Liangyue Farm Gate

Chapter 11
"You can't hold the money in your hands, or what? You don't even know the family when you buy an iron plow?!"

Mrs. Liu yelled at Li Houzhong angrily, Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Jiang hurriedly persuaded, "Mother-in-law, father-in-law is also doing it for the good of our family..."

"He is for his poor brother!"

Mrs. Liu slapped the table with a "slap", seeing her man shrinking his head and not daring to argue, he felt powerless again.In the past, when men loved to gamble, they became more masculine when they became interested, and those who made a lot of noise also had a manly character.In the past few years, he has become more and more afraid to breathe in front of her.Others said that she was aggressive, if she hadn't been a cowardly man, she wouldn't still have that temperament when married as a wife.

To put it nicely, what about my relatives, the price is fair, and I can't buy anything late, and I know that his brother is coaxing him.If it is really brotherly love, why not leave a copy for his brother?Let him buy it back in such a hurry, without even saying hello to his family.

Mrs. Liu was very angry, thinking that she had to take care of the housework after taking care of the children all these years, and also dealing with the relatives of the Li family, she felt aggrieved, and started crying after cursing and cursing.

"You don't know that your brother is going to marry his daughter? Chun'er, a big girl, didn't get married until she was seventeen this year. Isn't it because your brother can't afford the dowry...Now he's blackmailing you with an iron plow, why don't you?" Huanhuan happily thinks that he has picked up a bargain, but you are such a pig-headed...you don't even ask the price, how can an iron plow need so much money now..."

Mrs. Liu was crying while patting her legs, Shanzi and Xiaodou were carried to the Westinghouse by their second aunt.Apart from the old couple and the two daughter-in-laws in the family, Li Xin is the only one who can speak.Looking at her mother's behavior, she knew that many things had accumulated together to a breakthrough, and she had to let it out, so Li Xin didn't persuade her, and poured a glass of water for her mother to moisten her throat.

Fortunately, the door has been closed long ago. It is said that family ugliness should not be publicized.How noisy my family members are is my own business, there is no need for others to see jokes.

Mrs. Zhang stood aside and rubbed her hands, trying to persuade her, seeing that the sister-in-law didn't speak, and she didn't know what to do.In her impression, during the past five years of marriage, she has never seen her mother-in-law cry under other circumstances, except that her mother-in-law would secretly wipe tears in the house every year on her sister-in-law's birthday.Everyone in the village knows that mothers-in-law are temperamental, but mothers always have tears of bitterness. Now that she is also a mother, she naturally understands it even more.

Liu's voice gradually decreased as she cried.Ever since Li Xin came back, her emotions have been more changeable, and Li Xin can understand that her mother has suppressed her feelings for five years, so it's good if she can vent her emotions now.

I sent it to Mrs. Yang once in the morning, and now I will send it to my family again, and it will be fine in the future.

Li Houzhong sat on the side without saying a word, and only after Liu's voice subsided, he said: "The third brother is not that kind of person..."

"You just think your brother is good, and I, the daughter-in-law, are trying to stir up feelings between your brothers, don't you?"

Mrs. Liu raised her head and glared at him angrily, Li Houzhong didn't dare to say that anymore, and instead said: "The price of this iron plow is not high..."

Mrs. Liu didn't want to tell him this anymore, so she waved her hand to tell him to shut up, "Just turn your elbows out, move the family money out, and see if your good brother will turn around and help you if something happens to you in the future. you!"

Liu's dissatisfaction with Li Houzhong's brother and brother was five years ago, when they didn't spare money to save Li Houzhong.She had to sell her daughter because she was short of a few taels of silver, but they didn't pay any more, telling her that their family was also in difficulty and needed to eat or something.Even if they found out about Li Xin's affairs later, they didn't see any regrets from them. On the surface, they seemed to be okay, so what if they slowly repaired with their family, she didn't care!These two families are seen through by her, and she doesn't want to deal with them anymore.However, due to the affection of relatives and the inability to sever ties with others, Li Houzhong can only be connected with them. As for her, 1 people do not want to be involved with them.

Now that Tie Li has also bought it, she can't bear the face to tell people to return it.But she decided to hold on to the family's money tightly and not give any cent to Li Houzhong.The ten taels of silver that Xiner gave can be said to have been saved by Xiner over the years, so easily let him feed his white-eyed wolf brother... Thinking of it, she felt anxious.

Mrs. Liu stopped scolding and crying, turned around and went back to the main room, closed the door, found out the money, and found a new place to bury it.Li Houzhong was quite honest, he obediently put back the rest of the money.Looking at the remaining eight or so taels of silver, Liu seemed to be able to see how Xiner was struggling in that kind of place, her chest immediately felt dull, and the joy brought by what she said to Li Taozi in the afternoon disappeared. Nothing left.

