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Once transmigrated, she entered a fire pit. Yue You Jin, as the eldest daughter of the second branch, was adorned with a bunch of younger sisters. Her strong soul, however, didn't have a strong physique. So she could only swallow her anger until she was twelve years old.
A scum Dad, who can't give birth to a son, cheated while married and brought home the third wheel with him. A grandmother, who places more importance to son over daughters, doesn't treat her granddaughter as a human being. And also cousin sisters, who want to climb high branches, looked down rural people and a 'superbrain' cousin brother, who emptied the family wealth to bribe examiners …
Fortunately, she finally found a chance to escape from Yue Family, this bunch of oddballs. Yue You Jin had to shoulder the heavy burden of supporting the family of ten, She can only to empty her brain for money-making ideas. Finally raised her sisters. Initially, she thought she could retire in honor. What? You guys are starting to rush marriage?
The little sisters: "Eldest Sister, you and your brother-in-law have been in a nameless relationship for so many years, just short a ceremony. There's no time like the present, so let's do it today?"
The brother-in-law who never got the chance to get formal/legal status was moved to tears. "Sisters, add oil (go for it)! Brother-in-law wants to buy you a big house!"
The female lead's family surname was Yue in the early stage and changed to Su in the middle period.
Thursday, 2 April 2020
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T/N: As I am temporarily laid off from work, a.k.a unemployed and got nothing to do at home other than reading or playing games. So when I see some interesting synopsis, I'll translate it, add it to my 'in consideration' list under the novel translation page and do some teaser. I'll be delighted if you guys can comment on your thoughts on the novels. It'll help me when I choose the main project or potential side projects.
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Chapter 1 Cuifeng Village
"You Jin, went up the mountain again? Carrying such a heavy bamboo basket, are you not afraid of crush."
She was carrying a bamboo basket full of pig feed on her back when she heard someone call her. Yue You Jin, who initially had buried her head while walking, raised her head and greeted the woman by the roadside with a smile: "Fifth Shenzi."
Looking at her thin body, the middle-aged woman in her early thirties who called, Fifth Shenzi had a flash of heartbreak in her eyes. She said with distress, "Your grandmother sent you out to work again?"
Yue You Jin was already accustomed to villagers' eyes of pity and sympathy. She nodded with a smile: "Grandmother said that there was no more pig feed at home. This year's hopes are all on the few pigs, so they have to be treated well. Only then there be money for my mother to birth a little brother. "
"Yes, your mother's stomach looks different from before. If it were a son, you sisters could have a better life ..." Thinking of the chaotic life at Yue Family, Fifth Shenzi sighed faintly. They were all unfortunate people!
"Fifth Shenzi, I won't talk anymore. When I came out, Grandma said that the pigs at home were almost jumping over the pigsty door, so I have to go back soon." Seeing that she had more to say, Yue You Jin hurriedly interrupted her. After saying that she walked forward toward home carrying the heavy bamboo basket.
Remembering that old Mrs. Chen treated each granddaughter crueler one after another, Fifth Shenzi didn't hold her back anymore. Looking at the tottering thin figure with a bamboo basket on her back, she sighed. This was an eleven-year-old girl and she looked like six or seven years old. The Yue Family 's heart was really hard!
Turning from the village's main road to the intersection where Yue Family's home was located, there were few households away from the door of Yue Family's home. Yue You Jin saw several villagers standing at the door of her own home and were probing the situation inside. A sharp female voice that Yue You Jin heard for eleven years emerged in the courtyard: "It's just some money-wasting thing, still want to call a doctor? And also want japonica rice porridge?"
Accompanied by a sharp female voice, was also a thin cry of a little girl. And then a voice like a female duck sounded. It appeared to be comforting but instead actually fanning the fire: "Sister-in-law quickly make the children stop crying. The luck of the family is being cried away, that ... "
When she heard her say that, the owner of that sharp female voice was even more furious: "All day long only know to cry and eat. Try crying again, see if I will beat you money-wasting things to death!" The sound just ended, a powerful sound of a whip appeared.
The few little girls were beaten so badly but could only bite their chapped lips, and dare not make any more noise.
Hearing the movement at home, Yue You Jin hurried through the crowd, and pushed open the courtyard door with a gap: "Grandmother, I'm back!"
The old Mrs. Chen, who was vigorously beating, got interrupted became very unhappy and viciously glared over. But when she saw the villagers crowded outside as they peeked in, she was even more displeased and motioned for Mrs. Chen to close the gate.
While old Mrs. Chen wasn't paying attention, Yue You Jin rushed to stand in front of the huddle of beaten little girls, all in gray and fluttering clothes. She pretended to berate them, "You few, Sister just went out for a little while, and you made Grandmother angry again, didn't you? All of you go back to the room and kneel down!" Having her back toward everyone, she winked a few times at the second sister, Yue You Yin when nobody was watching.
Goes without saying, Yue You Yin received her sister's wink and hurriedly dragged her two younger sisters back to the west wing, leaving Yue You Jin alone to face the old Mrs. Chen.
Old Mrs. Chen saw that the money-wasting things had run away, she transferred all the dissatisfaction to Yue You Jin: "What took you so long? I only sent you to cut pig feed. Where did you go?" The bamboo whip she held seemed to be ready to greet Yue Yue Jin at any time if she made a mistake.
Yue You Jin hurriedly walked to old Mrs. Chen's side to support her and smiled: "Recently, the pig feed on the mountain has lessened, I had to go a little farther. Grandmother, please go rest. I will feed the pig."
Looking at her shabby clothes stained with mud, and then looking at her semi-new clean cotton clothes on her body, she pushed her away: "Go, go, go. Don't get in my face. Go feed the pig. Those pigs nearly broke the pigsty door. If the pig ran away, just you wait! " She dismissively harrumphed and brought the spectator, Mrs. Chen, back to the main room.
Making sure old Mrs. Chen and others have left, Yue You Jin just let out a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly carried the pig feed to the pigsty.
The majority of Cuifeng Village was surname Yue. There are about 70 to 80 households in the village. Although the Yue Family can't compare with the top-notch household within the village, they aren't too poor. Back in the days, Yue Family patriarch, Yue Da Fu followed the merchants for many years, so he saved a lot of assets. He returned to Cuifeng Village and purchase more than 30 acres of fertile land. He also built a large and spacious brick and tile building. Within Cuifeng Village he can be regarded as a respected person.
Yue Da Fu married Chenjia village's village head's youngest daughter, Mrs. Chen and had three sons and a daughter. His life was quite smooth. Now that he was old, he can be considered a reputable person in the village. If there were something he wishes for in this life, it was simply two things: first, grandson's imperial examination. Patriarch has worked hard all his life and have seen many people's warmth and coldness, so he knew a family with a descendant with an official position can grow the family's roots. Since his grandson was intelligent from his childhood, Patriarch Yue put all his hopes on him.
The second was the second son's family has never been able to give birth to a son. The Eldest son's family has four sons and one daughter, and the third son also has two sons and one daughter. It was only the second son's family that has seven daughters in a row. Now Mrs. Su was pregnant with another in her stomach, Patriarch Yue was also looking forward to birth one with wee-wee to pass on the incense to the second family.
