Chapter 14: Knocking
Lin Shu smiled, swung her feet, and said in a sweet voice: "Yes, second sister-in-law, they are new shoes, do they look good?"
She was in a good mood, her skin was white and rosy, and her face was beautiful. When she smiled like this, it really felt like the sky was bright.
Second sister-in-law Lu looked at Lin Shu's ostentatious smile in disbelief. A woman with a cowardice smaller than a mouse dared to wear her shoes!
The smile was dazzling!
Her heart was like a lotus root with eight hundred holes. She smiled in front of others and didn't often quarrel with others, but the original owner was always cowardly and timid, so she still dared to curse a few words in private.
Her tone became fierce, "Old Third's family, I asked you to help make shoes, how dare you wear them? Take them off for me!"
She was about to grab them.
Tiantian and Panpan stared at Lu Ersao with their big black eyes. How dare she bully her mother!
"Wow~" Panpan burst into tears. I'll call my grandma to punish you!
Lu Ersao didn't
take him seriously. "Shut up! Why are you crying?" How dare you be mean to my child?
I haven't had time to argue with you about you bullying the original owner, but you're jumping out to make trouble?
Do you think I'm the original director and you can flatten and round me?
Seeing her mother-in-law coming from the other side of the alley, Lin Shu frowned her delicate eyebrows, her cherry lips squinted, and her eyes instantly turned red. "Second sister-in-law, don't be so fierce." Tiantian
shouted, "Grandma, come quickly!"
Second sister-in-law Lu said angrily, "You can't hear me even if you shout at the top of your lungs."
At that time, her mother-in-law followed Aunt Li. At first, they didn't know what was going on. Later, someone ran to the field to report the news, and Old Lady Chang started crying and shouting. Then the other women knew what was going on. Second sister-in-
law Lu wanted to follow and watch the fun, but the eldest sister-in-law and the young team leader wouldn't let her go. She finally waited until dinner time before applying to go home.
At this time, her mother-in-law must be at the team headquarters and it would be impossible for her to come back.
Fang Dihua heard the voices of her grandson and granddaughter, quickened her pace and saw the second daughter-in-law pulling the third daughter-in-law. She shouted, "What are you doing?"
She was tall and walked fast. She came up to them in a blink of an eye and said threateningly, "Outsiders bully her, and you, her sister-in-law, also bully her?"
Fang Dihua had just fought a fight, and she was full of murderous aura, with a cold face that could scare people to death.
Tiantian and Panpan threw themselves on her legs while calling grandma.
Fang Dihua's hands were stained with a lot of dirt. She rubbed them casually on the haystack but didn't wipe them clean. She couldn't wipe her grandson's tears, so she hugged them with her arms.
Second sister-in-law Lu was frightened in an instant, and smiled, "Mom, I am your sister-in-law, how could I possibly bully the third sister-in-law? I was just joking with her."
Fang Dihua originally thought that Lin Shu would vent her anger and feel better after seeing Song Chunfang being beaten.
But now she saw that Lin Shu's eyes were red, and her thick black eyelashes were wet, and she looked pitiful after being bullied.
She suddenly remembered the situation when the third daughter-in-law was bullied by the second sister-in-law when she just got married. The
third daughter-in-law had just come into the family not long ago, and she was surprisingly thin-skinned and would not refuse anyone, but she was bullied by the second sister-in-law to help wash clothes.
When the third daughter-in-law refused, she used words to pressure her, saying, "Third sister-in-law, you don't go out to the fields, you should be at home doing laundry and cooking. You wash your own clothes, and you wash a few more of ours, too. It doesn't waste any energy. We are all family, so just help."
The third daughter-in-law was upset and couldn't refuse, so she washed the clothes twice. As a result, the second sister-in-law became even more aggressive, and later even threw men's clothes to her!
The third daughter-in-law was confused and stood there at a loss. But her mother-in-law couldn't stand it, so she scolded the second sister-in-law and the second brother, "Your sister-in-law, you let your brother's sister-in-law wash the crotch of your second uncle's trousers. Aren't you ashamed? I'm ashamed for you."
Although there was no crotch, it didn't stop her from scolding severely.
She couldn't help but turn around and scold the third daughter-in-law again, "What's the use of having a brain, it's full of paste? You don't have a mouth?"
As a result, the third daughter-in-law scolded her so much that she cried all night, and her eyes were swollen like rotten peaches the next day, which made Fang Dihua dare not scold her again.
At least the second family didn't dare to let her wash clothes anymore.
