Chapter 38 Chapter 38 Kneel Down
Yuqin couldn't help but ask: "Mom, is the son of the Fu family really that ugly?"
"He must be very ugly!" Yu Jingzong said confidently, "I heard that he has been ill since he was a child. Sick people are all ugly. Look at the son of Mrs. Deng. He has only been ill for two years, but he has become so ugly..."
The Mrs. Deng's house he was talking about was a family in the alley where Boss Yu rented a house in the county town.
The year before last, Mrs. Deng's son fell seriously ill, and the disease completely dragged down the entire family. When Mrs. Deng's son later appeared in public, he looked so sick and frail that it was simply terrifying.
Many children still have nightmares when they sleep at night.
When Yu Jingzong said this, he showed a gloating look on his face, "My eldest cousin is ugly too, they are all equally ugly, isn't it just right for ugly people to be paired with ugly people?"
With a reference, Yu Qin could already imagine how ugly the son of the Fu family was.
She felt a little sympathy in her heart. She didn't expect Yu Li to marry such an ugly man. She didn't know if she would be scared and have nightmares when she slept at night facing such an ugly man.
When Chen heard what her son and daughter said, her expression looked a little strange.
Mrs. Deng’s son had tuberculosis. Since ancient times, no one with this disease looked good, right?
I heard that the son of the Fu family was born prematurely. He had a disease in the womb and needed to take medicine every day. This disease is different from tuberculosis, but... they are both diseases, so they should be the same, right?
"I heard that the Fu family is quite rich." Yu Qin said again.
The Fu family used to be a traveling merchant. Even though they were down and out, they still had a lot of money. If Yu Li married into the family, she probably wouldn't be short of money, right? No wonder she could come to the county town and buy things at Jinhua Embroidery Shop.
Thinking of this, she felt a little uncomfortable.
Although the life of the eldest wife in the Yu family seems to be good, it is just good.
Compared with the Chen family and the Yang family, the Yu family was just a bunch of country bumpkins. Not to mention that the house they rented in the county town was like a sparrow cage and couldn't even accommodate their entire family, so she, her mother, and her brother had to live in the village. As for clothes and jewelry, the Chen family could buy clothes every quarter, and the food was also good, with a meat dish for every meal.
They can only buy new clothes during the Chinese New Year and can only eat meat once every few days.
Of course, compared with the people in the village, they actually live a pretty good life.
Yuqin also knew that she lived a better life than her second uncle's cousins, but she still felt that their family was too poor and not as wealthy as the Chen and Yang families.
Thinking that Yu Li has married into a wealthy family now, he feels a little uncomfortable.
Chen said nonchalantly, "No matter how much money the Fu family has, I'm afraid there isn't much left now. With a sick person at home and no income, it will all be spent sooner or later." Thinking of something, she sneered, "Otherwise, the Fu family wouldn't have only given 20 taels of betrothal money."
To the country people, twenty taels of betrothal money was indeed a lot, but in the county town, it was really nothing.
Look at the dowry sent by the Yang family this time. It is piled with gold, silver and jewelry. That's what you call wealth.
A poor family in the countryside only had a few silver coins, which was not rich at all. She did not think that the Fu family was rich. If they were really rich, they could have moved to the county town instead of staying in a village full of dirt lumps.
After hearing this, Yu Jingzong exclaimed, "Only twenty taels? The Fu family is so stingy. After all, my eldest cousin married there to bring good luck, so why couldn't they give more?" Then he said with a smile, "Fortunately, this blessing woke people up. It seems that this blessing is also useful. My eldest cousin is lucky. No wonder she dared to hit people."
"What blessing?" Chen said unhappily, "I'm afraid she got bolder because she saw that the Fu family is wealthy."
Not only did he make trouble at his mother's house, he also went into the city to beat people up. He's really brave.
Chen felt that Yu Li was able to do all these because she must have relied on the Fu family. She felt that after marrying into the Fu family and having the Fu family's support, she had nothing to fear.
Many women have this mentality. After marrying into their husband's family, they become arrogant because their husband's family is better off than their own. They go back to their own family and act arrogantly everywhere.
