Chapter 6: The Brothers Who Were Raised Wrongly
When Old Mrs. Su saw how her third son was protecting his wife, she became furious.
"You good old third brother, I just said one thing, what are you doing? Are you trying to say that I, an old woman, treat your family harshly?" Old Mrs. Su scolded angrily.
Su Laosan lowered his head cowardly and dared not say a word.
The corner of Su Yin's lips curled up in disdain. Isn't this an obvious thing? Everyone in Lijia Village knows about it. Is there any need to publicize it?
He glanced at the people in the courtyard. His uncle and second uncle's families were standing quietly by and watching the show. Even his cousins had cold and playful expressions on their faces.
Su Yin glanced at her two younger brothers, Su Xinyang and Su Xinguang. They were twins. In that era, having twins was very dangerous. They faced death several times after they were born. They were saved by the careful care of their grandparents, but their health was not as good as other children.
Compared with the children from the eldest uncle's family and the second uncle's family, the treatment they received in the Su family was not as favored, but it was slightly better than Su Yin's, after all, he was a boy.
Old Man Su tapped his pipe and said to his wife, "Okay, stop talking. Third brother, take your wife and children back home and get things in order."
"Okay, Dad."
Su Baozhu let go of her hand and went straight to her room.
Su's mother helped Su Yin back to the simple firewood house. Su's father went to fetch water, leaving only the mother and daughter in the house.
"Mom, there might really be chaos outside."
"What should I do then?"
"Don't worry. Those are just my guesses, and they may not be accurate. Everything depends on Brother Li Rui. However, we have to make more adequate preparations first."
Mother Su calmed down and said, "I will listen to you."
Su Yin did not argue, "Mom, tell grandpa and grandma later and tell them to send me to stay at grandma's house for a few days. There are medicines for treating injuries there."
Given Old Lady Su's nature of loving to take advantage, she would definitely agree.
This way, she would have enough time to continue purchasing supplies. Now that she had money, she had to get more things to give herself a better chance of survival before the disaster.
Mother Su looked at her feet, "Your feet..."
Su Yin shook her head at her.
"I'm glad you're okay." Mother Su breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, I'll tell you about them later."
At this moment, Su's father came in carrying a wooden basin.
"You go to the main room to eat, I'll be here."
Father Su looked at his daughter hesitantly, then at his wife.
"Go quickly. Remember to get some food for your daughter."
"Okay. Wait for me, girl."
Su Yin looked at her father's back as he left. This father was good to everything, good to his wife and daughter, but also obedient to his parents. In her words from her previous life, he was a typical foolishly filial son.
If his wife or daughter has a conflict with his parents, he will just put on a sad face and ask his wife and children to keep quiet.
There is a reason why she has lived such a miserable life.
The only pillar of the family cannot support them, so how can they have the confidence to stand up straight?
In feudal society, it was not easy for a girl to live in a family. There were too many rules and regulations to restrict her. If the men in the family did not help, she would only suffer.
“Crack”…
The door opened and Father Su came over with a bowl of rice, followed by two children.
Su's mother took a look and saw the clear porridge with a few wild vegetable leaves floating on it. Her face suddenly darkened.
Father Su knew it was wrong, but he couldn't say anything to his parents. He could only smile and said softly to his daughter, "Daya, just eat it first. Tomorrow, Daddy will go up the mountain to catch a wild rabbit for you."
"We don't know who will eat it if we catch it." Su's mother whispered, taking the bowl and chopsticks from her husband rudely. [Note 1]
"Mom, you can't say that. It's our duty to respect our elders." Su Xinyang said.
Su Xinguang echoed, "Sister is not an elder, why should we give her the food? Grandma said that the girls are from other families. It would be a waste if we gave them the food."
In the past, when Su Yin heard this, she would just lower her head and feel sad alone, but now she just wants to slap these two guys.
These two little guys have been brainwashed by Old Lady Su.
"Don't listen to your grandma's nonsense. Yinyin is your sister, not an outsider." Su's mother corrected.
The two boys curled their lips in disapproval.
"Grandma said, if you don't work every day, there's no need to eat for free." Su Xinyang imitated her.
"Did your grandma really say that?"
"Yes. Grandma asked Dad to tell my sister." Su Xinguang added.
Su's mother was so angry that she kept wiping away tears.
Su Yin hugged her mother and whispered in her ear, "Mom, it will be over soon."
When Su's mother heard this, the tears in her eyes suddenly stopped.
Yes, it will be over soon.
After the two heartless men left, the dull father Su took out a black steamed bun from his pocket and stuffed it into his daughter's hand.
Su Yin knew that this was the food he had picked out of his mouth.
In the Su family, my father worked the hardest, but compared with my eldest and second uncles, he ate the least and the worst. Especially since my eldest uncle was a scholar, he was given priority in all good things.
The second uncle was sweet-talking and good at coaxing the old lady. The old lady also often left good things for him. Only her father could neither please his parents nor speak sweet words, but only knew how to work hard.
Su Yin stuffed the black steamed bread back into his hand.
He has to do a lot of farm work every day, doesn't have enough food, and his health is easily broken.
We can eat delicious food in the county town tomorrow, so it’s not a big deal tonight’s meal.
But under her father's insistence, the steamed bun was divided between her and Su's mother.
The next day, Su's mother asked old lady Su for permission, and sure enough, old lady Su happily agreed. She was eager to send Su Yin, who was unable to work and could only eat white rice, to her uncle's house.
Su's mother stayed behind to do the work, and Su Baozhu, who was not feeling very well, helped Su Yin back.
After getting far enough away from the village, Su Yin was finally able to walk normally.
The two men returned to the cave, took the silver ingots, and rushed to the county town.
Noticing the nervous look on Xiaogu's face, Su Yin couldn't help but remind her, "Xiaogu, you'll only make people suspicious. Don't keep looking into the basket. Let's just pretend that we don't have the money."
“I’m not afraid of falling.”
"Don't worry, I won't."
"What are we going to buy today?"
Su Yin lowered her head to take a look at her mended clothes, then looked at her aunt who was no less embarrassed than her.
“Clothes shopping.”
As soon as they entered the county town, Su Yin went straight to the grocery store and bought a pair of scissors. [Note 2]
A ten-liang silver ingot, of high-quality silver at that, was too eye-catching and likely to cause trouble when taken out of the hands of a farm girl wearing patched clothes.
The next thing she was going to buy wouldn't be suitable for this outfit.
The two found a secluded place where no one was around. Su Yin took out a silver ingot that she had put in her pocket beforehand, and then cut the silver ingot into small pieces.
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