Chapter 29 City Three Good Families 4
Call all the men in?
Chen Hongying and Liu Zhaodi were stunned, not understanding what Miao Xiuju was up to. But since Miao Xiuju had said so, they could only go over and call for help.
After the two of them left the room, Hongying looked at Liu Zhaodi in confusion. The meaning in her eyes was clear. Could it be that they made a mistake again this time? Don't try to trick me.
Liu Zhaodi nodded with absolute certainty. "This time, it's definitely true. I heard it clearly, it couldn't be more true. It was our mother who personally slipped ten yuan to Weidong, asking him to buy something. This private payment is absolutely true. Now that we know this, we have to talk about it. Is there anything wrong with it?"
I didn't hear clearly what he bought, but it is definitely true that he gave ten dollars.
Chen Hongying got excited when she heard this. "Okay, who's afraid of who? She's the mother-in-law, so what? Just because she's the mother-in-law, can she be partial and give ten yuan to the fourth child? Isn't the fourth child's family taking advantage enough? Let's get serious today. Call all the men in, and call Liu Guizhi in too. Let's talk it out together and settle the family accounts!"
Liu Zhaodi nodded vigorously.
She just likes Shen Hongying's energy. There are many things that she is embarrassed to say or do, but Shen Hongying can do them. With this sister-in-law around, she can save energy!
So Chen Hongying went out to the backyard, where there was a small piece of private land. After the snow fell, there were clods of earth in the land. In order for the seedlings in it to grow well next year, the brothers were pounding the earth there.
Shen Hongying went straight over and called the three brothers in. When they arrived at the yard, she glanced at Liu Guizhi and asked her to come in as well: "There's something going on. We need to talk it over."
Liu Guizhi was washing clothes at the time and her hands were covered in foam. Upon hearing this, she wiped her hands on the clothes and followed him into the house.
Several boys were playing with crutches there, having a lot of fun and didn't pay much attention, but Fubao saw it.
She felt that there was something wrong with the expressions of her eldest and third aunts, and was afraid that her mother would suffer, so she hurriedly followed Liu Guizhi into the house.
When I entered the house, I saw Shen Hongying saying solemnly, "Mom, since everyone is here today, let's get this matter straight, so that I won't feel wronged and have a hard time."
Gu Weiguo's face darkened when he heard this. "We're living a good life, why are you making such a fuss? You think there aren't enough clods of earth in the land? Go and crush them for me so that you can get more food in your private plot next year. Why are you making such a fuss for no reason?"
Chen Hongying became stubborn and of course she refused to do it. She stiffened her neck and said, "This is what our mother said. She said to call you all in and talk to you face to face. Our mother said it, so why are you yelling at me?"
Gu Weiguo: "You!"
Miao Xiujiu stretched her legs into the quilt and crossed them, looking lazily at her sons and daughters-in-law below.
There was firewood burning in the kang hole, and the kang was very warm. In the cold winter, there was not much to do outside. Playing cards with others would result in a quarrel over winning or losing. It was really a pleasant thing to teach my daughter-in-law a lesson at home when I had nothing to do.
She said slowly, "Okay, stop arguing. It's hurting my ears. Just tell me what you want to say. I'm listening."
Miao Xiuju had spoken, and no one dared to say anything. They all stared at Shen Hongying.
There were eyes of anxious anticipation, eyes of frustration and helplessness, eyes of inexplicable doubt, and even a leisurely-looking Miao Xiujiu who didn't seem to take Chen Hongying seriously at all.
Under the gazes of all kinds, Shen Hongying felt her shoulders suddenly become heavy. She took a deep breath and began to challenge Miao Xiuju's authority: "Mom, when Weidong goes to the city this time, the government agreed to provide food, accommodation, and transportation. He doesn't have to pay for it himself, right?"
Miao Xiuju nodded: "Yes."
When Shen Hongying heard this, her face turned red with anger: "Then why did you give Weidong ten yuan?"
This sentence was almost shouted out, full of all kinds of emotions such as suffocation, discomfort and grievance.
After these words were spoken, everyone was shocked. Niu Sanni looked at Miao Xiujiu in confusion, and several brothers frowned, not understanding.
Ten dollars? That's a lot of money!
Mom has never been so generous in her life, right?
Liu Guizhi was immediately worried. Money? She didn't know what was going on. Gu Weidong had never mentioned it to her!
Did Gu Weidong really take ten yuan from my mother? That was ten yuan, how could he waste it like this?
Miao Xiuju listened and nodded: "Yes, I gave him ten yuan."
When these words came out, the whole family was shocked.
The most furious was Liu Guizhi. She gestured frantically: "Ten yuan, ten yuan! That's so much money, aren't you afraid he'll lose it? What if he squanders it? Oh my god, what should I do?"
Shen Hongying finally got the upper hand. She looked at Miao Xiujiu sadly, then winked at Gu Weiguo: Look, your mother gave your brother ten dollars. I said she was biased a long time ago, but you didn't believe it. Do you believe it now?
Niu Sanni was stunned: "Mom, ten yuan? Didn't they say that the government provides food and accommodation for free? So much money was taken away?"
No matter how carefree Niu Sanni was, her heart ached.
The brothers of the Gu family remained silent, staring at their mother. They didn't understand, but they held on to a glimmer of hope.
There's always a reason for what mom does, right?
