As soon as Qiao Yunxin and Qiao Yunqing reached the entrance of the village, they were stopped by someone.
There was a nosy mother-in-law who stopped them, with a gossipy look on her face.
"Hey, why did you two brothers come back just now? Your third brother and his wife got divorced. A lot of people came to the Lin family just now!"
The two brothers looked at each other, feeling anxious, and were about to leave, but they stopped at the same time when they heard the next sentence.
"I didn't expect that your mother, who usually keeps quiet, would beat Lin's mother and son so hard today that they dared not say a word.
"Did my mother hit someone?"
Qiao Yunxin couldn't believe it and was full of curiosity. Even Qiao Yunqing secretly pricked up his ears.
"Hey, look at what you said, don't you know what your mother is like?
It wasn’t just a beating, the eldest son of the Lin family was kicked so hard that he could hardly stand up, and his face was swollen like a pig’s head…”
The two brothers, who had heard some gossip from others, walked in floating on the clouds.
I saw the third brother plucking chicken feathers in the yard as if he had nothing to do.
Looking around, I didn't see Qiao Xin, so I couldn't help but ask:
"Third brother, where's mom?"
Qiao Yunting looked at his eldest brother and second brother, then pointed towards the backyard.
"Mom is pulling cabbages in the back."
Qiao Xin, who was walking towards the front yard, holding a cabbage in one hand, said, "Now that everyone is back, help clean up the chicken so that we can cook it later!"
Qiao Yunxin and the other man took two quick steps and came in front of Qiao Xin, looking her up and down.
"Mom, are you okay? Are all the Lin family members gone?"
"What can I do?"
Qiao Xin put the cabbage away and replied calmly, "If you don't leave, can you still stay? It's just that your third brother got divorced."
"Why divorce?"
They couldn't hear everything from outside either.
As for Qiao Yunqing, he knew the reason, but he couldn't say it.
Qiao Xin explained the matter in a few words, saying that fate was over and could not be forced! She was no longer willing to bring up the subject and changed the subject.
"What did your father-in-law say?"
Qiao Yunxin said, "After my father-in-law passed away, my child's mother basically had no place to return to. After my stepmother remarried with my brother, no one cared about her life or death. Her future, good or bad, is entirely up to our family."
Qiao Yunqing pursed his lips and said, "It's almost the same over there. They don't care whether the mother lives or dies!"
It seemed that the three brothers had no affinity with their wives’ families. This was the case with the third brother’s two wives in his previous life.
Qiao Yunqing remembered that when he went to the government office to do some business today, he happened to run into his father-in-law and his family who were going to the market.
The other party took the wine and meat he handed over and left a sentence.
"A daughter who is married off is like water spilled. They have no right to control her. If you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog; if you marry a monkey, you follow the monkey all over the place."
Then he left without looking back, and didn't even mention a word about how his daughter was doing!
The three brothers basically found their wives by themselves, but the third brother had the most twists and turns in finding a wife.
Qiao Yunqing glanced at the third brother who was working silently with his head down and sighed.
Poor couples are always sad; this has been a truth since ancient times.
Forget it. If the third brother, this reckless guy, can really live in peace after this incident and never bother others with these things again, then the price he paid is worth it!
Qiao Xin had mixed feelings. In this era, women were really helpless after getting married, and their lives were like floating duckweed. She decided to be nicer to her daughter-in-law in the future.
The three brothers were obviously used to farm work, so none of the men would stay out of the kitchen, and they packed up the pheasants in no time. Qiao Yunxin then responded, "Mom, where did these chickens come from? Why are there so many?"
"We caught them on the back hill. There are a lot of pheasants at this time of year, and they are fat, perfect for making soup. You and the third brother are pretty good at running, so come with me tomorrow to see if we can catch more."
Qiao Xin said it lightly, but the two brothers were frightened and did not agree with her taking such a risk at all.
"Mom, why did you go to the back mountain alone? There are many wolves, tigers and leopards on this mountain. A group of wild boars came down just now. It's too dangerous!"
"I want to eat meat, and the kids want to eat meat too!"
Qiao Yunqing was the first to react. "I bought a lot of salt and five kilograms of pork today. We can eat them for a while. There's no need to take the risk!"
"It's too little. Before we set off, at least let the children have meat for every meal. Raise some meat first so that they can withstand the bumps on the road."
Having meat for every meal was too much of a demand from their mother, and the three brothers were instantly under great pressure.
Qiao Xin asked Qiao Yunqing again about the pass.
"You can go get it tomorrow, but if you want to settle down in the capital, it will probably cost a lot of money."
“I’ll figure out the money issue, and you guys decide on the location.
I have only three requirements. Whether the new home is in the village or the county town, the transportation must be convenient. Mountains and water are preferred. It is even better if it has some cultural atmosphere. "
Qiao Yunqing looked at Qiao Xin and asked again, "Mother, do you really not want to go to the capital?"
Brat, testing her again!
"If you want to go, I'll accompany you. If you don't want to go, I don't care. I just know that it's not easy to live in the capital. Don't ask me the rest."
"In that case, Xuanzhou Prefecture, which is not far from Beijing, is a good choice. It is backed by Yanshan Mountain, and the imperial court's grain transport to the north ends here. There are three or four large docks outside Xuanzhou City, and there is also Xuancheng Academy outside the city. There is no place that suits A Niang's heart better than this place!"
Qiao Xin was shamelessly moved. With mountains, water and fields, it was a perfect place for retirement.
"Okay, that's it!"
Qiao Yunqing didn't expect that Qiao Xin agreed directly without even asking a question!
This is their first cooperation, isn't she afraid that she has some selfish motives? Her adoptive mother has never trusted him so much, always worried that he would become successful...
If they can always cooperate so well, why can't they continue to play the role of loving mother and filial son?
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