But she herself didn't stand up. If she didn't wash clothes, she would do needlework for others every day, not only the second sister-in-law, but also the eldest sister-in-law from the next room, the aunt from her grandmother's family, the sister-in-law from her mother's family, and so on.
Her mother-in-law couldn't stand it and said to her, "Why do you work as a needlework girl for others? You refused it all." As a result, the third daughter-in-law said that she couldn't refuse it and didn't want to offend people.
Fang Dihua was so angry that she didn't care about her anymore. If it rained, the daughter-in-law would be angry, and no one could stop it.
Now that her son is gone, she feels that she owes the third daughter-in-law, and has to take care of it.
However, conflicts with outsiders are easy to resolve, but she has to be careful with the affairs of the sisters-in-law. If she is not careful, she will be in trouble as a mother-in-law, and the family will be in turmoil.
Therefore, Fang Dihua rarely interferes in the affairs of her sisters-in-law. If she wants to scold someone, she will not scold only one person, and she will not be extra nice to anyone.
She knew at a glance that the two daughters-in-law were arguing because of the new shoes. In the past, the second daughter-in-law took advantage of the third daughter-in-law, but today it was the other way around, and the sun was rising in the west.
It seems that the third daughter-in-law has really stood up!
Well, there is still hope.
Fang Dihua was very relieved that the beating for her today was not in vain.
Although she wanted to help Lin Shu, she didn't express it clearly. If a mother-in-law is too obviously biased, it is easy to cause resentment from other daughters-in-law.
Sometimes it is better not to express your opinion and let them handle it themselves.
Of course, there is no need to preach to the daughters-in-law to be harmonious. If she can be harmonious, you can be harmonious without teaching her. If she is not harmonious, it is useless to tell her.
Lin Shu naturally didn't want to embarrass her mother-in-law. Things outside must be handled by the family. She can deal with the second sister-in-law's affairs.
The second sister-in-law is jealous of her mother-in-law, so she just needs to use the power of the tiger to bully her.
She shook her head and wiped her tears, "Mom, the second sister-in-law and I are playing a joke. I, I am so happy that I am crying. I am happy that mother supports me."
People at this time are not good at expressing their feelings. Whether it is gratitude or comfort, they can't say it.
But who doesn't like to be clearly known and appreciated for their efforts?
Of course, thank you should be sincere and brief, not long-winded, because people like Fang Dihua will feel uncomfortable if you praise or thank her.
She just needs to know that you are grateful.
Sure enough, a trace of uneasiness flashed across Fang Dihua's serious face, "There's nothing to be proud of. Don't be afraid of anything in the future. If anyone bullies you again, just tell your family." She
glanced at Lu Ersao casually.
Lu Ersao felt aggrieved. Why was she looking at me? I didn't bully her!
Lin Shu burst into laughter and responded happily, "Hey - thank you, mother!"
That sweet voice made people feel comfortable.
Fang Dihua got goosebumps when she heard it, "We are family, don't thank each other."
It's corny.
Lu Ersao's smile froze. The third brother's family has changed. They have learned to be cunning and sly!
This woman is too scheming. Is she really possessed by a ghost?
On the way home, Second Sister-in-law Lu was thinking about how to get the shoes back, and Panpan said quietly: "Second Aunt, you are not going to steal my mother's shoes?"
Seeing Fang Dihua's head seemed to turn back, Second Sister-in-law Lu said with pain: "No, I was just joking."
Tiantian: "These are my mother's shoes. They have been made for a few days. My hands are bleeding."
Lin Shu secretly applauded in her heart. It turned out that she was a good son of her mother. She knew how to pave the way for her mother.
Mother knows it!
She lowered her head slightly, pursed her lips, and whispered: "They have been talking nonsense behind me these days. I, I am very upset. I was not concentrating when making shoes. I pierced my fingers and bled a lot."
Second Sister-in-law Lu turned her head and rolled her eyes fiercely at the locust tree outside the wall. She couldn't even pretend to care about her. It was too painful.
Lin Shu said softly, "The shoes are dirty and can't be washed off, so I can only cut off the dirty parts and make them smaller... Second sister-in-law can't wear them. Second sister-in-law, it's all my fault."
Haha, I did it on purpose.
Second sister-in-law Lu:... You are a sneaky person! Wait for me to tear you apart!
But after being scolded by her mother-in-law, she didn't dare to quarrel with Lin Shu directly.
She nodded with gritted teeth and said distressedly, "Make a good pair for me next time!"
Now Song Chunfang didn't dare to gossip behind the house, let's see what excuses you have!
