Chapter 12 Who is it?

A fierce dispute broke out in Zhai's yard.

Mr. Zhang, who was sitting on the other side of Qinghe Creek, came out early today and had a good harvest. He had already caught two or three crucian carps as long as a bowl in his small bucket.

He was wondering whether he should go to Zhai's house to say hello to the third boy.

At this time, the two brothers, the eldest and the second oldest, who were lighting the stove in the east room, couldn't help but frown, because the quarrel between the brother and sister-in-law really happened.

It is an indisputable fact that when the family property was divided last night, my mother gave each of them 60 yuan without my brother and sister's knowledge.

"This Wang Ziru! Mom just gave us a little money, and the third brother would send her money every year. Why is she still making trouble? She is just looking for trouble. She is making trouble on purpose to make the third brother feel that we have treated them badly in the past few years!" The third brother, Zhai Jiahao, threw down the brick in his hand in angrily.

He turned and strode outside.

The eldest brother Yi Qingsong's voice soon came from behind: "Don't be impulsive! The third brother is back, and that kid must be holding back a lot of anger. You must not fall into the trap of your brother-in-law."

"snort."

The second son felt that no matter who sent the money home, it was all family property and should be taken out and distributed to everyone when the family was divided. They deserved to receive all the family property.

When the three sisters-in-law were quarreling in the yard, the second sister walked out and shouted, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing?!"

The battlefield between the three women suddenly changed.

The second brother, Zhai Jiahao, looked at his third brother who was hanging clothes in the yard. He looked extremely ferocious.

"Sister-in-law, you just married into the Zhai family today! If the money that the third brother sent home should not be divided between our two families, then did you and Baoer grow crops and eat your own food to survive to this day?"

"Since the three brothers lived under the same roof and ate from the same pot, you should call the emperor today to divide the family property!"

Zhai Jiahao pointed at Wang Ziru fiercely with his clay-covered finger.

Seeing the second daughter-in-law come out to help and what he said was so reasonable, it seemed that the eldest and second daughters-in-law of the Zhai family were in cahoots with each other.

Especially Xu Ping, she felt that her husband had never had such a bad temper, and she immediately seemed to have found someone to rely on, sneering: "Wang Ziru, if you have the ability, you can make up for the money you have spent living with us for the past few years."

When the eldest sister-in-law Liu Xiangqin heard this, her eyes lit up, the cursing in her mouth stopped abruptly, and a greedy look appeared in her eyes.

The third brother had been in the army for five years and was returning home for the first time. He must have brought a lot of money in his suitcase. If what Xu Ping said was true...

"Xu Ping, you are a reasonable person! You are right. The third child has returned. We have worked so hard to take care of Baoer and his mother these years, but she does nothing all day long and eats and drinks from us. Why? We should figure it out."

"Sister-in-law, you should have said this a long time ago!" Xu Ping turned around and said to her husband with a shoulder pole, "Jiahao, let my eldest brother go and invite Village Chief Li! Since everyone has come to this point, we should settle the matter in front of my third brother, so that no one can take advantage of it."

Then, Liu Xiangqin and Xu Ping looked at Zhai Jiahao who was standing outside the gate with hope on their faces.

Zhai Jiahao was stunned. The property had already been divided, so why did they invite the village chief over?

"Humph," Wang Ziru sneered and clapped her hands, "This is the face of the Zhai family. You are eating from the bowl and looking at the pot. Are you planning to pull Zhai Ximo over for a body search?"

The third brother, who was standing in the yard holding the baby, stared coldly at his wife of five years with a gleam of lightning in his eyes.

No matter how tolerant he is, he is still a man with a bottom line.

Because of the look in his eyes at that moment, everyone shuddered and shrank their necks involuntarily.

At this time, the eldest son of the Zhai family heard the noise outside getting louder and louder, and he ran out in fright, but saw Wang Ziru simply moved a chair and sat in the yard.

And his third brother, Zhai Ximo, had been home for less than 20 minutes and was already helping the woman at home with chores - hanging clothes.

After his worried look subsided, Zhai Qingsong called out to his third brother, "Third brother! Say something..."

Everyone looked towards the osmanthus tree in the Zhai family's yard. Zhai Ximo took out some washed clothes from a bamboo basket and hung them on a nylon rope.

Looking down, he found Bao'er holding his father's legs tightly with both hands. Zhai Ximo knew that the child was frightened.

He quickly wiped his wet hands on his military coat, picked up Baoer, looked at his good elder and second brothers, and said calmly: "What do you want to hear me say?"

Then Wang Ziru laughed, "Don't you understand what they want to hear?"

