I become a god in another world

Chapter 430 The feud between two families

Chapter 430
Chang Sansao did not speak either, with a reluctant look on her face:
"They, they will go somewhere else in the future—"

After saying this, he pretended to turn around and fetch a bucket of water, and took this opportunity to quietly wipe his eyes.

Meng Po felt very sympathetic when seeing this scene.

Zhao Fusheng took small steps forward:
"Third sister-in-law, I see that you are not rich. If the family can still wear this pair of shoes, why not give it to the two girls--" After she said this, seeing that Third Sister-in-law Chang did not say anything, she asked again:
"Oh, right. When I came to the village last time, I saw that although there were two white lanterns hanging in the village for a funeral, there were two red strings tied to the lanterns. Why is that?"

"Woo woo." Chang Sansao, who had been trying hard to hold back her grief, finally couldn't hold it back anymore when she heard this.

The bucket in her hand dropped to the ground with a thud and she whimpered softly.

As soon as she started crying, she realized something was wrong and covered her mouth tightly with her hands.

When Meng Po saw that she was unsteady on her feet, she hurried forward to support her. Chen Duozi pulled a stool, and everyone worked together to carry her and sit on it.

Chang Si's wife, who had been rummaging through the drawers in the house for a clean bed sheet, came out and saw Zhao Fusheng and a group of people surrounding Chang San's wife, who was crying quietly with her hand covering her mouth.

When Chang Sisao saw this scene, she was fully aware of it.

"Alas." She sighed, "My third sister-in-law is also miserable."

As soon as she opened her mouth, the crying Chang Sansao immediately raised her head alertly and said in a hurry:
"The fourth family's——"

"What are you afraid of? You're just a foreigner. We're all women and can understand. There's no harm in talking about it." Chang Sisao said nonchalantly.

Chang Sansao said anxiously:

"What's the point of talking about this kind of thing? It will make my mother unhappy if she hears it."

Chang Sisao sneered: "Who can be completely happy? Mother is unhappy about losing her promising son, but it is not our right to suffer."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Zhao Fusheng, Meng Po and others:
"Please give us your judgment—"

"Old Fourth's..." Third Chang's wife tried to stop her, but Fourth Chang's wife pushed her hand away and said, "I'm talking about my own business. If you're scared, sit aside. If Mother gets angry, you can't be blamed."

She had a fiery temper, and as soon as she finished shouting, Chang Sansao started crying, "That's not what I meant."

When Chang Sisao saw this, she felt a little guilty, but her impulse eventually disappeared in front of Chang Sansao's tears. She became helpless and sighed deeply, "Alas, this is a woman's fate."

After she said this, the wrinkles on her forehead and around her eyes seemed to deepen.

Seeing her sister-in-law like this, Chang Sansao felt a little guilty and quickly stood up and held her hand:

"My dear sister, it's all my fault—"

The two women exchanged glances, and there was a gentle look in their eyes.

All the quarrels and disputes disappeared, the two gave in to each other, and their relationship became close again.

Zhao Fusheng witnessed this scene and gained a certain understanding of the relationships among the Chang family members.

Judging from the clues known so far, the Chang family should have lost their male head, and Chang Wusao is the head of the family and in charge of the overall situation.

She gave birth to five sons and six daughters. Her daughters got married. Among her sons, the second son was the most promising. He studied medicine in the county and later married his master's daughter and became the son-in-law of the Yang family.

The second is the eldest son, who is learning how to make wine in a wine cellar in the city and probably doesn’t return to the village often.

The other three sons should stay with Chang Wusao.

The third son should be the person Zhao Fusheng met earlier, and Chang Sansao is his wife.

Since Chang's fourth sister-in-law has also appeared, it proves that the third and fourth sons of the Chang family have already married and had children.

From what Zhao Fusheng had seen and heard since he entered the village, it could be seen that Chang Wusao's sons and daughters-in-law were all filial, and the relationship between the third and fourth sisters-in-law was also close.

Just as Zhao Fusheng was thinking about something, a woman was silent, a woman cried silently for a long time, and Chang Sansao suddenly took a deep breath and broke the silence.

"You can tell the guests, but please be kind and just let it go today. Don't tell my mother-in-law about it."

Meng Po glanced at Zhao Fusheng, who nodded:

"Don't worry, sisters-in-law. We have a plan."

"Alas." Mrs. Chang sighed:

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you all. These things shouldn't have been spread outside, but I'm really upset about it."

She said this and wiped her eyes again:

"Several guests saw it when they entered the village earlier. My family is holding a funeral. The person who died is my second uncle..." At this point, she sighed deeply:

"My second uncle is a good person in every way. He is smart, filial, and kind to his family. My second sister-in-law is also a virtuous person—"

Hearing this, Meng Po was stunned:
"Is your second sister-in-law a good person?"

