"What did I say to him? This is what he did wrong!"
Yang Xiaofang was indignant. She had never found her mother and eldest brother to be so unreasonable before.
"Second daughter-in-law, you go out to look after the children first. I will handle this matter." Mrs. Shu interrupted her calmly. After speaking, she looked at Shu Mingyi and said, "You go out too."
After driving away the irrelevant people, Mrs. Shu slapped the table and suddenly raised her voice: "You said that Yi Yi's family eats and drinks your food, so the Shu family will send food from summer and autumn harvests every year, as well as during the holidays.
Domestic duck and fish meat are all put into the dog's belly?
Mingyi has been working as a cow and horse in a carpentry shop for these years. He has done all the dirty work. What about his wages? How much money does it cost to hire a skilled carpenter in Fugui Town every month? Do you know better than me? "
Mrs. Li: "Mingyi is the son-in-law of the Yang family. How can the son-in-law still receive wages when he helps his father-in-law work?"
Mrs. Shu laughed angrily at her magical logic, "You can't ask for money when you help your father-in-law work with your son-in-law. If your son-in-law eats from my father-in-law's family, you have to give him money, right? Do you dare to say this to outsiders?
"
The mother and son held their necks and said nothing, as if they were dead pigs who were not afraid of boiling water.
"You won't say anything, right? If you don't say anything, I will!"
Mrs. Shu glared and said aggressively, "I, Fang Guizhi, have left my words here today. I can't possibly give you the money. You should just go wherever you came from!"
Yang Dacong was not convinced, he rolled up his sleeves and wanted to sign with her, but before she could reach him, several people who were peeking outside the door rushed in.
Old Mrs. Shu raised her eyelids and glanced at him, "What, you still want to take action? You try one and see who of us will go out sideways in the end today."
Mrs. Li turned her head to look at the group of men behind her who were looking at him eagerly. She reached out and tugged on her son's clothes and said weakly, "You can't do it. I can't beat him. I really can't beat him."
One old lady Shu alone could feed them a pot, let alone this large group of rough guys.
After saying that, she discussed with Mrs. Shu in a good voice: "We don't want the meal money, so you can only buy us the donkey's silver, twenty taels, twenty taels is enough."
"I can give you donkey money, but I can't just give it to you in an unclear way."
Mrs. Shu sat back down again and said in a deep voice: "You go back and call your father-in-law, and our two families will explain clearly the matter of Mingyi and his family of three. After calculating how much money should be given to you, I, Fang Guizhi, don't have a penny."
I’ll give you less!”
Yang Dacong definitely disagrees. Once his father comes, it won't be a matter of whether he wants money or not. His legs and butt will have to be accounted for here!
How could Mrs. Shu not guess what he was thinking?
He sneered and said, "I've already said what needs to be said. You go home and call for help. Take your time. I'm busy here and I don't have time to argue with you."
"What should we do?" Mrs. Li looked at her son and was dumbfounded.
"Auntie, it's such a mess outside. It's not easy for us to go out. Please give us the money, otherwise it will make everyone look bad."
While Yang Dacong was talking to Mrs. Shu, he winked at Mrs. Li and said, "Cry, you cry!"
Mrs. Li was stunned for a long time and finally understood what he meant.
With a sound of "Ouch", he sat on the ground and started splashing.
"My mother-in-law, please take pity on us and give us the money to buy the donkey! My carpenter shop can't do any work without the donkey cart!"
Seeing her howling like crazy without tears, Mrs. Shu finally understood who Qing Feng was studying under.
"You don't want to give me face, right? Then don't blame me for being rude!"
Old Mrs. Shu rolled up her sleeves and directly grabbed someone, dragging the rolling Old Mrs. Li out of the house like a dead dog.
Yang Dacong wanted to help, but before he even raised his arm, he was surrounded by several people.
Shu Mingzhi narrowed his eyes and smiled "kindly", "Should you go out on your own, or should we invite you out?"
Yang Dacong: "...I'll go out by myself."
After the mother and son were kicked out, Mrs. Shu directly closed the courtyard door with her backhand.
Afraid of embarrassment? It doesn’t exist!
It's not her who's acting up and wallowing, and she's the one who's throwing the Yang family into disgrace.
Yang Xiaofang's face turned pale as she listened to her mother's incoherent scolding, and she stood behind the door without moving for a long time.
Mrs. Shu saw that her expression was wrong, so she hesitated for a moment and finally stepped forward to pat her on the shoulder and said slowly: "Second daughter-in-law, come here, mother wants to discuss something with you."
Yang Xiaofang looked back at her mother-in-law, who had a gentle expression, bit her lip, and followed her into the room in silence.
As soon as she entered the door, Mrs. Shu went straight to the point: "What do you think when I treat your mother and your eldest brother like this today?"
"It is indeed my mother and my eldest brother's fault for doing this. It is right for you to be so angry." Yang Xiaofang said slowly.
The daughter-in-law was suddenly so reasonable, which made Mrs. Shu feel a little at a loss.
After a moment of silence, the old lady considered her tone and said: "Ahem, actually, my previous mood can be understood by my mother. After all, my mother has also come all the way from a young girl.
Which girl doesn't want to marry a husband she likes, and which girl is willing to leave her parents' family and go to a completely unfamiliar family?
But there is no way, people will grow up and start a family and start a career. The day we become parents, we have to learn to accept reality."
"Mom, I understand, I will live a good life with Mingyi from now on." Yang Xiaofang answered in a low voice.
"Mom is telling you this, but she actually has another purpose."
Mrs. Shu paused for a moment and continued: "You have been living in the Yang family, so working for the Yang family is not a problem. After all, you have Qingfeng now. In the future, when Qingfeng grows up and marries a wife, you have to spend some money.
Bar?"
Yang Xiaofang was startled. In the past, she only focused on living a comfortable life and never thought about this aspect. After Mrs. Shu mentioned it, she suddenly felt like she was waking up from a dream.
She also knows the virtues of her brother and sister-in-law.
It was easy to talk about anything when the old couple were alive, but what if they are gone?
By then the carpentry shop will definitely fall into the hands of the eldest brother, and maybe he will come home to ask for food money from her like he did today.
What should she do if that day comes? What should Qing Feng do?
Mrs. Shu saw that her face was turning blue and purple, and then purple and black. She guessed that she had almost thought about it, so she seized the opportunity to add more firewood:
"Of course, when Mom said this, she didn't mean to force Mingyi to leave your father and go it alone. What Mom meant was for you to settle the accounts clearly.
How much salary should be paid each month and how much rent should be paid, please explain clearly and establish a written record. This will be good for everyone, what do you think?"
Yang Xiaofang was silent for a long time, and finally made up her mind and nodded, "I'll listen to my mother and settle things with them."
The big stone that had been weighing on her heart for many years was finally removed, and Mrs. Shu suddenly felt relieved both physically and mentally.
"Okay, don't worry about this matter. Mom will handle it for you. From now on, you and Mingyi can live peacefully. We are a good family and our days will definitely get better and better!"