Chapter 159 The eldest sister-in-law was beaten by her husband's family.
Wang Yuqing sighed and remained silent.
She arrived at Liuxiang Brigade first by bicycle. It was noon when she arrived, and the villagers were all carrying their farm tools and heading home, walking in groups of three or five on the road.
As Wang Yuqing rode his bicycle, his first impression was that the roads in this brigade were easier to travel than those in the Jinniu brigade. No wonder people said that the Jinniu brigade was the poorest.
She encountered many people on the road, all staring at Wang Yuqing and whispering, "Whose relatives are visiting? They seem to have brought quite a lot of things."
Some people said, "It's the first time I've seen him; he looks unfamiliar."
A friendly older woman asked, "Whose house is this comrade going to?"
Wang Yuqing was just about to ask for directions, so she smiled and said, "Auntie, I'm going to Ji Zhenzhu's house. She's my aunt. Could you tell me how to get there?"
As soon as she said that, everyone knew who she was, and many people even called out her name: "Isn't this Wang Yuqing, the tough woman from the Golden Bull Brigade?"
After all, her name was well-known. Not to mention Liuxiang Brigade, almost everyone in the brigades under the entire commune, from the oldest to the youngest, knew a little about her deeds.
Some people praised her for her abilities.
Some people say she has a bad temper.
Some hooligans whispered among themselves that she was pretty.
Following the instructions, Wang Yuqing rode her bicycle to the entrance of the Jia family's courtyard. The Jia family was quite well-off, with mud walls and black bricks, and chickens and ducks were kept at the entrance.
She had just unloaded her things from her bicycle and hadn't even stepped into the yard when she heard loud cursing coming from inside.
The atmosphere inside was oppressive.
Ji Zhenzhu stood silently beside the dining table, her face pale, her lips tightly pressed together, her hands gripping the hem of her clothes.
Grandma Sun Guizhi kept stirring a plate of green vegetables with her chopsticks, and finally slammed them on the table, staring at her with dissatisfaction and scolding, "Look at what you've made! There's so much sand in this dish, how can anyone eat it? I've told you so many times, you have to put your heart into cooking, but you never learn!"
Her husband, Jia Ming, was chewing on wild boar meat with relish, his chopsticks still picking through a plate of stir-fried wild boar meat with shredded radish. He said with a hint of disdain, "Why is there only so little meat? Did you sneak some in the kitchen? Also, you have to listen to what Mom says, don't just let it go in one ear and out the other."
Ji Zhenzhu lowered her head, a hint of grievance flashing in her eyes.
Because she rushed home to cook after work, and was slow, her mother-in-law, parents-in-law, and husband kept urging her, saying that she was as slow as a snail and useless. That's why she was in such a hurry to cook, which resulted in the vegetables not being washed properly.
Sun Guizhi got even angrier looking at her: "What's wrong with you? What? Did I say something wrong? Can't I say a few words to you? Are you unhappy?"
Ji Zhenzhu lowered her head and said, "Mom, I heard you. I will wash the vegetables properly next time."
The more submissive she became, the louder Sun Guizhi's voice grew, her accusations sounding righteous: "I should never have agreed to let you into the family! I was blind! You can't even cook a proper meal, what good are you?"
Jia Shan, the father-in-law, came out of the house and plopped down in the main seat, asking impatiently, "What's going on? What's all this noise about in the middle of the day? I just got back, can't a person have some peace and quiet?"
Sun Guizhi hurriedly said, "What could be wrong? It's just this useless thing. It can't even cook a simple dish properly. There's sand in it. Such a good dish has been wasted."
Ji Zhenzhu said softly, "I'll be more careful next time. I'll eat this dish."
Sun Guizhi hurriedly placed the dish with sand in front of her: "Here you go. I just thought you deliberately put sand in it, didn't you?"
Ji Zhenzhu hurriedly explained, "I didn't mean to. I've been busy lately and a bit tired, so I accidentally didn't wash the vegetables properly."
Sun Guizhi snorted, "What are you busy with? Aren't you busy making clothes for your sister-in-law with the bad reputation of the Ji family? You spend all your time on her, you don't do many chores at home, your heart and time are always with your parents' home. You need to understand that you are now married into our Ji family, you are our Ji family's daughter-in-law, and your mind should be entirely on your husband's family. Serving your parents-in-law and husband is what you should be doing."
"Besides, who doesn't know what kind of person she is? You should stay away from her and not associate with her. Don't give her the clothes even after they're finished."
"She didn't contribute a single penny when you got married, so she owes you. Consider this dress a gift to you."
Ji Zhenzhu pursed her lips, mustered up a little courage, and said, "Mom, my sister-in-law is a very nice person. I don't spend all my time on her. I only do it in the evenings before going to bed."
She said cautiously, "Besides... I've done a lot of chores around the house. As her aunt, it's only right that I help her make a set of clothes. She also gave me wild boar meat and snails, which you... ate. So it's not like I helped her for nothing."
"Besides, she didn't even come to my parents' house when I got married, so how can she owe me anything? This dress was bought for her by my younger brother when he came to propose marriage. I can't be so heartless as to take someone else's clothes."
Upon hearing this, Sun Guizhi became furious: "Are you implying that I'm immoral? Have you grown up and dared to talk back? Haven't you been beaten enough? Or have you been beaten too lightly?"
Jia Min burped as he ate, and added, "Last time you secretly went back to your parents' house and brought them noodles, sugar, and candy. Oh, and you also stole three yuan. We didn't beat you then. I think you're just asking for a beating this time."
Jia Shan was unaware of this. Sun Guizhi and Jia Min were prepared for Ji Zhenzhu to come back and beat her up, but when she brought pork and snails home, the mother and son calmed down.
Jia Shan was out repairing water conservancy projects and only returned home in the morning, so he didn't know about this matter, and the mother and son also forgot to mention it to him.
Upon hearing this, Jia Shan flew into a rage. He abruptly stood up, strode over to Ji Zhenzhu, glared at her, pointed at her nose, and began to curse: "You spendthrift woman! You actually sent our family's best things to your own family! Where did you get the nerve? Everyone says you're honest, but I think you're anything but honest; you're a real scoundrel..."
As Jia Shan spoke, he grew angrier and angrier. Suddenly, he raised his hand and slapped Ji Zhenzhu hard across the face.
The slap was so powerful that Ji Zhenzhu was caught off guard and staggered, almost falling. Tears of grievance welled up in her eyes, but she dared not fight back.
Seeing this, Jia Ming not only didn't step forward to help his wife, but instead mocked her from the side: "Serves you right. You married into our family, eat our food, drink our drinks, live in our house, and you still dare to bring things to your parents' home. Dad, you did the right thing. She should have been taught a lesson long ago."
Hua Gui, sitting next to her, said coldly, "What use is a hen that can't lay eggs? And your family, they not only don't help you, but they also want to take advantage of you. Your whole family is no good."
What usually angers Jia Shan the most is that his daughter-in-law is not fertile enough. She has been married for several years but has not been able to lay a single egg. Today, when his wife brought it up, he became even angrier and picked up a chair to smash it on Ji Zhenzhu.
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