"Wife, why aren't you asleep yet?"
It's so late already. Don't wait for me this late next time.
After Yu Erzhu finished speaking, he lay down on the bed.
He was so tired, even more tired than when he did farm work.
Yang Juhua felt sorry for her husband when she saw how tired he was.
However, if he, as a son, does not take care of his own mother, he will likely be branded as an unfilial son.
But why did that old woman make her husband come back so late? That's going too far.
I checked the time and it was already eleven o'clock.
That old man really knows how to come back so late.
So he asked, "Erzhu, why are you back so late?"
"Oh, Mom has had diarrhea several times, and then she asks for water and then says she's hungry. I have to take care of her and wash all those dirty clothes."
So I came back late. From now on, you don't need to wait for me to come home at night. Just go to sleep by yourself around the same time!
Yu Erzhu sighed and said helplessly.
"How can she torment people like this? Even someone made of iron couldn't stand it!"
I think she's just blaming us for what that bastard Yu Sanzhu did.
There are other bedridden people in the village, but none of them are as restless as she is, staying up until midnight.
You should give her less water at night from now on, otherwise you'll be exhausted.
Yang Juhua felt that the wicked mother-in-law was deliberately tormenting her second son.
"She was in a bad mood and had a bad temper because of the arrest of her third son, so I could only try to be patient with her."
She told me tonight that she wants you to take care of her elderly relative.
After saying that it was inconvenient for me, a man, to take care of her.
They even said that this is what you, as a daughter-in-law, should do.
She also said that if you were unwilling, she would have the village chief judge the matter, and then she would spread your bad reputation for disrespecting your mother-in-law, making it impossible for your two nieces to get married.
Why don't you go and take care of Mom for a few days, and I'll go take care of her after she calms down?
That left her with nothing more to say.
Yu Erzhu remembered what his mother had said, and he could only advise my wife to go and take care of her for a couple of days to go along with her wishes, otherwise his old mother really was capable of anything.
"What? Erzhu, your mother asked me to take care of her. Does she have a fever?"
She really is like dog meat on the table, acting like she's something special!
Doesn't she know how I usually treat her?
Yu Erzhu, let me tell you, I have no way of taking care of your mother.
I have nothing to say if you're willing to take care of her. After all, no matter how bad she is, she's still your mother, and I can't control her.
But he wants me to take care of him, that's impossible.
That old hag actually had the nerve to ask me to take care of her. Does she really think she's Empress Dowager Cixi?
"Honey, don't be angry. I just want you to deal with her for a couple of days so she can't use this as an excuse to cause trouble."
Actually, I don't want my wife to work so hard, but I'm worried that my mother might really do it.
"Why don't you just bear with it for a couple of days?"
Yu Erzhu asked cautiously.
Yang Juhua glared at him and said, "Yu Erzhu, I won't stop you from fulfilling your filial duty, but you can't force me."
Ever since I married into your Yu family, I've always been completely dominated by the third branch of the family.
My life was a little better when your father was alive.
After your father died, your mother became the one in charge of the family.
But your mother only cares about the third son's family.
If it weren't for my two children, would I need to fawn over Li Hehua, the third wife?
Haven't I suffered enough grievances over the years?
Now that we've finally separated, you still want me to take care of your half-dead old mother.
"Let me tell you, her behavior today is her retribution. Who told her to be so blatantly biased?"
Yang Juhua said through tears, "I guess I really felt wronged, or maybe I've been holding it in for too long. I've wanted to say these things for a long time."
"Wife, if you don't want to go, then don't go. I'll talk to Mother about it later."
Don't cry, it's all my fault. I knew it would make you unhappy, but I still told you.
I'm not doing this for my mother's sake. I'm mainly worried about your two nieces. If your reputation is ruined, it could really affect your family, and that would be bad.
What if your mother blames you?
Yu Erzhu was telling the truth. He was afraid that his wife would be looked down upon by her family when she went back to her parents' home, and that they would make up stories about her.
Yang Juhua stopped crying and became much more sober and rational.
That old woman was never a good person to begin with. If she really invites the village chief and makes a scene, it could really affect me.
Fine, you old hag, since you want me to take care of you, then I'll take good care of you, as long as you can handle it.
You brought this on yourself.
That old hag, she's already bedridden and can't get out of bed, yet she still tries to torment her daughter-in-law; that shows how vicious she is.
Then I won't hold back. What goes around comes around, and I'll show you how to deal with you.
"Honey, you're right. I'll go along with her for a few days, otherwise it won't look good if things get out of hand."
It's too late, let's all go to sleep!
After Yang Juhua finished speaking, she lay down and quickly fell asleep.
The next day, Yang Juhua got up early and prepared breakfast for her husband.
She told him to go do the chores, and that she would go to her mother-in-law's place to take care of her later.
Yu Erzhu was initially worried, but seeing his wife smiling and not at all angry, he assumed she had come to her senses and happily went to work in the fields.
As soon as Yu Erzhu left, Yang Juhua took a basket with eggs, sweet potatoes, and porridge and went over there.
He greeted the villagers he passed with a smile all the way.
"Erzhu's wife, where are you going?"
"Aunt Li, I'm going to deliver breakfast to my mother-in-law. I need to take care of her later."
Yang Juhua said with a smile, lifting the blue cloth covering the basket.
"Isn't your mother-in-law being taken care of by your husband, Erzhu?"
Aunt Li asked curiously.
He thought to himself, "Didn't they say that Erzhu's wife didn't want to take care of Wang Shi?"
"Oh dear, Aunt Li, my Erzhu is a grown man, so it's not convenient for him to take care of my mother-in-law."
So I'll take care of it!
The work in the fields is still waiting for him to do.
"Don't you think so?"
Yang Juhua had a smile on her face, showing no sign of displeasure, which made Aunt Li believe her immediately.
He didn't forget to praise her, saying, "Erzhu's wife, you are such a good wife. You've had a hard time."
She's a million times better than the third son's wife.
"Thank you for the compliment, Aunt Li. I'll be going now. If I'm late, my mother-in-law will be hungry and get angry again."
"Then you should go quickly!" Aunt Li nodded, waved her hand, and muttered, "That wicked mother-in-law, Wang, is truly blessed to have such a good daughter-in-law as Erzhu."
Yang Juhua heard this and revealed a triumphant smile.
Aunt Li is the village announcer, and she loves to gossip. Today she'll definitely be telling everyone that she'll soon become the village's tolerant and generous daughter-in-law.
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