Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 134

Of course, Wu Fu saw that his mother was unhappy, so he took a piece of meat for his mother, and was about to put it in her bowl when Liu slapped it away.

Pian Jiufeng was also an ignorant person, when he heard that Li's hairpin was fake, he immediately thought of something, and hurriedly asked, "Mother, what about Fifth Sister-in-law's bracelet? It's not real either?"

The reason why Jiufeng asked about this pair of bracelets was because when Mrs. Liu bought them back, Jiufeng was greedy for a long time. At that time, Mrs. Wan hadn't given her the jade bracelet yet, and she always liked these beautiful jade bracelets. It's a pity that Mrs. Liu didn't grind it for a long time.

"By the way, sister-in-law didn't say we forgot, fifth brother and sister, where is your silver bracelet?" Mrs. Zhao still remembered that because of this last time, Mrs. Qian and Mrs. Sun came to ask her to ask her mother-in-law for justice.

"Yes, it's in my hand." Li Shi's voice was very low, and her head hung down.

"Old Wu's, show me those pair of bracelets." Mrs. Liu said with a dark face.

"Mother, what's so interesting about this." Wu Fu said, he didn't need to look at Li's expression to know that the hairpin is fake, but how can the bracelet be real?
"That's right, mother, let's eat." Ye Dafu persuaded.

Mrs. Liu didn't say anything, but looked at Mrs. Li.

Seeing her mother-in-law looking at her with stern eyes that she had never seen before, Mrs. Li shivered in fright, and for a moment didn't know whether she should withdraw the bracelet and hand it over.

There is nothing she can do about this matter. Her natal mother and sister-in-law have planned her betrothal gift long ago, and the Ye family sent the things over without letting her go. She also knew that her natal family was waiting for her betrothal gift. Her brother got married, so she had no choice in this matter. Who told her that she lost her father since she was a child, and her mother was a patriarch.

So when she married into the Ye family, she worked day and night, rushing to do all the dirty and hard work, because she felt guilty, and she was afraid that one day her in-laws and husband would not want her, saying that she bought it for ten taels of silver. of.

Several times she wanted to take the initiative to talk to Wu Fu about the hairpin and bracelet, but she couldn't bring herself to talk about it. She didn't expect to bring it up at today's New Year's Eve dinner.

But just now Wufu covered her, which still surprised her a little bit.

"Didn't you hear me?" Liu's voice was not loud, but who could tell that she was angry.

"Fifth brother and sister, return your bracelet and give it to mother." Shi Qian pushed Li Shi who was stunned.

"Oh." Only then did Mrs. Li react, she lowered her head and took off the bracelet, and sent it to Mrs. Liu.

"Wu Fu, you go to pay New Year's greetings the day after tomorrow. Take this bracelet and hairpin and ask your mother-in-law if the Li family is crazy about money. It doesn't count that the betrothal gifts are already ambiguous, and even the token of love given by the man is also required." Ambiguous?"

"Ah? Mother, the fifth brother and sister's family not only asked for the bride price and dowry gift, but also a token of love? How much money does this cost?" Sun asked.

"Mother, I'm at the worst loss. When I got married, your Ye family didn't pay three taels of silver. You're not so biased, right?" Qian said.

"Second brother and sister, you are pretty good, and I am even more worthless. I don't even have three taels of silver. How many things have my mother's family paid for me?" Zhao was also unwilling.

The topic returned to the issue that had been debated before, that is, marrying Mrs. Li alone cost the money of the other three daughters-in-law, but Mrs. Li's dowry was the least.

"Mother, it's all like this, why do you want to ask? Eat, eat." Seeing that Wu Fu was in a dilemma, Ye Dafu persuaded.

"Brother is really rich and powerful, why don't you ask? Why don't you ask, isn't this cheap for outsiders?" Sanfu said.

"What can I do if I ask? Can I get the money back or return the five siblings?" Dafu glanced at Sanfu dissatisfiedly. If he doesn't help at this time, it will add to the chaos.

"Not to mention anything else, just this hairpin and this pair of bracelets are worth three taels of silver, right? My old lady, these three taels of silver are enough for us to spend a year." Qian said.

"Mother, please, don't go, I, I will make a purse in the future, and I will definitely pay you back the money." Mrs. Li lowered her head and wept.

She was not partial to her natal family, but knew that Wu Fu would have nothing but quarrel and get angry after Wu Fu went. She felt sorry for Wu Fu and didn't want Wu Fu to suffer this anger.

The problem is that Mrs. Liu was so angry that she couldn't listen to what Mrs. Li said. When she heard that Mrs. Li refused to let her go, she naturally favored her natal family. Mrs. Liu didn't expect that the honest Mrs. Li would also be a white-eyed wolf. Is it plausible that she pays her own money for her needlework?
Seeing Mrs. Liu clutching her chest, Wu Fu hurriedly said, "Mother, don't be angry, I'll go, can't I go?"

"Such a big matter, you actually conspired to lie to me? You still have my mother in your eyes?" Liu thought of this matter, Wufu is another one who married a wife and forgot her mother.

"Mother, I don't blame my husband for this matter, and he doesn't know about it." The honest Li once again told the truth, but he didn't know that this truth would only make the problem more complicated.

"Ah? Didn't Fifth Brother just say that he knew?" Mrs. Zhao didn't understand.

