Chapter 224 (1/2)
Knowing that Wang fled with a wild man, Fang's abuse did not stop.
When Fang cleaned up the house and found the pried wardrobe and the lost silver, he was very angry and scolded, ”Hey, my silver, this one who killed a thousand knives... This one who was born unfamiliar... This one who was born cheap...”
No matter how she scolded, Fang ran away, and no one did the work in the family. He got up every day to feed chickens and pigs, wash everyone's clothes, sweep the pigsty, and cook a big family's meals
After Fang's marriage to Xia's family, she had hardly suffered any hardship. Not long after she married, Tan's family was divided. After the separation, Xia Shikang was busy with all the work in her family. When Xia Xiaohong was two years old, she instructed Xia Xiaohong to mow grass, collect firewood, wash clothes and cook. No matter how big, all these work fell on Xia Xiaohong's shoulders.
After Xia Xiaohong got married, Xia ouchan did the work again. After Xia Xiaochan left, Wu was enslaved by her again. After many years of not doing the work, Fang was particularly upset and couldn't bear to work again.
Fang usually likes to eat and drink enough in the village. She goes under the big banyan tree to brag with a bunch of lazy women. Between her words, she deliberately tells how rich her family is, how well she eats, and how rich and powerful her mother's family is, so that they compliment her.
Many women in the village are very ghost. They flatter Fang and deliberately look like they have a good relationship with Fang. As soon as Fang is happy, these women ask Fang for things. Fang can't refuse others in such flattery. Therefore, it's obviously painful, but they keep giving things out in order to look like a rich man.
After the things were given out, Fang was very distressed, so he doubled his harshness to the family. In the past, he abused Xia Xiaochan's sister, but now he treats his daughter-in-law harshly. Chen was not a simple man. Because Fang couldn't hold Chen, he had to operate on Wang.
Wang had always been a little sheep, but how did he know that he would steal all Fang's valuable possessions and elope with a man?
In short, the Fang family not only lost face, but also lost their money, and Xia Sanhu didn't even get admitted as a scholar. For a while, the village talked and laughed, and all kinds of ridicule came from time to time. Fang had a lot of quarrels with many people in the village. However, she didn't have money now, and no one flattered her at all. For a moment, everyone was in pain, Fang's life is particularly difficult.
”Oh, Er Hu, are you still a man? Your wife ran away with a no three no four man. Tut Tut, are you dissatisfied with others?”
As soon as Xia erhu entered the village, his face stiffened and stammered, ”Aunt Zhang, what are you talking about?”
Zhang's eyes squeezed and said, ”Er Hu, didn't you come home because your mother-in-law ran away with a wild man?”
”No, my mother said she had no money. I... I'll send the money back.”
After saying this, he said, ”what? My mother-in-law ran away with the wild man? Wang ran away with the man? Impossible! I... I'm so kind to her. I eat well and dress well in my family. Why would she run with the wild man?”,
Mrs. Zhang looked at him like a fool and said, ”do you think you are good to Mrs. Zhang? It's really good for her to have a miscarriage by her mother-in-law? She's doing hard and dirty work, but she doesn't have enough to eat and wear, and she's scolded every day, tut...”
The truth was pointed out by Mrs. Zhang. Xia erhu was tongue tied and his face was blue and purple. He was not very good-looking.
Mrs. Zhang snorted with a smile and said, ”Er Hu, haven't you always made money to support your family? It's ok if your mother-in-law runs away now. You'll be blessed when your mother finds you a big yellow flower girl.”
Xia erhu was bitter in his heart. He didn't care about Mrs. Zhang's words and hurried home.
When Xia erhu came into the house, the whole house was quiet. A stench came from the yard, which made people feel sick. The ground was full of chicken excrement and rotten vegetable leaves. Several chickens were lying on one side, looking like dying.