The peasant lady of the pastoral space

Chapter 41

They actually went back to Li Family Village? !

Li Xiang'e's family has been back to Lijia Village for so long, and they have never heard of them.

The family members naturally stopped mentioning it as if they had forgotten them.

Unexpectedly, Li Xiang'e had just returned from looking for medicinal materials in the mountains. As soon as she returned to Zhuangzi, she heard that her step-grandmother, that is, Mrs. Li, came to her door aggressively with her second uncle's family.

Li Xiang'e frowned and walked in.

The visitor is not good!

As soon as she entered the room, Li Xiang'e saw a mean old lady sitting on a chair, and her second uncle Li Bailin's family sat next to her, facing Li's father and mother, and the atmosphere was a bit dignified.

Li Xiang'e glanced at the second aunt Tang and her cousin Li Jie beside her, feeling a little puzzled.

Don't you have a little cousin?

Shouldn't it be-

Li Xiang'e didn't have time to think about it, but her thoughts were interrupted by Mrs. Li's harsh voice.

"An uneducated loser who doesn't know how to say hello to his elders."

Li Xiang'e pursed her lips.

"Step-grandmother!"

"Second uncle."

"Second aunt."

"Cousin Jie."

Ignoring Mrs. Li's voice of losing money, Li Xiang'e called out a series of titles, even those who were younger than herself.

Is it all right now? !
Li Xiang'e murmured in her heart.

Hearing the sound of step-grandmother, Mrs. Li was stunned.

Glancing at Li Xiang'e, Mrs. Li didn't know what to think of, she didn't say anything, she squinted her eyes and only snorted.

Then he turned around and looked at Father Li face to face and said.

"Li Dong, your life is easier now. Look, you can even live in such a big Zhuangzi. Don't think about me and your second brother still living a hard life. You just pretend not to see it. You guys There are so many producing fields, and it seems that there is a deep brotherhood when divided."

The implication is that they want benefits and money.

Mother Li couldn't take it anymore and interrupted.

"Mom, didn't we all write clearly in black and white, did we separate?! So, it's not a problem, there's nothing wrong with it. If you really have any difficulties, we won't stand idly by. Others, Forgive my daughter-in-law for not being able to do it. Besides, when the family was separated, didn’t the second brother still have more than ten acres of fertile land, why did he come to cry poor?!”

To put it more bluntly, it is a separation——

In fact, their family was completely wiped out and swept out of the house.

Mother Li's attitude became more and more tough, which made Li Xiang'e a little impressed.

Mother Li usually looks soft and weak, but she didn't expect to have a temper!

She thought Mother Li would compromise!

Mrs. Li's eyes faltered, and she regained her confidence.

"What's the matter with the family separation? You and Dongzi still have to call me mother after the separation. My son is still your brother-in-law's brother. This is an indelible thing. Why, Dongzi, you have money and you have become a rich man. You look down on our family, don't you?"

Mrs. Li was crackling and reasoning a lot, messing around and being unreasonable.

She was talking nonsense, but she never mentioned the fact that she bullied Father Li's family before.

Father Li opened his mouth.

"Mother, as my daughter-in-law said, we have already separated. We don't care too much about how the second brother is doing. If you are sick, mother, we will still pay for the medicine. Usually, if the second brother does not give For your food, our family can also bring you some rations every month, it’s just yours, I don’t care about the others.

This is also a repayment for your previous upbringing. Although you are my father's stepmother, before my father left, you were still very good to my son, and my son also kept it in mind. He can still afford a meal . "

After a pause, Father Li continued.

"When the family was separated, my mother gave all the property to the second brother. I don't think the second brother would be short of food. Even if he lacked, it has nothing to do with me. Back then, when our family was expelled from the house, But there is nothing, the things that our family has now are all earned by our family with our own hands. Would you like to take it out if it were you? "

In fact, he wanted to say these words a long time ago, and now he finally has the chance.

Even... Even Mrs. Li herself, he didn't want to take care of her anymore.

How did she treat him, how did she treat her own daughter-in-law, and how did she treat his daughter and son? ?

However, due to filial piety, Mrs. Li still has to continue to be filial, that's all!

After a passage, Mrs. Li was so angry that the hand pointing at Father Li was shaking.

Li Xiang'e completely admired her father.

In other words, when honest people speak the truth, sometimes they will be pissed off!
However, Li Xiang'e thought that when her father mentioned that Mrs. Li was the stepmother married by her grandfather, Mrs. Li's eyes seemed to flicker, which was a bit like a guilty conscience.

