Old man Yu Tiezhu took a puff of his pipe and coughed twice before speaking.
"You have to go. We don't have anything to show for it. You two should go and admit your mistakes!"
"Dad, don't worry, I will definitely talk to these families and establish good relationships with them."
The staple food of Old Yu's family hardly changes, it is cornmeal porridge every meal.
After the vegetables in the private plots were pulled out, the dishes served on the table were replaced with pickled radish strips and sour beans.
The men sat at one table and the women sat at another.
At Cao Xiu's table were Wang Cuihua, her elder sister-in-law Liu Shuzhen, her eldest daughter-in-law Liu Meili, and the baby in Liu Meili's arms.
My third sister-in-law Zhang Suhua, my fourth sister-in-law Yang Meihong and her eight-year-old daughter Yu Jiao.
The men divided the food at the table fairly.
As for why Xiaoyuan is the thinnest?
That's because Wang Cuihua always secretly subsidizes the boys of the first, third and fourth wives.
Only Yu Yuan was repeatedly ignored by her.
Every time it was the women's turn to serve porridge to Cao Xiu, Wang Cuihua's hand would always shake accidentally and she would get less than half a spoonful.
Wang Cuihua used the same trick again. Cao Xiu stood up with a smile and grabbed the spoon.
"Mom, I know you've been working all day and your hands are shaking from exhaustion. I have to go out soon, so I'll spare you the trouble. Just serve it yourself."
As he spoke, he filled his bowl.
Sit down and start eating quickly.
There were not many pickles on the table. Cao Xiu took advantage of the moment when everyone at the table was distracted and picked up most of the pickles with just a few chopsticks.
The clear porridge and pickles taste quite refreshing.
Wang Cuihua slapped her thigh and said, "Oh, you're courting death! If you eat everything, what will we eat?"
"Don't you usually have one bowl each? Why do you have nothing to eat if I eat one?"
"Second sister-in-law, don't you usually only eat half a bowl? When I cook porridge, I add water according to this amount."
Liu Shuzhen explained that Wang Cuihua didn't like Cao Xiu touching the food, so the job of cooking was usually taken turns by the other sisters-in-law.
All the dishwashing work was given to Cao Xiu.
Adding a little water will make the porridge thicker for them. This is the tacit understanding between them.
Cao Xiu finished the last mouthful of porridge.
She asked back, "Sister-in-law, who told you I only drink half a bowl? I work harder than you, and you drink a full bowl. Do you think I can be full with just half a bowl of porridge?"
"Every time she serves me porridge, my mom's hands start shaking. It might happen once or twice, but if it happens every time, I think she loses control of her hands and feet just by looking at me. Don't you think this is a sign of illness?"
"For the sake of our mother's health, I have to serve my own porridge from now on!"
Liu Shuzhen, Zhang Suhua, Yang Meihong...
Wang Cuihua...Why does she think that this is not a good thing for her daughter-in-law?
"Wei Min, have you finished eating? Hurry up, we have to go to San's house. If we're any later, they'll be knocking on the door!"
"It's over, it's over! Xiaoyuan, go back to your room and go to bed early. Mom and Dad will be back later."
After instructing their son, the two hurried out under the cover of night.
Cao Xiu curled her lips and complained to her husband.
"Old Yu, I feel a little sorry for my original self. How could that family be so shameless? They bully anyone who behaves honestly."
Yu Weimin analyzed, "Wang Cuihua values her eldest son more than her two younger sons. The honest second son and his wife, caught in the middle, are being exploited."
"Since I've taken over the bodies of this couple, I might as well give them a good vent and live a decent life!"
As they were talking, they arrived at the village chief's house.
Li Yongde asked in confusion, "Why are you two here? What did Hongyan do?"
The couple had just come to his house to make trouble at noon, and then involved his wife in the afternoon work, and came again in the evening.
I'm really scared of these two people!
Yu Weimin is not as honest as the original owner, and he speaks in a very aggressive manner.
"Nothing happened. Even if she did, as the elders, how can we keep arguing with her? We just want to talk about what happened this afternoon."
Li Yongde thought, these two people earned one centimeter in the afternoon, are they not convinced?
"My mother favors my other brothers. My husband and I fell and fainted this morning. She doesn't let us eat because we don't earn enough."
"But how can I have the energy when I'm hungry? I made mistakes while working this afternoon."
"If the family tradition is not right, then this is the village tradition! As the village chief, I have to keep it secret."
"It's okay for us to make a few mistakes, but it's not our intention to cause trouble for the villagers. So, we have to come and explain."
Li Yongde is autistic!
What do you mean, the family tradition is not right? To put it in a broader sense, this is the village tradition. As the village chief, do I have to keep it secret?
He is a fair and upright village leader, what did he do?
On the side, Cao Xiu complained to the village head's wife about the unfair treatment she had received in Lao Yu's family over the years.
Feng Guilan was originally angry that Cao Xiu did not work properly, which caused her to be splashed with water.
As I listened, my eyes became sore.
Among the daughters-in-law of their generation, who hasn’t suffered from the bullying of their mother-in-law when they were young?
"Sister-in-law Guilan, my life is so hard! It's like living under the yoke of a landlord. These slogans of equality and freedom don't work in our village!"
When Li Yongde heard this, he became a little restless.
If this couple gets into trouble one day, what will happen to him as the village chief?
Rome was not built in a day.
Yu Weimin and Cao Xiu saw that they had almost finished chatting and stood up to say goodbye.
"Sister-in-law Guilan, please don't see me off, and the village chief. We still have to go to the captain's house to apologize. The captain was pinned to the ground by Wei Min today. Sigh..."
The two men went to the captain's and secretary's homes, apologized, and complained.
Then he walked back in the dark.
"Wife, we can compete for an Oscar!"
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