Chapter 39 She wants to wash away her vicious reputation!
In the courtyard, Li Xiulan, the youngest daughter-in-law of the Jiang family, frowned and asked, "Is there no one to take care of the Liu family?"
The second brother Jiang Dalang was furious and snorted, "Who cares? How did Liu Sheng's first wife die? Don't you know?
For the first three years, she had no children. Liu Sheng's mother pointed at her and scolded her for being a hen that didn't lay eggs and wasted food. She even goaded her son into beating his wife until she was black and blue. If life wasn't so hard, who would want to commit suicide?!"
Shen Qing nodded repeatedly, approvingly.
I added in my mind, maybe she wasn't committing suicide, but was beaten to death by that Liu Sheng! He deliberately made it look like she was hanging. There are so many women in the village who hang themselves to commit suicide. As long as they don't report it to the authorities, the government will not care.
The eldest son's wife Zhou Yan sighed and recounted: "Xiaoyu has been married for three years and still hasn't gotten pregnant. The village has changed its mind and everyone says it's Liu Sheng's fault.
His mother didn't dare to use that trick, fearing that she would lose her daughter-in-law. Unexpectedly, Liu Sheng's widowed cousin was pregnant. Xiaoyu's mother-in-law suddenly became very confident, thinking that it was not her son's problem, and used the same posture to deal with Xiaoyu as she did with her first daughter-in-law!
"That's not right. The first one wants his daughter-in-law to die, but as for Xiaoyu, he wants her to be a slave in the Liu family. I'm afraid that even if Xiaoyu wants to divorce, she won't be able to do so."
Her parents' home is from Shili Village, so she knows everything that happens in the village without asking, but she hasn't been back recently.
She looked at her father-in-law and asked, "Dad, how about I take some time out these few days to go back to my parents' home and ask about my cousin Xiaoyu's current situation?"
Shen Qing silently took note. It turned out that this girl's family was from the same village as Jiang Yu's in-laws' family.
Her husband Jiang Datao scratched his head and said worriedly, "It's no use asking. After all, we are not relatives. I can control you for a while, but not for a lifetime.
As long as her sister-in-law doesn't intervene, it's useless for anyone else to intervene."
They, the tribesmen, could only say that they were helping to vent their anger, but food and shelter after the person came back had to be agreed to by Shen Qing. If Shen Qing, as the sister-in-law, did not take the initiative to propose it, who would provide food and shelter for them after they brought the person back?
It won’t be a problem after a long time, so who would be willing to step forward?
"The Liu family is definitely not willing to divorce, and I'm afraid they won't agree even to divorce. Think about it, Xiaoyu is good at field work, she is gentle and hardworking, and the Liu family only wants to give her a bite to eat, but all they get is an old ox. How can they be willing to divorce?" Li Xiulan felt that the Liu family was not human beings just by thinking about it!
Jiang Dalang's face flushed with anger. "Why is Shen Qingqing so vicious? In the past, I just thought that this sister-in-law was confused and didn't know how to judge people. She always played with those bad-hearted people in the village and was led astray.
I now think that the pot should fit the lid! Since she likes to play with those bad-hearted people, she is not a good person either! "
For a betrothal gift of ten taels of silver, no, just an extra three taels, marrying your sister-in-law to the widower who forced his wife to death is no different from pushing her into a fire pit.
Jiang Datao glared at his brother and scolded him, "Keep your voice down!"
But he didn't say his brother was wrong.
Jiang Ying looked at the gloomy and depressing atmosphere in the yard and said, "I met my eldest sister-in-law a while ago, and she seemed completely different. She had a falling out with Sun Xiaomai from the village, so I guess they don't play together anymore."
Jiang Dalang didn't believe those empty words: "What's the use? I heard that she was at home a while ago and was even making a fuss about throwing her granddaughter away."
Jiang Ying glanced at her brother and added, "You said it was different because you didn't throw it away. It seems like he's been a lot more diligent since this incident. He's been calling me several times recently to buy meat."
"Where did she get the money? Is she going to target someone again?" Jiang Datao thought of Jiang Shui first.
This niece is fifteen this year, right?
