As soon as Wang Xiaoliu arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he heard his own mother's scolding voice, and his good mood suddenly disappeared.
With the multi-grain steamed buns hidden in his arms, he hurried into his room, but was stopped by his own father.
"It's the busy time of farming. If you don't help the family, what's the point of helping others? Your brother and sister-in-law are dissatisfied, and it's hard for your father to do it. You are stubborn. Don't blame your parents for being merciless and cutting you off a few times.
Liang, let you reflect on your memory of being an anti-high-ranking official!"
Wang Xiaoliu sneered in his heart, he said it so decently, didn't he want to make him submissive?
Wang Xiaoliu said on his face: "No, Dad, I'm helping the Xiao family, and they will provide meals."
"That's right." Father Wang frowned and found another way to figure it out, "Then what food will you and your wife have in the future..."
"Dad, don't Mei Niang and I help with the household chores on weekdays? Haven't we been out in the fields? Why can't you and Mei Niang tolerate it these past few days?"
"Who are you asking to endure? I'm your biological father! Besides, you don't even know how fast you've been in the past few days!"
"Then father and mother tell each other that after the money for Mrs. Tang's invitation is paid, I will go to the field."
"Nonsense! Where is the money in the house?"
Wang Xiaoliu was full of sarcasm, "In the final analysis, Dad wants Mrs. Tang to carry this stall. Dad also doesn't think about it. It's obviously us who invite people, so why should we let the people who are invited admit defeat?"
Perhaps it was the ridicule on Wang Xiaoliu's face that irritated him. Father Wang greeted him with a slap in the face, his palms trembling with anger, "I am your father! You would rather face outsiders than think about the situation at home, right?"
Wang Xiaoliu's cheeks were red and swollen after being beaten, and he left a message: "You and your mother may deduct the food, but if there is really no food for us at home in the future, then I will always help Mrs. Tang with things. Dad, you and your mother should weigh it up."
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Of course, these were all angry words. After he helped build the Xiao family's backyard, he still had to go home and farm the land, but he was so angry that he immediately rebelled and uttered such treasonous words.
However, the ancient practice of filial piety is naturally aimed at scholars. For people like them who work in the fields, whether they are filial or not is still decided by the village. After all, villagers are not individuals, but rely on the clan.
Mr. Wang was so angry that he fell on the bed. Immediately, his eldest son, Mr. Wang, listened to Mrs. Wang's instructions and went to the village chief's house to complain.
Sister Zhang was half envious, half mocking: "Your Xiaoliu has found a good excuse... Save yourself the trouble, I also want to send my son to the Xiao family, but I don't have the chance. Your family is better,
Let Xiaoliu go back." Besides, something happened at home recently, and he has too much time to take care of himself, so he still cares about other people's housework? It's not like he's full.
"Aunt Zhang! It's busy farming time now! Farming is busy! My father, mother, brother, brother and daughter-in-law and I are busy in the fields. Xiaoliu and his wife used to do light work. After all, she is pregnant and now she is pregnant.
He has a child, and he doesn’t even help the fields! Do you think he is being reasonable? Aunt Zhang, if the Xiao family can’t help the village create income, then you can’t be unreasonable!”
Sister Zhang's face darkened, she picked up the broom and hit her, "Go, go, go! You just said that our Zhang family is following the trend! What has our Zhang family done in Jiuli Village for so many years that is not fair and just? Your family is short-sighted."
, you blame me for favoring the Xiao family! Is it me who is being unreasonable, or are you too blind? Go home and reflect on it yourself!"
After that, the Wang family went to the village chief to reason, and their idea of using filial piety to suppress Xiaoliu was completely lost.
It means that many people in the village have their own opinions.
Some people think that Wang Xiaoliu is unfilial and even goes to help the Xiao family when his own farm is too busy; some people think that the Xiao family has a future, and someone from the Xiao family is doing business in the town and taking care of the villagers.