The mother and her two sons chatted for a while and then started to clean up.
The next day, Yu Lao Da went to the rice shop to ask for leave and took a boat back to the village with his wife and children.
They took Wang the Boatman's boat, which was also the boat that Yu Lao Da and his friends were used to taking every time they returned to the village. The main reason was that Wang the Boatman did not charge them for the boat fare, so sometimes even if Wang the Boatman's boat had not arrived yet, they were willing to wait.
Seeing them, Wang Yugong was very enthusiastic and started chatting with them.
As they chatted, he mentioned that he had met Yu Li who went to the city to buy food a while ago. He smiled and said, "The Fu family has to go to the city to buy food, which shows that the family is really rich. If your mother Li marries there, she will enjoy a good life in the future."
Yu Jingzong said quickly: "What kind of happiness do you mean? She married a sick and ugly man."
"Ah?" Wang Yugong was stunned for a moment, and said hesitantly, "Is it, is it? I heard that the young master of the Fu family is a scholar. If it weren't for his poor health, he might be able to take the imperial examination..."
When the Fu family first moved to Qingshi Village, Zhou did say this when dealing with the villagers. Sometimes when people mentioned the son of the Fu family, they would also call him Fu Shulang.
Originally, only Boss Yu and his two sons were educated people in Qingshi Village, and now there is another one, Fu Wenxiao.
Many people felt sorry for his poor health, otherwise he would be a respected scholar.
Yu Jingzong said: "Of course, if he wasn't so ugly that he couldn't be seen by others, would he never show up?"
Wang Xiegong thought it made sense.
Although he was not from Qingshi Village, he did boat business in the area and was well-informed. He had heard some things about Qingshi Village, but he had never heard anyone say that they had seen the son of the Fu family.
There were other guests on the same boat.
These guests were all from villages near Qingshi Village, and they all pricked up their ears to listen.
So within a few days, many people in the nearby villages knew that Fu Shulang from Qingshi Village was so ugly that he could not be seen in public.
Half an hour later, Boss Yu and his group arrived at Qingshi Village.
When they arrived at the village, it was almost noon. The villagers had been busy all morning, and as the sun was at its hottest, they all went home to eat and rest.
When they saw Boss Yu and his group, they greeted them warmly and asked why Boss Yu suddenly came back.
Yu Laoda said kindly: "I am usually busy with work and haven't come back to visit my parents for a long time. I feel really guilty. I will take a leave today to come back to see them and send the children back by the way."
Chen also smiled at the right time, as if she was very happy that her husband could accompany them back.
After hearing this, everyone praised Boss Yu for being filial.
However, there are also people who don't get along with the Yu family, like Aunt Guihua's family.
Aunt Guihua secretly sighed and said to the people around her: "If you are really filial, you won't bring anything for your parents when you come back. You always come back empty-handed. When you leave, you always bring chickens, ducks, food, etc. to the city..."
Is this called filial piety?
Is this the poor relative who came back to beg for money?
The people walking with Aunt Guihua looked a little strange and felt that what Aunt Guihua said made sense.
If you think about it carefully, that's exactly the case.
Looking at Boss Yu and the others, except for Chen and Yu Qin who were holding two bags of clothes, it was obvious that there was nothing in them. Boss Yu also had nothing in his hands, so how could he bring anything?
It seems like this every time he comes back.
It sounds better said than sung.
Although they thought so, Boss Yu was a scholar and had two promising sons, so they didn't dare to say anything in front of him.
As for the gossip behind the scenes, naturally no one would be so tactless as to let the Yu family hear it.
Boss Yu greeted the villagers one by one, looking very easy-going, until they arrived at Yu's house, when his expression became gloomy.
When they entered, the Yu family was having dinner.
Seeing them, everyone was stunned.
Soon, Mrs. Yu stood up and rushed towards her eldest son, "Boss, you're finally back!"
She was so excited that her lips trembled as she held her eldest son's hand.
Old Master Yu was also delighted, and said to the Yu Jin sisters, "Your uncle is back, why don't you go get them some bowls and chopsticks?"
