At noon the next day, in the yard of Uncle Chu's house, Mrs. Li was carrying firewood from the corner of the yard to the kitchen, intending to light a fire for lunch, when she heard the backyard door behind her being pushed open. She turned around and saw Chu Fang, Li Shi frowned instantly and said hello coolly: "Sister-in-law is here again."
Chu Fang is not stupid. Li Shi almost has the word "annoying" carved on her face. How could he not see that she doesn't like him? But not only does she seem invisible, but her smile becomes brighter. .
"Hey, sister-in-law is working. Are we going to make lunch? Then you can make some more meat dishes. I will eat them at home this afternoon. Sister-in-law, you are busy. I went into the house to chat with my mother-in-law. I won’t help you anymore!”
Chu Fang finished speaking with a smile, ignoring Mrs. Li's face that was almost completely dark, and deliberately twisted her body and staggered into Mrs. Wang and Uncle Chu's house!
Mrs. Li was so angry that she threw the firewood on the ground: "Smile, smile, my life is almost unbearable, but I still have the nerve to laugh! I am really not ashamed to come back to beat the autumn wind when I see the sky!"
Chu Fang left Mrs. Li's sight, and the smile on her face immediately fell. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Mrs. Wang and Uncle Chu sitting on the kang, playing with something.
Wang turned around and saw her. She was hurriedly collecting the things on the kang, but it was too late. Chu Fang recognized it at once. It was the money bag that her mother-in-law was used to using.
Uncle Chu also frowned when he saw that it was his daughter, but he didn't say anything.
After Mrs. Wang put away the money bag, the boss glared at Chu Fang unhappily: "You didn't even say a word when you entered the house. Didn't your predecessor just give you a couple of silver, and why did you come back again!"
It’s no wonder that Uncle Chu’s family doesn’t want to see Chu Fang now. Since Chu Fang and her husband Ma Wu beat Liu Sheng because of drinking, the Liu family came to the door again and was forced to have their fingerprints pressed to take responsibility for Liu Sheng. Uncle Chu’s family Even the good days have come to an end.
When Chu Fang came to visit her for the first time, she was repulsed by the Wang family. She had no choice but to go to the Chu family's old house and robbed Grandma Chu's purse. Grandma Chu couldn't teach Chu Fang a lesson, so she naturally vented her anger on the Wang family. This wasn't the end yet. After that, Chu Fang didn't know what kind of stimulation she received, and she came to her parents' house every three days to ask for money.
No matter what Mr. Wang said, he would never leave as long as he could not see Qian Chufang. When he was pressed, he sat on the ground outside the courtyard gate and began to cry, saying that his parents wanted to force him to death and all the money had been given to Chu Ren. Regardless of his own life and death, etc., he could not be scolded or beaten, even if his voice was a little louder, Chu Fang would act as if he had been abused by them, and he had to take care of Chu Ren's reputation, which made Uncle Chu's family physically and mentally exhausted. In the end, they did not The only way is to give money every time.
Not to mention Mrs. Li, now even Uncle Chu is fed up with his daughter. He is annoyed and afraid of Chu Fang, but has absolutely nothing to do.
Chu Fang ignored Wang's displeasure, and she actually did it on purpose. Whoever made them do nothing to save her in the first place, if she is not happy, then no one else will be!
"Auntie, you said it was the former son. Then the Liu family came to the door again. What can I do? I have to rely on my father and mother for help. Otherwise, I will really not be able to live this life. I might as well kill myself. Forget it on the pillar in front of our house!"
Hearing that Chu Fang was doing this again, Uncle Chu was so angry that his temples were beating, and Mrs. Wang kept slapping her chest with her hands, as if she was about to be out of breath from anger!
"What's going on with the Ma family? You don't care about your son's affairs so much, and they all rely on you as a daughter-in-law?"
"We have used all our family resources and borrowed everything we can, but we still can't collect enough. We can't cure Liu Sheng. What can we do? Mother, do you think I am willing to give away money every day?"
Mrs. Wang really wanted to say something to her, "If you don't want to, I'll be willing to give away money all day long!"
But now she was really afraid of Chu Fang, and after thinking about it, she swallowed her words: "Then if he can't be cured, he will still have to be responsible until he dies!"
Chu Fang pretended to sigh. In fact, Liu Sheng's matter had made new progress. Although Liu Sheng was indeed beaten badly by Ma Wu, people still saw him wandering around the village in the next two or three days.
The Ma family found those families and originally wanted to get back the money they had defrauded from the Liu family. However, they were forced to have their fingerprints pressed that day. The Liu family used this as a threat and refused to pay back the money no matter what. The two families were in a stalemate. In the end, they had no choice but to take a step back. The Liu family destroyed the fingerprinted deed of the Ma family, and the Ma family no longer wanted the money, and they had no further involvement.
It's just that Chu Fang has resented her parents and everyone in the old house since then, and now she wishes that everyone would have a bad life!
Furthermore, I feel that Chu Ren’s parents owe me too much, and I want to get my share back from Wang and Uncle Chu. This is what they owe me!
This is why Chu Fang has recently come back to ask for money in the name of the Liu family. In fact, all the money has gone into her own pocket.
Chu Fang took out another five hundred copper coins from Mrs. Wang, put it into her arms, and talked about the second thing she had come back today: "Auntie, did you hear that Mrs. Shen is going to invite the villagers to drink?" What about eating meat? More than five taels of silver! Why can she just invite me when she says it? Grandpa and grandma don’t care! No matter what you say, the shop belongs to our Chu family. We don’t have the coffin business and reputation of our Chu family. Boss, where can she make money?"
