Splendid Twins

Sijia Village at this moment.

Several women were crowded around a broken courtyard wall to watch the fun. The harvest was almost done now, so of course they wanted to join in the fun.

"You damn jinx, your daughter is a thief, and you are her. Give me back my money!"

"Mom, I don't know what money is..."

"Bullshit, that little bitch kept coming to my house every other day, and I thought she was filial, but I didn't expect that she took my private property. You are her mother, so you have to give it back to me!"

"Mom, Wanwan can't possibly take your money..."

"Shut up, you are a jinx. My son must have been blind to marry you!"

The people on the courtyard wall were watching the excitement. One woman stretched her neck and said deliberately:

"Mrs. Si, I heard that your Wanwan went to the capital to look for her parents. If you scold her like this, wouldn't you be at a disadvantage if she becomes successful?"

"Bullshit! My family has raised her for fifteen years. If she dares not acknowledge me as her grandmother, she is unfilial!"

The woman on the wall sneered when she heard this, took out a handful of pumpkin seeds and started eating them while watching.

Mrs. Si knew that her second daughter-in-law was always weak, and thought that even if she had no money, she would have to ask for some food. She clapped her hands and knelt on the ground, crying:

"It's my fault. This damn bitch stole my pension money. I'm shameless. As a mother, I'm unfilial to my mother-in-law. I'm damned. God, please kill this bitch with a bolt of lightning!"

When Liu Niang heard this, her face turned pale. Looking at the people watching the fun on the wall, she knew that her mother-in-law would not give up today. She struggled for a while, turned around and went into the thatched hut behind her. After a while, she came out with a cloth bag.

When Mrs. Si saw this, her eyes lit up, she knew it was a bag of flour!

"Mom, please get up first. I really didn't know Wanwan took your money. You can take this coarse noodles back and eat them. When Wanwan comes back, I will ask her to apologize to you."

Mrs. Si stood up, took the cloth bag and weighed it, and she knew that this bitch would not give her anything unless she was forced!

He stared at Liu Niang with a gloomy face and said:

"This is your initiative to honor me and your father. You have to pay one or two taels of silver to the old courtyard this month. Yao Ge'er's writing money is still waiting. Your daughter stole my money, so you have to pay it back. When Yao Ge becomes successful in the future, you, his aunt, will also benefit from it."

"Mother, you asked for one tael of silver! I really don't have any..."

"Snapped!"

Mrs. Si slapped Liu Niang in the face, spitting everywhere:

"You selfish bastard, are you going to kill yourself for just a few ounces of silver? Yao'er is our Si family's prodigy. If anyone dares to delay his business, I'll tear her skin apart! No money? Go earn it if you don't have money. You have two sons in your house. I don't believe you can't make money!"

Liu Niang covered her red cheeks and shed tears silently. Mrs. Si glared at her fiercely and turned to the woman watching the excitement at the door and said:

"What are you looking at? If anyone has extra money, please lend it to me. You know that my brother Yao is already a scholar at a young age. When he becomes successful in the future, he will not forget you aunts."

They had heard this countless times. At first, the people in Sijia Village thought that they would be taken care of in the future, so whoever had an egg or a bunch of green vegetables would bring it to Mrs. Si. But who knew that Mrs. Si would stop smiling and her expression would change. She said that they were trying to curry favor with her and should give her food. The key point was that they even cursed after eating it. When they heard this again, they felt that they were being taken advantage of!

Besides, country people don’t have any extra money. Every family is living frugally and saving on food and drink.

The women made excuses to each other and left. Mrs. Si glared at them and cursed:

"You are all villains. You are waiting for my brother Yao to pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar. You will be in a hurry to lend money to me, an old woman, if you can't pay it back!"

Mrs. Si was walking back with half a bag of flour. On the way, she met a woman. It was her eldest daughter-in-law. She was wearing a dark green coat without any patches. Mrs. Si's eyes flashed with envy, and she immediately said:

"Why are you here? Let's go back and cook."

"Mom, I'm taking advantage of my leave to get some clothes for Yao Ge'er. I also have to hurry back to cook for him."

Wang knew very well that her mother-in-law's worries were all about her son, which was why she was unwilling to serve two old people!