Damn, these shoes are really beautiful. They are obviously ordinary shoes, but Lin Shu made them fit her feet very well. After wearing them, her feet look more delicate and beautiful.
It would be nice if I wore them on my feet.
Jealousy!
After such a commotion at noon, many members came back to watch the excitement, and the production team leader was not angry.
Now is not the planting and harvesting season, the main work is weeding, catching insects, and cutting cotton branches. It is also OK to take a two-hour break at noon, and the same is true for the evening.
After a whole afternoon, the Chang family was quiet. The two children did not go out to play after lunch, but stayed at home to accompany their mother and comfort Lin Shu.
The two children fell asleep as soon as they lay down. Lin Shu did not take a nap because Aunt Li, Mrs. Qiu and others came to visit her with eggplants, pumpkins and vegetable seedlings to comfort her, asking her to think more positively and not to take it to heart.
After she was tired, she got up to steam new nests and cook dinner. There
were many chickens and ducks at home, and she picked four or five eggs and two duck eggs every day, which was just right for improving the diet.
While steaming the steamed buns, she also stewed a big eggplant with soybean paste, a stewed egg with Chinese toon sprouts and pickled vegetables, and a stewed egg custard for the children.
Farmers stewed instead of stir-fried vegetables because they lacked oil and firewood. If the food could be cooked in one pot, they would not cook it in two pots.
In the afternoon, the three of them watered the vegetables in the yard. Panpan helped catch insects, and Tiantian helped plant the seeds and seedlings.
Faintly, I could hear the noisy sounds at the door of the old Chang family in the back street, mixed with Song Chunfang's moaning of "Mom, mom, mom."
After a while, Aunt Li stood on a stool and leaned against the wall to gossip with Lin Shu: "Song Chunfang was sent back to her parents' home by her husband. This is shameful!"
Lin Shu chatted with her for a while, and when she heard the sound of Lu Dasao and others returning home, she went into the house to prepare the meal.
The days are long in summer, and it is still light when the members get home from work.
Fang Dihua and Lu Laodi had already reminded their wives and sons on the way that they don't need to talk about the affairs of the Chang family when they get home. Once the matter is resolved, just let it go. There is no need to talk about it all the time, and it should not affect daily life.
The key is that they are afraid that their daughter-in-law is not mentally stable and cannot be stimulated.
Seeing Fang Dihua being so concerned about Lin Shu's mood, Lu Ersao felt sour and jealous. Why don't you be so considerate of me?
When she entered the room, she saw Lin Shu busying herself in the main hall, wearing straw sandals, revealing her fair and delicate feet. She immediately said in a gloomy tone, "Old Third's, why aren't you wearing your new shoes? Who can see them if you don't wear them?"
Can you feel comfortable if you don't show off?
Lin Shu smiled brightly at her, "Second sister-in-law, those shoes are made to be worn in late autumn and early winter, so they need to be thicker. If you have cloth, bring some and I'll make them into a layer."
Mother-in-law has big feet, so it's a waste of cloth.
Second sister-in-law Lu was jealous at first, but now she happily gave her the cloth.
Fang Dihua at the back was speechless, thinking that she had stood up. Was she still working as a needlework girl for others?
Lin Shu was originally smiling brightly, but suddenly she saw her mother-in-law suddenly remembering that she was now a young widow whose husband had died. Her smile was broken, and she immediately lowered her eyes and frowned, trying to create a sad look.
Fang Dihua: "!!!"
This... mental problems are really not easy to cure, right?
She immediately went out to mutter to the old man.
Lin Shu secretly measured Fang Dihua's shoe size at night, and then went back to the house and crawled into the mosquito net to sleep with the two children.
The two children were soft and clung to her on the left and right.
Tiantian: "Mom, don't be angry. If anyone bullies you, I will help you scold her."
Panpan: "Mom, I also want to make money and buy you big leather shoes and new clothes."
Lin Shu felt warm in her heart. These two fairy children really made her laugh in her dreams.
This life of winning by lying down is so comfortable and leisurely!
In the middle of the night, Lin Shu was suddenly awakened by a pungent smell. She jumped up in fright, "There's a fire!"
She held Panpan and Tiantian in one arm and wanted to run out, but someone held her shoulders down.
"There is..." But her mouth was covered by a rough big hand.
There is a thief! ! ! !
The cat was sneaking around in front of the kang and Fang Dihua, who was burning paper, whispered, "Me! Don't shout!"
Lin Shu: “???”
Mother-in-law, what do you want to do!!
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