Zhao Dashan stood still.
He thought of many things in the past. When the family was not separated, his mother secretly subsidized the Cheng family.
Later, when the family separated, my mother-in-law took the money to the Cheng family. Whenever someone came from the Cheng family, all the good things in the house would be moved away.
During this period of time, no Cheng family members showed up, and their family's life gradually improved. As soon as he saw Mrs. Cheng, Zhao Dashan had the illusion that his good life was about to be taken away.
Zhao Ergou, Zhao Sanniu and Zhao Sidan also came out.
Four boys stood at the door of the main room, staring at the people in front of them.
Old Mrs. Cheng was a little angry. What was going on with these four little brats? Seeing her, her own grandmother, it was like seeing an enemy.
"Hey, who is here?"
Cheng Wanwan walked in with a joking face.
She looked at her four sons and said, "Why don't you show any etiquette? Your grandmother must be here to repay the eighteen taels of silver, right?"
She looked at Mrs. Cheng with a smile.
Mrs. Cheng almost breathed out of anger. If she had money, how could she come so far to ask for the repair fee?
She said angrily: "Zhao'er has to pay the repair fee next month. Including pens, ink, paper and inkstones, the total is five taels of silver. Please give it to me."
Cheng Wanwan smiled instead of getting angry: "You want me to pay for Cheng Zhao's study?"
Mrs. Cheng insisted that she had money. Could it be that Cheng Zhao told the Cheng family about her going to do a small business at the entrance of the academy?
"You are his second aunt. You said you would help Zhao'er pass the exam. How could you keep your word?" Mrs. Cheng said confidently, "I can understand that you can't give five taels of silver, so just two taels of silver." Well, you have to pay the repair fee first."
"It seems that the old lady is not here to pay back the money, so there is no need to enter my house." Cheng Wanwan stood at the door of the courtyard, "I made it clear before, I, Cheng Wanwan, am done with the Cheng family. They are from the Zhao family and have nothing to do with the Cheng family."
Old Mrs. Cheng was stuck at the door, biting her cheek and said, "Today, you must come up with two taels of silver, otherwise I won't leave."
"It's okay if you don't want to leave. Then I'll have someone carry you out."
Cheng Wanwan clapped her hands, and her four sons walked out, as did the five grown men who were busy washing the ice powder seeds in the backyard.
"Sister-in-law, how can I help you?"
"Da Shan Niang, if you have anything to say, just tell me."
These five men, three big and five thick, stood in the yard, making Mrs. Cheng a little afraid to make any mistakes.
Old Mrs. Cheng couldn't understand why there were five grown men in her second daughter's home in broad daylight. What were these men doing at home?
She wanted to go in and see what was going on, but Cheng Wanwan blocked the door, and with four boys and five men standing in the yard, she couldn't get in at all.
She softened her tone and said: "I came here this time to pay for repairs. Secondly, I told you about a marriage. It's a widower in our Chengjia Village. His family has land and money. You can marry him." Being able to take charge of one’s family…”
Before he finished speaking, the four boys became angry.
Forgetting the good stuff from their family, they actually want to marry off their mother.
Zhao Sanniu was the first to hit her, and like a calf, he hit Old Mrs. Cheng on the waist and abdomen.
The old lady groaned and rolled to the ground.
"My mother won't marry!" Zhao Sidan yelled fiercely, "You are not my grandmother, I don't have a grandmother, you are never allowed to come to our house again!"
Zhao Ergou said coldly: "My mother will no longer support Cheng Zhao in his studies, so give up."
Zhao Dashan closed the courtyard door forcefully.
Immediately, the sound of Cheng Xiaocao crying loudly was heard: "Ooooooo, grandma, I'm scared..."
"Why are you crying? I'm not dead!"
Mrs. Cheng got up from the ground.
She pointed at Cheng Wanwan and cursed: "How did I give birth to a heartless little bitch like you? If your own mother dares to do something, you will be struck by lightning. If you go against it, you really go against it. Open the door and give it to me." I'll open the door!"
The door to the yard was made of several pieces of wood and was not strong at all. It almost fell apart after being slapped so hard.
Cheng Wanwan said quietly: "Da Shan, go and ask the patrol team to come over. Tell the patrol team that someone from Chengjia Village came to our house to cause trouble, and ask the patrol team to kick them out."
Old Mrs. Cheng had also heard of the patrol team in Dahe Village. When she first came in, she was interrogated for a long time and was only let in after seeing an old man and a child.
Those people were all vicious and merciless. If they really came, she wouldn't be able to resist.
Old Mrs. Cheng clenched her back alveolus, her teeth were about to break. She picked up her crying granddaughter and threw it into the yard. She said coldly: "Whenever you come up with two taels of silver, I will do it." Come and pick up the grass."
She walked away from the courtyard gate with quick steps.
Cheng Xiaocao was four or five years old when she was thrown into the yard and thrown to the ground. She sat in the mud and cried loudly. She touched the mud with her hands on the ground and rubbed it on her face. She looked dirty.
Cheng Wanwan looked at her coldly: "Your breasts haven't gone far yet, hurry up and follow her, our family won't care about you."
Cheng Xiaocao cried loudly. Of course she didn't want to stay here alone, but when she looked up, she saw the chickens and ducks in the yard, and she couldn't help but lick her dirty lips.
If she could secretly catch a chicken and go back, Grandma would definitely praise her.
She stopped crying and stood up, staring directly at the chickens and ducks.
"What are you doing!" Zhao Sidan blocked her sight, "Let's go, I will take you to chase your grandma."
"I won't go back!"
Cheng Xiaocao shook off Zhao Sidan's hand.
She blinked her watery eyes and looked at Cheng Wanwan, "I can work, I can feed chickens and ducks, second aunt, please don't drive me away..."
Cheng Wanwan said coldly: "Da Shan, send her back to Chengjia Village."
"I don't, I won't leave!" Cheng Xiaocao hugged Cheng Wanwan's thigh, "Second aunt, please don't drive me away. Grandma will beat me to death when I go back. Second aunt, please Already..."
Cheng Wanwan was not moved at all.
She didn't want to get involved in any of the Cheng family's bad affairs, and the four-year-old girl was not in her pity.
She said with a straight face: "If you stay here with me, you will have nothing to eat and you will have to starve. If you can bear it, then keep it."
She broke off Cheng Xiaocao's hand and went into the house to do some work.
Cheng Xiaocao took a step forward to follow, but was stopped by Zhao Sidan: "You are not from the Zhao family, so you can't go in. Just stand outside for me."
Zhao Ergou said indifferently: "My mother has done enough for the Cheng family these years, don't try to force my mother to bow her head."
Zhao Dashan's tone was gentler: "Xiaocao, you'd better go back. It's not pleasant to be hungry."
Cheng Xiaocao said nothing.
When we return to Cheng's house, we can only drink wild vegetable soup. If we stay at the second aunt's house, we might even be able to secretly catch a chicken to eat.
The Cheng family was indeed eating wild vegetable soup every day during this period, just to save food and exchange money for Cheng Zhao to collect the repair expenses for the next month, which was a full two taels of silver.
Mrs. Cheng didn't get the money, so she went home feeling angry. However, as soon as she walked to the door of her house and saw Cheng Zhao standing in the yard, her anger disappeared immediately.
