Chapter 29 The Journey to the West is Over
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Cheng family is about the same age as Song Chunxue, and she has always looked down on Song Chunxue.
Her daughter has run off with someone and has a bad reputation, so it's hard for her son to find a wife.
Her son was of marriageable age, but she had always been picky and had never liked any of the men introduced to her by others.
I recently heard that Xia Ying's niece, Xia Mulan, has been chosen by Song Chunxue, which makes Cheng's eldest daughter-in-law quite indignant.
Especially after learning that Song Chunxue had gone to Xia Ying's house and even brought clothes to Xia Mulan, she regretted not acting sooner.
If I had known, I shouldn't have been so stingy with that little bit of lard.
Seeing the way she looked at people with her eyes slanted, Song Chunxue knew she was up to no good.
"I can't tell you this, what if you try to steal my daughter-in-law?"
She said with a half-smile, "You don't mean you've also taken a fancy to Xia Mulan, do you?"
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Cheng family scoffed, "Never mind then, just pretend I didn't ask."
"Anyway, you've become quite capable now, you even dare to scold my father-in-law, how could I dare to compete with you for someone else's man?"
She squatted down in the field to hoe weeds in a sarcastic tone, her movements filled with resentment.
It hadn't rained for quite some time, and when you shoveled it with a small shovel, the dust just flew onto your face.
Song Chunxue found it amusing. "Then why are you asking? You should just go to their house to propose marriage. Asking me for no reason is just bullying me."
"Go away, go hoe the field. Don't try to talk to me. I don't want to talk to you." The eldest daughter-in-law of the Cheng family said with a long face, "Go hoe your wormwood. You'll work yourself to death sooner or later."
"Ha, you talk as if you're immortal. Be careful not to get so angry at melon rinds that you die."
Upon hearing this, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Cheng family glared at her fiercely.
Cheng's eldest son was nicknamed "Guapi" (melon rind) because he had lost all his hair at a young age, and from a distance, his hair looked as smooth as a melon rind, so everyone called him Guapi.
The eldest son of the Cheng family was not only the oldest, but also the shortest and least capable of managing his household among his brothers.
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Cheng family lived behind the mountain on the opposite side. Her surname was Xie. She was beautiful, and her parents were both prominent figures.
If it weren't for Old Man Cheng taking a liking to this daughter-in-law and spending a lot of money to propose marriage, Miss Xie wouldn't have married into the family.
She has always been proud and looked down on widows like Song Chunxue, who lost her husband early in life and had to work like a slave, acting as both father and mother, and always wearing a smiling face.
Today, my father-in-law came back from Song Chunxue's house and scolded her for half an hour.
"Shut your stinking mouth. Even if the melon rind is bad, it's better than your man dying. Go back to farming and stop jumping around and making a fool of yourself."
Song Chunxue wasn't angry; in fact, she found it a little funny.
This was the first time the eldest daughter-in-law of the Cheng family had spoken so much to her; she clearly had a lot of prejudice against her.
"In that case, I should thank you. You're quite considerate of me. But don't get too cocky. You're arrogant. No matter how good-looking you are, you still married a loser. Your daughter-in-law is up north. Don't even think about Xia Mulan."
Song Chunxue retorted without holding back, and as she spoke, she had already walked quite a distance and climbed onto her own land.
It feels so good to curse someone out. I wonder what she was holding back all this time.
Standing on the edge of my own land, a gentle breeze blows, lifting my hair softly, and I feel incredibly happy.
Even from a distance, she could vaguely hear the eldest daughter-in-law of the Cheng family still cursing at her and glaring at her from time to time.
But Song Chunxue is now more open-minded; the harsher her scolding, the less she can do anything about it.
For some reason, Song Chunxue was quite proud.
She even hummed a song while weeding in the field, her movements becoming faster and faster.
She finished weeding her two acres of land in no time, and then she started hoeing wormwood and dandelions on the ridges of other people's fields.
