Chapter 206 Love-brained Mother
The old lady said, her voice choking with sobs: "When Ayan grew up, things didn't change at all. He always had conflicts with the eldest son. Because the eldest son was weak, and was valued by Xie Zhenghuai, and was paid attention to by the people in the mansion, Ayan had to endure and give in to everything. But Ayan was younger than him, so who would feel sorry for him?
After I knew all this, I scolded my daughter severely, but in her heart and eyes, she only wanted to let Xie Zhenghuai know that she was a good mother and would take good care of Xie Qi. She wanted Xie Qi to be happy and not go and complain, being so humble in the Xie family, and bringing shame to our Shen family.
So Ayan gradually no longer needed his parents. Later, when he went to study at the Imperial College, other students went back home to live, but he lived there directly.
My son-in-law has a cold heart. Maybe all his kindness is shown to his eldest son. Even though Ayan later passed the imperial examination and ranked third, he just felt that if his eldest son was in good health and had more time to study, he would definitely do better than Ayan.
Therefore, Ayan gave up the chance to enter the Hanlin Academy and chose to work as an official in other places. Except for the Chinese New Year, he would not return to Beijing. So although he seemed indifferent on the surface, he was actually very fragile in his heart and did not even dare to turn off the lights when sleeping.
Grandma can see that he really likes you, and you are a good child. With you accompanying him, Grandma can rest assured. If you meet Ayan's parents in the future and they say something unpleasant, you must not take it to heart."
Li Wanyue didn't expect Xie Yan's childhood to be like this. She only knew that his father was strict, but she didn't expect that his mother was extremely love-brained. In order to make her husband and stepson happy, she would sacrifice her own child.
She doesn't understand.
No wonder Xie Yan looked so lonely that night.
"Don't worry, old lady. I will accompany him."
"That's good."
At the Moon Gate, Xie Yan listened to what the two said, looked up at the moon, and the bitterness in his heart had almost disappeared.
Now that he has someone to accompany him, he will no longer ask for his parents' care.
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On that day, Zhou Erquan was lying in the house, Zhou Muniu went to collect firewood, and Zhou Cuihua went to wash clothes. Usually, Zhou Xiaomiao stayed by Zhou Erquan's side. If there was anything, Zhou Xiaomiao would call for help.
Zhou Erquan had to go to the toilet urgently and shouted a few times, but no one came in. Maybe Zhou Xiaomiao went to the toilet.
He looked at the wooden barrel on the ground and moved it to the side little by little.
He reached out to grab the wooden barrel, but accidentally fell off the bed. His waist hit the small wooden stool on the ground, and he slid to the ground again.
Zhou Xiaomiao walked into the house and saw someone fall to the ground. He immediately asked, "Dad, how are you? Are you hurt? I'll go find mom."
She ran out quickly.
After a while, Chen Cuihua ran into the house, saw the person lying on the ground, and hurried to help him.
"Boss, why did you fall? If anything happens, let Xiao Miao call me."
"Cuihua, I'm fine."
Zhou Xiaomiao was then asked to go out. After he solved his personal problem, Zhou Erquan realized that he not only had pain in his waist, but also in his legs.
My heart tightened instantly. Could he feel his legs?
Chen Cuihua said, "Master, do you want to go to the clinic and let the doctor take a look? It's time for acupuncture tomorrow anyway."
Zhou Erquan nodded, and Chen Cuihua took some dried beans and other things and went to the village chief's house to borrow a ox cart.
The village chief asked his eldest son to help drive the cart and take the two people to the town.
After the doctor examined me, he said it was just a bruise on my waist and nothing serious.
Then they gave Zhou Erquan another injection on his leg, and this time Zhou Erquan really felt the pain.
The slight sting of the needle piercing his flesh made him happy.
The doctor gave him a few more injections, then said, "Perhaps the previous fall only temporarily paralyzed the acupoints that you sense. Since you can still feel the pain, that means there's nothing wrong with your leg. Go back and rest well, and I'll come back to check on you in a few days."
Chen Cuihua thanked him repeatedly with excitement.
A few days later, Zhou Erquan was able to get out of bed and walk slowly.
When Old Man and Old Lady Zhou heard about it, they hurried over to show their concern.
Ever since the second son's family moved out, the house has been a mess every day.
The eldest daughter-in-law is only responsible for cooking, washing clothes, collecting grass for the pigs, feeding the chickens and pigs, and cleaning the yard. It is Mrs. Zhou who has to do all the work.
The eldest brother only chopped a load of firewood in the mountain all day long, while Jinniu and Yinniu did nothing and just played around all day. It was only when old man Zhou got angry that the two of them were willing to take on the task of fetching water.
The Li family did not give them any potato or sweet potato seeds. It was only when the village chief gave him seeds from one acre of land from his own family that he was able to plant some.
The rest of the land had to be cleared, and it was only because Old Man Zhou dragged the eldest brother along that the eldest brother went there.
After a period of time, the old couple looked much more haggard, and there were more wrinkles on their faces.
Mrs. Zhou smiled and said, "Erquan, it's great that your leg is fine. I knew you were blessed with a long life and would definitely get better."
Zhou Er said expressionlessly, "My leg is healed thanks to Cuihua's insistence on sending me to the hospital for treatment. Otherwise, I would have to lie down for the rest of my life."
Old man Zhou agreed: "The second daughter-in-law is a good one. Erquan, this small courtyard is too shabby. The second daughter-in-law has to take care of you and the children, and also take care of the land. It's really hard. Why don't you move back? With your mother and eldest brother to help, you can relax a little."
"No need. Since we have already separated, there is no point in going back. We are living well here."
Mrs. Zhou was unhappy: "Erquan, you didn't listen to us when we divided the family property. You didn't have any serious problems. Even if you don't see a doctor, you can recover slowly. Besides, our family really doesn't have that much money to treat you.
Now, let's live together and have a good time, right? We are your parents, you should always be filial to us when we are alive."
Chen Cuihua looked at Zhou Erquan, fearing that he would soften his heart and agree.
Zhou Erquan was silent for a moment and said, "It's fine if my parents want me to go back, but Cuihua borrowed thirty taels of silver from the Li family to treat my leg. Since we are a family, parents, please help me pay back the money first, and then we can move back."
"What the hell? Thirty taels? I'm not worth that much even if you sell me." Mrs. Zhou exclaimed in surprise.
Old Man Zhou didn’t know whether Zhou Erquan’s words were true or false, but since he said it, it meant that he didn’t want to go back.
I thought that I would have separated him from him at that time, which would have made him feel disheartened, but I had no other choice at that time. How many families could afford the cost of three taels of silver a month?
But the second brother is angry now, so it is not appropriate to use a tough attitude.
I will persuade him slowly later. Besides, his leg is healed now, and we can ask him to help with the work in the fields. How can he not help his father?
After saying a few words of concern, he left with Mrs. Zhou.
Chen Cuihua asked tentatively: "Master, you are not thinking of going back to live there, are you?"
Zhou Erquan relaxed his expression and shook his head gently: "Cui Niang, don't worry, I'm not stupid. I used to think that it was always family work, and if my eldest brother didn't do it, I would do more, all for the sake of filial piety to my parents. But when I needed them, they could be so cruel, and I don't have any hope for them anymore.
It's been such a long time since I moved out, and my parents haven't come to see me. How can I not know what they are thinking when I come here at this time? Our life is pretty good now, and I will never let you go back and suffer grievances again."
Chen Cuihua finally breathed a sigh of relief. Since moving out, they have been living an easy life, and she would never live the same kind of life again.
Fortunately, the head of the family was determined this time, so she felt relieved.
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