Chapter 15: Clansmen
Both Mrs. Liu Er and Liu Ruosi heard the noise coming from the yard next door, which was mixed with a woman's scolding and the cry of a child. Mrs. Liu Er frowned slightly.
"The family living next door to you is still the one who moved from Jingzhou four years ago, right?" Mrs. Liu Er asked the wealthy daughter-in-law after asking her again and again.
"It's his home." The wealthy daughter-in-law hurriedly replied.
"Mom, whose family is it?" Liu Ruosi also asked.
"It's not my fault that you don't know..."
Mrs. Liu Er told Liu Ruosi that the person living in the yard next door to Grandma Chang was a member of the Liu family. They moved from the Liu family's hometown of Jingzhou four years ago and joined Mrs. Liu. The owner of this family was named Liu.
Yu Feng is Mr. Liu's nephew who has been born in the fifth age. When he first moved here, there were eight members of his family, including a woman he remarried, a son born to her, and a son left by his first marriage.
An eldest son.
The eldest son, named Liu Yubo, was married to Ma and had three children.
When this family moved here, they had nothing. It was because they couldn't live in their hometown that they thought of coming to join their relatives. It was Old Mrs. Liu who gave them a house, money to settle down, and even Liu Yufeng and his son.
After finishing the errand, the family settled in the capital.
Who would have thought that something unexpected would happen. Within two years, Liu Yufeng got sick and passed away. Another year later, the woman he remarried also died of illness. The couple fell ill and had a funeral, and the Liu family
He also contributed money to help with the cooking.
"We are also students, why are we making such a fuss?" Mrs. Liu Er asked.
"Madam, you don't know yet," the wealthy daughter-in-law said with a smile, "that eldest grandma has had another child this year. Originally, the family could barely make ends meet with the help from the government and the eldest son's income.
Well, who would have thought that the old man would lose his job again, and the government would no longer help them. This life would be unbearable, and there would be noisy all day long."
"It's just that I dislike her brother-in-law." Ping An's wife continued, "That grandma is not a kind person. She could live a good life in the past. Now, money is tight, and she watches her brother-in-law compete with his enemies.
, he was not given food or clothing, and was only served like a servant."
"That's it. I still think he's taking up space, so I beat and scold him at every turn..." the wealthy daughter-in-law said again.
"Is that child's name Liu Yuwen? I remember when I first came to the capital, their family came to the house, and I met him once. At that time, the child was only five or six years old."
"Madam remembers it well." Grandma Chang said, "That's the name. He is ten years old this year."
Listening to what they said, Liu Ruosi also had some impressions. There was indeed such a family who came to seek refuge, and they often went to the house to have convulsions. This family sought refuge with Mrs. Liu. After Mrs. Liu passed away, the Liu family still looked after them, but
It was somewhat inferior to the situation when Mrs. Liu was still alive. After the wife of the Liu family passed away, neither the old lady of the Liu family nor the eldest Mrs. Liu thought much of this grandma, and the money and materials they gave her became less and less.
She remembered that she once overheard a girl in a certain courtyard say that the grandma had somehow offended Mrs. Liu and completely cut off the financial aid during the Chinese New Year.
"I remember hearing my father mention this kid. Didn't he study in a private school and do very well?" Liu Ruosi said.
"That was all in the past." Grandma Chang said, "Girl, you don't know how difficult it is for ordinary people. It costs money to study. After his mother died, he came back from the private school."
Yes, Liu Ruosi nodded. She was not even willing to give him food and clothing, so how could she be willing to spend money for this child to study.
At this time, Da Niu'er had gone out and found her younger brother Shuang Xi. The two children kowtowed to Mrs. Liu Er and Liu Ruosi. Da Niu'er told her that Shuang Xi had just gone to play next door.
"Do you know what the quarrel is about over there this time?" Seeing that Mrs. Liu Er and Liu Ruosi seemed to be a little concerned about the people next door, the wealthy wife asked Shuangxi.
"I know." Shuangxi was only eight years old. He had the head of a tiger, a pair of big eyes, and was very smart in speaking. When adults asked him, he would tell him word for word. It turned out that it was the grandma over there who asked uncle Liu
Yu Wen was taking care of several children, but the youngest one peed and started crying. The aunt/grandmother said that Liu Yu Wen was not taking good care of her and started yelling. Then, the second youngest child started crying too.
"How can a ten-year-old child take care of three or four children, including a baby, even as an adult?" Mrs. Liu Er was very sympathetic, "Besides, a baby cannot urinate.
It's normal. Even if her own mother is taking care of her, there's nothing she can do about it."
Grandma Chang, the wealthy daughter-in-law and the peaceful daughter-in-law all nodded with deep understanding.
"The uncle next door is not at home? Why doesn't he care about his wife like this?" Mrs. Liu Er asked again.
"What the hell, that guy doesn't care about anything. He listens to his wife in everything. He's just a face-saving brother." Grandma Chang sighed.
Mrs. Liu Er was very compassionate, and she didn't just follow her words, she gave instructions to the wealthy daughter-in-law.
"...Go over there and tell them to stop making noise. Let the uncle and his brother come over. I have something to say."
The rich daughter-in-law accepted the order and hurried out.
