When Sun left the old couple's house, her legs and feet were as soft as noodles.
She couldn't figure out how to face Xia Yougui.
But Zhou's words gave her some comfort - she just had to convey the message.
Let Xia Yougui and Zhou fight each other!
She was being played around by this old fox. What was the point of just crying and yelling?
People don't buy her tricks at all!
When Xia Yougui saw Sun coming back empty-handed, his face suddenly became so gloomy that it looked like he had just crawled out of a grave.
After hearing Sun's explanation, Xia Yougui could hardly believe it. He frowned, tilted his head, and fiercely grabbed Sun's collar, asking her suspiciously:
"Did the old lady really say that?"
Sun replied weakly:
"Believe it or not! Even if I had the guts to lie to you, would the old lady still make up a lie for me and help me, an outsider, to hide it from you, her own son?"
This made sense, and Xia Yougui's suspicions were finally dispelled.
However, even though he let go, he still couldn't help but push Sun, causing her to stagger and almost fall.
Sun was so angry that she wanted to bite Xia Yougui to death.
But at this moment, she was feeling very depressed and discouraged because she had been tricked by the old couple, so she didn't have the energy to fight Xia Yougui.
Seeing that Sun ignored him, Xia Yougui didn't want to continue to find fault. He patted the dust off his trouser legs, got up and left.
Could it be that this guy really went to see the old lady?
Sun couldn't help but feel a little curious. But this curiosity was just a weak flame, flickering twice before extinguishing, still unable to overcome the despair.
Sun got on the kang listlessly, without even taking off her clothes and shoes, and just covered herself with the quilt and fell asleep in broad daylight.
Xia Yougui did not go to find Zhou.
When it comes to family matters, he always instigates Sun to take the lead, and then he comes out to act as a peacemaker and make the final decision at the right time.
It does not delay the profit or reputation.
However, this time, the strategy didn't work.
I wonder if the old couple has been too stimulated by the eldest wife recently.
If necessary, maybe I can expose the good things my eldest brother has done and regain the trust of the old couple.
However, if I were to say it so bluntly, even a fool would be able to guess what I was thinking.
The old couple are not stupid, how could they not understand?
Xia Yougui hated the feeling of being exposed in front of others, not even in front of his own parents.
He knew from a young age that his older brother was smarter than him.
The two of them went to study together. The elder brother could memorize what the teacher taught after reading it two or three times, but he had to read it seven or eight times, but he still could not remember it clearly.
But it’s not my fault. Who made my parents have me when there was a famine?
There are two children between my eldest brother and me.
Because of the famine, the two poor little kids didn't survive.
Although I survived, I didn't eat well since I was a child, and it was far less abundant than what my elder brother had when he was a child. Naturally, my brain is not as sharp as my elder brother's!
However, although my brain is not very bright, I will slowly think about it, and gradually I can see the ins and outs of many things.
For example, the eldest brother is not really filial, he just knows how to act and act well, but the old couple just fall for his tricks.
Any of the things my eldest brother did behind my back would be enough to make my parents mad if they were revealed!
I kept it a secret from my parents, not only to get some benefits from the eldest brother, but also to avoid making them angry.
For example, the fact that parents favor the eldest wife is not entirely their fault.
This was the atmosphere of the Great Chu Dynasty.
In every household, the eldest son of the family is the most valued.
In an ordinary farming family like ours, there was naturally no distinction between wives and concubines, or between legitimate and illegitimate children. However, the importance of this eldest son far exceeded that of the other children.
So, there is nothing that can be done about it as my parents favor the eldest wife.
All he wanted was to occupy the largest share among the remaining houses.
This idea isn't that outrageous, is it?
Xia Yougui pondered for a long time and finally calmed down.
Next, he did not go over to the old couple to get in the way, but instead picked up his hoe and walked around his own field.
The weather has been warm these days, and the weeds are growing faster than crops.
There were also those small flying insects and moths, which popped out one after another. I don’t know where so many of them came from. I couldn’t catch them all, but I had to catch them.
Xia Yougui was busy in the fields and was sweating all over. He had just arrived at the edge of the field to rest for a while, straighten his back and drink some water when he saw Xia Daohua and Wulang coming out of the mountain panting. They seemed to be dragging a particularly large basket.
What good stuff have these two kids found?
Xia Yougui threw down the hoe, took two steps forward, and took a closer look. It was indeed a large wicker basket, stuffed to the brim!
After taking a closer look, Xia Yougui was a little disappointed. Why was there only a basket of weeds?
The weeds were a mess. There were not only unpalatable wild vegetables like amaranth and spinach, which looked old, but also hyssop and other weeds. There were also some that even pigs wouldn't eat.
Xia Yougui laughed and complained loudly:
"Oh my, you two silly kids, you are just digging out vegetables from a basket!
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