Chen Ahfu sat on the kang without moving, watching Wang Shi hurriedly put the work in her hands and the sewing basket on the kang table into the kang cupboard, and then grabbed the silk gown that Ah Lu was going to wear tomorrow, which was spread on the head of the kang, and stuffed it into the kang cupboard, and then locked the kang cupboard. Then she stood up and went to put the set of fine porcelain tea bowls on the table that she bought in Dingzhou into the box, and then locked the box.
This behavior is completely a posture to prevent bandits.
Wang quickly finished all these and saw Chen Ahfu still sitting on the kang in a daze, so she hurried over to pull her up, pulled her out of the west room and pushed her to the east room opposite. She said, "Ahfu, be obedient and don't come out."
When Wang closed the door of the east room, Zhuifeng and Wangcai also squeezed in.
Wang calmed herself down before going out and opening the gate. Her face was calm as she said, "Mother, Third Brother, why are you here?"
Ding said, "If you don't go home to see me, I will have no choice but to come to your house to see you."
Wang Cai greeted Wang first with a smile, "Big sister, you have gained weight, it seems that you are living a good life." Then he said to Ding, "Mom, we haven't seen big sister for a long time. Didn't you say that you missed big sister very much? Why are you saying this again?"
Ding snorted and said nothing.
Wang asked again, "Is my father in good health?"
Ding snorted coldly, "If you want to know whether it's good or not, why don't you go back and take a look yourself?"
Seeing that Wang was standing at the door with no intention of inviting them into the yard, the mother and son did not hesitate to walk in from Wang's side.
They walked in front, and Wang followed behind. After entering the room, they turned directly into the open door of the west room.
They entered the west room, and Chen Afu opened the door of the east room a crack and eavesdropped.
As soon as they entered, Mrs. Ding started to get angry and said in a loud voice, "Mrs. Wang Juan, I raised you like my own daughter. Now that your family has become rich, why don't you go back and be filial to your parents? You are so unfilial."
Wang kept a gloomy face and said, "My family has not become rich."
Wang Cai smiled and said, "Big sister, we all heard that your family bought a very large piece of land and is going to build two large houses with two entrances. My goodness, even the landlords in our village are not so generous."
Wang said, "My daughter bought the land and built the house with her own money. I didn't spend a penny. I have no money to give you. Please leave now."
Seeing that Wang was the only one at home, Ding and Wang Cai were not afraid and sat on the kang. Ding took out a long pipe from her waist and put it in her mouth, while Wang Cai quickly lit it for her with a flint.
After Wang Cai lit a cigarette for Ding, he looked around and patted the big lock on the cupboard with his hand.
Ding took a few puffs of her cigarette and said, "Mother Wang Juan, how did you treat your mother and your brother? We came a long way to see you, but instead of serving tea and water, killing chickens and buying meat, you even wanted to chase us away. You can let us go, but you have to give us twenty taels first. I heard that your silly daughter recovered from her illness and became a needlework master in Tangyuan. She must have made a lot of money. Your daughter knows how to respect her parents, and you, as a daughter, should learn from her."
She looked at the silver hairpin on Wang's head and the silk dress she was wearing, and said, "Oh, you are wearing gold and silver, but you still lied to me that you have no money. Hurry up and take out the silver."
Wang Cai also laughed and said, "Sister, the twenty taels of silver are not for us to spend, but for Dad. Dad is sick."
Wang ignored Wang Cai and said to Ding, "My father let you sell me twice, and I received fifteen taels of silver on the surface. I know you also received silver in secret. With that much money, I have repaid my father for raising me. Also, after you sold my second brother, I have no ties with that family." She choked up when she said the last part. She tried her best to suppress her resentment and raised her voice, saying, "Go away and don't come to my house again. From now on, don't even think about squeezing a penny from me."
This was the first time Ding had seen Wang since she married her to the sickly Chen Ming. Wang had never returned to her parents' home in the past decade, but that bastard had sent Wang Cai to visit Wang twice. Not only had Wang never brought back a piece of candy, she had only given Wang Cai a corn cake and not even a meal.
Wang Cai went home and said that Chen Ming was so sick that he was lying in bed, breathing out more than breathing in, Wang gave birth to a fool, and the family was extremely poor...
After hearing these words, Ding became even more afraid of being involved with this family.
However, a few days ago, someone from their village came to visit relatives in Xiangluo Village and heard that Wang's family has become prosperous now, and the silly girl has recovered from her illness. Because the girl is skillful, she became a needlework master for the master of Tangyuan, earned a lot of money, and even built two large mansions...
She and Wang Cai were upset, thinking that they had raised their daughter in vain, and that she didn't know how to honor her parents even after she became rich. She wanted to bring the old man along, but the old man refused to come. He also said that he was too ashamed to see his daughter.
Ding had no choice but to bring her own son to Xiangluo Village to ask Wang for some money. She also thought it would be best to reconnect with this relative so that her family could benefit from her more in the future.
In Ding's memory, Wang Juanniang was always the silent, submissive, timid girl who had been controlled by her since she was a child. But she didn't expect that Wang was no longer afraid of her and dared to say such words.
I have come such a long way with my old arms and legs, I can't let it be in vain.
Mrs. Ding's face darkened and she cursed, "You filthy bastard with a bad heart, I raised you with all my heart and effort, yet you dare to say such treasonous words. Tell me, will you give me the silver? If you dare not, I will go and tell the villagers. You have been married for more than ten years and have never returned to your parents' home. Even if you don't mention being filial to me, your stepmother, your father is still your real father, right?"
Wang was also desperate, and raised her voice and said, "You'd better tell them how you sold your ten-year-old stepdaughter as a child bride, and how you coaxed me, saying that if I went to the Chen family obediently, you would treat my second brother well. But what did you do? You sold me, and two years later, you sold my eight-year-old brother." Wang burst into tears and cursed, "You have no conscience. I said that when I grow up, I will earn money and bring it back to my parents' home to support my brother, but you still sold him. Let me tell you, don't say that I don't have money now. Even if I did, I would rather throw it into the river than give it to you."
Ding was so angry that Wang Juanniang was rebelling. She stood up and hit Wang with her long pipe, cursing, "I will beat you to death, you disobedient and unfilial thing, you dare to scold me..."
Wang dared to talk back but didn't dare to fight back, and was beaten so hard that she cried out "ouch" several times.
Chen Ahfu had been eavesdropping at the door of the east room. Hearing the sound of the table and chairs colliding in the west room, and Wang's cry of "ouch", he quickly opened the door and ran to the west room. When he passed by the stove, he grabbed a fire stick.
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