Because the second branch started a family for fifteen years now and had seven daughters in a row, Yue Chang Lu's couple position at home was very low. Because of not having a son. Yue Chang Lu can't even lift his head, so he beat his wife and children frequently to vent. Mrs. Su has the heart to protect her several daughters, however, she was helpless. Her own maternal family doesn't have anyone and she was also incapable of protecting herself. She just hoped that this belly is a big fat baby boy, that way her and her seven daughters can have a better life.
You Ting from the first branch was the eldest, and You He from the third branch was the second, and then the second branch's Jin, Yin, Zhu, Bao, Ling, Luo, Chou, the seven daughters. Therefore, You Jin was the eldest daughter in the second branch, however, she was also the third (in Yue Family's younger generation).
After You Jin fed the pig, she returned to the West wing. The twins, seventh sister and the eighth sister, You Ling and You Luo had cried themselves to sleep. Fourth sister You Yin was holding the two-year-old ninth sister, You Chou as she coaxed. While coaxing, she wiped her tears. Must have been beaten a little fierce by the old Mrs. Chen.
Seeing elder sister have returned, You Yin hurriedly stood up as she held ninth sis: "Elder sister, Ninth Sis have a fever. Grandmother refuses to call a doctor. What to do?"
When she heard that Ninth Sis had a fever, You Jin rushed to take Ninth Sis out of You Yin's arms to look. What consciousness does little Ninth, who's thin face have already flushed red from fever, have?
"Elder Sister, if continue to burn like this, will Little Ninth ..." Yue You Yin recalled with tearful eyes and looked at her elder sister in desperation, pinning all hope on her.
"Where's father and mother?" You Jin checked Little Ninth's forehead. It was estimated that she had already burned to high temperatures. Little Ninth was only two years old and going on like this will cause her to die, if not become a fool!
"Dad said that he going to Liutun Town to find a job this morning. Mother on the kang. Her stomach hurt, so Fifth Sis and Sixth Sis were keeping watch." You Yin had cried so much her throat was a little hoarse.
Kang or brick bed. Hole is for fire-making
Looking through the broken paper-filled windows, she found that there was no one else in the courtyard. You Jin gritted her teeth and stuffed Little Ninth back into You Yin's hand cradle.
"Wait here." She finished and returned to the edge of the bed where she slept with her younger sister. She dug at one corner for a while, and finally pulled out a dozen copper coins.
She carefully put the money into her bosom and then took Little Ninth from You Yin, who was stunned from watching her take out the copper plate from the hole. "I'll take Little Ninth to the Doctor Ma's house, and you stay at home, If Grandmother comes looking for me, just find whatever excuse to stop her. "
After saying that, she didn't care about You Yin's response, she hugged Little Ninth and snook out. Doctor Ma was a wandering village doctor who lives at the foot of Cuifeng village's mountain. Usually, everyone has a headache or feverish head, they would go to him for treatment.
Watching her elder sister slip out of the house like a thief, Yue You Yin recovered. When did Elder Sister hide these copper coins in the kang? However, she didn't dare to think too much. She circled around the room like a frightened bird for fear that the old Mrs. Chen or someone else would come over.
Back to Yue You Jin who has slipped out of the house and jogged with Little Ninth in her arm to outside Doctor Ma's home yard. Coming to answer the door was Doctor Ma's wife Mrs. Lin. As soon as Mrs. Lin opened the door, she saw panting You Jin and Little Ninth held in her arms, who was unusually red. She hurriedly let them in: "Old man, come out quickly!"
Dr. Ma, who had some gray hair, walked out of the main room, "What are you rushing like a hasty wind for, old woman?"
"Grandpa Ma, please save my Ninth Sis quickly! For some reason, she got a high fever!" Anxious red-eyed You Jin held Little Ninth as she knelt in front of Doctor Ma with a thump.
Mrs. Lin was taken aback by her actions, and hurriedly helped her up: "This child, what are you doing?"
As soon as Dr. Ma heard that the child had a high fever, he swiftly became focused and took Little Ninth's pulse carefully. Then he picked some herbs for the You Jin. "Quickly go to the kitchen, boil down these medicines and three cups of water to one cup and get her to drink it. Maybe she can get better."
You Jin didn't have the mind to say words of thanks and followed Mrs. Lin's to Ma Family's kitchen to boil the medicine.
The various pots for boiling medicines are naturally complete in the Ma Family's kitchen. Soon You Jin boiled the medicines and returned. She came back with a bowl full of dark juice.
While You Jin went to boil the medicine, Doctor Ma gave Little Ninth acupuncture. Although the fever didn't subdue, Little Ninth did wake up.
"Little Ninth be good, drink the medicine and you'll get better." You Jin coaxed Little Ninth to drink a large bowl of medicine. Although Little Ninth was young, due to the circumstances in her family, she did not cry or make trouble. She drank it, leaned within You Jin's arms and soon fell asleep.
After about half an hour, Doctor Ma checked Little Ninth's pulse, and his mind was relieved: "Drink a few more medicines, and she will be fine in a few days."
You Jin gratefully looked at Ma couple: "Grandpa Ma and Grandma Ma, many thanks for saving Little Ninth's life. I don't have any silver ..." She pulled out 13 copper coins from her bosom. "I'll pay with this money first, and will return the rest to you when I have enough money in the future ..." After saying this, You Jin felt that her cheeks were slightly hot. Last life and this life was the first time she owe someone medical fees.
Doctor Ma looked at the copper coins stained with a little soot. He sighed faintly and pushed the copper coin back to You Jin: "I will prescribe three more medicines for you, take it back and boil every day for Little Ninth to drink. Slowly nurse it a few days and it might get better. Take this money back and give it to me later when you have more money. "
You Jin was somewhat embarrassed after Doctor Ma doing this: "How can this do? Doctor Ma saved my sister's life. Although a dozen or so copper coins isn't a lot, we should pay for it."
Seeing her persistence, Doctor Ma took five of these copper coins: "It isn't easy for you mother and daughter to have some money at your side. I have received five coins. As for the rest, treat it as me lending to you. Quickly take your sister home. "
Seeing the sky outside, it was quite late. She estimates that old Mrs. Chen will be looking for herself in a moment. Then holding Little Ninth, she respectfully kneeled in front of Doctor Ma, thanking him for his life-saving grace. Afterward, she took the three packs of medicine Doctor Ma gave and headed home.
After sending off You Jin sisters, Mrs. Lin returned to the house and gave Doctor Ma an eye-roll, "You are kind-hearted. Why did you still take You Jin's money? Don't you know what life that mother and daughter have?"
Doctor Ma sighed: "You Jin, that child got a strong temperament. If I don't accept a penny, she will be uneasy in her heart. Taking five wens will give her peace of mind. All are unfortunate children!"
The author has something to say: Starting something new! !! !! This novel is building. Everything is set to serve the plot. Little cuties, don't need to consider~
Chapter 2. Second Branch
Sure enough, fifteen minutes after You Jin returned to the west wing with Little Ninth, old Mrs. Chen sent someone to call her to go to work. Yue You Ting stood outside the door of the west wing and raised her voice and shouted, "Yue You Jin! Grandmother is calling for you!" Not caring whether anyone inside heard or not, she turned away.
Sighing, Yu Jin comforted Mrs. Su again. "Little Ninth's fever has gradually faded away. Mother, better take care of the little brother in the stomach. Don't be sad." Then she took You Yin to the main room.