Previously, when Chang Wusao mentioned her second son, she praised him highly; but when she mentioned her youngest daughter-in-law, her face was full of anger - as if the father and daughter of the Yang family were unforgivable.

Chang Sansao seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.

She is just dull, but not stupid.

She had also heard what Chang Wusao had said about the Yang family before, and now she understood what Meng Po meant by her question.

She was silent, and Chang Sisao took over and said:

"My second sister-in-law is a good person. Our in-laws are the head shopkeepers of Xinglin Garden. My sister-in-law was also brought up in pampered style, but she has a good temper and doesn't look down on us country folk. She is also very diligent when she returns to the village during festivals."

Sister Chang Si said:

"She often said that she felt uneasy not being around to serve her mother-in-law, and she also took good care of our children. When she came home for the Chinese New Year last year, she said that her father had asked the employer to bring me and my third sister-in-law's two sons to the county to learn from a master every two years."

At this time, many trades were passed down from father to son, or from son to daughter-in-law, and it was rare to recruit outsiders to pass on the business.

For the sake of his son-in-law, Yang Kaitai was willing to help his son-in-law's nephews and nephews, which really showed his kindness to the Chang family.

This statement was completely opposite to what Chang Wusao had mentioned before, which stunned Chen Duozi and others.

Zhao Fusheng asked:
"If that's the case, how could the two families become enemies?"

"It's still a strange girl——"

Sister Chang Si said coldly:
"My second sister-in-law is a decent person, and my father-in-law is also very sensible."

"Hush." ​​When Chang Sansao heard her say this, she immediately became anxious and grabbed her hand:

"Keep your voice down."

"What are you afraid of——" Chang Sisao said stubbornly:

"Anyway, mother is not here right now." Although she said this, she was still afraid in her heart, and her voice gradually became softer.

Chang Sansao then continued:

"Originally, both families were doing fine, but the problem arose from the death of my second uncle."

Chang Er was the son that Chang Wusao was proud of. In Chang Wusao's opinion, he had a bright future. However, he went out for a drink and fell into the water and died.

"My second sister-in-law gave birth to three daughters a few years ago. The youngest is three years old. There has been no movement in her belly in the past two years. My mother was a little anxious. This year, when they brought back rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival, my mother mentioned the idea of ​​taking a concubine for my second brother in front of my second sister-in-law."

Sister Chang Si said:

"My second sister-in-law looked very unhappy at the time. You shouldn't hit someone in the face..."

Chen Duozi asked curiously:
"Won't that lead to a quarrel?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she was glared at by Chen's mother. However, in front of so many people, Chen's mother couldn't remind her daughter to be careful with her words and actions.

Chang Sansao didn't notice the actions of the mother and daughter. She was caught up in her own emotions and shook her head when she heard it. "No, my second sister-in-law is a good-natured person. She only explained to my mother at the time that my father-in-law had said that if she still didn't get pregnant in the next two years, then my father-in-law would decide to hire a concubine for my second uncle who is both talented and beautiful."

Although Mrs. Chang Wu was aggressive, her second daughter-in-law was submissive and her response quickly calmed down a family conflict that was about to break out.

"From what you said, Chang Ersao had a good temper. Then why didn't she come to the funeral after Chang Er died, and why did the two sides quarrel like this?"

"When my second uncle died, my mother's heart was broken. She cried so hard that she couldn't stand up." Chang Sansao shed tears:

“But life goes on even though people die.”

When talking about Chang Er's affairs after his death, Yang Kaitai felt guilty.

He believed that Chang Er had been following him since he came out of the Five Immortals Temple. The two had been together for many years. Although they were not biological father and son, they were better than biological father and son. He treated his son-in-law better than his daughter.

Now that Chang Eryi is dead, Chang Wusao has lost her son. Yang Kaitai feels sad and sorry for the Chang family, so he promises to give Chang Eryi a grand funeral.

"Mother was sad for a whole day, and after she recovered, she started to worry about the distribution of the Yang family's property."

Chang Sansao said: "It was because of this incident that the two sides really fell out."

Since it involved a family property lawsuit, Chen's mother, who was holding Lu Pan'er, also became interested and listened attentively.

Logically speaking, this is the Chang family's private matter and outsiders should not ask too much about it.

But the evil ghost Chang Er has revived, and this ghost case may involve a wide range of people, so the situation is different.

Zhao Fusheng asked directly:
"Yang Kaitai is not dead yet, what does his family property have to do with your Chang family?"

Chang Sisao immediately said:

"That's not what I meant." When it came to the distribution of benefits, she immediately became a little wary: "When my second brother was alive, he worked for my father-in-law for more than 20 years. As an apprentice, he didn't get much salary, so most of the money was saved by my father-in-law."

