard time along the way, so she neglected to discipline Shen Shian, which is why Shen Shian treats her so harshly now.
However, Shen Shian is now in this state, a commoner and a criminal, so she is too lazy to flatter him and please him.
Instead of staying with this old man and having to serve her every day, she might as well look for a better one!
Although she is not as beautiful as she was when she was young, she is still confident that she can find a husband from a wealthy family on her own. Even if she doesn't live a life of luxury, at least she doesn't have to beg for things like a beggar in the middle of the night, or carry a bamboo basket up the mountain to pick wild vegetables!
Even if she can't find it, it's better for her to go back to her old job than to suffer with Shen Shian!
Of course, before she found someone, she would have to play along temporarily, playing the role of a virtuous and bullied wife. Although Shen Shian was unreliable, it seemed that his daughter was quite reliable!
Although she had never eaten pork, she had seen pigs run. She had been exposed to the methods her mother used to discipline them and knew a lot about them. She only needed to use them on her daughter, and at least she would be able to ensure that she would not suffer from hunger for the rest of her life.
"Mei Xin, your father is spineless. Last night, I watched Xiao Yunqi bully and abuse you, yet he still forced you to apologize. When I heard that, I wanted to go up to him and ask him why he treated his daughter like that. But... as women, in this world, what else can we do besides relying on men? I was also afraid of falling out with your father and Xiao Yunqi. What if they were furious and took us mother and daughter to a brothel and sold us? Then we wouldn't have a chance to escape in the future. That's why I held back last night. But don't worry. I will help you find an ideal husband. Once we find one, our hard times will be over! As for Zhu Dazhuang, we were just using him for fun. Do you think I'd really marry a vulgar peasant like him?"
Chen Meixin naturally had her own thoughts in mind, which were basically the same as what Yang Cuicui said, but she didn't plan to keep Yang Cuicui as a burden in the future.
Of course, there was no need to say these words now. Chen Meixin pretended to be an innocent woman, blushing and saying, "Mother, what are you talking about... I, I have never thought about remarrying! Your Highness treats me badly, I... If I ever get the chance in the future, I will go to the temple and become a nun. I don't want to remarry and be called a fickle person!"
Yang Cuicui: “…”
She knew her daughter's character very well. Before she married the Fifth Prince, Chen Meixin had secretly met with a young man from an official family in the capital. If the family had not discovered it early and married the young man with a wife and concubines, she would not have made a big mistake.
Now she's pretending to be a heroine in front of her own mother?
"Daughter, if you really don't want to, I naturally don't mean to force you. Let's go back now and never mention our encounter with Zhu Dazhuang in the mountains again. If he dares to pester us again, we will report him to the authorities and ask the village chief to handle the matter for us. However, if we do this, we will inevitably be ordered by your father and son-in-law to go up the mountain every day to pick wild vegetables and fruits to feed them. Of course, the wild pheasant that Zhu Dazhuang just mentioned will also be gone."
Chen Meixin said that just now, actually, in order to show that she was pure and innocent, different from Yang Cuicui - after all, since she was a child, she had been ridiculed and looked down upon by many girls in the boudoirs of officials in the capital because of her mother's background. Therefore, she had always looked down on her mother and felt that she was not presentable - it was not that she really didn't want to.
In order to live a better life, she did not think there was anything wrong with clinging to other men. People always strive for higher positions. She did not want to become like the village women in this village, working hard day and night and becoming old and ugly in a few years!
Who would have thought that Yang Cuicui would say such words directly, clearly trying to force her to agree!
Chen Meixin was annoyed, but she still looked forced and helpless. She said, "Mother, if I don't want to, how can I be so selfish as to let my parents starve? I have no choice but to do as Mother says and pretend to be nice to Zhu Dazhuang for the time being. Once we get through this, we can discuss the next step."
Yang Cuicui didn't care about Chen Meixin's thoughts. As long as she agreed, at least she wouldn't have to work so hard. So she immediately smiled and said, "Meixin, it's best that you can figure it out. People say that a woman's reputation is the most important thing, more important than her life. If I were born in a wealthy family, I would say it better than them! Who told us to have a hard life? We can only rely on ourselves to find a way out, right?"
Chen Meixin felt that her words were becoming more and more vulgar, and she couldn't help but frowned slightly, and refused to talk to him.
There are some things that are better known in the heart, why bother to say them out loud and let others hear them, only to be laughed at and looked down upon? This mother of hers is too shameless and has no scruples!
When she gets the chance, she has to quickly draw a line between herself and her, otherwise outsiders might think she is the same as them!
The two men went down the mountain with their own ulterior motives. When they arrived at the village entrance, Zhu Dazhuang was already waiting there with a fish in his hand.
Seeing the two people appear, he greeted them excitedly and said with a smile: "Godmother, sister, look, I brought you this fish! Godmother, do you believe my heart now?"
Yang Cuicui hadn't seen meat for a long time. She grabbed the fish and her eyes seemed to be fixed on it, unable to move away. She said with a smile, "You are still sincere and considerate."
Zhu Dazhuang was praised and immediately stepped forward, saying anxiously: "Since godmother agreed, then I should be able to kiss my sister..."
Chen Meixin pretended to be scared and shy and took a step back to hide behind Yang Cuicui, saying palely, "Ah...you...don't come over here!"
Zhu Dazhuang couldn't help but feel a little angry.
He had already stolen all the fish from home, so why was he still hiding from him? Wouldn't that mean all his fish were wasted?!