Shen Qing originally wanted to continue listening to learn more about her sister-in-law Jiang Yu's current situation, but as she listened, she found that it had turned into a meeting to criticize her. It would be embarrassing if she was discovered if she continued listening.
However, the conversation later on gradually became a little off. No, I can't make things worse by talking about it. I'll take this opportunity to explain it all.
She stepped back a distance, and when she was close to the yard, she raised her voice and called out, "Second Uncle, are you home? Is Yingzi here?"
Although Jiang Ying was married and bought land on her own, she was considered a son-in-law in terms of household registration. The house was built next to her two younger brothers, and the whole family lived together without separating.
In those days, families would not easily split up. First of all, taxes and labor service were mostly calculated on a household basis. After the family split up, the small family could not afford the labor service alone.
The second and most direct problem is firewood. A large family can divide the work of chopping and collecting firewood together, and put them together to use for cooking. The amount of firewood is almost the same. If each family separates and collects firewood and cooks separately, the pressure will be too great.
So generally, as long as the elderly are still around, the family will not split up unless they really can't make ends meet.
However, Jiang Ying was a married daughter, and she was one of the few who could eat from the same pot with her brother and sister-in-law. One reason was that they had a deep relationship, and the other was that all three families were sensible people.
The second point is the most important. Otherwise, even if the relationship between the aunt and the brother is good, it will be useless if the relationship with the brother's wife is not good.
Jiang Ying's strength lies in this: her two sisters-in-law rely on her more than their own husbands.
Hearing Shen Qing's words, Jiang Ying's face flashed with surprise. She glared at her two younger brothers, signaling them to stop talking nonsense. Then she strode towards the courtyard door and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, you're here. Come in and sit down!"
Seeing Shen Qing coming from a distance, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, I didn’t hear the bad things my brother said just now.
Shen Qing stepped forward, put the bamboo basket outside, and took out a bowl of crispy pork from it. He said with a smile, "I have earned some money recently. Today I bought a few pieces of meat and fried them. I specially sent a bowl to Second Uncle to try."
Jiang Ying was completely shocked!
You have to know how many times her father has helped Shen Qing, let alone things, but she hasn't even heard a sip of water or a good word from him. Now it's not the New Year or a festival, and he hasn't helped her recently, so why would he send food over?
She looked at the bowl in Shen Qing's hand. It was a large stoneware bowl, piled high with fried meat. Could it be a pound of meat? Add flour and oil...
She greeted him warmly: "Come in and sit down, let's talk first."
"No, I'm in a hurry to deliver to the next family, and I have to make dinner for the children when I get home later." Shen Qing declined with a smile.
Jiang Ying glanced at the sky and saw that it was just past noon. She was determined to keep the man to chat for a while: "It's still early. My father is here too. If you give him something to eat, he will definitely be very happy."
Shen Qing originally wanted to go in and clear his reputation, so he stopped refusing, smiled and said yes, and followed Jiang Ying into the yard.
In the yard, Zhou Yan hurried in to move a chair, Li Xiulan went to make tea, and the two brothers Jiang Datou and Jiang Dalang stood up and greeted awkwardly.
Shen Qing agreed generously, took the tea, sat down, and chatted with everyone.
After saying some polite words, Shen Qing turned around and said to Jiang Yang: "Second Uncle, actually I came here this time to ask for your help."
Jiang Yang sat up straight and asked carefully, "What's the matter? Tell me."
Jiang Datao and Jiang Dalang had expressions that said, "As expected."
Shen Qing sighed deeply, with an expression of extreme regret and helplessness: "It's about my sister-in-law Xiaoyu. A few days ago, when I was cleaning up, I saw the wooden bowl she used when she was a child. You also know that my parents-in-law were old when they gave birth to her. This child basically grew up with me;
A few years ago, I was blinded by my own greed. The head of the family said he needed to make plans for his sons and prepare betrothal gifts for them to marry off. I don't know what I was thinking, but I actually agreed to let Xiaoyu marry that widower! I've regretted it every night these past few years."
What a joke! Why is it that the decision was made by two people, the money was earned by the couple together, but the original owner has to bear the blame alone!
Even if the original owner was wrong, her husband was more wrong in this matter.
Didn't he let the original owner bear the bad reputation? She insisted on washing away this evil reputation!
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