Chapter 271 Stop, Don’t Get Close to Me
In less than quarter of an hour, the mule cart arrived at Rongshu Village.
The last time the mule cart appeared, many people came to the village entrance to watch the fun, and it was the same this time.
After Song Yuntang got off the mule cart at the door of her house, Xu Qingye followed her into the yard carrying gifts.
"Happy birthday, mom."
Zhao Qiao'e came out with a smile on her face, "Tang'er and uncle are here."
Zhuzi Zhuangzi took a leave of absence today and was at home. When he saw Xu Qingye, he looked very reserved. After all, he had taught them before.
In addition to Song Jinbao's family, there were also his uncle Song Jinzhu and his wife Wang Hongying, his grandparents Song Xingye and his wife Lin in the yard. No one came from his second uncle's family. .
There are also a few others who are relatives from Zhao Qiao'e's maternal side.
Two uncles, two aunts, one aunt, and two cousins.
Song Yuntang knew both of these cousins. One was called Zhao Xiaolan, who was five months older than her and would be seventeen by the end of the year. The other was called Zhao Xiaotao, who was fourteen this year.
The original owner left the Lin family and took away a lot of clothes and jewelry by these two people through coaxing and stealing.
She didn't have many clothes and jewelry at the time, but these two people were eager to take the valuable ones.
When asked for accountability afterwards, they joined forces with Zhao's two aunts. Zhao was a stubborn person and had been bullied by her two sisters-in-law since she was a child. This continued even after she got married, so the matter was eventually left unresolved.
At present, the emerald pearl flowers on Zhao Xiaolan's head, the beauty bracelets on her hands, and the agate pendants on Zhao Xiaotao's ears were all jewelry from the original owners.
The original owner didn't care about things, but she was not.
Even if these things are given to the Zhao family, they cannot be given to these two thieves for free.
After Song Jinsheng led the mule cart into the yard, Song Jinyuan hurried forward to help him unload the mule cart and led the mule to feed hay.
After Zhao brought the person in, she took the gift from Xu Qingye.
"You guys can just come over in the future, don't waste money buying these for me. Things in town are expensive now, and my son-in-law's expenses for studying in the county are also high, so we have to save money."
But she is happy that her daughter and son-in-law are willing to bring gifts to celebrate her birthday, which shows that they are filial.
The Song family members were all friendly when they looked at Song Yuntang.
However, the Zhao family, who knew only a little about her, glanced at the material of Song Yuntang's clothes and the agate tassel hairpin on her head with a sarcastic look.
Although I don't know the value of the goods, the material of the clothes looks soft and comfortable, and the hairpin is extremely exquisitely made. It is obvious at first glance that they are good things.
These women from farming families may not even get to wear it once from childhood to old age.
"Song Yuntang, didn't I hear that you made a lot of money doing business in town? I see that all the clothes you are wearing must have cost several taels of silver, right? For your mother's birthday, you only bought a bag of snacks and a bag of candy? These things, in total, only cost one penny of silver, right?"
The person who spoke was Tian Cuiyun, Zhao's second aunt.
Song Yuntang touched the silver bracelet in his sleeve pocket, frowned and looked in her direction.
Originally, she was going to give the silver bracelet to Zhao Qiao'e in private, so she didn't take it out just now, which caused people with bad intentions to misunderstand her.
Seeing that Song Yuntang looked somewhat unhappy, Zhao had a pleading look on her face.
"Second sister-in-law, don't say that. Tang'er usually takes good care of the family."
"Take care of the family?" Tian Cuiyun sneered and glanced in Song Yuntang's direction. "She wears fine fabrics and jewelry that we have never seen before, and is dressed like a lady from a wealthy family. On the other hand, you live in the most rudimentary adobe house and wear patched clothes. You also call this taking care of others? Don't make me laugh to death."
Although the living conditions and clothing at home have not changed, the food is much better than before.
It was difficult to fill her stomach before, but recently not only could she eat enough, but every meal was white rice. Liu's stomach was bulging from eating so much, which showed that the little grandson in her belly was being well taken care of.
"Second sister-in-law!" Zhao Qiao'e was so angry at Tian Cuiyun's words that she was rarely tough. "I don't allow you to say that about Tang'er. It's her ability to make money. I'm already satisfied that she remembered my birthday and is willing to come to visit me. Don't try to sow discord between us mother and daughter!"
She had finally managed to make her relationship with Tang'er less tense. But if Tian started to stir up trouble, and Tang'er was stubborn and didn't come home anymore, what would she do?
Tian Cuiyun has always had a hot temper.
She also didn't expect that her sister-in-law, who had been bullied by her for many years when she was in the Zhao family, would dare to yell at her.
It's really outrageous!
She stood up and pointed at Zhao Qiao'e and shouted angrily.
"Zhao Qiao'e, do you have a pig brain? She fell from you, and you gave her life. Shouldn't all the money she earns belong to you? She dresses well, and she bought you two bags of food on your birthday. Do you think this is reasonable?"
Zhao looked at Tian Cuiyun who was yelling at her. Perhaps because she had been oppressed for a long time, she felt frightened and her momentum weakened a little.
"This is our family's business. It's none of my business whether it's right or wrong! Anyway, I don't allow you to say bad things about Tang'er anymore. If you don't listen, you are not welcome in our family."
Tian Cuiyun wanted to say something, but was stopped by her sister-in-law Liu Qiuyan.
"Sister-in-law, stop talking." He turned and smiled at Zhao Qiao'e, "Qiao'e, don't argue with your sister-in-law. You know, she is always outspoken and doesn't have any bad intentions."
Although Tian Cuiyun was a hot-tempered person, she always listened to Liu. When she saw Liu winking at her, she sat down.
Seeing this, Zhao Qiao'e ignored them.
Zhao Xiaolan and Zhao Xiaotao smiled at each other, with a calculating look in their eyes, and hurried forward. Each of them stretched out a hand, trying to hold Song Yuntang's arm to get closer to him.
But Song Yuntang suddenly took two steps back.
"Stop, don't touch me!"
Just kidding, the original owner was used by them like this to get close to her, and she lost her silver and jewelry.
The original owner was taciturn and had a soft personality. As a young lady from a wealthy family, she was not capable of dealing with a shrewish woman from a farming family.
She would never make such a mistake.
Zhao Xiaolan and Zhao Xiaotao, who were stopped, were stunned and a little surprised.
In the past, although Song Yuntang didn't like to get close to them, due to his good upbringing, they greeted him with a smile, and Song Yuntang at least looked acceptable on the surface.
They have never been humiliated as directly as they are today.
When she reacted, Elaine Chao's face was full of grievance.
"Cousin, what's wrong with you? You weren't like this before. Is it because you've made a lot of money now and think we're poor?"
Seeing that Song Yuntang was unmoved, she turned her gaze to Xu Qingye, who was tall and handsome beside Song Yuntang.
Scholars are the most noble, and many of them regard money as dirt.
Especially since Mr. Xu in front of me used to be a teacher in Rongshu Village for five years, in my impression, teachers like this are not only aloof, but also pedantic.
He should be very strict with his wife.
"Brother-in-law, you are a scholar, you have to talk to Tang'er. Money is only a part of our life, so don't ruin your reputation by being scornful of the poor and loving the rich."
As she said this, she wanted to go forward and pull his sleeve, but Xu Qingye slightly turned sideways, avoiding her without leaving a trace, and looked at Song Yuntang with gentle eyes.
"I know Tang'er. She is definitely not someone who despises the poor and loves the rich. Otherwise, she wouldn't have married me. She must have her reasons for doing this."
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