He said, "Old Liu, this is someone from your Liu family. What do you think we should do?"
Old Liu's face was extremely dark, and he was still suppressing his anger. He cupped his hands and said to Song Anxin's family, "Song Tongsheng, Fengnian's mother and old lady, I am here to apologize to you on behalf of our Liu family. Don't worry, I will definitely deal with Liu Fangtou's family properly. As for Liu Xiuhong, I guarantee that your family will never see her again."
He turned to Liu Fangtou and scolded, "Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough?! Quickly take these two troublesome things from your family back with me."
A perfectly good Mid-Autumn Festival moon-viewing experience was ruined by Liu Xiuhong's family, and Song Anxin and her group lost their enthusiasm and went home.
In the courtyard, Song Anbang said to his elder sister, "Elder sister, I'm sorry. I wasn't paying attention and someone took advantage of me. I've made you worry about me again."
“You,” Song Anxin shook her head helplessly, “Forget it, Anbang, you don’t need to blame yourself too much. It’s easy to dodge a spear in the open but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. I just hope that no matter what happens to you in the future, you must never say anything about death. What would your mother do if you died?”
She looked intently at Song Anbang and said, "Life may have many difficulties, but as long as you live, there will always be hope. You have to get through each and every difficulty. In the end, you will find that none of these things matter."
"It's getting late, I'm going to bed now, you should go to bed early too." With that, she went into her room.
Song Anbang stood there, stunned for a moment, and silently recited to himself, "Every hurdle is difficult, but as long as you live, there is hope..."
Lin Fenghe said from the side, "Uncle, what my mother said makes a lot of sense. Do you know which book it's from?"
Song Anbang shook his head: "It's not from any book. This is probably my elder sister's wisdom about life. Fenghe, you'll understand in the future."
The words were unremarkable, yet they struck a chord deep within people's hearts.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather turned cool, and everyone changed into slightly thicker autumn clothes. Song Anxin still chose light yellow, but this time it was cotton instead of homespun cloth. The cotton cloth was dyed in a brighter color, which made Song Anxin's skin look fair and rosy.
“Mom, you look so beautiful in this dress, and you look even younger. People would never guess you’re a mother-in-law,” Song Mei said with a smile.
Song Anxin was very satisfied with her mother's craftsmanship. This dress was made for her by her mother here, stitch by stitch. Touching the dense stitches, she could feel the deep love of her mother.
She laughed and said, "Meizi, you're getting sweeter and sweeter. Did you learn that from Feng Yao A Si?"
“I think Meizi is right. Sister-in-law, you can find a second spring. Hehehe…” Sister-in-law Lin joked as she walked in from outside the courtyard. Today was the duck egg workshop’s day off.
Song Anxin felt ashamed. Ever since her family received the reward of eight hundred taels of silver, even more people had come to propose marriage to Lin Fengshou. When they couldn't persuade Lin Fengshou, they turned their attention to her. Some enthusiastic women and old ladies kept asking her if she wanted to find another man. Fortunately, her sister-in-law helped her fiercely deflect the questions.
Sister-in-law Lin walked up to Song Anxin and looked her up and down, saying, "Sister-in-law, you're so beautiful and you have money now. No wonder all the women and old ladies in the village are after you. It's just that the men they're talking about are all ugly and rotten. That's why I'm helping you stop them."
Honestly, sister-in-law, if you really want to remarry, I'll definitely prepare a good dowry for you, but you'd better choose wisely.
Song Mei, who was standing to the side, and Lin Fengnian, who was working in the yard, were both stunned when they heard this. If their mother really wanted to remarry, they... they seemed to have no choice. Wouldn't that mean they would become motherless? Song Mei had finally received her mother's care, and thinking about it, she almost burst into tears.
Song Anxin: "......."
What are you all imagining?! And sister-in-law, why did you bring this up for no reason? I thank you for even preparing my dowry.
She said helplessly, "Sister-in-law, look how scared you've made Fengnian and Meizi. Didn't I say last time that I wouldn't remarry? I'm enjoying the happiness of my son and daughter-in-law now, why would I want to go to someone else's house and suffer the torment of a new bride?"
Are you kidding me?! She's rich, beautiful, and has her own title of Lady of the Imperial Decree waiting for her to come down. She must be out of her mind to serve an old man of this era.
The younger children were relieved to hear this. They didn't want to be motherless, but they would definitely be extra filial to their mother.
"Do you think your sister-in-law would be willing to let you go? I'm just thinking that once Fengshou and his four brothers are all married, they might have to move out and live separately. Then you'll be all alone, and I'm just worried about you," Sister-in-law Lin said, pulling her down to sit.
Lin Fengnian immediately jumped in, saying urgently, "I won't separate! I'll take my mother with me, I want to live with her for the rest of my life."
Song Mei hurriedly replied, "Yes, Fengnian and I will take care of Mother in her old age and see her off in death. I will stay by Mother's side and serve her for the rest of my life."
Lin Fengshou walked over into the yard and said, "If that's the case, I'll never get married. I don't want to move out. I want to live with my mother for the rest of my life."
Sister-in-law Lin exclaimed, "Oh dear, why are you all reacting so strongly? And what nonsense are you spouting about the harvest? How can a man go his whole life without getting married?"
She turned her head and smiled again, "It would be best if you didn't separate and live separately. It's rare to see such filial piety from you. I really envy you for having such filial and sensible children."
Song Anxin knew that many families in the village had many brothers, and once each brother had a wife, the number of people in the family would inevitably increase the number of conflicts. Therefore, most of them would choose to live separately.
At this time, the elderly in the family become a problem. Some are filial and will often help their parents, but there are also ungrateful people who don't care about their parents. The village head has had a lot of headaches about these things.
However, she was confident in her sons. All four sons were filial and very harmonious and respectful to each other. She estimated that her family would not have such problems. Even if there were conflicts between the sisters-in-law after they got married, it wouldn't be a problem for each family to live in a large brick house with tiled roofs.
Song Anxin smiled and said to them, "Alright, Mom knows you're filial. Fengshou can't not get married. Didn't you say you didn't want to be a bachelor?"
Song Anxin teased Lin Fengshou.
Lin Fengshou scratched his head, chuckled twice, and continued working. He was drying spices for his braised dishes. Now, he needed to deliver the goods to two counties, and the quantity was no smaller than when he was making Mid-Autumn Festival gift boxes. He had to take advantage of the approaching winter to pick and dry more spices to prepare.
Song Anxin continued to say to Sister-in-law Lin, "Your Daxi, Erxi, and Dongzi are all quite good too. I think they are all filial, especially Erxi, who is smart and lively, and very likable."
Song Anxin thought to herself, "Isn't she clever? She always manages to pinpoint the truth of things accurately, and I almost managed to expose her secrets."
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