The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

"Sister Zhou raised little brother Zhou alone. Not to mention the energy she put in, the cost was not small, not to mention that she traveled thousands of miles to Yanzhou City so that little brother Zhou could receive a better education. The expenses of the academy and the living expenses in Yanzhou City are no small amount of money. It's okay in the mountains, but if he is born, the cost of taking the exam will be a large sum of money. If he becomes an official in the future, there are all kinds of ways. Little brother Zhou is very knowledgeable and is the top student even in the academy. He has studied hard over the years and will definitely achieve something. Susu is a very good girl, but she is not suitable for little brother Zhou. If we were all outside and they were interested in each other, it would not be worth it. But it won't work in the valley, and I can't bring it up." Xia Mianwan thought that if she could persuade him, she should try to persuade him a few more times, so she said a few more words.

However, Mrs. Chen turned out to be a foolish person who didn't know what was good for her children's marriage. She suddenly sneered and said, "Could it be that you have fallen in love with Brother Zhou?"

Summer sleep night: ???

Sister, are you okay?

Xia Mianwan was really speechless this time, and sneered: "If you have the ability, then go and say it yourself, it has nothing to do with me. Don't say I don't mean it, even if I do, do I need to play tricks on you? Don't you know that I am rich, I have done a favor to Brother Zhou, and I have a say in front of Sister Zhou? If I really want to threaten to repay a favor, can't I just say it directly? Is it worth it to waste my time talking to you?"

"You! You really have such a dirty and filthy mind!" Mrs. Chen didn't know how she heard it, but she spoke with a look of shock on her face.

Xia Mianwan was a little annoyed when she saw Mrs. Chen like this, "Dirty? Filthy? It's not me who is dirty and filthy. You want others to be like you based on who you are."

Before Mrs. Chen could speak, Madam Zhou and Chen Susu came over together.

When Xia Mianwan saw the two people coming, she shut her mouth and stopped talking.

Chen Susu sensitively felt that her mother was in a bad mood. She glanced at Xia Mianwan and felt a little uneasy.

Seeing Chen Susu like this, Xia Mianwan couldn't keep a cold face anymore, so she made an excuse that she had something else to do and went back first.

Madam Zhou looked at Xia Mianwan in confusion and quickly followed him.

"Mianwan, what's wrong with you?" asked Madam Zhou.

Xia Mianwan sighed and said, "It's nothing, Sister Zhou, Sister Chen is a confused person, and I feel a little uneasy."

"What happened?" asked Madam Zhou.

"Sister Zhou, let me think about it first. When I have thought it through, I will tell you everything in detail and in full." Xia Mianwan hasn't thought it through yet and is unwilling to speak lightly.

Madam Zhou smiled gently and said, "Okay, sleep late. What does it have to do with us if others are confused? It's enough for us to live a clear life."

Xia Mianwan also smiled when she heard this, "Sister Zhou, you have changed a lot in the past two years since you came to Yanzhou."

Madam Zhou smiled and patted Xia Mianwan's shoulder and said, "Thank you very much. If I hadn't met you, I wouldn't have known that being a woman could live like this."

……

Xiaowu, Xiaoqi and Xiaoba came back very late this time. Xia Mianwan and Zhou Niangzi couldn't wait to go to the valley entrance to take a look.

"Why did you come back so late!" Madam Zhou complained.

Seeing that Madam Zhou had no other options, Xiao Wu flattered her by saying, "Godmother, we ran into a big one on the road today, so we were delayed."

Xia Mianwan asked, "Xiaowu, what's the situation down the mountain?"

"Auntie Sun and Ah Hao are fine now. No one has ever taken over Dahuang Village, and no villagers have ever returned. As for Yanzhou City, Uncle Sun said that he would go to the other end of the tunnel every three days. Recently, there seems to be movement in Yanzhou City again. Although the people living in the house should still be Huang Linjun, it seems that the atmosphere in the entire Yanzhou City has become tense again."

Xia Mianwan and Zhou Chengze looked at each other and said, "Chengze, what do you think?"

"Could it be that... King Wu's army has fought back?" Zhou Chengze hesitated for a while before speaking.

Xia Mianwan thought carefully for a while and said, "It's possible, but there is also a certain chance that it is the reinforcements from King Qi."

The most powerful among the vassal kings are the King of Qi and the King of Wu. Based on the governance level of the King of Wu, we can probably judge what kind of person he is. He is definitely not a mediocre person.

The King of Qi was even more ruthless and had strict military discipline.

The entire Yanzhou city was massacred, and neither the King of Qi nor the King of Wu could tolerate this.

But, will it be that fast?

Xia Mianwan thought that at least the situation in the capital had to be settled before Yanzhou City would have a chance to be rescued.

Xia Mianwan was still discussing this matter with Zhou Chengze, but Mrs. Chen became sarcastic.

"You're so close, how can you be innocent?"

The others didn't know what was going on and were a little confused by what Mrs. Chen said.

"What does this mean?" Zhou Chengze couldn't help but ask.

Chen Susu knew that she was embarrassed, so she quickly grabbed her mother and said anxiously, "Mom, what nonsense are you talking about!"

"What nonsense did I say?" Mrs. Chen was really angry. Why? They were both widows, so why were her daughter and the other person's son not a good match?

Xia Mianwan was so angry that he laughed. Seeing that there was still warm water in the tea bowl on the table, he picked up the tea bowl and poured it over.

Mrs. Chen was splashed directly and was stunned.

Of course, not only Mrs. Chen was stunned, but everyone else was stunned as well.

"Susu, why don't you take your mother back?" Xia Mianwan raised his voice.

Chen Susu nodded, responded, and pulled Chen Dasao towards the door.

Mrs. Chen broke away from Chen Susu and pointed at Xia Mianwan, saying, "How dare you splash water on me!"

Xia Mianwan said sarcastically, "I spilled it, what do you want to do? If you are not in a clear mind, go back and sober up for a few days. But I want to put it in front of you. If it weren't for me, Xia Mianwan, you and your daughter would have become who knows what would have happened to you. You must know what those women in Yanzhou City are like now, right?"

Xia Mianwan glanced at Mrs. Chen and continued, "The most important thing for a person is to treat others as human beings, and then others will treat you as a human being. Of course, none of us here owe you anything, so why are you getting angry with me? For Su Su's sake, I will tolerate you one last time. If you still don't know what's good for you, I don't mind throwing you and Su Su into the mountains. Whether you live or not depends on your ability!"

When Chen Susu heard this, her face turned pale.

Xia Mianwan looked at Chen Susu again and said meaningfully, "It's not a bad thing for a little girl to be ambitious, and it's not a bad thing for her to be scheming, but you can't treat others as fools, and it doesn't make sense for you to take advantage of others and let them suffer."

She found out!

Chen Susu's face turned even paler, her mind full of the fact that Xia Mianwan had discovered her true thoughts.