Chapter 158 Ancient Farmer (15) (1/2)

Widow Zhang was simply stunned.

Before she married, she knew that Father Li was a man who liked to do good things, but it didn't matter. Being taken care of by him was indeed very comfortable. Although she knew that Father Li gave her money and food, it was his daughter who suffered, so what, as long as she didn't suffer.

She was pretty, but because she was a widow, she couldn't find a good family. Although Father Li treated her well before, she didn't like him because he was too poor. But it was different with a son-in-law who was a Juren. That was a Juren, and there were only a few in the whole county.

Father Li always responded to her requests, and she had a son-in-law who was a Juren, which was a good marriage.

Widow Zhang still regretted not showing her kindness before Li Lanlan got married, but it didn't matter. What her father said, could the daughter disobey? If her father was short of money, could the daughter not give it? With Father Li, she was equivalent to controlling Li Lanlan.

This was what Widow Zhang thought before she married.

However, after she got married, she found out that Father Li had gone wrong and actually thought that the Lin family, which had a Juren, was very poor.

If she hadn't had some tricks and served Father Li well, she really couldn't persuade him to go to the Lin family to ask for money.

In the end, he went there, but he didn't get the money, and he even gave a lot.

Reason: When she went there, her son-in-law was eating, poor, he only had a bowl of porridge, and his daughter didn't even have porridge to drink. Seeing that they were pitiful, he gave all the money he had.

Widow Zhang was so angry that she was about to explode.

That's a Juren!!!

Do you know how valuable a Juren is? ! ! How could he be poor!

If she hadn't thought that she could only rely on Father Li in the future, she would have wanted to call this useless man a fool.

She exhaled again and again, almost exhaling the anger, and continued to soften her voice and whisper. It happened that the day after Lin Shiheng came back, the news that Li Lanlan had a golden hairpin on her head spread everywhere. Widow Zhang seemed to have caught some big handle, and she quickly persuaded her husband.

The Lin family must have become rich, otherwise how could there be a golden hairpin!

Our family is not doing well, and the children are young. You are the only one working, how can we survive? The son-in-law has money, so it is right for him to give some to honor his father-in-law.

In any case, looking at his delicate wife, Father Li still went to the Lin family again.

When he went to the Lin family, it was the busiest time for the Lin family.

At that time, almost everyone in the village knew that the Juren master had returned, and his second cousin's wife and nephew from his next-door neighbor came to watch the fun. The whole house was crowded with people, wanting to admire the Juren master's style.

The young wives or mothers-in-law basically held their children.

This is also a tradition. If there is a promising person in a family, the people around will bring their young male children or pregnant daughters-in-law to share the good fortune.

Everyone is poor, but they also have to have face, especially in front of a scholar like Lin Shiheng. Of course, they can't come to the Lin family to visit the scholar with empty hands, so almost everyone has something in their hands.

It may be a piece of cloth, or half a basket of eggs, or fish caught at home. Anyway, even if they originally came empty-handed, seeing that others have brought things, they either have no face to stay, or go home to get things and come back.

In this case, Father Li, who has nothing to bring, is very conspicuous.

He was a little confused at the time. Although this man was a man who could shamelessly tell his daughter-in-law's family that he borrowed money to spend on others in order to do good deeds, it was also because he felt that he was doing good deeds, and his heart was open, so he naturally didn't care about the sight of others.

These people don't understand.

He is doing good deeds.

But this time, he was called by Widow Zhang to borrow money from her son-in-law and then supplement her family.

How can I open my mouth like this!

When Father Li stood there awkwardly, not knowing whether to go forward or not, some villagers who came to the Lin family to watch the fun had already recognized him.

"Oh, isn't this the father-in-law who is a juren? Is he here to congratulate?"

There was also a young wife who was gradually getting familiar with Li Lanlan and shouted to Li Lanlan who was busy in the inner room:

"Lanlan, your father is here to congratulate, come and greet him!"

Li Lanlan's hand, which was handing out candy as ordered by her mother-in-law, trembled, and she put down the candy and came out to greet him.

After getting married, Li Lanlan, who finally mastered the skills of how to treat her father, was no longer helpless in front of Father Li like before.

She also found out what kind of person her father was.

He was soft-hearted, and always put his own interests first and others' interests first. He had no bad intentions, but he was ruthless in everything he did to his family.

One of his ruthlessness was that Father Li decided to marry Widow Zhang without even telling his only daughter.