Looking coldly at the two annoying granddaughters, old Mrs. Chen said coldly, "Why are you still standing so foolishly? Still not cooking, do you want to starve the whole family to death?" Yue Family's cooking, feeding pigs and such works were rotated between the two branches as the third branch lived in the county town all year round. Each branch rotated on the 15th. Today was the last day of the second branch's turn.
Yu Jin's heart was resentful, however, the year in and year out of forbearance made her accustomed to the old Mrs.Chen's bias and viciousness. The current her doesn't have enough ability and counterattack, so she can only hold in her inner emotions and say nothing. She silently headed to the kitchen with You Yin.
The Yue Family hasn't split up yet. The three branches have 21 people altogether. Besides Yue Wen Tao and Yue Wen Li brothers who are studying in the county town's academy and also the third branch family living in the county, there are 15 people to feed in the family. Because of this, cooking was also a difficult project.
Yue You Jin was only eleven years old this year, and Yue You Yin was only nine years old. However, the two sisters have been working along with Mrs. Su since the age of five or six. The works in their hands were done very fast. Yue You Yin squatted in front of the stove and started the fire. Yue You Jin cut the eggplants with 'tuk,tuk,tuk', then stir-fried a large pan of eggplant with pork beans. Next, she fried cabbage and dinner was done.
She divided the two dishes into two portions. The larger portion was to be placed at the table where the Yue Family's male was sitting. The leftover one-third of the dishes ended on the table headed by the old Mrs. Chen.
The Yue Family's food has a certain quantity every day. Even though it wasn't old Mrs. Chen who cooks, but the power of food amount was always firmly in her controls. Old Mrs. Chen filled herself with a full bowl first and then slightly-favored Yue You Ting stuffed her bowl full. Afterward, it was Mrs. Chen's turn. Only then leftover brown rice mixed with many sorghums was divided between the second branch's seven daughters and it was just a half bowl for each.
In fact, the Yue Family already counted as a wealthy household in Cuifeng Village. But because of funding two grandsons to study in the county academy and old Mrs. Chen was always stingy, the food wasn't really good.
After You Yin busied for the whole day today, her stomach was so hungry it growled. She held her chopsticks and picked a few pieces of eggplant. Before her chopstick left the dish, the eggplant was swiftly hit back into the pot by a pair of a chopstick from old Mrs. Chen, who had her eyes on it.: "All day, only know to eat. Would you starve to death from eating less? Really are some starving ghost reincarnated as money-wasting goods !"
You Yin did nothing and got berated in her face by grandmother. Instantly her eyes became red but she didn't dare to cry out. She lowered her head and silently sobbed. In the family, they can eat meat twice a month. There are children salivating. But how could You Yin dare to stretch over her chopstick to get the meat? However, she didn't see the meat wrapped by the eggplant.
You Jin hurriedly stopped the old Mrs. Chen's next move with a smile, and swiftly put the piece of meat that You Yin had picked up by mistake into old Mrs. Chen's bowl: "Grandmother must be tired today, eat more."
Old Mrs. Chen shot a stare at her angrily: "Don't think that I don't know what idea you have in mind. Each one of you are white-eyed wolfs and money-wasting goods!"
You Jin was scolded by her for eleven years. Naturally, she was already immune to her abuse. She treated as if she didn't hear what she said and put some vegetables in You Yin's bowl. Of course, there was no meat.
Old Mrs. Chen still wanted to flare up, but was interrupted by Yue Da Fu at the next table: "Enough, it's been noisy all day. Will you let people eat peacefully?"
After seeing Yue Da Fu say this, old Mrs. Chen shoot daggers at the two sisters You Jin and Yue Yin and then sat back down. You Jin turned a blind eye to that and openly gave some eggplants to You Zhu and You Bao. Although there was no meat, it was also stained with some tiny meat. These sisters were too thin. If they can eat more, then they have to eat more.
You Jin and her sisters finished their meal and brought a half bowl of rice and a few pieces of cabbage and eggplant to Mrs. Su, who was resting. Mrs. Su held the porcelain bowl with a few mouthfuls and her eyes reddened as she looked at the six daughters standing at the bedside in line and Little Ninth, who was lying sickly beside her: "It's been tough on you sisters. It's all because Mother is useless! "
Although You Jin did not see what happened today, she did hear most of it from You Yin's recollection of the event. Initially, Mrs. Su's pregnancy was unstable. Today she was pushed by that old biddy, old Mrs. Chen and got miscarriage symptoms. So she can only be returned to bed and lay down. No one even gave her medicine to drink.
In her mind, she also knew that Mrs. Su was an unfortunate person. Then You Jin comforted her: "Mother, can't blame you for today's matters. Now Little Ninth has taken medicine and in a few days, she'll be fine. Mother still needs to take care of little brother in the tummy." You Jin was a 21st-century person and doesn't think there is any difference between a daughter or a son, as the state propagates that boys and girls are the same. But she inexplicably came to this world for eleven years, it goes without saying she knew how important a son was to these pedantic ancients. !!
Seeing how sensible the eldest daughter was, Mrs. Su sighed: "Mother knows that you sisters are good and obedient. Don't blame your grandmother, she just has a bit of a sharp-tongue ..."
How was it just sharp-tongue? These years, how many times did that black-hearted old biddy with poisonous method do bad things? That year, when Mrs.Su gave birth to the twin daughters, she still wanted to drown them. If she didn't secretly follow her and took the twins out of the bucket filled with water, then Little Fifth and Little Sixth would have been long ago! You Jin sorted a few times but said nothing on the surface, but just said, "Daughter knows, Mother eat the food soon."
The mother and daughters conversed in the west wing. Mrs. Su still wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a berating voice: "Where did everyone bloody go off to? Lao-zi worked hard outside to earn some money while you few money-wasting goods only know to open your mouth to eat for the whole day. Didn't you see that Lao-zi back? "It turned out that it was Yue Family's second child and the father of the seven young sisters, Yue Chang Lu.
Hearing Yue Chang Lu's scolding and calling outside the room, Mrs. Su was struggling to get up to go out to serve him inside the room. But was stopped by Yu Jin: "Mother, quickly have your meal. I will serve my father." She motioned for the You Yin to stop Mrs. Su and turned around, pulled up the tattered door curtain to go out to face another annoying person in the Yue family.
Seeing that Yu Jin came out with a cold face, Yue Chang Lu picked up the shoes that had been stitched several patches in his hand and aimed it over: "A money-wasting goods, won't come out after I called for half a day. Are you deaf or dumb?"
There was a flash of ruthlessness in You Jin's eyes, but she soon returned to normal. Now she was only eleven years old. She wasn't these beast's opponent. So she can only endure it, picked up the shoes thrown by Yue Chang Lu and placed it next to the other shoe: "I'll get water to wash Father's feet." Then she ignored Yue Chang Lu's grumbling and swearing, exited the west wing, entered the kitchen and sat down as she boiled water on the stove.
After finally finished serving Yue Chang Lu, this master who said to be making money outside, but he was obviously carrying a bad-quality woman's thick powder aroma, You Jin's eyes became few degrees colder. She had caught wind about Yue Chang Lu's stupid matter, but however, considering Mrs. Su's pregnancy, she has never dared to tell her. What's more, watching Mrs. Su's weak personality that even allows a three-year-old kid to bully her and won't fight back, she knew there was no use even if she knew Yue Chang Lu was messing around outside.
