Qin Manzhi wanted to send the farmer out, so he had no choice but to open the courtyard. The banker, mother and son took advantage of the situation and entered the small courtyard.
The yard of this house was newly built when the family was divided.
It is said to be newly built, but the yard is simply surrounded by a fence, and the house is made of yellow mud walls covered with straw. There are two huts in the east and west, and a small kitchen on the side. The whole house is in the middle.
The main room looks pretty good, with enough room for a broken table and a few stools. The beds in the room were made by Mr. Zhuang and Mrs. Qian over decades, and they may all be scattered in a short time.
Zhuang Er knows very well, because he and his father built this house together.
At that time, when the family was separated, his mother only allocated a big house and a deserted land. The family of three didn't even have a house. His brother didn't care about anything. He only wanted to gamble when he got money and didn't come back all day long. He and his father watched
I didn't want to go over there, I wanted to help build a house, so that Qin and her daughter could have a shelter from the wind and rain. Because of this, my mother got angry with the boss at home, and in the end she had to promise not to delay the work in the fields.
promise.
Now the house is almost the same as before, except that the roof has been reinforced with tiles, the peeling soil of the wall has been refilled, and the low wall around the courtyard has been built. There is also a small vegetable patch near the kitchen, and a small vegetable patch on the other side.
There is also a chicken pen, which is well surrounded by a rattan fence. The inside is kept very clean and there is no smell of chicken manure even on a hot day.
My sister-in-law's house is well kept, which shows that life is getting better.
Zhuang Er felt happy.
But then he thought about the purpose of coming today, and began to worry again.
How could the sister-in-law let her niece recruit a son-in-law like that? Even he, who doesn't like to listen to gossip, knows what the servants of the Shen family say when they go out on weekdays. In short, unfilial piety, unrighteousness, and unfriendliness take all.
He is still a person who always pretends to be lazy, but his character is extremely poor.
Zhuang Er thought this in his heart, but he was always clumsy in speaking, and just because of what happened last time, he really felt that he was in no position to persuade like this. Although he was worried, he could only stand aside and feel shameless at this time.
say.
"Boss's..."
Mrs. Qian was different from her honest son. As soon as she entered the yard, she grabbed Qin Manzhi's hand and did not continue to speak. She just kept crying.
Those hands that looked like dead branches were thin, but they could only clamp Qin Man's branches like iron pliers.
"Mom, if you have something to say, please tell me."
Qin Manzhi tried hard several times but couldn't pull her hand away. She was forced to do nothing, so she had no choice but to say this.
"Old man, I know it's hard for you, but it's not easy for me, old lady. We, this big family, can't live together without separation..."
Mrs. Qian didn't mention anything about the last time her eldest daughter-in-law invited her to attend the funeral and she kicked them out. She just kept talking about how Zhuang's gambling addiction dragged down the family and left the elder and younger with no peace.
For Qin Manzhi, the name Zhuang Da is already far away. When he is no longer around, he has become a new person and will no longer be punished. Even though the haze of that time still remains in his memory,
But as time goes by, it has gradually faded away.
But just at this time, the old lady came to mention this old incident again, saying a few words back and forth to ask her to forgive her. She also cried and said that since she was a mother, she should be able to empathize with her.
How could Qin Manzhi not know what Mrs. Qian was like?
After being the daughter-in-law of a banker for many years, she has already discovered her heart and temper no matter how well-hidden she is. What's more, she is a mother-in-law who only cares about money but not people's temperament. She has suffered a lot at her hands.
I'm afraid I came here just for my own tofu business.
Ke'er was really right.
Qin Manzhi felt like a mirror.
She just didn't accept what Old Mrs. Qian said. She let the old woman hold her hand and cry while talking, without any sign of loosening her expression on her face.
Zhuang San watched from the side, something was wrong with Qin. How could she still be as soft and submissive as before? In the past, as long as her mother wiped her eyes and said a soft word, she would agree to anything, but now
Woolen cloth?
From his perspective, the side face that should have been gentle and gentle actually showed some unexpected indifference.
Mrs. Qian couldn't cry anymore and felt strange. But the other party didn't answer her, so she had no choice but to continue playing the role of a helpless and loving mother.
"mother!"
Zhuang San felt that this was not possible. It had been a long time and he hadn't gotten to the main topic yet. How could he not be anxious?
He took a step forward, supported Mrs. Qian's back, and made the old lady let go.
"Sister-in-law, why don't you invite your mother back to the house and sit down before we talk?" Zhuang, a tall man, stood in front of Qin Manzhi, condescendingly saying, "You must know that even if the family is separated, she is still the elder, and you still have to call her mother!"
Zhuang Er felt that these words were too serious. He turned around and looked at some of the villagers around him who were peering in through the courtyard wall.
The eldest sister-in-law has been caught by her mother just now, so the third brother's words must be misunderstood.
"Mom, please go into the house and talk about it later."
Qin Manzhi had no choice but to turn around and invite the three people into the house.
The few villagers outside could not see the excitement and gradually dispersed. But the news about the banker's second and third bedrooms looking for the big house spread, and because no one heard what they said, only Mr. Qian
After Tai's cry and Zhuang San's words, they began to speculate one after another.
After entering the main room, Qin Manzhi moved a stool for the old lady to sit down. Zhuang Er and Zhuang San did not want her to do anything, and each found a place to sit.
"Mom, second brother, third brother, I'll go pour some water."
After that, Qin Manzhi left the house without waiting for the three people to respond.
Zhuang Keqing was still busy in the kitchen. Today, in addition to the field salesman, there was another salesman coming later. She had to continue preparing things. It wasn't that she didn't hear the noise outside just now, but her mother didn't call her, so she didn't worry about that.
After all, she was not familiar with these relatives, so she could just leave them to her mother for the time being.
But Qin Manzhi came back to the kitchen with a frown. Zhuang Keqing watched as her mother took three large porcelain bowls and poured water into them absentmindedly, without even noticing that they were full.
"Mom, are you in trouble?"
Zhuang Keqing stopped pressing the dried beans with his hands, and took the initiative to take the kettle from Qin Manzhi's hand, saving the small wooden table from the danger of being soaked by water.
"Yeah." Qin Manzhi pursed her lips tightly, but she didn't want to say more.
"Let me guess?" Zhuang Keqing gently put the kettle aside, turned around and took a rag to wipe the table, "My cheap grandma is here?"
"Well, there are also your second uncle and third uncle."
"What do you think they are here for?"
Qin Manzhi raised her head and looked into her daughter's smiling eyes, "Why are you not worried at all?"
Zhuang Keqing shrugged, "What do I have to worry about? I just want to prevent me from recruiting a son-in-law so that I can take over our tofu business in the future. You also know that."