Chapter 150 Ancient Farmer (7)
Mother Lin had been pretentious all day, except that her youngest son said he wanted to go to the county town to sell the copied books back, and she was worried that something might happen to this matter.
Before, when Father Lin was still in bed, Mother Lin had never mentioned anything about letting her son use his status as a scholar to make money. On the one hand, she felt that it was not easy for a scholar to take advantage of yellow and white things. On the other hand, she was also worried that he would just make money. Delayed serious study.
She didn't know until this morning that her son was secretly copying books without telling her in order to make money to support the family. She felt warm and sour at the same time.
If they hadn't given most of the family's belongings to the unfilial eldest son and the second child, how would the younger son have suffered this hardship.
He has only been reading books since he was a child. Now it is his first time to make money by copying books. Will he be cheated? 8221228103583127880"362152154382212345426102
Because she wanted to see her little son as soon as possible, Mother Lin didn't go out to the ground today. She just sat at the entrance of the yard. From time to time she stood up uneasily and looked outside. She had a pair of quilted insoles in her hand.
Compared with her, although Li Lanlan was also worried about her husband-in-law, she had to be calmer because of her absolute confidence in her husband-in-law. She sat next to her mother-in-law and carefully made a blue robe in her hands.
The three-year provincial examination is coming soon, and Lin Shiheng will go to the provincial capital to take the examination. Lin's mother is worried that her son will be looked down upon if he wears poor clothes outside. Even if the family is in difficulty, she still bites the bullet and goes to the county to take the exam. Give a good piece of fabric to Li Lanlan and ask her to make a dress.
Li Lanlan was already good at needlework, but now that she was sewing clothes for her husband-in-law, she was even more attentive than sewing her own clothes. Every stitch and thread was sewed very tightly and carefully.
Because her two sons were unfilial, Mother Lin now regarded her only filial son as the treasure in her palm. To please her, it was easy, just treat her son well.
Therefore, in her eyes, Li Lanlan looked like a very virtuous and good wife.
Think about it again, this daughter-in-law is not as lazy as the boss and the second daughter-in-law. She grabs her at home and outside without saying anything. Every time she doesn't say anything, Li Lanlan is already immersed in her work. She is completely different from the two people across from her who do everything every time. The contrast between the lazy woman who only wanted to be scolded by the boss and the second child before she would do any work was a sharp contrast, and she felt even more satisfied.
Thinking of her little son, Mother Lin absentmindedly sewed her shoes a few times, turned her head to Li Lanlan and said kindly: "Lan Lan, are you tired? Why don't you go to the house to rest for a while."
Li Lanlan picked up the clothes in her hands and shook them, shaking her head with a smile: "I'm just making clothes, I'm tired."
"Mom, do you want some water? Can I come in and bring you a bowl of water?"
Not to mention, Mother Lin was really thirsty after doing this for so long. Seeing that she agreed, Li Lanlan carefully put down her clothes and went into the house to get some water.
The disadvantage of their house is that they used to be a big family. Although they are separated now, if you want to see what is going on in other rooms, you can have a clear view. Mother Lin and Li Lanlan sat at the door together all day. The second room in the big room stayed The daughter-in-law who came down could also see clearly.
They were not as courageous as their mother-in-law and dared to challenge Mother Lin, so they had always been immersed in doing their own things. They only occasionally saw how Mother Lin smiled at Li Lanlan and spoke to her in a pleasant manner, which made their hearts rise. A little bit envious.
The eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law are very kind to their men, holding them with great respect. They are also very kind to their sons, but especially to their daughter-in-law. They just wish they could lie in bed and ask for everything from their daughter-in-law. It’s good to serve.
They are juniors, so even if they have opinions in their hearts, it is difficult to say anything. Fortunately, the father-in-law can't stand the mother-in-law's behavior. The grandmother who lives next door with the third uncle is not polite. Once they offend her, she will directly catch her father-in-law and scold her. .
They, the younger generations, are actually not that happy about the separation of the family. As Mother Lin said before, Father Lin still makes most of the money in this family. He works hard in the fields. How much money he makes depends on how much face God gives him. After paying the tax, there is basically only enough food for the family, and there really isn’t much left.
Before the family was separated, we could occasionally eat eggs at home. If my father-in-law made more money, he would trade them for fish. Although we couldn’t eat more fish, it would be better to have fish soup.
It's better now. After the family was divided, each family lived in their own house. Their mother-in-law was stingy and wouldn't bother with food even if she had money. Since the family was divided, the whole family, including them, had to pay The child has not even taken a bite of eggs, otherwise the grandson of the first family would not have seen the third family eating eggs from a distance and became so greedy.
The young daughters-in-law didn't think about how much Father Lin's medicine cost. They only saw that the food in the third room next door was all good food every day. Now that the third uncle got married and Li Lanlan came in, he was not as hard-working as the people in the village said before.
Thinking about it, the little daughter-in-law glanced at Li Lanlan again and again while doing her work.
Li Lanlan is wearing a floral dress at the moment, which was worn by Lin's mother when she was young. Later, she got older and her waist became thicker. It was originally meant to be worn by her daughter-in-law, but she didn't expect that the two daughter-in-law's waists were thicker than hers. After that, it was kept at the bottom of the box. Now that she had a slender and filial daughter-in-law, Mother Lin remembered it, took it out, changed it, and gave it to Li Lanlan.