After draining the dirty water used by Yue Chang Lu, she returned a basin of hot water for herself and six younger sisters and they washed their feet and wiped their bodies. You Jin took her few younger sisters to the outer kang and laid side by side to sleep. Covered with a black and hard quilt, she half sat and half laid sideways as she watched the sleeping face of her six younger sisters. You Jin could not help but sigh deeply. What should she do!
How can she take her younger sisters with her out of Yue Family, this people-gobbling fire pit? If it was just herself, it would be easy to escape from Yue Family. But what would happen to her six younger sisters if she left? You Jin was an orphan without a father, mother, and brother in her last life. In this life, she got six younger sisters, watched them grow up from young and the younger sisters are all very well behaved. This made her very reluctant to part with this different world's familial relationship.
However, remembering of Yue Chang Lu's inferior thick powder fragrance, and then thinking about the few sisters' life in the Yue family, You Jin began to ponder carefully. She must come up with a good way out.
Every day when people are not paying attention, she secretly grabbed a broken earthenware and boil the medicine for Little Ninth to drink in her room. After five or six days, Little Ninth's fever finally completely withdrawn. She saw the thin and yellow little face became thirty percent skinner.
You Jin couldn't help but sigh: "Tomorrow Sister will go up the mountain to gather pig feed and see if I can find a bird's nest or something. It'll be great if I can find some bird eggs for you to supplement the nutrition." Starting from last year, You Jin head to the mountain to get pig feed every day and from time to time she foraged some bird eggs for few younger sisters to eat. Occasionally, she secretly roasted a pheasant on the mountain, teared it up and brought it back to them to nourish them with meaty food. Otherwise, just relying on the stuff old Mrs. Chen gave them, afraid that the sisters would have already starved to death. And won't be alive and well like now?
Little Ninth also knew to feel heartache toward her elder sister, so she obediently drank the bitter medicine and hurriedly chewed a few sour leaves to get rid of the bitter taste in her mouth. She declared in her baby voice, "Little Ninth don't want to eat bird egg." Although she said it like that, her eyes that were too large because of her thinness, were full of food cravings.
Seeing her so sensible, You Jin pulled her into her embrace with a smile. She rubbing her yellow, rough hair like dry grass: "What does Little Ninth want to eat? Elder sister will go to get it for you, okay?"
Little Ninth recalled the fragrant smell of meat that she smelled as she passed by Li Chang's house last time and the roasted pheasant legs secretly brought back by the elder sister last time, she swallowed hard. "Little Ninth wants to eat... "
Hearing her voice became quieter and quieter, the smile on the corner of You Jin 's mouth was still there and observed the little sisters sitting on the side of Little Ninth, "Sister will definitely let you all eat meat in the future. Believe in Elder Sister. "
Six little sisters with big eyes all looked at the You Jin seriously, and then nodded hard: "We believe in Elder Sister!"
Looking at the clear eyes of the six younger sisters, You Jin's internal belief also strengthened a bit: I will definitely protect you and give you a richer life!
Chapter 3 Wild Garlic and Eggs
Many people meant lots of trouble in Yue Family. The first branch's Mrs. Chen relied on the fact that she was old Mrs. Chen's niece, as well as, having two sons which made Patriarch and old Madam very happy, to pushed her family 's share of work when she can. If she doesn't want to work, she won't.
Although Mrs. Han of third branch wasn't like old Mrs. Chen and others, she was also very formidable. If it wasn't her share of work, she determined not to be involved in the work. In addition, Mrs. Han stayed in Cuifeng Village for a few days all the year-round. Therefore, only two family work in turn and the work pushed away by the first branch fall onto You Jin's and others' shoulders.
Standing at the door of the main room, she (Mrs. Chen) watched You Jin and You Yin carry a bucket of pig food with a lot of effort. She laughed with an evil look and lively tone: "You Jin, You Yin ah, you have to be careful. This pig food is to be fed to the pigs. And in a few months, it'll be Chinese New Year. Now it's time to gain fat, and if you spilled pig food ... "The unfinished words' meaning was very obvious, and finally followed by "hehehe" sound of few chuckles.
You Jin looked at her attitude of spectating and not caring of causing a ruckus and said coldly: "If Aunt want to say like this, then feed the pigs by yourself. This would save the worry of us, sister spilling the pig food and being unable to explain to Grandma."
You Jin's voice just fell, when old Mrs. Chen's cold scolding thundered through the main room's window: "Afraid that others don't know you did a little work, right? Eat so much every day. Feeding pigs are better than feeding you! Have a mouth that only knows to talk back to adults besides eating. She's really a money-wasting thing from the backcountry, and the daughter she taught is so annoying!" This pulled in Mrs. Su who was laid on the bed to settle the pregnancy into the scolding.
"Mother, my second sister-in-law just got miscarriage symptoms and is resting in bed. What to do? If by chance she heard you talk like this, lose strength and mistreat your precious grandson!" Sowing seeds was something Mrs. Chen regularly does, so can say she was proficient.
Mentioning this, old Mrs. Chen got angry, "It's just a money-wasting thing that can only lay girl eggs. Can she even give birth to a grandson? She just a money-wasting thing that gave birth to seven money-wasting things!" This was bringing up the past account to make trouble.
You Yin heard them scolding their mother like this, became a little bit upset. When she was about to say something, she was stopped by You Jin. You Jin grabbed her sister's sleeve and gave her look so that she wouldn't argue with these two shrews. Seeing You Yin listlessly closed her mouth and didn't speak, You Jin let go of her. Then she dumped the remaining pig food in the bucket into the pig trough, brought the empty bucket back to the kitchen, and carried a basket she usually on pig feed foraging in the mountain on her back: "Grandmother, Aunt, I'm going to gather the pig feed."
"Aiya, I have troubled You Jin. It's Aunt's fault to sprain my hand two days ago. It's tough on you ah!" Mrs. Chen's said with a Cheshire cat's grin. She interchanged between sprained hand or neck and pretended to appear severely injured.
"Eat mine, use mine. How hard is it to get pig feed! A money-wasting thing!" Old Mrs. Chen's voice came from behind the window. You Jin's eyelids and face were half-lowered so that people could not see what she was thinking. After instructing a few words to You Yin, she went up the mountain alone.
Cuifeng Village was back to back with Cuifeng Mountain. The village was divided into two by the Cuifeng River winding down from Cuifeng Mountain. The village was also named after Cuifeng Mountain behind the village.
The Yue Family You Jin lived in, was situated on the east side of the river in Cuifeng Village. Most of the villagers lived on the river's east. Therefore, You Jin walked out of the Yue Family yard, through the village and then greeted the villagers sitting at the roadside or under the banyan tree.
"You Jin, why are you still going up the mountain during this noon and poisonous sun?" The woman who sat under the banyan tree's chilly side and was gossiping while doing some needlework saw You Jin and enquired with a smile.
"Third Shupo, I'm going to forage some pig feed, otherwise the pigs at home will have to be hungry at night." You Jin answered the old woman who asked her with a smile.
Third Shupo looked at this big sun and sighed deeply. They also knew the situation of Yue Family. Reminiscing about that old Mrs. Chen who was the most roguish in Yue Family, Third Shupo didn't have much to say, just warned: "The sun is getting bigger, you should watch out."
