Chapter 16
"Sister-in-law, I 'm back." Shen saw Xu Cao and smiled. she turned his head and glanced at Niu's.
Hearing the sound, Niu raised her head and took a look, saw that it was Xu Cao, and bowed her head again in awe.
Xu Cao said hello and put the clothes on the twine in the yard one by one. Then she moved out of Xiao Wuzi, sat down next to Shen, and started sewing. Niu continued to sit listlessly. After a while, the two seemed to hear her sigh, and followed by Niu back to the house. she didn't even look at Xu Cao and Shen.
"The third sister in law, what's wrong with her?" Xu Cao asked in a whisper in Shen's ear, "I saw her well when I first went out, but she was like this when I came back?"
Shen smiled, low. Said: "Just now the maiden family of the third sister in law came and went out and muttered for a long time, but didn't understand what they were saying. It was like this when they came back. Maybe something happened at home."
"No wonder. " Xu Cao murmured.
While talking, Miao Miao staggered over from the backyard, saw Xu Cao, smiled and squinted, "Mum... Niang Niang."
Xu Cao hurriedly put down his work, Chong Miao Miao beckoned, " come, Miao Miao come. "
litte Miao Miao rickety, small short-legged diverge towards Xu Cao ran over her," Mother .. Mother .. "
she hold up a little Miao Miao, Shen's pointed to Xu Cao , "Miao Miao, is there a second aunt?"
Miao Miao heard it, and hurriedly turned her head and shouted at Shen,
"Shangdi."
"Miao Miao she is second aunt, not a god." Xu Cao laughed. Now the little guy shouts mother the clearest, and the others are a bit mixed.
Miao Miao nodded, "Second... Shangdi..."
Shen also followed with a smile, "Miao Miao is also two years old and three months old, but I have never teach her to talk quickly. He used to be very much with her. It’s about Miaomiao’s. I’m too busy. The third sister in law can’t count on it, and the eldest brother won’t take children. It’s good for you to come now. Miaomiao is also blessed to be able to meet you."
Xu Cao smiled and said nothing.
The two were talking, while Xu Cao was doing needlework while teaching the steady Miao Miao who was sitting next to him to speak. As she was talking, Niu suddenly rushed out of the room and saw Shen and Xu Cao. She looked a little ugly. She looked at Shen for a long time, and seemed a little embarrassed to speak. After a while, she said to Xu Cao: "Sister... Sister-in-law, I have something I want to ask you for help."
Xu Cao froze, and smiled: "The third sister in law, if you have anything, just tell me."
Niu took a small Wuzi from the side and sat down. With an apologetic expression on her face, she said, "Sister-in-law, it was my fault the other day. I was too lazy. This caused you to have a misunderstanding with your second wife . I will definitely correct it in the future. There is no other way to ask your sister-in-law for your help. Sister-in-law, something happened to my family, can you lend me some money?"
"Something happened?" Xu Cao was stunned.
Niu nodded, her eyes were a little red, "My family originally opened a shop in the town with my uncle, but later offended someone and the shop was smashed. My father accidentally smashed the jade Bracelet on someone else's body. the man asked for two hundred taels in compensation. My mother and uncle have made up a hundred taels of silver for several days. Now it is still ninety taels short of silver. There is really no way than come to me. I... How can I have so much silver, but it’s always my parents who make me unable to save me. If I can’t make money, my father will be arrested by the government. Oh, sister-in-law, sister-in-law, you help me."
Xu Cao was a little dumbfounded, but they couldn't help me with this matter.
Shen sighed and said, "Third sisters, it's not that I and my sister-in-law don't help you. We are really powerless. We are also ordinary people. How can we beat the big family? Do you mean us to talk about it. , Don’t you just have to give your shop to others?"
Niu shook her head, tears fell down, and looked at Xu Cao and Shen imploringly, "No...no, just rely on this at home. Those who make a living in the shop can’t pay for others, sister-in-law, second-sister-in-law, please lend me some money.”
"Third sister, this is probably a bit difficult." Shen looked embarrassed. "You also know that our family’s food and clothing are all caring for the elder brother, the second elder brother, and the third elder brother. I don’t have any money in my body, right? No longer, I really can't help you with this favor."
Niu turned her pleading gaze to Xu Cao again.
Xu Cao was also embarrassed, she said: "Third sisters, it's not that I don't help you. Now I have been married for only half a month, and there is really no money in me." It's not that she doesn't borrow, but that she doesn't believe in Niu's behavior. People like the Niu treat you as a lifesaver and a benefactor when they have difficulties. The money is not necessarily returned after this incident. Therefore, she will not lend it.
In addition, Niu and her mother-in-law Chen didn't wait to see her and their own man, and they might separate at some point. What can she do if she need money when they divide the family? Her ten taels of silver are reserved for urgent use.
Niuniu heard the words, and she was displeased on the face, and hurriedly wiped away tears, and asked: "Sister-in-law, didn't you go to town to sell that thing called jam a few days ago? Why didn't you have any money? Sister-in-law, Just lend me some money. When my parents pass this test, I will pay back the money."