The Chang family couldn't tell exactly how much money the Yang family had, but according to Chang Wusao's estimation, it was probably a considerable sum.

Yang Kaitai had no sons, only three daughters.

"He kept his eldest daughter to marry a son-in-law - my second uncle, and the rest of the daughters were married off." The earlier sons-in-law were relatively well-behaved, knowing that they would not be the next in line to inherit the Yang family's fortune.

But after Chang Eryi's death, the situation was different.

The Yang family's huge fortune had no successor, and not only was Mrs. Chang Wu eyeing this piece of fat meat, but Yang Kaitai's other two sons-in-law were also tempted.

"After my second uncle died, my mother heard that both sons-in-law expressed their willingness to adopt a son to my second sister-in-law." Naturally, the Chang family did not agree, so they came up with a solution.

"What method?" Meng Po asked curiously.

When the two daughters-in-law of the Chang family, who had been talking so much before, brought up this topic, they both fell silent at the same time.

Even Mrs. Chang San, who said she wanted to vent her grievances to outsiders, looked embarrassed. Her eyes wandered left and right, and she was too embarrassed to look at Zhao Fusheng and his group.

In the silence, when Zhao Fusheng was about to speak, Chang Sisao said:

"Oh, Third Sister-in-law, you're embarrassed to say it, but I'm telling you that." She reached out and grabbed a handful of hair on her forehead, and whispered, "My mother-in-law wants to keep the wealth within the family and keep marrying her own people."

Mother Chen was stunned: "What do you mean?"

Meng Po reacted: "You want your second sister-in-law to marry a brother from the Chang family?"

"Yes." Mrs. Chang Si nodded after Meng Po pointed out the meaning of her words.

"But aren't you brothers already married..." Chen Duozi said in surprise.

"The first four are married, and there is a fifth one coming up." After a long silence, Mrs. Chang said:

"But my brother-in-law is useless..." She showed a headache: "My mother had a son in her old age, and she doted on this little son very much, spoiling him to the point that he didn't know how high the sky was and how deep the earth was..."

"Third sister-in-law is too polite. She is really ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth. She hangs out with bad friends all day long, playing with cats and dogs instead of doing serious work." Fourth sister-in-law Chang shook her head:

"He's not good-looking, not very smart, lazy and has a violent temper."

It was obvious that she had a deep grudge against her brother-in-law, and she complained several times in a row: "A few years ago, there was a breach in the river mouth here, and there was a flood, which swept away many people. This kid was so bold that he followed a few ruffians from the village and picked up a few corpses from somewhere, and ran to the county to extort money from people. In the end, he didn't get much money, and he met a bad-tempered family. They sued him and he was thrown into jail."

"..." Hearing this, even Chen's mother, who loved her son so much, couldn't help but twitch her lips, not knowing how to complain.

Chang Sisao's face was filled with gloom. "It was a big deal at the time. He was almost sentenced to beheading. My mother-in-law was afraid that something might happen to her son, so she went to many places. In the end, it was my father-in-law who came forward and begged the owner of Xinglin Garden to help mediate. He also paid a sum of money, and finally got him out."

Being such a jerk with such a criminal record, Chang Laowu has since become famous in the area around Wuxian Temple. As a result, he has not had a matchmaker come to him even though he is in his twenties and has remained single ever since.

"After the second brother died, mother wanted the fifth brother to take his place, but with the character of the fifth brother, how could the Yang family be willing to do so—"

The conflict between the two sides is on the verge of breaking out.

After being rejected, Chang Wusao became furious. She hated that her son died in the Yang family. She hated that the Yang family's property might fall into the hands of others. She also hated that Yang Kaitai looked down on her youngest son. Then she remembered that Yang had been married for many years but had no son. With new hatreds and old grudges added to them, she threatened to sue the Yang family.

Yang Kaitai believed that he had devoted all his efforts to cultivating Chang Er over the years, treating him as his own son, and taking good care of the Chang family. Chang Er's death had nothing to do with him, and he had done his duty. The Chang family wanted to arrange for his daughter to remarry, which was simply too much.

Neither side gave in, which ultimately led to the current situation.

……

"Afterwards, my mother brought my second brother's body back home and held a grand funeral while discussing with the villagers about filing a lawsuit."

Litigation costs money.

The middlemen had to take care of everything, and the Chang family was not well off to begin with, so when it came to the stage of litigation, they had to sell their fields and land.

"The family land was sold at a low price. It used to sell for more than ten taels per mu, but now it's sold for eight strings of cash." Chang Sansao, who has a better temper, was also very unhappy when she heard this: "I don't know how I will make a living in the future."

"The land was not sold enough to cover the expenses, so mother decided to sell Sanni and Sini to the city."