Not long after, Ma Haoxuan, who successfully became the county magistrate, held a banquet and invited not only Cui Weizhen but also Ye Sanyong.
Ever since Ye Sanyong got married, with the warm and fragrant nephrite in his arms, he was feeling happy and everything was going well. Even Li Erniang, who had been looked down upon in the past, became amiable and approachable.
Li Erniang seemed to have been opened up to the second line of Ren and Du. She was no longer as messy as before, but acted like a loving mother. When she had time, she would go to other courtyards to work, and she would greet Ye Sanyong and show her utmost care.
For Ye Shiming, he didn't even reach this level.
Ye Sanyong has been ignored since he was a child. Although he said he didn't care about it, he still enjoyed it in his heart that Li Erniang cared about him so much.
In other words, the maternal love that has been lacking since childhood is satisfied.
These are what Mu Xia complained to Ye Zhenzhen.
Ever since Li Erniang started to appear frequently, Mu Xia loved to go to Cui's house, mostly complaining to Ye Zhenzhen about her mother-in-law, Li Erniang.
Li Erniang disliked Mu Xia, the widowed daughter-in-law, from the bottom of her heart. She usually looked at her with a nose instead of a nose, and eyes instead of eyes. Mu Xia didn't bother to look at her eyes. She avoided Cui's house every day when she came to avoid making any noise.
"How come your third uncle doesn't know that his mother has evil intentions? He's just pretending to be deaf and dumb. Since he is willing, I can't break his face."
Mu Xia said, "I am the daughter-in-law, so I have to suffer from my mother-in-law."
Her previous husband only had two brothers to rely on. Now there are so many relatives in her husband's family, which has advantages and disadvantages. At least she has to serve her parents-in-law.
After listening to Mu Xia's sad stories these days, Ye Zhenzhen couldn't help but feel happy. Fortunately, Aunt Cui treated her like her own daughter, otherwise she really wouldn't know how to deal with the smoke-filled relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
She was unable to comfort her and just said, "Uncle San is not a confused person. Just bear with it. Li Erniang won't be able to pretend for long. When she shows her fox tail and violates Uncle San's bottom line, he will never forgive her lightly."
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Men were as confused as children. Mu Xia had no hope for this, but she didn't expect that she would finally get a turn for the better.
That day was no different from usual, except that Ye Sanyong had to go on a escort trip and Mu Xia was packing his luggage. At this moment, Li Erniang came.
Today she was too enthusiastic. She was holding a wooden box in her hand. The fragrant smell of chicken soup came out of it. She opened it and put it on the square table. Like an old mother who loves her son dearly, she said, "San Yong
, You have been working hard these days, traveling long distances, sleeping in the open air, and your body is full of debts. I got up early this morning, killed the old hen and stewed it. I brought it specially for you. Drink it quickly. "
The corner of Mu Xia's mouth twitched. She killed a chicken and drank soup early in the morning. Is she probably mentally ill?
However, Ye Sanyong didn't think it was greasy at all. He drank the cold chicken soup with a happy face. At the end, he asked, "There is only one hen in the house. Mom, if you kill it and cook the chicken soup for me, where will the eggs come from?"
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Li Erniang looked at him kindly, "It doesn't matter even if there are no eggs to eat. Sanyong, thank you for your hard work. The most important thing is to replenish your health."
Li Erniang originally had a sharp and mean face, pretending to be kind, just like a poor actor, which was not only false, but also disgusting.
Mu Xia had goosebumps all over her body, but Ye Sanyong couldn't see like a blind man. He immediately took out a silver coin from his wallet and handed it over, "How can this be done? You and dad are getting old and need eggs to supplement."
Shenzi, mother, you can go to the market later and buy some hens to raise at home."
One ingot of silver is five taels, and you can buy hundreds of hens, let alone a few.
Li Erniang immediately burst into laughter, snatched the money at lightning speed, and stuffed it back into her purse. This money-grubbing face was really unflattering.
Mu Xia looked at Ye Sanyong, but she saw that he had already looked away, as if he hadn't seen the calculation and pride in Li Erniang's eyes, and looked like he was deceiving himself.
She didn't know why, but at this moment, she felt a little pity for him.
Li Erniang's tricks like this are not uncommon. These days, she has defrauded Ye Sanyong of an unknown amount of money by playing the family card. He is like a demented gangster, constantly subsidizing the money. If it had been another woman, he would have been cheated long ago.
Got into trouble with him.
After all, Mu Xia had been in the Dragon and Tiger Class, so she had a broad vision and was not as narrow-minded as the woman next to her. Otherwise, she would not have been able to get along with Ye Zhenzhen. She was quite informal and not very good at running a household.
Not caring so much about money allowed Li Erniang to succeed again and again.
Li Erniang got the money, and today's task is completed.
Ye Sanyong went back to the room to get things, and she started to put them away, and habitually started to criticize Mu Xia, "Which woman is like you, so lazy that you are like this? She won't take down these dishes and chopsticks to wash them.
Do you want to wash it? You are really marrying a living ancestor, and you have to hire someone to do the household chores. How much money does it cost every month? You don’t have the life of that noble lady, but you have to put on the airs of a noble lady. Bah, you are shameless. Good job.
You can’t live up to anyone’s family, even more so than a rich lady! I see that all your skills are used to seduce men.”
Before Ye Sanyong got married, he hired Aunt Guilan to take care of the housework. Mu Xia didn't change it after she got married. After all, Aunt Guilan was very troubled. Her son and Ye Sanyong were brothers, and their family was indeed poor, so they helped out more.
As a result, Li Erniang couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to fire Aunt Guilan as soon as she gained a foothold in front of Ye Sanyong. Fortunately, Ye Sanyong was not confused about this matter and firmly disagreed. Therefore, Li Erniang felt quite uncomfortable and started to cry every time she saw Aunt Guilan.
Even if you want to be sarcastic, it is even more serious when it comes to Mu Xia. The above criticism and insults are already considered light.
After all, she had just received the money and was in a good mood.
Mu Xia is not a good-tempered person. If she were an ordinary person, she would have pinched her a long time ago, but Li Erniang always picked on Ye Sanyong when he was not around. If she made trouble, she might be the one who suffered.
After all, she still felt inferior to her status as a widow and did not dare to make trouble confidently.
So when she heard such remarks, she just rolled her eyes and turned a deaf ear.
If Li Erniang wants to show her motherly feelings, she can't take away her job, right?
At this moment, Ye Sanyong came out of the house with an ugly expression on his face. Mu Xia thought he had heard what he just said, but what he actually asked was, "Who took the wooden box I put in the house yesterday?"
Box? What box?
Mu Xia looked confused, but Li Erniang's eyes flashed, showing tension and guilt.