As soon as Xie Yushu's words came out, Mrs. Xiao, Xiao Yuanhang and Xie Yujiao became less arrogant.
Xiao Yuanhang even forcibly twitched the corners of his mouth, probably trying to make a fake smile, but he couldn't smile, so he had to whisper,
"I'm just being honest and don't treat you as outsiders. Why do you hold on to me!"
Reputation is the most important thing at this time, whether it is scientific examination or official selection, reputation is all important. Reputation is especially important to Xiao Yuanhang who has no foundation or connections. Even if you are knowledgeable and someone wants to recommend you, your family tradition must be mentioned. Characters will be thoroughly checked, and those who are known to be filial and benevolent will be given priority in hiring.
To recommend filial piety and integrity means to recommend people who are filial, loyal, honest, upright, and of good character.
Xiao Yuanhang's character was far from good. Although he was admitted as a scholar for a while, if he had the reputation of bullying and insulting his eldest sister-in-law, his official career would definitely be over. In the past, the Li family did not dare to say anything, but he was used to being arrogant. Hui Xie Yushu started to argue, but her tough attitude woke him up!
But he really doesn't want to take out any money. Now that Qiu Hong is pregnant, he wants to support two people. How much money is enough? Ten taels of silver is enough to support Qiu Hong for half a year!
So he had to ask Old Man Xiao and Mrs. Xiao for help, hoping that they would suppress Xie Yushu.
Old man Xiao and Mrs. Xiao were silent for a while, then spoke to Xiao Yi
"Second brother, our family is counting on the fourth child to honor our ancestors. It's just that you have no ability, and you are letting your wife hold you back. Are you still a man? You can't even be a man!"
"My son is incompetent. Now he has to rely on Mrs. Xie for food. He really cannot afford to be her home!"
Xiao Yi said without raising his head.
"It's useless to say anything else, just take the money! Besides, I'm in a bad mood right now and I can't stand being scolded. If anyone dares to say anything unpleasant, I will sue him too!"
Xie Yushu urged unceremoniously.
Mrs. Xiao and Xie Yujiao swallowed back the series of greetings they wanted to say, staring angrily!
Xiao Yuanhang had no choice but to complain, saying that his money was still useful and asked Old Man Xiao to put it in advance.
Old Xiao had no choice but to let Old Mrs. Xiao take the money. How could Old Mrs. Xiao give it up? She didn't want to move for a long time. Xie Yushu stood up and said, "In this case, I can only go back to my parents' house to talk about it!"
"Stop! That's it for you!"
However, you also have to buy a dowry for Yanzi, so use this money to pay for it! It’s just right that I shouldn’t owe anything! "
You are so beautiful!
"How do you give a sister-in-law a dowry for a sister-in-law? I will compare it with others, but it will be a lot more. If I can't get the money I owe you today, then don't blame me for not recognizing my relatives!"
Remember, if I’m not happy, no one will be happy! "
"You! Here you go! Get the money and get out of here!"
Old Mrs. Xiao reluctantly threw out ten taels of silver and two fifty taels of silver ingots, which made Xiao Yan and Xie Yujiao's eyes go straight. They wanted to pounce on them and snatch them away, but they did not dare to move. Xie Yushu quickly put them away and pulled them away. Xiao Yi leaves!
Seeing Xie Yushu and Xiao Yi leaving, Xiao Dayong also stood up and said
"I don't have the ability. Since my parents have to ask me to pay for the dowry, then Mrs. Li and I can only try our best to earn. From now on, Mrs. Li and I will go out to find work, and we will earn as much as we can. As for the old man, Let them take over the land for themselves. We are busy earning Xiao Yan’s dowry and we really don’t care about this!”
"Brother, I have to go to the county tomorrow morning to learn how to harvest the land. You will have to find a job after harvesting!"
When Xiao Yuanhang heard that he was told to take over the land by himself, he immediately quit.
Xiao Dayong was unmoved
"Then let your father-in-law, brother-in-law and brother-in-law come to help. Don't you see that other people's brothers-in-law and brothers-in-law also come to help!"