He went to the widow Zhang's house to propose marriage, and brought her back without saying a word. If it weren't for the young wife who was good friends with Li Lanlan telling her, as a daughter, Li Lanlan would not have known that her father had remarried.

Her mother passed away early, and her father had been alone for so many years. Although Li Lanlan felt uncomfortable, she would not stop him from remarrying. But if he wanted to marry, why did he hide it from her so much? Could she, a married woman, go to the door and stop her father from marrying a stepmother?

Li Lanlan was getting more and more disappointed. Since the Li family didn't tell her, she just pretended not to know and was a little depressed.

But her bad mood changed after her husband came back. Her husband passed the imperial examination and treated her as always. He brought her a new hairpin and even held her hand to thank her. He also said that he would fight for her to get an imperial decree.

It seemed that the hardships of the past ten years were just for her to wait for her husband.

Because of her husband, Li Lanlan could deal with the matter about Li's father calmly.

Li Lanlan greeted her mother-in-law and took Li's father into the house. She poured a glass of water and handed it to him. Seeing that Li's father was a little stiff and stretched out his hand to take it, she said, "Dad, did you hear the good news about your husband and come to congratulate him?"

If this was a smarter man, he would probably agree to it, but Li's father was not like that. He hesitated for a long time before saying awkwardly, "No, it's your mother...she asked me to come and see..."

Widow Zhang married Li's father, so she was naturally considered her mother.

Li Lanlan had an impression of this stepmother. When she got married before, it was this woman who called her son to come and asked Li's father to leave her wedding.

Now that boy is also considered Li's father's son and her younger brother.

As soon as the news of her husband's success in the imperial examination came, Widow Zhang married him within three days. If she said that she married him just because she had a good relationship with Li's father, Li Lanlan would never believe it.

Father Li came here not to congratulate, but just to take a look. Who would believe him if he said there was nothing fishy?

Sure enough, the next moment, Father Li spoke awkwardly: "Your mother said... our family is not living well, and now our son-in-law has become a juren and has become rich. Do you think we can ask our son-in-law to give us some money..."

These words were taught to him by Widow Zhang, so he stumbled when he spoke: "Also, and your brother, although he is young, he is smart, and we are all family. Can you let your brother learn to read with your son-in-law, and pass the exam... pass the exam and come back as a juren?"

Even though she had been prepared for a long time, Li Lanlan did not expect that she would hear her father asking for money for the family in this life.

When she was his daughter at home, he took out the family's money to give to others all day long. She and her mother were starving to death, but he could still give them their life-saving food.

Now that she is married, Father Li remarried, and he knows to plan for his family, his new wife, and stepson.

Li Lanlan unconsciously clenched the teapot, and her eyes gradually turned red.

Finally, she let out a breath and whispered, "My husband still wants to take the imperial examination, so I'm afraid he doesn't have time to teach me..."

She didn't know her stepbrother's name. After a pause, Father Li hurriedly said, "Your brother's name is Zhou Yuan. I'll bring him to see you another day."

No matter how generous a woman is, she probably doesn't want to see someone who ruined her wedding. Li Lanlan felt that she was very patient not to cry.

Just as she was holding back, the door opened from the outside.

Lin Shiheng, wearing a half-new blue shirt, walked in. He had a smile on his face and was obviously in a good mood. When he saw Father Li, he bowed and said politely, "I heard that my father-in-law was here, so I came to see him. Has my father-in-law eaten?"

Father Li was embarrassed because he asked to borrow money. When he saw his son-in-law, his eyes were empty and he said with a weak momentum, "I have eaten."

Li Lanlan didn't want to expose herself to her husband. She shook her handkerchief and pressed it to the corner of her eyes, trying to pretend that nothing happened.

Unexpectedly, Lin Shiheng saw her and immediately came to her side with a look of heartache, "Why are you crying again, my wife? Didn't I say it? The lack of money at home is only temporary. I will make money in the future. Stop crying, your father-in-law is still here."

Li Lanlan was stunned. Didn't her husband bring back the silver?

The next second, she turned around.

She raised her head and tears fell all over her face.

This time, garlic was not used at all, because the grievances in her heart before were all real tears.

She said pitifully: "It's just that I couldn't hold it back when I saw my father."

Lin Shiheng sighed and looked at the stunned father Li: "Calling father-in-law is a joke. My family is poor, which makes Lanlan suffer a lot of grievances. Although she doesn't blame me, she can't help but shed a few tears."

The two of them sang in unison, which made father Li a little confused.

