From that day on, Yang Anjin came to Zhao's house every now and then to play with Yang Donghu. The two of them took Zhao Fangchu with them, and they either went up the mountain to pick mushrooms or pick bamboo shoots.
Yang Anjin often visited his brother and stayed in the town for three to five days. He found out everything about the inner houses of wealthy families.
When they had nothing to do, a few of them would sit in the yard and chat for the whole afternoon. They would talk about things like the young master of the Zhang family keeping a mistress, and the young lady of the Li family spending fifty taels of silver just to listen to an opera. They became more and more excited as they talked.
He knew the right balance, and had a perfect grasp of what to say and what not to say, making it sound neither offensive nor boring. Furthermore, his gestures while he spoke were so lively that the audience gasped in delight.
Zhu Cuilan, in particular, even sponsored sunflower seeds for him to eat while talking.
Several people became addicted to listening to it. If Yang Anjin didn't come one day, the day would seem quite boring.
A month passed in a flash, and the day when Zhao Luochuan would go down the mountain was approaching. Yang Donghu would go to the door from time to time to see if he had returned.
But unexpectedly, before Zhao Luochuan came back, someone started bullying him.
Just after lunch that day, Zhu Cuilan was sitting in the yard mending shoe soles.
After making two sets of clothes for Yang Donghu, there were some scraps left. It would be a pity to throw them away, so I might as well use them to make shoe uppers. They will be perfect to match the new clothes with a new pair of shoes.
Yang Donghu and Zhao Fangchu were sorting the mushrooms they picked from the mountains. They had picked a lot in the past half month. Although they hadn't seen any chicken mushrooms, the other mushrooms were growing well and tasted good.
Wang Dujuan came at this time.
A few days ago, Li Guihua went to her home specially and told her that Yang Donghu had become more capable and was selling fish very well. He made a lot of money and used it to buy meat and ribs. He was living a very happy life.
Wang Dujuan was a little confused when she heard this. She couldn't connect making money with Yang Donghu.
Seeing that she didn't believe it, Li Guihua said that seeing is believing, and asked her to go and see for herself one day. After leaving her home, Yang Donghu not only did not suffer, but lived a comfortable life.
Wang Dujuan didn't completely disbelieve it. Last time, she heard Yang Chunxue say that he made a lot of money selling hawthorns, and this time he said that he made a lot of money selling fish.
Of course she wanted to find out what was going on, but because of the evil spirit Zhao Luochuan, Wang Dujuan really didn't dare to cause trouble for Yang Donghu easily.
Li Guihua told her not to worry, Zhao Luochuan had gone up the mountain and had been gone for many days. This was a good opportunity. If she waited for Zhao Luochuan to come back, it would be difficult.
Wang Dujuan thought about it and decided to find an opportunity to go and see while Zhao Luochuan was away. If Yang Donghu really had this skill to make money, the Zhao family couldn't let it get away with it.
Wang Dujuan stood quietly outside the gate of the Zhao family's courtyard. She happened to hear someone asking Zhao He to help repair the roof. She hid aside and waited for the only able-bodied man in the Zhao family to leave the house before she secretly lay down through the crack of the door and looked inside.
At first glance, I couldn't tell that the person sitting there picking mushrooms was Yang Donghu. Not only was his expression not as ugly as before, but he was also wearing new clothes. At first glance, I thought he was some rich kid.
Wang Dujuan originally believed Li Guihua's words about 50%, but now that she saw it with her own eyes, she believed it about 90%.
If Yang Donghu couldn't make money, she wouldn't believe that the Zhao family would be so good to him. It was lucky that he wasn't beaten to death for marrying Yang Chunxue, but they could even make new clothes for him?
The more she thought about it, the more it seemed to be true. With a bang, she kicked the door open, put her hands on her hips, and cursed, "You're such a heartless person! If no one had told me, I wouldn't have known about it. You have a way to make money, but instead of thinking about your family, you're helping outsiders."
The people in the yard were startled. After seeing that it was Wang Dujuan, Zhu Cuilan stood up and went to push her out: "Who let you in? Get out."
Wang Dujuan pushed Zhu Cuilan's hand away and said arrogantly, "I just came in today, what can you do to me?"
Then he turned around and yelled at Yang Donghu, "You little bitch, you act so pitiful all day long when you're at home, but when you're out, you become really capable and can even cook and sell food. You have ways to make money, but why haven't you thought about contributing to the family? I've raised you for nothing."
Yang Donghu got angry the moment he saw Wang Dujuan. He asked Zhao Fangchu to pull Zhu Cuilan back two steps, and then he stood in front of them. "Whose family are you from? The severance agreement has already been signed. I have no relationship with your family anymore. Whether I can make money or not is my own ability. It's not your turn to tell me what to do."
Wang Dujuan didn't expect Yang Donghu to be so sharp-tongued now, and she became even more furious: "Breaking off the relationship is bullshit. You came out of my belly, so you have to listen to me. You can never change."
As she spoke, she sat down on the ground, slapped her hands hard, and cried even louder: "Is there any justice in the world? I worked so hard to raise him, but in the end, he doesn't even recognize his mother. You are so heartless, you will be punished by heaven and struck by lightning. All of you come and judge, all of you come and judge."
The noise was so loud that more and more people came outside to watch.
Zhu Cuilan was so angry that she was about to go up and argue with Wang Dujuan, but was stopped by Yang Donghu.
"Be fair? Okay, let's discuss this today." Yang Donghu's voice also rose. "You said you worked hard to raise me, but how did you do it? You threw me into the river to drown me right after I was born. If grandma hadn't brought me home, I would have died long ago. Is this what you call raising me? I was lucky to survive my birth, but you refused to feed me a single sip of milk, preferring to feed the neighbor's child. Is this what you call raising me?"
Yang Donghu became more and more excited as he spoke, his voice choked. He had not experienced these things personally, but just thinking about them made him feel breathless, let alone the original owner who had died.
"I've never eaten at the table, never worn new clothes, and even slept in the sheep pen. You call that hard work raising me? I've been beaten or slapped every other day, and bruises have never stopped appearing on my body. Is that what you call hard work?"
Wang Dujuan wasn't afraid of losing face, so why should Yang Donghu be afraid? Today, he had to expose Wang Dujuan's black heart for everyone to see. Anyway, what he said was the truth, and everyone in Dayang Village knew it.
They were not from the same village, and if the matter was not clarified in time, he didn't know what the people in Zhaojiazhuang would think. He didn't care, but he couldn't bring shame to Zhu Cuilan's family.
Most of the onlookers were women, all of whom were soft-hearted as mothers, and they felt a little sympathy when they heard such things.
"How can there be such a person?"
"That's right, you still have the nerve to call yourself a mother. I think you are definitely not a biological mother."
"That's right, how could a mother be so cruel?"
"It's so hateful."
Wang Dujuan listened to the whispers of the people around her, her face flushed red. "You know nothing. What does this have to do with you? You don't need to butt in."
After saying that, he stared at Yang Donghu resentfully: "You say these are made-up things, right? No matter what, you are my child. Without me, there would be no you. Supporting your parents is a matter of course. You must obey me for the rest of your life, otherwise I will sue you at the county government office and have you thrown in jail."
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