"Besides, the Tu family is the first in the village to have a blue brick and tile house. What I asked for is nothing at all." Shu's mother looked unfriendly, "I didn't expect that the damn girl was unwilling to pay even this little money!"

Shu Dajiang sighed, "I asked you to get in touch with Qiao Yin before, but you couldn't let go of your pride. Now that you're asking her for help, it's understandable that she has complaints about you and doesn't agree."

Shu's mother immediately retorted: "I am her mother, why should she not complain about me?"

Dedede, this doesn’t make sense, Shu Dajiang stopped talking.

"Go and tell her tomorrow that she must pay the money!" Perhaps Shu Qiaoyin's good life in the Tu family irritated Shu's mother. She thought, why can her daughter live that kind of life while she can only eat porridge and wild vegetables?

Shu Dajiang didn't say a word. His mother pinched his soft flesh, causing him to lose most of his sleepiness due to the pain. "Okay, okay, I got it!"

After finishing his work, Shu Dajiang went to Tu's house and saw Shu Qiaoyin growing vegetables. Old Mrs. Tu helped to pass him water and there were snacks on the side so he could eat whenever he was hungry.

The eldest daughter's life is so wonderful, he also wants to live such a life.

Shu Qiaoyin put down his hoe and shouted when he saw Shu Dajiang peeking out of the door.

Shu Dajiang said "oh" and was called into the house by Old Lady Tu.

Old Mrs. Tu went to cook. She dared not waste the cabbage and spinach in the vegetable garden as she did before. Fifty cents per pound was too extravagant.

Shu Qiaoyin knew why he came, but he still asked, "Dad, why are you here? Do you want to stay and have dinner with us?"

"I won't eat this meal. Your mother said something unpleasant yesterday. I apologize on her behalf." A trace of embarrassment appeared on Shu Dajiang's dark face.

"Dad, what mom said was so hurtful. She said that I didn't help my brother get married, and that I was an ungrateful person and that she was unfilial." Shu Qiaoyin said whatever he wanted to say and told Shu Dajiang everything his mother said yesterday.

When Shu Dajiang heard this, his expression changed. What's wrong with this woman's mouth? Can she speak?

"Also, Dad, it's not that I don't help my brother, but Mom asked A Jin to hunt wild boars without even considering A Jin's safety!" Shu Qiaoyin's attitude towards Shu Dajiang was relatively kind, with a hint of complaint in his calmness.

Shu Dajiang suddenly felt a surge of resentment in his chest. Isn't this just asking people to die?

Even if they have the ability, what if something goes wrong?

The daughter-in-law speaks lightly, but if something happens, she will definitely shirk the responsibility without hesitation, and then let the eldest daughter take the blame. Wouldn't that cause resentment between the two families?

"Then I suggested that mom go buy a pig. Is it true that the family has no money at all? Mom asked me to be the host of my brother's wedding."

"Dad, to be honest, I am a daughter who is married and can no longer be with you. When you are old, I should be filial to you. But my brother is older now, and he should take on his own responsibilities instead of letting me bear all the burdens of the family alone."

"Dad, you should go out and ask around. How many daughters can achieve this after getting married and live a stable life?" Shu Qiaoyin gave Shu Dajiang a well-reasoned explanation.

"After mother got married, did she also ask me to help her family like this?" Shu Qiaoyin asked a soul-searching question.

Shu Dajiang was so angry that he said, "Of course not. If Shu's mother was a womanizer who supported her brother, he would have divorced her long ago."

"Dad, you understand this, so don't expect me, a married daughter, to take care of everything." Shu Qiaoyin paused and began to sow discord, "Dad, to be honest with you, you treat me well and generally treat me equally. I see it and remember it in my heart. If you always listen to mom, then I won't be too filial to you in the future."

"As a filial piety, I will give you as much money as my brother gives me. I think the amount will not be more, but less."

"People have feelings. If you treat me well, I will naturally be more filial to you. If you are one with your mother, don't blame me, your daughter, for not being filial enough." Shu Qiaoyin knew that the two brothers would separate sooner or later, and it would depend on who would support the father and who would support the mother.

The filial piety money from her is not so easy to get. If the two brothers knew that the filial piety money the couple received from her was not shared equally, they would definitely make a fuss.

Shu Dajiang really took her words to heart. He was glad that he treated his eldest daughter well, which was why he received such sincere words from her.

"Dad, you are old and can't move anymore. Do you want mom to keep your pension money?" Shu Qiaoyin disagreed. "You know mom's temper. She is reluctant to spend money and very stingy. In the future, won't you have to depend on her mood even for meat? Alas, I don't know if you are living well these days..."

No, of course not!

I don’t know if it’s because the family has more money, but Shu’s mother has become even more stingy.

During the busy farming season, people are reluctant to cut meat to supplement their diet.

Shu Dajiang missed the days when his eldest daughter was still alive. He would pick up meat to eat every once in a while. Although it was not much, it was always some meat.

At the enthusiastic persuasion of Old Lady Tu, Shu Dajiang finally sat down to have dinner.

"Why aren't Sanshi and the others here?" Shu Dajiang stared at the table full of dishes: chicken soup, cabbage stewed with meat, fried fish and shrimp, and a steamed egg.

He was so scared that he didn't dare to pick up his chopsticks. "Oh, they went to the market. They said they were planning to buy a donkey cart so that it would be more convenient for them to go to town. It's too expensive to always rent a horse-drawn carriage." Old Mrs. Tu explained.

What?! Donkey cart?!

Shu Dajiang almost cried out in surprise, but he held it back.

The envy in his eyes was unstoppable. Few people in the village bought cows, let alone donkeys.

Only Uncle Shuanzi has an ox cart, which he has been using for five or six years.

"Come on, come on, don't be polite, let's eat." Old Mrs. Tu's face was full of pride. She had made some money recently, and the horse-drawn carriage was still too ostentatious. The family discussed for a long time and finally chose a donkey cart.

Shu Dajiang still looked down on his eldest daughter's life at her husband's house. Although it seemed that Old Lady Tu was the one in charge, she would ask Shu Qiaoyin about everything, and it was obvious that the eldest daughter was the one in charge.

While drinking the chicken soup, Shu Dajiang forgot everything else. It was so delicious that he ate several bowls in a row.

Old Mrs. Tu looked at Shu Dajiang eating bowl after bowl of rice with a smile on her face. She felt quite a sense of accomplishment.

Shu Dajiang kept thinking while eating and found that what his eldest daughter said made a lot of sense.

He would feel uncomfortable just thinking about the fact that in the future his pension money would be more than Shu's mother's, and he would not be allowed to eat meat.

You have suffered for most of your life, it's time to enjoy yourself now that you are old.

Shu Dajiang was shaken in his heart. He went back home with a full belly. As soon as he entered the house, he was met with the unlucky and ugly face of Shu's mother. His good mood was immediately ruined.

Knowing that he had eaten at Tu's house, the smell of meat could not be dissipated. Shu's mother moved her dog nose closer and smelled it. She moved closer and vaguely saw the meat residue on Shu Dajiang's teeth.

He suddenly became furious and shouted, "Shu Dajiang, you actually ate alone behind my back!"

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