When Li Dalang and Li Erlang came back and felt that the atmosphere at home was not right, they each went to ask their own daughter-in-law.Li Xin smiled and greeted them to the table for dinner, and waited for Saburo to come back at the door.No one spoke at the dinner table, they all looked at Mrs. Liu.Liu's face was sullen, she sat at the dining table without speaking, her eyes were outside the courtyard, where Li Xin was waiting for Li Ming to go home.

When Li Ming came back, Mrs. Liu opened her mouth when everyone was eating together.

"Today your father bought an iron plow and spent more than one or two taels of silver. We won't talk about it in the future, but today I want to set a rule for the family." Liu said and looked around the family, did you see? The man opened his mouth and said: "In the future, if you want to buy something and have a large amount of money, you must communicate with your family. It is absolutely not allowed to buy whatever you want on a whim, even if the item may be beneficial to the family. .Did you understand everything?"

"Yes, mother."

"Got it, mother."

The three sons of the Li family answered one after another. Li Houzhong was silent, and Mrs. Liu didn't bother to care about him. She took a few bites of the sweet potatoes in the bowl and ate them. After two mouthfuls of vegetables, she stopped chopsticks. It was only when she was about to leave the dining table that she suddenly remembered to follow him. Li Taozi said after she sat down again, "I made an agreement with your Aunt Li today, and she will come to our house for dinner tomorrow. My second daughter-in-law, I will catch a chicken when I have time later." Pack it up and put it away, and get up in the morning to make some soup."

Jiang quickly agreed, and Erlang secretly went to Yang's house to catch the chicken and returned it to his own chicken.Mrs. Liu clapped her hands and stood up, "Eat slowly, I'll go and see the pigs." Then she walked towards the pigsty.

Li Houzhong also took a few mouthfuls of the sweet potato, wheat and millet rice in the bowl, looked at the gradually darkening sky outside the yard, and sighed after a long time.

Nothing to do at night, Li Houzhong sat on the threshold of the main room with a bamboo raft in his arms, thinking about weaving a larger bamboo raft, and was splitting the bamboo bark with a knife, Li Xin wandered to him with a bowl of strong tea Sitting down on the threshold next to him in front of him, she called softly: "Father."

Li Houzhong hurriedly responded, a little at a loss, put down the knife and took the tea bowl.Li Xin watched him take a sip and took the tea bowl back, but he didn't leave, just quietly next to him.

Li Houzhong said uncomfortably: "Why don't you go to sleep? You are not in good health, you should rest more."

"It's always resting, the bones are falling apart, and it's not good for the body." Li Xin said softly, her eyes couldn't help looking at Li Houzhong's rough hands, and sighed softly: "Father, don't blame your mother for losing your temper. She is also doing it for the good of our family."

"Hey, Dad knows, he knows."

"Father, you don't say anything, and you can bear the grievances in your heart. This is not good." Li Xin put his hands on his chin and said slowly: "Although I have not been at home these few years, I know the relationship between father and mother. It’s not very harmonious. For my business, you two blame yourself, blame each other, and good couples are sometimes like enemies. Speaking of which, we are a family, and I don’t care about things. There is no need for you to hold your breath in your heart and feel uncomfortable."

Li Houzhong remained silent, and Li Xin looked at him and persuaded him: "Mother has been in a bit of mood swings recently, and her words are not pleasant, and she is venting the grievances that I have accumulated over the years. But the words are not rough, mother There is a reason for the resentment in your heart. The third uncle is your own younger brother. You have no dissatisfaction with him. It is reasonable not to defend yourself, but mother is separated from third uncle and his family. What mother cares about is our family. It's also for our family, if father feels uncomfortable about what happened today, you can talk to mother after closing the door, but in father's heart, you can't blame mother for complaining about mother."

Li Houzhong nodded slowly, sighed, and his voice was a little choked, "I'm an old couple, and I know what kind of temperament she is. I don't blame or complain. She has paid too much for our family these years, and I am not worthy of it." ..."

"Father was a gambler at the time, but he has changed now. Knowing his mistakes can correct him. There is nothing good about it. The past is over."

Li Houzhong's eyes were slightly red, and he nodded hurriedly.Li Xin said again: "Family life must be negotiated, and when something happens, you have to let your family make up your mind, so that you can live a good life. Father, don't be so honest in the future. As the old saying goes, brothers, Clearly settle accounts. Now father and uncle three uncles are separated, each family has its own affairs, they can't be mixed together. Mother doesn't like uncle three uncles, but she didn't stop father from interacting with them, right? Brotherhood is important, husband and wife Friendship is also important. Dad goes back to the room at night and talks to mother, ah."

Li Houzhong still nodded, "Girl, I have lived longer than you, but I don't see things as clearly as you do."

Li Xin just patted him on the shoulder lightly. The broad shoulders he had when he was a child have now become only a handful of bones.Parents are old.

(End of this chapter)