Chapter 141 The Tacit Understanding Between Mother and Son
Seeing how happy the fourth brother was, Song Chunxue felt that Li Dazui was quite pitiful.
Although I don't know what "killing one's wife" means, this fate is really unfair.
The Li family has so many malicious people, their mouths are full of filth, they huddle together all day long, wishing they could fabricate stories about people they don't like, making them the most hateful people in the world, the ones who deserve to go to hell.
Li Dazui just loves to talk, but he rarely makes up stories. He'll even argue if someone says something bad about him.
He is also a kind-hearted person; he will lend a helping hand to others when they encounter difficulties.
Despite seeing things most clearly, she is destined to be lonely.
But whatever, everyone has their own fate, why should Song Chunxue worry about this?
She told the two children to go to sleep so they could get up early the next day to help their elders.
September 26th, it was a cold morning.
Chrysanthemums are in full bloom in September, but the autumn wind grows colder with each passing day.
But once the sun rises, by noon it's still so hot that people have to take off their clothes one by one.
Song Chunxue placed the thin cotton-padded jacket she had worn that morning on the windowsill and went into the kitchen to help.
Chen Feng was boiling water and stir-frying the toppings, while the eldest brother was chopping firewood outside.
Sanwa was patient; he carried the baby around and prevented him from crying.
The fourth brother is a restless fellow; he's always helping this person or that person.
Zhao Yufang volunteered to help in the eldest son's kitchen.
"Wow, this house is so beautiful. The doors and windows are all new, and the interior walls are so clean and smooth. The boss is really capable."
As soon as she stepped into the kitchen, Zhao Yufang began to praise.
"Look at how this stove is made! How many layers of red clay were applied? It's so smooth. I didn't realize your eldest son was so skillful."
Chen Feng replied with a smile, "Aunt Zhao is joking. We've never built a house before, and we figured out many things on our own. It's just that the craftsman the eldest son hired is quite skilled."
Song Chunxue smiled without saying a word, listening to the two of them exchange pleasantries and compliments.
Song Chunxue placed the risen dough on the cutting board, wanting to steam the buns and serve the food before noon.
Chen Feng has already cut and dried the long noodles over the past two days, and is just waiting to prepare the toppings and cook them.
Zhao Yufen helped Song Chunxue knead the steamed buns, and after Chen Feng left, she nudged her shoulder.
"Why aren't you saying anything? You're getting more and more arrogant these days, and I don't even want to talk to you anymore."
Song Chunxue didn't seem to have any emotion. "I didn't sleep well last night, so I don't have the energy to talk. Besides, I don't have much to say. It's good that the children can finally have their own houses built and move out."
Zhao Yufang made a face. "I think you're just looking down because you don't like your daughter-in-law."
"My face has always looked like this."
"Hey, you used to smile like a flower whenever you saw someone, but now you look so serious, like everyone owes you something."
Song Chunxue chuckled, "Before, when I laughed, I felt worse inside than when I was crying. Now I don't need to put on a smile for anyone anymore. I'm happy inside."
Zhao Yufang didn't argue with her about it, saying that her son would be getting married on the eighth day of the tenth month.
Song Chunxue said, "I'll come to help on the seventh day of the lunar new year."
"Okay, then you must come. I won't invite anyone else." Zhao Yufen preferred to interact with Song Chunxue, as everyone else on the estate looked down on her.
I steamed two batches of buns, eight layers in total, with five buns the size of a porcelain basin per layer, plus a batch of flower rolls. That's more than enough to eat.
As noon approached, it was time to start the feast. The Jiang brothers set up tables and chairs borrowed from the estate in the courtyard, and placed a handful of melon seeds and a handful of candy on the tables.
"Crackling and popping~"
When Sanwa saw his second uncle Song Zhizhu and several cousins arrive, he quickly lit a string of firecrackers.
When her family members came, firecrackers had to be set off. Chen Feng, who was scooping noodles in the kitchen, smiled somewhat reluctantly.
People from the village arrived one after another, and soon a table was full.
