This concerns Song Lao Er. Although Xiao Gu Shi is considered a distant niece of Gu Pozi in her maternal family, as a daughter-in-law, she is still an outsider and cannot compare to her own son in any way.
Granny Gu is in a bad mood right now, and she might get herself into trouble if she's not careful.
Gu Shi is always very cunning and never takes the lead in anything.
Seeing Granny Gu bending down to pick up the broken salt jar, looking like she was gritting her teeth, Little Gu blinked and leaned over to whisper, "Mother, the master has been blinded by money. He said he wants to kill another chicken for that little slut to eat."
Xiao Bao works hard at school, and we only have a few eggs at home to feed him. We have to slaughter him every day; our family can't afford that!
Granny Gu was already heartbroken over her chickens, and now she was filled with anger with nowhere to vent it. When she heard that the chickens were going to be killed, she felt like she was being asked to die, and she immediately bristled: "How dare she! I didn't even bother with that little slut, and she's already pushing her luck!"
She had just been about to fight Song Liyun to the death when Song Lao Er stopped her and gave her another lecture.
Although her hatred hadn't lessened at all, she still had to listen to her son, so she could only suppress it.
As long as Song Liyun can actually get money back from the Xue family in the future, then I will act like an elder and not bother with that little brat.
But when she heard Madam Gu say that she wanted to kill another chicken, she couldn't hold back any longer and jumped up, ready to fight her way to the upper room.
"Mother, Mother, don't make a scene. Be careful that slut doesn't trick the second son into turning against us again."
When Madam Gu saw that Granny Gu was about to cause trouble, she quickly grabbed her and tried to comfort her.
Her words were hardly persuasion; they were adding fuel to the fire. Granny Gu grew even angrier: "If the second son dares to kill another chicken, I'll fight him to the death."
Madam Gu, dragging her heavy bottom, got up and pulled Granny Gu to the corner of the room, whispering, "Mother, look at that little slut, she's been behaving herself all these years, isn't it all so that this jinx can have something to eat and drink?"
My second child has always been kind-hearted. He used to raise a jinx, which caused me to lose my luck in conceiving.
Now they won't let you touch that lowly woman, they have to fawn over her and coax her, and find her a good match.
Your quarrel with your second son has caused discord between mother and son, which only pleases that little slut.
I suggested we bring the cripple and his gang back and teach them a lesson, so that the slut would see who really holds power in this family, and see if she would dare to disobey us again.
Once she learns to be afraid, even if she marries into the Xue family, she'll never escape her mother's grasp.
Whenever the topic of pregnancy luck comes up, Granny Gu gets so angry she grinds her teeth. She only has one son, Xiao Bao, and it's all that jinx's fault.
However, with a reminder from Madam Gu, the furious old woman's eyes lit up: all these years, that little slut has been behaving herself, all for those two jinxes in the family! How could she have forgotten about that?
It's all the second brother's fault for making me bring those two little beasts extra steamed buns so they could stay on the mountain and gather more firewood instead of going home. That's how he lost his leverage over me.
Having figured this out, Granny Gu hurriedly walked out: "Second son's wife, keep an eye on the door and don't let the second son know. I'll ask someone to find out which mountain the cripple is on."
Madam Gu replied repeatedly, "I know, Mother, but you must urge us on."
If I bring her back sooner, I can teach her a lesson in front of that little slut and see how Song Lao Er will protect her then.
Inside the main room, a pot of chicken, broth and all, was gone. Song Liyun then pulled out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth with lingering relish and casually said, "Second Uncle, I'm going out in a couple of days and haven't seen my eldest brother and the others yet. Why don't you let them come back? It would be good for the three of us siblings to get together."
Song Lao Er was a little tipsy, leaning against the headboard and squinting as he mumbled, "It's already autumn. Winter comes quickly in the countryside. Zhenping and the others are busy gathering firewood and won't have time to come back."
Don't worry, the two brothers are doing well. You'll see them when you return to your parents' home from the Xue family.
If you're feeling bored at home these next few days, I'll have Shui Rong come back and keep you company for a couple of days. It'll be good for you two sisters to chat."
Song Liyun tightened her grip on the handkerchief, then smiled and said, "Since you're busy, it doesn't matter whether I see you sooner or later. Let Sister Shui Rong come back and keep me company."
There are only two of us in the Song family. Once I've established myself in the Xue family, it will be easier to find a good family for my younger sister.
While speaking nonchalantly, Song Liyun had already cursed Song Lao Er in her heart: "Truly worthy of being mother and son, Song Defu may look simple and honest, but he is actually no less vicious than Granny Gu."
The mistreatment of the two brothers by the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was all due to Song Lao Er's indulgence and instigation.
Now, deliberately separating herself from the Song brothers, and preventing them from seeing her unless she marries into the Xue family, is a way of indirectly controlling her.
The Great Wu Dynasty strictly controlled population movement. Travel and lodging required travel permits and household registration certificates. Houses in the city could not be bought casually; the help of the village head and local officials was needed. This eliminated the possibility of her running away with her two brothers.
Remembering what Dali's sister-in-law had quietly told her that morning, Song Liyun calmed down: if she wanted freedom, she had to rescue the two brothers and get them far away from Xiaoshi Village.
To be honest, Song Lao Er hadn't thought that much about it.
Selling his niece wasn't exactly a respectable thing to talk about. He often hung out in town, and his son was studying at school, so he still wanted to save face.
Song Zhenping is stubborn. If he finds out that Song Liyun is going to the Xue family, he will definitely try his best to stop her.
Remembering how stubborn this cripple was, even after being beaten bloody and fainting from hunger several times, he still refused to admit his mistakes, even Song Lao Er was reluctant to provoke him and would avoid him if possible.
The only solution is to get him out of the way beforehand, so that Song Liyun will find out once she enters the Xue family home. By then, any further fuss from him will be useless.
Even if Song Liyun were to go to the Xue family now, Song Lao Er wouldn't dare to risk causing trouble, but he could call his daughter back.
He was worried that something unsightly might happen when the Xue family came to kidnap her, which would be bad for a young woman to see, so he specially sent Song Shuirong back to her maternal grandparents' home.
He genuinely loves his daughter, and he also genuinely wants to use her to marry into a wealthier family.
After finishing his meal, Song Lao Er ignored the fact that his mother and daughter-in-law's faces were as black as the bottom of a pot, and went out to sit idly.
But when he left, he deliberately locked the courtyard gate from the outside, leaving the three women inside staring at each other.
The atmosphere in the room was a bit strange. Song Liyun sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), tilted her head to look at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and then grinned.
Granny Gu and Madam Gu huddled in the corner of the room as if they had seen something terrifying, and they shuddered at the sight of that smile.
Old Mrs. Gu mustered her courage and glared at her: "You slut, what are you laughing at? Don't think you can fool people just because you have a few coins. My son is coming back soon, and I'm going to tell him that you broke our wrists."
Song Liyun said slowly, "Go ahead and say it! Nobody's stopping me. If Song Defu doesn't believe me, what can I do? Oh! By the way! Second Uncle said he'll kill another chicken tonight, so he'll trouble Step-Grandma and Second Aunt to pick the fattest one."
Looking at the empty bowl on the table, with hardly any soup left, there was a five-pound speckled chicken, and he hadn't gotten a single piece of meat.
Granny Gu's legs went weak, and she slipped to the ground again, clapping her hands and wailing, "Heavens above, I can't live like this anymore!"
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