Seeing He Xiaojie avoiding her as much as possible and even afraid of dirtying her mouth when speaking, He Ruixue just smiled secretly.
Later generations of stepmother literature swept all major websites, and many people were clamoring for it, and in the 1960s it was indeed a bit ahead of its time.
She doesn't want to comment too much on other people's lifestyles. As long as it doesn't affect others, it is personal freedom.
However, the incident that happened in the Niu family this time made her curious.
"Niu Anjia didn't say anything?"
"He searched around the house but couldn't find anything wrong.
But I always feel that he is hiding something, and it doesn't seem like he is unaware of it. Aunt, do you still remember Zhang Dabing next door?"
"Remember when you were little and came to explore my room and got scared and fell ill?"
"Yes, when he and He Xiaoyou were playing marbles in the yard, he suddenly said that he seemed to see Brother Niu disappear with a bowl of food. How could someone disappear for no reason? Was he seeing things?"
He Ruixue thought for a moment, "Except for the Niu family who lost their food, the other families in the yard didn't lose anything, right?"
“No, after Chen Pengxiao and the others were frightened last time, they couldn’t even see any shadows at night.
But Xu Yun said that she often heard footsteps coming from Aunt Zhong's room at night. It was so loud that she was afraid to sleep many times, fearing that someone would come in and take her away.
The Xu family is also a wealthy family in the courtyard, with a large population.
Old Man Xu passed away a few years ago, leaving behind Old Mrs. Xu.
She has three sons and two daughters. Her daughters are all married, and her three brothers have each started their own families. Together, she has more than a dozen grandchildren.
Three families lived in four houses, and the dining room and kitchen were shared. It can be seen how crowded it was. It was not much better than a pigeon cage.
The children are young now and can’t see anything, but when they grow up, it will become increasingly crowded.
A stuffy space is inherently depressing, and the conflicts that arise from time to time when the space is invaded will only gradually deepen.
The eldest son of the Xu family took over Old Man Xu's job and was also responsible for taking care of Old Mrs. Xu in her old age.
The second son was a smart student and found a job on his own.
The only one who was unable to get a high-level job was Xu Laosan, who had not learned any skills and made a living by doing odd jobs.
Perhaps it is because he has the most free time and stays at home to have children whenever he has time, so he has the most children.
He has four sons, and others are envious of him. They all say that he is blessed and his wife is pregnant.
But people who are familiar with his family know that their blessing is not there. They can afford to give birth to children but cannot afford to raise them. Everything in the family is eaten up, and they have to ask their two brothers for help from time to time.
Having enough food to eat was a problem, so he naturally couldn't afford to send his children to school. The eldest child in the family was already nine years old, couldn't write his name, and couldn't speak clearly. It would be difficult for him to find a wife, let alone have a bright future.
When Zhou Erya moved out, the Xu family took a fancy to the Sun family's house and planned to pool their money to buy it, giving each family a room so that they could live more spaciously in the future.
But Xu Laosan had no money and wanted a house, so he asked his mother to help him pay for it.
But Mrs. Xu had no pension, and the savings she had saved were spent during the years of famine. She only just paid off her foreign debt before her husband passed away.
As for the filial gifts given by her children, that was her coffin money and she would never take it out.
Xu Laosan also knew this, so on the surface he was asking Old Lady Xu for money, but in fact, wasn't he just asking his eldest brother to help pay for it?
Xu Lao Da’s wife Meng Yuqin is a bold woman, different from Wang Taozhi.
The latter just doesn't want others to take advantage of them. They may be rude in words, but ultimately they are reasonable.
But her catchphrase is "What I say is right!" Her biggest characteristic is stubbornness. She won't listen to anyone else and won't turn back even if she hits a wall.
She has high fighting power and is a real tough girl. She looks dignified, but her personality is similar to Li Kui.
When she heard that Xu Laosan was asking her mother for money, she threw all of her mother-in-law's bedding into Xu Laosan's room without saying a word.
Putting his hands on his hips, he scolded, "Since you love your youngest son, you can go with him in the future. Don't you like holding grandchildren? It's just right that he has many children, so you can go and take care of them for him."
Others scolded her for being disrespectful to her elders, but she fought back.
"I am like this. She didn't provide me with food or water, and she still relied on me for support. Now she dares to be my boss. Who does she think she is?"
She reached out her hand and was about to slap the man, "If you dare to say anything more, I'll take care of you too!"
"Shrew, fierce woman..."
"Yeah, you just met me today?"
Meng Yuqin's father is a butcher and is fat and strong.
She has been eating meat since she was a child and is 1.69 meters tall, as tall as many men.
Don't be surprised. In the era of nutritional scarcity, even in the northern regions, men were generally not that tall.
So nowadays, tallness is often associated with a wealthy family, unless it is a genetic mutation.
When her father slaughtered pigs, she helped hand the knife. When she grew up, she helped carry the meat. When she became an adult, she could tie up the pig to prevent it from running around.
The exercise she received since childhood gradually increased her strength. In addition, she was wild and fierce. When she got angry, no one would listen to her and she had her parents under her control at home.
When she got married, Meng's father gave her a sufficient dowry and sent her away like a plague god.
On the first day after her marriage, she had a fight with Boss Xu because he went to bed without washing his feet and did not listen to her, so she pinned him to the bed and beat him.
The next day, before she woke up, Old Mrs. Xu insisted on calling her to get up and cook, saying that it was the rule, and she also called her a lazy daughter-in-law.
This time it hit the muzzle of her gun.
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