Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 25 Wu Shi
Du Xiaoyu later showed the handkerchief to Du Wenyuan, and after discussing it, the two decided not to add anything. Now the mood is just right, adding anything is superfluous.

Anyway, Du Huanghua was going to be an apprentice, and what she wanted was solid basic skills. It is not easy for this little handkerchief to make her perform so well. Although Du Xiaoyu knows nothing about embroidery, she can always tell whether it looks good or not. Yes, the little lotus is slim and the dragonfly is so lifelike, they seem to be alive in front of her eyes, she can't believe that she can't catch that person's eyes!
On that day, she asked Du Wenyuan to bring the handkerchief to Zhang Zhuoyu the next day.

After some time, it finally came to the busiest time in autumn. These few days, Du Xian, his wife and Du Huanghua went out early and returned late. There were large bundles of rice piled up in the yard, and when they were beaten, they turned out white flowers and fragrant rice. Except for a part of the family to eat, the rest are sold in the town for money, which is the main source of income throughout the year. Others, such as sorghum and corn, can also be sold for some money.

Du Xian on Old Li's side has already agreed to buy a total of four acres of land, which is 16 taels of silver.

As a result, the whole family was in a good mood, and Du Xiaoyu was also learning embroidery recently, but she really didn't have much interest in it. If she didn't want to make some cloth flowers, she wouldn't be bothered to learn it.

"Be careful that you poke your hand!" Seeing her head lower and lower, Du Huanghua hastily reminded her.

Du Xiaoyu was startled, she almost fell asleep, but she still held the embroidery needle in her hand, which was really dangerous.

"Go out and play, so you don't get hurt." Du Huanghua saw that she hadn't studied for long. After all, children don't have much patience. Learning embroidery requires sitting for a long time.

Du Xiaoyu shook her head, "There's nothing fun going out." Earlier, because of her health, she seldom went out, so she didn't make any friends. What's the fun in being alone?It's better to stay at home!Besides, even if there is a small partner, there is no common language with the seven or eight-year-old child, maybe pulling her to play in the mud, which is not of much interest.

Du Huanghua stopped talking, and she also found that Du Xiaoyu really didn't like to play tricks that ordinary children would play.

The two of them embroidered what they had at hand, only to hear the wind blowing past the window.

Afraid that it was going to be winter, Du Xiaoyu tightened his clothes, and felt that his hands were a little cold. The winter in the north really came early.

Through observation and reading during this period of time, she has determined that this is the north, which belongs to Jinan Prefecture. Compared with Beijing, Shenyang is still warmer, but compared with the south, it is obviously much colder, and it will not be long before there will be hot kang asleep.

"What did you do?" Du Huanghua asked suddenly.

Du Xiaoyu was holding a pink butterfly flower in her hand, which was just made. She smiled and put it on her hair for comparison, "Isn't it pretty? Sister, don't you think this is very similar to the butterfly on your butterfly hairpin?" picture?"

"Not like." Du Huanghua shook her head, feeling weird.

Du Xiaoyu was a little discouraged, and paused, "Isn't that beautiful?"

Du Huanghua didn't answer, but frowned.

It doesn't seem to fit the aesthetics here, Du Xiaoyu sighed, it needs to be improved.

She fiddled with it for a while, only to hear the faint whimpering sound coming from the wind, she hurriedly stopped her hands, and asked, "Sister, did you hear that, it seems that someone is crying."

Du Huanghua also turned her head and listened for a while, "Why does it seem to be at our door?" After she finished speaking, she walked out.

Du Xiaoyu will definitely follow her to have a look, this is too weird, why are you crying in front of someone else's house?I'm not afraid that people think she's unlucky!
When she got to the gate of the courtyard, she was stunned. It was true that someone was crying at the gate of their house, and she fell down on the ground, crying so hard that it was as miserable as it could be, but this person was none other than their third aunt. Wu!Strangely, Du Huanghua was not particularly surprised, but walked over calmly.

"Third Aunt, what's the matter with you, get up!" Du Huanghua helped her up, Wu Shi never had any conflicts with them, so she always treated each other with courtesy, and said to Du Xiaoyu, "Go and get a handkerchief, Third Aunt, come in, it’s not good for people to see you.”

Wu's tears and snot slumped on Du Huanghua's body as if he had entered the yard.

Du Xiaoyu asked her to wash her face, only to find that her left eye circle was black and blue, as if she had been punched, and said in surprise, "Third Aunt, what's wrong with your face? Did you fall?"

Wu cried even more pitifully after hearing this, but said nothing.

"Third Aunt, drink some water, rest here, and leave after resting." Du Huanghua said as if she was used to it.

It seems that this is not the first time this has happened, Du Xiaoyu thought, could it be because of domestic violence?
It's a pity that when she went to her grandmother's house to celebrate her birthday, she had very little impression of that third uncle, and almost didn't remember it, because he didn't show up at first, and only saw him when he was leaving. Could it be that he likes to be rough on his wife? ?Coupled with Wu's soft nature of being bullied, if he really married such a husband, it would only fuel his arrogance, right?
Hey, what's the use of crying!

