Chapter 219 Everyone Comes to Borrow Grain 3
Ma Xiulian's preventative measures were very timely, because the very next morning, Old Lady Li came directly to their door to borrow grain.
Her old face beamed with a smile like a blooming chrysanthemum, and she called out affectionately, "Oh, my dear mother-in-law, who upset you? Why are you all sullen so early in the morning?"
Ma Xiulian said irritably, "How can I be in a good mood when I see you here?"
Upon hearing her mother's voice, Li Chunhua quickly and stealthily locked the door from the inside.
Grandma Li shamelessly said, "Didn't Chunhua give birth to another big, fat grandson for your Chen family? As her grandmother, of course I had to come and see."
Ma Xiulian was too lazy to waste her breath on her: "Your daughter is in the house. Go see her if you want, and then leave quickly."
Old Mrs. Li's smile froze for a moment, but then returned to normal: "I came here not only for this one matter, but also to discuss another matter with my in-laws. What about your family's harvest this year—"
"There's no need to mention borrowing grain anymore; my family doesn't have any extra grain to lend."
Before Old Mrs. Li could finish speaking, Ma Xiulian interrupted her.
“My dear in-law, you can’t do something like this at a time like this!” Old Mrs. Li cried out dramatically, “The crops didn’t yield a good harvest this year, and there are more than a dozen of us in my family waiting for food. If you have a lot of grain, please lend us some. I will definitely pay you back next year.”
Ma Xiulian rolled her eyes and said bluntly, "It has absolutely nothing to do with our Chen family if your Li family goes hungry!"
"My dear in-law, you can't be so unkind. Aren't you driving our whole family to our doom?"
Old Mrs. Li deliberately raised her voice so that everyone in the neighborhood could hear her clearly.
Her shout did attract the attention of several neighbors who had gathered around, but when they saw that it was she who had been beaten, their expressions of schadenfreude turned into gloating.
Only Old Mrs. Song, who didn't get along with Ma Xiulian, was eager to stir things up and spoke up for Old Mrs. Li: "Hey Ma Xiulian, that girl just gave birth to a big, healthy grandson for you these past few days, why can't you borrow some grain?"
Ma Xiulian immediately retorted: "It's easy for you to talk when you're not in the same boat. Your in-laws came to our door yesterday, why didn't you lend them any? If you're so kind, I'll call your in-laws over right now to get the grain."
Old Mrs. Song immediately fell silent; taking even a single grain of rice from her was like cutting off her flesh!
Ma Xiulian was completely impatient: "As for borrowing grain, not a single grain is possible! If you understand what I'm saying, get out of here now, don't force me to take any more action."
Seeing that she wouldn't budge, Old Lady Li shouted at the top of her lungs, "Chunhua, my daughter, come out and see what kind of family you've married into! They're just watching your own flesh and blood starve to death!"
Li Chunhua pretended not to hear, remaining silent and not going out.
After calling for a while without a response, Old Lady Li immediately flew into a rage and began to curse: "You heartless brat! You have food and drink here, and people wait on you. Now that you're living a comfortable life, you've forgotten all about your parents and brothers! If I had known you were such an ungrateful wretch, I shouldn't have given birth to you!"
The curses outside grew louder and louder, and Li Chunhua began to hesitate and feel afraid, but looking at her son beside her, she suddenly felt confident.
She now has two sons, so as long as she doesn't make any serious mistakes, her mother-in-law can't send her back to her parents' home!
Ma Xiulian watched coldly as she cursed, without saying a word to stop her, until Old Lady Li got tired of cursing and her mouth was dry before she finally stopped.
"Get out of here after you've finished cursing."
Ma Xiulian turned to walk into the house, but Old Mrs. Li grabbed her arm and said, "I don't care, you have to lend us grain, otherwise our family of more than ten people will starve to death."
(End of this chapter)
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