The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Hearing this, Zhou looked at Tan with hatred and said in a hateful voice, "I won't be satisfied even if you beat her to death. My good son is gone just like that. It was all seduced by this little witch. If it wasn't for her, how could my Changsheng die at such a young age!"

Tan stopped talking. The doctor had already checked how Changsheng died. In fact, everyone knew the situation, so there was no need to blame anyone here!

Zhou looked at Tan and said in a shrill voice, "It's all your fault. If you couldn't give birth to a son, how could Changsheng marry this little bitch and die in her bed?"

Tan had been kneeling and crying for most of the day. Her eyes were red and swollen. She looked miserable, but she felt an indescribable relief in her heart.

Why did Changsheng die at such a young age? Wasn’t it his own fault?

In order to have a son, he not only took two concubines, but also took some pills at random and ignored his work. He spent all day taking pills and tormenting his two concubines. As a result, not only did he not give birth to a son, but he also tormented himself to death!

It’s great that this man is finally dead. I don’t have to endure his perverted behavior in bed anymore.

Tan was despised by the Liu family because she gave birth to five daughters in a row. When she gave birth to her last daughter, she could no longer have children due to difficult labor, and thus she became a sinner of the Liu family!

Not only was she disliked by her parents-in-law, but she was also abused in various ways by her husband in bed. She had no way to express her suffering.

In this family, only the honest Yunhua treated her with kindness and spoke well of her in secret from time to time.

At this time, the other concubine Ximei was so frightened that she dared not say a word and huddled in a corner. When Tan saw Yunhua being treated like this, she couldn't help but speak a fair word for her, but was targeted by Zhou again.

The mourning hall was filled with smoke. Liu Wende was annoyed by Zhou's constant noise. He could not help but growl, "Stop making noise. Do you want your son to die in turmoil? Someone will be here soon. If you don't want to be laughed at, just stay there!"

Changsheng died at night. Because he was suspicious about the cause of his death, Liu Wende asked a doctor to examine him. The doctor concluded that he died of "horse stroke".

This is so embarrassing, especially since Changsheng still doesn't have a son, and yet he died in his concubine's bed for this reason.

Liu Wende gave the doctor enough silver and asked him not to say anything to avoid damaging Changsheng's reputation. Only then did he announce the death to the public, set up an incense table, set up a mourning hall, and arrange the funeral.

Since the incident happened at night and it was still dark after half the night, the clansmen who came to help were busy outside and the guests who really wanted to pay their respects had not arrived yet, so Zhou dared to be so presumptuous.

However, it was almost daybreak, and the relatives who had received the news of the death would soon come to the door. If this old woman continued to speak so recklessly, her son's reputation would be in jeopardy!

Zhou finally stopped howling, but threw herself at Liu Wende's feet, crying, "His father, go call Changxing's son to come and keep vigil for Changsheng. Although Changsheng has no son, he has three nephews. He can't die in such a miserable way!"

The death of her youngest son Changrong before he got married was already a pain in Zhou's heart. Just a few years later, her most beloved eldest son also passed away, without even a grandson.

Today, the only branch of the Liu family's eldest branch left is the Changxing branch that broke out back then.

Unlike Changsheng who was determined to have children but ended up with only a few maids, Changxing already had three sons, and all of them were lively and strong. The gossipy women in the village often praised Changxing's sons in front of Zhou, deliberately making fun of her!

Look, your eldest son, whom you value, has given birth to several girls in succession, but no grandson, while your second son, who is determined to divide the family property, has given birth to several boys in succession. What's the reason?

Zhou was angry but she couldn't say anything. No matter how hateful the second son was, he was still her son. If she got so angry that she cursed him, wouldn't she be taking advantage of the women who wanted to laugh at her? She was not that stupid!

Normally, she would force a smile and say, "Whether it's a grandson or a granddaughter, I love them all. They are all the blood of my Liu family!"

Bah, it hurts you too!

When your granddaughters see you, they are like mice seeing a cat, they cower in fear and dare not say a word. You can’t even call Changxing’s sons to come over when you hold food in your hand. They don’t even want to pay attention to you as a grandmother. How can you love your children so much?

Zhou was also resentful in her heart. Those little brats in Changxing had been taught badly. They never came to the old house except during the holidays. On ordinary days, when they saw her, their nanny, they would not go near her, as if they didn't see her at all.

But now, Changsheng is gone, and there is no hope for her to give birth to a grandson. Only one of her three sons is left, and the grandchildren will only be the ones from Changxing's family. Now Changsheng's funeral is also needed, so they have to come!

She knew she couldn't get anyone to do it, so she let the old man do it!

Liu Wende was thinking the same thing in his mind. He had already sent someone to notify Changxing, but when Changxing’s people came, they refused to let his son smash the pot for Changsheng!

He knew that this kid was a pervert to begin with, and now he had become even more of a tough nut to crack.

He is the only descendant of the Liu family's eldest branch, and the family property in the future can only belong to him. Even if he insists not to let his son smash the pot at Changsheng's feet, the family property in the future will not be given to outsiders, but can only be passed on to him. He did this on purpose!

When Chen Cui learned of Liu Changsheng's death, it was almost the end of the first month of the lunar year.

Because the weather was cold and there was heavy snow during the New Year period, the roads were extremely difficult to travel and information was slower than usual. Therefore, when they got the news, Liu Changsheng had already passed the 49th day after his death.

Even if it's not the 49th day after his death, they won't burn paper or anything for him. People like him are dead and that's it.

But she was a little curious. Since Changxing was the only branch of the eldest house, would he return to the old house for the sake of the family property, be a filial son, and inherit the family business in the future?

However, these were actually just Chen Cui's casual guesses when she was bored. They only flashed through her mind for a moment and then disappeared. Soon, she was occupied by other things again.

There were two older girls in the girls' school who were very talented in mathematics. They learned very quickly and had mastered everything they needed to. They could not learn anything more useful in school.

The teachers felt that they could let them start with some actual accounts and practice, so that they could discover more and learn better from practice.

Isn’t this the internship in later generations, except that the jobs for these girls are also provided by Chen Cuilai, the founder of the school.

Because the two girls, one aged fifteen and the other thirteen, were almost at the age of getting married, Chen Cui arranged for them to work in the embroidery workshop under her name and help manage the accounts.

This embroidery workshop is basically staffed by women, and arranging them here can not only achieve the purpose of training, but also preserve their reputation so as to avoid their families being dissatisfied if the news gets out.