Chapter 6 No Good End
"Old man, if you have nothing to do, go make a bowl of ginger sugar water for Si'er."
"Mom, my eldest son needs someone to watch over him while he studies. I'll go over and watch over him while my second and third brothers and sisters-in-law cook."
Mrs. Zhou glared at Wang fiercely again.
I went to the kitchen to make ginger sugar water.
Over here,
After everyone left, Lin Shiqi closed the door and laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back.
"Zhou Lang, I underestimated you. Hahaha, your acting is pretty good. You can make the mentally retarded child come alive."
Zhou Lang simply turned his back and didn't bother to pay attention to her.
"I'll make you laugh to death!" I don't know who this is for?
Don't know what's good for you.
Lin Shiqi really found it funny.
She never thought that Zhou Lang would be such a Zhou Lang.
Zhou Lang whom I have never seen before!
"Okay, okay, I won't laugh at you anymore."
I still couldn't help it and laughed for a long time.
After a while, Mrs. Zhou came over to give Zhou Lang some ginger sugar water, and Zhou Lang performed a scene for Mrs. Zhou, asking his wife to feed him.
Lin Shiqi was almost suffering from internal injuries from holding it in so much.
Mrs. Zhou's face was dark.
His eyes were like knives, shooting at Lin Shiqi.
Lin Shiqi just pretended not to see it.
After drinking the ginger and sugar water, Zhou Lang felt much better.
Acting is one thing, but it is not worth it to really make yourself sick. This was in ancient times, when medical conditions were poor, so you had to drink ginger and sugar water.
Mrs. Zhou was still standing in the room, and Zhou Lang had nothing to say to her, so he pretended to close his eyes and fall asleep.
After he fell asleep, Mrs. Zhou took the opportunity to drive Lin Shiqi out to do some work.
"Si'er is asleep. I'll stay with him. Go outside and wash clothes for me..."
Lin Shiqi responded crisply.
She is not afraid of doing housework.
Just don't get sold.
She has strong hands-on skills and there is nothing she can't do about the housework. Doing such small chores is not tiring at all and can be regarded as a way to exercise while having a meal.
Not to mention, she had enough food for two people at noon, but she ate it all by herself to piss off Zhou Lang. She felt so choked up that she had to work to digest the food.
By the way, go out and find out about the surrounding terrain and topography.
If I were really betrayed by the Zhou family, I wouldn't be in the dark when I want to escape.
The book says that she, the child bride, was sold after Zhou Laosi died.
Now Zhou Laosi is not dead, but she can't guarantee whether Mrs. Zhou will be instigated by the male protagonist's mother, Wang, to sell her.
It's hard to say.
In the book, Mrs. Zhou disliked Lin, the child bride, in every way.
There is a small river in Taohua Village, called Taohua River. There are many peach trees on both sides of the river. At this time of year, only bare branches are left.
But can you imagine how beautiful it will be when it blooms in spring?
The villagers of Taohua Village all live on both sides of the river.
The river meanders, and the Zhou family is located in the middle of the river, with neighbors all around them...
If he wants to escape, all he needs is for the Zhou family to shout.
The neighbors will probably come out to help catch him...
When Lin Shiqi thought of this, he felt a headache.
Unless it is absolutely necessary, running away is not a path suitable for them...
After washing the clothes and returning to Zhou's house, it was already time to make dinner.
It is not the busy farming season now, and people in the countryside only eat two meals a day.
The morning meal is eaten at about 10 o'clock in modern times, and the afternoon meal is eaten at about 4 o'clock.
The third and fourth rooms were cooking today, and Lin Shiqi went to the kitchen to help Liu.
Liu asked about the situation of Lin Shiqi's husband Zhou Lang.
Lin Shiqi said, "It's okay. My husband drank the ginger sugar water and fell asleep. My mother is with him."
"Fourth sister-in-law, don't think too much. We women follow our husband wherever he goes. It's fate. Your husband is handsome, though a little simple-minded. He is neither paralyzed nor lame. He is already a very good match for you. You grew up together and have a good relationship. How can a couple be reunited in this world? Just live your life well..." Liu consoled.
Lin Shiqi smiled and said, "Third sister-in-law is right. I think so too."
"That's good."
Liu heard her aunt next door coming back from the river after washing clothes and playing crickets with her.
It is said that when her fourth brother's wife was washing clothes by the river, her eyes were rolling around, and it was obvious that she had not thought about anything.
So, she couldn't help but give some advice.
As they were all daughters-in-law of the Zhou family, she also knew that her fourth brother's wife was having a hard time, so she asked her to stop having any evil thoughts.
If life is not easy in the Zhou family, will it be better to go to another family?
Lin Shiqi didn’t know all this yet, but just felt Liu’s kindness?
It's a kind gesture, too!
She thought about it. In the book, this Liu was also a miserable woman...
In short, except for the eldest branch of the Zhou family where the male protagonist Zhou Qinan lives, no one else in the Zhou family had a good ending.
The second couple went to great lengths to have a son, and in the end, they went crazy, and their beautiful daughters were sold to a brothel.
Zhou Laosan from the third room was a compulsive gambler and a domestic violence man. He beat Liu half to death. Liu stabbed Zhou Laosan with a knife in the middle of the night and went to jail. His two young daughters also starved to death.
There is no need to talk about the fourth room. Zhou Laosi died and the child bride was sold.
Zhou Xiaogu became someone's concubine...
Old man Zhou was seriously ill and had no money to treat himself, so he hanged himself with a rope, and Mrs. Zhou was so angry that she died...
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Lin Shiqi is currently too busy to take care of herself, so she should solve her own problem first.
Other things are not within her consideration for the time being.
If she and Zhou Lang could go back through the love lock, they would go back and not get involved in this family's mess.
People will only think of helping others when they have the ability.
When you have no ability and are in a weak position, it is good enough if you can save yourself.
"Third sister-in-law, the meal is ready. I'll go feed my husband and call mother out to eat."
"Okay, go ahead."
Lin Shiqi filled a large bowl with food as if she were familiar with the place. She turned around and saw Liu looking at her. She smiled falsely and explained, "My husband has a good appetite recently..."
Liu replied, "Young men are the most likely to eat. Find a bowl to cover it so that the heat won't get in."
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
This is someone helping her cover up her circumference.
I was afraid that if she took it out and other people saw it, they would gossip about it.
This third sister-in-law, Mrs. Liu, is indeed a good person. The original owner was a person who could do nothing even if she was beaten with eight sticks. People worked with her and did not bully her too much.
It’s all division of labor and cooperation.
Lin Shiqi had seen that when the first and second wives took turns on duty, the work was basically done by the second sister-in-law, Ruan.
Wang, the eldest sister-in-law of the first wife, always complained of having a headache whenever she was working.
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Carrying the meal back to the door of the room.
Then I heard sobbing coming from inside.
Lin Shiqi stopped suspiciously and pricked up his ears to listen.
"Si'er, I'm sorry for you. When I was pregnant with you, the village suffered a disaster and the whole family fled together. On the way, I didn't eat well or sleep well, which made you and your mother worry and fear. After you were born, we encountered a mudslide and buried you in the sand. Later, your father came to find us and rescued you from the mudslide. You almost lost your life. The doctor said that you held your breath for too long in the mudslide, which affected the growth of your brain, so you became a fool..."
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