"Sister-in-law, you don't understand this. The fifth brother loves the fifth brother and sister, and he is afraid that our mother will blame the fifth brother and sister, so he let the matter go." Sun explained from the side.

"Fifth, okay, okay, good fifth, do you still see me as a mother in your eyes?" Liu lay down angrily.

Ye Tiezhu was terrified, and quickly supported Liu Shi. Mai Xiang suspected that Liu Shi had a heart attack. If this continues, something will happen sooner or later.

But no matter what, she didn't want poor Li Shi to carry the heavy cross of an angry mother-in-law. After thinking about it, Mai Xiang moved to Liu Shi's side.

"Grandma, don't worry and don't be angry. The fifth uncle and the fifth aunt are hiding this matter from you because they are afraid that you will be angry. Think about it, things are already like this, so what's the point of talking about it? My father That's right, can I let my fifth uncle get the silver back, or let my fifth aunt go back to her mother's house?" Mai Xiang smoothed Liu's chest while talking.

"Then let her go back to her mother's house, and let her in when she wants the money back. Anyway, she has been in the door for more than three months, and she hasn't even made a move. If it doesn't work, return it." Liu was confused and forgot about Mai Xiang. Still a ten-year-old kid.

"Mom, what are you talking about with a child?" Ye Dafu was dissatisfied.

"Mommy, don't look at anything else, just look at how my fifth aunt has treated you, my fifth uncle, and this family in the past few months? Could it be that what she has done is not enough for the few taels of silver?" Besides, you have already given the hairpin and bracelet to my fifth aunt. It is up to her how she wants to deal with it. You don’t care if she is silver or silver-plated? In short, fifth aunt is willing, fifth uncle is willing, that’s enough , I believe that the five uncles and five aunts are so diligent, and the days to come will only get better and better." Mai Xiang bypassed Liu's question, and then persuaded her a few words.

"Yo, I really can't see it, this girl Mai Xiang is persuading people, one set of one set, tsk tsk, she really can talk, this is not like a child, we adults can't talk to you, I really don't know if you let it go Who?" Sun looked at Mai Xiang and sighed.

"Third brothers and sisters, it's not today that my family's Mai Xiang can talk. What's so strange about it? Who can follow me? Of course, follow me. Whoever gives birth to a daughter looks like whom." Zhao took the credit from the side, and Ye Dafu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but it saved him from opening his mouth.

"Okay, do you still want to eat this meal?" Ye Tiezhu asked.

No one in the Ye family dared to speak anymore. Everyone ate the meal in silence. Before watching the year or kowtowing to the old man and the old lady, Ye Dafu led Mai Xiang and the others home, because the new house also had Some people keep the New Year's Eve and others set off firecrackers.

Early the next morning, Mai Xiang led Mai Huang and the others put on neat new clothes, first kowtowed to Ye Dafu and Zhao Shi, Ye Dafu gave each of the five children a red envelope, even Mai Di who was less than one year old one.

Mai Huang first opened the red envelopes, counted them, and said with a smile: "Father, mother, do you want to return the red envelopes you gave today?"

"No, just keep it for yourself." Ye Dafu smiled gently.

"That's great, I also have pocket money." Mai Huang frowned while holding the red envelope.

Mai Huang's words reminded Mai Xiang, and said: "From now on, Eldest Sister will give you some pocket money on the first day of each month. It's up to you whether you want to save it or spend it yourself."

"Really, it's better to be a big sister." Mai Qing rushed forward.

"What about me? Do I have it too?" Zhao asked.

"Yes, and so does Dad."

"How much will you give us?" Mrs. Zhao wanted to ask.

"Go to the old house and kowtow to your parents first." Ye Dafu interrupted the topic.

"Hey, it's really Chinese New Year today, and you're dressed so neatly." As soon as Mai Xiang's family arrived at the old house, they saw Er Fu and San Fu escorting the neighbors out of the yard.

"Brother, I'll just wait for you, we're going out too." Sanfu said.

"Wait until I kowtow to my parents."

After kowtowing, Ye Dafu led a few younger brothers out to visit. The women of the Ye family were all sitting on the kang. Mai Xiang glanced at Mrs. Li, her eyes were very swollen, she probably cried last night.

"Mommy, mother, you sit here, I'll go to Master's." Mai Xiang remembered the agreement with Huai Ci.

"Ah, Mai Xiang, I still want to take you to the Temple of the Reclining Buddha with me. Today's offering of incense will definitely be effective." Jiufeng said.

"Okay, then let's go together, Fifth Aunt, you can go too." Mai Xiang wanted to take Li Shi out to relax.

Before Mrs. Li had time to speak, Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Qian, and Mrs. Sun were all going, all wanting to offer incense on the first day of the new year, so that the year would go smoothly.

"Third daughter-in-law, it's fine if you have such a big belly." Mrs. Liu was worried that Mrs. Sun would be squeezed.

"Mother, I still remember that my elder brother was the one who went to pray for the incense on Mai Xiang before it was bright on the first day of the new year. Mai Xiang's illness will be cured, and my elder brother has been going well for more than a year." Sun said.

"Oh, no, why didn't you say it earlier, let Mai Zhong's father go to make the incense this morning, and he will talk about the incense on the first day of the new year." Qian clapped his hands and said.

When Mai Xiang heard this, her head hurt. All these people have gone, can she still do business and see Huaici?

(End of this chapter)