At this time, Qu Hongsen, the head of the Qu family, was sitting in the main hall, puffing on his pipe. The old woman Liu was muttering about how Liu and her mother and son were dividing the meat in the village.

The daughter-in-law Tian sneered and said to her mother-in-law and father-in-law in a flattering manner:

"How can Liu be so poor? Yet she's pretending to be generous."

Qu Hongsen raised the end of his eyebrows and rolled his eyes at his daughter-in-law. This Tian was far inferior to that Liu.

They had just separated from the family, and taking out the pork was just to gain popularity so that they would not be isolated and helpless in the village in the future.

"This Liu is really ignorant. You, the head of the family, don't want to please others, but you try to please outsiders. Really."

"Okay, shut up now. Go see my eldest grandson. My dear, please go to the Qu family later and give that old woman Xu a lesson. If she keeps making trouble like this, she will bring shame to our Qu family."

Liu's eyes moved, and her turbid pupils showed disgust. This Xu was really a troublemaker. If she was not afraid that they would affect the reputation of the Qu family and delay her grandson's enrollment, she would not have bothered to make this trip.

It's exhausting just talking to that stupid woman.

"If that tree had given birth to us..." Liu was halfway through her words when Qu Hongsen glared at her, warning her not to say anything nonsense.

Liu stood up unhappily, muttered a few words and walked out of the main hall.

Qu Hongsen thought about what happened on the way to escape famine, and wondered if he was really wrong.

It was almost noon, and the big locust tree in the village was crowded with people, some squatting and some sitting, each holding a coarse porcelain bowl in their hands, eating happily!

Aunt Liu and Aunt Cui Lian wiped the sweat from their foreheads and put down the rice spoons in their hands. Looking at the smiles on everyone's faces, they felt happy too.

"Okay, let's go and have dinner. I'll accompany you to clean the yard in the afternoon." Aunt Cui Lian reminded Liu beside her.

At this time, Qu Jingyao pulled Xu Xiuxiu to sit under the big locust tree and started eating and chatting. Xuan Shiliu looked at the coarse porcelain bowl that the hostess had just handed to her. The fragrant smell made her swallow her saliva unconsciously.

The children around had their mouths full of greasy food and squinted their eyes as they looked at Qu Jingyao with silly smiles.

The cheerful atmosphere did not last long and was interrupted by the arrival of Wu and Qu Xiuxiu, mother and daughter.

"Second Aunt, Sister Yao, don't you guys give some meat to Grandma?"

"How unfilial! I always say this family is full of ungrateful people."

Qu Jingyao stood up, her eyes comforting her mother who was not far away. Xu Lingling beside her had a trace of disgust in her eyes, and she muttered with a laugh, "It's really a ghost that lingers, and they are everywhere."

Xuan Shiliu's eyes turned cold as she looked at the mother and daughter. She thought that if they continued to act like this, she really wouldn't mind helping the mistress get rid of them to avoid trouble.

Qu Jingyao walked slowly forward and stood in front of the large pot. There was indeed still half a pot of meat and vegetables in it. She smiled at Qu Qingchen, who was frowning beside her, and said quietly, "Brother, you've finished eating, right? It's just right for us to send some of the meat in the pot to the clan leader. It's our filial piety to him as the younger generation."

The mother and daughter, who were originally very proud, blinked their eyes and waited for Qu Jingyao to give them the meat next, but when they saw Qu Qingchen passing by them with the meat, they didn't see her make any move.

Qu Xiuxiu looked at the bowl of greasy meat with a fragrant aroma, her throat moved slightly, and she secretly hated Qu Jingyao for teasing her and her daughter.

"Sister...Aunt, don't you care about Sister Yao?" Qu Xiuxiu looked aggrieved, as if someone had done something to her. Qu Jingyao felt annoyed just by looking at her, and her beautiful almond-shaped eyes rolled up.

"Hey young lady, you asked my wife to take care of the young lady. Is there anything wrong with the young lady? Do you think it's wrong for a young man to be filial to the clan leader? Or..."

Xuan Shiliu stepped forward and stood in front of Qu Jingyao, crossing his arms and asking sarcastically with a cold face.

When Qu Xiuxiu heard the word "Madam" and "Miss", she didn't react for a moment. She was stunned and looked at Qu Jingyao with a hint of jealousy in her eyes.

"That's not what I meant. Don't talk nonsense. And aren't you the little beggar just now? When did you become their slave?" Qu Xiuxiu's eyes flashed slightly, and a gleam of resentment quickly passed through her eyes.

Xuan Shiliu was so disgusted by the pretentious thing in front of him that he almost vomited: "When did I become someone's slave? I don't need to report to you, right?"

Wu looked at Qu Jingyao and Liu beside her coldly, and her narrow, calculating eyes immediately filled with anger:

"Just because I'm giving you something to eat makes you my master. You're really a little beggar. Whoever feeds you is your mother. Bah! Our family's affairs have nothing to do with you. Get out of here. Your mother-in-law Liu wants to eat meat. Will you give it to her or not?"

A hint of pride flashed in Wu's eyes, and she raised her eyebrows and shouted at Liu.

Qu Jingyao didn't wait for Xuan Shiliu to speak before he flashed in front of Wu.

"Snapped"

"Mom!" Qu Xiuxiu's eyes widened and she screamed in shock. She looked at Qu Jingyao with shock in her eyes, but soon it was filled with resentment.

"If you can't speak, then shut your damn mouth! No one around me, Qu Jingyao, will tolerate your insults. If you do it again, it won't just be a slap in the face."

"Ah! How dare you hit me, you little bitch? I'll never let you go. You're so unfilial! You actually hit your elders."

Wu cursed angrily and was about to pounce on Qu Jingyao with her teeth bared. No one around her expected Qu Jingyao to take action, and Xuan Shiliu was even more surprised. She was filled with surprise at this moment. She didn't expect the mistress to take action for her. She looked up and was moved.

She felt Wu running towards her master and kicked her without thinking.

"boom"

Qu Xiuxiu ran forward, holding up her skirt, to help Wu up, and checked on her in panic: "Mom, are you okay?"

Xuan Shiliu retracted his foot and clapped his hands, saying, "You are courting death if you dare to bully my master." Then he turned his head and looked at Qu Jingyao cautiously, only to see that his master was looking at him with a half-smile.

She lowered her eyes in embarrassment, like a child who had done something wrong: "Master, I was impulsive."

"You...are good!" Qu Jingyao raised the corners of her lips slightly.

This made Xuan Shiliu feel relieved.

When Qu Xiuxiu saw this scene, she clenched her fists tightly, digging her palms with her nails until they bled without her realizing it. Soon, her eyes were filled with tears.

"Sister, what are you doing? My mother is your elder after all. How can you hit her? This is extremely unfilial. Aren't you afraid of being criticized?"

Everyone fell silent after hearing Qu Xiuxiu's words. The village was extremely quiet at this moment. Liu Shi felt a little worried, and her eyes, filled with worry, fell on her daughter.

"Yaoyao, this..."

Qu Jingyao stepped forward, took her hand and gently comforted her, then turned to look at Qu Xiuxiu with cold eyes, and then lowered her eyes, just when Xuan Shiliu and Xu Lingling were worried.

When Qu Jingyao looked up again, her eyes were red and tears were sliding down her cheeks.

"Aunt, how long are you going to keep making trouble? Are you really going to force our family to death?"

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