Those who were meant to leave have left, and those who were meant to disperse have dispersed. Xiao Yi couldn't tell if Xie Yushu was unhappy about keeping Widow Liu working, but he still offered an explanation.
“I originally thought that since we are all neighbors, we would see each other all the time, so it wouldn’t be good to be too harsh. But your way of handling it is excellent. She does the work, and we pay her wages. This way, people won’t say we are heartless, and there won’t be any unpleasant rumors that we are bullying them, a widow and her child.”
If she doesn't perform well, she can be fired at any time!
Xie Yushu said
"I just don't like doing these chores, and she just happens to want to make money. It's a win-win situation where we each get what we need. I didn't think about any of that sentimentality!"
I have absolutely no personal relationship with them!
"That's true, but in the countryside, everyone is related by clan or kinship, so we still have to be considerate of each other."
"Tch! Most of those so-called relatives are just people who think you're poor and fear you're rich, and they're watching you like they're searchlights!"
If you're slightly unlucky, she gloats; if you're slightly doing well, she's furious. The people who would truly lend a helping hand are extremely rare. I'm only good to those who are good to me!
Xie Yushu said coolly.
Xiao Yi remained silent for a moment, but ultimately did not say anything.
"I've taken the scalpel. Take care of yourself these next few days, and once we've finished dealing with the house matters, prepare for the surgery!"
Xiao Yi's eyes lit up. "Really?"
"real!"
"Okay, okay, how can I get my body in good shape? I feel like I'm in great shape right now!"
"You're still too thin. Eat more these next few days, make sure you eat two, no, three eggs every day. The surgery is in two weeks!"
"OK!"
Xiao Yi was clearly delighted. He picked up Xiao Jinyu and spun her around several times before happily going to boil water.
Qu Xiaodie said angrily
"Why did you agree to hire Widow Liu to do the work? She doesn't look like an honest person at all."
Xie Yushu glanced at the corner of the wall
"Because I'm lazy! Someone does the housework. Someone gives me money to spend, so it's so nice for us to eat, drink, and have fun comfortably!"
Aunt Tian, who was squatting in the corner eavesdropping
"Pah!"
"What a piece of trash! Lazybones! You deserve to die! At such a young age, you can't even serve your own man properly, yet you act like a queen. A country bumpkin like you, you don't deserve it!"
Aunt Tian muttered to herself as she turned and went inside.
Qu Xiaodie then realized what was happening and asked with a curious expression.
"Are you plotting something?"
"What are you saying! Do you think I'm that kind of person?"
"Pah! Who do you think you are, calling yourself 'sister'? I think you are!"
Let's leave aside the fact that Xie Yushu and her family were washing up and resting.
Now, Aunt Tian couldn't sleep well after returning to her room. In the village and town, which wife didn't have to work from dawn till dusk to serve the whole family? They had to wait until the men had finished eating before they could sit at the table. But this little slut surnamed Xie knew how to enjoy herself!
Aunt Tian became angrier the more she thought about it. She had been carefully serving her in-laws since she entered the family, never fighting back or talking back when they hit or scolded her. When had she ever dared to say a word against what her in-laws said?
Even with Old Man Tian, she never dared to openly refute him. After finally getting rid of her in-laws, she became the mother-in-law herself and could finally sit at the table and eat in peace. Her daughters-in-law also served her carefully!
Even so, she still couldn't manage the household!
Old Man Tian and her two sons still have to make decisions about everything, big and small, in the family.
She still had to get up early and work late to keep up with the work.
Thinking of Xie Yushu sleeping until late morning and then lazily getting up, while Xiao Yi even prepared her wash water so she could wash her face and then sit down to eat, living a more comfortable life than Xie Yushu, Xiao Yi felt so sad!
Aunt Tian thought about it all night and finally came up with an idea: if she couldn't handle her, she still had her mother-in-law!
Old Mrs. Xiao is no pushover. Last time, she cried, made a scene, and even threatened to hang herself, and "borrowed" ten taels of silver from that little slut. This time, the little slut bought a donkey and a cart. If Old Mrs. Xiao finds out, what will she do?
Having come up with a way to deal with Xie Yushu, Aunt Tian finally drifted off to sleep just before dawn!
Meanwhile, on Old Madam Xiao's side...
A few days ago, Xiao Yuanhang took the money and left, and Xie Yujiao started coming to the old house every day to freeload meals, using the excuse of wasting firewood by herself.
Since the day before yesterday, Xie Yujiao had not had a good appetite, and she vomited twice yesterday. Old Mrs. Xiao thought of something and hurriedly invited Aunt Xiao Wu from the village. Aunt Xiao Wu was a well-known midwife in the surrounding villages and could also tell if a woman was pregnant.
Sure enough, Xie Yujiao was pregnant!
This delighted Old Man Xiao and Old Mrs. Xiao, who immediately began to cherish Xie Yujiao.
Not only do they not have to work in the fields, but they also don't have to do housework, allowing them to focus on their pregnancy in peace.
Now, Xiao Dayong's family not only has to work on their own land, but also has to take over Xiao Yuanhang's more than 30 mu of land! Although they don't plant all of it, the two families together have more than 20 mu of land to work on.
The housework then fell to Xiao Yan, who had never lifted a finger before!
Grandma Xiao would lend a hand occasionally, but she would complain of back pain or leg pain, so Xiao Yan did most of the work by herself. As the "eldest daughter" of the family, Xiao Yan couldn't bear the hardship!
They complained as soon as they were tired, not to mention that Xie Yujiao was picky because of the baby in her belly. She wanted to eat shepherd's purse one minute and fish soup the next. She also complained that Xiao Yan's porridge was not good and that the pancakes were too hard!
Xiao Yan couldn't tolerate her temper, and the two sisters-in-law had several fights in just two days! Old Mrs. Xiao was worried about her daughter working hard and her daughter-in-law's unborn grandson not getting enough nutrition, so she was in a real bind!
Unfortunately, in those days, nobody had anything. Although there was water in the river, it had been dry for two years, so where would there be any fish? Let alone fish soup! Old Man Xiao and Zhang Dayong's family were too busy with work in the fields to have time to prepare fish for her!
So the mother and her children, without prior arrangement, attacked Xiao Yi's master again. However, after searching Xiao Yi's place, they found nothing but cornmeal and were now seething with anger!
Xiao Yan sat swaying and shoving as she ate lunch, while Xie Yujiao leaned against the kang (a heated brick bed) and complained about her miserable life and her child's miserable life, saying they couldn't even get a bite of oil or fat.
Grandma Xiao sighed and lamented that she was sorry for her precious grandson!
Although no one knows where Old Madam Xiao got her confidence that Xie Yujiao was definitely carrying her grandson!
But coincidentally, someone brought me a pillow just when I was dozing off!
Aunt Tian, who had always been at odds with Old Mrs. Xiao, slept until noon. She got up without even eating or scolding her daughter-in-law, and rushed to the old courtyard of the Xiao family!
Before even entering the gate, he slapped his thigh and shouted.
"Oh my, I must say, Aunt Xiao is something else!"
You don't know yet, do you?! Your second child has struck it rich! Striked it rich!
This shout startled Old Mrs. Xiao and her two children! They immediately rushed out from all directions to greet them.
"What did you say, Aunt Tian? Who got rich? You're not trying to fool me with some nonsense, are you?"
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