"Yes, yes, yes, big brother, you guys probably haven't eaten yet, come and have your meal." Old Mrs. Yu hurriedly pulled her eldest son to sit at the table, fearing that her eldest son would be hungry.
Yu Jin didn't say anything and went to get them bowls and chopsticks.
Only the third branch's family looked a little strange. Seeing the old man giving orders to Yu Jin so naturally, they thought that he might be too happy that the people from the first branch had returned and forgot that he had rarely given orders to the sisters from the second branch to do things these days.
Boss Yu and others sat down to eat naturally.
They came back at this time specifically so that they could have lunch at home. They didn't have to cook in the county town, which saved some food and firewood.
Living in the county town, you have to pay for even a sip of water or a piece of firewood.
Yu Jingzong and Yu Qin looked at the food on the table and were not very happy.
Bean porridge, vegetable soup, and pickled cabbage dumplings, there is not even a hint of oil, and the soup is so watery, how can they eat it?
It would be better to have dinner in the county town before coming back.
Chen couldn't help but look at Wang.
In the past, in order to please the eldest wife, Wang would definitely shout to the old lady to quickly fry some eggs and add some dishes to them.
But after experiencing the terrifying domination of Yu Li in the Yu family during this period of time, she no longer had such thoughts at all.
As long as Yu Li's terrifying control over the Yu family is not lifted, she has no intention of pleasing the eldest wife. What if, as her husband said, even the eldest brother Yu can't control Yu Li? Would she be pleasing someone in vain?
Therefore, the third family was quiet this time.
The third room's reaction was a little strange. Because she had just returned, Chen had not yet figured out the situation. Seeing that Wang was unmoved, she had to give up.
But she was also a little annoyed.
When Yu Jin served them rice, Chen and others were shocked to see the watery porridge in the bowls.
When had they ever eaten such watery porridge?
When Mrs. Yu saw that there were only a few grains of rice porridge in her eldest son's bowl, she opened her mouth to scold him. Then she thought of something and moved her dry lips. She said, "I didn't know you were coming back today. I didn't cook your meal. You just have to make do with it."
Boss Yu and others were shocked.
Asking them to just make do with it?
Yu Jingzong yelled, "Grandma, let Yu Jin cook..." He looked at Yu Jin and shouted, "Grandma, why can they eat thick food? We can only eat thin food? Give us theirs!"
He pointed at the thick porridge in the Yujin sisters' bowls, which was the same as everyone else's.
Old Mrs. Yu: “…”
Hearing this, everyone in the third room couldn't help but look at him, thinking that this boy was really brave.
That's not right. He has never been beaten severely, so he is indeed brave. After being beaten severely, he will be like Yu Jingyi and behave himself.
Yu Jin ignored him and hurried to eat.
Not only did she eat herself, she also urged her sisters to eat quickly with her eyes.
Yuyin and Yuzhu were always able to read people's expressions, and the sisters all had a tacit understanding, so they stopped being in a daze and started eating.
They ate quickly because there wasn't much left in their bowls anyway.
After eating, Yu Jin said, "Grandpa, grandma, let's go and have a rest first."
After saying that, he got up and left with his two sisters.
Yu Laoer and his wife, who were left behind, felt uneasy when they saw everyone looking at them, so they quickly finished their meals and left with their daughters.
The people in the big room widened their eyes.
They just left like that?
Boss Yu frowned, "What's going on? Boss No. 2 is really outrageous!"
The elders haven't even left the table yet, but the second branch just left without a word. It's really rude.
Old Madam Yu moved her mouth, not knowing what to say. Finally, she said, "Boss, hurry up and eat. I'll ask that damned girl A Jin to call Li Niang back. You can teach her a lesson then."
Having said this, she finally started to tremble.
That’s great, the eldest son is back. Now let’s see if that damn girl Li Niang dares to act arrogantly in her mother’s home again.
Boss Yu responded with a sullen face, not in a good mood.
He always felt that the atmosphere at home was really weird when he returned home this time, which made him feel really uncomfortable.
**
The Yu Jin sisters were also feeling uneasy when they returned to the west room.
Yu Yin said fearfully: "Second sister, what should I do? Uncle is back..."
