Peasant girls seek happiness

Chapter 62 The Old Lady

As soon as the twelfth lunar month entered, there was a big fair every day, and Cheng San and his brothers were too busy, so on the seventh day of the lunar new year, they volunteered to go to the county to help.

Zhang Erya also hurriedly said, "I'll go too. After all, I'm a few years older than my younger sister Chuqi, and I can also do these tasks of carrying dishes and washing dishes."

Cheng Chuqi looked at the old lady, afraid that she would say something like "Women of the Cheng family are not allowed to show their faces".

Seeing the flickering "Yes, please, please" in her eyes, the old lady slowly choked back when she wanted to refuse.

A few daughters-in-law are doing food and embroidery. Chunxiao and the first day of the junior high school are also doing embroidery. They used to sell them to takeout, but now they are also doing takeout. What else would she want to do with those who don’t?

"Go, go! But don't be naughty, and find someone for your uncles."

She said and looked at Zhang Erya: "You can go, but you have to listen to Chu Qi and your cousins. Don't embarrass my Cheng family!"

When it came to speaking, his tone was severe, and Zhang Erya responded with tears in his eyes.

Chu Qi discussed with her, "If you really can't hold back your tears, you can cover your face with a cloth towel. I'm afraid that people will see and think that our Cheng family is bullying you."

Zhang Erya muttered, "I will try my best."

"It's not trying! It's necessary!" Cheng Chuqi said seriously with a straight face: "I don't know how you made this problem, but let me tell you, if you can't get rid of this problem, I will ask my grandma to send you back , and then withdraw this marriage. I think, our family does not want bride price, and we can even add some money, your grandma will agree."

She frightened her: "I'm going all out to destroy this family if my brother doesn't go into official career, do you think he will agree?"

Zhang Erya was so frightened that she knelt down, "I beg you Chu Qi not to..."

After staying here for a few days, she also understood that this cousin is really not soft-hearted. She was favored by the Cheng family, and her sister-in-law and aunt listened to her words...

As for Yunhui, don't talk about feelings for her, it would be nice if he didn't show his disgust on his face.

Chu Qi avoided the side, and raised his chin: "If you don't change it, kneeling is useless. If you change it, everything will be easy to talk about!"

She was just trying to scare her, not to mention that her father and grandfather were gone, as long as the Cheng family still had these lands and they hadn't become paupers, the Zhang family would not withdraw their relatives.

I don't know if he thought this would not work in the Cheng family, or because Chu Qi was really intimidated, anyway, Zhang Erya didn't move her red eye circles and dropped her gold beans.

Xu Yunxiu, a helper, didn't need wages. Xu knew that the Cheng family's stall made a lot of money, so Cheng Er discussed with Qu's and set up a stall in Daji, "It will cost a lot to move into the county, and we have to pay for it." Saving money for Yunxiu to marry a daughter-in-law, and saving Jiaojiao's dowry..."

Mrs. Qu flatly refused, "It's the cold winter months, you really don't feel sorry for our girls! Expenses are high? Expenses are high to drive out the little whore and the little wild bastards, so the expenses will naturally be small."

If Cheng San and his brothers heard this, they would understand that the woman still entered Cheng Er's house after all.

Cheng Er slammed the table angrily, "Who are you scolding?"

Cheng Yunxiu sighed heavily when he heard the scolding in the room, Cheng Jiaojiao, who was sitting across from him quietly doing needlework, looked up at him, then lowered her head and continued sewing.

Yunxiu snatched it up and threw it aside: "You still have time to make clothes? Don't think about it. If this matter gets out, will the Chen family want you?"

Cheng Jiaojiao pursed her lips. She stayed in the Taoist temple for several months. She was very angry before, but she was a little numb after being tortured.

But the uncle was killed, her father separated, and her marriage with the Chen family has not changed. She will soon marry into the Chen family as a grandma. She feels that she has got rid of the misery of her previous life. , but they don't have so much hatred towards Cheng Chuqi and the others.

"What can I do? Besides, if you can keep your mouth shut and not speak out, who knows?"

Cheng Er took her out of the Taoist temple to persuade Qu Shi.

As expected, she did not disappoint Cheng Er, "Mother, now the elder brother is married and will have a nephew soon, the second elder brother has also made a good marriage, and I will marry into the Chen family, and we will give mother Back up, what is she afraid of even if she enters the door? She is outside, but mother is not easy to discipline. After she enters the door, she will be rounded and flattened. Isn't it up to mother? But if mother doesn't let her in, Father will still take out his money in the future, after all, there is a son over there, and there is still one in his stomach. Mother, why not think about it, tell father about the conditions that are good for you..."

After listening to her persuasion, Qu's finally softened his attitude. After thinking about it for several days, after discussing with Yun Guang, he raised several conditions and let the woman in.

But just two months after the old man of the Cheng family passed away, the Cheng family told the outside world that they rented the room to that woman.

Even though the people around here knew what was going on in their hearts, everyone had benefited from Cheng Er and that woman before, and they had a good relationship, and they didn't hinder them, so no one said anything about it.

Cheng Er wanted to wait until the old man's filial piety period passed before mentioning the matter of taking concubines.

When the woman entered Cheng's house, she knew that this was a good idea, so she didn't make any more trouble, but forced Cheng Er to secretly cancel the household registration of the eldest son, so that he could send him to school in the next year.

Cheng Yunguang was in the county government office, had a drink and gave some gifts, and the household registration quietly fell to Cheng Er's family.

Seeing that she was still silent, Cheng Yunxiu sighed and said: "You are so stupid in the Taoist temple, and you married into the Chen family like this and won't be eaten by your mother-in-law?"

