In Wu Xiangxiang's eyes, her aunt's remarks were purely sarcastic.
No matter what she should have done in the past, it is all in the past. If she goes to the Chai family to apologize now, they will not forgive her.
She finally understood what happened today. If Chai Jiasheng held her in the palm of his hand before and was not willing to let her get hurt, now the person he is willing to coax has become Yu Xiaoya.
Yu Xiaoya is not as good-looking as her, and she is older than her, and she has a child. She has even been married. What is so good about her?
Aunt Wu was still sighing, "Your father has been spoiled by your grandparents since he was a child. Your brother behaves and behaves exactly the same as him. Both of them are unreliable. You shouldn't follow them and fool around."
"I shouldn't be fooling around," Wu Xiangxiang cried loudly. "Now the Liu family is forcing me to ask for money, and the Chai family is asking me to pay back the betrothal gift. What can I give in return? They want to force me to death. If you really want to help me, just
Don’t make sarcastic remarks here, do something practical.”
The father and son of the Wu family are thick-skinned and have bad tempers, but Wu Xiangxiang is different. She has been soft-spoken since she was sensible. She has never been so rude in front of her elders. Aunt Wu was stunned for a moment and waved her hand.
"There are seven or eight people in my family, and I can hardly support myself. I have helped you and my son three times a lot in these years. I don't expect you to be grateful. I just hope that you will stop trying to borrow money from me. Don't talk about me.
No, even if I did, I wouldn’t lend it to you white-eyed wolves.”
After saying this, he turned around and entered the house.
After Wu Xiangxiang finished yelling, she felt a little regretful. Just when she wanted to apologize, her aunt no longer wanted to listen to her. However, if Aunt Wu said such words, she would not be able to help her in the future. It doesn't matter whether the friendship exists or not.
There was not a grain of rice in the Wu family's kitchen. Wu Xiangxiang couldn't stay even if she wanted to, and the aunt next door ignored her. She cried a lot and stayed up until dark. Her stomach growled with hunger. She slowly got up and slumped.
Returned to Liu's house.
Liu's mother had never been a good-tempered person. When she saw her daughter-in-law coming back alone, she scolded her, "I asked you to invite someone. Did you go to the city to invite someone? I've been there for two hours and it's been like this. Did the ants on the ground thank you?"
Where is your father?”
The last sentence is the most important.
Wu Xiangxiang lowered her head and wiped her tears, "It's gone." She added hurriedly, "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and he has to buy new year's goods. He doesn't have any money on hand, so he must have gone out to look for money."
Mother Liu snorted disdainfully, "A grown man is young and strong, and his hands and feet are not disabled, but he always expects charity from others. Don't look at me. The Liu family is poor. I despise the kind of man who reaches out and asks others for money. Don't stand there."
, come in quickly and start working."
The Liu family has a large family, and they have planted a lot of land, but there is still not enough to eat. Every time they cook, they have to make a big pot, and they have to wash several basins of laundry. There are many things to do. It has been cold recently, and Wu Xiangxiang has frostbite and cracks on her hands.
There were a lot of openings. She really felt that her hands were almost catching up with Yao Chunfang's original pair.
Life was already very difficult, and something like this happened again, so Liu's mother asked her to do almost everything.
Wu Xiangxiang was tired until late at night, and the rooster crowed once before she crawled into bed with soreness all over her body. As soon as she lifted the quilt, she was immediately disgusted by the man next to her.
"You're afraid that I won't know you're back, so be quiet when you take off the quilt, and the cold wind will come in." The fourth child of the Liu family was extremely sleepy. After muttering something, he didn't bother to argue with her, and turned over to continue sleeping.
Wu Xiangxiang felt cold all over her body. When she saw that he didn't say a word of greeting, her heart felt cold. She couldn't help but said, "There are too many things to do. I can't finish them all. Can you tell me about it?"
The fourth son of the Liu family was still angry and said casually, "My mother used to do all the work. Now that you have entered the door, you should help her share the burden. If you are not willing to do it, just get out of here."
Remember to return the betrothal gift later."
At the end of the sentence, I yawned and fell asleep again.
Wu Xiangxiang was stiff all over and couldn't come back to her senses for a long time.
On the night of the wedding, when the family was having dinner, Liu's mother said with disdain that Yao Chunfang was a woman, but she did not leave a way for women to survive. She would not be like this. As long as her daughter-in-law came in, no matter what happened, she would not
Drive people away.
Wu Xiangxiang thought she was stable for the rest of her life.
As a result, the Liu family still said the same thing as Yao Chunfang.
Wu Xiangxiang has been having a rough time lately.
On the other side, Chu Yunli's vegetables were sold at a good price. This winter alone was more than Yao Chunfang's entire savings over the years.
Yu Xiaoya lived in someone else's house, saying that the family next door was kind, but after living there for a long time, there were always all kinds of conflicts. Chu Yunli thought that she might just take him over before the year, so she started to prepare for her marriage.
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If there is no shortage of money, let’s make it more lively. The newlyweds each have twelve sets of clothes. It’s too late to tear down the house and rebuild it. This winter is not the time to build a house. Chu Yunli built two new rooms nearby.
One room, and the remaining one is for Niu Niu. All the furniture inside is new, and the floor is paved with bluestone. Even in the old house, many things have been replaced.
Facing the solemnity of the Chai family, Yu Xiaoya was happy, but also a little scared, fearing that she was dreaming.
The Zhou family was extremely envious.
When she first came to visit, she did intend to bring Chai Jiasheng and her cousin together, but she was embarrassed to say so. However, she did not expect that the Chai family was willing to help her cousin. She also did not expect that these two people were really destined.
