When Zhuang Keqing and the others came back, the rice in the paddy fields had begun to blossom.
The sound of hoofbeats sounded. After these days of settling down, Zhuang Er's face no longer had the original expression of excitement and excitement. Even after entering the village, he leisurely stopped at the edge of his paddy field. Let's see if the third brother takes care of his farmland carefully.
"Come back?"
As soon as the villagers scattered in the fields saw this mule cart, they all straightened up and said hello.
"Hey! Come back!"
Zhuang Er was very happy to go home, smiling and answering easily. He completely forgot that he had sent someone to take the exam. Now that he had won the case, he should report the good news to everyone in the village.
When the other villagers saw them coming back like this, they didn't say a word about how the exam went. They thought they didn't know the results yet, so they didn't ask any more questions.
As a result, the two aspects were at odds, and for a while no one came to ask Shen Ling how he did in the exam and whether he got the grade.
As a result, on the third day, someone saw two brothers from the second and third houses of the banker, and two old men from the banker came to the door with a lot of things. Only then did they realize it.
"Hey, guess what I saw this morning?"
By the small river at the back of the village, women had gathered there early in the morning to wash their clothes and chat. Liu Chanzi's wife occupied a good spot holding a rattan basket, took out a piece of clothing, threw it into the water, and shook it off. The wooden sticks started to crackle and beat.
"It's so early in the morning, what else is there to see?"
Everyone was bored and liked to chat about everyday things. They were tired of talking about the usual topics. Now someone mentioned something new, and everyone pricked up their ears to listen.
"Guess what, when I came out in the morning, I saw Zhuang San carrying a hand full of things to the second house's house."
Liu Kanzi's daughter-in-law turned the laundry stick in her hand so fast and hard that the snapping sound almost drowned out the sound of her words.
"What's the matter? Maybe I'm going to visit relatives."
The people beside me were speechless for a while. What's new about this? Isn't it something that doesn't happen often when I go out carrying something?
"Hey, what's going on with you guys? Please listen to me."
Liu Kanzi's wife stopped moving.
"I was about to go out to do laundry, so I followed them far behind. Unexpectedly, he went to the second room of his house. When I passed by, all the old men and women inside came out, holding hands. Lina’s bag is so full that I can’t even fit it in.”
What he said aroused people's curiosity.
In the early years of the banker's family separation, the old man lived with the second bedroom. In addition to often moving between the second and third bedrooms, I didn't see the old man and the old lady going out to visit relatives.
There is only one time in my memory, and it was before the banker's girl married Shen Xiaolang.
The old lady and her two sons went to the door, and finally came out in disgrace, almost not being kicked out.
This shows how bad the relationship between the two parties is.
So this time, where did the banker's second and third bedrooms go with the gifts?
Everyone was washing clothes in their hands, and they were guessing. At this time, Fengzhi, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Liu family in the village, also came to do the laundry.
She came up and greeted everyone cheerfully, and then before putting down the basin, she said mysteriously, "Guess what I saw when I came here?"
Everyone looked like they didn't know how to answer.
This Liu Kanzi's wife just asked us to guess, why did you come here again? The two of them had made an appointment?
"Hey, why do you all have such expressions?"
As soon as Liu Fengzhi put the clothes basket away, she rolled up her sleeves and got to work.
"I saw the dealer's old lady calling out at the door of the main house, saying she was here to see the eldest daughter-in-law and grandchildren!"
"What?"
"The old guy still has a face?"
The villagers have always looked down upon Mrs. Zhuang's behavior.
In the past, the eldest brother was fond of gambling, so he broke up the family. After the family was separated, he ignored the eldest daughter-in-law and allowed his gambling son to ruin her life like this. The girl also looked sallow and thin since she was a child.
Nowadays, all the villagers have benefited from Zhuang Keqing and Shen Ling. After hearing such words, they all feel that they can't turn a blind eye. They let the old man act like a monster again. They all stopped their work and went to the banker's house.
Go and support them.
Qian, the banker's old lady, had been calling at the door of Zhuang Keqing's house for a long time, but there was no movement inside.
"Ms. Qin, please take pity on me, this old lady!"
