Mrs. Xin was cracking melon seeds, making a crunching sound, in a very leisurely manner.
Mrs. Feng grabbed a handful of melon seeds from her hand, leaned over, and asked her quietly:
"Your family has been eating meat every now and then lately, so you have to be careful. I heard from my cousin on my mother's side that the drought in the north is severe, and many refugees have already moved to the next county."
Mrs. Xin didn't care: "What does that have to do with my family?"
She had finally been able to live this good life where she could eat meat every now and then, but she was reluctant to miss any of it.
Mrs. Feng slapped her on the leg in frustration.
Mrs. Xin hissed in pain and touched the place where she was hit.
"If you want to talk, just talk. Why do you have the nerve to hit people? Your strength is too strong!"
Mrs. Feng also reached out and rubbed her:
"Don't take what I'm saying to heart. Think about it, everyone in the village is struggling to make ends meet, but yours is the only one sending their children to school and eating meat. Wouldn't that make people jealous? If anyone in the county town says something bad about it, do you think they'll let you go?"
Mrs. Xin Er was shocked when she heard this.
But I still don’t want to admit this:
"Then... the food in the city is much better than what we eat at home. How... how could it be possible that it's just... my family?"
She didn't want to believe it.
However, when I think about the situation in the village a few years ago.
If at that time, someone's family ate meat and sent their children to school, she would probably have to lose face and go to that person's house to beg for food.
Even if it's not for myself, I have to find a way to let the children have a bite.
The more Xin Ersao thought about it, the more frightened she became.
In my ear, Sister Feng was still saying, "How can that be the same? That nobleman's family has so many servants and guards just to guard against these people. You have a lot of men in your family, but they are all young boys. What can they stop?"
Mrs. Feng's words directly touched upon the most feared string in Mrs. Xin's heart.
Now she just felt a chill on her back.
No, she can't keep this to herself, she has to tell the boss.
Mrs. Xin stood up suddenly and said, "I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go back!"
Mrs. Feng knew what she was going to do, so she didn't stop her.
When the others saw her suddenly stand up, they were all curious: "Xin Erjia, what's going on?"
Mrs. Xin smiled and waved her hands: "Hey, I just suddenly remembered that I have something to do at home. I won't chat with you anymore and will go back first. You guys chat."
No one stopped her.
Just smiled and waved his hand: "Then go back quickly."
Mrs. Xin didn't bother to brush off the melon seed shells on her body, but before leaving, she did not forget to remind her two sons and Xiaowu:
"Come back early after playing!"
"Hey! Got it, Mom!"
"I understand, Second Aunt."
The three boys agreed obediently, and immediately immersed themselves in the game, unable to extricate themselves.
As for what their mother/second aunt said just now, the three of them had long forgotten it.
As soon as Mrs. Xin left, everyone looked at Mrs. Feng curiously:
"Feng family, what did you two just say? Xin Er family, why did you leave so suddenly?"
Mrs. Feng is always tight-lipped.
It was naturally impossible to say at this moment, so he just smiled and said:
"What can we say? It's just gossip, whatever comes to mind. Besides, she said something happened at home."
The man curled his lips and said, "That lazy fellow from Xin Er's family who didn't even bother to help when his oil bottle fell over, and he has something going on at home~ Haha, do you believe me when I say this?"
Everyone burst into laughter.
The topic immediately turned to how lazy Xin Er's family was, and whether there were other wives in the village who were just as lazy.
Mrs. Feng: ...
In any case, how can this not be considered a successful change of subject?
Xin Ersao didn't know what those people said after she left.
But she didn't care.
She is a very carefree person.
For this kind of discussion, I just feel that those people are just envious and jealous.
After all, she lived a very leisurely life, unlike those people who worked themselves to death to take care of a whole family and might not even get any good results.
She is just lazy.
I don't want to suffer that kind of suffering.
Her mother worked diligently to give birth to children for the Liu family and provide food and drink for the whole family.
What's the result?
I have been tired all my life and have become sick. I can’t bear to eat or wear anything.
In the end, no one was willing to even pay for medical treatment.
She had managed to survive through countless hardships, and during the three-year drought, she was the first one to be thrown out and buried alive.
His father was not affected at all, and within two months, he married a widow.
Oh!
You save money all your life, but in the end, it’s all left for others.
If she hadn't run fast, she might have been sacrificed to the gods long ago.
Mrs. Xin Ersao hurried home.
She looked around and saw her man coming back, so she pulled him into the house.
Xin Erlang felt a little embarrassed by his wife's anxious look.
He hurriedly tugged at it, but it didn't budge: "Wife, in broad daylight..."
Mrs. Xin didn't understand what he meant at first.
But after all, they were an old couple who had been married for many years, so she quickly realized what was going on and her face suddenly turned pale.
She raised her hand and placed it on her man's arm, then:
"What are you thinking about! I have something serious to tell you!"
Seeing his wife's serious look, Xin Erlang knew that he had misunderstood.
He immediately scratched his head in embarrassment: "Well, wife, I didn't think anything. Come on, let's go, we have something important to talk about. Let's go back to the house and talk about it."
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