Chapter 238: Tearing Off the Face

Jiang Sheng's father Jiang Yong and Jiang Wangshi came alone. Jiang Sheng did not come with him. Jiang Wangshi came with a basket. In the basket, there was a piece of pork weighing about two pounds and some dried black fungus.

Since entering the yard, Jiang Wangshi couldn't stop looking. She put down the basket and said, "Jiang Sheng didn't come home to tell us that our in-laws were moving. If we hadn't gotten up early this morning and drove the ox cart to Zhoujia Village, the head of the family and I wouldn't have known that our in-laws had moved. This is a moving gift. Your in-laws don't care about this because they have a big family and a big business, but it's a good thing we can give you. Don't despise it."

Zhulan could hear a strong complaint. Jiang Wangshi complained that they had not told her about the move. And the last sentence was harsh. She really thought she had a good temper. "What you said, in-laws, then I have to say something. In-laws are divided into two types: those who share the joys and sorrows and those who go their separate ways. The treatment for those who go their separate ways is naturally different. In-laws, don't you think this is reasonable?"

Jiang Wang's face flushed. Although Yang didn't curse, it was much more unpleasant. Wasn't she just targeting the Jiang family? Who would have thought that Zixu Wuyou was the one who did the last thing? However, it was indeed she and the old man who did something unkind.

She was angry just now. First, the Zhou family moved out without notifying the Jiang family and did not consider the Jiang family as in-laws at all. Second, her son moved into Yue's family and had to show them the house in the future. They also had to save face, so it would be impossible for her to live with her younger son in the future. How could she not be angry? She was convinced that the Zhou family was not kind. Third, she was jealous.

As a woman, she really envied Yang. She used to look down on Yang, but now Yang was high and mighty. The growing gap was like a mirror, reflecting her darker and uglier side.

Jiang Wang was furious and didn't know how to start talking for a moment.

Mrs. Li enjoyed listening to this very much. Her mother-in-law was really amazing. She made Mrs. Jiang Wang feel ashamed with just a few words. When would she ever think about learning some skills from her mother-in-law?

Zhulan had no good feelings towards the Jiang family. She and Zhou Shuren never took the Jiang family seriously. They were unwilling to lower their status to fight against them, but that didn't mean they would always tolerate it. They said to Li, "We have accepted the gifts from the in-laws. It's getting late. The head of the family is not feeling well, so we won't keep the in-laws and mother-in-law any longer."

Jiang Yong didn't say a word from beginning to end. Who prevented Zhou Shuren from getting up from the kang to rest? Zhulan received him herself.

Jiang Yong's face turned pale with shame. They were being sent away by their in-laws. Shouldn't he be happy that the Zhou family let them in instead of blocking them outside?

Zhou Lao Da knew that his mother was not angry because she felt that the Jiang family was not worth getting angry about. Seeing his mother pick up the teacup again, he stepped forward and said, "Uncle, this way please."

Jiang Yong's face turned pale and then red. He stood up with a smeared face and glared at the old woman, "Why don't you leave and wait for someone to come?"

Jiang Wangshi's face turned redder again. She was already old, and the old man didn't give her face in front of the younger generation. How could she face people in the future?

There was contempt in Zhulan's eyes. What was the point of yelling at a woman? What she hated most was putting the blame on a woman.

Zhulan was not afraid at all that the two men would get angry and return to Zhoujia Village to target Xuemei. These two were smart enough that they would definitely not dare to do that.

Zhulan waited for Boss Zhou to come back after sending the people away. She looked at Boss Zhou and he said cleverly, "Mom, the direction that my uncle and aunt went was not to Zhou Village."

Zhulan curled her lips. The old couple of the Jiang family were quite smart. "Yeah."

Boss Zhou felt that his mother was much more cruel than his father. What she said hit people in the heart and made them look shameless. His father was more direct, at least he didn't suffer in his heart. If Jiang Sheng's parents went back, he would be so angry that he would fall ill.

When Zhulan saw Zhou Laoer coming in, she said, "I was just thinking of asking your eldest brother to look for you."

"Mom, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Well, your father and I discussed it yesterday. Our house is too big and we don't have enough people. We don't sell any food, but we have enough food. Go find four big dogs and put two at the front door and two at the backyard. Find some powerful dogs."

Zhou Laoer thought about it and thought about who has a dog. "Mom, dogs are not cheap. A full-grown dog costs about one or two silver coins."