Wu Xiangxiang has been having a very difficult time recently. The few things she brought back from the Chai family did not please the Liu family. Instead, every time she picked up the bowl during meals, it reminded her of the fact that she was married.
She gets up the earliest every day, goes to bed the latest, eats the least, works the most, and gets scolded. Her sister-in-law and mother-in-law have a straight face at her all day long, and her brothers don't even notice her as if they haven't seen her.
The people around her also followed her and ignored her. Life like this was as uncomfortable as it was. But she didn't dare to say she wanted to leave. As long as she said she wanted to leave, she would definitely pay back the Liu family's betrothal gift.
She can't afford it.
At this time, I heard that the Chai family built a new house for the bride, made new clothes, a sedan chair, a suona and bearers of the best quality. Yao Chunfang also went to the village and ordered a fat pig and more than a dozen chickens, planning a great celebration.
A banquet will be held that day.
Only the richest family in the village would do such a generous thing.
Is the Chai family so wealthy?
She felt unwilling and uncomfortable.
People in the village knew that the Chai family's ancestors and grandsons had built greenhouses and grown vegetables that were not available in winter, and the vegetables were sold at a good price. People were particularly jealous when they saw it.
After seeing Yao Chunfang's grand granddaughter-in-law's generous marriage, everyone became more and more excited. Some people secretly tried to build a greenhouse, and some shameless people half-jokingly asked if they could teach them.
It is said that wealth should not be revealed, and good prescriptions should be held in one's own hands. The person who asked did not think that he could really get the prescription. He only hoped that the grandfather and grandson could give him a few pointers. Surprisingly, Yao Chunfang got it in one go.
He agreed. He also said that after the Chai family got married, they would build another greenhouse, and anyone in the village who was willing to help could follow suit.
He even said that after the construction of Chai's house is completed, Chai Jiasheng can go to other houses to help. But everyone must discuss which house to go to first and which house to go to later, so as not to quarrel over this and affect the relationship between the neighbors.
When the people in the village first heard that the Chai family had not made a fortune quietly and planned to take everyone with them to grow vegetables, many people didn't believe it. But the news was indeed true.
Everyone thinks that the Chai family is so kind.
As a result, when preparing for the wedding, there were so many people helping out. Chu Yunli took a bullock cart to the town, so she no longer had to pay the fare. Every time she came back from shopping, many people appeared from everywhere before even greeting anyone.
Come and help move.
On the first day of the big day, more than ten tables were set up by just those who helped. Not all of them were just looking for help, but those who really came to help sincerely.
It is worth mentioning that the Liu family is a little worried. No one can have too much money, especially since the Liu family is already poor. Liu's mother often gets angry because of the marriages of several sons, and her temper becomes more and more explosive.
But she had already offended someone to death, so she gritted her teeth and asked the uninjured Liu Er to come to help.
On the big day, Chu Yunli didn't chase anyone away.
The Yu family heard about what happened to Yu Xiaoya and knew that she had married into a good family, so they came to visit her again. They wanted to take her back to her parents' home to get married, but Yu Xiaoya refused.
She and her cousin had a very good relationship when they were in the boudoir. Later, when they lived here, even though there were some minor conflicts, her cousin took her in when she was in the most difficult time and helped her become a matchmaker, which was a great help to her.
In front of everyone, she bluntly stated that the only person in her natal family was the Zhou family.
The Yu family had no choice but to leave in anger.
On the big day, Chu Yunli prepared a new set of clothes for Niu Niu, dressed her up like a lucky dumpling, and followed her through the door.
When everyone saw it, they felt more and more kind-hearted about the grandfather and grandson.
It is difficult for ordinary people to treat the children they bring as their own. Even if they don't treat them harshly, they don't want their children to appear in front of others on such a big day and make people comment. Yao Chunfang's attitude towards her children is obviously that she is not afraid of people.
I mean, I really love my children.
The child was wearing a silk shirt. Every year, he made a lot of money to make expensive clothes for the child. It was just throwing money into the water.
Chai Jiasheng got married again, and when the bride came in, he accidentally saw the expression on his grandmother's face, and inexplicably remembered the sad look on his grandmother's face when he got married for the first time.
In fact, grandma never liked Wu Xiangxiang and was not willing to marry the Wu family. If he hadn't insisted, what happened later would not have happened.
His heart was full of guilt, and he was glad that he had recognized Wu Xiangxiang's true face. Otherwise, he didn't know what Wu Xiangxiang would do.
The newlyweds were welcomed into the door and sent into the bridal chamber amid the praises of Mrs. Xi.
Not far away, in the courtyard of the Liu family, Wu Xiangxiang seemed to be cleaning, but in fact, her eyes were always looking at the bustling Chai family.
Liu's mother was helping out at Chai's house, and when she came back from her busy schedule, she happened to see her daughter-in-law's eyes. She suddenly got very angry. She picked up a broom and slapped her head and face, "Where are you looking, you little prodigal? You really think she's blind?"
If you are like you, you will be kicked out sooner or later. If I hadn't been reluctant to part with the betrothal gift I gave you, why don't you get out of here and try to hide again?"
The tone was full of threats, and Mother Liu was very angry at the moment. People in anger are easy to be impulsive. Wu Xiangxiang didn't choose a good person for her second marriage, and she didn't think she could find a good person for her third marriage. Seeing her mother-in-law move, she was really moved.
Angry, how dare she hide?
Soon, there were injuries everywhere on her body, and she gasped in pain.