The delicious food satisfied everyone.
As soon as she put down her chopsticks, Gu Xilan picked up Chengzi and started kissing her nonstop, not even noticing when her second sister-in-law, Sun Xiaomeng, came in.
Sun Xiaomeng brought over a small basket of peaches: "You've finished eating? Perfect timing, these are fresh peaches that Brother Jing picked on the mountain today, you should try some too."
Yang Dongmei felt gratified to see that her second daughter-in-law still thought of them even when she had food: "Second daughter-in-law, you are so thoughtful."
“Mom, what are you saying? We’re still family even though we’ve separated. Besides, my third sister-in-law gave us a lot of food. In fact, we’re the ones who benefited. You guys eat, I need to go back and give Fangfang a bath.”
After saying that, he put down the basket and went back.
After eating meat at Lao San's house several times, Sun Xiaomeng always felt uneasy if she didn't reciprocate with something.
Her husband had picked some peaches up the mountain that day, so she brought them over.
Yang Dongmei looked at the peaches in the basket and asked, "Jinxiu, did you give them rabbit meat again?"
Jiang Jinxiu nodded: "I gave some to my second sister-in-law, but I didn't give any to my eldest sister-in-law since she took the fish."
"The fish was taken by the eldest son's wife herself, not given to her by you, right?"
Having known each other for so long, she knew what kind of person the eldest son's wife was.
Jiang Jinxiu nodded.
Yang Dongmei felt a mix of emotions she couldn't quite describe.
The second daughter-in-law is grateful, and the third daughter-in-law is also good, but the eldest daughter-in-law is just like a troublemaker.
"I'll talk to her about it later. Who takes other people's food after the family has separated?"
"Mom is fine, I'll be more careful next time."
"You're just too kind. Third brother's wife, if the third brother bullies you, tell me and I'll stand up for you."
Jiang Jinxiu was deeply touched: "Okay!"
Jiang Jinxiu remembered the empty house she saw next door today and asked directly.
"Mom, that house next to ours looks really grand, but it seems like nobody lives there?"
Jiang Jinxiu circled the neighborhood several times today and found that it was an empty house, so she set her sights on it.
It's like someone bringing you a pillow when you're just about to fall asleep.
The house next door is one of the few brick and tile houses in the village.
It's much better than the mud-brick houses they live in now, but they're uninhabited and somewhat dilapidated.
Looking inside from the outside, there appear to be signs of vandalism.
"The house next door used to belong to a landlord, but then some of them were arrested or fled, and there's no one there anymore. Everyone thinks it's bad luck, so no one is willing to spend money to buy it, and it's been empty ever since."
"How much would it cost to buy it?"
The group immediately knew what Jiang Jinxiu was planning.
Yang Dongmei asked, "Third son's wife, do you want to buy the house next door and live there?"
"Yes, Mother, we've separated our family. It's a bit inconvenient for the whole family to still live together. We bought the house next door and moved there; it's not far. The empty house here can be used for my eldest and second eldest brothers' children."
Hearing this, Yang Dongmei knew that her eldest daughter-in-law's actions today had upset her third daughter-in-law.
She looked at her youngest son, wondering if this was Jiang Jinxiu's idea or her son's.
Gu Xichen met his mother's gaze: "Mom, let's ask the village chief tomorrow how much the house next door is selling for. If it's okay, let's buy it. As for the rooms here, let my older brothers pay for them; it'll be like selling them to them."
Gu Xichen knew that given his older brothers' situation, they definitely wouldn't have enough money to rebuild their houses.
It's also inconvenient to squeeze into a room with the children.
Yang Dongmei knew that her son was a man of his own mind, so she let him have his way.
That night, the two grabbed flashlights and sneaked into the house next door.
The house was large, with eight rooms and a spacious yard, but it had been uninhabited for a long time, and the weeds in the yard were very tall.
A few small trees even sprouted, probably due to malnutrition. The trees didn't grow very tall, only a little taller than the weeds.
The roof had been in disrepair for years, with several holes and tiles lying on the ground.
If you want to check in, you need to rest and recuperate properly.
On the other side, in the grove next to the educated youth, a man and a woman were embracing each other.
The woman was wearing a white dress that reached her calves.
She wore white sandals with a bit of a chunky heel, and her hair was braided into two pigtails that draped over her shoulders.
She had a shy, gentle, and charming appearance.
The man was wearing a white shirt, black trousers, and black canvas shoes. He wasn't very tall and had a refined, scholarly appearance.
If Jiang Jinxiu were here, she would definitely recognize them as Song Wan'er and Liu Jianjun.
“Brother Jianjun, Jinxiu wasn’t like this before. I don’t even recognize her now. She even made us pay back so much money. I don’t have a single penny left.” Song Wan’er choked up as she complained to Liu Jianjun.
“I have none left either, but one day I will make her pay it back with interest.”
“Brother Jianjun, maybe we should just call it quits. Jinxiu probably lost all hope in you, that's why she's changed like this. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have…”
"It's not your fault, I've always liked you."
"I like you too, I like you the most."
Song Wan'er appeared delicate and frail, with a shy and charming demeanor, yet her words were quite direct, captivating men.
Soon after, indescribable sounds echoed through the woods.
...
Xi Chen held his wife's hand and said, "Wife, I'm sorry you've been wronged."
“I’m fine, but I feel that if my sister-in-law does this once, she’ll do it again. It’s not good to argue with her, because it would upset my mother, and outsiders would laugh at us for not getting along. So it’s better to just separate completely.”
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