Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

The three of them hurried back home. When they got home, the courtyard door was wide open. Second Sister Song went in and put down the food box and the remaining ingredients.

The lard that had been boiled in the kitchen not long ago disappeared, the leftover fruits from yesterday were also gone, the few eggs left over from making the sweet soup were also gone, and the 100 kilograms of rice that had been bought were also taken away. Fortunately, all the ingredients for making the sweet soup were moved to the He Mansion today.

Mrs. Song was so angry that her chest heaved. Song Laoer quickly ran into the room to see where the money was hidden.

The room was also a mess. The pillows and quilts had been rummaged through and thrown aside at random. The closet door was open and the dressing table cabinet was pulled out, but no one was even bothered to close it.

Song Laoer walked to the head of the bed, carefully removed one of the bedposts, took a look inside, and instantly felt relieved.

Mrs. Song followed in, "Is the money still there?"

"Yes," Song Lao Er replied, "Luckily my mother-in-law is thoughtful."

Song Ersao's mother looked down on relatives like Song Pozi, who were petty-minded and not smart at first. She did not allow Song Ersao to marry Song Laoer, but Song Laoer's sincerity moved her.

In order to allow the two of them to keep some pocket money, when she prepared her dowry, she had someone leave a bedpost empty to store their belongings.

It was never useful before, but now it is finally useful.

Song Sanniang was busy comforting Si Niang and Wu Niang, the two little ones were crying loudly.

Si Niang sobbed and said, "Wow, grandma is so fierce. She moved all the things away, and my aunt and cousin even went into the room and rummaged around."

Wu Niang was also crying beside them, saying, "Sister, we won't have any food to eat tonight, wuwu." When Song Sanniang heard the two little ones crying, her eyes couldn't help but turn red as well.

She wiped their tears and said, "Be good, don't cry. We will go and bring the rice back later. No one can take our things away."

Then he pointed to the food box on the table and said, "Look, that's delicious. We're going to have delicious food tonight."

After hearing this, they both looked at the food box, but their sad emotions were still there and they couldn't calm down for the time being.

Song Lao Er and Song Ersao were sorting out the mess at home when they heard the sound of a cart being pushed outside the door.

Mrs. Song and her two daughters were excitedly going into the cellar to move cassava flour. They didn't know it was cassava flour and thought it was flour.

As soon as they stepped into the door, they were startled by the sudden appearance of Song Laoer's family, but she put down the cart and said confidently,

"It's just right that you're back. You guys are living a good life, but mom has to live a hard life with us. This is unacceptable. Mom is angry and just asked us to bring some rice back."

Before she finished her words, Song Lao Er picked up a stool nearby, slammed it to the ground, and yelled, "Get out!"

Song Dasao and the other two were so frightened that they quickly ran out. When the fourth and fifth wives heard the loud shout, they immediately started crying again. Song Sanniang quickly hugged the two of them and comforted them.

Mrs. Song sighed and said nothing. She took the broken stool to the kitchen to use as firewood, then took a broom to sweep up the remaining debris.

After Song Lao Er smashed the stool, he saw Si Niang and Wu Niang crying in fear, and he began to regret losing his temper. He calmed down and came in front of the three people.

"Dad shouldn't lose his temper. Don't be afraid and don't cry."

"Dad, I know you are angry because of my aunt, I am not afraid." Si Niang wiped her tears and said,

"Dad, I'm not afraid either, woo woo," Wu Niang also said.

Mrs. Song also sat aside and asked, "What should we do now? We can't be on guard like we're guarding against thieves every day."

Song Sanniang spoke up, "Dad, we can't put up with this any longer. Now that our aunt knows that we're living a good life, she'll only go too far. We have to think of a solution."

Song Lao Er said in distress, "We give your grandmother two hundred coins every month, just like your uncle does. This way, your grandmother shouldn't follow your aunt's lead and make trouble, right?"

"Grandma is soft-hearted and always listens to my aunt. The best way is to sign the deed and settle the matter. If my aunt continues to mess around, I will ask my uncle to come."

Song Lao Er nodded.

Song Sanniang said again, "Mother, please calculate how much the things that my aunt and her family moved away are worth, and we can deduct it directly from this month's maintenance money."

So the family did the math and found that they spent three hundred wen on rice, forty wen on lard, which was thirty wen for some of the food they used, ten wen on eggs, and ten wen on fruit, a total of three hundred and ninety wen.

Song Laoer's family discussed it in detail, and then Song Laoer went out.

Song Lao Er went to the homes of the clan leader and fourth uncle, told them what had happened at home, and invited the two to go to Song Lao's home.

When I got to the door, before I knocked, I heard the voices of Mrs. Song and her mother and daughter complaining to Mrs. Song.

Song Laoer and the other two did not speak. After listening to the conversation inside, Song Laoer knocked on the door a few times and shouted, "Mom, it's me."

The noise in the courtyard stopped abruptly, and there was no movement for a long time. When the clan leader saw that no one came to open the door, he shouted, "Sister-in-law, open the door."

After a while, the door opened, and Song Chunhua quickly stood next to Song Dasao.

When the two of them entered the house, Mrs. Song said sarcastically, "Hey, isn't this my second son? It turns out you know your home."

Song Lao Er did not respond, so the clan leader asked, "Did the eldest brother's wife go to the second brother's house to move some things back home?"

When Mrs. Song heard this, she glared at Song Lao Er and said, "What? Are you here to complain? Did you move away or something?"

Your family ate until their mouths were full of lard, a bowl full of lard, two large bags of rice, and fruits.

Do you still remember me, an old woman? Do you still remember your elder brother's family?

I heard that you are successful now and have started a business, why don't you think about helping your elder brother? "

Song Lao Er asked in a deep voice, "Mom, I've been away for so long, have you ever thought about how I'm doing?

We have rice, noodles, chickens, ducks, pork, and vegetables at home. When I moved out, you didn't even give me a grain of rice. Have you ever thought about what our family will eat and drink?

What's wrong with me buying rice and oil? Should we be starving?

Even the people next door know to give me vegetables, but you guys come and empty our house, do you hate me so much?"

Mrs. Song was stumped by Old Second Song's question. She couldn't say a word. Then Old Second Song's wife and others came over.

Second Sister-in-law Song and Third Sister-in-law Song went straight into the kitchen and took out lard, eggs and fruits. They were so quick that even First Sister-in-law Song had no time to react.

Song Ersao pointed at the things and said to the clan leader and the fourth uncle, "These are what were moved from our house, along with a hundred kilograms of rice."

Mrs. Song suddenly collapsed to the ground and threw a tantrum without any image.

"My brother-in-law's family eats delicious food, but my mother-in-law has to eat coarse food. What an unfilial person who deserves to be struck by lightning!

God, please open your eyes, Song Song, why aren't you at home? You're bullying us orphans and widows."