"My third daughter is getting engaged. Her husband's family is from Changle County, and her surname is Liu like ours..."
The eldest brother of the Liu family was happy: "Oh, everyone with the same surname is one family. If you push it to the third or fifth generation, you might be the same family..."
"This whole family is a piece of shit!" the sister-in-law spat fiercely on the ground.
"Why didn't she want to come back and see you as my eldest brother when she was making a fortune selling vegetables in town? Oh, her daughter is getting married now, so she wanted to come back and invite you to have a drink. This is to give you a gift. !”
After the sister-in-law pointed at the eldest brother's nose and said something snappy, she pointed at Mr. Liu with one hand on her hips: "You go, you go, our two families have long been cut off from each other."
Mrs. Liu ignored her elder sister-in-law and only smiled at her elder brother and said: "Brother, I'm here specifically to invite you and my second brother to have a wedding banquet. Don't worry, you don't need to take a penny gift or open your mouth to eat. That’s enough, my third girl is marrying into a yamen-fed family this time!”
"What? A yamen official? Tell me quickly." The eldest brother of the Liu family became interested and asked quickly.
For a family that has been farmers for generations, when they hear the word "yamen" or see the people who work in the "yamen", they feel an instinctive awe.
Every autumn, taxes were collected, and people usually worked as corvees. When they saw the servants coming down from above, they were so panicked that they couldn't speak clearly.
Now my niece is going to marry an errand in the government office. This is really great news!
"Hey, just listen to her nonsense, she must be bragging!" The Liu family's sister-in-law rolled her eyes at Mrs. Liu's disdain, her face full of disdain.
Mrs. Liu raised an eyebrow at her sister-in-law, "That's what happened, but my niece who married into the Luo family was the matchmaker. My new uncle used to be a police officer in Changle County, and later went to the capital to work under my niece. He made great contributions to the capital and was rewarded by the emperor. Last year he returned to his hometown in full glory. His name is Liu Xueyun. Here is his birthday invitation. If you don’t believe it, go to Changle County and ask about it. My new uncle is now a celebrity in Changle County! "
The eldest brother of the Liu family is illiterate, but he can still barely recognize the word Gengtie. After all, he has seen these words when the children of the family were added to the family.
"It's really Geng Tie. The third girl has really found her husband's family?" The joy in Brother Liu's eyes was still somewhat sincere. After all, she was his niece.
The sister-in-law rushed over, grabbed the Geng Tie, took a few glances, and smiled broadly.
"Oh my, what are you talking about? What does it mean that the third girl has really found her husband's family? Our third girl has a good appearance and a good personality. She has everything she wants. It's because she has too high standards. Most people don't dare to visit her!"
The eldest brother of the Liu family looked at his mother-in-law in astonishment.
Mrs. Liu put her hands in front of her and looked at it with a smile, everything was under control!
Mrs. Liu finally sat at the table. Her sister-in-law was making tea and catching melon seeds, and even sent her eldest brother to the meat shed at the entrance of the village to weigh the pork.
"Brother, sister-in-law, there's no need to go to such trouble. I didn't bring anything when I came here. I just wanted to say hello to you. I won't be eating here. I have to go back. I'm very busy at home..."
The sister-in-law grabbed Ms. Liu's arm and said, "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? When you go back to your parents' house, you are going back to your own home. Will my brother-in-law and sister-in-law care about those things that are outside of your sight?"
"No matter what, you have to eat before you leave. Let your elder brother take you back in an ox cart!"
As she spoke, she pushed Ms. Liu back onto the stool.
The two daughters-in-law at home also came over to help persuade, the eldest aunt and the short aunt called.
"Okay, then I'll finish my meal before leaving."
Hearing Mrs. Liu's relief, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were secretly happy.
Mrs. Liu added: "However, I still have to go to my second brother's house and talk to my second brother and sister-in-law about this matter."
The sister-in-law held her down again: "His house is a long way from ours to the south and the other to the north. If you're tired of walking there, I'll just send your eldest nephew's wife for a run."
The eldest niece and daughter-in-law immediately responded: "Yes, yes, aunt is sitting and resting. I will go to the second uncle and second aunt's place."
The eldest nephew's daughter-in-law came out of the yard, and Liu's sister-in-law chased her out.
"Boss, please stop, I have something to tell you."
"Mother-in-law, tell me."
"I'll walk around outside later and come back, and tell them they're not home."
The eldest daughter-in-law looked confused: "Why, mother-in-law?"
The mother-in-law glared at the eldest daughter-in-law with a hateful look, and scolded her in a low voice: "You idiot, what are you doing by calling them over? This is such a good thing for our family, why do we have to call them over to share it? Just let it go. Their relationship has always been tense. If your sister-in-law goes back to her parents' home and only has sex with our family, the benefits will naturally fall on our family. Do you understand now?"
The eldest daughter-in-law blushed.
After working on it for a long time, there are still so many twists and turns.
"Well, my wife understands, then I'll go out first."
"Hey, remember, go around twice more so that no one can figure it out!"
On the other side of the village, the second room of the Liu family.
The second brother of the Liu family was shoveling the pig pen in the backyard. The second sister-in-law rushed over, took the shovel from his hand and put it aside. "Stop shoveling, let's quickly lock the door and go to the mountains to collect firewood. Don't come back until the sun goes down."
Brother Liu was confused: "Are you stupid for going to the mountains to collect firewood on such a hot day?"
He pushed his mother-in-law away and went to get the shovel, but the second sister-in-law kicked the shovel into the pig pen, which frightened the seventy-eight to eighty-pound piggy and squealed, waving its ears and hiding in the pig pen.
Brother Liu was a little angry and was about to scold him when Sister-in-law Liu said nervously: "I came back from washing there earlier and saw your girl entering the village and going to the eldest brother's house."
"Ah? Why is she back?" Brother Liu was also surprised.
"Needless to say, those who walked back didn't even have to sit in the oxcart or carriage. They were empty-handed and looked dejected. Maybe they lost money in business and ran back to join their parents' families."
"While she has gone to my eldest brother's place first, let's quickly lock the door and hide in the mountains, otherwise your sister-in-law will definitely drive people towards us! We just threshed wheat, so we don't want to add her pair of chopsticks!"
Brother Liu's expression changed when he heard this. He didn't even bother to wash his hands and immediately went to get a hatchet and rope from the debris. The couple hurriedly locked the door of the house and the courtyard and headed into the mountain.
As soon as I walked to the back of the village, I met a man face to face.
The feet of both parties stopped, and there was a thump in their hearts.
Jiang is very old, so the second sister-in-law of the Liu family was the first to smile at the young woman in front of her: "Isn't this my eldest nephew's wife? Why are you hanging around here?"
The eldest daughter-in-law was panicking. She tried her best to smile and lied: "I'm borrowing something from Sister-in-law Wang's house ahead of me. Where are my uncle and aunt going?"
"Hey, where else can we go? We don't have any firewood at home, and we don't have any tea to drink. Your second uncle and I have to go to the mountains to gather firewood quickly. We won't be able to come back until dark! Right, his father ?”
Liu's second brother nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, yes."
The eldest daughter-in-law smiled: "Oh, is that so? Then I won't delay the second uncle and second aunt. You can go ahead and get busy."
Both sides passed each other in a hurry and breathed a sigh of relief.