What Xiao Dayong said is indeed the case, but people help each other. Most of the time, the daughter-in-law goes to the father-in-law's house first, and after finishing the work, the brother-in-law and brother-in-law come back to help. Xiao Yuanhang has never even been to the place and works at his own home. How could he possibly work for Xie Yujiao’s family if he didn’t even work?
Xiao Dayong didn't care about that, he greeted Mrs. Li and the three children and left, not even paying attention to Mrs. Xiao's yelling!
Xiao Yuanhang glared angrily, and finally said to Xie Yujiao
"Go back to your parents' house in the afternoon and ask your eldest brother, second brother, and third brother to come and help collect the land!"
Then he went back to the house bitterly.
After hearing this, Xie Yujiao waved her handkerchief and said
"My eldest brother and the others don't have the time, my parents can harvest the harvest by themselves!"
When Mrs. Xiao saw that Xie Yujiao dared to lose her temper with her, she thought that she was exploiting the boss and the second child just because of them, so she angrily scolded her.
"Then what do you want to do? If the fourth child doesn't go to school and you stay at home, it won't work. Don't you expect to be a lady?
It's been a few days, and it's time for your parents to finish collecting it. You go back in the afternoon and ask your mother to help you collect it! "
Xie Yujiao knew in her heart that the old man and the old lady were their backers. Even if she could not control the boss and the second child's family for the time being, after Xiao Yan's incident was over, the old lady would definitely have to suppress the boss and the second child's family to continue to provide for the fourth child and the others, so she left Holding a handkerchief on her waist, she went back to her parents' house to find someone.
Xie Yujiao was scolding as she walked, blaming Xiao Yan for asking for such a dowry. If she hadn't forced the eldest and second family to ask for the dowry for the sake of the glory of her marriage, she wouldn't have forced both families to fall out, and she would have to pay for it. Not to mention ten taels of silver, not even Xiao Dayong and Li would work for them!
That's right, although the ten taels of silver borrowed from Xie Yushu were paid back by Old Xiao on his behalf, Xie Yujiao believed in her heart that the money that Old Man Xiao and Mrs. Xiao had was not all Xiao Yuanhang's money in the end, so she was better than Xiao. The old lady felt sore.
Along the way, after scolding Xiao Yan, she scolded Xie Yushu, and after scolding Xie Yushu, she scolded Mr. Li. After scolding her, she told his parents about the situation. When her mother, Mr. Ma, heard that she wanted the head of the family and her son to work for the Xiao family, she was dissatisfied. If he is happy, he invites Xie Yujiao
"Tomorrow your husband-in-law will go back to the county to study. If you stay at home for a few days, both of you are not at home. How can your parents-in-law watch the food rot in the ground? They must find someone to collect it themselves!
Your elder brother and younger brother have just finished harvesting their own grain and are very tired. How can they go to the Xiao family to work again? Later, when they send your eldest nephew to the Xiao family, they will say that you have fetal force and are not feeling well. You need to rest at home for a few days. We They can’t take care of you, and you are pregnant with the child of the old Xiao family. What can they do to you? "
When Xie Yujiao heard this, she thought it was okay, so she sent her nephew to spread the word, and she settled down at her parents' house with peace of mind.
When Old Man Xiao and Mrs. Xiao heard that Xie's family was not coming, they knew that Xie Yujiao was behind the scenes and got angry for a long time. However, Xiao Dayong and Mrs. Li and their three children were nowhere to be seen all day long, and they were reluctant to hire anyone. Finally, Helpless, Old Man Xiao and Widow Liu went to the fields to harvest the autumn harvest.
In order to earn these 200 copper coins, Widow Liu would work like a cow or a horse in the Xiao family these days. She would go to the Xiao family's old house to boil water and cook at dawn. Then she would clear the table, wash the dishes, and feed the chickens and ducks. Sweep the yard, clean up chicken manure, wash the whole family's clothes, massage Mrs. Xiao, massage Xie Yujiao, make lunch, clear a bowl on the table, massage Mrs. Xiao in the afternoon, and occasionally massage Xie Yujiao and Xiao Yan , if Xie Yujiao messes up, she will have to serve her extra!
She also had to be scolded from time to time, she had already suffered enough!