It shows that the business can be long-lasting and big. In addition, the old lady has medical skills, and the Xiao family will definitely be able to leave the village in the future. If they are suffering now, why not benefit from it? They may be rich and famous in the future.
There are still unmarried sisters in the village who feel that Wang Xiaoliu loves his wife, and he should marry someone like this in the future. At least he will be protected by his husband's family and will suffer less.
However, they were also discussed in their spare time. Now that they are busy with farming, not many people have the energy to discuss these things. They only talked about it for the first few days and then forgot about it.
Let’s go back to Wang Xiaoliu.
Wang Xiaoliu was slapped by his own father, and half of his face was immediately swollen. It hurt when he smiled. But when Wang Xiaoliu saw the living Mei Niang and his own daughter, he couldn't hide his laughter.
"Mei Niang."
Mei Niang was a little weak, but she still smiled, "Liu Lang, you are back, what do the Xiao family say?"
Wang Xiaoliu left in the morning. Before leaving, he filled a bowl of water by the bedside. Now the bowl was empty. He stuffed the grain buns in his arms into Mei Niang's hand, picked up the empty bowl and said, "I'll drink it for you first."
Water, eat your food slowly, you may choke."
Mei Niang wanted to say something else, but Wang Xiaoliu had already carried the empty bowl out of the house and closed the door behind her. Her eyebrows moved and her heart felt weak, so she broke the multigrain steamed buns into pieces and put them into her mouth in small bites.
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It's very dry and easy to choke.
After entering the kitchen, Wang Xiaoliu saw that the water in the water tank had bottomed out. He put the empty bowl on the ground, raised the bottom of the water tank, held the edge of the water tank with one hand, and poured the water into the empty bowl.
After digging around for a while, Wang Xiaoliu finally found half a bowl of water, and hurried back to the house without any further delay.
The other rooms were all watching in the house, and I don’t know which room’s sister-in-law said: "Do you need to pay for water at home? You don’t do anything, and you still use water at home..."
No one should respond.
After all, we are all tired.
Wang Xiaoliu closed the door and hurriedly handed over the half bowl of water, "Drink slowly, don't choke."
After Mei Niang chewed her food slowly, ate steamed buns and drank water, and her face regained some energy, Wang Xiaoliu explained the situation of the Xiao family.
"The Xiao family is very easy to talk to, especially Mrs. Tang... I am now helping the Xiao family build the yard. They can't give me wages, they only care about food. In fact, it's okay to take care of food. After all, the old lady saved Mei Niang, you and me
My daughter has two lives, but the Xiao family is kind.
Because repairing the yard is laborious work, and the Xiao family eats meat every day, so I..." At this point, Wang Xiaoliu said guiltily: "I'm sorry, Mei Niang, I can't bring these back to you. The old lady said,
It's easier to work when there's oil and water in it. I've treated myself badly because I can't keep up, and the Xiao family won't ask me to work again. I can bring this bun back to you..."
Mei Niang didn't say a word, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
Wang Xiaoliu thought she was angry and said cautiously: "Meiniang, are you angry?"
Mei Niang shook her head, put down the remaining half of the bun, and said: "According to what you said, the Xiao family is not short of money. Liu Lang, I was thinking... how about you treat me well and let's go help Xiao
Home work?"
Wang Xiaoliu said nothing.
He took the initiative to go to the Xiao family and help with the work only temporarily. He would return to the Wang family and continue working in the fields.
To put it bluntly, the Xiao family is spending a lot of money before they have established a foothold. Who knows what will happen in the future?
He is a grateful person, so he rushed to work for the Xiao family. Rationally, he is not optimistic about the future development of the Xiao family.
When Mei Niang saw this, her tears fell down one by one.
Wang Xiaoliu looked at it, his heart tightening, and he hurriedly wiped the corners of her eyes and stammered: "Mei, Mei Niang, please stop crying... When you cry, my heart aches."
Mei Niang burst into tears and smiled, tapping his chest coquettishly, "If you die, you will say something nice."