: Broken over a bowl of stewed vegetables

Author: Egret Ye Qilin

: Broken over a bowl of stewed vegetables

Mrs. Bao came back to the village two years ago. She said she left home when she was young and went to work as a servant for a wealthy family in the capital. When she got old, she came back to take care of herself.

So Mrs. Bao is not very familiar with the people in the village.

But the old Zhou family had at least two friendships with Mrs. Bao over roasted whole lamb, so why didn’t the old lady help her quarrel?

Mrs. Bao glanced at Aunt Wang with disgust and said, "Is there any use in arguing? What did the academy say?"

Aunt Wang was stunned for a moment and said: "The gentleman from the academy said that we need to investigate this matter. If Yang Ershan is indeed of bad conduct, he will be expelled!"

Mrs. Bao sighed and said, "Yes, he must really have bad conduct."

Aunt Wang didn't understand and looked at each other with her son and daughter-in-law.

Yang Mu instantly understood what Mrs. Bao meant and said with a smile: "So, we want the college to think that Yang Ershan really has bad conduct. Otherwise, the college will not expel him."

Aunt Wang didn't quite understand. She had already told the gentleman what had happened. Didn't he believe her?

Yang Mu explained: "The college must have evidence when doing things. A scholar who just pimples a few words on others on the street will not be expelled."

Only then did Aunt Wang understand that the serious matter in her mind was actually just a matter of a scholar relying on his own aloofness in other academies. It was not a serious mistake, and Yang Ershan would not be considered a person of bad character.

She sat down on the stone decadently, what should she do?

Sister-in-law Zhu was so moved that her eyes turned red when she saw her mother-in-law getting out for her. She advised: "Mom, I'm not angry anymore, and you don't care anymore."

It is difficult for powerless villagers like them to shake the status of a scholar in the academy.

She has figured it out, no matter what outsiders say, she will sell cakes.

Firstly, it was to help Mu Meizi, and secondly, it was also for this poor family.

My father-in-law is blind and his legs are injured, so he cannot work.

All the burdens of the family are on the husband alone. He worked very hard before and could only earn more than one tael of silver a month.

Now that she has an opportunity to help her husband share the burden, she will not give up no matter what.

Aunt Wang looked at her daughter-in-law's red eyes and gritted her teeth angrily: "No! This bastard, I have to get him fired!"

Yang Mu sighed. In fact, Yang Ershan had a complaint against her, so he humiliated her on the street yesterday.

Sister-in-law Zhu just suffered an unexpected disaster.

She can't just sit back and watch.

"Aunt Wang, you don't have to worry about this matter. Leave it to me."

Aunt Wang raised her head in surprise, thought of something, suddenly stood up, grabbed Yang Mu's wrist, and advised: "Girl Mu, don't hit anyone!"

Yang Mu raised his eyebrows, do you think I have such an image of impulsively hitting people?

"Don't worry, Auntie, I won't hit anyone."

Aunt Wang was still worried and wanted to persuade her. Aunt Bao said disgustedly: "Are you still trying to persuade her?"

Aunt Wang choked, picked up her daughter-in-law, and left with a pout.

Zhou Dazhuang scratched his head, laughed naively, and followed him home.

Yang Mu looked at Old Mrs. Bao curiously. Is this old lady a fake villager?

Mrs. Bao looked at her angrily and said, "Don't look at me, I have no idea."

Yang Mu looked at Mrs. Bao seriously and said seductively: "How about a bowl of braised vegetables?"

Mrs. Bao raised her eyes to look at Yang Mu, and immediately bent over for a bowl of braised vegetables.

She said slowly: "If a scholar wants to earn fame through scientific examinations, in addition to his own reputation and conduct, the virtues of his family members are also very important."

Yang Mu's eyes lit up, she didn't know this.

Originally, she was planning to make a plan to trick Yang Ershan. Since there was a better way, she naturally had to use a simple method.

After Mrs. Bao finished speaking, she stood up and walked to her yard.

