Chapter 40 Stepmother Gets Beaten
Zhou Ruiyuan held it in his hand and weighed it in his hand, slightly surprised. "Five taels?"
Du Wanchun smiled and nodded, "Yes, Madam Fang bought our bottle of perfume for five taels of silver."
"That's wonderful." Zhou Ruiyuan looked at her bright smile and couldn't help but smile along with her.
When he smiled, his handsome features appeared very gentle, and he looked even better than usual.
Du Wanchun felt a warmth in her heart as she watched.
"Wanchun, Ruiyuan, stop busying yourselves and come rest while you wait to eat eggs," Aunt Zhou called to the two of them.
Du Wanchun quickly took Zhou Ruiyuan's hand and led him to the front room.
After a while, Zhou Zhao brought out the boiled eggs.
Months ago, the Zhou family couldn't even afford to eat, and could only eat sweet potatoes and brown rice that others sent them.
Now we can not only eat white rice and fragrant eggs, but also fresh, hot eggs.
This was something they never even dared to dream of.
Zhou Zhao peeled the eggshell, took a bite of one half, and said to Aunt Zhou with tears in her eyes, "Mom, it's so delicious."
Aunt Zhou quickly handed him a glass of water, saying, "Zhao'er, eat slowly."
Zhou Zhao didn't drink the water; he swallowed it directly.
Unlike Zhou Zhao, Zhou Feng peeled the egg and handed it to Aunt Zhou.
Zhou Ruiyuan peeled the egg and handed it to Du Wanchun. Neither of them wanted to eat it; they just wanted to save the best things for the people around them.
Actually, they had eaten eggs before, but at that time their table was filled with so many delicacies that they didn't even look at these little eggs.
Now that they can eat again, their situation and mindset are completely different, which is why Zhou Zhao is so excited.
Du Wanchun held the white and tender egg in her palm, took a bite, chewed it carefully, and thought about everything that had happened over the past ten years. She felt a surge of emotions.
At that moment, she discovered that the egg she was eating was incredibly delicious, even better than any she had ever tasted before.
After eating the eggs, the family busied themselves picking radishes and making fragrant dew, working with great enthusiasm and energy.
The Du family in Xiangtan Village, however, was completely different.
Liu gave birth to a baby girl, and Du Dajiang disliked her every day, making her life worse day by day.
She picked up an egg from the backyard to make egg drop soup.
No sooner had the egg been in his hand than Du Dajiang snatched it away, saying, "What are you going to eat? You're not pregnant anymore, it's a waste to eat it."
After saying that, he took the eggs to the backyard and hid them in the oil jar.
Liu was so angry that her face turned pale. Trembling, she pointed at him and cursed, "You, Du Dajiang, how dare you treat me like this! I'm going to Magistrate Li's house to file a complaint against you!"
Du Dajiang glanced at her disdainfully, "Go ahead and sue! Go ahead! Don't think that just because your daughter married Young Master Li, she's so great. I bet the Li family doesn't even look down on your daughter!"
Liu snorted coldly and said, "So what if she doesn't like it? It's still better than your daughter marrying into that penniless Zhou family! Du Dajiang, just you wait and see, my daughter will definitely be richer than your daughter in the future!"
The more Du Dajiang talked about it, the angrier he became. He didn't know what kind of spell Liu had cast on him, but he had given up his daughter's good marriage to this woman's daughter. He was clearly the father-in-law of Young Master Li, but now he was neither a close relative nor a distant relative, leaving him feeling awkward and uneasy.
He picked up the pipe from the ground and threw it at Liu: "How dare you say that? If it weren't for you, would my Wanchun have married into such a lowly family?!"
The pipe struck Liu heavily on the head.
Liu clutched her head, groaning, "You...you...how dare you hit me!"
Du Dajiang, still holding his pipe, was about to strike again. "So what if I hit you?! You've ruined my family so much, and I haven't kicked you out yet, you should be grateful!"
Liu quickly dodged his pipe and ran outside, shouting as she ran, "Du Dajiang, you just wait! I'm going to find my daughter and son-in-law and get them to back me up!"
Du Dajiang caught up with her and pointed at her, saying, "If you've got the guts, go ahead and don't ever come back!"
Liu ran faster and faster, heading straight towards Cheng'an County.
Xiangtan Village is quite far from Cheng'an County. It took Liu a full hour to walk to the door of Magistrate Li's house.
She straightened her clothes, smiled, and knocked on the door.
Not long after, the door opened, and a servant appeared.
The servant glanced at Liu and asked, "Who are you?"
Liu quickly smiled and said, "I am the mother of your eldest young mistress. I have come to see your eldest young mistress."
Upon hearing this, the servant looked her over again, his eyes clearly showing a hint of disdain.
"Okay, come in with me." He said, turning around and leading Liu into the house.
Liu followed behind the servants with a smile.
The Li family mansion was quite wealthy, a large three-courtyard house. Passing through one courtyard and walking along a long corridor, one would reach the front hall.
Inside the front hall, Madam Li was yelling at Liu Lanzhi, cursing her out loud, "You're just a country bumpkin! You can't even read a single word! I wrote a prescription and asked you to buy the medicine for me, but you didn't buy a single correct ingredient! How am I supposed to entrust you with managing the household after this!"
Liu Lanzhi knelt on the ground, head bowed, and said pitifully, "Madam, I didn't misread the medicine; the pharmacy staff made a mistake."
Madam Li slapped her hard across the face and scolded, "How dare you talk back to me!"
Liu Lanzhi covered her face with her five fingers, pressed her head down, and dared not speak again.
Madam Li tried to calm herself down, sat down, picked up her teacup, took a sip of tea, and said, "By the way, Na Yuehong will be coming to the manor tomorrow."
Liu Lanzhi was startled and looked up at Madam Li. "Madam, I've only been married for less than a month, and you're already letting my husband take a concubine?!"
Madam Li glared at her fiercely, her eyes wide, and said, "What's wrong with taking a concubine? Isn't it normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines? What's your hurry?! It's already unprecedented for someone of your status to be made the principal wife. Do you even want to interfere with your husband taking concubines?!"
Madam Li was tall and thin, with high cheekbones, and her narrow eyes were slightly upturned, revealing a hint of meanness. Her voice was harsh and shrill when she spoke.
Liu, who had just entered with the servants, witnessed the scene. She strode up to them and said with displeasure, "Mother-in-law, these two young people have only been married for less than a month. How can you allow your son-in-law to take a concubine?"
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