The fourth brother went into the kitchen and asked, "Are the four dishes ready yet? I'll take them out first."
"Alright, alright, it's in this plate." Song Chunxue handed him the large wooden plate.
Four dishes were a special treat reserved for the bride's family members. When other villagers from the village came, they only received noodles with meat sauce and two cold dishes.
All four dishes were delicious: a plate of meatballs, a plate of scrambled eggs with chives, a plate of chicken, and a plate of glass noodles with sliced meat.
The eldest brother warmly welcomed the villagers to their seats, the fourth brother was in charge of serving the dishes, and the third brother handed the child over to the women from the village who came to eat at the banquet, and also helped to serve the steamed buns.
White flour steamed buns may not taste as good as noodles with meat sauce, but they're not bad either.
If the noodles are served too slowly, everyone is happy to eat them with steamed buns.
Song Chunxue scooped out bowls of noodles and soup, listening to the lively sounds in the courtyard and the women rushing into the kitchen, exchanging pleasantries from time to time. She was momentarily lost in thought.
She seemed less nervous and anxious; no matter who spoke to her or what they said, she could handle it with ease.
Finally, when she had served nearly a hundred bowls of noodles and the guests had almost finished eating, someone called Song Chunxue out to chat in the courtyard.
"Jiang family daughter-in-law, oh no, you're Jiang family old daughter-in-law now, Chen Feng is Jiang family daughter-in-law,"
The pavilion chief smiled and found a stool for Song Chunxue to sit down. "Old woman of the Jiang family, I heard that you've been doing quite well lately. Someone saw you eating noodles with Lord Xie in the city before, and yesterday that charlatan Taoist priest stood up for you and told everyone that you were his junior brother. Is that true?"
"That's true. That Taoist priest is quite skilled. The wealth-attracting talisman he gave me was quite effective, so I recognized him as my senior brother. Anyway, I'm just idling around, so learning something will make me feel more at ease."
“Hehe,” Li Guangzheng sneered, “I think you’re just looking for a man, hahaha.”
After eating and drinking their fill, the people in the courtyard crossed their legs and started chatting idly.
There are plenty of people with ill intentions.
They all burst into laughter.
Song Chunxue wasn't annoyed. "I haven't thought about men. Besides the father of my child, I really haven't thought about anyone else. After all, there aren't many men who are better looking than him."
"I think that Taoist priest is quite handsome. Aren't you tempted?"
The fourth brother whispered in the third brother's ear, "Their mouths are really foul."
Sanwa turned his head and said, "Don't cause trouble. Mother said, they have mouths, and so do we. We can also say what they want."
“Hmm, I understand,” the fourth brother stroked his chin. “I just heard something interesting yesterday.”
The third child asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
"You'll find out soon enough." The fourth brother sneered, "Master Zhang is truly a prophet."
The third child was puzzled.
At this moment, Song Chunxue replied nonchalantly, "It's none of your business who I crave, and it's impossible for me to crave you anyway."
"The Taoist priest should have said that I will be his junior brother from now on. He has a pure heart and just wants to help me see things more clearly. But you guys have to drag men into this. How vulgar!"
“Exactly,” the fourth brother laughed, “We respect the Taoist priest so much, how can you talk about my mother’s senior brother like that? By the way, Baldy Wang, you keep talking about my mother, why don’t you say that the Taoist priest saw that you fled here because you killed someone?”
"..." Everyone's expression changed, and they all fell silent.
"And Li Guangzheng, people say you're plagued by a lecherous man, have you sent him away yet?"
"And Li's fourth daughter-in-law, the Taoist priest said you were haunted by vengeful ghosts and had nightmares, didn't you? You're lusting after other people's men, why do you say my mother is lusting after them too?"
At this moment, Song Chunxue feigned anger, "Fourth brother, don't talk nonsense. What day is it today? Speak properly."
"Isn't that how everyone talks to Mother? I'm getting impatient because I can't win against you." The fourth son looked completely innocent.
Song Chunxue laughed and scolded, "You little brat, I was thinking of drawing some lucky charms to sell. Now that you've offended them, who's going to buy them?"
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