Her voice had a hint of tears in it. In her heart, both grandma and grandpa were scary. But her uncle, who made both grandma and grandpa obey her, was even scarier. He was the scariest person in the family.
Yuzhu bit her nails and whispered, "Will uncle beat my sister?"
"No!" Yu Jin said calmly, "My uncle is a scholar, how can he beat my elder sister?"
"real?"
After confirming from her second sister that her uncle could never beat her elder sister, Yuzhu suddenly became happy and said, "Then don't be afraid, my elder sister is very powerful."
In her mind, there is no need to worry as long as they can't beat their elder sister.
Yu Yin looked at her sister and thought that it was not a question of whether the eldest sister could beat the uncle or not. The uncle's return meant that the worst thing was about to happen.
My uncle is a scholar and older than my grandfather in the family, so everyone has to listen to him.
Even if she's the eldest sister, you can't just do that, right?
Yu Jin looked at her frightened sister and reluctantly said, "Don't worry, I'll be fine."
As he was speaking, he heard the loud and piercing voice of Old Lady Yu coming from outside.
"Jin Niang, you little bitch, what are you doing hiding in the house?"
Yu Jin walked out, Yu Yin and Yu Zhu followed her, and even Yu Laoer and his wife went out obediently.
Old Madam Yu glanced at them, curled her lips, and said to Yu Jin: "Mrs. Jin, go to the Fu family and call Li Niang over. Your uncle is back, let her come and see him."
What do you mean come and see? It's obvious that he wants his uncle to teach his elder sister a lesson.
The Yu Jin sisters were very clear about it and were very worried about what was about to happen.
"I understand. I'll go right away," said Yu Jin.
After Mrs. Yu left, Yu Jin said to her two younger sisters, "Stay in the room, don't go out. I'm going to look for my eldest sister."
"Do you really want to ask Big Sister to come over?" Yu Yin said fearfully, "Can you please not ask Big Sister to come back?"
She didn't want her elder sister to be scolded by her uncle.
Yu Jin said, "I'll go and inform my elder sister first and ask her whether she wants to come and see me."
Uncle is back, and no matter what, he has to tell his eldest sister and let her know about it.
This is also the reason why she agreed to go to the Fu family.
**
This is Yu Jin's first visit to the Fu family.
Although it was her first time here, they were in the same village and she knew where the Fu family was.
The gate of the Fu family’s courtyard was closed.
Unlike other houses in the village which have their doors open, the Fu family, perhaps because the old, the young, and the sick, usually keep their doors closed and seldom interact with people in the village.
After Yu Jin knocked on the door, a voice came from inside, "Who is it?"
Judging from the voice, it should be Zhou.
Yu Jin said: "Aunt Zhou, I am A Jin from the Yu family, I am here to look for my eldest sister."
Zhou was surprised and quickly opened the door, only to find that it was indeed the second daughter of the second branch of the Yu family and Yu Li's sister.
She was surprised and asked, "It's Jin Niang, why are you here?"
"I, I'm looking for my elder sister." Yu Jin said anxiously.
Zhou didn't know why she suddenly came to see Yu Li, so she opened the door and let her in, saying, "Mother Li just came back and is eating. Have you eaten? Do you want to eat something?"
Yu Jin shook his head, full of thoughts.
Seeing Yu Li eating in the main room, she whispered, "Sister, uncle is back, grandma wants you to go back."
Yu Li was eating rice, and after hearing this, he paused and said to her, "I see. Second sister, have you eaten yet? Sit down and eat something."
Just as Yu Jin was about to say no, Yu Li pulled him to sit down.
When she looked at the table, she was immediately stunned by the sumptuous meal of the Fu family.
There was a large pot of braised offal, fried pork offal, a pot of green vegetables, a bowl of steamed bacon, and even the shredded pickled vegetables were fried with meat.
The Fu family eats so richly?
It turns out that the Fu family is so rich.
Zhou served her a bowl of rice and said with a smile, "It's rare for Jin Niang to come here, so eat something with Li Niang."
