Zhou Shui'an was in poverty. He had gone crazy since he reconciled with Shen Yingxue, especially when Zhao Yuan took away all the Zhou family's money and burned the Zhou family to ashes. The Zhou family's mother and son hid in the grocery store.
At first, the shop still had some business, but it was a big place, and it required food, accommodation and a shop. As time went by, the originally neat shop became messy. Moreover, the Zhou family's mother and son had not done any housework, and the house was burned down.
There was no place, both of them were filthy, and no one wanted to come to them.
Zhou Shui'an stared at the door of Shen's house, his eyes gradually going crazy. He was just about to knock on the door, but the door of the residence next to him suddenly opened. The woman inside came out and poured swill. She was startled when she saw the man at the door.
"Get away, you stinky beggar!"
The mother-in-law saw what he was wearing clearly, her face was full of disgust, she was cursing, and she threw the swill bucket in her hand directly, preferably on Zhou Shui'an. The swill that had been stored for several days was so smelly that it made her
Dirty men become even more disgusting.
Zhou Shui'an clenched his fist tightly, and seeing the cold and bloodthirsty look in his mother-in-law's eyes, the mother-in-law felt nervous and closed the door with the swill bucket.
"Bah, bad luck!"
Zhou Shui'an didn't knock on the door after being splashed with dirt. Shen Yingxue loved to be clean. He would only make her disgusted by coming to the door like this. Zhou Shui'an took a serious look at the door of Shen's house, hunched over and gradually disappeared into the night.
Zhou's mother built a shed with thatch in the burned house, and placed two beds supported by tables in it, covered with a thick layer of straw, and a dirty black bed sheet whose original color could not be discerned.
Covered, this is Zhou Shui'an's bed.
Zhou's mother sleeps on the ground on the other side, without even straw. Fortunately, the weather is not cold now, otherwise her old and frail body will not be able to withstand the torment. In addition to the bed, there are a few pots and pans in the shed.
There was a thick layer of dirt, obviously it hadn't been washed for a long time.
Seeing Zhou Shui'an coming in from outside, Zhou's mother looked a little flustered and hurriedly handed over half a piece of steamed bun in her hand.
"Anzi, this is what I got from you today. You need to take care of your belly first..."
The Zhou family's grocery store has been sold and the money has been spent long ago. Neither of them is engaged in production. Without the store, they began to beg for a living.
At first, the neighbors would give them some food for the sake of their neighbors, but life was not easy for everyone. Giving them once or twice was fine. No one could afford to feed two more people. Later, Mother Zhou came to visit again.
He was kicked out directly.
The Zhou family's mother and son have become a complete joke in the nearby streets. She has a gentle and capable daughter-in-law who doesn't know how to cherish her. She insists on giving her son a concubine to teach her, and she will be punished later.
Zhou's mother went to a restaurant and squatted for a long time today. She sneaked in while the restaurant waiter wasn't paying attention and picked up half a piece of steamed bun. She didn't want to eat it, so she brought it back to Zhou Shui'an and drank two bowls of cold water from the well.
"Crack!"
Zhou Shui'an was troubled. Today he met Shen Yingxue, who was becoming more and more beautiful. He felt a secret inferiority complex in his heart. The woman he used to dislike became unattainable to him, and he was not even as good as a beggar. Zhou Shui'an regretted being married to Zhao Yuan more and more.
He lost his mind and separated from Shen Yingxue, and all this made him hate Zhou's mother even more.
After all, she was the one who forced Zhao Yuan to accept Zhao Yuan, and she also forced Shen Yingxue to leave. Without Zhou's mother, he would still be in love with Shen Yingxue, and he could even get into the position of Shen Yanqing, the county boss. How would he end up in the current situation?
.
"roll!"
He slapped the buns out of Zhou's mother's hand, and the hatred in his eyes made Zhou's mother tremble unconsciously.
"Anzi, you haven't eaten anything since you've been out for a day. Eat a little..."
Zhou's mother did not dare to resist even after being beaten. She bent down to pick up the steamed buns on the ground, carefully rubbed the mud on her body, and kept mumbling.
"Why don't you and mother go to the restaurant to squat together tomorrow? Mother will keep an eye on you and sneak in while the waiter is not paying attention. Mother went in and took a look today. There are all good meat and vegetables left on the table inside. You can go in tomorrow.
Have a good meal.”
Thinking of the roasted chicken elbows she saw today and the large plate of fat left, Zhou's mother couldn't help but salivate, but she didn't know that these words she said irritated Zhou Shui'an even more.
Before the Zhou family was in ruins, he often went to the restaurant to eat leftovers. Although he couldn't say that he was tired of eating, he never expected to go in and eat leftovers for a day. If his acquaintances from the restaurant saw him, he would be thrown in the face.
Zhou Shui'an would rather starve to death than go there, and he still has important things to do tomorrow.
"Not going."
Zhou Shui'an took off his coat. The smell of swill almost made him faint. He threw the clothes out and threw them in the mud outside the house. Zhou's mother looked at it with regret and immediately picked it up. They couldn't afford clothes now.
, this cannot be lost.
"I'll let you dry your clothes outside overnight so the smell will dissipate tomorrow. Where did you go today and how did you make it stink so much?"
Zhou's mother was curious and looked at Zhou Shui'an who was lying on the bed with her back to him and asked doubtfully.
"I met Yingxue today."
"Ms. Shen? She's back?"
Mother Zhou exclaimed, no longer caring about the clothes in her hands, and hurried to his bed.
"Um."
Zhou Shui'an turned around and stared at the open-air shed with a dark look in his eyes.
"Why is she back? Did the Shen family kick her out?"
Zhou's mother looked gloating, and said how could the Shen family accommodate a daughter who was divorced, and she had come back obediently.
"How about we go to the Shen family tomorrow to have a look. If she is really kicked out by the Shen family, our Zhou family can be generous and take her in. The two of you and the divorced one are unmarried and the other is unmarried. It means that the relationship between husband and wife is not yet there.
Damn, she must still be thinking about you. As long as she is obedient and filial, I promise not to get involved in your affairs this time!"
Zhou's mother looked charitable and generous, and she had no idea whether others would appreciate their desolate appearance.
"The Shen family is now prosperous. Although Shen is still married to you, it is still her second marriage. We don't have any other requirements. We will just let the Shen family accompany us to provide a house and shop. When the time comes, Shen will be responsible for making snacks, and my mother will help
Just collect the money and live a good life."
"Um."
Zhou Shui'an's heart was filled with excitement after being told by his mother, and the gloom around him dissipated. He just waited for Shen Yingxue to get married quickly. Because she was thinking about going to the Shen family tomorrow, the Zhou family's mother and son went to bed early tonight. In order to be more decent, she even put the two of them together.
I have washed all my clothes, but because there is no soap powder, I can only simply remove the dust. The oil stains are still there, but this is a rare dignity.
"Mr. Zhou, where are you going so early in the morning?"
The neighbors were a little curious when they saw that the two of them were dressed quite cleanly today and looked happy.
"Go pick up my daughter-in-law."
The pride on Zhou's mother's face couldn't be suppressed, and the people next to her curled their lips, thinking that they were losing their minds and going crazy.
"Bah, give me a daughter-in-law, who would not think of marrying into your family?"
But Mother Zhou didn't hear these words. As soon as she and Zhou Shui'an arrived at Shen's house, they saw Shen Yingxue coming out of the door.