When Chu Fang first heard about this in the morning, her nose was almost crooked with anger. She didn't lend a penny when she was in an emergency, but she turned around and spent five or six taels to treat a group of unrelated people to eat and drink!
Ms. Shen, you are so good, aren't you just using the shop in the Chu family's old house to buy paper money? Wait for her! If she, Chu Fang, didn't mess up everything for her, her name would be written backwards!
"How could you not have heard of it? The whole village is talking about it now. These people are really funny. They haven't even seen a grain of rice. Just after hearing the words, they went around praising the Shen family. Didn't you notice? What’s great is that he’s always good at pretending!”
When I talk about this Mrs. Wang, I get angry. It's so good. Why don't I see her helping Chu Fang? If she hadn't insisted on not borrowing money, Chu Fang would come back every now and then to have a meal. She finally saved the little money. , they were all plundered by her!
"Auntie, I didn't say that our family should not have been separated in the first place. You see, Mr. Shen has made more money now through the support of our Chu family. My father is the eldest son, and these are what he should have done in the first place. It belongs to our family. If it were our own, we wouldn't have to worry about my brother's tuition now, and Liu Sheng's matter wouldn't even be a problem!"
Ever since the job of prying Zhao Cheng failed, Chu Fang had said this countless times. At first, she was a bit evasive about it. After the incident with the Liu family, she now said it without any restraint. Wang's After listening to Uncle Chu so many times and seeing the good life in the old house, I firmly disagreed from the beginning, and gradually stopped refuting Chu Fang, and even felt a little moved in my heart. If this Own business!
But when he thought about Chu Ren's future, he still suppressed it.
At this time, Shen Luzhu, who was being discussed by the whole village, had just been called to the next door by Chu Ping, saying that his grandmother, Mrs. Yu, and Mrs. Qian were looking for her.
As soon as Shen Luzhu entered the house, Mrs. Qian quickly pulled him over to sit down and dismissed her son: "Your cousin-in-law was called over by us to chat. Why don't you hurry over and help Ayi look at the shop together? You can't see anything at all." nothing!"
Chu Ping was used to being talked about by his mother-in-law on weekdays, so he was not annoyed. He greeted him with a smile and ran to find his cousin next door.
Qian continued to talk to Shen Luzhu: "My niece, how are the preparations going for a banquet tomorrow? Your grandma said it must be your first time to prepare a banquet, so she asked you to come over and ask Ask, if there is anything you need our help with, just ask.”
"Then my niece-in-law would like to thank my grandma and aunt. To be honest with you, I was really exhausted. Last night I was just ordering the menu and not counting the wine and meat I had to buy until midnight!"
Old Mrs. Yu smiled: "I guessed that you would be a little confused, but I know that you are busy in the morning and may not have time, so I asked you to come over now. The appointment was made for tomorrow night, and it is not too late to make the appointment now. Then tell me how much wine and meat you plan to buy?"
"What grandma Tang said is that I have no experience. I started to get anxious after saying this yesterday. Chu Yi and I calculated that although we were inviting the folks who were present to have a feast, if there were other folks there, I'm willing to give him a face, but we can't prepare enough, so we plan to buy a whole head of pork, and then go to the town to buy ten jars of good wine to put on other dishes, and then we plan to go to each house to collect two baskets of it. , I don’t know if these preparations are enough.”
Mrs. Yu nodded: "That's enough, that's enough. You are right. Since you have decided to invite us, we should be generous and generous. It is always good to prepare more. It is better than making others think that we are stingy." Strong. Besides, it’s very cold now, so I’ll keep what I can’t eat at home, and it won’t spoil for a while, so it’s worth it!”
After Mrs. Yu finished speaking, Qian also reminded: "Go to the butcher's shop to order the pork later and ask him to deliver it early tomorrow morning. Let Chu Ping drive the oxcart to buy the wine later, and also pick up the insufficient seasonings." Buy everything. I'll find two handy women to help you collect these vegetables from door to door. It's just this table, bench, and people who can help with cooking. Do you have a charter? If not, Auntie, I'll find some people for you. It's better to greet them early."
Shen Luzhu nodded gratefully and wrote down what Qian said one by one: "My uncle from the Cui family heard about these tables and chairs this morning and came over and said that they would help prepare some, and my parents' family could also help borrow some." , the person who cooks and helps in the kitchen, the fat aunt said before she went back yesterday that she would be in charge, and she would be here early tomorrow."
"That's it. Prepare earlier and have more people to help you. Otherwise, you will suffer tomorrow. I also have to remind you that there will be many people tomorrow. Lock the doors and windows at home and pay more attention to your family. point."
"Yes, there are more aunts and cousins."
After talking about the business, Mrs. Yu praised Shen Luzhu again: "Although our family has to spend money and be burdened, you did the right thing. Although the guys didn't help much this time, they ate you." I will think of you for my kindness. Next time something like this happens again, more people will come out to help. Living in the same village, what we want in the end is neighborly harmony. Everyone helps each other when something happens. , don’t follow your grandma’s example, she’ll keep scheming and scheming, and sooner or later you’ll be scheming into it.”
Shen Luzhu covered his mouth and laughed so much that he couldn't help himself. Although he didn't agree with it, only grandma Tang would dare to say this now!
The Chu family's old house is in full swing, but Uncle Chu's family is about to face a secret that has been hidden for a long time because of the return of a person!
