Chen Ming nodded, sighed and said, "Your mother went to bed late last night and hasn't gotten up yet." He then pulled Chen Afu to the other side of the side door and said softly, "There are some bad rumors in the village now. Afu, don't take them to heart. Just remember that your mother is a good woman, a good wife, and a good mother. You should respect her in the same way as you respected her in the past. If you neglect your mother in the slightest, not only will she be sad, but your father will also be unhappy."
His tone was as gentle as before, but his expression was extremely serious.
This man is so nice! Chen Ahfu was somewhat touched.
She reached out her hand and hugged Chen Ming's arm and said, "Dad, no matter what others say, I only believe what I see and what I feel. I know that my mother is the best mother and my father is the best father. I will respect and honor you all my life."
Chen Ming nodded with satisfaction, patted Chen Afu's hand that was hugging him and said, "My dear daughter. All the hardships your mother went through before were not in vain."
As they were talking, A-Lu came out on crutches. His face was tense. He came over and asked Chen Ming, "Dad, why did my mom cry so hard last night? Who bullied her?"
Chen Ming sighed and repeated what he had just said.
Chen A-Lu nodded heavily and said, "My mother is so good, how can I not respect her? Those people who gossip about her are so hateful, why do they say that about my mother?"
Chen Ahfu said, "We can't stop other people from talking. Try not to let Mom go out these days, and be careful of Auntie coming over to gossip."
It was probably around noon when Wang got up. Her eyes were still red and a little swollen. When she came out and saw her husband and children talking in the yard, she felt a little embarrassed. She said, "Mother got up late."
Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "The meal is ready, come to my place to eat."
After Wang washed up, Chen Ahfu went over and took her arm, and they went to the west room of the new courtyard together. Dabao was also very diligent today, and had already scooped out the rice and placed it on the table. Because he was afraid of getting burned, he only scooped out half a bowl of porridge.
The few of them ate in silence. Chen Ming would pick up some shredded radish for Wang from time to time, and would peel an egg and hand it to her, making Wang blush.
Wang gave him a glare and he chuckled twice.
The others were afraid that Wang would be embarrassed, so they all pretended not to see anything and lowered their heads to eat. In particular, A-Lu, in order to show that he was concentrating on eating and not paying attention to anything else, sipped his porridge much louder than usual.
After dinner, Chen Afu got up and took Zhuifeng to fetch water for the vegetable garden, while Wang did housework at home.
While walking on the road, Chen Afu saw some people standing in the distance pointing at her. When they saw her approaching, they were frightened and quickly dodged away.
Chen Ahfu knew they were talking about Wang. It was said that most villagers were kind and honest, but once they started gossiping irresponsibly, their words were as sharp as knives.
She didn't hear what they said, and there was nothing she could do, so she just pretended not to see those strange looks. After watering the vegetable garden and filling the water tank, she took Zhuifeng to the stream outside the village with a large basin to wash clothes. It was late autumn now, and the stream water was already very cold, but most people would still go to the stream to wash clothes, and would not be willing to boil water at home. In a few days, when the weather gets colder, they would have to boil water for watering.
As soon as I reached the entrance of the village, I met Gao who was carrying a large basin.
Gao smiled and said, "Thank you, Ah Fu, for going to the capital and bringing us so many things, both clothes and food. Especially Daya's little satin dress, oh, that's what young ladies from rich families wear."
Chen Afu smiled and said, "Look at what sister-in-law said, what is there to thank. Big brother has helped my family so much, but I didn't buy you a piece of cloth..."
Gao saw that she was hesitant to speak, and knowing her concerns, she smiled and said, "That's enough. How can we be so ungrateful?" She whispered, "Last night, my little aunt came home and kept crying. My father-in-law scolded her and spanked her a few times. My eldest aunt was also unhappy, saying that she loved her younger sister in vain and even wanted the wedding gifts given to her." She smiled again, "My father-in-law said that my little aunt should learn to cook from us in the future. This is the best. Otherwise, after my eldest aunt gets married, my mother-in-law and I will be even busier."
The two of them walked towards the stream, chatting and laughing.
There is a huge rock beside the stream, and under the rock there are several smooth stones, which is where women like to wash clothes.
As Chen Afu and Gao Shi were carrying the large basin to the side of the boulder, they heard several women on the other side talking loudly.
"…She didn't know that Master Chen would become the prefect. If she knew, she would definitely agree to be a concubine, not to mention that Old Lady Chen wanted to take a concubine for Master Chen. Why would she be willing to return to her parents' home and be so anxious to get married?"
"Yes, she looks so gentle and polite, why is she so eager to get married right after returning to her parents' home?"
"Then what else can I say? She must be unable to live without a man. It's just that after marrying him, she discovered that he was a useless man."
"You can't say that Chen Er is useless. Didn't Wang give birth to a child as soon as she married in?"
A burst of laughter.
"Don't say that. Wang's life is not easy. As soon as she married into the Chen family, she got up early and worked late to earn money to treat the sickly Chen Ming. She also raised a pair of children. Her daughter was mentally retarded and her son was lame. Oh, if any weak woman was greedy, she would be hanged to death."
"Who can be blamed for that? If she wasn't in a hurry to get married, Master Chen would have taken her back to the Chen family to enjoy a good life. I heard that when Master Chen returned home, he went to her parents' home to look for someone, but it turned out that she had already married someone else. Master Chen was still very sad. Tsk tsk, she is not destined to be a royal lady..."
"She is a lady of noble title, but she looks poor by nature..."
Chen Ahfu was not familiar with the villagers, and did not know who these people were. She was so angry that her chest was about to explode when she heard such discussions and slanders against Wang.
Wang was originally a victim, and she should have been sympathized with. But these two people praised Chen Shiying, who was high above them, and said such bad things about Wang. I couldn't do anything if I didn't hear it, but I couldn't ignore it if I heard it. It was a good opportunity to start with them and let those people have some good words.
Some people and some things cannot be solved by words and can only be solved by force.
She whispered to Gao, "Sister-in-law, please go find Gao Lizheng first, then go to Tangyuan and tell them that I was bullied."
Chen Afu was not afraid of those women, but he was afraid that their families would attack him together. He and his family were no match for them.
Tangyuan was far away, and by the time their people arrived, he might have already suffered a loss. So he had to find Gao Lizheng first, because he had promised Luo Xiaoguanshi that he would protect his family.
Then she put the basin in her hand on the ground, straightened her clothes, tightened the belt around her waist and tied it into a knot, took out the wooden stick for beating clothes from the basin and went to the other side of the rock.
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