This made He Sange feel ashamed, so he could only kneel down with He Sansao and the children, and said, "Grandma, please calm down."

But Grandmother He was like an erupting volcano, not even letting him go, "Oh, I forgot about you. Your father is quite capable. He earned some money from the things your grandfather and I shared. What about you? You are not good at business, but you are quite good in other aspects. You have a brother whose parents always want to suppress him in everything. You are really capable!"

When He Sange heard this, his face turned as red as a boiled shrimp.

Then he thought that the whole family was here now, including the eldest and second brothers He, and that their grandmother had said in front of them that they could not tolerate brothers.

I immediately wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into, which was better than being tortured by slow slicing here.

When He's father saw his son being scolded in such a harsh way, he wanted to speak up to help.

Grandfather He, who had been silent and had a cold face, spoke first, "Why, your mother is wrong? Didn't your family bully An and his wife?"

He's father didn't expect that his father, who had been silent all this time, would humiliate him as soon as he spoke. He begged, "Dad..."

Grandfather He didn't want to listen to him and interrupted him, "I don't want to hear you quibble here. I can see with my own eyes. I'm not blind. I can't control my daughter-in-law, but I can still control my son. You are not strict in managing the family and indulge your wife to make such a mistake. You are ashamed of your ancestors. Go to the ancestral hall to apologize to your ancestors, face the wall for three days, and think carefully about what to do in the future."

Making them kneel in the ancestral hall was a punishment that He's grandfather had never given them since they grew up to understand things, out of consideration for their reputation.

Now he has many children and grandchildren.

He was treated like an ignorant child and made to kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment.

He now understood the feeling his son had just had, and he wished he could find an ant nest to crawl into.

When Grandma He heard Grandpa He’s punishment, her anger finally subsided a little.

Seeing He's mother shrinking her head like a quail, she said, "You are the mastermind of this matter. The second son has accepted the punishment, so you can't fall behind."

He's mother was confused. How could she be the mastermind?

Weren’t you asking her just now?

Why did you think it was all her fault when she didn't say anything at this moment?

But before she could say anything, she heard Grandmother He continue, "The second son has gone to the ancestral hall, and you, the mastermind, cannot escape. You should follow the second son to the ancestral hall to reflect on yourself. After the reflection, you should copy the Diamond Sutra 100 times and give it to me in three months. I will go to the temple to offer it to the Bodhisattva and pray for the child."

He's mother's face turned black. Recite the Diamond Sutra 100 times?

The entire text of the Diamond Sutra has more than 5,000 words, and it must be uniform.

I have to stay up late to copy it once a day, and that’s 100 times!

Three months, she will be exhausted.

If kneeling in the ancestral hall is a spiritual punishment, then copying the Diamond Sutra is a physical punishment.

For a moment, He's mother didn't know which one was more difficult for her to accept, but before she could make a comparison, He's grandmother spoke again.

"Also, Yanyan was injured this time. Now, Imperial Physician Wang said that whether the child can be saved depends on future situations. She has suffered a lot this time, and we can't just let it go. You can give her 50 acres of land as compensation."

This time, not only He's mother was upset, but also He's father and He's third brother's family were all upset.

Fifty acres of land, that's worth several hundred taels of silver!

Who can compensate so much?

Grandma He is a little too partial.

Unexpectedly, Grandfather He also agreed, "Indeed, Su Yan has suffered this time, and you should compensate her. How about this, Su Yan is still unconscious now, even if she wakes up later, she has to recuperate, and she has no energy to worry about these things. Just bring the land deed to me, and I will go to the county government to transfer the ownership in person. I will give it to her after Su Yan wakes up."

He's father and mother looked at each other, as they were afraid that they would default on the debt.

Although they do have this idea.

But thinking about the fact that Grandfather He also intervened in this matter, and was obviously on Su Yan's side like Grandmother He, he had to shut up and accept it.

