Manager Luo snorted coldly, "Just because my young master is a girl, does she have to play with your granddaughter? What a joke! You even said that you are the child's great grandmother. How can you be an elder like that? You slandered his family in front of the child." He really didn't want to waste time talking to this village woman, so he waved to Dabao and said, "Dabao, hurry up, my sister is waiting anxiously."
Dabao said "Oh", looked at Hu and Dahu, and took Qiqi, Huihui, and Zhuifeng to follow Manager Luo.
In an instant, only Hu, Da Hu, and Daya, who was crying loudly, were left in the yard.
Mrs. Hu had not expected this to happen. She was ashamed and angry, so she grabbed Daya and spanked her hard on the buttocks, saying, "I'll beat you to death, you useless girl. You're always noisy and capable, but you're useless when it comes to the critical moment."
Daya was scared and in pain, and her screams became even louder.
Hu was so angry that she started cursing Chen Ming and Wang in the yard for being ungrateful. They only knew how to eat and drink to their heart's content, and they would ignore their relatives when something good happened. They even hid the satin, which attracted several villagers to come and watch the fun.
Seeing more people around, she spoke more excitedly.
Chen Ming heard Hu's scolding and the villagers' laughter in the house, and he was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but as a brother-in-law, he couldn't go out to reason with his sister-in-law.
Chen A-Lu walked out of the east room on crutches, but was stopped by Chen Ming, who said, "As a boy, you shouldn't argue with a shrew. What if she pushes you and you break your leg?"
Wang was even more angry, but Dabao had already told her to go out to work, so she couldn't go out either.
Chen Ahfu couldn't stand Hu's distortion of right and wrong, so she stood up and put down her work. She really didn't want to quarrel with a shrew, but she didn't want Hu to lie in the yard and slander Chen Ming and Wang, so she wanted to bite the bullet and go out.
When Wang saw Chen Ahfu was about to leave, she quickly stopped her and said, "Ahfu, don't go. You are a girl, it is not appropriate for you to go and quarrel with your aunt. Wait for Hu to scold you. When she is tired of scolding, she will go back."
Wang didn't dare to let her daughter go. She could go and argue, even A Lu could go, but A Fu absolutely couldn't. A Fu was not of the Chen family's bloodline, and if the Chen family lost face, the old lady and Chen Ye would only hate A Fu.
Chen Ahfu said, "No, I don't want to hear her scolding my father and mother like that. Don't worry, mother, I won't quarrel with her, I'll just reason with her."
Wang said anxiously, "You are being reasonable, but Hu won't think you are being reasonable. She will quarrel with you, or even fight. The Chen family has lost someone, and your grandmother and uncle will be unhappy with you. They can teach Hu a lesson, but they cannot tolerate your disrespect for her. And we can't afford to offend Hu Laowu. A few days ago, there was a man in the village who offended him. In the middle of the night, someone splashed feces and urine in the yard, and the child was hit on the head by a flying stone as soon as he left the house. The man had no choice but to give a string of money and a gift to Hu Laowu before he let his family go. Think about Dabao, he is not of the Chen family. If your grandmother and uncle don't protect him, it will be hard to prevent Hu Laowu from having bad intentions. And you, you have just been established as a female household, and you are so beautiful..."
When he thought of Dabao, Chen Ahfu had no choice but to sit down angrily. He was too weak now, unable to even protect himself, so why would he argue with the first wife who had always protected the second wife, and fight with that evil woman Hu.
It's a pity that Jinbao is not outside now...
The more Hu spoke, the more excited he became, and more and more people came to watch the fun.
Chen Ming couldn't stand it any longer, so he walked out with a gloomy face. He held back his anger and said, "Sister-in-law, please go back. If there's anything, let my brother come and talk to me. You're making so much noise in my house that other people are watching the excitement in the Chen family."
Mrs. Hu said, "What am I afraid of? If you want to see it, go ahead. It's not like I don't remember the relationship..."
"Agui's mother, you have no shame, but my Chen family still has some respect, and my son and grandson still have some respect." A loud voice came, it was Old Lady Chen. She saw Daya and Dahu crying in the yard, and Mrs. Hu was still talking to them in a shrill voice about how hard she worked and how great her contributions were.
When the old lady scolded, Mrs. Hu was a little scared. Then she thought, she was right, so why should she be afraid? She said quickly, "Mother-in-law, I am angry for you and me. You don't know that yesterday, Manager Luo sent a lot of beautiful satin to my second uncle's family. But they hid it and only gave you some candies and a few feet of rags..."
When Chen Ahfu saw the old lady coming, she hurried over. She explained, "Aunt, you misunderstood. Steward Luo asked my mother to make something for his young master. How dare we embezzle it and give it away?"
Ah Lu also jumped out with crutches and roughly told how Mrs. Hu wanted Da Hu and Daya to go to Tang Garden, but Manager Luo was unwilling, so Mrs. Hu got angry and started to curse. At the end, she started to cry, "Grandma, my aunt scolded my father so badly, always saying that my father didn't know how to save money to honor her. She is also very powerful. If you didn't come, my sister and I wouldn't dare to come out."
When Old Mrs. Chen heard this, she was extremely angry. This Mrs. Hu was too greedy and shameless. She made a big fuss in the second room without even understanding the situation clearly.
She asked Chen Ahfu, "Since your aunt misunderstood, why don't you come out and explain it to her?"
Chen Ahfu said aggrievedly, "My aunt is angry now. I'm afraid she won't believe me and the argument will be even more embarrassing."
Mrs. Hu said sharply, "Of course I don't believe your lies. Do you think I'm as easy to fool as my mother-in-law? If you really just wanted you to do something, why didn't you tell us when we came to your house yesterday? You must not want to tell us, and I found out today, so you made this excuse."
Chen Ahfu sighed, "If Auntie doesn't believe me, let's go to Tangyuan and ask Steward Luo to see if I'm lying." He then said to the old lady, "Grandma, my family is just an ordinary villager, an ant. Why would the master of Tangyuan reward us with so much beautiful satin? It was really Steward Luo who asked us to make something for his master. He didn't give us much, only three pieces."
Of course she wouldn't say she gave five horses, for fear that Mrs. Hu would ask for more.
Chen Ming said to the old lady breathlessly, "Mom, you should be able to guess why we dare not say it."
When Old Lady Chen saw Chen Ming, his face was pale and his lips were a little purple. She was terrified. She hurriedly supported him and said, "Second Brother, don't let your illness relapse. Come back to your room and rest."
They entered the west room, and Mrs. Hu was a little scared. If Chen Ming got sick because of her anger, she would not be well. So she quickly took Da Hu and Daya and ran away. The people outside the Chen family gradually dispersed.
When Wang heard that her husband was ill, she was so scared that she ran over.
Chen Ming lay on the bed groaning. The old lady pulled his hand and advised, "You know Mrs. Hu's personality very well. Why are you still arguing with her? Don't be angry. Wait for your eldest brother to deal with her."
Wang couldn't help it, so she told Chen Shi about how Hu secretly cried to Chen Shi for the house. Not only did she cry for the house, she also secretly asked for Zhang's clothes, silver hairpins, and golden cloves...
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