"I didn't say anything angry, that's what I thought. Xu Kun, Xu Jin, you two say something, who will live with me!"
After saying this, the two brothers looked at each other, as if they were really thinking about who would live with his father and who would live with his mother.
To be honest, even though Mr. Geng is old, he still does as much work as the men in spring plowing and autumn harvest every year.
Look at his two daughters-in-law. They only drink water when they can't hoe three ridges, then go to the toilet, and then do all kinds of hard work.
Apparently six laborers are actually four and a half. Two daughters-in-law can only equal half of the labor force.
When Dong Cheng saw that his two brothers-in-law not only did not stop them, but were actually thinking, he suddenly became furious and roared——
"You two are dead! I don't know how to persuade you. What are you thinking? I don't really want each of you to take an old man and live separately."
When the two brothers heard this, they all shook their heads, but neither one of them took the initiative to admit their mistake and settle the matter, as if someone had stopped them in place.
"I have long said that if you don't want to separate the family, you should balance the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Where did you two listen? The reputation is so good at the forest farm, but what about at home?"
Dong Cheng's head was "buzzing..." with anger, and Mrs. Xu was gnashing her teeth in hatred. Dong Lisong looked at the unmoved two men, said "I'm going to find Li Zheng", threw up his sleeves and left.
The men in this family are each more valuable than the other.
The room is quiet again.
Cheng Xue poured a bowl of warm water and handed it to Geng. She was really thirsty and drank the bowl of water quickly. Xu stood up and poured another bowl.
"Mom, drink slowly."
The crying voice made Mr. Geng pause while drinking water, and then his eyes shone as if the Ren and Du meridians were opened.
"Daughter, don't cry. Mom is relieved. Remember to be happy for mom. Snow girl, thank you for the water. It's very sweet."
Just when Cheng Xue didn't know what to do, Geng stood up, straightened her clothes, opened the curtain of the quilt frame, and threw all the quilts on the kang.
Until this moment, Xu Daguo finally saw his wife's determination, quickly took off his shoes and got on the kang, and stopped her hand.
"What are you doing? I have agreed to separate our families, so why are you using the dowry?"
Geng withdrew his arm and said to the ground:
"Huizi, Chengzi, come up and help me move these two boxes."
"You can't move, I didn't let you."
"Why, you still want to embezzle my dowry? Don't forget, my father was a government official back then, and I learned the laws from him. Even though it was something from the previous dynasty, the new dynasty still uses it regarding dowry." The Geng family at this moment should not be called the Xumen Geng family, but more appropriately - Niu Hulu Geng family.
"My father is a government official and cannot take the scientific examination. He entrusts all his hopes to you, but you can't hold up the wall. You claim to be nobler than ordinary people because you have studied. Over the years, I have tolerated you and let you forget.
Ben. In this case, why should I spoil you? Tolerate you? Huizi, Chengzi, come up and help."
Dong Cheng didn't move. Li Hui and Cheng Xue exchanged glances, took off their shoes and got on the kang. Xu Daguo certainly couldn't hold him up, and watched helplessly as Li Hui put the two boxes on the kang.
Finally, Jiang Jianye was led into the house by Dong Lisong.
Looking at the two boxes on the kang, both of them were stunned.
Li Hui's generation may not know Geng's natal family, but as old people in the village, they do. However, due to the passage of time, they have forgotten the magnificence and grace of Geng's marriage, and only regard her as an authentic rural woman.
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Geng looked at Jiang Jianye with a calm voice——
"Li Zheng came just in time, please help me get out of this house. Xu Daguo, as of today, we have no relationship anymore."
Several juniors were completely shocked by Geng's words. It was unheard of for them to say goodbye so calmly. Cheng Xue was different from them. She was still immersed in the fact that Geng's biological father was a yamen.
Can’t take the scientific examination for yamen official duties? Wang Sen can do it, who says it can’t be done?
Jiang Jianye exerted his authority and invited all the juniors out of the house, including the three children of the Xu family.
It’s not clear what happened in the house, but in the end Li Hui entered the house and wrote the separation documents.
Not only that, Xu Kun and Xu Jin have to move out of their old house after they separate, and are not allowed to live with the old couple. As for building a house, it doesn’t matter where they live, they can’t stay for a moment longer anyway.
Dong Cheng had no choice but to go to Guo Dake and borrow the house of Guo Sizhu's family. The layout of the east and west houses was just enough for his two brothers-in-law. But Li Hui did not agree and refused on the grounds that "he wanted to start construction immediately"
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For a time, Xu Kun and Xu Jin were like unsupervised children, at a loss and without any ideas.
Cheng Xue looked at the two brothers who bowed their heads in silence, and finally couldn't help but speak:
"Are you two fools? Children know that they have to admit their mistakes when they do something wrong. Have you ever said 'I was wrong' or 'I'm sorry' from the beginning to now? We can start construction at any time in the west of the village, but Huizi refuses the third brother's permission.
, don’t you just hope that you two brothers will apologize and admit their mistakes, and the family will be harmonious? It’s a family separation, but these are your parents after the separation, right? If your mother is wronged, do you just ignore it as a son?”
When she opened her mouth, Dong Cheng was too angry to scold her:
"Where have your two daughters-in-law gone? Are you shameless? Have you returned to your parents' home? There is one daughter-in-law in our village. Which daughter-in-law dares to accuse the mother-in-law who cooks? Which daughter-in-law dares to let her mother-in-law cook! Both of your children are
It’s time to become sensible, you are no longer children.”
After a series of prompts from two people, the two brothers finally realized what they were going to do. Unfortunately, Mr. Geng was no longer interested and asked Li Hui and Dong Cheng to help move the box to the west room, leading Cheng Xue and Mr. Xu without looking back.
is gone.
Geng's next operation surprised Xu and made Cheng Xue very happy.
"You two will send Buddha to the west today, check all the doors and windows of this house, and then lock them all. Especially the door, and also lock the outside.
If you can't live without me, I will separate from him and stay away from each other for the rest of my life. My daughter, you are better off than your mother, and you will marry a man who is affectionate and righteous. But at the same time, you must remember that the dowry is your foundation, and you cannot pay it until you die.
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If Geng didn't have these things today, she wouldn't dare to be so willful.
Li Hui originally thought that she knew that the forest farm wanted to downsize its workforce, so it split up the family. Now it seems that it was just a coincidence. It can only be said that the Xu brothers have lives and do not need to go to the battlefield.
After all the doors and windows were inspected, Cheng Xue took Geng's hand and said:
"Auntie, don't forget to come to my house for dinner tomorrow. Men and women will sit separately."
"It's okay to sit together. Auntie can tell the difference between the inside and the outside." Geng said with a smile, then shook her hand and said, "I was going to let you help me deceive... well, I'm free."
"Mother..."
"Stop trying to persuade her." Ms. Geng interrupted her daughter, "In recent years, your father's ridiculous self-esteem has caused me to cut off contact with my parents' family. Tomorrow... the day after tomorrow, you come with me to the county the day after tomorrow, and I will take you
Go to your uncle's house."
Mrs. Xu knew that she had relatives in the county, but she never moved around. Ben Ben looked at her husband, saw him nodding to her, and said "hmm" heavily...