Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Although Han Aniang was mentally prepared for the fact that "sister-in-law and uncle are getting along", when people really found out, Han Aniang still had the urge to dig a hole in the ground and bury herself.

After all, brothers end up being brothers and this kind of thing is easy to talk about but not nice to hear.

Chen Mo knew that his sister-in-law was thin-skinned, and she would just get used to it later.

Chen Mo hugged his sister-in-law while eating meat.

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Fuze Village is so big, and the weather is getting warmer, so the aroma of Chen's rice will naturally spread to other villagers' homes.

"Brother Mo is really promising. At this age, after paying the hunting tax and personal income, he still has money to eat meat."

"Maybe it's because the bear meat from the last hunt hasn't been eaten yet."

"In my opinion, Brother Mo must have gotten rich. He has been to the city several times during this period. Every time he came back, he brought a lot of things with him. Now he still supports Brother Shui and his family."

"I think Brother Mo must be related to the yamen. The few yamen servants who came before all respect Brother Mo. Also, I heard that Er Gou and Wang Mazi are not missing at all, but It was given by Brother Mo..."

"Bah, you can forget about these words at home, you won't be happy when you go out... I look at Brother Mo, he is a vengeful person."

"I don't care. Alas, the last time our family ate meat was during the Chinese New Year the year before last. I can hardly recall the taste. You said that Brother Mo was such a nice person before. He greeted us warmly when he saw us. When I asked for food, I happily agreed, but why am I a different person now?"

"It's not that the village bullied Brother Mo because he was young and thought he was easy to bully. If it weren't for Wang Mazi's kick that transformed Brother Mo, you might not know what he would have been like if he was bullied by the villagers. Brother Mo still has a good heart. Not only did he take care of Uncle Dalin’s posthumous affairs, but he also sent food to Uncle Dalin’s and Uncle Songtian’s families twice.”

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Songtian family.

Song Tian's eldest son-in-law Liu Shu was a lazy man. Before, when Song Tian and his eldest daughter Yun Niang were still there, he could still take care of them.

But after what happened, Liu Shu inherited all the Song family's property, and no one could control him anymore.

After selling the Song family's land and paying taxes, they took the remaining money and ate and drank.

A son-in-law, no matter where he was placed in the Song Dynasty, was looked down upon by others. Maybe it was because he had been looked down upon for a long time, and now no one took care of him. Liu Shu wanted to vent and prove himself. He actually got mixed up with the gangsters in the village.

After that, he even called them to his home, as if he wanted to prove that he was the head of the family in front of his "friends". He either beat or scolded his ten-year-old daughter, and asked her to do all the dirty work at home. , projecting a tough and strict "strict father" image.

Another part of the reason why he was looked down upon by Song Tian was mainly because he was a surrogate son-in-law and had two daughters with Yun Niang. Song Tian blamed him for the reason.

Now that Song Tian is dead, Liu Shu will naturally transfer part of his resentment to his little daughter.

In the master bedroom, Liu Shu and a gangster from the same village and another village were sitting on the kang, drinking wine.

It's said to be wine, but it's actually just water with a bit of alcoholic flavor.

This kind of "water wine" is particularly popular in Pingting County, and you can drink a big bowl of it for just one penny.

"Brother Liu, I heard that you sold your land and paid your hunting tax and personal income?" said a rogue from another village.

"Oh, stop talking. This yamen is even more shady than the Qinghe Gang. Three acres of land was sold for not even ten taels of silver. After paying the tax, it's just that little that can still fall into my hands." Liu Shu shouted. He took a sip of wine and said angrily.

Hearing this, the two thugs looked at each other, and they could see the disappointment in each other's eyes, and then said: "Brother Liu, you are still too honest. If I were you, after inheriting the Song family, I would immediately Sell ​​the land, and when the yamen collects taxes, go straight into the mountains and woods, wait for the tax collectors to leave, and then come out, how much money can you save this way."

"Tax evasion." Liu Shu's pupils shrank, and he immediately put down the bowl and said softly: "This is a serious crime. If he is caught at this age, he will be beaten to death."

"You can't catch me. Look at me, things are not going well now. As soon as the tax collector came, I got the news and ran away from behind. Moreover, I was alone and the fields had been sold long ago. I didn't worry about the Yamen forcing me to do so. Take away the fields." The ruffian from the same village said:

"I heard that the rebels in the North are about to attack. The world is about to change. In this world of ice and snow, it's impossible for the Yamen people to keep guarding me in my house. If they fail to catch me after a few arrests, the Yamen will give up. Yes, and the government no longer cares about matters outside the city."

Hearing this, Liu Shu was a little envious and said: "I'm not alone like you. I have a daughter. If I escape, what will happen to her? I can't take her with me to escape. She's still so young."

"It's not easy. Sell it to a brothel. There are some gentlemen in the city who like this kind of thing, and you can get a lot of money." The rogue from another village drank too much or something, and he didn't even think about it. Just blurted it out.

Liu Shu was about to get angry.

"Pound."

There was a noise outside the house.

Liu Shu went out and saw that it was dark. He took the candlestick over and found that his youngest daughter Song Min was thrown to the ground by the threshold, the plate was broken, and the freshly fried peanuts were scattered on the floor.

But Liu Shufeidan didn't ask Song Min if she was hurt by the fall. Instead, she cursed: "It's really useless. You can't even do this little thing well. It seems that your mother really spoiled you before she was alive."

Song Min was hurt by the fall and had tears in her eyes, but she didn't dare to cry. She slowly got up, squatted down and picked up the peanuts one by one. Finally, she held her little hand and stretched out to Liu Shu: "Daddy, I... I didn't mean it, please don't be angry, okay, I...I picked it up, look at it."

Liu Shu wanted to slap it away, but seeing Song Min's look, he lowered his raised hand and snorted: "How can you eat when you are so dirty?"

"Dad, it's edible." Song Min picked up a peanut, rubbed it on his body, then ate it into his mouth and said, "Dad, look."

"You can eat it yourself."

After saying a few words, Liu Shu turned around and returned to the house.

The rogue's voice sounded: "What happened?"

"It's nothing. The kid broke the bowl and broke it. Come on, drink."

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Outside the room, tears fell from the corners of Song Min's eyes, but she did not dare to cry. After a while, she brought another bowl, picked up the remaining peanuts, and then went to the kitchen. , wiped them clean one by one, and then put them in the pot to stir-fry.

Finally, Song Min picked up the bowl and walked toward the master bedroom with the bowl. This time, she was very careful, taking small steps, and finally brought it to Liu Shu. She smiled and said, "Dad, I'll make it again." ”