"I know la, Third Shupo. Then I will go now!" You Jin smiled as she bid her goodbye and pulled her legs toward the mountain. In fact, many villagers in ancient times were very kind and honest. Although they were a little poor, many may not be able to eat enough, but there are really few odd families like theirs. But it may be because she wasn't born in someone else's house, so she doesn't know.
Now it's high noon, so naturally, there are fewer people who pick wild fruits and forage pig feed on the mountain. When she reached the foot of Cuifeng Mountain, she couldn't see anyone else.
You Jin picked on some branches and made a straw hat and put it on her head. It can block a little bit of the sun. She walked along the winding path that was created by villagers' frequent footsteps over a long period of time. After going for half an hour, she reached the boundaries of Cuifeng Mountain.
The main peak of Cuifeng Mountain was about 1,400 meters high. The series of mountain ranges occupy a length of at least several kilometers and have various birds and beasts. Although You Jin's previous life was a soldier, with her young and malnourished body and no tools in her hand, it was suicidal to enter the old forest of the deep mountain.
You Jin was not so stupid, but however, in order to find a bird nest for her sister and get some eggs for nourishment, she took the risk to reach the border of the deep mountain where villagers normally dare not come.
She forcibly broke a two-finger thick branch with her leg, cleanly broke off the ends of that branches and You Jin used the stick in her hand as a tool to open the way.
It was early September now, and the golden autumn is the season when the pheasant and hare are the fattest. Trapping the rabbit and the pheasant, these basic wilderness survival skills are naturally mastered by You Jin, but the pheasant and hare can't be handled with when she brought it back or being afraid that Mrs. Chen and others will snatch it. Every time, You Jin would find some wild chicken eggs or bird eggs to bring for her sisters to secretly eat. While old Mrs. Chen and others go out to market, she would take chance to occasionally catch a pheasant or rabbit, roasted it on the mountain and then brought it back to satisfy younger sisters' craving.
But today, old Mrs. Chen and others are all at home. Naturally, You Jin can't hunt something back and can only concentrate on finding the pheasant egg or bird egg.
Maybe because the villagers don't come to the border of the deep mountain often, so You Jin found two nests of bird eggs and one nest of wild chicken eggs without much effort. Seeing the eggs in the basket add up to seventeen in total, You Jin searched an open place to light the fire with the flint she carried with her, and then puts the newly obtained chicken eggs and bird eggs into the fire. Then, taking advantage of the time of cooking eggs, she cut a basket full of pig feed nearby.
Sitting next to a fire that was left burning some red charcoal, You Jin sat on the ground, and then took the stick in her hand to sweep through the nearby wild grass and bushes, but inadvertently saw a large cluster of wild garlic on the side.
Seeing a relatively familiar species, You Jin walked over curiously, and then pulled out a few to inspect it carefully. It was indeed wild garlic, but compared with the garlic planted by later generations, these wild garlic look petite. In this unknown time and space, garlic wasn't popular yet. As it grew wildly on the roadside of the mountains and the smell of raw garlic was very pungent, everyone treated it like wild grass.
"Wild garlic ..." You Jin recalled the pickled garlic she had made with her Biaoshen in a distant kin's house in the past. When one has no appetite and ate a few cloves of this garlic, it will refreshingly open up the stomach. She sighed, "Unfortunately, I can't even fill my stomach now, so how can I have the appetite to eat pickled garlic?" After commenting, the wild garlic in her hand was thrown away, but she did note down this spot. Can't use it now, but maybe it will be useful in the future?
She picked a few large leaves, packed the baked eggs in it carefully and then pressed them to the bottom of the basket to hide it. After hiding the eggs, You Jin examined it carefully a few times. When she felt that there was no problem, she then went home with her back basket.
Once she got back home, it was already in the afternoon. Now it wasn't the harvest season and Yue Family found outside too hot, so they all took a nap in their room. You Jin quietly pushed open the door of the courtyard, found silence in her home and sighed out in relief. When she came in, she turned and closed the courtyard door. When she looked back, she found Mrs. Chen's third son Yue Wen Wei narrowing his triangular eyes, looking at her with bad intentions.
You Jin was surprised, but she quickly calmed down: "Why are you watching me like that?"
Yue Wen Wei looked at her indifferent look and snorted: "Are you hiding food?" He felt like he smelled egg and his intuition told him that this lowly girl hid the chicken egg and didn't tell him. "Be tactful and quickly take out the egg, or I'll tell the grandmother that you've stolen the eggs in the house.
Listening to this first branch's little fatty who only knew to eat and bully her little sisters, You Jin narrowed her eyes coldly: "Do you have any evidence that I have stolen eggs in the family?" While taking a deep breath, she suppressed her inner desire to slap him.
Who expected that in Yue Wen Wei's eyes, her reaction was a sign of guilt, so he shouted loudly: "On the count of three if you don't take the eggs out, I'll call for grandmother!"
You Jin wasn't afraid at all. She let him act like a fox pretending to be a tiger. Seeing her appearance of a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, Yue Wen Wei rushed directly into the main room: "Grandmother! That cheap girl, Yue You Jin stole your eggs!" He proudly looked at Yue You Jin, who stood in the middle, to see if she dare to be so arrogant!
Sure enough, old Mrs. Chen was the most stingy person, so as soon as she heard her baby grandson shouting that someone had stolen her eggs, she scrambled up from the kang: "This lowly little girl is really getting bolder. Dare to steal this old lady's eggs, this old lady wouldn't have the surname Chen if I beat her to death today! " Soon afterwards, she took the bamboo whip at the main porch and bolted out. "Where did you put the stolen eggs! You money-wasting thing! A dastardly girl who has a father but got no mother teaching, still dare to steal from this old lady! I must beat you to death today! "
"I didn't steal any eggs." Yue You Jin stood upright in the middle of the yard, looking at old Mrs. Chen, "Grandmother's eggs have a fixed amount, grandmother go counts and see if there are any missing? Or go to the west wing to find see if there are any shadows of eggs."
"You money-wasting thing, you dare to steal and still talk back. If I don't hit you to death today, you won't know how powerful this old lady is!" Old Mrs. Chen waved the bamboo whip as she rushed toward You Jin.
Naturally, You Jin won't stand in the same spot and wait for her to hit her. Just one second before the whip touch her, she nimbly dodged the whip old Mrs. Chen used with all her strength. Old Mrs. Chen didn't hit anyone and almost fell on her face. She was so angry that she was burning with rage. "You money-wasting thing dare to hide? If you have the ability, then avoid it all today!" Finished saying this, she flung the bamboo whip over.
Unexpectedly, You Jin flashed away again: "I didn't steal anything, why should I be beaten?"
Now was the time for a quiet lunch break. This lively ruckus in Yue Family's courtyard quickly attracted the villagers in the neighborhood to come to spectate.
Old Mrs. Chen's heart was exploding when she saw this cheap girl dare to confront herself like this in front of the villagers. "Didn't steal anything? Wen Wei saw that you had stolen eggs, yous still not admitting?"
"Why should I admit what I haven't done?" You Jin stood coldly at the side and watched gasping old Mrs. Chen. "Could it be that grandmother wants to beat a confession out of me?" Naturally, You Jin saw the villagers lying on the wall as they spectate the event and You Yin stopping her younger sisters. She was internally relieved. As long as her younger sisters were hit, it was fine.
