Chapter 84 The Ultimate Mother-in-Law 6
"Eldest daughter-in-law, you and the second daughter-in-law, along with Xiaotao, Xiaoxing, and Zhenmei, will be responsible for cutting the thatch on the land next to us."
Pretending not to notice the constipated expressions on these people's faces, Feng Wu picked up the babbling little girl beside him and took care of his grandson Jinbao. The three of them found a shady place, sat on the ground, and looked straight at the people standing on the ground.
Looking up at the sun, Feng Wu urged, "What are you standing there for? If you don't finish the land today, don't even think about going home!"
The second brother and his wife, who were used to being lazy, were not so opposed to working in the fields. They were the only ones working in the second room, unlike the eldest brother's family, where everyone had to work in the fields.
Zhu Erlang was secretly pleased. What did his elder brother do? He was still treated like an ox or a horse by his mother. So what if he married a beautiful wife? He couldn't even have a son. Zhu Erlang, who had completely surpassed his elder brother in every way, was delighted. His weeding movements were limp, and it was obvious that he hadn't done a thorough job.
"Second brother, if you continue to be lazy and cunning in front of me, you'd better give up as soon as possible. The food left in our house won't last until the end of the month. Your heartless father took away all the money in our house. We will definitely suffer from famine this year. It's already this time, and you still don't repent!" Feng Wu simply revealed the family's secrets to them, so that if they don't have enough food to eat in the future, they can't blame her.
The reason they were hungry was all because of their unreliable father.
After hearing this, everyone stared at Feng Wu with stiff expressions, as if trying to see if Feng Wu was lying to trick them into working hard. However, Feng Wu simply glanced at the crowd and returned his gaze to the two children beside him.
"Mom, has Dad gone crazy? He took all those copper coins away, huh?" Zhu Erlang said he didn't believe it, but he believed it in his heart.
It's hard to describe his father. He can make money, but he can also spend it. He keeps a widowed sister-in-law. He says he's taking care of the widow for his deceased brother, and he usually provides the mother and daughter with good food and drink. Is it really just for that shallow brotherly love?
We are both men, so why doesn’t he believe it?
Several times when I went to the town to gamble, I would see his father with the widow, holding her daughter, and they were as affectionate as a family.
He had never seen his father be so attentive and flattering to his mother!
Sometimes he also felt quite sympathetic towards his mother, who had diligently helped her husband take care of his parents-in-law and raise the children at home, but in the end she was not liked by her husband and they could only see each other a few times a year.
So no matter how much he disliked Liu Qiao's ugliness, dirtiness, and smacking lips when eating, he never thought of doing anything inappropriate with her outside. At most, he would chat with her in a flirtatious way, but never have any physical contact.
Thinking about the money, I'm afraid it was used to support the mother and daughter again?
She couldn't help but blame her own mother in her heart. She couldn't even take care of her own man, and she made them go out in such a hot day to open up the land.
Zhu Lao Da had no idea how much money the family had. He just thought that his fifth brother's annual tuition and writing materials were a huge expense, and that the family probably couldn't save much money. He had no complaints about his father taking the money he earned.
His father is the head of the dock workers and has a lot of connections, so he must have a way to make money.
After Xueniang gave birth to a son for him, he followed his father to the dock to work as a small manager to save more money for his son to marry a new wife.
The one who was hit the hardest among them was Zhu Zhenmei. She was about to turn sixteen and her father had taken all the money. What would happen to her dowry?
"Mom..." She really wanted to ask her mother how she managed the public treasury. She couldn't even hide the money, so her father stole it.
Feng Wu looked back at his adopted daughter with a calm and indifferent look, "You are the only one you can rely on in this world. Just focus on cultivating the land and you won't be despised when you marry into your husband's family in the future."
Zhu Zhen's face was filled with despair. Her mother was just a country woman who was not presentable enough, thinking about her marrying a peasant all day long? She didn't want to be like her mother, wandering around the fields and the kitchen like an old cow every day.
Feng Wu sighed inwardly. This was just the beginning! She'd say these people just had too much free time. They were just busy clearing land and treating illnesses, and they were guaranteed to go to bed on time. How could they have the time to think about anything else?
The three people, mother and daughter from the eldest wife, were as quiet as a chicken throughout the whole process. Each of them was holding a sickle, which was covered with spots of rust.
Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. A dull knife cannot cut a handful of thatch. These three people were cutting the grass almost one by one, with slow movements. After a long time, they were still spinning in place with their butts sticking out.
Feng Wu held her chin with her left hand, and watched the performances of everyone on the wasteland with slanted eyes. She felt relieved. With such a large family of children and grandchildren to take care of her in the future, she could just lie down and relax.
"Wow... Boss, there's a snake..." Lin, who was frightened by a rat snake, hid behind Zhu Dalang.
It was just the eldest daughter-in-law's bad luck. She was so scared that she almost collapsed before she even mowed a single ridge of the land.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. This snake is not poisonous. If you don't disturb it, it will run away on its own." Zhu Dalang used a hoe to poke the thatch and gently put his arm around Lin's shoulder to comfort her. "Don't worry, I've already plowed this area. There shouldn't be any snakes left."
Lin looked at Zhu Dalang with a stiff face and embarrassment, "Dalang, can you please stop clearing the wasteland? I, I..."
The latter half of his words was interrupted by the elusive Feng Wu. "What are you afraid of? How can we get land without clearing wasteland? How can we get food without farming? Without food, how can we feed ourselves? Do you really think of yourself as an immortal who is detached from the mundane world and can survive by eating only wind and drinking dew every day?"
Lin.Fairy.Ms.: “…” My mother-in-law has such a vicious tongue!
Lin was about to cry, unable to continue. She stared at her mother-in-law, who had changed so much overnight, with deep eyes. "Mother, what are you talking about? I dare not be lazy. It's just that this is my first time working in the fields, so it's inevitable that I'm not used to it."
Zhu Dalang tucked his wife's sweat-stained hair behind her ears with a distressed look, carefully took the sickle from Lin's hand, and said to Feng Wu in a reproachful tone, "Mother, Xue Niang and the others are so delicate and have never done any work. Otherwise, don't do the work in the fields anymore..."
Seeing his mother's face darken, he quickly added, "Let them embroider handkerchiefs at home to earn some money to supplement the family income. Isn't that better than working in the fields?"
Listen, is this human language?
She is a delicate wife who never works in the fields. She is nothing compared to his mother who has been working in the fields since she was a child and is treated like a man ordering her around!
So being your mother means I deserve to die, right?
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