Chapter 146: Su Laoer took the step of not recognizing his relatives
As soon as Magistrate Xia returned to the provincial capital and had not yet finished dealing with the backlog of matters on hand, he received a secret letter sent by Magistrate Zheng.
So, he hurried back to Fengqi County.
There is no way, a gold mine was discovered in Fengqi County!
This is a huge deal!
Magistrate Xia went to Fengqi County, but before leaving, he asked his wife Tian Suniang to prepare some high-quality thank-you gifts and send them to the Su family.
Tian learned that the Xia family massacre was solved thanks to the little girl from the Su family.
In addition, the daughter's rescue was also thanks to the little girl from the Su family.
After much deliberation, and at Xia Siya's instigation, he decided to take his daughter to visit the Su family.
Mrs. Xia prepared a large cart of gifts and took her daughter and several maids to the Su family in Fengqi County to express her gratitude. On the other side, Magistrate Xia was already exhausted and was preparing to go into the mountains to check the gold mine in person.
Su family.
Su Erhu was wearing a black yamen runner's uniform with red edges, a tall black hat on his head, a big knife slung over his waist, one hand on the hilt, and walking in the yard with a gait that showed he didn't recognize any relatives.
The yard was full of people, all admiring and envious as they watched Su Erhu's fashion show.
"Dad, you are so awesome!" Su Erpan looked at his father with admiration.
Su Laoer raised his chin and said proudly, "That's right! Son, study hard, and when you grow up..."
"When you grow up, let your father work under you as a yamen runner." Someone said loudly with a laugh.
"Hahaha...yes, let your father do the work for you..."
"Hahaha...when the time comes, will the son listen to the father, or will the father listen to the son?"
"Hahahaha... Second brother, stop cocking your tail..."
"That's right...hahaha...in the future, your son will be more successful than you..."
People laughed and teased Su Laoer.
Su Lao Er was not annoyed, but became even happier.
"Son, Dad has been looking forward to that day!"
Su Laoer said this and patted Erpan's shoulder.
His son is promising, and as a father, he is happy even if he is just working under his son!
"Dad, when I become a high-ranking official in the future, I'll let you catch bad guys every day!"
Erpan clenched his fists, looking very confident.
"Haha... you little brat, are you trying to break your dad's legs?"
Su Laoer laughed and slapped Erpan on the little butt again.
Old man Su's face flushed red as he looked at his son's majestic appearance. Although he tried to restrain himself, the corners of his mouth still curled up to his ears.
"Old Su, don't be so pretentious." Old Master Wang jokingly said, "Second brother is enjoying himself, so if you're happy, just be happy. Why hold it back? You can't hold it back anyway, right?"
Old Man Su, “…”
Yes, why is he holding it in?
His son is promising, so as a father, he should be happy, right?
then--
"Hahaha……"
Old man Su stopped pretending and just smiled with his big teeth showing.
Seeing this, the people in the yard all started laughing.
When Old Mrs. Su saw her husband like this, she was both angry and amused.
Then, he called a few daughters-in-law to boil water to make tea, and then fried some melon seeds and chestnuts.
All the relatives and friends from the village have come to my house, and it is a happy occasion, so of course I have to entertain them.
After hearing what her mother-in-law said, Qian Yuemei agreed louder and more resoundingly than anyone else.
"Mom, how much should we fry?" Qian Yuemei said with a smile on her face.
Old Madam Su glanced at her eldest daughter-in-law, Zhao Chunhua, and said, "Listen to your sister-in-law. From now on, all matters at home will be decided by your sister-in-law."
Qian Yuemei, “…”
The smile on his face froze.
Is the mother-in-law giving all the power to manage the household to the eldest sister-in-law?
You have to know that although farmers don’t have much money, what to eat every day, how much rice to cook, how much water to put in, as well as how to divide the household chores, who washes the pots and who sweeps the floor, etc., are all decided by whoever is in charge of the household.
As the saying goes, men work outside and women work inside, and in almost every household, it is the mother-in-law who is in charge of assigning these household chores.
But now——
How did she become the elder sister-in-law?
She had no objection to listening to her mother-in-law, but listening to her sisters-in-law...
"Mom, from what you said, you are still in good health. Everything at home and outside depends on you, right?" Qian Yuemei said with a forced smile on her face.
Mrs. Su also quickly said, "My sister-in-law is right, mother, you should be the one making the decisions about family matters."
"I'm the boss of this family, and you'll be in charge from now on." Old Madam Su looked at Sister Su and said, "You're the eldest daughter-in-law of the Su family. As the saying goes, an elder sister-in-law is like a mother. These younger brothers and sisters below you must listen to you! No matter how capable they become in the future, they must respect you as their sister-in-law!"
With the saying "the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother", Old Mrs. Su established an unshakable position for the eldest sister-in-law in the Su family.
Mrs. Su's eyes suddenly turned red.
Her mother-in-law trusted her so much and valued her so much, which made her feel heavy but also warm in her heart.
At the same time, she also understood in her heart that this was compensation from her mother-in-law.
Qian Yuemei's expression turned unhappy.
It's obvious that my man is more glorious.
Obviously, I am now the wife of an official.
However, you have to listen to your sister-in-law.
How could she accept this?
"Second brother, do you have any objections?" Old Mrs. Su looked at Qian Yuemei.
Qian Yuemei, “…”
Looking at my mother-in-law's calm eyes, I suddenly understood that she did it on purpose.
She deliberately supported her elder sister-in-law, and made it her duty to ensure that even though she was the wife of an official, she could not surpass her elder sister-in-law.
Not only can I not get over it, but my man can't get over it either.
"Mom... I, I have no objection." Qian Yuemei said hesitantly.
She didn't dare to have any opinion.
If she had any objections, I'm afraid no one in the entire Su family, including her own man, would speak for her.
Qian Yuemei's pride and arrogance suddenly disappeared.
What is she so proud of?
In the Su family, she not only has to listen to her mother-in-law, but also to her sisters-in-law.
The man's glory does not belong to her alone, but to the entire Su family.
"Since you have no objection, go ahead and get busy," said Mrs. Su.
"Yes, mother."
Qian Yuemei agreed dejectedly.
Zhang Maiya glanced at Qian Yuemei and raised the corners of his mouth.
Then he lowered his eyes and walked quickly towards the kitchen.
The Su family’s melon seeds and chestnuts had just come out of the pot when Governor Xia and County Magistrate Zheng arrived.
So, the people of Daliushu Village witnessed once again that the prefect and the county magistrate came to the Su family just like visiting relatives, and they were so diligent!
The villagers who used to tremble with their legs when they saw the county magistrate, now remained calm when they saw the prefect.
I have to say that people's courage is acquired through training.
As soon as Old Man Su saw Prefect Xia and Magistrate Zheng, he understood what was going on. He hurried forward to pay his respects and invited them into the house.
What he didn't know was that before these two came to the Su family, they had already been to the big house at the entrance of the village.
At this time, Xiao Tangbao was in the big house, learning to read with Xuanyuan Jin.
"These three words are my name. Do you remember them?" Xuanyuan Jin asked.
Little Tangbao looked at the three words "Xuanyuan Jin" written on the white paper, which were quite elegant, and wanted to ask a question -
When I start learning characters, shouldn’t I learn my own name first?
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