Yang Cuicui finally took her eyes off the fish and glanced at Zhu Dazhuang. She knew what he was thinking and couldn't help but sneered, "Brother Zhu, you're too impatient. Do you think my daughter Mei Xin is like one of your country girls? You can find a matchmaker, bring a fish or send a few pounds of wheat, and you can marry her home? My daughter is the daughter of the Prime Minister. She almost became the Queen's prince consort! If she hadn't fallen to this point, you wouldn't have gotten her so easily! If you don't even have this little patience, then we don't want this fish. You can take it back and try to please another country girl!"
As he said this, he pretended to stuff the fish into Zhu Dazhuang's arms.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Dazhuang couldn't help but get anxious. He smiled droolingly and said, "Godmother, I was just a little impatient. Why are you angry? Can't I just not be impatient? No matter how long it takes, I'm willing to wait!"
Yang Cuicui smiled and said, "That's right. Let me be frank. If my daughter would let you hug and kiss her just for a fish, then wouldn't she just go along with any man who gave us a chicken or a sheep? If my daughter was so fickle and undisciplined, you wouldn't dare marry her, would you?"
Zhu Dazhuang scratched his head and said with a smile: "Godmother is right! My sister is definitely not such an indecent woman. I was wrong. I apologize to my sister here!"
As he said this, he bowed like in the opera.
Chen Meixin looked at Zhu Dazhuang's funny appearance with sarcasm, and couldn't help but admire her mother in her heart.
As expected of someone from the romantic world, he made Zhu Dazhuang submit with just a few words.
She needs to learn these skills from her mother.
Yang Cuicui praised Zhu Dazhuang a few more times, then made an excuse that it was getting late and she was afraid that if she went back late she would arouse suspicion from her husband at home. Then she took the fish and Chen Meixin back.
Zhu Dazhuang was still standing there in a daze, completely unaware that he had given away a fish for nothing and hadn't even touched Chen Meixin's finger!
Yang Cuicui and Shen Meixin returned to the dilapidated house, and Shen Shian and Xiao Yunqi both had cold faces.
Xiao Yunqi asked unhappily, "Why did you take so long to come back?"
Chen Meixin felt a chill in her heart again.
She fell into the water and nearly drowned, and she's still soaking wet.
He didn't say a word of concern, but just questioned me as soon as he opened his mouth.
I have such a miserable life, marrying such a man!
"Your Highness, I... I saw some fish in the river, so I went to catch them. I accidentally fell into the water and nearly drowned. It was only with great difficulty that I..."
Chen Meixin mumbled this explanation, perhaps he didn't notice...
However, before she could finish, Xiao Yunqi interrupted her impatiently: "Did you catch any fish?"
Chen Meixin felt even more resentful, lowered her head, bit her lip, and refused to answer.
"We caught it!" Yang Cuicui quickly took the fish out of the bamboo basket and said with a smile, "Thanks to Mei Xin, we finally caught such a fish. We can finally have a good meal tonight."
Seeing that he had caught a fish, Xiao Yunqi's expression finally brightened up a bit, but he was still complaining, "Such a small fish, is it enough to fill my teeth? And you still dare to take credit for it? I'm almost starving, why don't you go and cook?"
Chen Meixin was still a little upset and refused to leave, so Yang Cuicui dragged her to the kitchen.
When only the mother and daughter were left, Yang Cuicui whispered, "Mei Xin, you must be patient. If our flaws are discovered, both our lives will be in danger..."
Chen Meixin secretly raged in her heart, but she managed to hold back her anger. She took a deep breath and said, "Mom, I'm awake. I won't do this again."
The firewood in the kitchen was soaked last night because of a leak in the roof. The two of them fiddled with it for a long time, causing thick smoke to billow, and finally managed to light the fire.
The two of them didn't have much cooking skills, so they just boiled a pot of water and threw the whole fish into the pot, and also put some mushrooms and wild vegetables picked from the mountains.
The boiling water was almost dry, so he got a clay pot and brought a big pot of fish soup to the table.
Xiao Yunqi and Shen Shi'an hadn't eaten meat for a long time, so they immediately scooped up a bowl of fish and soup excitedly. However, after taking a bite, they spat it out.
"Bah! Why is this so disgusting!"
Isn't it unpalatable? The fish hasn't been scaled, the fish hasn't been gutted, and the gills are still attached to the fish!
The bitter taste of fish gills alone is enough to ruin a pot of soup!
Yang Cuicui and Shen Meixin looked at the white fish meat and swallowed their saliva. Naturally, they did not believe what Xiao Yunqi and Shen Shian said.
"How can it be unpalatable? This is fish meat..."
As Yang Cuicui spoke, she picked up a piece with chopsticks and then spit it out.
It was bitter and astringent, and my mouth was full of fish scales. It was really unpalatable!
"This...how could this happen? Clearly, the chefs in our house used to do it this way..." Chen Meixin was very puzzled.
Without any warning, Xiao Yunqi poured a bowl of hot fish soup at her!
"Bitch! You're trying to poison me by making something so disgusting!"
Chen Meixin was caught off guard and the fish soup splashed on her face, causing her to scream in pain from the burns.
"Ah! My face!"
Yang Cuicui was horrified and hurriedly protected Chen Meixin, saying in a trembling voice, "Son-in-law, you could have said something nice, why are you fighting again? Meixin and I have never cooked before, and being able to cook is already good enough. Do you think that because we have never been convicted before, there are chefs available for us to use in the mansion? You should at least give us some time to learn, right?"
She hurriedly checked Chen Meixin's face, and soon she saw several white blisters on her originally pretty little face.
Yang Cuicui was heartbroken.
She is afraid that the rest of her life will depend on her daughter's face. If her face is disfigured, it will be the end of her!
Seeing that Yang Cuicui dared to confront him, Xiao Yunqi flipped the table over and kicked Yang Cuicui in the stomach, cursing loudly: "I am the dignified Fifth Prince of Dayu! Who the hell are you? A worthless woman! How dare you teach me a lesson?"
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