Wang Ziru turned around and looked at the eldest son of the Zhai family. "Brother, when we divided the family property last night, Mom gave each of you 60 yuan without telling me. But you all know that this is the money my husband sent home, but Mom never gave me a penny! Why can't I ask?"

The two couples were speechless.

The two brothers of the Zhai family each looked at their wives, seeming to want to say something but stopping themselves.

Wang Ziru said word by word: "Now my man is home! Brother, you are the eldest of the Zhai family. Tell me, shouldn't you give me an explanation for such an unfair thing?"

"Of course, I can see that Mom is biased."

Zhai Qingsong's mouth trembled, and he was about to explain, but he heard his wife's angry voice: "You think it's unfair, so you take it out on us? These were distributed to us by mom. If you have any opinions, let the third child ask mom himself."

The family quarreled and the focus returned to Mrs. Liu. In fact, Mrs. Liu had been eavesdropping outside the yard for a long time.

Hearing Wang Ziru scolding her as a mother for being biased in front of her son, Mrs. Liu didn't know where she got the courage from, but she walked into the yard angrily.

"Wang Ziru, you are really capable. You dare to scold me as your mother-in-law when my son comes home. You will die a miserable death..." Mrs. Liu threw the bamboo basket in her hand heavily to the ground, pointing at Wang Ziru and cursing more and more vigorously, "No matter how partial I am, you and Baoer still have enough food and clothing."

In the yard, Mrs. Liu wailed and cursed Wang Ziru.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

"Mom, don't cry. Tell us how much you have been wronged and let the third child judge for you."

The other two sons followed suit.

When Granny Liu saw her two sons speak, she seemed to have seen the backbone, and immediately told them the story of the division of the family last night in a twisted way. Many villagers in the village heard the noise in the Zhai family yard and ran over to watch, most of them sneering.

Everyone saw how Mrs. Liu treated the third son's wife on a daily basis.

Last night, the Zhai family invited the village chief and Mr. Zhang to come over to divide the property. In the middle of the night, the whole village heard that Mrs. Liu secretly gave 60 yuan to the eldest and second sons without telling the third daughter-in-law.

Some families are poor and they can't wait for this matter to be exposed so that the third daughter-in-law, who suffers the most from the Zhai family, can know about it.

So many neighbors in the village came to watch the excitement. The two daughters-in-law of the Zhai family, Liu Xiangqin and Xu Ping, thought that Wang Ziru would be frightened by the scene.

Just waiting to put a heavy blow to Wang Ziru's arrogance today.

Unexpectedly, Wang Ziru was not afraid of this scene. She saw more and more adults and children coming to watch the excitement outside the Zhai family's yard.

She stood up from the chair, patted her butt and said to her husband, "Bao'er's father, you can see for yourself how Bao'er and I have been living at home these years. Let's not talk about anything else, just look at what the children of the eldest and second brothers are wearing, and then look at what your son is wearing."

As soon as she said this, not only the Zhai family but also several pairs of eyes turned to look at Baoer.

The villagers who were watching the excitement outside the yard also looked towards Baoer hurriedly.

Normally, Baoer was often bullied by older kids in the village, especially by several kids from the Zhai family.

At this moment, Baoer didn't know why so many people were looking at him. He was so scared that he quickly buried his little face in his father's shoulder.

The villagers could also see that Bao'er was wearing old clothes that the adopted girl of the Zhai family didn't want anymore. The hem and cuffs of her flowery cotton jacket were worn out and shiny with dirt.

Look at the three daughters of the eldest and second sons of the Zhai family. Although their clothes are not new, they are all wearing small flowered cotton jackets that fit them well and are clean. This is especially true for Zhaodi, the girl adopted by the eldest son. She is wearing a pair of very new navy blue cotton trousers and half-new cloth shoes.

An old woman laughed and said, "Liu Xiangqin is still virtuous. Look how well she has treated Zhaodi."

"The two girls from the second son's family are also dressed neatly."

Liu Xiangqin smiled.

Look at Baoer's pants again. I don't know whose child gave them to her, but they are a pair of black cotton pants. The shoes on her feet have two holes poked through them by her big toes.

Zhai Ximo's arms around Bao'er gradually tightened, his eyes cold.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Mrs. Liu's heart began to beat fast.

Mrs. Liu, who looked like a fat pig and had a mean face, pointed at Wang Ziru and shouted hurriedly:

"Wang Ziru, you are such a jerk! You are already a mother, but you are lazy and eat all day long. You planted the seeds yourself, but you don't even know how to take care of your baby. Who do you owe it to?"