What's wrong with this?
Shouldn't it be very angry to say that she is just a second wife who is not as good as the first wife?

Li Xiang'e was extremely puzzled.

Could it be, what else is going on here? ?
Li Bailin saw that his eldest brother looked honest and spoke so directly, and almost didn't know how to answer the conversation.

Turning his eyes, Li Bailin immediately began to cry.

"Brother, I'm your own younger brother. My younger brother and his family managed to come back alive, and he missed the best time to tend the crops. The field is still deserted. Everyone in our family is still waiting Eat. I have already lost a son, do you want your niece to starve to death with our family??"

With tears in her eyes, Li Xiang'e was almost moved by the acting skills of her second uncle Li Bailin.

Father Li still had some dissatisfaction with them, and he was still a little sad when he heard the news that his nephew had starved to death, and his gaze softened when he looked at Li Jie.

Li Xiang'e thought it was bad.

Taking a step forward, Li Xiang'e pretended to comfort her second uncle Li Bailin.

"Second Uncle, is this true? My cousin is gone, why not? Did he really die of starvation?! You have to mourn and change, you have to think of a better place, you can be a family Lord, please be sorry, nothing will happen to you...

At least your step-grandmother is still alive and not starved to death, you and your second aunt are also fine, and your cousin looks much better, she doesn’t look like someone who is about to starve to death, you should be glad that you are all still alive except your cousin, Sorry, ah! "

As soon as the words fell, Father Li felt that the words were nothing at first.

Think about it carefully, no!

The old and frail stepmother is fine, the niece is fine, the second brother and his wife are fine, but the nephew who was supposed to be protected starved to death? ?

It doesn't make sense at all!

If it were him, even if he didn't have anything to eat, he would first think about leaving what little food he had for Xiaohao and Ling'er.

What's the matter, it's impossible for a child to starve to death before an adult, or when the adult still has some food, it is still possible to suffer from weakness, illness and death.

After thinking it over, Father Li's eyes on Li Bailin's family have changed.

Hearing Li Xiang'e's rebuttal, Mrs. Li suddenly became angry.

"You little slut, you lose money, you actually cursed your cousin, what kindness are you doing!"

Li's father and Li's mother's face darkened when they heard Mrs. Li's words.

Father Li said with a serious face, sternly.

"Mother, Xiang'e is my daughter. If you scold her, you are scolding me. Also, what did Xiang'e say wrong? Didn't you say that the nephew is gone? Xiang'e comforted you with good intentions, you I don’t know how to be grateful, I only know how to swear, or do you think that I, Li Dong, are always a bully in your heart, so you can do whatever you want?? To put it bluntly, we have already separated!”

After listening to Father Li's words, Mother Li nodded repeatedly and agreed.

"Mother, you and your second brother and younger sister didn't pay attention to us. You just wanted to bite off a piece of meat from us. We are not stupid anymore. Your abacus will not work. Stop counting our family." Well water does not interfere with river water, isn’t that good? Mother, second brother, younger siblings, you just returned to Li’s Village, you must have many things to do, we won’t keep you in our family, Uncle Xiao, see you off!”

After finishing speaking, Mother Li sat down and turned her head away from Mrs. Li's family.

Seeing the tough attitude of Li's father and Li's mother, Mrs. Li knew that she couldn't take advantage of it today.

So he walked down the steps with a face full of dissatisfaction, ready to go back, and discuss what to do next!
Just look at this Zhuangzi, it is always worth money.

Old Mrs. Li looked around roguely, making up her mind.

Seeing that Mrs. Li and the others were finally leaving, Father Li added another sentence before Mrs. Li stepped out of the door.

"Mom, go slowly. I'll count your rations for this month as 15 catties, which must be enough for you. I'll send someone to bring it to you later!"

When Mrs. Li heard this, she said angrily.

"You white-eyed wolf, I should have strangled you to death when my old lady married here. You are an unfilial thing, with such a small amount of food, you should be dismissed as a beggar?!"

Father Li said honestly.

"Mother, you originally wanted to strangle me to death. If it wasn't for the dead father who didn't feel at ease at that time and took care of me more strictly, you would have succeeded long ago. Mother is still ashamed to say it now.!"

Mrs. Li choked suddenly.

With an angry snort, Mrs. Li didn't continue to argue, and left Zhuangzi angrily.

Mother Li finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the person leaving.

Looking at Father Li, Mother Li showed a satisfied expression.

"I thought you would continue to accommodate the old lady's family like before?!"

