Chen He also finished eating and went out to get a bowl of soup and brought it back to sit down and drink.
"Sister, please serve me a bowl of soup." Chen Mian handed over the bowl politely.
Chen He took the bowl and filled it with soup. This was not a big deal.
When he came back, he served soup for everyone. The children had already finished eating and ran away. Chen He went to clean up by himself.
Chen Mian was sitting steadily on the kang as if he were a great old man, sipping soup in small sips. It was just one meal all year round and he didn't have to do much.
The women worked very quickly. Liang Caixia asked Chen Dou to bring the meat in the pot to the men.
Chen Miao came in, "Mom, I'm going back first. I'll go out tomorrow and go back to clean up."
"Where are you going?" Chen Mian asked before Liang Caixia spoke.
"I have something to do when I go out."
Looking at the third sister's indifferent expression, she didn't want to answer. She was unhappy. "What are you doing as a woman when your man is not around?"
Chen Miao didn't want to be acquainted with her. She turned sideways and said something to Chen Dongsheng, then turned around and left.
Chen Mian angrily said, "You don't know what is good or bad."
"Who do you think you are? Do you have to say it?" Yang Yuemei said sarcastically.
Chen Mian was so choked that she didn't know what to say. She really didn't dare to mess with her sister-in-law.
"Mom, I'm going back to pick up the soles of my shoes."
The second daughter-in-law said the same thing.
Liang Caixia nodded, and the two daughters-in-law also left.
While Chen Dou was waiting, the men also finished their drinks and began to eat.
"Mom, the fourth girl is also fourteen. I have a pretty good brother-in-law."
"No, don't say such words in the future, the fourth girl is in school."
"Going to school? How much will it cost?"
Chen Tong came in and happened to hear these words. He thought he was talking about himself and immediately became furious. "It's none of your business. It's your turn to speak in this family?"
"Lao Wu, is this your attitude towards your sister?"
"You? Let's forget it. We don't have a good relationship with your family. When you come back, you will be like an uncle. You show off your shame all day long. I feel embarrassed when I look at the way your family eats."
"Shut up." Liang Caixia glared at her son. This kid didn't know what to say.
Chen Tong glanced at Chen Mian sarcastically and went out.
"Mom, look at Lao Wu."
"Shut up and don't come here again."
Now Chen Mian was shocked. A woman has no status in her husband's family. If she doesn't have support from her husband's family, she will be even more looked down upon.
Xu Guangxing glared at his wife, smiled and talked to Liu Laifu, "Brother-in-law, I heard that you are living in the village?"
"Yes. We have separated, so we moved here."
"Is it okay to make tofu?"
"It's okay. I have some soybeans and some grain left at home."
"I will also discuss with my parents when I get back. I can make tofu and raise pigs."
"You can give it a try. As long as you can afford the hardship, it's no worse than farming."
"Then you still need to prepare a lot of things, right?"
"There is a stone grinder, and the rest is just a tofu plate. This belongs to San Yatou's family. She saw that it was really difficult for us to come here, so she came up with this idea for us. If it weren't for making tofu, our family of five would have enough to eat.
I can’t even eat it.”
Chen Mian listened to this envy on the side. But she also knew that she was far away. Looking at her mother, she didn't dare to say anything now.
After Chen Tian finished eating, he went to the ground and was stopped by her, "Lao San, is your wife going back to her parents' house? She won't be at home today?"
Chen Tian was in a bad mood, and he heard her beeping, "It's none of your business."
"Third brother, why are you talking? Isn't this kind of me?"
"Keep your good intentions."
He picked up the door curtain and went out.
Chen Mian felt that she was too shameless, and her two sisters-in-law were either scolded or beaten. She was the only one who rarely did this, because the Xu family did not dare to do so because of her large family.
I lost face like this in front of a man today. How will I think about it in the future?
"Mom, do you think they all treat me like this?"
"Shut up, you're the only one with too much trouble."
"I don't care about my family."
"No need, just live your life well."
After the men finished eating and the two sisters cleaned up, Chen Mian still sat firmly on the kang.
Chen Dou finished cleaning up and came in, "Mom, I'm going to my third sister's house." I really don't like this second sister, so I might as well go to the third sister's house to avoid it.
Now only the old couple and Chen Mian were left at home. Xu Guangxing accompanied his father-in-law to another room to lie down.
Liang Caixia looked at Chen Mian with a bad expression, "Are you short-sighted? None of your brothers and sisters at home want to see you?"
"Mom, don't I care about them?"
"No need, I'm just coming back once a year and I'm too lazy to talk to you. If you keep doing this, don't come back next year."
"Mom, what would I do if I didn't have my mother's family to support me?"
"You still know? You know and you offend everyone?"
The eldest daughter has the help of the three daughters, and her life is getting better. The remaining brothers can't help much, but they can get along with each other. The three girls really don't want to see the second daughter, and this fool is talking nonsense.
Liang Caixia knew that the third girl would not have done what others said just now. This fool thought she could.
"Mom, how can you ignore me?"
"What do I care about you? You did it yourself. If anything happens in the future, no one will care about you."
"They are my brothers and sisters, how can they ignore me?"
"What do you care about? You always think you are better than others? No one is better than you, and they all know how to honor your father and us. You are the only one who pretends to care about me, but in fact it's not bullshit."
Chen Mian really didn't dare to argue. Seeing her like this, Liang Caixia simply lay down. She was already a mother, so she didn't understand yet and just let her suffer.
In another house, the father-in-law and his son-in-law were lying down and chatting. "Dad, who owns the big house in the village? It looks domineering."
"It's from Sanya Tou's family."
"Third sister's?"
"Yeah. The brick and tile houses built this year are quite good."
"Dad, how much is that?" Xu Guangxing was surprised. The third sister-in-law didn't like to talk. She always kept her head down when she was a child. She also didn't talk after she got married. Did you really not know that there was so much money? The third brother-in-law
Aren't you going to fight outside? How can a soldier have so much money?
"I don't know either."
Xu Guangxing was speechless. Good guy, that house looks domineering from a distance.
Sisters Chen He and Chen Dou arrived at Chen Miao's house, where she was reading a book.
It's quite warm in the room. After all, it's well sealed.
"You guys get on the kang, it's quite warm."
Chen Dou also brought over a book and sat on the kang to read it.
"Fourth girl, have you learned a lot of words?"
"Well, the teacher talks a lot every day. I don't know as much as that little kid Jiaojiao."
Chen Miao looked at her little sister with a calm expression, which was good.
"It's good that Mom can let you go to school." It's a good time for my little sister.
"Yeah. I didn't expect my mother to let me go. It costs a lot of money for me and my younger brother to go to school for a year."
"Then study hard."
"I will definitely do it. The teacher said that we will learn telegraphy and medical care after school starts."