The trumpets were blasted one after another, and the voice was ups and downs, twists and turns. Listening to the popular demonic sound pierced my ears, I just felt chest tightness and shortness of breath.
"I have never even met my eldest grandson!"
Zhuang Er was so embarrassed that he almost felt ashamed.
Since when has your mother ever cared about your sister-in-law's youngest son? If you want to apologize at this time, then apologize and show kindness. Why did you bring this up?
"Mom, please stop talking about this."
He had no choice but to tug at his mother's sleeves, trying to make her stop talking.
"Bah, what do you know?"
Mrs. Qian shook her sleeves, threw away her second son's hand, and spat in a low voice. She was not as angry as she was when she was lying on the bed the month before. Instead, she was even more breathless because she shouted a few times and opened her voice.
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This second son is still so stupid!
Although they came today with the idea of easing their relationship, they could not lose their momentum no matter what. Besides, it is said that filial piety is the most important thing for scholars. This grandson-in-law won three yuan in a row. I am afraid that he would not be able to withstand her using this method to call the door.
Even if the family is divided, how can anyone stop the elderly from seeing their grandchildren?
Even if the county magistrate comes, it won't work!
Zhuang San saw what his mother was thinking, so he didn't stop her and even made a fuss over her.
It doesn’t matter what he does, let’s wait until we enter the room first. Whether he kneels or kowtows, he will accept it, as long as he can be the third uncle who is responsible for the crime!
Old Man Zhuang is the calmest among them. He doesn't care about anything at home. He only cares about eating and drinking, and sleeping on the kang. Nothing else attracts his attention.
My own mother-in-law also knows that she can make seventy or eighty twists and turns with a single thought. She doesn't remember long after she suffers a loss. She thinks about opportunism all day long, but he doesn't want to care about it and is too lazy to care about it.
Before he put it aside, he would definitely not come to make this trip with them, but after all, this grandson-in-law was so powerful that he had to take the exam three times in a row, so he had to come this time even if he didn't.
Inside the hall.
There were constant howls outside, and Qin Manzhi was extremely nervous. She had been suppressed by her mother-in-law since she got married. She had been a little stressed over the years. When she heard the other party's voice, she would feel physiologically uncomfortable, panic and trembling.
"Mom, don't worry, I'll welcome her in after she's been howling for a while longer, and she's frustrated. Then you and Aman should stay in the house and don't come out."
Zhuang Keqing comforted Qin Manzhi and sent her back to her room. When she came out, she said to Shen Ling on the side, "Aling, you go back to the room to study. I can handle anything outside."
What if Mrs. Qian doesn't care and starts throwing a tantrum and gets involved in Aling's body? It will be a mess again.
Shen Ling shook his head and rejected her proposal.
"No need, I'll stay here."
Zhuang Keqing was still waiting to persuade her, but Shen Ling put a hand on her shoulder and looked at the girl with calm eyes, making her slightly anxious mood gradually calm down.
"Ke'er, just do what you want, there's no need to think about me."
Shen Ling's voice had the deepness of a young man, and speaking steadily at this time made Zhuang Keqing calmer.
Yes, no matter what, A Ling always thinks about me and stands with me.
After thinking about everything, Zhuang Keqing smiled and was no longer as anxious as before.
At this time, Mrs. Qian's voice outside was also a little weak, and she seemed to be hoarse. Seeing that there was still no movement in the yard, she almost dropped the basket with eggs on her arm in a hurry.
"Second brother, please shout a few words to me."
Pushing Zhuang Er forward, Mrs. Qian stepped back a little and leaned against the fence to take a breath.
Zhuang Er didn't know what to shout, but the situation was really between a rock and a hard place now. If the stalemate continued, and when the time came to meet other people, how could he still have the dignity to live in the village?
"That's right, second brother, don't you have some friendship with your niece? You even protected them when they took the exam. If you call the door, they will open it."
Zhuang Er was held up like this, and he could only approach the door of the courtyard and hesitantly asked.
"Sister-in-law, eldest niece, are you at home?"
The voice was as low as a mosquito. Mrs. Qian glanced at him, then stretched out her hand to push it, asking him to speak louder.
Zhuang San glanced at his mother and saw that she was still gasping for air. He could only swallow hard and opened his mouth to shout again.