A long word floated in the air.

"I eat at the last moment."

Yang Mu tilted his head, secretly guessing the identity of this old lady Bao.

Why are both Li Zheng and the clan leader afraid of her, and why does she know how to study and become an official?

When he returned home, Yang Mu was surprised to find that the Chen family and his son had completed the front and back yards of the house and had begun digging a well in the back yard.

There is a river in the village, but it is quite far from the ancestral home. Yang Mu has to go back and forth many times each time to carry enough water for the day.

If there is a well, it will be much more convenient in the future.

Father Chen said that by tomorrow night, the well will be almost dug.

In other words, the Chen family and his son left early the morning after tomorrow.

Yang Mu was in a daze. During this period, she was used to the liveliness of her family, but she didn't expect the Chen family and his son to leave so soon.

In fact, the Chen family and his son worked overtime, shortening the original half-month construction period to ten days.

Yang Mu was naturally aware of these things, so the food for the last two days was even better.

In the evening, Yang Mu made braised vegetables and braised pork.

The aroma of braised vegetables and braised pork wafted around, and Yang Xiaohua next door grinned and cried.

But after what happened last time, everyone in the old Yang family couldn't help but go to Yang Mu to beg for food.

Yang Xiaohua cried so hard that she didn't ask her parents to come forward to ask for something delicious. In the end, she took the bowl and went to the next door.

The one who opened the door was Mu Dalang.

Yang Xiaohua was not happy when she saw Mu Dalang. She held up the bowl and said nothing, hoping that Mu Dalang would take the initiative to feed her delicious food.

However, Mu Dalang glanced at Yang Xiaohua with disgust, then stretched out his head to look at Lai who was peeking next door, sneered, and closed the courtyard door with a bang.

After that, no matter how hard Yang Xiaohua kicked the door, he wouldn't open it.

Yang Xiaohua carried the empty bowl again and returned home crying.

When Mrs. Zhao heard about this, she was so angry that she threw her chopsticks and cursed loudly: "The man who killed a thousand cuts has eaten my food for ten years and is reluctant to give even a piece of meat to my granddaughter! He is indeed a loser."

, raising an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf.”

On New Year's Eve, Yang worked with his head covered and ignored his old wife.

How could Mrs. Zhao allow him to eat peacefully? She kicked him on the waist and said angrily: "Even your adopted granddaughter can't handle this worthless thing! If your own granddaughter wants to eat meat, she won't be able to eat it."

Come!"

She grabbed Yang New Year's Eve's job and ordered: "Go! I want more meat! Ershan also needs to make up for it!"

Yang New Year's Eve looked embarrassed.

He had never spoken to Yang Mu, his granddaughter, since she was a child.

When he came home from the county town before, his granddaughter greeted him and prepared delicious food for him.

But for the past month, the granddaughter ignored me.

Mrs. Zhao pushed her useless husband all the way out the door, slammed the courtyard door, and said loudly: "If you don't want the meat back, you don't have to come back!"

Yang New Year's Eve held an empty bowl, listened to his old wife's words, sighed, and squatted silently at the door of his home, smoking a dry cigarette.

After a full quarter of an hour, Mrs. Zhao wondered why her husband hadn't come back yet. When she opened the courtyard door, she found her husband sitting on the threshold with an empty bowl and falling asleep.

She was so angry that she yelled: "Old guy! Useless thing! Look at your potential!" As she spoke, she came to pull Yang New Year's Eve's ears.

Yang New Year's Eve was frightened to wake up, and suddenly he sat down on the ground.

Yang Xiaohua in the yard saw that her grandfather did not ask for meat for her and continued to cry.

Lai was startled by her daughter's cry and dropped a bowl.

Yang Nan was upset and took it out on Lai, calling her a prodigal old woman and a useless snack.

Lao Yang's family was in a state of turmoil for a while.

But here in the ancestral home, it is happy and lively.
Chapter completed!