My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

It turns out that back then, Boss Zhao's parents were ordinary merchants who came to the Lingnan area to trade goods. They rescued Zhu Meihua at the foot of a mountain. Zhu Meihua had fallen off a cliff, broken her leg, and was unconscious. The Zhao couple rushed her to the clinic. She recovered, but had no memory of her previous life. Coincidentally, the Zhao couple only had two sons and no daughters, so they took Zhu Meihua home and raised her as their own daughter.

However, the Zhao couple did not hide Zhu Meihua's true identity. Zhu Meihua did not remember her childhood and thought she was abandoned. She never thought about looking for her biological parents.

When Zhu Meihua grew up and reached the age to get married, she fell in love with the second brother of the Zhao family. The Zhao couple simply arranged a marriage for them. In this way, the brother and sister became real husband and wife, and their life was very peaceful and stable.

Unexpectedly, when Zhu Meihua gave birth to her first child at the age of 20, she suddenly remembered everything from her childhood. But she was still very young, and she only remembered that she had no father, her mother was Zhu Fujiao, and she had four brothers named Datian, Ertian, Santian, and Sitian. She didn't know anything else.

The Zhao family helped to inquire for a long time, especially asking people in Lingnan to inquire, but the mountain was too big and there were so many county towns around, not to mention villages, so they couldn't find it at all.

Ten days ago, Brother Zhao came to Lingnan to stock up on supplies and heard about the Fenghuang County Cooking Competition. Originally, it had nothing to do with the Zhao family; he'd heard the Si Family Food Shop's fragrant hotpot was delicious and affordable, but only available in Fenghuang County, so he'd heard more. He'd also heard that the Si Family Porridge Shop had a wide variety of delicious porridge, and that the owner seemed to be named Zhu Ertian.

Brother Zhao was in a hurry to go back and had no time to verify the facts, so he quickly told his younger brothers and sisters about it.

That's why Zhao Laoer came over with his wife.

Yuanjiang is not far from Lingnan, only a two-day drive. Zhu Meihua was in poor health and fell seriously ill on the way, so she was away for several days. Today, she found out where the Si family was and hurried over.

Mrs. Zhu went back and took out the two pearl flowers that the children were wearing with trembling hands. The two pearl flowers had long lost their original colors.

"You and your sister each had one, but now, they're all broken."

Zhu Meihua burst into tears: "Mother, mother...it's all Meihua's fault. Meihua forgot all those years, otherwise she would have come back to find you a long time ago."

Mrs. Zhu shook her head and said, "My dear Meihua, it's my fault. I should have held you close. I shouldn't have brought my brother back first. I should have gone down the mountain to look for you right away."

The mother and daughter expressed their feelings to each other and cried in each other's arms.

It was Aunt Zhu who persuaded them: "Mother, sister, we finally get to meet again, why are you still crying? We should be happy. What could be happier than now?"

Zhu Meihua wiped away Granny Zhu's tears and nodded with a smile: "Yes, you should be happy. After so many years, I finally see my mother again."

Aunt Zhu was the most generous and started introducing them to her one by one. Except for Big Brother Zhu and Aunt Zhu, everyone else was very happy.

"After all, this is the Si family. It's not convenient for my sister and brother-in-law to come back now. Why don't you go to my house?"

Zhu Laosi said hurriedly, "Second sister-in-law, your place is too small to accommodate you. Why don't you go to my place? It's more convenient."

But Mrs. Zhu only said to Aunt Zhu: "Today is New Year's Eve. There is no reason to travel on New Year's Eve. Let your sister and brother-in-law stay at your place. They brought two people with them, so let them stay at the third sister's house."

Zhu Meihua had been raised in the Zhao family, living with her adoptive parents and two older brothers. She was well-versed in their surroundings and had become adept at reading people's expressions. She had always been curious about why her mother didn't live with her own family or her brothers, but with someone else. Now, seeing her mother completely ignoring her eldest and youngest brothers, only paying attention to her second and third brothers, she began to suspect something.

She smiled and took Mrs. Zhu's arm, pointing at Xiaoxiaer and said, "Mother, I saw that you were unhappy just now, and this child was unhappy too. It's really cute, but which little niece of mine is this?"

Mrs. Zhu then realized that Xiaoxia also had a pout and looked aggrieved, which made her feel so distressed that she quickly picked up Xiaoxia and comforted her.

"This is the daughter of Tong, the daughter of the Si family. Tong calls you brothers brother, so she is also your sister. Xiaoxia'er is your niece."

How could the daughter of another family be so close to her mother? Then look at the two girls following Aunt San, they are not that close.

Zhu Meihua sighed inwardly, but said nothing, and stuffed a silver bracelet into Xiaoxiaer's body.

Before she came, she had made preparations and brought a lot of good things with her, wanting to share them with her brothers. She also thought that her mother must have many children and grandchildren, so her nephews and nieces must also have something to share.

Aunt Zhu said hurriedly: "Mom, we will arrange it when we get back, but you still have to eat the New Year's dinner at my house..."

Zhu Laosi said, "Mom, our New Year's dinner is almost ready. Would you like to come over to my house and eat?"

Zhu Lao Er snorted coldly, "Come to your house to eat? After we go there, you'll force mother to beg the Si family to give you the shop, right?"

Zhu Laosi blushed and dared not say a word.

Aunt Zhu ignored her and started cursing: "Is there anything wrong with that? Mother killed Daya and Siya, so shouldn't she pay compensation? Since she worked for the Si family, then the Si family should pay!"

"Xiaoxia, be good and go play with your mother. I, Granny Zhu, need to work." Granny Zhu coaxed Xiaoxia to go to her second sister's place, then stood up and said, "Old lady, you tell me every day that I killed your own daughter and granddaughter, and now you want to use this to threaten me, right?"

Aunt Zhu turned her face away: "This is what you deserve."

Mrs. Zhu sneered, "My daughter, you are standing here peacefully. You don't know what happened back then, but she knows it best."

Zhu Meihua reacted quickly and said, "Back then, my younger brother was playing around and ran to the edge of a cliff. He almost fell off, and I fell off the cliff to save him. Fourth brother, you may not remember it because you were young, but don't you know what kind of person mother is? How dare you slander her and say that she killed me?"

Zhu Laosi was too young at the time to remember this incident. Moreover, he was frightened and became seriously ill after returning home. After he survived, he forgot all about it.

But when he heard the reproach, he still lowered his head in embarrassment.

Zhu Meihua held Mrs. Zhu's hand, but ignored Zhu Laosi and Aunt Zhu. She looked at Aunt Zhu and asked, "Second sister-in-law, why did she say that my mother killed her granddaughter?"

Aunt Zhu did not hide it and told both stories.

Zhu Meihua immediately said, "So, it was clearly an accident, but you insist on saying that it was Mother who killed them?"

Aunt Zhu yelled at Aunt Zhu Er in dissatisfaction: "What's wrong with you? The child in your belly..."

"I accidentally miscarried the baby in my belly. It has nothing to do with mother. Sister-in-law, you don't have to stir up trouble in front of us. I am not fourth brother's wife, and I will not let you slander mother anymore!" Aunt Zhu looked at her with disdain.