Dressed as a middle-aged mistress, I want to lie down every day

Mo Chenxi pretended to have just remembered, "I also heard what Grandma Jingyi said. So it seems that a child bride and a daughter-in-law can come here, and then drive the people from the ancestral house away. That means she came out because she had a falling out with the people in the ancestral house."

She thought to herself that this grandmother must be very fierce. Otherwise, an orphan girl without any support from her mother's family could still suppress another family. She must have a fierce temper.

Women understand women better. Old Madam Mo said, "My son-in-law's grandmother either has some evidence against us, or she's threatening the He family with the lives of mother and son. Otherwise, they'll have no chance of survival. A man is partial to the side of his wife that his children follow. I wouldn't abandon us, mother and son, even if she gave her life."

Mo Chenxi agreed.

Mo Yuanji listened helplessly to his wife and daughter criticizing the man.

He agreed that his son-in-law should bring out the grandson from that branch. As long as the surname was He, no matter whether he was a close relative or a distant relative, he should be helped if he was a promising scholar. If he could pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi in the future, it would be beneficial to the He family.

Mo Yuanji instructed his daughter: "Just treat him as my son or nephew, take care of him. If there is a chance, bring him back so I can take his exams. If he is good at studying, I will help find a teacher to give him some advice."

Mo Chenxi agreed. Her father always thought long-term, so she just listened.

He Wenyan went to the government office to report for leave, but everyone looked at him strangely, and he didn't know what was going on.

Doctor Zhao was very kind to him and asked about his return to his hometown. When he learned that Mrs. Jiang stayed in the ancestral home, he praised him for his filial piety and said with envy, "My mother has mentioned this many times. If I have the chance, I will also send her back to her hometown to visit."

He Wenyan complained in his heart, your mother came from the ancestral home, of course she wants to go back to her hometown, my mother is from Huai County, she doesn't want to go back at all.

Doctor Wu asked him to go back and rest for two days before coming to the yamen, and said that he had lost a lot of weight and should take good care of himself.

He Wenyan left the yamen amidst the strange looks of his colleagues. He then realized something was wrong. His third brother hadn't told him what happened yesterday, and neither had his wife.

What happened to him?

He Wenyan went to ask his third brother about it. He went to where He Wenliang worked and saw his third brother coming out. He went up to him and called out, "Third brother."

He Wenliang saw his elder brother and took a few steps forward and asked, "Brother, why don't you stay home and rest well?"

When He Wenyan said he was going to the government office to cancel his leave, his colleagues looked at him strangely, wondering if something had happened.

He Wenliang looked at his eldest brother with a strange look in his eyes. People say that a long separation is better than a new marriage. He thought that his eldest sister-in-law would be in the same room with his eldest brother at night and would tell him what happened.

He waited until his sister-in-law finished speaking, and then added something when his brother came to ask him.

Why didn’t my sister-in-law say it?

"Brother, I thought I'd tell you after you've rested for a couple of days. Let's go to the teahouse on East Street. A lot of things really happened. Let's talk about it in detail there:

He specifically took his eldest brother to the restaurant opposite Yingkelai on East Street. It was obvious that Yingkelai and the two shops next to it had been demolished, and it looked like they were going to be rebuilt.

He Wenyan took a few glances and thought that the owner of Yingkelai had bought the two neighboring shops to expand his business.

When they arrived at the teahouse, He Wenliang told what happened after his eldest brother left, why the wife of the host hanged herself, how the host's wife possessed his eldest sister-in-law, and how his eldest sister-in-law's father was forced to buy three houses.

He Wenyan was stunned. After a long pause, he said, "How could my father-in-law have so much money?"

When he left, his father-in-law gave him one thousand taels, which was not a small amount. He also had a general understanding of the situation of his father-in-law's family. The only shop was given to his wife as a dowry. There was a small house in Beijing. When the two elders of the Mo family returned to the countryside to live, it was the ancestral home with fields, which were not rented out. They were all managed by the two brothers-in-law themselves.

The Mo family is richer than the He family, but they are not in a position to come up with enough cash to buy three shops and rebuild them.

After the restaurant is built, we have to run it. My father-in-law only knows how to grow vegetables, and my two brothers-in-law don’t look like businessmen at all.

He Wenyan said that the Mo family didn't have any money, and then said, "Nonsense! Didn't your sister-in-law stop her family?"

He Wenliang said: "My eldest sister-in-law has been weak since she was possessed and has been recuperating. My eldest niece and second sister-in-law are taking care of the family."

He Wenyan frowned, "Where's Shanluo?"

He Wenliang said admiringly, "My nephew has changed a lot this time. Not only has he taken care of his younger siblings, he's also accompanied his sister-in-law to the farm twice. This is what a legitimate eldest son should be like. My nephew asked me about taking the Mingjing exam, and I think he's a good candidate."

He Wenyan slammed the table and said again, "Nonsense! Since you know you are the eldest son, you should shoulder the responsibilities of the eldest son. How many people pass the exam in one try? Some people even pass it when they are thirty."

He Wenliang was speechless. If it were before, he would not say much, but now, as a younger brother and an uncle, he had to say it.

"Even if my nephew can pass the examination to become a scholar by the age of thirty, won't he be able to start a family? He'll have several children by the age of thirty, right? Will he have to rely on his frail mother to support his family? If he passes the examination to become a scholar at the age of thirty, will he have to take the examination to become a juren again? And can he pass the examination to become a juren by the age of forty? He'll have grandchildren by the age of forty, and even if he has two or three sisters-in-law like him, he'll be exhausted. Big brother, you only consider your eldest son. Have you considered your sister-in-law?"

He Wenyan was stunned again by his third brother's words, which were almost a scolding.

Where is the brotherhood and respect between brothers in the past?

How come he changed after returning to his hometown?

He Wenyan said coldly: "This is my son, the eldest son and grandson of the He family!"

He Wenliang said, "So what? Big brother brought back that grandson of our grandfather. Didn't you say he had great talent and a good chance of passing the imperial examination? Could it be that you're not convinced and want your nephew to study hard and surpass your cousin?"

He Wenyan didn't say anything.

He Wenliang pointed out the window. From the second floor, he could see the entrance to the reception hall. He said, "My eldest sister-in-law's younger brother, as my eldest brother said, passed the imperial examination at the age of thirty. But before he passed the examination, he didn't say he would do anything. He still took care of the family fields. After passing the examination, he knew he wasn't cut out for it, so he turned to study for the Mingjing exam, but found that he wasn't good at it either. He just kept busy with family affairs. He had a good father to rely on, but he didn't let his father support his wife and children in vain. This is what the eldest son should do. He can't even afford to eat, and he just studies? Do you think the Mo family can support the eldest son and grandson of the He family to pass the imperial examination and become a juren or jinshi? I don't know what my eldest brother thinks. I don't have the face to do that! Why do I bow and scrape and smile in the Mo family? Because I'm embarrassed! I'm not like what my mother and second sister think, that the Mo family should be in charge of the He family!"

He Wenyan's face flushed red. It was the first time someone had opened up the issue he was most reluctant to face in front of him.

He has been working hard, from the seventh rank to the fifth rank, and there is a possibility of further promotion. He feels that he is not so inferior in front of his father-in-law.

He has become capable now, and his father-in-law has made the right investment. This is the best reward he can give to the Yue family.