Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

When the people at the door gradually dispersed, the people brought by Chang Yifei reported to him and then took the mushrooms back first. Qingfeng naturally stayed.

It was still early for lunch and it was boring to stay in the house. Someone suggested that they go to the back mountain with bows and arrows. When Liu Xu found out, she asked He Feng and Liu Ming to go with them. He Lei was helping in the kitchen.

On the other hand, after Chen Shuman and her daughter returned home, they went to find Old Lady Zhang. Why not Liu Dashan? Because Liu Dashan had repeatedly warned them since he came back that day not to cause trouble to the second family, including the warm-house banquet. If they dared to cause trouble, they would not have to stay in the Liu family anymore.

But they didn't make a fuss about who Chen Shuman was. But if Old Lady Zhang made a fuss, she didn't believe that the old man would really divorce her.

I have to say that Chen Shuman is really good at calculating.

Since Liu Xu and the others moved out, their previous chores were assigned to the mother, daughter and old lady Zhang, which made the three people who had been pampered for many years full of complaints. Especially Zhang, Chen Shuman and the others were not as easy to order as Xu Ruolan and her daughter, so today, because Chen Shuman was doing the laundry and cleaning the yard, the lunch was Zhang's turn.

The mother and daughter went into the kitchen on the pretext of helping.

"Mom, when I came back just now, I saw a lot of people gathered in the second house. I heard that Zuiyunxuan came to pick mushrooms." Chen Shuman said while observing the old woman's expression.

However, after Liu Dashan repeatedly knocked her and explained the reasons to her, the old woman was no longer as impulsive as before. Just like her own husband said, if the second house is well, they will have someone to rely on in the future. As for the eldest brother and his family, as long as their relationship eases, they are blood relatives after all, and they can really ignore them.

So, after hearing what Chen Shuman said, he just paused and said nothing.

"Oh, mother, you don't know, every household in those families has received at least one or two taels of silver, and I heard that they receive it every day." Chen Shuman paused, and when he saw the old woman frowning, he was delighted and continued:

"Tell me, if we had this recipe, how much money would we make every day..."

Chen Shuman dragged out a voice with a look of regret on her face, but she was observing Zhang out of the corner of her eye.

The old woman's breath was a little unstable, and she obviously heard it, but after a while she calmed down and said lightly:

"That's because Miss Xu cares about the clan. It's also an honor for our family."

In fact, she was also very angry in her heart. Everyone in the tribe could grow it, but they were not allowed to do so. This damn girl was just trying to be mean.

She didn't even think about it. If she wasn't stupid, why would Liu Xu suddenly stop them from planting when Chen Shuman instigated a scene at the drying dam?

Zhang Shi didn't think of that, but she still remembered what the old man said, don't listen to Chen Shuman casually. Come to think of it, although she favored the eldest son and didn't like Liu Xu being a girl, they were the second son's flesh and blood after all. Even if she treated them a little harshly, she wouldn't kill them if Chen Shuman hadn't instigated them. Maybe the second son's family wouldn't have separated, and the method that the dead girl had messed up would belong to her family.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glare at Chen Shuman fiercely.

Chen Shuman's heart tightened when she saw this. Why was this old woman glaring at her? Then she winked at Liu Juan and pretended not to see it.

"Grandma, you don't know. It is said that that dead girl has a lot of servants at home now, and she is always surrounded by people when she goes out. She is really unfilial. Grandma, you do so much work every day, but you don't even arrange a maid or servant to serve you and grandpa." Liu Juan said with a pout, as if she was standing up for old lady Zhang.

Hearing this, Zhang stopped what he was doing. The old man had told him about Liu Xu's family, but didn't he say before that Zui Yunxuan sent them to take care of the mushrooms? From what his eldest granddaughter said, they were there to serve Xu Ruolan and her daughter.

Thinking that she was still here cooking and serving the whole family, and how dare that damn girl follow her around, Zhang couldn't help but get furious. She dropped the things in her hands, asked Chen Shuman and her daughter to cook, and went back to the house angrily.

The weather is good today. The old man went to the fields to pull weeds early in the morning. He just came back and is leaning on a chair to rest.

When he thought of the house-warming party on the third day of the New Year, when he would sit at the head of the table and everyone would come to congratulate him on raising a good granddaughter, he felt very happy.

Just when I was enjoying it, I heard the footsteps of Mrs. Zhang. I thought it was time for lunch, so I opened my eyes and sat up.

As a result, he found his wife sitting beside the bed, staring at him angrily. He was a little puzzled and couldn't help but frowned and asked:

"What's going on? Who made you angry?"

"Who else? Who else could it be except your precious granddaughter now?" said Old Lady Zhang in a sarcastic tone.

Liu Dashan sat up straight after hearing this: "What? Did you go to Xu's house to make trouble again? What did I tell you? Have you forgotten?"

Zhang was angry and aggrieved when she saw the old man scolding her without asking why. She covered her face with her hands and started to yell:

"Oh my God, I have worked hard for most of my life to raise children for this family, but not only have I not received a single good word from you, I am even blamed. Is there any justice in this world?"

