Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Degrading Xu in front of Daya was just to make Daya follow her. Cui wanted to tame her the same way she tamed the grass.

Daya told Xu that she just told Cui that her mother was not that kind of person. "Mom, she framed you, and I said she was talking behind your back."

Okay, Xu now completely understood what Cui meant by Daya talking back and choking people. If it was an ordinary old lady, she would just say a few words and let it go, but Cui was not an ordinary old lady. Now Cui's temper would only be restrained in front of Shengxuan's family. How could she tolerate Daya saying this to her?

Mrs. Xu let out a long sigh and touched Daya's head soothingly, "Daya, have you forgotten what your mother told you before? Just listen to what she says, nod your head when she asks you anything, and don't say anything when she doesn't ask you. Tell your mother later." Mrs. Xu whispered to Daya.

Daya muttered quietly, "Mom, I couldn't help it when she said that to you."

Daya inherited Xu's intelligence, and even at this age, she was already very thoughtful. But no matter how smart and thoughtful she was, she was still a child after all. She couldn't endure like an adult, and it was natural for a child to protect her mother.

Xu was sad and happy when she heard Daya say that. She was sad that as a mother, she had no way to protect her daughter. She was happy that her daughter dared to speak up to defend her even in front of Cui. "Daya, if you encounter such a thing again in the future and you don't like what she said, just find an excuse to leave and don't say anything bad about her anymore." Xu whispered to Daya.

"The old lady is unreasonable. She has her own twisted logic. We can't reason with her, but we don't want to be scolded by her." Xu said. "Mother has told you about this many times before. For this kind of thing, we can coax her if we can, but if we can't, we just hide."

Daya threw herself into Xu's arms and cried, "Mom, how long are we going to live like this? Other people's grandmothers and great grandmothers are not like this... They never curse at people..."

Xu had no way of responding to Daya's words. She just patted her daughter on the back and said that everything would be fine in the future.

"Mom, my wife just doesn't like me. Sometimes, she looks at me with a fierce look. But she is not like that to Aunt Xiaocao. She even gives Aunt Xiaocao good things to eat behind my back, and she also scolds me behind my back." Daya sobbed in Xu's arms.

Mrs. Xu patted her daughter's back soothingly. In fact, she knew all these things. "Daya, you still have mother. These days will pass... In the future, our lives will be better..."

"Mom, you always say later, but when is later?"

Xu had no answer to this, and the mother and daughter were silent for a long time.

Maybe Daya was tired of crying, or maybe Xu's embrace gave her enough sense of security. After being patted by Xu for a while, Daya fell asleep. When Xu saw Daya fall asleep, her face became gloomy and her eyes were cold.

Cui Shi didn't like Daya, and she knew the reason. Because Daya was smart and caring, she wouldn't obey Cui Shi's words like Xiaocao did. Xiaocao believed whatever Cui Shi said, and now Xiaocao was completely Cui Shi's puppet, and almost forgot that she had parents.

But Daya is different from Xiaocao. In this family, Daya is not afraid of Cui. Sometimes, when Cui says something wrong, she will refute it. After all, children's words are innocent. Children's words and deeds can be tolerated in ordinary families. But Cui secretly hates her. Sometimes, when Xu is around, she will cover for her and help to save some. However, she can't always bring Daya with her. Sometimes when she is not there, Daya will definitely suffer.

The vicious cycle of things is that Daya suffered a loss, but they still have to apologize to Cui, the evil person. If this goes on, even if she counsels Daya again, how can Daya not be hurt and affected... Think about Daya who is still young, and think about Cui's healthy body. Does her own daughter have to grow up in such an environment? If she is oppressed by Cui for a long time, she will become timid and afraid of things when she grows up, not knowing right from wrong, and only knowing to obey blindly. Will she become like Xiaocao in the future, and have to compromise in everything, and live a cowardly life like this?

Xu was panicked just thinking about these things. She didn't want Daya to become such a person in the future. Living like this would ruin Daya's life. Although her child was not a royal child, she was still her beloved child. Her child must not become a slave who could be squeezed and twisted at will.

But Cui is now in good health, without any illness or disaster, which is a sign of longevity. Xu lowered her head in thought, and after a while, she raised her head, took a thin quilt to cover Daya, then stood up, opened the door and went out.

She went straight to the east room. Mrs. Xu's face was full of smiles, as if what happened just now didn't exist. "Grandma, I think it's getting late. How about I light the fire and cook? You can rest early when you come tonight."

Cui looked up and glanced outside, then nodded to Xu. Eating early and going to bed early was exactly what Cui wanted.

After dinner, Xu smiled and said to Cui, "Grandma, Sheng Xiaoxiao's wife at the east end of the village gave birth to a girl yesterday. I saw someone going to deliver rice today... Whenever there is something going on in our family, they always come. Now that they have something going on, we can't not go."

"This matter requires a give-and-take approach. Go ahead," Cui said.

"Grandma, what should we give as a gift?" Jiang asked. Cui had the final say on matters like this.

It is most appropriate for country people to send rice and eggs to newborns. Cui thought about it and asked Xiaocao to bring the basket of eggs. In the past two years, Xiaocao has been trained by Cui to do whatever she is told. Now Xiaocao has been trained. If Cui tells her to go east, she will never go west. If she tells her to chase a dog, she will never chase a chicken. Now she does whatever Cui tells her to do.

Xiaocao put the basket in front of Cui, who had already taken out a round bucket. She picked up eggs from the basket and put them in the round bucket to prepare to deliver rice to people.

There are usually fixed rules for farmers to send rice as a gift. Twenty eggs per gift of rice is considered to be quite standard.

"Are you going now or waiting until tomorrow?" Cui asked Xu.

"I'll go now so I can come back early." Xu replied.