Traveling through life as a widow: six sons to support her in her old age

Chapter 67: The Plot in the Yu Family's Old House

"Mom, what's wrong with you? You're so stupid all day long. Why don't you go for a stroll at the entrance of the village and talk to someone there?"

Lan Qiyan immediately gave a big nose, "Don't go to the village entrance to listen to those old ladies gossiping if you have nothing to do.

Such a good boy, but he acts like a woman, nagging all the time.

Can you put something useful in your little brain?"

Yu Xiu complained, "Mom, I want to eat chicken."

Lan Qiyan rubbed his temple and said, "Just shut up."

"Didn't you ask if you could decorate it with something useful?"

"Got it. I'll go up the mountain and take a look after the snow melts."

"Thank you, mother. You are the best mother in the world. I will be filial to you and take care of your excrement and urine in the future."

Lan Qiyan simply turned his head away and said, "I don't want to talk to you."

Yu Xiu was about to open his mouth when Yu Qi stuffed a steamed bun into his mouth, and he finally had some peace and quiet for a while.

"Mom, you are worried about something." Yulin said with certainty.

"Indeed, I heard in the town that Blind Bear is roaming around in Taohua Village. Even though that father is not nice to me, I still have to go and take a look."

"Mom, you are so filial."

Yulin raised his eyebrows, “Mom, do you want to see if my heartless grandfather is in trouble?

Still thinking about going back to see if there is anything I can bring back?"

Lan Qiyan smiled and said, "Old Sixth still understands me."

Old Lady Yu looked worried, "Yanyan, that's a blind bear. It can slap you away with just one slap."

Yu Xiu was a little embarrassed, "Grandma, what you said is not right. A blind bear can't slap my mother away with just one slap. He needs at least four or five slaps."

Lan Qiyan had a gloomy face and was holding a fire poker. It was time to beat his son today.

Yumian laughed, "Why does second brother always want to be beaten?"

Yu Zhen smacked her lips as she drank her soup. "Because his skin is itchy."

"Haha, even a steamed bun couldn't fill his mouth." Yu Qi felt it was a pity that a steamed bun was swallowed by his second brother's huge mouth.

Yumian also wanted to go, "Third brother, fourth brother, youngest brother, are you going?"

The brothers looked at each other and said in unison, "Go, we have nothing to do anyway, it would be even better if we can bring something back!"

Old Mrs. Yu shook her head. For these children, ah, she should find some bigger backpacks so that they can carry as much as they can.

Lan Cunliang: Do you have any shame?

Half an hour later, Old Lady Yu smiled as she watched her daughter-in-law and her five children go to buy goods.

"Hey, where are they going, aunt?"

Old Lady Yu's face immediately fell, "Ah, Dahong, there is nothing to eat at home, Yanyan wants to go back to her parents' home."

"Is his family going to agree to take so many children with him?"

"What can I do if I don't agree? Hey, Dahong, do you have any food at home?"

"My home, no more, no more, I have something else to do, so I'm leaving first." Then he ran over quickly.

Old Mrs. Yu curled her lips and wanted to ask about her family's situation, but there was no way.

She looked around and saw no one, so she closed the door gently.

As her daughter-in-law said, she put all the food in the house into the cellar in the backyard, and then went back to the house to do needlework.

The woman named Dahong knocked on the door of the Yu family's old house.

She wanted to tell Panpan that the old lady’s family had no food to eat.

As expected, Cheng Panpan's reaction was even stronger. "I told you, these little brats are eating me out of money, and I'm not happy about asking them to sell one of them.

The price has gone up again now, girls are five taels, boys are eight taels, and those with good looks can get ten taels.”

"It's so expensive, Panpan, who told you that?"

"Humph, the child's aunt, she has always been paying attention to those children.

Dahong, you don’t have any ideas, do you? Those two in your family are your mother-in-law’s treasures.”

"Hmph, what's the use of the gold nugget? The one left behind is not my own child. I raise my own children."

"Then you better hold on tight, your stomach isn't moving for a long time."

"I can't say it. He is not good enough. He even blames my land. I gave birth to three sons there."

Cheng Panpan seemed to be thinking about something. "Dahong, if he can't do it, why don't you find someone who can."

"Panpan, please don't give me any stupid ideas. If I'm discovered, I'll be thrown into a pig cage."

Cheng Panpan smiled and whispered a few words in Dahong's ear, and Dahong left happily.

"Wife, what did you talk to Cheng Dahong about? Why is she so happy?"

"We are from the same village and have a good relationship. Of course, I am talking about the fun between husband and wife."

"Wife, you are really good at making things happen. You have nothing to do anyway. Let's try what you just said."

Cheng Panpan's face was flushed, which made Yu Zitian feel anxious.

"You are so annoying. Where are Jianjian and Jiaojiao?"

"They ran out to play a long time ago. Let's go back to the inner room."

……

Listening to the noise coming from next door and looking at Yu Ziping who was sleeping soundly, Malayhua curled her lips. How shameless! It's broad daylight!

"Yu Ziping, wake up."

"Ah, it's time to eat."

"Eat, eat, eat. All you think about all day is eating."

"You bitch, you work hard three seasons a year and rely on winter to recuperate. If you keep talking, I'll beat you up."

Malayhua put down her needlework and said, "Xiao Ye should get married. Tiantian doesn't care at all. The old family is almost ready."

Yu Ziping's face was full of question marks, "My eldest brother is so powerful?"

"Yes, your eldest brother and your eldest sister-in-law took ten eggs and half a bag of sugar to Third Aunt's house, and Third Aunt took it to heart."

"My sister-in-law has quite a bit of private money, give her some of yours as well."

Malayhua was already furious when she heard this, and now she was even more furious, "I don't have any private money."

"Forget it if you don't have it. Why are you so angry? Yujin is already 16, and Yuyin is 14. They must be worried. But our Xiaoye is only 13, and Xiaohua is only 10. There's no need to worry."

Malayhua really wants to kick him to death. He is already 13 and not in a hurry.

Yu Ziping took one look and hurriedly comforted her, "Alright, alright, don't be angry. I'll go to town in the spring to find a job and earn some money so I can arrange a marriage for my son."

"That's better." Malayhua felt a little comforted. The noise next door had stopped. She pouted inwardly.

Liu Dani and Yu Ziqing in the main house were also worried.

The girl asked for 7 taels of silver as a betrothal gift, which was too much. If she hadn't been attracted by the girl's face, she would not have been willing to give it.

"If it doesn't work, just take out the silver and give it to me."

Liu Dani seemed to have her lifeline touched, "Yu Ziqing, can you say another word?"

"Okay, okay, I won't tell you, but the 7 taels of betrothal gifts, the banquet and other miscellaneous items will also cost more than 9 tael, adding up to less than taels, where will we get them from?"

Liu Dani looked at the two girls who were working, "They are also at the age of getting married. Daya will be replaced by our little gold, and Erya will be replaced by our little silver."

Yu Ziqing slapped his thigh and said, "Yeah, why didn't I think of that? Daya is 12 and Erya is 11. It's just right. Wife, you are still smart."

Daya and Xiaoya looked terrified. What were they going to do?