Nowadays, apart from hunters, the only people who can afford to keep dogs are those who keep dogs as house guards. Families that can afford to keep dogs are all well-off, and buying a dog is not cheap.

Zhulan took out five taels of silver and said, "You can buy it, but the price must be very high."

Zhou Laoer was more enthusiastic than buying cows. He just liked dogs and had wanted to raise one when he was a child, but he had never asked for it. This time he raised four dogs, and his wish came true. In fact, even if his mother hadn't said it, he had wanted to ask for it sometime.

Zhulan also had a lot of things to do. She had to chop down the cabbages left by the Zheng family and pickle them into sauerkraut and kimchi. The rest had to be put in the cellar. It would take more than a few days to finish the large vegetable garden.

The vegetable garden in the Zhou family's old house does not need to be left to Xuemei and her husband. They have grown a lot of vegetables in the rented house. The vegetable garden in the old house can be handed over to the eldest brother. With Xuemei and her husband's help, the eldest brother can handle it on his own.

Spinach cannot be stored, so after picking it, it is dried and put into cloth bags and stored in a dry room. The Zheng family has many houses and it has been there for many years, so there is no moisture at all, which provides space for Zhulan to store the spinach.

Yu Lu's little fellows followed suit and did the work.

Sun also wanted to help, but Zhulan refused. In the end, Sun couldn't win over Zhulan and took on the job of cooking.

At noon, Zhou Laoer came back with four dogs. He went out on foot to buy the dogs, and came back leading the dogs into the village. The four big dogs were particularly ferocious. Everyone in Lijia Village knew that Zhulan's family had bought big dogs, so this time they dared not go near the house.

Zhulan's family was busy for three consecutive days before they finished working in the vegetable garden. The yard of Zhulan's family was full of radishes and cherries. As for the spinach, it was dried directly on the kang. The Zheng family had many houses, and the space was big enough for Zhulan to work this time.

In the days that followed, Zhou Lao Da and Zhou Lao Er took their wives to the mountain to collect firewood. The geographical location of Lijia Village is closer to the mountain than Zhoujia Village, and the forest here is very deep.

Zhou Lao Da and Zhou Lao Er did not dare to go deeper.

Time flies and it is November already. The first snow this year came a little later than last year and was not as heavy as last year. There was only a layer of light snow, which was blown away by a gust of wind.

Xuemei brought her son and daughter home. The two children were the happiest to come. As soon as they entered the door, they couldn't stay still and followed Mingteng to play.

Zhulan asked, "Why did you come here on a snowy day?"

Xuemei said in disdain, "Mother, it's not a snowy day today. It's just a light snow."

"Qingxue is also snow, why did you come alone today? Why didn't Jiang Sheng come with you?"

Xuemei, "Jiang Sheng's mother is sick, so Jiang Sheng went back home by himself. It just so happens that he can take me to the entrance of Lijia Village. If everything is ok, he can come back to pick up our mother in the evening."

Zhulan understood that her son-in-law did not intend to bring his wife and children back home to suffer, and that he no longer trusted his own parents.

Xuemei didn't see her sister-in-law, "Mom, where's my sister-in-law? And why isn't grandma here either?"

Zhulan said, "Your grandmother and Li's mother get along very well. After breakfast, she and Li will go back to Li's house and will be back at noon."

Xuemei envied her sister-in-law. This was her third time back since her parents moved away. She envied her sister-in-law who could go back to her parents' home anytime. However, although she couldn't go home often, she could still eat meals cooked by her sister-in-law every day.

The reason is that the boys at home are used to eating cakes for lunch. They are tired of it after eating them for two days. Why don’t they eat at her house? It’s very simple. They think her cooking is not delicious. The eldest sister-in-law has spoiled the appetites of these boys. It’s only because the conditions at her mother’s house are good. It’s good to try another house to have something to eat.

Finally, a compromise was adopted. The eldest sister-in-law prepared lunch for the schoolboys in the morning and brought it to their house to heat up at noon so that they could have a hot meal when they came back at noon.

The eldest sister-in-law always cooks more. Xuemei knows that it must be her mother's order. Their family cannot afford to eat three meals a day like her mother's family, so her mother deliberately subsidizes her.

Thinking of this, Xuemei was moved. There is a difference between children with mothers and children without mothers. Xuemei was moved.

Boss Zhou came in and said, "Mom, the second grandson of the Zheng family's grandfather is back."