Liu Dashan's eyebrows jumped when he heard this, and he slammed the table fiercely: "Enough, what are you yelling about! I ask you, did you go to the second room to make trouble again?"

Old Lady Zhang was frightened by his roar and stopped yelling for a moment. Then she reacted and said unyieldingly, "You damn old man, when did I go to the second room to make trouble? It's about that damn little girl, can't I even complain now?"

"Then what did you say that girl Xu made you angry? She is busy all day long. If you don't provoke her, how can she be angry with you?" Liu Dashan frowned and scolded.

"She is so busy that she has no time to rest? Who are you kidding! The two of them are surrounded by so many maids and servants, yet they are still busy! I am so old, but I am still serving you all meals! You are so supportive of them, why don't you see her buy you a servant to serve you?"

Well, he understood, it turned out that the old woman was jealous. He sighed and his expression softened.

"Old woman, I told you that it was sent by the young master of Zuiyunxuan to take care of mushrooms. You..."

Before Liu Dashan could finish his words, Zhang refused to listen.

"Who is the mushroom tending girl trying to fool? How can a mushroom tending girl follow that damn girl every day? It's not certain whether it was sent by Zui Yunxuan. Maybe that damn girl is afraid that people will say she is unfilial, so she said it out to fool others!"

Oh, I have to say, you got the truth.

Unfortunately, Liu Dashan didn’t believe it, and neither did anyone else in the village.

Even the house was built with the money earned by the man who nearly lost his life when he went into the mountains. Even if he had saved some money, he couldn't afford to buy a house, and even if he did, he might not be able to afford to keep it.

Liu Dashan frowned, feeling a little strange. He knew what his wife was like, and although she occasionally complained during this period, she never mentioned the second wife, unless...

"Did the old lady tell you that?" He looked at Zhang with a frown.

"What? Did the old lady say something wrong? If she is really filial, she should buy two servants for us. How can we have daughters-in-law and granddaughters surrounding us while our own grandparents are still digging for food in the dirt? I just want to ask Xu Ruolan, this is what she taught us!" Zhang said it as if it was a matter of course.

With a "bang", Liu Dashan slapped the table, scaring Zhang.

"Old man..."

"Do you have a pig brain? How many times have I told you not to listen to Chen's nonsense, don't listen to Chen's nonsense, why don't you learn your lesson! She is a troublemaker. How did our family become like this? I have broken it down and told you how many times, ah! If it weren't for the sake of the eldest brother and Cheng Ming, I would have divorced her for the eldest brother long ago!"

Liu Dashan was so angry that he looked at his old wife with a face full of disappointment.

"Old man, old man...there's nothing wrong with being old..." Zhang was still muttering with a look of dissatisfaction on her face.

"You still say it!" Liu Dashan pointed at her with a trembling finger and said helplessly:

"Old woman, let me ask you, after the two daughters-in-law got married, who did the housework?"

"Yes, it's the second brother's family!" Zhang said weakly.

"Let me ask you again, who took care of you when you were sick?"

"Yes, it's the second brother's family!" Zhang's voice became even lower.

"What is the old man doing?"

"She said, she said she embroidered some needlework and sold it to make a living..." Perhaps she thought of something, Zhang stopped. Yes, from the beginning to the end, the second son's family handed over all the money to her, but the eldest son's family did not hand over anything except for the one or two taels of silver every month after the eldest son's monthly salary increased. Even Cheng Ming had to ask for money for paper and pens from his family. You know, the eldest son was already eight taels a month three years ago!

When Old Lady Zhang thought of this, she felt mixed emotions. So, what had she done all these years? She scolded and beat those who treated her well, and she schemed against them every day, treating them like treasures. She...what had she done!

"Old man... I, I..." Seeing that his wife finally came to her senses, Liu Dashan exhaled a breath and said slowly:

"Old woman, I know you have been angry because of the difficult birth of the second child, but the second child is also our flesh and blood! You have treated him harshly for so many years, and I have turned a blind eye to it for so many years. Old woman, enough is enough. Do you really want the second child and his family to sever ties with us?" Liu Dashan said earnestly.

"How dare he? We are his parents!"

"If you continue to treat them like this, do you think they will dare to do it? I know very well how the boss's family treats us. I don't expect you to figure it out all at once, but old woman, don't ruin the last bit of friendship!"

After Liu Dashan finished speaking, he walked out of the room without waiting for her to reply.

Seeing someone in the kitchen, he walked in.

"Dad! Dad, are you hungry? Wait a little longer!" Chen Shuman saw her father-in-law looking at her coldly, her heart tightened and she stuttered a little.

"Mrs. Chen, I don't ask you to be filial, but don't make trouble at home all the time. Your mother-in-law is not smart, but I am still the head of this family! You don't have to go to the house-warming party on the third day of the New Year. As for Juan'er, it depends on your performance! I believe that the eldest brother will understand my approach. Take care of yourself!"

After saying that, he glanced at the mother and daughter, turned around, walked out of the yard, and walked towards Liu Xu's house.