Chapter 127 Cow Dung Blinds My Eyes
"Sure, what would you like to eat?"
Song Chunxue looked at Li Jingyi and said, "I was ungrateful last time and wasn't polite enough when I spoke to the village chief. Please don't take it to heart. I also accepted your money, and I feel very bad about that."
Li Jingyi smiled, and his smile was no longer as fake as before.
"You're joking. How could I possibly take it to heart? I also bear some responsibility for you getting beaten. If I hadn't spoiled Cheng Yuan, you wouldn't have been beaten," Li Jingyi said with a smile. "You don't need to cook anything fancy, just give me some food."
"Alright, I'll see how to prepare. You can all come for lunch. How many of you are there? I'll prepare extra food." Song Chunxue was willing to solve any trouble with a meal.
She had thought it over carefully. Last time, she had accepted money from Li Jingyi but hadn't given him a friendly look. Who knew if he would make things difficult for her in the future?
Not offending anyone saves you trouble, and besides, although Li Jingyi is despicable, at least he's not that extreme.
We only interact a few times a year, so it's fine as long as we get by.
“We can’t all come to your house. Five of us will come, and the rest will go to Li Dazui’s house.” Wang Defu’s white teeth were neat and strong. “He invited us to his house for dinner, saying that it’s too quiet on weekdays and he wants us to come and liven things up.”
Song Chunxue looked at the fourth brother and the eldest brother, "Li Dazui is very kind."
Wang Defu really knows how to talk.
However, it is always better to make friends with others than to make enemies with them.
After harvesting the grain, they left. The fourth brother couldn't help but put his hands on his hips and sigh, "This year we harvested more than fifty jin less than last year. It shows how heartless Cheng Yuan and his gang are."
"Yes, logically speaking, there should be more people this year than in previous years, including Chen Feng and the children. Although your second brother is in the military camp and can be exempted from a lot of taxes, it is impossible for it to be less than last year."
Song Chunxue exclaimed, "We really didn't suffer for nothing. We earned money and saved on food."
"Hmph, everyone on the estate should thank you, but they still keep bringing up the five taels of silver Master Xie gave them." The fourth brother turned around with a stern face. "I'm going to herd the sheep."
“We can’t control what other people say, let them say whatever they want,” Song Chunxue said calmly. “But if they talk about you, we’ll curse them back.”
"I cursed him, and even shoved his head into a pile of dirt so he ate a mouthful of dirt, hahaha," the fourth brother said with no small amount of pride. "I'm not a coward now."
"Yes, our fourth son has grown up and become sensible." Song Chunxue teased him deliberately.
"Mother," the fourth son said, blushing. His mother rarely spoke to him like that before. "I'm going to herd the sheep!"
Seeing him run away shyly, Song Chunxue couldn't help but laugh.
The eldest son stood aside and said, "Mom, do you need me to help with the cooking? There are so many people, you can't manage it all by yourself."
Song Chunxue looked at him, and his eyes darted away.
"Okay, you can help me start the fire and peel the potatoes. You don't need to cook lunch, you can prepare it together."
Thinking of something, Song Chunxue laughed at him, "Do you still eat from bowls these days?"
"No, I bought a few bowls last time, that's enough." The eldest brother turned around awkwardly, "I'm going to gather firewood and fetch water."
Song Chunxue stood outside the courtyard gate, watching their backs as they walked away, a faint smile on her face.
Raising children is truly a complex subject; she put in so much effort before she saw any change in them.
However, she dared not let her guard down when it came to her eldest son.
Once bitten, twice shy; she now finally understands that once her children are grown up and have their own families, she must draw a clear line between them.
Such an occasional exception is nothing, but a mother shouldn't expect her child to be filial to her forever just because of a momentary act of filial piety.
Fortunately, the eldest son will be moving to the new village in a few days, and both she and Chen Feng will breathe a sigh of relief.
A moment later, she picked up a bag and a winnowing basket, turned around and went into the house to make long noodles.