On this point, she still admires Mrs. Zhao, seeing how well her mother taught her husband, Du Xian's behavior is almost completely guided by Mrs. Zhao's thoughts.

After crying for a long time, Wu wiped her eyes, raised her head and asked, "You, your mother?"

Coincidentally, Mrs. Zhao came back just in time, and when she saw Mrs. Wu frowning slightly at home, she guessed what was going on.

"Huang Hua, tidy up the yard, and Xiaoyu will help." Mrs. Zhao pushed the two daughters away before looking at Mrs. Wu, "Why, did he hit you again?"

"Sister-in-law!" Wu's tears flowed down again, "My husband has been getting involved with the new widow Yao in the village recently, and others have spread rumors. I ask him a few words, but he is impatient every time. , Said it was all nonsense, but today I saw it with my own eyes, the two were hugging on the embankment, hugging..." She burst into tears, "They hugged and kissed, I, I just want him Go home, but he, he..."

Du Yi's flirtatious temperament has not changed at all, Zhao sighed, "Didn't you tell mother-in-law?"

"Mother will only say that I'm useless." Mrs. Wu muttered a few words, "I can't give birth to a son, what can I do?"

Mrs. Zhao only hated her. She only married Mrs. Wu five years after she married into Du's family. On the wedding night, Du Yi kicked her out when she was drunk. As a result, the bride could only cover her mouth Crying, I didn't dare to make a sound. If I hadn't met her, I was afraid that I would have to stay outside all night. Wouldn't I be frozen to death in this winter?

Since then, Mrs. Wu has relied on her, and would always talk to her about any grievances, but she herself was a mud bodhisattva crossing the river at that time, so she couldn't help much, and then she was far away.However, after being kicked out of Du's house, Mrs. Wu secretly came to stuff the money. Although she confiscated it, she could see her sincerity. She would still come to Mrs. Zhao to cry when she had any troubles, as if it had become a habit.

Mrs. Zhao felt sorry for her natal family being far away, and she was a doormat in the Du family, so she always had the patience to talk with her.

"After all, you also gave birth to two daughters, and they are also loved by your mother-in-law. You won't just ignore them." Zhao explained, "Du Yi's virtuous mother-in-law still doesn't know, and she just closes her eyes on weekdays. When you go back to the village, there will be disturbances, and you have seen with your own eyes that you always have to take care of it. She doesn’t want the reputation of the Du family? Afterwards, if the family’s reputation goes bad, you won’t be ashamed to see your father-in-law!”

Hearing the last sentence, Mrs. Wu shuddered, and only Mrs. Zhao dared to say that about her mother-in-law. She stammered, "Then I, shall I really tell mother?"

"You find someone to investigate that widow Yao, and Du Yi, you should not show it for the time being, so as not to be beaten by him again."

Wu showed a confused expression, "Who can I ask to check?"

Mrs. Zhao couldn't bear it any longer, and finally reprimanded her a few times, "You are the third wife after all, and you don't have anyone trustworthy around you? If not, there must be money, so hire someone to check it out."

"Oh, oh." Mrs. Wu nodded again and again, "I'll tell my mother-in-law when the time comes."

"It's good if you know." Mrs. Zhao looked at her, "In the future, when my mother-in-law asks you to bring something over, she will just say that we don't accept it, so that you don't have to tell her when you go back. It's better to refuse before sending it over." Hello, Mrs. Wu In addition, Mrs. Li also knew the relationship between the three daughters-in-law and Mrs. Zhao, so she always sent Mrs. Wu to bring things, but every time it failed, Mrs. Zhao's attitude was too firm.

Wu shi lowered her head and summoned up her courage, "Sister-in-law, it's been so long and the children are so old, it would be great if sister-in-law went back to Du's house, why bother..."

With a slap in the ear, Mrs. Zhao slapped the table and stared at her, "It's understandable for others to persuade me, you know it, and you also persuade me to go back?"

Wu Shi shrank her shoulders in fright, quickly shook her head, "No, I won't persuade you anymore."

"Go back quickly." Mrs. Zhao waved her hand, "Come out for a while too, so I won't have to look for you everywhere."

Mrs. Wu stood up, but turned her head when she reached the door, with a puzzled expression, "Sister-in-law, I see Wen Yuan..." Just halfway through speaking, Du Xiaoyu's voice sounded in the yard, "Second Brother , you're back!" She immediately stopped talking and left in a hurry.

Mrs. Zhao is baffled, why mention Wenyuan so well?
Seeing Mrs. Wu go out, Du Xiaoyu asked Du Huanghua, "Sister, did Third Aunt get beaten? She was crying inside just now!"

Du Huanghua lowered her head and swept the floor, "What are children doing with so much housework?"

Now I think she is young again, why don't I think she is mentally old when doing other things?Du Xiaoyu pursed his lips, slandered secretly, and kicked the fallen leaves by his feet as if venting.

Although she wasn't sure what was going on this time, she could tell that Wu and her mother had a good relationship. She sighed secretly, but it's a pity that she still hasn't figured out why their family was kicked out of the house by their grandmother back then?This really made her rack her brains and couldn't figure it out!

(End of this chapter)