Miao Xiujiu moved her legs comfortably and warmly. The warm kang in winter was so comfortable!
She said calmly, "I gave Weidong ten yuan and asked him to buy something for me."
Buy something? What can I buy with ten yuan?
Everyone still feels bad, that’s ten dollars!
Miao Xiuju casually asked Gu Niudan next to her: "Niudan, tell me, what did you want?"
Gu Niudan said, "Our teacher told me to read more extracurricular books. He said there's a great book called '100,000 Whys' out there. It has eight series, covering physics and astronomy, and can help broaden my knowledge. 'We Love Science' is also very good."
Miao Xiuju nodded: "Okay."
Shen Hongying was confused, and so were everyone else.
This...what does this mean?
Miao Xiuju glanced at Chen Hongying coldly: "Do you think it's fun to serve a clod of earth like this every day with your back to the sky and your face to the ground? Are you tired?"
Shen Hongying was really confused: "I'm tired..."
Miao Xiuju: "You're tired, and you want your son to continue to work as a farmer and tend to the dirt? You want your grandson and your great-grandson to continue to suffer? Do you want to be trapped in this dirt field for the rest of your life and never leave?"
Shen Hongying was speechless.
These...these are too far away, she has never thought about it.
Now she was only thinking about the ten dollars she gave to Gu Weidong.
Miao Xiujiu suddenly raised her hand, picked up a coarse porcelain bowl on the kang, and threw it hard to the ground.
With a bang, the coarse porcelain bowl broke into pieces.
Everyone in the house was shocked.
Coarse porcelain bowls also cost money! !
Liu Guizhi held Fubao's hand gently with trembling hands, for she was afraid that Fubao would be frightened.
But Fubao was not afraid. She frowned slightly and looked at her grandmother. She felt that what her grandmother said seemed to make sense. Her grandmother's knowledge and ideas were more brilliant than those of ordinary people.
Gu Weiguo suddenly realized that he was wrong, extremely wrong. With a stiff face, he whispered, "Mom, mom, don't be angry, you..."
Miao Xiuju sneered, "All you care about is money. You keep staring at the little money I have in my hand all day long, with one pair of eyes, two pairs of eyes staring at me, and you've even learned to hide under the window and eavesdrop, right? This is like stealing!"
Liu Zhaodi's face turned pale instantly, and she was so ashamed that she didn't know where to look.
Miao Xiuju said word by word, "Our family is so poor, why should we send our children to school? Don't I know that not sending them to school can save money? Don't I know that they can earn a few work points if they go to work? I am doing this so that my children can have a good future and have something to look forward to, so that they don't have to rely on the weather for food like us, digging in the soil for food, working hard all year round and still not having enough to eat!"
Everyone in the Gu family was stunned. They all lowered their heads. No one dared to say a word, and no one dared to breathe deeply.
Miao Xiuju added, "Children need to broaden their horizons and study hard, but we're so poor here. There aren't even any bookstores, so it's hard for them to even find a book. I told Weidong his trip to the city shouldn't be in vain. He should buy more books. We should buy the same books the city kids have for our children, so they can learn and read more. So what's wrong with me giving him ten yuan to buy it for me? Do I even need to discuss this with you? If I don't, will you eavesdrop from under the window and then come to me to accuse me?"
That’s right, that’s right, of course it’s right, there’s nothing wrong with it…
All the sons, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, and an old man in the Gu family trembled in fear, thinking that what the old lady said was so right, so right! They had never heard such correct words in their lives!
Miao Xiuju said calmly, "If you ask me, we should live this life as long as we can. If we can't, we should split up. This way, we won't have to worry about each other all day long!"
Split up the family? ?
Of course not!
Gu Weiguo suddenly grabbed Shen Hongying and roared, "I told you long ago, you're not living a good life. You're always nagging about this and that. You're even suspecting our mother. How can you be a good wife here? You even dared to hide under the window and eavesdrop? You're really capable. What do you think of this family? What do you think of our mother?"
Although Shen Hongying usually speaks like a firecracker, she is afraid when Gu Weiguo really gets angry.
She was almost crying, and said nervously: "No, I didn't eavesdrop, it was, it was her——"
She quickly pointed at Liu Zhaodi and betrayed her accomplice without hesitation.
Liu Zhaodi's legs suddenly went weak and she almost fell down.
Gu Weijun never expected that Liu Zhaodi was the one who started this again. He was so angry that he gnashed his teeth and said, "You really can't stand not causing trouble for a day, right?"
Liu Zhaodi cried: "I didn't eavesdrop on purpose. I just happened to pass by and heard it. I didn't take it seriously. I just chatted with my sister-in-law..."
However, Gu Weijun didn't believe it. He grabbed Liu Zhaodi and yelled, "Come back with me!"
So on this day, Gu Weiguo and Gu Weijun returned to the house and started to teach their wives a lesson.
They are not the type to beat their wives, but they will yell, scold, give the cold shoulder, and do this and that...
In short, in the next few days, everyone found that the eldest and third daughters-in-law of the Gu family were listless, with their eyes swollen from crying, but they still rushed to work every day, rushing to do all the dirty and tiring work, and spoke to their mother-in-law and sisters-in-law as politely as possible, just like a little maid.
When the neighbors saw this, they all thought it was strange. What happened to these two daughters-in-law?
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