A spectating younger generation spoke out, "That's right, old Shenzi, You Jin meizi said she didn't steal it, maybe it was a mistake?
Chapter 4 Ruckus
A pair of big white squinting eyes glared viciously at the cheerful younger generation: "What does our family's business have to do with you hairless little boy? What are you blindly ordering around for?"
Her remarks annoyed the younger generation with a hooligan personality, cheerfully spoke: "Old Shenzi spoke wrongly. Did you peek at me when I bath or something? How do you know whether I have grown hair or not?"
Most of the villagers who dug food from the soil are straightforward, but their speech was also a bit coarse. Once the younger generation's words came out, it caused a lot of laughter from surrounding villagers. Old Chen's face became red and white, don't know if it was from anger or shame.
Seeing him so roguish, old Mrs, Chen's face lost its glow (a.k.a. pride got damaged). Recalling that it was because of You Jin, this money-wasting thing, she became victim to such teasing, she grabbed the bamboo whip and struck at nearby You Jin: " I let you little bitch with no skin and no face to steal food. You little damn thing has a dirty stinky mouth! "
Although You Jin also stood aside to watch the drama, she always remained vigilant. So before Old Mrs. Chen's bamboo whip hit her body, nimbly evaded by her whip. "I didn't steal anything. If Grandmother doesn't believe it, you can enter the room and check? "
Not expecting her to have such temperament, old Mrs. Chen became even angrier. Then she commanded Mrs. Chen who was watching the bustle to search for "stolen goods": "Eldest's wife, go search the eggs stolen by the cheap girl!" "
"Alright la!" Mrs. Chen was experienced in this kind of kicking them while their down matter. She obeyed her mother-in-law's instructions, rolled up her sleeves and hurriedly went to the west wing where the second branch lived.
The two sisters You Zhu and You Bao initially wanted to reach out and stop Aunt, but they were tightly held back by Second Sister. They could only watch Mrs. Chen's rush into the west wing, upended the boxes and emptying the cupboard to "find the stolen good".
"Let's see what you lowly girl have to say this time!" Old Mrs. Chen looked proudly at the calmed-face You Jin. "Wait until I search out the eggs, I will kill you, corrupted money-losing thing!"
However, old Mrs. Chen was destined to miscalculated. Mrs. Chen, who entered the west wing and searched for a while, came out empty-handed with some embarrassment. She walked to old Mrs. Chen's side and quietly reported the failure: "Mother, I didn't find ..."
"Impossible! She must have stolen eggs, I smelled it!" Yue Wen Wei, who was still watching the drama, immediately jumped out and questioned, "It must have been hidden on her if it's not in the house! Grandmother, quickly go search her body! "
Old Mrs. Chen who was still dissatisfied, heard what her precious baby grandson said, her eyes changed and stared at You Jin fiercely. What grandson said made sense if it wasn't for the cheap girl hiding the eggs on her body, how could she be so happy to let them go to search the room? Then she focused her eyes on You Jin and approached her step by step.
You Jin pretended to step back a few steps in fear and then wept bitterly: "Does Grandmother really treat granddaughter as a thief?"
"Pah! This old lady don't have a granddaughter like you, who is a thief and corrupts the family reputation!" Old Mrs. Chen saw her stepped back and believed in her grandson's word more. She must have hidden the stolen eggs on her, otherwise, why did she feel so guiltily step back so far? So she became more determined to search the body.
You Jin's eyes became a little colder, and she really spoke so grandiosely!
Seeing her step by step approaching You Jin, an onlooking, thin woman outside the courtyard smiled to mediate the situation on the scene.
"Aiya, old Shenzi, it's no big deal that the child eats an egg. The eggs are laid by your own chickens, and the child took it, then she took it. You're an adult, then you need to be generous. So why deliberate so finely with your granddaughter!" The look in the eyes toward Yu Jin was also full of pity. "Besides, everyone knows thatYou Jin is usually so obedient and capable. She can't possibly steal your family's eggs? "
You Jin glanced at the Shenzi who spoke for her. It turned out to be the Shenzi from the Ma Family opposite Yue Family Courtyard.
"Pah! You, evil woman, talking as you stand without backache ( T/N: basically, talking so much when she's not in her shoes), it's not like it's your eggs! Is my family's business something you can criticize in? Hurry up and scram back to your broken house!" Old Mrs. Chen glared at Ma Shenzi and spat.
Being scolded in her face like this by her, Ma Shenzi pouted her lips in displeasure, and whispered, "a shameless old woman!" And nothing more was said.
She looked at the spectating villagers by the wall with cold eyes, and when no one dared to say anything, she reached out and grabbed You Jin. First, she slapped hard and scolded fiercely: "Try running, you money-wasting thing!"
You Jin clenched her teeth, endured the few slaps. She knew that it would be hard to evade the body search today, so why not take advantage of this to help herself get more sympathy. So she sobbed and said: "Granddaughter really didn't steal eggs. If Grandmother doesn't believe, then search me! "
"Hmph!" Seeing her be so hypocritical, old Mrs. Chen became more merciless. With a few moves, she took off You Jin's worn-out clothes, leaving only the fading, patched, long sleeve inner shirt and inner trouser. The baskets were also overturned on the ground and the pig feed inside scattered all over the ground.
Mrs. Su heard the noise from outside, climbed up from the kang, grasped hold the door frame and saw the humiliation of her daughter getting her clothes pulled off as her tears fell like rain? She stumbled as she ran to the front of You Jin to block everyone's eyes, pick up the clothes on the ground and hurriedly put on her: "Mother ah! If you have anything problem, come at me. You Jin is eleven years old. You treat her like this, what will happen to her future reputation!"
This was the first time that Su has faced her mother-in-law with such "toughness". She couldn't care about being afraid or not afraid anymore, her mind was focused on her daughter's reputation, so even if she fought to death she must stop her mother-in-law.
Old Mrs. Chen was unhappy that she couldn't find the eggs, now Mrs. Su's happened to be the target of the muzzle: "You can only lay girl eggs and still have the face to teach me here? You are useless, you birthed the bad seed, who only know to steal things and corrupts my family's reputation! " Then she flung her hand hard at Mrs. Su's face.
With a quick response, You Jin supported Mrs. Su who nearly fell from old Mrs. Chen's slap and examined Mrs. Su's yellowish face that got a red and swollen slap imprint. Her facial expression worsened a bit.
Stepping in front of Mrs. Su: "Grandma has searched the west wing and me as well, and has not found any eggs. To say that I stole eggs, you need to have evidence. To accuse me of stealing without evidence at all, I won't admit to the crime, even if I die by ramming my head to the wall here today!"
Seeing her so decisively saying that she would be killed herself here without pleading guilty, the onlookers looked at the Yue Family's second branch's eldest girl with new eyes. Although they knew she was usually sensible and capable, they didn't expect her to have such temperament. Therefore a few women helped speak for You Jin again: "Old Shenzi, you have looked for it and scolded her. Since no egg was found, it should mean the child didn't steal the family's eggs. In this case, forget about this matter!"
