Splendid Twins

When Si Lao Er saw his father speak, he slowly stood up and whispered to Si Pozi:

"Then mother, you have a good rest. Your son will leave first."

Mrs. Si nodded weakly and slowly closed her eyes.

Si Yao's eyes turned cold and she walked out first. Si Qing and his brother followed Si Lao Er out. Seeing this, Wang walked into the yard with a smile on her face and took the initiative to approach Liu Niang:

"Second sister-in-law, Mom needs chicken soup. You know I've been supporting Yao Ge'er for these years and I'm so tight on money. Now... don't blame me for being stingy. How about you give me some money so I can buy Mom a chicken?"

Liu Niang paused while cleaning the pottery jar, then raised her head and looked at Wang, her face blank:

"Sister-in-law, I don't have any money. I work in the fields every day. Even if I had some, it would be taken away by my mother..."

Seeing that Liu Niang was not fooled, Wang Shi's eyes flashed with disgust, but she sighed in a fake manner:

"Ah, mother is the same... If it were me, I'd say you should save some money secretly. Your two sons are about to get married, and there's also the girl Yao. How can you be fair to the children if you don't have money?"

Liu Niang was startled when she heard this, and then bitterness appeared in her eyes:

"I have no ability. All the money I saved over the years was taken away by Wanwan. Now I have nothing left. My two sons can only rely on themselves. The girl is still young. I can still do some work for now. We'll see..."

When Wang heard that Liu Niang's money was taken away by Si Wan, she felt resentful. She accidentally saw Si Yao sitting under the eaves holding a sickle and staring at her with a smile. Her face was instantly shocked. She suppressed the panic in her eyes and asked:

"Yao girl, what are you doing?"

Si Yao smiled playfully and said calmly, "Nothing, I just want to see how auntie is going to get a chicken for you?"

Wang was embarrassed when she heard this. She didn't expect this little girl to be so cunning. She immediately gave up and said:

"Your grandma wants to eat chicken, so as her granddaughter, shouldn't you show your filial piety? Our family is in this situation, we have no food to eat after the last one, but it's different for you. Everyone knows that you will come back from the capital, and you won't have money to buy a chicken."

Before Si Yao could speak, Si Qing couldn't stand it anymore and came out of the room and said:

"Aunt, what you said is too much of a stretch. It is the responsibility of all of us younger generations to be filial to grandma. How can a little girl like Yaoyao have money? Even if she does, it's just her own pocket money."

Si Yang followed closely behind: "If grandma wants to eat a chicken, just take the food at home and exchange it for one. Why spend your sister's money!"

Si Yao felt warmed by the two brothers' protection of her. They were simple-minded and kind-hearted. It was OK if they met a gentleman, but they were no match for a cunning and sneaky one!

Besides, there are so many cattle and horses in this world, how many upright gentlemen can there be?

He took out ten coins and handed them to Si Yang, saying seriously:

"Now that my aunt has said this, I can't pretend I didn't hear it. Brother, go to Aunt Huang's house and buy a chicken. Tell her that grandma wants to eat chicken and I, your granddaughter, bought it to honor her."

As she said this, she avoided Wang and gave Si Yang a subtle look. Si Yang instantly understood what his sister meant. Wasn't she telling Aunt Huang that grandma was in a bad mood because of eating chicken? The corners of his mouth curled up:

"Okay, I'll go buy a chicken for Nai now."

After a while, Si Yang came back with a chicken and handed it to Wang:

"Aunt, this is the chicken Yaoyao bought for her. You can't eat it secretly."

"What nonsense are you talking about, little bastard? Am I that kind of person?"

Si Yao thought: Don’t tell me, you are it!

I sneezed twice out of the blue. It is said that one hit, two scolds and three catches a cold!

Si Yao rubbed her nose. Who was scolding her behind her back?

Night slowly falls, the earth is shrouded in tranquility and peace, the sky begins to dim, and stars begin to dot the night sky, like bright pearls, flashing soft light.

Zhou Wan was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall to reflect on her mistakes, because today was the birthday of the old lady in the mansion, and all the dignitaries in the capital came to celebrate. Several noble ladies couldn't stand Zhou Wan's earthy smell, so they deliberately forced her to give a birthday speech in public. Zhou Wan panicked and said to them, "What does it have to do with you? It's like a dog trying to catch a rat!"

The other party was a pampered noble lady, how could she bear this insult? She threw her sleeves and fought back on the spot: "You are indeed from the countryside. If Zhou Yao was here, she would never be so rude!"

Zhou Wan couldn't stand to hear the name Zhou Yao at the moment. These days, the Duke's wife had arranged for her to be taught etiquette and rules by a very strict nanny. If she didn't do well, she would be spanked. What's more hateful is that those lowly maids often compared her with Zhou Yao in private. Even the old lady would sometimes call her Yaoyao with a kind face, but would frown when she turned around and saw it was her!

Zhou Wan had not yet adapted to the way of dealing with people in the aristocratic circle. She did not show her emotions on her face, and had to be polite even if she was angry. As a result, she took advantage of the other person's unpreparedness and slapped him in the face!

This slap destroyed the reputation and face that the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion had worked hard to build over the years!

The legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion slapped someone in public, not to mention that the other person was the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites. The banquet ended hastily, and the old lady was so angry that she smashed the teacup and didn't even have dinner. The Duke of Zhenguo was entertaining male guests in the front yard, and by the time he found out, it was too late!

The emperor's sons were waiting to catch him in order to seize power, but no matter how careful they were, they still couldn't prevent him. The Duke of Zhenguo got angry with his own wife for the first time!

Zhou Wan was ordered by the Duke of Zhenguo to kneel in the ancestral hall to reflect. She was so hungry that her chest was sticking to her back and her knees were in excruciating pain. Her pretty face was filled with gloom. All this was caused by Si Yao!

Damn bitch! Dirty stinking whore!

If it weren't for her identity and status, why would she have to endure all these humiliations today!

Those who wanted to make fun of her were waiting for her, especially Si Yao. She would kill her sooner or later!

Then she thought about how she had to get up early and go to bed late and still get beaten and punished these days, and tears rolled down her eyes. She used to envy the lives of wealthy people, but when it was her turn, she realized how many grievances there were. It was like an invisible mountain pressing down on her, making it hard for her to breathe!

The stars and the moon began to twinkle in the night sky, bringing a faint light to the earth. Everything began to become blurred, everything was quiet and mysterious.

Mrs. Si drank two full bowls of chicken soup tonight. The stewed chicken soup exuded an enticing aroma, and its color was golden and the soup was rich. But what she didn't know was that she had become completely famous!

Aunt Huang came to chat with Aunt Six with her bowl in hand, saying that Mrs. Si was so greedy that she beat up Mrs. Liu just to drink some chicken soup, and she spent Yao girl’s own money!

As the two aunts were chatting, other aunts joined them. The women in the village loved to gather together after dinner to gossip, and they didn’t know how the word got spread to the point that: Mrs. Si is a chicken!

The next day, when Old Man Si went out, he saw a few snotty-nosed kids calling him Old Man Chicken. He didn't understand why they called him that, so he stopped one of the kids and asked:

"Why do you call me old chicken?"

The child sniffed his nose and tilted his head and said, "Isn't your wife a chicken? Then you are the old chicken man!"

Old Man Si was so angry that his face turned blue, and he secretly cursed Wang for being more of a hindrance than a help!