As expected, Mrs. Si changed her words immediately after hearing this:

"Then hurry up and go, or my dear grandson will go hungry. You take this bag of coarse flour, and keep the fine flour for my brother Yao."

Wang was very proud and took it with a flattering look on her face:

"Mother still loves me. I am so lucky. When Yaoer becomes successful in the future, I will serve you well."

"Okay, hurry back. If you delay my grandson, I'll beat you up."

As Mrs. Si watched Wang leave, she felt more and more that something was wrong. Seeing that she had nothing left, she could not vent her anger and returned to the old courtyard with a cold face.

After Mrs. Si left, Liu Niang silently picked up a broom made of wild grass and swept the yard. She straightened up and looked at the thatched hut and the half-broken wooden door that was about to fall off, and tears quietly rolled down her cheeks.

After a while, Si Lao Er and his two sons came back. Seeing the broken courtyard wall crumbling, they knew what had happened.

"Mom, grandma is here again?"

"Mom, did she hit you again?"

Liu Niang looked at her two skinny sons in front of her and her honest and dull husband in the distance. The four of them were huddled in the yard, looking at each other in silence.

"My sister is a nuisance!"

The youngest son Si Yang suddenly said that he hated his sister. She stole grandma's money and left without thinking about what would happen to their family.

After discovering that the money had been stolen, Mrs. Si grabbed Liu Niang and beat her up, then drove the family of four out of the old courtyard in the middle of the night!

If the village chief hadn’t lent them this shabby thatched house, the family wouldn’t even have a place to stay!

Although they were kicked out, they still had to work. Mrs. Si came crying every few days, and all the things they brought from the old house were taken back. The coarse noodles were given by the village chief's wife.

They went to work in the fields early this morning and are now starving, but they don't have a single bite to eat!

Mrs. Si has three sons. The eldest is the manager of a rice shop in the town. She has a son named Si Yao, who passed the imperial examination two years ago and is the only educated person in the Si family. The family of three lives in the town.

The third son learned carpentry skills and had two daughters. His wife was the only daughter of a carpenter in the town, and the whole family lived in the carpenter's house.

The only one who was the second son, Si Yao's biological father, had no skills and could only work in the fields. He was the only one who worked on the Si family's land.

Si Yao's mother, Liu Niang, fled to Sijia Village. Si Po gave her half a bowl of wild vegetable porridge and took her back. She married Si Laoer and had a child.

He has two sons and a daughter. The eldest son, Si Qing, is seventeen years old this year. He has not studied and has not married. The youngest son, Si Yang, is sixteen. Of course, his brother has nothing, and so does he!

Although Zhou Wan had also suffered, she was much happier than her two brothers. She had known how to read people's faces since she was young, and Mrs. Si would occasionally smile at her after being coaxed by her. At least she could have a full meal even if she didn't have to work in the fields!

"Stop talking. A gentleman doesn't talk about others behind their backs."

Si Qing said calmly, he really didn't have the energy to waste his energy, so he walked to the bucket next to him and prepared to scoop up a bowl of cold water to fill his stomach.

A pleasant voice sounded at the door:

"Excuse me, is this Si Wan's house?"

Si Qing turned his head and was stunned. The woman in front of him was fair-skinned and beautiful, as beautiful as the goddess described in the books. He seemed to be dreaming!

Seeing the young man in front of him looking dumbfounded, Si Yao asked again:

"Is this Si Wan's house?"

"Yes, this is Si Wan's house. Who are you?"

Si Yang glanced at his elder brother and thought that his brother was a mess. How could he be in a daze when looking at a beautiful woman?

Si Yao nodded upon hearing this:

"That's right, Si Wan has found her biological parents, and I am the Si Yao who was taken away by mistake!"

After these words were spoken, the four people in the courtyard were so shocked that they all walked to the door, with different expressions on their faces, and they all looked at Si Yao carefully.

The sun had not yet set, and the sky was red as if it had been baked. Later, when Si Qing was at the top of his official career, he recalled this day and said:

It was an ordinary afternoon. Although the sun was shining on his body, it lacked vitality, and was empty and dead. Fortunately, he met the noble person in his life!