Bao Suyun and Sun were doing needlework together, and when they talked about the Zhang family, they were filled with emotion.

"I heard that Xiangzi's mother has been ill these days. Zhang Xiangzi's daily meals are sent to Shanchongli by Zhang Lezi. After delivering the meals, Zhang Lezi has to go home to take care of the sick mother. These days, everyone has been exhausted.

Too thin to look human."

"This kind of thing obviously sounds distressing, but those who know the inside story can't feel distressed. Instead, they hate the Zhang family. Take me for example. Now that I go to the mountains to collect firewood, I don't dare to go there.

Go, I feel upset when I see that house and think of those things."

As Bao Suyun spoke, he stopped what he was doing and raised his hand to wipe away his tears.

Sun shook her head and said, "Suyun, this matter has nothing to do with you. Don't feel like you can't live with it. That Zhang Xiangzi's character is too bad. Even if he doesn't take Mianmian's advice this time, he might take advantage of other people's daughters in the future."

"Let's take this opportunity to make Zhang Xiangzi bear the consequences for his evil deeds. This is a good thing for the safety of our village, but we can't let a grain of mouse droppings ruin a pot of porridge!"

"As for Zhang Lezi and his wife, I don't sympathize with Xiangzi's mother at all, but Zhang Lezi is still a bit..."

"But if you think about it carefully, it is the father's fault that the son did not teach. Zhang Lezi himself is responsible for giving birth to such a son. Now it is appropriate for him to pay for his sins together."

Bao Suyun nodded, agreeing with Sun's words.

"I just hope that three years of wallowing in the past can make Zhang Xiangzi change his ways!"

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From the old Zhang family, Zhang Lezi called back his eldest son, his wife, and all three daughters.

"It's useless not to ask you to come back this time. Look at your mother, she's dying of illness. I have to deliver food to your brother, and I can't let him starve to death. You guys, please assign errands to help you."

Damn it, you can’t just hide from your in-laws’ family and your father-in-law’s family when something goes wrong at home!”

Zhang Laizi's words made the whole room look at each other in confusion.

The three girls looked at each other, and the eldest girl said: "Dad, it's not that we don't want to come back, it's just that my brother has made such a big fuss this time and it's so embarrassing. Not to mention going back to my parents' house to make fun of them, in my husband's house,

I’ve become a laughing stock.”

The second daughter also had a look of resentment: "My parents-in-law and my seven aunts and eight aunts all ridiculed me. All the relationships I had carefully maintained in my husband's family over the years were gone, and I lost all face."

The third daughter even shed tears and snot: "Dad, I'm crying. Your son-in-law quarreled with me over this matter and wanted me to sever ties with my parents' family. I came back here secretly without telling him."

, what else do you want me to do?"

Zhang Laizi was dumbfounded when he heard this. He was going through a difficult time at the moment. He originally expected the three girls to help him, but each one was more pitiful than the other. They were full of complaints. Zhang Laizi was one head and two older.

"No matter how much you despise your mother's family, you three were after all your mother's ten-month pregnancy. Now that your mother is seriously ill in bed, why don't you come back to take care of her?" Zhang Laizi asked, spittle spitting out.

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The three girls looked at me, I looked at you, and finally they all looked at their brother and sister-in-law.

"Dad, raise a son to provide for old age. This is what my mother said at the beginning. She took most of the betrothal gifts and saved them to marry wives for her two younger brothers. She said that only sons and daughters-in-law are family members. Now, you have to take care of the sick.

We have to look for them, what are we looking for?"

Zhang Laizi was so angry that he almost spit out a mouthful of old blood, and his ten fingers were trembling.

Before Zhang Laizi had time to see the reaction of his eldest son and his eldest daughter-in-law, the eldest daughter-in-law fell to the ground, patted the ground, wiped her tears and started to cry.

"When I entered Lao Zhang's house, I received a betrothal gift of three taels of silver, and my parents' family also gave me one tael of silver as a dowry.

When I arrived at Lao Zhang's house, I served my parents-in-law, took care of my brother-in-law, raised children and took care of the housework. I went to bed later than anyone else and got up earlier than anyone else. I did a lot of dirty work, but I didn't enjoy half of the blessings. In the end, I was

Several aunties pointed at their noses and said that I had enjoyed a good fortune, and that we, the couple, had taken advantage of each other. It was the conscience of heaven and earth, and no one knew about our suffering..."

The eldest daughter-in-law was crying and singing about how she had worked so hard in Lao Zhang's house over the years.

Next to me, the eldest son also looked angry.

"Three sisters, you can't say that. I am my mother's son. It is my duty to provide for my parents in their old age. But after all, my sisters were born and raised by my parents. If my mother is sick, you must do your best.

Would you like to be a little filial?"

The eldest daughter-in-law immediately followed her husband's words: "Daxiang is right, you should also show some filial piety and not put all the burden on me alone."

"Besides, a woman is not even willing to take care of her own mother-in-law. This reputation is not good if it spreads. How can we expect her to be filial to her parents-in-law? So three sisters, you must help me no matter what.

Share the burden, otherwise it will be impossible!"

Daxiang spread his hands, as if he didn't care if his three sisters didn't care.

But this made the three sisters very angry.

In the past, when I was at my parents' house, whenever there was something delicious to eat or drink at home, I would always look after my brothers first.

At that time, every time they felt dissatisfied, their mother would always yell: "You are daughters, and you will also be from other people's families in the future. The younger brothers are different. The younger brothers are from our own family. In the future, your father and I will both be together when we get old and sick."

We expect them to take care of themselves, and there will be times when they will suffer, so it is appropriate to let them eat more now. Don't be dissatisfied. Who said you are daughters? When you get married, everything will be clear between us.

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"Brother, don't blame us. You will reap what you sow. My mother made it clear at the beginning that we are daughters, and we will be cleared when we get married, so don't come to us for trouble.

At worst, we will come back to visit her every once in a while and bring some food and drink. Our family life is tight, and we don’t have any good things. We still have two eggs."

In this way, the three girls left thirty eggs and decisively returned to their respective husbands' homes.

Now Daxiang and his wife are suffering.

Zhang Lezi assigned errands to the two of them. Daxiang's wife stayed at home to take care of Xiangzi's mother, and Daxiang was responsible for delivering meals to Xiangzi in Shanchongli, twice a day.

Zhang Lezi himself went to the county town. Xiangzi could not do the errands for his distant relatives, so he had to do them.

In this situation, what the family needs most is money. In order to plead for Xiangzi a while ago, the little money the family has is almost spent. The crops in the fields are also in the off-season, so Zhang Lezi has to take advantage of this time to go to the county to earn some money.

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When Zhang Laizi left Changping Village, Daxiang's wife took 20 of the thirty eggs and went to the town to exchange them for money.

She cut a pound of pork belly for twenty cents, and bought snacks for the children with the remaining few cents.

After bringing it home, the couple closed the kitchen door and cooked the pork belly to eat. They kept the doors and windows tightly closed to prevent the smell of the meat from escaping.
Chapter completed!