The matter has come to an end here, and He's father and mother can only accept the punishment.

But before the two of them left for the ancestral hall, Grandmother He said something even more heartbreaking to Mother He.

He's mother wished she could find a crack in the wall to crawl into and never come out again.

Grandmother He: "In our He family, there has never been a mother-in-law who is mean to her daughter-in-law. Xu, you'd better be careful not to bring the Xu family's customs to our family."

He's mother's maiden name was Xu, and she was from the Xu family that had recently become notorious for forcing their daughter-in-law to death.

Because of that incident, the Xu family lost all reputation in the county.

Not only can unmarried men and women not find a partner, even those who are already married have to be extremely cautious in their husband’s family.

Although He's mother is a member of the Xu family, she usually lives far away from them because He's father has separated from He's grandfather.

Besides, Grandmother He is kind and never likes to be implicated.

After the incident happened, He's mother was never embarrassed about it.

Therefore, after the initial nervousness, He's mother relaxed and did what she had to do.

I thought that kneeling in the ancestral hall today was embarrassing enough, but I didn’t expect Grandmother He to bring this up out of the blue.

Perhaps the more guilty a person feels about something, the more he or she will be afraid of it.

Just now, when Grandmother He made her kneel down as punishment, asked her to copy scriptures, and asked her to pay compensation, she had never felt so ashamed.

But when Grandma He mentioned this, she felt like her face had really been stepped on again and again today.

And it was because his daughter-in-law, whom he had always looked down upon, was stepped on.

He thought that his eldest sister-in-law and third brother's wife, who were determined to suppress him, were still there, watching from the outside.

I was laughed at by them today. I must be humble when I interact with them next time.

Thinking of this, she was blinded for a moment, and asked Grandmother He with a surge of anger, "Do I, a mother-in-law, have to think twice before saying a few words to my daughter-in-law?"

As soon as she said this, she realized that she had been impulsive.

If she can say anything about Su Yan, then naturally Grandmother He can also say anything about her.

Moreover, Grandmother He has always been respected at home, and her obviously defiant words have put herself in the spotlight.

She was so scared that she broke into a cold sweat and quickly knelt down to apologize, "I didn't mean that. I was drunk today and talked nonsense. Please forgive me, mother."

Grandmother He looked at her deeply and said, "You know whether you are drunk or not."

Then he glanced at the women present from left to right, "You all know what happened to the old lady of the Xu family. I don't care what you do in normal times, but if anyone really makes trouble and loses someone from the He family, I will be the first to divorce her."

Aunt He and Aunt He San led the rest of the female family members to quickly bow and responded in unison, "Yes."

Seeing that everyone took the matter to heart, Grandmother He nodded.

Then he turned around and looked at He's mother: "I am not worthy of your kneeling. Go to the ancestral hall and kneel to the He family's ancestors!"

He's mother lowered her head in fear, wanting to say something.

Grandma He was too lazy to pay attention to her and turned back into the house.

The others looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, but something like this has happened, should we continue or not?

Grandfather He looked at the people in the yard and sighed deeply.

The second son failed to manage the household properly, causing his wife to suffer one thing after another. That was his fault.

Therefore, he called his second son out alone and gave him a severe scolding.

Then he was asked to kneel in the ancestral temple.

He's mother waited until He's grandmother left, and no one dared to wake her up.

She felt really embarrassed, so she started the fight herself.

But he didn't dare disobey Grandmother He's words, so he could only run to the ancestral hall and kneel down.

When Grandma He returned to the house, He An had already changed Su Yan's clothes.

At this moment, he was holding Su Yan's hand in despair, not knowing what to do.

Seeing Grandmother He coming back, he quickly asked, "Is the medicine ready?"

Grandmother He: "I've asked the maid to hurry up and boil it. She'll bring it over as soon as it's done. How's Yanyan? Is she feeling better now?"

He An: "He looks better, but he's still not awake. ... Grandma, will he be okay?"

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