Old Mrs. Chen rolled her eyes at those people who helped the money-wasting thing talk: "I didn't find it on her, but aren't there still six money-wasting things! I don't believe it! They must have dared to steal this lady's eggs!" She then presumed the second branch's sisters stole the eggs.
Even the onlooking villagers were shocked by such rogue remarks from old Mrs. Chen. The room was searched, body search was done, the eggs still wasn't found. This was simply wanting to frame!
"Since Grandmother firmly believe that we have stolen something, then I must bother Third Uncle Lin to help us sister to invite Uncle Lizheng. If Uncle Lizheng also said that it was our sister's fault, I will accept punishment with no complaints!"
"Alright La, wait a moment Jin-zi, Third Uncle will go right away!" Third Uncle Lin was the younger generation who had just quarreled with the old Mrs. Chen. He cheerfully responded to You Jin. He ran like a streak of smoke and his shadow was gone. Old Mrs. Chen had wanted to stop him but how could be up to her?
The scene cooled down in such an awkward way. You Jin tightly protected her several younger sisters, while old Mrs. Chen's didn't have a stage to step down from.
After a while, an old and majestic male voice came from the house: "Became old! It's only noon, what's with the ruckus!" The voice just fell, and a thin, long-faced old man wearing thin, faded white cotton clothes from the main room came out, "Not ashamed?!" He fiercely glared at the sisters standing at the entrance of the west wing.
The person who came out was Yue Da Fu, the patriarch of Yue Family. Seeing that her husband came out, she felt that she got someone supporting her. One hand pointed at You Jin, another hand on her hips: "This shameless money-wasting thing stole eggs from the family, and not admitting it!"
Looking at his appearance as a leader taking charge, You Jin mentally scorned a little. Why pretend to be an impartial man? Half of the village was lying on the outer wall of the courtyard to watch the excitement. And people inside the house didn't hear the movement in the courtyard? But it was only after watching Old Mrs. Chen got counterattacked by her and could not get off the stage, was he forced out!
You Jin had guessed what Yue Da Fu's thoughts were. It's okay to beat own child at home. This act of getting Lizheng was an overkill. Walking to old Mrs. Chen's side, he looked at You Jin coldly: "Still not admitting your wrong to your Grandmother?"
"I don't know where I was wrong?" It's okay for herself to eat more hardships, but it's been ten years since the You Jin came, so she naturally knew the importance of reputation to women. She doesn't care much of it, but her sisters need to marry in the future. So for the sake of her younger sisters, she can't bear the reputation of thievery.
Unforeseen that she was so ill-tempered today, that she dared to answer him back defiantly. In the Yue Family, Patriarch Yue was the superior one for decades and everything was his say, so his initial thirty percent displeasure toward You Jin in his heart suddenly became a hundred percent: "You don't a single bit of manner nor filial piety at all. You dare talk back to the elders. I don't know who taught you to be such an ungrateful person! "
This was putting a large unfilial hat on You Jin,. This meant she either to plead guilty of stealing or to bear the major demerit of unfilial toward the elders. Yue Da Fu's move was very beautiful, but You Jin has did not meet his move.
Third Uncle Lin's footpace was quick. Just when the stalemate in the yard can't continue, he already brought Lizheng to the door of the Yue Family: "Uncle Yue, Lizheng has come, open the door!" Seeing Lizheng has arrived, the villagers became even more interested in watching the drama. How will it end in Yue Family?
Hearing the sound from the outside, You Jin, who was closer to the door of the courtyard, darted to the door, pulled down the bolt, opened the door of the courtyard and let Lizheng and the others come in.
Lizheng was also a member of the Yue Family, named Yue De Fu. On the way, he listened to Lin Family's younger generation as he gave an approximate recount of the situation in Yue Family. He saw that Mrs. Su and the children from Yue Family's second branch were shivering in fear in a corner of the courtyard and Yue Da Fu couple as well as the first branch's standing at one side with the appearance of flaunting their power.
Yue Family's situation was also known to Yue De Fu. The second branch had no son for so many years, it can be said that they had no status at all. Comparing to the seven daughters, who were all skinny and yellow-skinned and the cleanly dressed, white tender appearance of the first branch, Da Fu couple were excessively biased ah
Chapter 5. Ruckus
Looking at the tearful appearance of the little girls of second branches, Yue De Fu could not help but looked away, and said to Yue Da Fu with a smile: "Da Fu, aren't you being extreme with the few children? We're all elders, just have a few words with the children. What to do if you broke the child from hitting? " It implied that Yue Da Fu should leave it at that. It was just one or two eggs, and they have more than 30 acres of farmland, what are they still lacking.
But old Mrs. Chen didn't think so and exploded like a firecracker before Yue Da Fu could open his mouth: "What does that count as? Now she dared to steal the eggs at home, tomorrow wouldn't she have the capability to steal the silver! It won't be too much if I beat her to death today! "
Looking at the old Mrs. Chen who bared her teeth and claws calmly, Yue De Fu became displeased in his heart. This was the so-called married wife and married virtue. The Yue Family married this Mrs. Chen, really caused ruin to three generations.
"I haven't stolen eggs. Uncle Lizheng please bear witness for me." Yue You Jin, who returned to her sisters' side, said very firmly and with strength, "Grandmother has searched our room and my body. Now just my sisters. Please ask Uncle Lizheng to find some aunts to help search. We haven't stolen eggs. We're not thieves. "
"We didn't steal the eggs from grandmother ..." You Yin and the other sisters whispered behind You Jin.
Mrs. Su wiped off the tears at the corners of her eyes: "Father, Mother, how about leaving it at that! You watched You Jin and the others grow up. The never stolen the most triflest stuff in the house, so how can they dare to steal the eggs at home! "
Seeing all the second branch's children were crying with tears, Yue De Fu couldn't bear it and had to sigh: "Uncle Da Fu, it's just a few eggs. Maybe it was moved away. I watched the children all grow up and they don't look like they dare to steal eggs. Give me some face, leave it like that? "
Seeing him speak for the money-wasting things, old Mrs. Chen's face became ugly. Yue De Fu was the Lizheng and one of the few Tongsheng in the village, so she could only keep her mouth closed and not speak. But in her mind, she had no plans to spare these money-wasting things with such ease.
Taking in everyone's expressions, Yue You Jin sneered a few times in her heart. Old Mrs. Chen was a famous shrew in Cuifeng Village. Although most of the villagers were on their own side, she couldn't let this matter passed so ambiguously. And she said timidly, "Uncle Lizheng, Grandmother hasn't counted the eggs in the house yet. I just came back from gathering pig feed from the mountain and they caught me and said I stole the eggs. Why not ask Grandmother to take the eggs out and count them? "
Hearing You Jin saying this, Yue De Fu clapped his hands and said with a smile: "That's right! Old Shenzi, go count and check, and maybe you remembered wrongly?"
The villagers who watched from the outside heard that You Jin said that old Mrs. Chen hadn't even counted the eggs at home and accused the children had stolen the eggs, sniggered, and then whispered. Lin Family's younger generation laughed outright: "It seems that old Shenzi really has thousands of eyes and is clairaudient! The eggs haven't been counted and already know the eggs have been stolen. It's so amazing!"