Although they didn't order noodles with minced meat sauce, she couldn't be stingy with this meal, so she cut a large piece of lean meat to stir-fry with minced meat sauce.
After an hour of work, Song Chunxue's noodles were ready. Li Jingyi and Wang Defu, along with three government officials, came to her house to eat noodles.
The fourth brother was in charge of entertaining guests, while the eldest brother served meals and prepared tea.
They raved about Song Chunxue's cooking.
Before leaving, they smiled and thanked them for their hospitality, taking out plums from their pockets that they had picked from someone's house.
Everything went more smoothly and harmoniously than expected, and Song Chunxue was happy despite the hardship.
After the guests left, the mother and son sat together and enjoyed a delicious bowl of noodles with minced meat sauce.
Chen Feng ate out alone.
At the dinner table, Song Chunxue asked the eldest son, "Has Chen Feng been causing you any trouble these past two days?"
“She’s much more obedient now. She asked about what happened that day and said she wouldn’t go back to her parents’ home anymore. But I’m afraid she’ll forget him once she’s recovered from her trauma and will go back again when the children are older.”
"The child is grown up, so let her be. At least she definitely won't dare to go back this year. I know what kind of person Chen Guangcai is, and Chen Feng knows him even better. Did you also tell me about the day I cut his throat?"
The eldest nodded, "She did say that, although she didn't say anything, she didn't speak to me all day."
Song Chunxue smiled faintly, "It's only human nature. After all, he's her father. As long as she cooks for you now and doesn't give you the cold shoulder like before, that's fine."
The eldest brother looked at her, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.
The fourth brother focused intently on eating, thoroughly enjoying his meal.
"explain."
Although the boss's attitude towards her is better than before, at least he still has some conscience.
But seeing his hesitant and cowardly appearance made her angry.
"Thanks to my mother, I was able to stand up straight and be a person again. I have to thank my mother for not really abandoning me."
The fourth brother put down his chopsticks, puffed out his cheeks, looked at the eldest brother and then at Song Chunxue, like a little fox full of worries.
“I’m doing this for myself. If you’re a coward, I’ll be a coward too. From now on, you have to make yourself proud. Don’t expect me to give you courage. Your mother will get old too.”
Song Chunxue picked up a piece of vegetable mixed with soy sauce and said, "Alright, let's eat."
"I understand. I'll be starting to move things in the next few days. Can I use the handcart?"
"Use it, but bring it back when you're done. I need to haul potatoes." She wasn't going to give him the cart this time and then have someone else make one for her.
She will no longer do those thankless tasks that she used to do.
Even with family and children, you must be careful to maintain appropriate boundaries.
This is a truth she only understood in her lifetime.
The weather is getting colder, and we'll need to wear thick cotton-padded coats in the mornings and evenings.
It gets dark earlier every day, and the nights are too long to sleep, so Song Chunxue starts making cotton-padded jackets at night.
The eldest brother saw it and came over with a basket of cotton and cloth.
“Mom, I would like to trouble you to make a thin cotton-padded jacket for the child. Chen Feng’s jacket is too ugly. The child’s armpits are uncomfortable and his arms are stretched out too high.” He generously said, “Mom can use the rest. The cotton-padded jacket you made for me last year is enough to wear for several years.”
Song Chunxue laughed at him, "Aren't you afraid your wife will make a scene?"
"I bought it with my own money, it's none of her business." The eldest brother felt a little guilty when he mentioned this, and he lifted the curtain and went out the door.
The next day at noon, Song Chunxue returned from the fields and saw a person squatting at the entrance of the thatched kiln.
“Your father is absolutely wicked. I only found out later that he actually gave you those harmful talismans. You are incredibly stupid too. Those talismans that control people will not only backfire on the one who draws them, but the one who uses them will also suffer.”
"Now that you've married the eldest son of the Jiang family, don't you know that you're husband and wife in one body?"
"I must have been blind to the truth back then. How could I have chosen such a stupid wife for my nephew?"
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