The cannon fodder female supporting role stirs up trouble in period literature

Zhang Yun knew that her mother-in-law was pointing a finger at her. When her second brother's family was around, she always ordered them to do everything, and she felt so justified in doing so. If her second brother's family dared to complain, she would scold them.

After a while, her daughter-in-law also followed suit. Although she was not as naughty as her, she was unwilling to do any more work. She usually ordered Zhou Lanxiang and Zhou Xiahe to do the work. If it were not for Zhou Xiaoya and Zhou Xiaoyue from the second house, she would have treated the other sisters-in-law as maids.

Now I know that my second brother and his family have become rich after going to Beijing. Although they didn't say how much money they earned in Beijing, just looking at their demeanor now, they look like city people. How dare I order them around like before?

They even wanted to wait for their second brother and his family to return to Beijing and take them with them. Eating public meals in Beijing would be better than digging for food in the dirt, right?

If you can't bring the first wife along, then you can bring her two sons along. Once they've settled down in Beijing, you can bring their whole family over. Then you don't have to worry about the second wife's mood. How great is that!

Wang Xiuli quickly poured the water and added some sugar into the water, which tasted sweet in her mouth.

But the Hua family has no shortage of sugar, and they really don’t like this kind of sweet water that makes their mouths sour after drinking it. It is much worse than soda.

Although Fang Yanhong said that she was the one and that cooking was the responsibility of the host, she did not want Zhang Yun to waste such good ingredients. After Zhang Yun washed all the vegetables, she rolled up her sleeves and came over to help.

If it was in the past, Zhang Yun would definitely make some sarcastic remarks, but at this time, Zhang Yun kept smiling, "Sister-in-law, do you think there is any work for me to do?"

Zhang Yun swept the floor in the outer room, and finally asked her to take a basin to the cellar to get some peanuts to peel, as she wanted to make some aged vinegar peanuts.

Zhang Yun went there happily and called his daughter-in-law Wang Xiuli to go with him.

There was no need to peel peanuts in the outer room. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law carried the basin to Grandma Zhou's room. Each of them brought a small stool, sat in the middle of the floor and started peeling peanuts, while listening to the people on the kang talking.

Grandma Zhou didn't want to seem like she was isolating her eldest daughter-in-law and her family, so she said, "Laicai, daughter-in-law, you two can get on the kang. It will be faster if we peel the fruits together."

Zhang Yun was angry. Her mother-in-law used to call her Yun, but now she called her Laicai's wife. It was obvious that she was not close to her.

But he didn't dare to get angry, and put on a smile and brought the basin to the kang.

As a result, when everyone stretched out their hands, she saw a bunch of white and tender hands, but only the hands of their eldest wife were too dark and rough.

Zhang Yun was even more angry. She also wanted her hands and face to be clean. Why could the people from the second house go to the city to enjoy a good life? Why did the first house have to live a hard life in the countryside?

So since they all became superior people, the eldest wife has to be inferior to them?

God knows that since the second wife's family and the old man and woman were taken away, she and her daughter-in-law not only have to work in the fields, but they also have to cook and clean the house. Although the whole house belongs to them, their life has become more tiring.

At first, she could still comfort herself, is it so easy to get by in Beijing? If that family went to Beijing, they would definitely work like slaves for the city people, and if they couldn't survive, they would have to pick up rags.

How could there be so many rags to pick up these days? It wouldn't be long before they all came back in disgrace. By then, Zhou Laifu would lose his position as the team leader. The second family was nothing in front of her. She would definitely insult them and make them live under her thumb.

But now, not only did this family not return in disgrace, they have become prosperous!

Zhang Yun didn't dare to say that she wanted the second house to help them in the future, but she was unwilling to accept it in her heart. At this time, looking at the whole family of the second house, even her parents-in-law were raised young and wealthy, she was even more angry. Although she tried her best to suppress it, some of the resentment in her eyes still leaked out.

Grandma Zhou saw this and said, "Laicai, just peel the peanuts for us. Go to the outer room and help Yanhong. After all, she is the only one left in the family now. How can the master sit on the kang and let the other one do the work?"

Look, look, she is called Laicai's wife again, and Fang Yanhong is Yanhong. This biased old lady is hated by everyone!

But she still smiled obediently and said, "Yes, mother, I'm going to help my second brother and his wife. Xiu Li, you just stay on the kang and chat with your grandmother and your eldest aunt's family."

After hearing Wang Xiuli agree with a smile, she put on her shoes and went downstairs. She also wanted to ask Fang Yanhong what they were doing in Jing City.

Grandma Zhou looked at Zhang Yun going to the field and shook her head helplessly. This eldest daughter-in-law is short-sighted and can't pretend for long. Look at her eyes, it looks like she wants to eat someone.

After that, Wang Xiuli would interject from time to time, asking about things in Jing City, and even asking how much money Zhou Lai Fu could earn in Jing City, how much he had saved in the past few months, and whether he would give big red envelopes to his nephews and grandchildren for the New Year this year... After she finished speaking, she giggled, and the originally lively atmosphere suddenly became cold. Only her abrupt laughter could be heard, like a hen laying eggs. Later, even she herself felt embarrassed.

Fortunately, there were many people and they were quick to peel the peanuts. Grandma Zhou said, "Xiu Li, you can give the peanuts away."

Wang Xiuli agreed and went downstairs to take out the basin of peanuts.

Grandma Zhou said, "Laiying, your third aunt asked you yesterday when you would be back. It's still early for dinner, why don't you go to your third aunt's house and have a visit?"

Zhou Laiying agreed, and the family went downstairs to put on their shoes and clothes.

Of course you can't go visiting someone empty-handed, so when leaving, Grandma Zhou asked Zhou Laiying to pick up two gift boxes of snacks from the pile of New Year gifts they brought.

If you visit someone's house at this time, bringing two boxes of snacks is considered a nice gift. It would be nice to put some small cookies in a big box. This time, the Hua family brought the "Eight Beijing Snacks" that Hua Rendong brought back from Beijing City. These are more prestigious than the "Luguo" and "Babansu" snacks in ordinary snack boxes.

When the group of people went out in a mob, Wang Xiuli wanted to go too. But when she hurriedly went into the house, put on her clothes and chased after them out, she didn't know which direction they had gone.

Zhou Sannai was sitting on the kang talking with her daughters-in-law and granddaughters when she heard someone calling outside. Without waiting to get down, she saw Grandma Zhou bringing her daughter and granddaughters in. She quickly let them sit on the kang. When she saw the snacks Zhou Laiying handed over, Zhou Sannai's face was wrinkled with a smile, "Just come if you want, why do you bring anything?"

Although he said that, he still took the things personally and locked them in the piano cabinet. He also took out a handful of fruit candies bought for the New Year and gave each child two pieces.

"I just heard that Lai Ying's family is back. I was thinking of going over to see them later, but you guys are here first. Feng'er, go get some water for your aunt and the others."

Zhou Sannai's daughter-in-law brought in a pile of bowls and a thermos, poured water for everyone one by one, and brought up two plates of homemade fried melon seeds and a basin of frozen pears that were soaking in water.

It was just freezing cold and the windows were not sealed tightly. Even though grandma asked someone to add some corn stalks to the stove on Wednesday and the kang was heated up, it was still freezing cold. No one wanted to eat the cold frozen pears.