Being ridiculed by him so blatantly, old Mrs. Chen's face was green and white for a while. She was convinced by her precious grandson's words: "Wen Wei saw her stealing eggs and eating it! How could there be anything mistake? "
Yue Wen Wei, who was standing next to Mrs. Chen while watching the event, was unprepared for his name being called and found that everyone's eyes had shifted to himself. It made him a little nervous, but still pretended to be arrogant: "This cheap girl must have stolen an egg, I could smell the egg on her! "
"Haa" In an instant, the onlooking villagers all laughed. Ma Family's Shenzi had her arms crossed over her hips as she cackled: "Kid, could it be that you have grown a dog's nose? You can smell egg scent? Since you have said so, hurry up tell your grandmother to take out the eggs and count to see if there are any missing? "After a pause, she pointed," If the eggs are gone, who knows who might have stolen them! "
As soon as she said this, Mrs. Chen's face was a little ugly. Normally, she has taken the eggs openly and secretly in private to supplement her four children, and her mother-in-law also turned a blind eye to it. Thinking of this, she felt a bit more confident, straightened her chest and raised her chin, and then turned her eyes to Ma Family's woman to verbally attack.
Old Mrs. Chen has been put on a tight spot, she could only grit her teeth and react: "Fine, I'll take! If there is one less of my eggs, I will kill these lowly girls!" She turned back to the storehouse and brought the eggs out. All the food in the house was locked in the storehouse next to the main room. Only old Mrs. Chen had the key.
A moment later, old Mrs. Chen returned with a basket full of eggs. She had worked hard to save these to nourish the two grandsons who were studying in the county.
When carrying the egg to the front, old Chen's expression was already a bit ugly. She just glanced it on the way, the egg seems to be not lacking. However, now wasn't the case of whatever she says goes.
Yue De Fu saw that her face was terrible, so he asked with a smile: "Did old Shenzi count the eggs? Is the amount of the eggs short?" Looking at old Mrs. Chen's guilty look, he also had a rough judgment in his heart. It seems like several girls have been falsely accused.
Since Yue De Fu could tell that there was something odd with old Mrs. Chen, naturally others can as well. Yue Da Fu directly yelled a few words: "Hurry up and put the eggs back. The older you are, the more you don't know how to act as the head of the house! You don't know how many eggs we have at home?" The words allowed old Mrs. Chen to escape from everyone's sight. Afterward, he grinned at Yue De Fu and said: "What happened today is just a little misunderstanding. The children are still young, and this joke had troubled nephew to run this trip, making you watch a joke."
Yue Da Fu has been out there for many years, so naturally, he got sights to shift the sail with the wind. Since he already changed the topic, Yue De Fu couldn't really interfere with other people's family business. Then responded,"They're all your own grandchildren, Nephew believe Uncle Da Fu's treatment is equal. It's good that misunderstanding is cleared." After saying that, he joined his hands and left the Yue Family's courtyard.
Seeing that Lizheng no longer intervened, Yue Da Fu made a look at Mrs. Chen. Mrs. Chen received her father-in-law's signal, hurriedly shut the courtyard door and then she waved her hand to hurried away to drama-watching villagers, who lied on the wall: "Go, go, go. what is there to see? It's not it's a monkey play! "
When the villagers saw the excitement was over and they also saw Mrs. Chen's talking like this, they knew there was not interesting to discuss, and all disappeared in twos and threes as they rubbed their noses. In less than a moment, only the Yue family refused to budge in the courtyard.
Yue Da Fu shot an indifferent glance at the second branch's grandchildren who sat on the ground and looked like rolling in mud monkey. He was very displeased in his heart and said unconcernedly: "Do what you should be doing, don't muck around here." Then he turned back to return to the main room.
Seeing that both her father-in-law and her mother-in-law were gone, Mrs. Chen returned to the east wing with a slightly fed up Yue Wen Wei. While the first branch and the third branch lived in the spacious and comfortable east wing room, with only two rooms. Only the second branch with seven daughters lived in a small, dark room, which was cold in winter and hot in summer.
Seeing that everyone was gone, You Jin also let out a deep sigh of relief. With strength, she lifted Mrs. Su who was sitting on the ground: "Mother, the ground is cold. You take some sisters back to the room to sit, I'll tidy the pig feed and come back." Then she lifted up her sisters and wiped Little Sixth's tearstained little face:" Little Sixth be obedient, go back to the room with Mother."
Little Sixth was scared just now and still sobbed as held Mrs. Su's hand back to the west wing. You Zhu followed behind Mrs. Su with You Bao and You Ling and returned to the room. You Yin stayed behind to help You Jin quickly clean up the pig feeds that were scattered in the courtyard and the sisters went back together.
Mrs. Chen sent Yue Wen Wei to stay in the east wing room, while she went to the main room instead of east wing's door: "Mother ah, look at how the money-wasting things from second branch act today. All purposefully trying to anger you, especially the cheap girl, Yue You Jin. If it weren't for her, why would Lin Family's third son go and invite Lizheng to come over? How could Mother be so angry that you can't get off the stage? I must say Yue You Jin that money-wasting thing is getting more rebellious as she gets bigger. She dares to ask someone to invite Li Zheng to come today, someday she might even go to the Yamen and request officer? "
Initially, Old Mrs. Chen was so angry that she needed to lie on the kang, but after hearing Mrs. Chen's words, she clapped his hands and sat up from the kang. Somewhat sunken eye sockets started glaring: "That money-wasting thing dare? "
Mrs. Chen recalled Yue Yin Jin's insidious smile from just now, and her heart quivered: "Mother ah, you didn't see it just now, the way she looked at us as if wished to eat us all! How could did she not dare to do it? You just said that she stole an egg and she made such a big ruckus. You Ting is already 14 this year, and You He is 13 too. They are all about to reach marriageable age, Mother! If it got that our Yue Family's daughters are unfilial and disrespectful, then how do we arrange marriage in future? " You Ting was Mrs. Chen's daughter and You He was third branch's.
Old Mrs. Chen was partial to the first branch and the third branch. Even though she also thought that You Ting and You He were also money-wasting things, she treated them better. Due to her preference toward the eldest son and third son and the two granddaughters were better fed than the second branch, so their looks were also more pretty. Although the two haven't had their coming-of-age yet, they blossomed much better than the average village girl. Old Mrs. Chen had expectations of these two granddaughters to marry into a good family.
Therefore, when Mrs. Chen mentioned that it would affect the two granddaughter's marriage, it was like old Mrs. Chen's fury button was pressed: "She's really a reincarnation of disaster! Bring misfortune to Old Two is enough, now even the eldest's and the third's family?! "So furious, she sat on the kang and thumping the quilt hard, as if the second branch's money-wasting thing were here now, she could not wait to kill them to vent her anger.
Seeing how mad old Mrs.Chen was, and thinking of the chilling eyes that Yue You Jin gave hert before she left, Mrs. Chen gave her an idea: "Mother, how about waiting for Old Two to come back tonight ..."
After listening to Mrs. Chen's words, old Mrs. Chen's face turned into a smug smile: "Yes, Old Two is the most filial. If I get angry, he will not ignore it, let's follow with what you said!" The mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law whispered to discuss how to punish the second room's money-wasting things. The more they said, the happier they were. Half lying in the kang, Yue Da Fu remained silent with half-drooped eyes as if he was sleeping and didn't hear the two's conversation. Only an involuntary lift of the lip corner revealed everything. The naughty few from the second branch should be disciplined.
