"Have you memorized your words today? You're still fighting. I think you look like a war and deserve to be beaten. Look at your clothes, they are all covered with dirt. Can't you wear cleaner clothes?" The second son's wife said angrily, "You keep one and give me the others. I'll keep them for you."

Jingwazi cleverly hid far away and said: "No, I won't. Who knows where you will keep it? I want to keep it for myself. I remember the words, I remember them. I have said it many times, I remember them, and you still say it."

Humph, you must want to save it for your brother, but I won't give it to you. I let you secretly give your brother all kinds of candies, money, and boiled eggs.

"Look at her, she's so young, but she talks nonstop when she opens her mouth. She's very talkative. For every one I say, she can reply with ten sentences. She's not obedient at all and is a real worry." The second son's wife pointed at Jingwazi and complained to Xia Ran and Gui Niang.

Xia Ran looked at him speechlessly. Obedient? What does it mean to be obedient? Who should I listen to?

Gui Niang didn't respond, but changed the subject deliberately: "There has been no work at home recently, and Shitou is almost going crazy, like a bandit, and won't come home until dinner time."

The second son's wife seemed to have found a kindred spirit and a consensus: "My son is the same. He can't stay at home at all. He goes out before dawn and comes back only at dinner time. I guess he has needles under his butt. He can't sit still at home for a while."

Jingwazi originally planned to listen to the adults' conversation and stay with her empress for a while, but she ended up seeing her mother talking about her endlessly.

She ran out with a bag full of candies to show off. Out of sight, out of mind. She wanted to store all the candies in her stomach.

"Look, no matter what I say, she goes against me and does the opposite. Fortunately, my son is obedient and well-behaved, otherwise I would be worried to death." The second son's wife said, pointing at Jingwazi who had already run away.

Xia Ran said directly: "What about the children in front of and behind your house? Are they also playing all day and not coming home? What kind of children don't like to play? Think about when you were a child, didn't you also like to go out to play? If a 14-year-old child doesn't go out to play, do you plan to let her cook for you at home, help you fetch water, or let her help you fill the kang?

Why do you always find her to criticize, saying that she is not good at this or that. Children need more coaxing and praise. If you want her to listen to you, you have to encourage her, encourage her hard, and she will move on her own. Also, your second child earns a lot, and your family doesn't lack those two eggs. When you boil eggs, remember to boil an extra one. You eat an egg secretly and hide it. Do you think you are doing this? Is this how your mother treats you sisters and your brothers?"

"No, that's not the case. My mother has never treated us differently. How can you let me praise her? She is so disobedient and noisy. I get upset when I see her. The egg incident happened only a few times. She is too sharp-eyed. She kept catching on to such a small matter and was particularly greedy. You can tell she has no future. My brother is young, so what's wrong with giving in to him? This little kid is so naughty. He doesn't go home after playing and keeps staring at this and that. It's so annoying."

"You're upset when you see her. It's not the child's problem, it's your problem. There's something wrong with your mentality. You're the only one who doesn't like the child. I remember your parents loved Jing very much. Why do you dislike her so much when it comes to you?"

"Can you blame me for this? How can I not like her? Look, her clothes get dirty after a while. Look at my son, he is quiet and gentle, not noisy, and he likes to be clean. Of course I like my son, of course."

"She wears clothes that get dirty after a while, and you don't wash them every day. She wears them anyway, and it doesn't add to your burden. Why do you dislike it? Some children are naturally active, and some are naturally quiet. It's their nature.

Your son, you hold him in your arms all day long and never touch the ground. You coax him to eat and feed him. How dirty can he be if you want him to be? You are biased. There are only two children in your family, and you treat them differently. Be careful that your children will not come to see you or care about you after they get married. Don't blame them for being unfilial then."

"She dares!" Upon hearing this, the second son's wife became furious.

"Why should she be afraid? Remember, you reap what you sow. You can continue to treat her differently, but when she ignores you in the future, just don't complain. Look at these old men and women in the village who are unable to move. Those who have daughters have their clothes washed by someone, so at least they are clean. Look at those who don't have daughters or don't treat their daughters as human beings. They are all dirty. I hope you won't regret it when you are old."

The second son's wife said indifferently: "I have my son and nephew."

Xia Ran was almost so angry that she laughed. She said speechlessly: "Don't those dirty old men and women in the village have sons? Sons and daughters-in-law can only ensure that the old men and women don't starve to death, but they don't care about other aspects. Also, ask around, which nephew from the natal family will take care of his aunt in her old age? Are you sure you are sane?"

According to the original body's memory, the second son's son was quite promising. He was admitted to university and left the mountain. However, he ended up marrying a city girl and almost became a live-in son-in-law of the other family.

Raising a son to prepare for old age? To prepare for the old age of fart.

Money is the only thing that can protect you from old age. If you have money, you will have filial sons and grandsons. If you don’t have money, even your own children will despise you.

One is my own mother who can't provide me with any financial support, and the other is my father-in-law and mother-in-law who can provide me with financial support. What's so difficult about choosing? Is there any need to choose?

People say that women are realistic, but the truth is that men are more powerful and realistic. Even if the man is a son, he cannot escape this law.

Also, relying on the nephew from her mother's side for old age? This is the funniest joke Xia Ran has heard this year. The second son's wife is really poisoned. This amazing train of thought is really speechless.

However, Xia Ran also understood that there were probably many women who thought like the second son's wife in this place. What was more terrible and more difficult to change than poverty was the deeply rooted concept here.

Xia Ran looked at the second son's wife's stubborn look and was too lazy to say anything more. Whatever happens, prejudice is like a mountain, it is difficult to move it easily.

As a mother, the second son's wife only saw Jing's mischief, disobedience, and uncleanliness. But Xia Ran saw her sincerity, purity, and vitality.

He changed the subject and asked about the recent events in the village. The second son's wife then told him about the performance of the various people in the village after Xia Ran left.

"Haha, it's quite lively, and they're quite good at arranging and telling stories." If Xia Ran hadn't been the person involved, she would have believed these rumors.

Gui Niang added some more, and finally said: "Some people in the village are just like this, they just have bad mouths. Don't take it to heart, it's not worth it to argue with them."

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