Upon receiving the instructions, Wu hurriedly went out and closed the door.
An Shuyi used the oil lamp to wipe her body; she felt sticky and uncomfortable all over, but unfortunately, she still had a wound on her head and couldn't wash her hair.
When Li hit him, she must have used a stone, which smashed a hole in his head. It was quite terrible, and the injury probably wouldn't fully heal for two or three months.
She wouldn't let Li Shi off so easily. If her soul hadn't transmigrated into the original owner's body, Li Shi would be a murderer. But because of her arrival, Li Shi got away scot-free. This wasn't in her nature to let her off so easily.
After changing into a new set of clothes, I took the water out and poured it out. Then I lay down on the bed and quickly fell asleep.
The next day, An Shuyi was awakened by the noise outside. She opened her eyes irritably and looked at the simple room before realizing that she had transmigrated. She sat up in bed.
"Zhao, what's all this noise so early in the morning? Shut up!" If Zhao wasn't doing it on purpose, she would slap herself.
"Mother, my milk isn't enough, and the baby is crying from hunger," Zhao Shi hurriedly replied upon hearing her mother-in-law's voice.
She used to eat an egg every day, but her mother-in-law took all the eggs from the house. This morning she had nothing to eat. Actually, she had already fed the child. The reason she's making a fuss is simply because she lost her egg.
An Shuyi opened the door. "Where's the boss?"
"Mother, eldest brother went to the fields." Before Zhao could answer, Xiao Qi spoke up from the side, "Mother, are you still in pain? Can Huahua sleep with you tonight?"
She used to sleep with her mother, but her fifth brother said that her mother was in pain and that she should sleep with her sixth brother for one night and then sleep with her mother again tonight. So she waited here early.
He picked up Xiao Qi, who was sitting at the door, and bounced him in his arms. Xiao Qi was so light. "Fourth brother, go and call your eldest brother back. Tell him to send Zhao Shi back and say that my Lin family can't tolerate her. She can't even take care of a child. Keeping her around is a waste of food."
Although Zhao was scared, she thought of her mother-in-law's past behavior and mustered her courage. "Mother, I haven't done anything wrong. You can't send me back."
“Hehe,” An Shuyi sneered, “Zhao, just for the fact that you stole my Lin family’s grain and took it back to your parents’ home, I dare to make the eldest son divorce you.”
“I…” Zhao looked at her mother-in-law in surprise. She had been very careful, so how could her mother-in-law have known?
Seeing the incredulous look on her face, An Shuyi found it amusing. "What, do you think no one knows what you've done? Not only do I know, but the second son's wife knows, and even the eldest son knows, but he just doesn't want to say it out loud."
"You think you've covered your tracks perfectly, you idiot, Fourth Brother, what are you standing there for? Go call your big brother, you damn thing."
He turned to look at his second daughter-in-law, who was standing in the corner holding a child, and said, "Wu, go fetch some water."
"Yes, Mother!"
Being at the top of the food chain is truly different; not only do you not have to work, but you can also boss people around at will.
Seeing that her mother-in-law was no longer like before and wanted to send her back, Zhao realized that her mother-in-law was different from before and began to feel afraid.
An Shuyi had just finished washing up when her eldest son rushed back, "Mom, did that damn woman make you angry again? I'm going to beat her up right now." He was about to strike.
*slap*
"Mom, why did you hit me?" The eldest son looked at his mother in confusion.
An Shuyi put her hand down and rubbed it on her leg. It really hurt. "No man in the Lin family hits a woman. If you can't control her, then send her back to her parents' home and let them take care of her. She gave you a child, so you shouldn't have hit her. Send her back and let her take the child with her."
I won't mention the grain she stole before, but she has to get back the silver she took from me.
"Silver? What silver?" The eldest brother was even more puzzled. Just how many more things was this damned woman hiding from him?
“When Zhao was pregnant, she told me that her brother was going to do business and asked me to lend her three taels of silver, saying she would return in a few months. But I haven’t seen a single copper coin since.”
The eldest son glared at her and asked, "Zhao, I haven't heard you mention this before. Tell me honestly, how many other things are you hiding from me!"
"No, husband, I only stole some grain from home and three taels of silver that I borrowed. I didn't take anything else." Only then did Zhao realize she was afraid.
"Eldest son, hurry up and send it back. It's giving me a headache. Wu, let the second son take care of the child. You go and cook. You're all brainless. What time is it? You still don't know how to cook?"
"Yes, Mother!" The eldest son picked up the child and dragged Zhao out the door. Even though Zhao was unwilling, she could only be dragged out.
An Shuyi suddenly remembered the task she had given to her rebellious sons last night, "Second son, third son, fourth son, come here."
The three of them rushed over when they heard their mother calling!
"Mother, what do you want with us?"
"Have you finished what I asked you to do last night?" Looking at their listless appearance, he figured they had.
The third son hurriedly spoke up, "Mother, I've already prepared the land in the backyard. If you don't believe me, you can go and see for yourself later. But there's no water in the river now, so we can't plant anything here."
An Shuyi nodded, "Yes, you did a great job. I'll take care of the arrangements for farming."
"And me, Mother. I filled the water vat yesterday, and there's still some left. I'll go get more when I run out," the fourth son hurriedly added.
"Yes, you did very well too."
They were both very happy to receive their mother's approval; their mother had never praised them like this before.
Looking at her second son, who was holding the baby and not saying a word, An Shuyi felt a surge of frustration. "Second son, have you finished chopping the firewood?"
"Mother, it's all chopped up," the second son replied.
"I thought you'd turned into a saw-mouthed gourd, but it turns out you can still talk. Now that it's all done, you can have dinner today."
After saying that, she shouted to the kitchen, "Ms. Wu, cook a lot more this morning."
Looking at her sons in the yard, An Shuyi continued to instruct, "Second and third sons, go chop firewood later. Fourth son, continue fetching water. Fifth son, you three stay at home and don't go anywhere. It's too hot, and your bodies can't handle it."
"The second son's wife will go dig for wild vegetables later. The children will be left at home and taken care of by the fifth son and his family."
She'll go out and dig some wild vegetables later, not to eat, but to sell. Although she still has gold ingots and silver, there's a drought now, and even with silver, she can't buy food. The food she can buy is expensive, and the little silver she has won't last long.
When the eldest son comes back, give him some silver to go to the county town and see if he can buy some more. We don't know how much grain we have left at home, so we'll have to go check later.
When Wu finished cooking, the eldest son still hadn't returned. Without waiting for him, Wu served a bowl of the porridge to the kitchen, and the family prepared to eat. It was the same porridge, but instead of wild vegetables, it contained sweet potatoes.
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