take a wife to support the family

Chapter 475

Between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, since ancient times, there are few people who are as close as mother and daughter, and many people can't understand each other. As the saying goes, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind.

The east wind and the west wind are uncertain. When a son becomes a husband, it is inevitable to be an idiot, to appease the old mother, and to be considerate of the daughter-in-law, so that the family can be harmonious.

Qingsong has done a good job in the past, but this time he returned to Taiping County Baihu Office to take up the post, one has many official affairs, and the other is that Yueniang is pregnant, so it is naturally tighter than any of them. The first thing to do when you come back is to see your parents.

Speaking of it, it wasn't a big deal, there were priorities, and it didn't matter if he cared about his pregnant daughter-in-law first, the big deal would be to go home to see his parents when he had time in two days.

It happened that some people talked a lot, and they announced the good news to the old couple of Li Meijiang: "I see that Qingsong came back on a tall horse, and your family is well-developed." Then he said a lot of compliments such as "grandfather" and "grandmaid". Shi frowned and smiled, and his body was so floating that he almost flew up.

Mrs. Zhu thought that since her son came back on horseback, she must come to see her first, so she excitedly did some housework, and said to people everywhere: "We Qingsong is coming back, everyone will come to my house for wine in the afternoon!"

Unexpectedly, she arranged the meals in the next afternoon, and when it was almost dark, she didn't see Qingsong coming back, no one was seen or said, and she didn't even have a message, so Zhu was naturally unhappy.

She still felt sorry for the good wine and meat, and wanted to drive away her neighbors, but it was Carpenter Li who persuaded her: "Babaer invited someone to dinner, and kicked him out because Qingsong didn't come back? Our family can't afford to lose this person. If Qingsong tomorrow Come back, where do you put his face?"

So I persuaded everyone: "It's hard to get together if you want to invite everyone on weekdays. Taking advantage of the good weather today, everyone should eat and drink, and have a good time."

Everyone looked at the old couple with a sluggish look, and they all changed their minds and said, "I think there is something important that got in the way. Qingsong has always been filial, and we all know it."

This sentence of disagreement has caused Zhu's hidden worries. Although she understands Qingsong's filial piety, she still remembers the saying "If you have a daughter-in-law, you forget your mother".All her glory and glory in her life had fallen on Qingsong, for fear that Qingsong would forget her after marrying a daughter-in-law, so she often had to compare herself with Yueniang.

You say it's funny, but it's an unimaginable anecdote for a mother-in-law to compete with her daughter-in-law.

No one would wake her up because of Zhu's muddled thoughts, the more she thought about it, the more she became distorted, thinking that if Qingsong didn't come back, she might not be really entangled by Yueniang, she was really unfilial.

As soon as everyone left that night, she began to cry with tears in her eyes: "If you raise him as big as you are, even if you raise a dog, you will know how to love your family. It's good for him. He throws his parents over the wall and just cares about himself."

Li bamboo craftsman said: "Qingsong is an official, how can he walk around at will? We say whether it is far or close on the mountain. It will take time to really move around. You wait for two days until he is free." , definitely come back."

Zhu didn't say anything more, but she believed that Qingsong was not filial to her because she was seduced by others, so she made up her mind to win her son's heart back.

On the second day, Mrs. Zhu heard that Qingsong really lived in the old man's house, and that she and Yueniang went in and out together, sweeter than when they were newly married, and she couldn't help being even more angry.In addition, Qingsong even went to several of his sisters' homes, but did not return to the mountain, which made him "unfilial".

If it wasn't for the blocking by the craftsman Li, she would run to Liu's house unkempt and crying, so that everyone can see what Yueniang, the demon Qiaoqiao's daughter-in-law, has done with Qingsong!

Fortunately, a few days later, the green pines rested and took some nourishing items to rush back to the mountain. As soon as he entered the door, he kowtowed three times firmly. His parents were startled, and hurried up to pull him up, saying: "What are you doing?"

Qingsong raised his head and said with a smile: "I haven't been at home for many years, and I haven't been able to be filial in front of my parents. What's a kowtow?" He stood up, and Mrs. Zhu just patted the dirt on his knees. I don’t have time to go up the mountain again. I have led a lot of soldiers and horses, if I leave them to mind my own affairs, they will not obey me.”

With just a few words, Carpenter Li's suspicions disappeared, and even Zhu's anger was half gone. He dragged Qingsong into the house, and wanted to cook meat for him, and find him the insoles he had bought a few days ago.

"Good bacon smoked at home, boiled ribs, you love this! There are also dried lentils, boiled until they are crispy in the broth, you have loved this rice soak since you were a child." Zhu said with a smile.

In fact, when Qingsong was young, their family had no meat to eat. When cooking, they used hemp silk dipped in oil and brushed the bottom of the pot twice to count the oil. There were two or three times a year when the ribs were boiled and dried beans would be good. Qingsong was really greedy for meat when he was young. Naturally Love this.

Qingsong was busy asking his parents if they were healthy, then took off his coat and went to chop firewood in the yard.

Seeing that he was wearing a snow-white tunic, the collar and cuffs were not yellow at all, it was a new piece of clothing, and hurriedly said: "You don't need to chop firewood, you can just sit down and wait for your meal."

Qingsong has been very tired these days. Hearing what Mrs. Zhu said, and seeing how high the firewood pile was, it would not be a problem to use it for ten days, so he sat back.

There is no shortage of firewood in their family now, Song Haonian hired someone to come to the house every few days to help chop firewood and do some other manual work, so although the old couple has no maid, they live quite comfortably.

