"Okay, okay, stop arguing. If mother hears you, she will scold you again." The second sister-in-law, who had always had no sense of presence, finally spoke up and acted as a peacemaker.
After just ten minutes of discussion, Jiang Sui finally understood that the third sister-in-law was talkative and troublesome, and liked hermaphrodites. The sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law did not get along, and this was considered a daily quarrel between the two.
The second sister-in-law was the peacemaker. Seeing that the conflict was escalating, she came out to mediate and brought up her mother-in-law, who was the one who could calm them down.
Sure enough, Xiao's mother became obedient after being moved out. It seems that the prestige of the man who usually accompanies Xiao's mother is quite established. It can also be seen that Xiao's mother is a very smart person, otherwise she would not be able to control her two daughters-in-law.
As night fell, the house had been cleaned up and everyone had left. Xiao's mother was still in the room calculating favors.
After deducting today's expenses from the money she collected from favors, there was still a little left. She discussed it with her husband, took out a hundred dollars and put it in her purse, then went to Jiang Sui's room.
When she went out, Xiao's mother looked around to make sure that no one saw her before leaving.
At that time, Jiang Sui was worrying about how to sleep at night. After all, it was quite embarrassing for her, a modern person, to sleep in the same bed with a man she was not familiar with, even though the man had the mentality of a child and had no thoughts about the relationship between men and women towards her.
But I still feel embarrassed when I think about it.
Xiao Hechuan carefully brought in a basin of water and placed it next to the kang.
"Wife, wash your feet. Mother said that you have to wash your feet before going to bed at night. You wash first and I'll wash later."
It is April now, and the spring cold has just passed. It is still a bit cold at night. Moreover, it is not convenient to use water in the village and we have to fetch it. So at this time of year, we basically don’t take a bath every night.
"Who told you to prepare this foot washing water?" Jiang Sui asked doubtfully.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hechuan blinked his beautiful peach blossom eyes and answered seriously:
"No one told me to hit him. I wanted to hit him. My mother told me to be nice to my wife."
Xiao Hechuan didn't remember anything else. He only remembered his mother's repeated admonitions that he should be good to his wife and that a real man should not let his wife be bullied or wronged.
Jiang Sui looked at his serious expression and sincere eyes. She knew that children would not have any bad intentions and that what he said came from his heart.
Jiang Sui couldn't afford to waste the kindness of a "child", so he took off his shoes and started soaking his feet. His cold feet were soaked in the warm hot water, and the coldness in his body was dispelled.
Xiao Hechuan handed her a dry towel:
"Here, my wife, use it to wipe your feet."
These handkerchiefs were new ones prepared by Xiao's mother. Xiao Hechuan carefully discovered that there was a butterfly on his wife's ankle.
"Look, my dear, there is a butterfly on your foot!" He pointed at Jiang Sui's feet and said in surprise.
Jiang Sui lowered his head, knowing that he was talking about his birthmark, and explained with a smile:
"This is not a real butterfly, but a birthmark that has been there since birth."
"What is a birthmark?" Xiao Hechuan scratched the back of his head, expressing his incomprehension.
This... Jiang Sui didn't know how to explain it, and she was really troubled.
Just at this moment, Xiao's mother came. Seeing that the door was ajar, she walked straight in. When Jiang Sui saw Xiao's mother, he was about to get up, but was stopped.
"No, no, just go ahead and have fun. Mom has something to tell you. Hechuan, go to your eldest brother's place and play with Goudan for a while and then come back. Be good!" Xiao's mother deliberately sent Xiao Hechuan away.
Xiao Hechuan didn't understand, but he still obeyed and went out obediently.
After he left, Jiang Sui asked:
"Aunt Xiao, what's the matter?" Seeing her mysterious look, Jiang Sui thought it was some big deal.
When Xiao's mother heard that she was still calling herself aunt, she immediately scolded:
"Still calling me aunt? I'm not happy about that."
When Jiang Sui heard this, his face turned red uncontrollably, and a word came out of his mouth:
"mother!"
"Hey, that's right. Girl, your voice is quite pleasant, soft and sticky." Mother Xiao felt comfortable all over when her fourth daughter-in-law called her "Mother".
This fourth daughter-in-law seems to be easy to take care of and sensible. I guess she won’t have to worry about anything in the future.
As she spoke, she took out a bulging gray cloth purse from her bosom and stuffed it into Jiang Sui's arms.
"Mom, what is this?" Jiang Sui asked.
"Here is a hundred coins, for you to keep as a personal treasure. Don't think it's too little. Mother knows your situation, and it's a shame for you to come to our house. This money is what I have left after counting the favors I have received today. I'm giving it to you. You can buy whatever you want to eat. But you have to hide it well, and don't tell your two sisters-in-law. Do you understand?"
Xiao's mother was not partial. When the second and third daughters' families married into the family, their families gave them some dowry. Jiang Sui was not alone, and the hundred coins were not much. It was just pocket money and could not amount to much.
When Jiang Sui heard this, he quickly returned the purse:
"Mom, this won't work, I can't have this!"
The other party spent a lot of money to marry her, so she felt embarrassed. She also knew that usually the betrothal gift for marrying a daughter-in-law was three taels, but hers was only five taels. The other party already thought highly of her, so she felt embarrassed to take the money.
"Why not? If I say yes, it's fine. If I tell you to take it, just take it. I won't talk to you about these nonsense. I'm leaving now, you hide it well."
Xiao's mother simply stuffed the purse under her pillow and left.
Jiang Sui was still soaking his feet. He didn't know whether to go forward or backward, so he could only smile helplessly.
She is lucky to be born into a good family and have a good mother-in-law.
Jiang Sui hid the purse at the bottom of the cabinet. Soon, Xiao Hechuan came back. He fetched water to wash his face and feet. After finishing, he lay on the inside of the kang and covered himself with a quilt. He was so well-behaved.
Jiang Sui was still a little embarrassed, so Xiao Hechuan lifted the quilt and patted it:
"Wife, aren't you cold? Come up and lie down!"
Jiang Sui blew out the light and lay down next to Xiao Hechuan. Her whole body was stiff. She slept at the edge, and the distance between them felt like there was room for another person to lie down.
"Wife, why are you so far away from me? We need to sleep together to keep warm." At this time, Xiao Hechuan didn't know what the difference between men and women was, so he took the initiative to move closer.
Jiang Sui held his breath and dared not breathe. Fortunately, Xiao Hechuan was not too close to him, just his shoulder against his.
Xiao Hechuan's feet touched Jiang Sui's feet, which were still cold. In the dark, he frowned and pouted, saying:
"Wife, your feet are so cold, let me warm them for you!" After Xiao Hechuan said this, he lifted her feet and put them into his calves to cover them tightly.
Jiang Sui was petrified on the spot, feeling like his heart was in his throat.
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