Cheng Jiaojiao looked up at him: "Second brother, if you are free, go and help third uncle look after the stall!"

Yunxiu lifted his buttocks and walked out: "Yes, I'd better help third uncle look after the stall! This house is really aggrieved."

But when he opened the gate, he saw Cheng Wu parked the ox cart at the gate, and Cheng Liu jumped off, turned around and helped the old man on the cart down.

"Grandma~" He hurried forward in surprise: "Grandma, why did you come out in such a cold day?"

As he spoke, he turned and shouted to the courtyard: "Father, mother, my grandma is here."

After yelling, I felt a chill in my heart. Grandma would definitely be angry when she saw Jiaojiao, but it was the woman who was even more angry.

Thinking about it this way, he let go of the old lady and ran into the courtyard, not shouting while running: "Father, mother, my grandma is here..."

The old lady scolded with a smile: "This child, the bigger he gets, the more he will be stupid."

Then Chu Qi, who jumped out of the car, curled her lips, fearing that there was something shameful at home, and it was a tip-off.

The old lady is not one of those rich families in the county town, who needs the help of a maid to walk. She patted her youngest son's hand away: "I'm not too old to walk."

She walked into the gate quickly, Cheng Er and Qu Shi, who had just entered in a panic, came out from the main room and the side room, with smiles on their faces at the same time: "Oh mother, why are you here? We didn't say anything in advance, so we can go out to meet you."

The old lady was not as kind to her son and daughter-in-law as she was to Yunxiu, her grandson. She snorted, "I dare not! Now you are Mr. Cheng and Mrs. Cheng. It is not easy for my old lady to meet!"

It's ironic that they haven't gone back to see her once since they moved out.

The mother was concerned about her children, even though the old lady was dissatisfied with the second child, she still took advantage of the opportunity that they all went to the county on the seventh day of the lunar new year, and came along with them.

It's just that she came here without saying hello, Cheng Er was in a hurry, he walked to the main room with a smile to let his mother: "Mother, come in quickly, the room is warm."

The old lady went to the main room, but Qu thought of Cheng Jiaojiao in the west room, so she hurried ahead of her, blocked the door of the west room, and led people to the east room: "Mom, come into this room quickly."

The old lady didn't go in, but stood and looked around. This house was different from theirs, and it was a common layout of many local houses.

Entering the house is the kitchen, then the east and west rooms, and there is no main room.

She stood at the door and took a look inside. The furniture was all new, and the quilts on the kang cabinet were also brand new.

She remembered that when the second child moved, both the furniture and bedding were taken away. If the furniture belonged to someone else's house, then the bedding can't be used from other people's house, right?
The old lady's smile was faint, and she pointed to Westinghouse: "Is this room Yunxiu lives in? I won't enter your room. I will go to Yunxiu's room and I will leave."

Qu Shi hurriedly stood in front of her: "Mother, this house is for Yunxiu to live in Mai Tai, you should go to my house!"

Cheng Er scolded her nervously, and went to help the old lady, "Mother, it's not like you don't know the strength of this kid, you'd better go to my room!"

As he spoke, he gave Yunxiu a sneaky look, and Yunxiu curled his lips slightly, afraid that grandma would be angry, so he echoed: "Yes grandma, I threw my stinky socks and changed clothes on the kang this morning without washing, I'm afraid To smoke you, let's go to my mother's house!"

The old lady just smiled and followed their wishes to the east room.

Qu Shi quickly went to serve tea and water, and then went to get fried peanuts, melon seeds and candy, "Mother, the family has prepared early this year's New Year's goods, you eat candy, it's so sweet."

She knew that the old lady lived a frugal life, and she would not be happy if she knew that they were also like this on weekdays.

The old lady took her but didn't move, but pointed to her side after giving Chu Qi: "Don't be too busy, I'll just sit down for a while and leave. It's almost Chinese New Year. I'll bring Chu Qi here to buy some New Year's goods."

Only then did Qu's look at Chu Qi: "Our Chu Qi is getting more and more beautiful."

She was wearing a blue cotton coat and trousers, and she wrapped herself like a ball, which was really not beautiful.

She smiled and said, "Second Aunt's complexion is getting better and better."

Qu's complexion is not good either, but she wears a silver hairpin on her head, gold earrings on her earlobes, and a wide silver gong on each wrist. I can't hold back this bracelet.

But it was too ostentatious, and the old lady couldn't help but glanced several times, her eyes darkened.

The second child's private house has so much money?

She felt very uncomfortable, and she didn't want to think about it, where did he get the money?But he didn't want to stay any longer, "Okay, I've seen it, and I should go back."

Qu Shi hurriedly said: "Mother, it took so long for you to come here, let's have lunch here!"

Cheng Er also said: "Yes, mother, why don't you have to eat before leaving."

Neither of the couple said "stay here for a few days", and the old lady felt even more blocked.

Although they are two families after the separation, but she is their mother, can she really rely on this in a word?
The old lady waved her hand: "No, we have to buy new year's goods. On the seventh day of the lunar new year, let's go!"

Cheng Er didn't say anything about keeping guests, and sent the old lady out. Just as he was about to leave the gate, there was a crackling sound from the east chamber.

Cheng Er hurriedly said: "Mom, we rented out the East Wing even if we don't need it, and we can make up for it. Maybe it's because the tenant's children are naughty..."

What are you afraid of?
The old lady didn't speak, went out the gate and got into the bullock cart supported by her son and granddaughter.

Cheng Wu swung his whip and drove the ox cart out of this street. Cheng Er heaved a sigh of relief, quickly closed the door, and ran to the east chamber, "Oh my little aunt, didn't you say keep quiet? What are you doing?"

(End of this chapter)