"Third sisters, it’s not that I’m not believe with you. Last time, the jam didn’t sell much money. I bought a bunch of things. When the cloth came back, I bought some food, and there was really little left." Xu Cao lied without changing her face.
"How is it possible?" Niu's voice suddenly rose up, and then thought that this was wrong, and his voice went low again, "Sister-in-law, how could it be possible to sell that little money? Sister-in-law, please help me."
Xu Cao said: "Third sisters, I'm sorry, we can't be help, how about waiting for parents to come back, you ask them? I still have a few hundred dollars left, but all of them are handed over to Fugui. I don’t know where he come back. If you really need it, wait for your eldest brother to come back. Tell him?"
Niu stopped crying, wiped away the tears, and stared bitterly at Xu Cao and Shen. At a glance, she rushed out of the courtyard door.
Xu Cao and Shen Shi looked at each other and smiled helplessly.
Shen said, "What the third younger siblings said should be true, but she is really... hey." She sighed as she said, "The third sister in law offend many people on weekdays, and the wife and aunts in the village don't like her? I'm afraid that this money is not easy to borrow.
Xu Cao nodded and said casually: "We really can't help with this, and there is nothing we can do. It is estimated that when parents come back, she will borrow from them. "
Shen Shi smiled, "The mother was the maiden family of the Third sister in law at the beginning, but now her maiden family can hardly protect themselves, and the mother will definitely not let the third sister and this Qian Niang shouldn't lend her. of. "
" possibly. "Xu Cao sighed and stopped talking.
The day passed very quickly. The two of them sat in the yard until the setting sun went down, and the Yang family returned one after another.
Niu came back a long time ago . she rushed into the house crying, probably not able to borrowing money.
Hearing the movement outside, Niu's eyes came out red, Yang Xiaotong, the third younger brother of the Yang family, saw it, and immediately panicked, "wife, what's wrong?" Why are you crying? "
Niu cried: "Woo, husband, something happened to my family. "
" What's the matter? Go, let's go in and talk. "The third brother Yang pulled Niu into the house. After a while, Niu's sobbing sounded, very aggrieved.
Xu Cao went into the kitchen to help, and she doesn't know what's going on inside.
After a while, the third brother of the Yang family came to the kitchen to look for Chen with a dark face, "Mother, I have something to discuss with you. "
Chen looked at Third Brother Yang, "Is it because of your wife?"
The third brother Yang nodded and told the story of Niu's family again, before he said again: "Mother, she can't do anything about it, or you can borrow some money for her."
Chen sneered when she heard it, pointed to Niu's room and cursed, "She's a lazy woman, my family Xiaotong marrying you is really bad for eight hundred lifetimes. If something goes wrong with her family, are you embarrassed to ask me to borrow money? My mother serves you deliciously . Now something happened to your house, right? How? Do you still want to be a daughter? I tell you, from now on you should do nothing less! Cooking and washing clothes every day, marrying to the Yang family is not for you to be the eldest! My old lady has no money to lend you, isn't your family very capable? The old lady scolded you before. Didn't you ask your brothers to come and beat up the old lady? I will scold you today! If you have the ability, you will leave my Xiaotong and go back to your family. I don’t care about you! "
Chen finally let out of breath, cursing loud voice high , but her heart is very comfortable thought for a moment and then said:." You deserve her parents in trouble! Humph, she even dared to find someone to beat mother. "
The third brother of the Yang family next to her is even more ugly. He has always blamed his wife for that matter, but the mother is not good at speaking, and he feels uncomfortable when he is caught in the middle.
Xu Cao was stunned. He didn't know the original Niu and Chen problem. There are still such grievances between the two. It’s no wonder that the Chen only dared to scold Niu a few words behind her back, and didn’t dare to scold the Niu in front of her. She’s yelling and cursing . Her eyes would never look at Chen’s body, otherwise it would be bad for her upper body. Third brother Yang’s expression became more and more ugly. Chen saw it and felt a little distressed. " It doesn't because I want to scold her. It's because she is lazy and doesn't respect mother. You see, you are so handsome. If you are divorced, you will marry another one. There are many good girls in our village. Although your sister-in-law and your second sister-in-law are not as good as I expected, they are better than her anyway. You see that the day you left, the dirty clothes at home were left here. Is it possible that you still want to wait for you to come back to wash ? Let's give up this daughter-in-law! "
Xu Cao and the Shen are a little helpless, this mother is really true, and she took them two with her. In fact, there are really not many people who can make Chen's attention. First of all, you must have good family conditions. , Secondly, you also have to look good. The Niu nodded in agreement at the beginning, but now they are like this.
"Mother, don't say it! Anyway, she is the daughter-in-law I married back, and now we can't help her. Don't scold her anymore. She is not feeling well." Third brother Yang is still a little partial to his Wife
As soon as he said this, Xu Cao knew that he was going to suffer. Sure enough, Chen became angry when she heard this, "You have forgotten your mother, you bear child! Are your wings stiff now? Are you still talking to her? Why don't you think about when she asked her a bunch of brothers to beat me? You dare to ask for this daughter-in-law! No, you must dice her today!"