He said blankly: "You have no money? But the hairpin on Lanlan's head..."

"Ah..."

The scholar in blue shook his head helplessly: "It's not the title of Juren. Lanlan is at least the wife of a Juren. If she still has no jewelry like before, I will be laughed at in the county. I can only bite my teeth and buy a gold hairpin to be decent. In fact, my family has no money."

Li Lanlan cooperated with sobbing, lowered her head and wiped her tears, saying: "Someone came to give gifts before, but we didn't know them, and my husband was not at home. There was no choice but to return the gifts. Now, we don't even have the money to hold a banquet."

Li's father didn't understand these things. Seeing that his daughter and son-in-law said so pitifully, he hurriedly said: "Forget it, we can still live. As for you, why don't I pick some food tomorrow?"

"No need."

Lin Shiheng looked sad: "Thank you for your kindness, father-in-law. If you are short of money, you should earn it yourself. There is no reason to ask for help from others. It's not like you broke your arms and legs, or you can't even have a meal. How big a face do you have to be to ask for this."

Father Li was stunned and his face flushed.

Isn't he like this?

Lin Shiheng's words sounded like scolding him, but he didn't hear the conversation between Father Li and Li Lanlan just now, so he must not have meant it.

Father Li comforted himself in his heart, but he still felt uncomfortable. Thinking about the widow Zhang's instructions, he barely held on and didn't leave. With a red face, he murmured: "Shiheng, Dad has something to ask you. That, brother Lanlan is very smart. Can you teach him to read and let him pass the imperial examination in the future?"

The blue-clothed scholar agreed very happily.

"No problem! Brother Lanlan is my brother, we are all family, why bother being polite."

Before Father Li had time to be happy, he heard Lin Shiheng ask in a puzzled tone: "It's just that I remember Lanlan is an only daughter..."

He was embarrassed again. At such an old age, it was always difficult to say that he had married again and had a stepson. "You went to take the exam and didn't know that I married another wife. This child was brought here by her."

Fortunately, Lin Shiheng didn't show a strange look after hearing this, but nodded calmly, "That's right, congratulations, father-in-law, but I don't know which family it is."

"The Zhang family in Hedong Village, the child is called Zhou Yuan, and he hasn't had time to change his surname. I will take him to change his surname to Li after a while..."

Before Father Li finished speaking, he saw that his son-in-law, who had been respectful to him since he entered the house, changed his face.

"Zhou Yuan? But he was the child who came to my father-in-law's house on the day I married Lanlan?"

When he mentioned this, Father Li also remembered the scene of that day and nodded: "Yes, it was this child, the most filial one. His grandmother was sick that day, so he ran to find me."

Looking at his expression, he was very satisfied with this child.

Lin Shiheng tore off his gentle smile and said coldly: "If it was Zhou Yuan, I'm afraid my son-in-law would be powerless."

Seeing that Father Li looked confused, he sneered again: "On the day Lanlan got married, it was the father-in-law's turn to carry her to the village entrance, but the child ignored this and insisted on pulling the father-in-law away. It can be seen that his character is not good. Father-in-law should find someone else."

Father Li also remembered the situation that day and said: "At that time...wasn't it an emergency?"

"That day, there were other people who kindly said that they would go back with Zhou Yuan to send his grandmother to the clinic, but he insisted on not going. He had to let the father-in-law go, regardless of the fact that it was Lanlan's wedding day. His actions not only made Lanlan a joke, but also made others think that the father-in-law was a cold and heartless person who didn't have his own daughter in his eyes. The father-in-law helped them a lot, but he treated you and Lanlan like this. Such an unkind and unjust behavior, what else can I say."

Father Li was really confused.

He had always only wanted to do good things, and never thought about this aspect. After Lin Shiheng's cold and righteous words, he actually realized that the child seemed to have no respect for him.

He was at a loss, not knowing how he could do good things and still make mistakes.

But for the first time, Lin Shiheng did not give him a good face. He just turned away and said coldly to Li Lanlan: "You send your father-in-law back."

Although she knew that her husband was acting, seeing his cold expression, Li Lanlan was still panicked for a moment. She ignored Li's father and chased to the door to pull Lin Shiheng's hand, and hurriedly said: "Husband!"

The blue-clothed scholar shook her hand away, with a cold face and dissatisfaction in his eyes.

But his mouth moved slightly, and he whispered: "Be good, go back."

Li Lanlan calmed down instantly and slowly let go of her hand.

As soon as she turned her head, she burst into tears at Li's father.