Hearing this, Father Li's face was a little embarrassing.

"That's okay, let's not talk about when we were young, just a few years ago, after our family's Xiang'e had an accident, the family didn't say they were helping each other, but they made trouble and kicked us out of the house. The contempt on their faces at that time , sarcasm and schadenfreude, I still remember it clearly, and I will never forget it in my life."

Sighing, Father Li patted Mother Li's hand.

"You have suffered with me. If their family hadn't done such a terrible job, our daughter who has just given birth wouldn't have..."

Having said that, Father Li reacted and stopped immediately.

Taking a sneak peek at Li Xiang'e, Father Li's eyes flickered for a moment, and he didn't continue talking.

Mother Li also suddenly became depressed, as if remembering something sad.

The weirdness caught Li Xiang'e's attention.

Li Xiang'e raised her eyes and glanced at Father Li.

also not what?
Why don't you go on?
She had an intuition that Father Li's next words should mean——

It doesn't mean he's dead or anything like that!
But, is she clearly here?

Or was she thinking wrong, Father Li didn't mean that?
However, Mother Li's expression doesn't quite look like her.

Thinking of the suet jade pendant, Li Xiang'e's eyes froze.

Could it be that it was really as she had guessed occasionally? ?
Thinking of this, Li Xiang'e immediately stopped.

No matter what, Li's father, Li's mother and the others are her relatives recognized by her!
As expected, the family of Li's father and second brother will not stop easily.

The next day, as soon as Li Xiang'e left Zhuangzi, she heard the rumors that Li Xiang'e's family would not care about the life and death of her brothers and family after they became prosperous, and the rumors intensified.

When Li Xiang'e first heard these rumors, she suddenly felt that they were coming!
She knew that with the pissing nature of that family, it was impossible to compromise so easily.

There is no way, no ability to hurt you, but, from time to time, something happens, which disgusts you and makes you speechless.

Mrs. Li's family belongs to this kind of people.

In the eyes of outsiders, relatives and brothers are connected by bones and tendons, and they cannot be separated forever.

Moreover, in the eyes of others, Father Li's family is living a prosperous life, which is beyond envy.

On the contrary, Mrs. Li's family lived in poverty.

People are best at sympathizing with the weak.

Unfortunately, in the eyes of others now, Li Xiang'e's family is the ones who are superior and do not recognize family affection, while Li Bailin's family is the poor little ones who are looked down upon by their own brothers, and they should be sympathized with.

Li's father and Li's mother also heard these rumors and were so angry that they couldn't eat.

The mouth grows on others, and it cannot be stopped, nor can it be explained.

Others will only think that Li Xiang'e's family is too fussy, even if there was some disharmony between the brothers before, let the past be over, and you can't just ignore it!

Li Xiang'e understood what these people were thinking and snorted coldly.

Easier said than done!
Another important point is that these people who spoke are basically people who have not rented the land outside her village.

From this point of view, what is self-evident.

No matter which era, there have never been a few people who secretly seek trouble because they are jealous of others.

She accepted it with peace of mind.

However, Li Xiang'e didn't pay any attention to it directly. Instead, in the evening, she directly visited the village head with something, asking him to stop these ignorant rumors.

Sure enough, as soon as the village chief came out, the effect was obvious. At least no one dared to talk in front of Li Xiang'e's family with jealousy and sarcasm, which made Li Xiang'e's family's ears clear a lot.

As for those who spoke ill in secret, Li Xiang'e couldn't bear it anymore, and gave them something to gossip women, so as to improve their memory.

It can not only divert their attention, but also teach them a lesson. After all, the previous rumors have seriously affected her mood.

In the next few days, a strange phenomenon appeared in Lijia Village.

That is, the women who spread the rumors before all got strange diseases one after another.

There were crystal-clear blisters around their mouths, densely packed, and each one was big. It looked super disgusting, and the pain was so painful that they couldn't eat or speak, like God's punishment for their lying.

Their husband-in-law disliked their ugly appearance, and their attitude became worse. They beat and scolded them. Suddenly, the village was very lively.

Since then, people in Lijia Village no longer dare to talk about other people's right and wrong without evidence, and they have gods in their heads.

The rumors subsided, and Mrs. Li's family seemed to have stopped for a while. She lived reclusively and did not continue to trouble Li Xiang'e's house. It was so peaceful that Li Xiang'e and the others couldn't believe it.

For Li Xiang'e's family, this was a surprise.

Then one day, a woman with heavy make-up suddenly appeared in Zhuangzi.

(End of this chapter)