Yu Jin looked at her amiable appearance, a little hesitant, and finally picked up the bowl and ate a bowl of rice in silence, which made his stomach, which was only five-tenths full, suddenly feel full.
After dinner, Yu Li did not rush to Yu's house, but went back to his room to find clothes and take a shower first.
Yu Jin didn't rush her and waited patiently at the Fu family, thinking absentmindedly about what would happen next.
After Yu Li washed up and changed into clean clothes, she said something to Zhou and prepared to leave with her sister.
"Leave mother."
A clear and pleasant voice sounded, Yu Jin subconsciously looked over, and saw a person walking out from the west wing.
He was wearing a green robe with elegant bamboo embroidered on it. It was simple and clean, with an air of elegance and nobility. When he stood there, it seemed that this simple country house also became glowing.
Yu Jin was stunned.
This was the first time in her life that she had seen such a handsome person, like a god.
Yu Li tilted his head to look at him and asked, "What's wrong?"
Fu Wenxiao smiled and said, "Nothing, just be careful on the road."
Yu Li looked at him strangely. She was just going back to the Yu family. What was there to be careful about?
Fu Wenxiao turned his gaze to Yu Jin and nodded slightly at her, "Are you the second sister?"
Yu Jin looked at him stupidly. When she came to her senses, her face turned red and she was at a loss. She stammered, "Sister, brother-in-law..."
There is only one adult male in the Fu family, and his identity is self-evident when he appears here.
But she didn't expect that her brother-in-law was so handsome.
Fu Wenxiao responded gently, and said in a gentle voice: "I am not in good health. It is rare for Second Sister to come. I cannot entertain her well. I hope Second Sister will not be offended."
"No, no, I didn't..."
Yu Jin waved her hands awkwardly, not knowing where to put her hands and feet.
Fu Wenxiao knew that the little girl was uncomfortable, so he didn't say much to her. He said to Yu Li, "Mother Li, if someone bullies you, don't be wronged."
When Yu Jin heard that Boss Yu had returned, he came to call her specially. He roughly understood what would happen.
I couldn't help but feel a little disgusted with the Yu family.
Yu Li was just surprised for a moment, then said, "No one can bully me."
No one in this world can bully her unless she wants to.
After leaving the Fu family, Yu Jin was somewhat distracted. He couldn't help but glance at his elder sister and whispered, "Sister, my brother-in-law is so handsome..."
Yu Li nodded, "It is indeed very beautiful."
Seeing her calm reaction, Yu Jin looked at her again and was suddenly impressed. Facing such a handsome brother-in-law, her elder sister was so indifferent. Such calmness finally calmed her panicked heart.
The two sisters arrived at Yu's house and saw that everyone in the family was already waiting in the main room when they entered.
Old Mrs. Yu, Old Man Yu, Old Man Yu and others were sitting, while the second and third families were standing. It was not that they did not want to sit, but they were a little afraid of what was about to happen.
They didn't know what they were afraid of, whether they were afraid that Boss Yu would teach Yu Li a lesson, or that Yu Li would continue to disobey discipline.
When Boss Yu saw Yu Li, a look of disgust appeared on his face.
He hated this kind of disobedient and unfilial young people the most. Originally, his niece from the next room should not be taught by his uncle, but his younger brother and sister-in-law were too disappointing and did not know how to teach their daughter, so he had to do it.
Boss Yu looked serious and shouted at Yu Lili: "Kneel down!"
Everyone: “…”
You actually told her to kneel down?
Even the old man frowned in shock.
Old Mrs. Yu had been feeling proud of having her eldest son's support, but when she heard these words, her heart began to beat wildly.
Only Chen, Yu Qin, Yu Jingzong and others looked as if it was a matter of course, or even as if they were enjoying a good show, thinking that Yu Li would probably be taught a lesson today.
Yu Li's reaction was to walk forward and kick the stool where Boss Yu was sitting.
She kicked the stool to the ground, and Boss Yu also fell to the ground.
Then Yu Li pulled the back of his collar, pushed him to the ground, and made him kneel down in front of Mr. Yu and Mrs. Yu.
She said to them, "Grandpa, grandma, he's on his knees!"
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