"Why did Dad say all this to my husband! You wanted to marry a stepmother, and I didn't disagree. The younger brother you brought ruined my wedding, but I didn't make a fuss with you. Now, my husband hates me, and you are satisfied!!"

Father Li never thought that he would cause such a big disaster, and he didn't dare to stay any longer. He got up quickly, "You, you talk to your son-in-law, I won't mention it again, let him teach Zhou Yuan, never again..."

Li Lanlan covered her eyes with a handkerchief, recalling how Zhou Daya cried: "嘤嘤嘤..."

"Lanlan, Dad didn't bring much money today, you take this money first, talk to your husband, and come to me if you have any difficulties in the future."

"嘤嘤嘤嘤..."

Father Li didn't know what to say, so he threw the money on the table and ran away. Thinking that he had caused the discord between his daughter and son-in-law during this trip, he was full of guilt and uneasiness. He walked back in a panic, and swore in his heart that he would never mention his stepson to his son-in-law in his life.

Seeing him leave, Li Lanlan put away her handkerchief, wiped her tears, and put the money away.

She took all the money given by Li's father and didn't plan to use it. If he really couldn't make ends meet in the future, she wouldn't stand idly by, but she could only give him enough food and clothing. She would never give him more.

Next door, the second wife was looking at the villagers from the third wife who came to give gifts and take advantage of the festive mood with envy, and the first wife came with a happy face.

"Second sister-in-law, guess what I just saw!"

During this period, the first and second wives were not getting along. The second wife rarely saw her so happy, so she became interested.

"What did you see?"

"I saw the third brother come out of the room with an angry face just now. The third brother's wife chased him out and pulled his hand, but was thrown away. It looked like they had a quarrel."

The first wife was so happy that she didn't have the courage to make trouble, but it didn't mean that she was not jealous of Li Lanlan.

Especially during this period, she and Lin Laoda quarreled and blamed each other, but Li Lanlan was quiet and got a golden hairpin.

Now that she saw Li Lanlan was in trouble, she was happier than the New Year.

The second wife didn't believe her.

Other things were fine, but every time the third wife was involved, the eldest sister-in-law's words were never right.

"The relationship between the third brother and his wife is so good, how could they quarrel? You must have seen it wrong."

"How could you have seen it wrong!"

The wife of the first room really swore this time, "I saw it with my own eyes, I can't be wrong!!"

"Maybe the third brother passed the imperial examination, his status is high, and he looks down on the third brother's wife."

Li Lanlan, who has always been smooth sailing, can be hated by her husband like her.

Oh, it's really funny to think about it.

As soon as the voice fell, Li Lanlan came out of the house and went to the kitchen to get a dish, which seemed to be brought into the house.

The wife of the first room was immediately shocked, "Look! Her eyes are red! She must be crying because of the third brother!"

The wife of the second room looked uninterested.

She always felt that every time the eldest sister-in-law asserted that the third room was like this or that, the result would definitely be the opposite.

Anyway, it was never right once.

Just as he was thinking, Lin Shiheng also walked out of the house and walked straight towards the young wife. He had a smile on his face. I don't know what he said to Li Lanlan. Li Lanlan blushed, took the chopsticks in her hand, picked up a chopstick of food, and handed it to her husband's open mouth.

After Lin Shiheng finished eating, he also took the chopsticks, picked up a chopstick of food, and fed it to her with a smile.

The two ate the same food, looked at each other, and their eyes were full of smiles.

It's really a good show of affection.

If anyone points at them and says that they just had a quarrel a few minutes ago, even a three-year-old child would not believe it.

The wife of the first room couldn't believe her eyes. She even rubbed her eyes and looked again.

However, no matter how many times she rubbed them, the young couple was sweet and sweet, and there was no sign of overdoing it.

"I really saw them quarreling. Li Lanlan pulled the third brother, and the third brother shook her hand away. Second brother's wife, believe me, I really saw it!!"

The second room's wife looked as expected.

She glanced at her eldest sister-in-law who was looking for approval with a look of disbelief, and went into the house without saying anything.

Could it be that she was driven crazy by the misfortune of her own family and the happiness of her third brother and sister-in-law?

She should stay away.

The eldest wife looked at her second brother and sister-in-law who came into the house, and then looked at the third wife who was showing off their affection, and her face was full of collapse.

It was impossible to reconcile so quickly after just having a quarrel.

So the third brother and his sister-in-law didn't quarrel?

But she really saw it! ! !

Really! ! !