Sweet Garden Sands

Chapter 14 Kong Ke's Mother and Daughter

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Ke Hanxue was obsessed with how to make money all morning, and the time passed quickly.

Just after lunch, before Ke Hanchun washed the dishes, two rare guests came to the house.

When Ke Mengshi saw the person coming, he hurriedly greeted with a smile: "My mother, my sister-in-law is here, come in and sit down."

"Oh, it turns out that our daughter-in-law came back to her mother's house to help with work. No wonder she doesn't go to the silk room these days!" Ke Hanchun's mother-in-law, Kong Keshi, saw Ke Hanchun washing dishes in the kitchen as soon as she entered the yard, so what she said was unreasonable. Not very pleasant.

It turns out that Ke Hanchun is one of the most skilled silk girls in Xiangsang Town. Before she got married, she had been working in the spinning room of the big boss in the town.

It stands to reason that Ke Hanchun has this skill, so it is not difficult to find a good wife in Xiangsang Town, but when she was 15 years old, her grandfather passed away, and after three years of filial piety, she became an old girl and did not marry until last year. The Confucius family belongings in Lincun village was used to fill in the house.

Although Kong Ke was also married from Shuihe Village, she didn't treat Ke Hanchun as one of her own at all. What she only valued was Ke Hanchun's salary of a few hundred Wen every month.

The most annoying thing is that when Ke Hanchun returns home from the spinning room every day, there is still a lot of work waiting for her to do at home, but the mother and daughter Kong Ke are chatting in the room with their legs crossed.

Kong Xiu'er beside Kong Keshi also pouted and said, "Sister-in-law, don't blame me for talking too much, why don't you want to go back to Kong's house once you go back to your mother's house? If you don't go to the silk room for a day, you will lose dozens of pennies. Even if, why did you go back to your mother's house and take away the eggs my mother left me to nourish my body, so that I have no egg custard to eat these days."

This Kong Xiu'er is the youngest daughter of the Kong Ke family. She is only 12 years old. Because her father, mother and elder brother love her too much, she has developed a selfish temperament. Seeing that her mother usually makes things difficult for Ke Hanchun, she also learns from her. Difficult for Ke Hanchun.

Ke Hanchun's husband is an honest and filial man, so it is conceivable how dark Ke Hanchun's life in Kong's family was.

Ke Hanchun came out of the kitchen, and when he heard the words of his mother-in-law and sister-in-law, his face changed, and he said in a low voice: "Mother, Xiuer, my sister is sick, so I will give the egg to my sister to make up for her health. I will go back with you now, and I will eat it tomorrow." Go to the silk room to make money."

As Ke Hanchun spoke, he untied the apron tied around his waist in panic.

It was only then that Ke Hanxue knew that these two were her sister's mother-in-law and sister-in-law, but why were their words so unpleasant?

It was only then that Ke Hanxue, Ke Mengshi and others discovered what kind of life Ke Hanchun lived in the Kong family.

Ke Hanxue worked hard to control her temper, and did not explode on the spot.

Now she can scold these two women severely, and even drive them out of the Ke family to cut off contact with them, but her sister can't. She is the daughter-in-law of the Kong family. Get angry on my sister, and my sister's life will be even more difficult.

Ke Zhongshi poured a bowl of water for the two of them, and asked with a smile, "Why is my mother-in-law here free today?"

Kong Ke curled his lips, and said in a sharp voice: "It's not that my daughter-in-law is noble, and when she goes back to her mother's house, she has to be picked up by my mother-in-law before she is willing to go back."

Ke Hanchun turned pale with shock, and explained in a panic: "Mother, that's not the case."

"Sister-in-law, you are too. My mother is so old, and you still torment her like this." Kong Xiuer also reprimanded her.

Seeing that Kong Ke treated her daughter like this in front of her face, Ke Zhong didn't know how much her daughter had suffered behind her back.

But the daughter is now a member of the Kong family. It is only natural for a mother-in-law to teach her daughter-in-law a lesson. Ke Zhong can only swallow tears in her stomach. Who will make her daughter suffer!

"Mother-in-law, it's all my fault. Two days ago, Chun'er said she was going back. I, the grandma, couldn't bear her, so I kept her for two more days. I'm really sorry." Mrs. Ke Meng He smiled and said, taking the fault on himself.

"Grandma Chun'er, you are again, knowing that Chun'er is working in the Sifang, how can you keep her." Kong Ke's words are full of love for Chun'er's wages.

Ke Hanxue took a deep breath, and reluctantly smiled at Kong Keshi and Kong Xiu'er: "It turned out to be my sister's mother-in-law and sister-in-law. My sister's sister-in-law is so beautiful, and she is destined to be a young lady!"

After Ke Hanxue finished speaking, she said to Ke Mengshi: "Grandma, my sister brought me a few eggs when she came. I think there is still a piece of meat in our kitchen. Why don't you give it to my sister as a gift?"

Ke Hanxue's self-assertion in this way also concluded that grandma would definitely agree so that her sister would not be scolded when she went back.

Ke Hanchun looked eager, and was about to speak to stop him, but Ke Hanxue glared at him and closed his mouth again.

"Yes, there is still a piece of meat in the kitchen, Xue'er will bring it back to her mother-in-law!" Ke Mengshi agreed readily.

When Kong Keshi saw the pork belly in Ke Hanxue's hand, he finally smiled, reached out and snatched the meat from Ke Hanxue's hand, but said, "How embarrassing this is!"

Kong Xiu'er also laughed very unhappy, Ke Hanxue's sentence "the life of being a young lady" really touched her heart, can she not be happy?
"Chun'er, hurry up and tidy up, let's go home." Kong Ke's attitude immediately changed 180 degrees.

"Yes, mother!"

Ke Hanchun packed up and left with the happy Kong Keshi and Kong Xiuer.

When Ke Yu came back from the mulberry garden, he happened to see the backs of several people.

"Mother, is Chun'er's mother-in-law here?" Ke Yushi deliberately ran into the silkworm house and asked. She has been married to Shuihe Village for many years and has met Kong Keshi several times.

"Yes, come to pick up Chun'er back."

"How did I see that she was holding a piece of meat in her hand? And she grinned so wide!" Ke Yushi said and gestured with his hand, staring straight at his mother-in-law with shrewd eyes.

Ke Mengshi's hand for cutting mulberry leaves paused and said "hmm".

Ke Yu's voice rose steeply: "Mother, did you get this meat from our house?"

Ke Mengshi's face darkened, and he reprimanded softly: "Hush your voice! Isn't it just a piece of meat, do you need to scream like a pig?"

"Mother, why should Kong Ke take away our meat?" Instead of lowering his voice, Ke Yu yelled even louder.

"When Chun'er came, didn't you bring a few eggs and a piece of meat as a gift in return? Could it be that I can't even do this?" Ke Mengshi originally thought about bringing a piece of meat to Chun'er herself, and asked Take something to compensate the second and third bedrooms, but Ke Yushi's questioning made her change her mind immediately.

"Mom, how long do you want to be biased? Do you want to give the whole family to the eldest brother and the others before you are satisfied? My man works hard to make money in the town, but he takes this meat outside. Don't I ask?" Should I ask? Mother, are you trying to make me and Xisheng feel cold? In this case, we should separate as soon as possible!" Ke Yushi burst into tears with a look of deep grievance.

(End of this chapter)