Chapter 54 Doting on concubines and destroying wives
It's already daybreak.
There was an indescribable smell hanging over the small village.
Bursts of curses came from the door of Aunt Wang's house.
This caused the dogs in the surrounding areas to bark non-stop.
As the New Year draws to a close, there is almost no farm work in the fields. Most of the women and children in the village are at home sweeping the houses, making new clothes, and buying New Year's goods.
Regardless of whether they had any skills or not, the men all rushed to the mountains after hearing that winter bamboo shoots could be sold at a good price.
With no man left in the house, all the young wives and girls flocked to Aunt Wang's house.
I had to endure the stench to find out what was going on.
In the Wang family courtyard.
Outside the house, there was a terrible stench and constant cursing.
Inside the house, the sobbing sounds of daughter-in-law Wu Huaer and son could be heard from the bedroom.
I kept calling his name.
Tiezhu squatted in the yard with his head in his hands. He didn't dare to go into his wife's room, his mother's room, or go out.
“Bang…”
My mother's shouting stopped, and there were bursts of sounds of bowls and things being smashed.
Tiezhu had no choice but to push the door open and walk in.
She stepped on the broken porcelain her mother threw at her.
"Mom, don't our things cost money? Why do you want to throw them like that?"
After seeing the doctor, Aunt Wang's condition improved a little. Now her hands are stronger and she can speak more fluently.
Lying on the bed, she glared at her son and threw a pillow at him.
"Unfilial son, how could you bear to come in without throwing things? Where is your wife? Where did she go?"
Tiezhu stood far away and didn't dare to approach his mother.
Afraid of being beaten.
He is now caught between his wife and his mother, and is not treated as a human being by either side.
The daughter-in-law still holds a grudge against her mother and refuses to even enter her room, let alone serve her.
He pursed his lips and said, "Mom, Hua'er is taking care of the baby. You know Heiwa is frightened. He has been running a fever since yesterday and crying all day. Hua... can't get away..."
When Aunt Wang heard that it was about taking care of her grandson, her expression didn't look so bad anymore.
She couldn't stand seeing Wu's ugly face anymore.
Wait, wait until she gets better, and then I will make my son divorce her and marry a well-behaved and obedient girl.
She curled her lips and said, "Hua'er isn't unable to get away, but she's holding a grudge against me. She was even more anxious about Heiwa losing me than she was. Can I be blamed for this? If anyone should blame someone, they can only blame that black-hearted human trafficker and Lu Qingyao..."
"Lu Qingyao must have told Mrs. Zhang, otherwise why would she come here to make trouble?"
The cursing outside the door continued.
Aunt Wang felt a headache after hearing this and rubbed her eyebrows.
Tiezhu's eyebrows twitched when he heard this. "Mother, what did Sister Lu have to do with this? If she hadn't sent Heiwa back, you probably wouldn't have been able to see your precious grandson. It was obviously you..."
"Shut up! Stop your nonsense."
Aunt Wang slapped the bed and shouted angrily, "Kneel down!"
Seeing that his mother was really angry, Tiezhu was afraid that she would do something bad out of anger, so he walked over to her and knelt down.
Aunt Wang knows how to control her son.
He changed his previous anger, reached out and stroked his son's head, his eyes full of tenderness and kindness.
"Get up! Everything I've done is for you. Why are you so ungrateful? You're making me feel so broken-hearted..."
As she spoke, she began to wipe away her tears again.
"Your father passed away early, leaving us an orphan and a widow. If it weren't for your mother's matchmaking and work, how would we have the money to marry you? How would we have the money to build a big brick and tile house? How would we have the money to buy meat for Heiwa?"
"Why don't you understand your mother's painstaking efforts?"
Tiezhu was also moved after hearing this.
"Mom, of course I understand, but you really did something wrong this time... and you even implicated Heiwa..."
Aunt Wang's expression changed immediately when she saw that her son was not willing to listen to her.
"Do you think I'm willing to do this? I'm just asking for money... Stop talking nonsense. I asked you to help me pass a message to Master Tao. Did you do it?"
Although Tiezhu lost his father when he was young, his mother was rich and sent him to a private school for several years.
So I know a few words.
"Mom, the debt collector is at the door and has thrown manure all over the door. How can I get out?"
"Damn Lu Qingyao, she must have instigated this." Aunt Wang gritted her teeth in hatred.
She is a famous matchmaker in the area and has arranged many matchmakings for the gentry and nobles.
Everyone in Taoxi Village treats her with respect.
When have I ever suffered such humiliation!
When Lu Qingyao came, not only did she lose her business, but she also became a laughing stock in the whole village.
I can't swallow this insult no matter what.
He held his son's hand tightly and told him: "Go, find Mr. Tao and ask him to help you find a job for you in the county government..."
"I'm in this state now. I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of bed for a while. We can't just sit there and eat up all the money we have."
Tiezhu frowned and looked at his mother with an unclear expression.
"Mom, why would Uncle Tao help us? Are you...hiding something from me?"
Aunt Wang knew her son was thinking the wrong thing, so she knocked him on the forehead and said, "What are you thinking, little brat?"
"Do you think I had her child kidnapped because I couldn't stand that woman?"
"Isn't it?" Tiezhu smacked his lips.
Ever since he introduced Jiang Qiao'er to his mother, she has been at odds with the Jiang family and they are always at odds with each other.
Aunt Wang rolled her eyes at him.
"Your mother and I were asked by Master Tao to take that group of people to identify the family... I didn't know they were human traffickers!"
Tiezhu began to believe it, "Really?"
Aunt Wang glanced toward the door and lowered her voice, "Master Tao accepted the favor of that nobleman in Beijing, so he sent people to make things difficult for Lu Qingyao. This time, I took the blame for him. He promised me that he would find you a job in the government office..."
"A noble lady? Could it be Jiang Lao Er's concubine?" Tie Zhu said with a look of disbelief.
Aunt Wang laughed awkwardly, "Who else could it be?"
Even a cruel father would not eat his own son. No matter how cruel Jiang Laoer was, he would not harm his own child.
Tie Zhu suddenly understood. "So, Jiang Lao Er favors his concubine over his wife, and that's why he found an excuse to drive Madam Lu back?"
The news that Jiang Lao Er had a concubine from a wealthy family in the capital spread throughout the village.
It was his mother who spread it.
It is said that Landlord Liu specifically asked someone to inquire about it. Now that I think about it, the information must have come from Master Tao.
That concubine should not be underestimated. Even though she is far away in the capital, she can reach so far.
Aunt Wang did not comment.
She whispered, "Master Tao said that your concubine's father is a high-ranking official in the capital, even higher than Jiang Lao Er, and we can't afford to offend him..."
"If I can get this done for her, there will definitely be a lot of benefits. That's why I'm willing to endure so much injustice to find a way out for you. Do you understand my painstaking efforts?"
Tiezhu was so moved that he knelt down again, "Mom, I understand. I'm sorry for the injustice you've suffered. I will definitely be filial to you in the future..."
"I'll go find Uncle Tao and buy you a maid."
Aunt Wang smiled brightly, "Go! Bring some bacon and eggs to your Uncle Tao..."
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