She suddenly remembered that the eldest daughter-in-law of the Cheng family had borrowed her shovel and hadn't returned it.
She stood on the high embankment and shouted to the eldest daughter-in-law of the Cheng family, "Return my shovel tomorrow!"
“You always take things away without a word, and you borrow things from my house without saying a word. If I hadn’t seen it, I would have thought that someone had stolen them.”
"Isn't your Cheng family supposed to be well-mannered? Why do you always seem to be mute, all hands and no mouth?"
“Your family is so big and powerful, go borrow a shovel from your brother, why do you always take mine?”
Sure enough, before the words were even finished, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Cheng family, who had just rested for a short while, started pointing at Song Chunxue and cursing again.
Haha, seeing her stomping her feet in anger but not daring to come up and fight her, Song Chunxue felt extremely smug.
In reality, the six Cheng brothers were outwardly friendly but inwardly at odds and rarely spoke to each other.
The Jiang family lived nearby, so they would go to the Jiang family's house to borrow things.
They would at least make a sound if they saw it, but sometimes, even if they clearly saw the Jiang family's child, they would take it without saying a word.
Moreover, they borrow for several months at a time, and they never seem to return it.
Song Chunxue had long disliked them.
Reborn, she has the strength to curse and walks lightly. She can finally let out the anger she's been holding in, and feel relaxed and comfortable.
On her way home, she didn't pass by the field where the eldest daughter-in-law of the Cheng family lived. Instead, she followed the path along the high ridge of the field and returned home from the high ground.
The words that Cheng's eldest daughter-in-law had prepared in her heart never had a chance to be returned to her.
Haha, Song Chunxue burst out laughing when she saw the eldest daughter-in-law of the Cheng family pointing at her in the field.
She laughed and then cried.
In her past life, she lived a life of great misery. She was treated like a grandson in this village for the sake of her child, but in the end, it was her child, whom she was so proud of, who caused her the most heartache.
In this life, she wants to stand tall and live happily.
Two days later.
The eldest brother and Chen Feng have returned.
Song Chunxue pretended not to see it. While making dinner, she ran into Chen Feng, who was also gathering firewood to prepare a meal.
The firewood she used was wild grass that Song Chunxue had shoveled from the mountain.
If it weren't unnecessary, she wouldn't even want to give the couple firewood.
"Mom, what are you going to cook tonight? I brought some pickled vegetables from home, I'll give you some later."
It was rare for Chen Feng to speak to her so kindly.
"No need, I have some, you can keep it for yourselves."
Song Chunxue packed a basket of firewood, turned around and left, not even bothering to ask what scriptures they had brought back from their home.
"Mother, wait a minute, I have something to tell you." Chen Feng called out to her anxiously.
Song Chunxue sneered; this was the first time she had ever heard Chen Feng call her "mother."
It feels weird.
"Speak." She stopped and turned to look at her.
Chen Feng lowered her head, as if she would burst into tears and kneel down before her at any moment.
“Stop crying. I’m not your mother. Speak properly,” Song Chunxue quickly interrupted her.
"Don't try to use those underhanded ideas of your mother on me. I won't fall for it. Even if you kneel down and kowtow to me eighteen times, if you don't realize your mistakes and don't treat me like your mother, I will not agree to divide the land."
At this moment, the eldest brother, Jiang Yeming, lifted the curtain and came out of the thatched kiln.
He walked up to Song Chunxue with a somber expression.
“Mother, it’s been two days, your anger should have subsided by now. Ah Feng’s mother didn’t say anything to us. She just told us to apologize to you properly, to be filial to you and take care of you. That’s all. Don’t think too badly of them.”
Oh!
hehe!
Don't think too badly of Chen Feng's parents.
How come he never noticed before that his eldest son also looks like he was born to his mother-in-law?
"So it's because I'm bad?" Song Chunxue pointed at herself and laughed. "Your own mother is too wicked. She won't give you any land. It's all thanks to your mother-in-law who came up with the idea for you. Why don't you just become a live-in son-in-law?"
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