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

Aunt Zhu refused to agree: "You couldn't cook because of morning sickness, so you always went to her place to eat. That's why you lost your pregnancy. Just a few days before your miscarriage, that woman from the other village said you were pregnant with a girl, wasn't that right?"

"That was a coincidence." Aunt Zhu frowned, "And it's all in the past. Please don't bring it up again, sister-in-law! I'm not destined to have a daughter, but I have two sons, and I'm quite content."

"You! You're just like your mother-in-law. You only like sons and not daughters."

Mrs. Zhu didn't react at first, but when she heard Aunt Zhu's words of defense, tears started streaming down her face.

The second sister put her arm around her shoulders and whispered, "You heard it too. Your daughter-in-law said Erya is fine. Don't worry."

Mrs. Zhu wiped her tears, nodded, and said, "It's good that everything is fine. It doesn't matter what they say. As long as the child is fine, it's good."

After saying that, she tilted her head to look at San Ya in the yard, but she was far away and the gate of the yard was full of villagers, so she couldn't see into the yard at all.

At this moment, Dachun ran over, squeezed through the crowd, and shouted, "Grandma did go up the mountain yesterday, but she didn't bully Erya. She saved her and even shared the mushrooms she picked with her! The one who bullied Erya was Big Brother!"

Dachun's words drowned out Aunt Zhu's chattering and stunned the villagers.

Everyone fell silent for a moment and looked at Zhu Dachun in surprise.

When I wanted to look for Daniu again, I found that he had disappeared.

Aunt Zhu paused for only a moment before scolding, "You're such a good fellow, Dachun! Even if you want to favor your grandma, you can't lie with your eyes open, right?"

Dachun refused to give in. "I'm not lying. Everything I said is true. Daniu stole Erya's mushrooms and said she was a girl and a money loser, and her mother couldn't have children. Daniu is the eldest brother in our family, so everything that Uncle San and Aunt San have belongs to him. He also forced Erya to give him all the firewood and mushrooms she picked in the future, otherwise he would tell Grandma that Aunt San couldn't have a son and asked her to kick her out!"

"You damn kid, you're talking nonsense. I'm going to tear your mouth apart!" Aunt Zhu was furious. How could she admit that her son would say such a thing?

Dachun was very agile and immediately dodged, shouting, "I'm telling the truth. Brother Daniu is still threatening me! I originally shared my mushrooms with Erya, but Brother Daniu snatched them all away. When we were picking mushrooms, Brother Daniu went to climb a tree to dig out bird nests. After we finished picking, he snatched Erya's. He even hit Erya. She almost fell from there. It was Grandma who held her, and Grandma didn't fall!"

"You're talking nonsense..." Aunt Zhu chased after Dachun and wanted to beat him.

Dachun was running around like a monkey: "I'm not kidding, it wasn't just me who saw it, Erniu was there too. If you don't believe me, just ask your Erniu!"

Aunt Zhu panted: "You stupid kid, Erniu is only two years old, what can he know?"

Just as she was about to catch Dachun, Aunt Zhu stepped forward to stop her and said unhappily, "Sister-in-law, how come what my Dachun said is a lie? Your Daniu usually likes to bully his younger siblings, and this is not the first time or the second time. My Dachun never makes up lies!"

The surrounding villagers also nodded.

"Dachun is a very obedient kid, and he's very good to his brothers and sisters. But Da Niu... I've seen him beat Er Niu several times before, and I told him off, but he said it was none of my business to teach his own brother a lesson."

"Yes, I saw it too. The children of Zhu Laoer and Zhu Laosan were always beaten. Dachun was a good boy and knew how to protect his younger siblings."

"Did you hear what Dachun said just now? Daniu said Erya is a worthless girl, and that things belonging to Zhu Laosan's family will eventually belong to them. Is that something a child could say? It must be something that adults have always taught them, so that's why a child would say that."

The wind direction changed immediately. Aunt Zhu was originally a strong and aggressive woman, domineering at home and almost the same outside. There were not many women in the village who could talk to her.

Aunt Zhu was furious: "You actually believed what this kid said? Forget about anything else. My mother-in-law is like that. She wishes her daughter and granddaughter were dead. Will she save Erya?"

Everyone has seen how much Mrs. Zhu values ​​boys over girls. Everyone also knows about the deaths of Daya and Siya, so it was hard to say anything for a while.

Si Muyan said coldly in the crowd, "Sister Zhu, you can't make up stories. Why does Mrs. Zhu want her daughter and granddaughter to die? Why can't she save Erya? What happened yesterday is already very clear. It was Da Niu who did the wrong thing. You covered up for your son and blamed your mother-in-law. But your mother-in-law has long been heartbroken by you unfilial children and grandchildren. If she wasn't afraid that something would happen to her granddaughter, would she care about your business?"

Aunt Zhu said, "Pah!" "She's completely devoid of conscience. Just wait, she'll kill your niece sooner or later!"

"You're cursing Erya here, and you're cursing my Xiaoxia? Xiaoxia had a stomachache before, and it was only Granny Zhu who helped her."

An old lady nearby hurriedly said, "Mrs. Zhu, the Si family's baby is less than two months old. How could you say such bad words?"

At this time, crying sounds were heard from the house. It was Zhu Laosan who came out holding Erya.

"Erya is awake." A sharp-eyed villager shouted immediately, and the others also quieted down.

If this matter is to have a conclusion, it would be most appropriate to let the frightened Arya speak.

Zhu Laosan patted Erya's back soothingly and said, "Erya, be good. Your parents are here. Don't be afraid. Erya, tell us what happened yesterday. Did you meet your grandma?"

"Hmm..." Erya nodded with red eyes, but her words were exactly the same as Dachun's, "Daddy, grandma said she wouldn't drive mom away, is that true? Daddy, mom said we are her treasures, but big brother said we are a waste and everything in our family will belong to him from now on..."

Is there anything else unclear?

Zhu Laosan glared at his sister-in-law. "Sister-in-law, you are our sister-in-law, and we have always respected you. You always say that mother doesn't like daughters, but mother never said that daughters are a waste of money. Instead, you always tell Fang'er and my fourth sister-in-law that they must have a son. I didn't expect you to teach Daniu that my family has no son and everything in the family belongs to Dachun?"

"I...didn't..." Aunt Zhu was unable to refute.

Aunt Zhu Si, who was coaxing San Ya, also raised her head and looked at Aunt Zhu with bright eyes.

In fact, before Si Ya died, Fourth Aunt Zhu and Mother Zhu had a very good relationship. Mother Zhu was a bit old-fashioned and liked to nag, but Fourth Aunt Zhu's mother was also like that, so she didn't think it was bad.

After Si Ya was born, Mrs. Zhu did not show any disgust and took care of Si Ya every day.