"Mom, what do you want to do?" Liu Ruosi asked Mrs. Liu Er.
"Let me take a look first..." Mrs. Liu Er said.
Liu Ruosi smiled. She knew Mrs. Liu Er's temper. Mrs. Liu Er must not be able to stand it anymore and wanted to help the family.
"Our carriages and horses are coming, and there is a lot of noise. She lives next door, so we don't know who is coming. Anyone who knows some sense will suppress it first even if something happens. But when we are here, she makes a lot of noise.
Could it be that I know that you are kind-hearted, and the eldest wife has lost her way, so she wants your mother to help her?" Liu Ruosi asked.
"Why should I help such a disgusting person?" Mrs. Liu Er said, but her expression and tone were not so sure.
"Mom, you definitely won't help me because of her, but I can't stand the children of that family," Liu Ruosi said.
"That uncle can't be mentioned. That uncle is a bit shady. She doesn't like what she says or does, and she has a bad temper. When they came here, the neighbors
Yes, no one said anything good about her." Grandma Chang said.
At this time, the rich daughter-in-law had already brought people back. This rich daughter-in-law was trained/taught by Grandma Chang, and she had served Mrs. Liu Er in the yard for so many years, and she had some rules for doing things. She brought people here, but only
Ask people to wait outside, and she will respond first.
"...The servant has gone and came as soon as he was called. He said that only the elder brother and his brother would come, but the elder grandma still refused. She refused to let the little child come, so she wanted to go with the elder.
Bring some of her children... The slave girl stopped her, and... she didn't bring her children, so she came with the uncle and her uncle." The wealthy daughter-in-law reported back in a low voice.
Liu Ruosi nodded secretly, Granny Chang was a reliable person, and the people she trained/trained were also good.
"Since they are here, let them all come in. I also want to see what kind of person this Grandma Ma is." Mrs. Liu Er thought for a while and said.
The rich wife went out and led three people in.
Liu Ruosi sat next to Mrs. Liu Er and looked at the family of three carefully. She first looked at Mrs. Ma, who was a thin and long-faced woman with a few pockmarks on her face and a slender figure.
She had a shrewd look on her face. Seeing that Mr. Ma was wearing homely clothes, which were not very clean, she probably came here without changing her clothes. Liu Ruosi glanced at Mr. Ma for a few times, then turned her attention to the two brothers.
Liu Yubo also has a long figure, fair complexion, wears a long robe, and is somewhat timid.
Liu Ruosi went to look at the child who followed the two of them.
She now remembered that when this family first came to Beijing, she had met them once in Mrs. Liu's yard, but she had no impression of them. Now looking at Liu Yuwen, she is not short, but she is thin.
He was pitiful, and the clothes he wore didn't fit him well. They were obviously hand-me-down clothes from the past and were too small for him. Looking at his face, he had a pretty face, but it was a pity that he had a pretty face and his chin was so thin and pointed that it could almost poke people.
The three people came in and all saluted Mrs. Liu Er. Liu Yuwen bowed quietly and stood aside. Liu Yubo didn't say anything. Ma family grabbed Liu Yubo and Shen Qian, whooping and shouting with Liu.
The second wife got close to each other.
"...Listen to the noise in your yard." Mrs. Liu Er ignored Ma and only talked to Liu Yubo, "You, the little brother, misjudged your youth. As an elder brother, you should take good care of him. How can you let others teach you?
Do you still think of him as a brother?"
Liu Yubo looked embarrassed. Before he could speak, Ma on his side had already called out to Qu.
"Second Madam, please don't believe other people's nonsense and wrongly accuse a good person. We love this brother like a son. He is just a child, and without education, he will not be effective. It is also because the family is really poor, and we want to dress him in gold and silver.
, it’s also impossible. The second wife hasn’t seen my biological children yet, so that’s pitiful..."
Liu Ruosi only listened to a few sentences and knew that Mr. Ma in front of her was an unreasonable shrew. Liu Ruosi was too lazy to listen to Mr. Ma's words, so she winked at the wealthy daughter-in-law.
"Grandma, wait a minute," the wealthy daughter-in-law saw the opportunity and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "It's disrespectful for our wife to talk to grandma like this. Our wife is kind-hearted and doesn't say anything, grandma."
Grandma is not ashamed of herself! Grandma must speak with a clear conscience. I am not telling you that this person from a shallow family does not know what is going on in Grandma’s yard. She is here to deceive our wife.
Can’t do it?”
The wealthy daughter-in-law was also a sharp-tongued person. Liu Ruosi nodded approvingly.
Normally, Mrs. Liu Er also requires the people in front of her to be gentle and docile. However, the character of a wealthy daughter-in-law is like this. Today I saw Mrs. Liu Er and Liu Ruosi coming to see her mother-in-law. This is relying on their favor, and seeing that Liu Ruosi is not like her.
Normally, she would not be scolded if she did this. When she saw Liu Ruosi smiling, the wealthy daughter-in-law knew that she had done the right thing.
Liu Ruosi had other plans. Mr. Liu Er and Mrs. Liu Er were both good-natured. It was fine when things were going well, but the situation at home was not. At this time, cultivating a few capable and fierce people around them,
It's so necessary.
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