She was fair-looking. After she got married, because she had Lin Shiheng, a handsome husband, to compare with her, she took some care to avoid the sun. Maybe it was because of her physical condition. She worked in the fields, so she was careful to avoid it. , I am really much whiter than before. Now I am wearing this floral dress, coupled with the beautiful facial features, and the fair and rosy face, I am not worried, I am smiling at me with my eyes wide open and watery eyes. When she came over from the door, she looked exactly like the girl in the village.
What a blessing.
Thinking of accidentally seeing the gentle way the third uncle next door smiled at Li Lanlan, and how patiently he taught her to read in the yard when the weather was cool, the little daughter-in-law couldn't help feeling envious.
No wonder her mother-in-law didn't like the third aunt, they were all sisters-in-law. Her mother-in-law was ordered around by her father-in-law, and her grandma looked down on her, so of course she was jealous of the third aunt.
The eldest daughter-in-law was so tired in the field that she ran back with an excuse and planned to have a good rest in the house. The daughter-in-law would definitely not dare to complain anyway.
As soon as she came back, she saw her eldest daughter-in-law looking at Li Lanlan with envy and longing.
Her face immediately darkened, and she stepped forward and scolded: "Why are you just looking around when you are not working?! Your precious eyes are tired from working at home, aren't they? Let me see you like this next time Don't stay in the house, go to the ground as soon as possible! Do you really think that everyone can rest at home and not do anything in the hot weather?"
This is once again criticizing Sang and Huai.
Li Lanlan heard it. She frowned and raised her eyes to look over there. Mother Lin looked indifferent and said, "Don't pay attention to her. She's just looking for trouble."
She obeyed and did not look at the eldest daughter-in-law. After the eldest daughter-in-law finished scolding her daughter-in-law, she turned to look at Li Lanlan.
When she saw the floral dress on Li Lanlan, her eyes squinted with anger.
She had wanted that dress for many years. Her mother-in-law had always said that she had a fat waist and refused to give it to her. It was not because she was partial, but Li Lanlan couldn't wait to give it to her as soon as she walked in.
Looking at Li Lanlan's face again, the expression on the eldest daughter-in-law's face changed several times.
Li Lanlan is eating well and drinking well during this period. Her mother-in-law is satisfied with her. Although her husband doesn't talk much on weekdays, he is very considerate in his actions. In addition, since he has a cure for his biological father, he is in an unprecedented good mood and has no intention of following her. People who don’t care care.
All things considered, her complexion looked a little better than before she got married. She also had some flesh on her face, making her even more beautiful than before.
In the eyes of the eldest daughter-in-law, these changes meant that Mother Lin had given her good food.
She was so greedy for those eggs that day, but she could only watch helplessly as Lin Shiheng put them into Li Lanlan's bowl with chopsticks.
Also, they ate fish in the third room yesterday. As soon as she smelled fish, she stood by the wall and listened secretly. They said that Lin Shiheng and Li Lanlan came back home and were bored at home, so they took it. I took a book and a fishing rod and went to the river to fish and read a book. In the end, I really caught two big fat fish.
Mother Lin made fish soup, and the family had a wonderful meal. They ate well, and the aroma spread to the next door, but it attracted the other two rooms. Even the grandson made a fuss about it. Ate several times.
The eldest daughter-in-law didn’t believe Lin Shiheng’s lies about fishing. He used to hate these smelly things. It was strange that he could go to the river to fish. Maybe he wanted to eat fish and took the family’s money to buy it outside. He was afraid that Lin My mother scolded me before I made up lies.
Even though she thought so, she still felt as if a cat had scratched her, and she felt extremely uncomfortable.
She also wants to eat chicken, she also wants to eat fish.
The original purpose of dividing the family was to get rid of Lin Shiheng, a wealthy scholar, and Lin's father-in-law, who wanted to recuperate and buy medicine. They obviously succeeded in getting their wish, but why did they separate the family? They, who had no oil bottle, were living a hard life every day, and the people next door were supposed to be The third wife, who was living a miserable life, had such a good life that even her new daughter-in-law lived better than her.
The daughter-in-law of the eldest daughter-in-law felt very sad. After she finished criticizing Huai, she suddenly felt even more uncomfortable when she saw her daughter-in-law lowering her head to do things and no one in the three rooms next door paid attention to her.
She felt uncomfortable and her brain was hot. She didn't care that she had been reprimanded by her husband before, and directly said to her daughter-in-law in a reprimanding voice: "Although the eldest girl is still young now, you should take good care of her husband's family early on. It’s okay to look for anyone, but don’t look for scholars. Even if you study for ten thousand years, you won’t be able to get money from your family.
Mother Lin couldn't bear to hear this the most, so she dropped the insoles on her hands and stood up with a tigerish face.
Before she could get angry, she heard her son's gentle voice in the distance.
"mother!"
Lin Shiheng walked very quickly. When he reached the door, he didn't bother to rest. He handed over the two jewelry boxes in his hands and said with a smile: "My son made some money by copying books, so he gave his mother two gold coins." Jewelry, see if you like it.”
As he spoke, his slender hands directly opened the wooden box.
Under the sun, the gleaming gold jewelry barely missed the eldest daughter-in-law's eyes.