Chapter 513: Permission to Find Someone
Uncle Wei sent them to the door of the Di family, and said in a hoarse voice: "I will come to pick you up after I return the ox cart."
Mother Di smiled and said, "Brother, it's just a few steps, and we can go back home in no time."
"No," Uncle Wei insisted, frowning, "In winter, not many people in the village go out. I will be worried if I don't see you go home."
What's more, the girl is young and widowed, and she is in good shape now. She should not be touched by any of the second-rate guys in the village. If any bad words are spread, the saliva of the gossipers in the village will flood the door of the girl's house.
Although the two brothers were not afraid and could protect their sister, who would want to be spread rumors all day long? Falsehoods can eventually be believed.
Mother Di pursed her lips, feeling warm in her heart, and nodded: "Okay, I'll wait for my brother to pick us up."
The Di family was called to open the door. Di Erniang stood there with a gloomy face. Seeing Uncle Wei standing by and constantly admonishing his sister, she asked unhappily, "What are you doing? It's not a festival, why are you coming to our house?"
Mother Di smiled and picked up the bag in her hand and said, "I just came back from Kyoto. I bought some things for my parents-in-law and brought some cakes and candies for the children."
When Di Erniang heard this, she stared at the not-so-big package and curled her lips, "Who can afford such a small amount of stuff?"
But she also stepped aside to make room for him, and raised her chin towards Zhong Kangle: "Whose child is this? Where is Liangzi?"
Mother Di hummed: "My godson, Liangzi, is visiting relatives in Kyoto. I will take him back in two months."
"Where did your relatives in Kyoto come from?" Old Mrs. Di is already sixty years old. Her face is covered with wrinkles and age spots. Her expression is cold and her voice is sharp. She exudes a sense of harshness that makes people difficult to approach.
The Di family members all leaned their heads out to watch the fun. Aunt Di stuffed a pumpkin seed into her mouth and sneered, "Who knows? Anyway, there is no man in the family. Can't she go wherever she wants?"
Di's mother put away the smile on her face and walked forward.
"What are you doing? You're afraid of what others will say after you've done something wrong?" Aunt Di spat out some melon seed shells, clapped her hands, and took a step forward. Although she couldn't eat 100% full every day, she still had 70% to 80% full, and with the farm work she did on weekdays, she looked strong and energetic.
As long as Di Guoliang was not around, none of them took the thin and delicate Di mother seriously.
Mother Di took a deep breath and said calmly, "I just adopted a godson and brought him here to meet people. Where are my father-in-law, my eldest brother, and my second brother?
Isn't there usually someone at home at this time?
I haven’t heard of them going out to do odd jobs.”
"What does your adoption of a godson have to do with us?" Old Lady Di said angrily, "Wei Linjing, as long as you live in the house built by Dongzi, you should stay quiet and not run around and adopt a godson.
If you say you haven't done anything to let Dongzi down, who would believe you?
"Thank goodness my son was so devoted to you when he was alive, but look at your body, you only left him a good son. Are you worthy of him?"
Mother Di stuffed the bundle into Zhong Kangle's arms, hugged her chest and sneered, "How have I been sorry for him? From the time we got married to the time he passed away, all these years, when was there a day when I wasn't staying at home peacefully?
Yes, he treats me well, but he only treats me as the mother of his children and the woman who keeps the house for him.
He is a hero who puts his country first and his family last.
I have never complained, but when a person dies, all is lost. Why should I be a widow for the rest of my life when he has realized his own value and served his country at such a young age?
Don’t say that he paid for all the money to build the house. We are husband and wife. If I wasn’t there to help him from behind, could he devote himself to his work?
I'll leave it here for today.
Liangzi's father has been gone for three years. I have done my best to take care of him until now. It is time for me to live my own life from now on."
"You, what do you mean?" Old man Di, who was hiding in the main room, couldn't help but come out and asked angrily.
Mother Di was not afraid at all, and continued to raise her chin slightly and said: "I said Liangzi is old enough, so allow me to find a man to know the cold and heat."
"You are a mother who is about to become a grandmother, aren't you ashamed?" Old Mrs. Di was so angry that she wandered around and found a wooden stick that was pressed on the shovel at the foot of the wall, and rushed towards her: "Today I will take care of this fickle woman for my son who died for his country!"
Aunt Di and Aunt Di Er also gathered around with a look of gloating, trying to stop Mother Di and let her mother-in-law beat and scold her.
Mother Di sneered and shouted loudly: "Your Di family is really a local tyrant, and the feudal remnants are rotten in your bones.
Dongzi has been gone for three years. Don't say that I don't have this intention now. Even if I get married with someone tomorrow, it is allowed by the country.
In ancient times, widows were allowed to remarry, but why do I have to earn a memorial archway for the Di family here?"
Although the most severe ten years had passed, everyone was still worried. When the Di family heard her making such a fuss, they were so scared that their legs went limp.
Zhong Kangle pursed his lips, looked at his small body, turned around and opened the door.
It is now three or four o'clock in the afternoon. The weather is clear and sunny, and there is no wind. It is the time when villagers wander around with their sleeves rolled up looking for gossip.
When he heard some noise in the Di family's yard, he came over like a cat smelling blood.
When the door was opened, they rushed in laughing and watching the fun.
Di's mother had a cold expression. She had her brothers, sisters-in-law and nephews to help her on weekdays, so she had never done much farm work. Although she was 31 years old, she still looked like a young wife in her twenties, and her anger was even charming.
The men couldn't help but glance at her.
Zhong Kangle's face was full of anger, but he was too small to block much when he stood next to Di's mother. He could only glare back like a little wolf cub.
"Look at me again, I'll call the police to arrest you for playing the exiles!"
The rural men are big and strong, but they are uneducated and are particularly afraid of the police. What a child says can make their hearts tremble.
Furthermore, although they have evil intentions, most of them simply admire and desire women, but they really have conscience and do not have the courage to do so.
So they secretly withdrew their gazes in shame and anger, but some people with evil intentions continued to secretly look at Di's mother.
Some women did feel sorry for Di's mother, mainly because as a widow she behaved properly, so everyone was willing to show kindness to her.
"Aunt Di, this is a new society, don't treat your daughter-in-law who has been separated from the family with the same attitude as the patriarchs of the old society, beating or scolding her.
Even if he has no merit, he has worked hard to raise a good son who is tall and strong.
Liangzi's mother is so young, she hasn't even reached half of her life yet, why should she waste it in your Di family? No matter how good Dongzi is, it's useless if he's gone.
(End of this chapter)
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