Here Mrs. Zhu brought the rice, and seeing Qingsong eating with great mouthfuls, she couldn't stop adding meat to her son's bowl: "Eat more."

Qingsong hides while eating: "No, no! Don't pinch me again, you and dad will eat more too."

"Your father's teeth are not good. If you eat a bite of lean meat, you will have to dig out your teeth for half a day. I don't like this, I can't chew it." Her old man likes to eat fatty meat.

Mrs. Zhu picked another piece of meat from the ribs and put it in the green pine bowl, and said happily: "You come back this time, should you take us down the mountain to support us?"

It stands to reason that this should be the case when Yueniang came back, but Yueniang refused to kiss them and insisted on living with her father, so the old couple had to continue to nest on the mountain, even if they wanted to watch their grandson be born.

Mrs. Zhu was thinking that it would not work if this went on. In the future, when the grandson was born, he would only be close to her and not love her as a grandma. How could it be possible?
Qingsong choked, put down the bowl and whispered: "Mother, I haven't cleaned up my place yet, I will pick you up in a few days."

Be obedient and listen to the sound, how can Mrs. Zhu not hear that Qingsong is not happy?
She suddenly lowered her face and said angrily: "People say that your filial piety is fake filial piety, to save face, and I go around telling people that my son is really filial, so you are filial to us like this? Is it your conscience?"

Qingsong didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Mother, I'm still living in a hundred-household house. I don't have a house in the county. Even if you want to go, you have to wait for me to rent a house and tidy it up before I invite you to come over."

This reason is acceptable, Mrs. Zhu nodded, and said to Qingsong: "My grandson must be born in our family! His surname is Li, not Liu. What is the reason for being born in your old man's family? According to me, your old man People are afraid that they want to snatch my grandson, so you have to be on guard against him, if my grandson is named Liu, I will kill you!"

"Mother!" Qingsong really didn't know what to say. His old father-in-law had a son and a grandson, and his granddaughter Qiongniang wanted to ask his elder sister to talk about their marriage. Lily didn't go to the capital for two years, but she entrusted her to Wang Shizi. I really told people with similar households.

That family is not as good as Mrs. Liu expected, but it is not bad after all. It is better than the Liu family looking for it by themselves. Both of them are easy to get along with, and Qiongniang is preparing to marry before Qingsong leaves Beijing.

The eldest of Qiongniang's brothers has already married a wife, and the younger one should go to school and work on errands. The Liu family's descendants are prosperous, so why should they rob their Li family's grandson?

Shopkeeper Liu’s preference for Yueniang is true. In the capital that day, Mrs. Liu sent Yueniang several times with half-truths and falsehoods. However, the young lady is a spoiled guest, and Mrs. Liu also knows the general situation, but she just said a few words casually, and she is still a close family afterward. people.What's so strange about shopkeeper Liu wanting to keep Yueniang at home to give birth to a baby?
Even if Qingsong and his wife both live in shopkeeper Liu's house, he can only be happy.

But if the daughter and son-in-law can live there, the in-laws and mother-in-law have no reason to go to Liu's house, so Zhu is not happy: "You are not his son-in-law!"

Qingsong was perfunctory to his mother: "I haven't rented a suitable house yet? You can't wrong Yueniang to carry your grandson to live in a foot shop? I'll just go back and find a house. Don't rush me, the more you hurry, the more mistakes you will make. "

Qingsong had a thought in his mind, his mother really loved him, so he had to be filial to his mother.But Mrs. Zhu is a very unreasonable person, so what Mrs. Zhu said, he only listened to his ears but didn't take it seriously.

When Qingsong went down the mountain, they met Wenwa's parents again. These two hadn't seen Qingsong a few days ago, but today they heard Qingsong returning to the mountain. Tete left the tofu shop to block him and asked Wenwa why he didn't come back. .

In fact, Wenwa also wrote about the reason: he also has a future to run, so it’s not good to follow Qingsong all the time. It’s easy to mix in behind Qingsong, but in the end, the two brothers always have to distinguish between high and low, and Wenwa is not willing to be inferior to Qingsong forever one head.

Qingsong wants to be released, but Xu Caiwen wants to stick to the capital. The two brothers rely on each other, one inside and one outside, so that Qingsong will not have no one in the court.When Qingsong turned back and returned to the capital, it was Wenwa's turn to be released. With his local experience and connections, Wenwa's journey would be much easier.

The two brothers discussed with Mu San a long time ago about their future official career, just go step by step, there will always be a bright future.

Wenwa's parents are the only ones who suffer. Once Wenwa goes to the capital, she won't come back for four or five years.Even Dou Wuniang, the daughter-in-law, only heard her name and had never seen a real person.

Forget it, Dou Wuniang gave birth to a daughter, and Wenwa's parents scratched their heads to imagine what the granddaughter would look like, but they couldn't think of it, and their hearts were really painful.

Qingsong then calmed down and tried to persuade them, saying that Xu Caiwen's daughter Weiwei was cute, "In a year or so, Wenwa will be able to return to his hometown to visit relatives with enough qualifications. return."

Wenwa's parents looked at each other, seeing that they couldn't hinder their son's future, they were relieved and sad, and they went together.Qingsong just got on the horse, first went to Lily's house to ask for a small jar of kimchi, "Yueniang likes this, and the ones made by other people don't taste right, so I have to eat the ones from Eldest Sister's place."

Regardless of how late it was going to be, he rode his horse back to the county seat, anxiously delivering the jar of kimchi to Yueniang.

(End of this chapter)