My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

Chapter 139 Breaking off friendship and righteousness

Aunt Zhu Si was standing at the back. When she heard this, she shuddered. Seeing Zhu Meihua looking at her, she hesitated and said, "Well... Actually, when Si Ya was alive, mother treated her very well... Mother can't be blamed for Si Ya's death..."

Aunt Zhu was furious and pointed at her and said, "What do you mean? That's not what you said when Si Ya died."

Fourth Aunt Zhu walked up to Mother Zhu and said, "Mother, when Si Ya passed away, I was so heartbroken. I believed everything my eldest sister-in-law said. I'm so sorry. I...it's true that you love Si Ya, but I believe you didn't mean it. The child was sick, and life and death are determined by fate."

Her eyes were red as she turned to pull Zhu Laosi: "That porridge shop is not part of the Zhu family. What are we fighting over? Isn't it good for us to live a down-to-earth life?"

Zhu Laosi's head was buzzing. He had never had any opinions of his own since he was a child. He just believed whatever his mother or elder brother said.

Even if he felt it was wrong, he obeyed.

But is being obedient really good? He listened to his eldest brother, and as a result, the family broke up, his mother left them, and she almost died in the thatched cottage. Now that his mother is finally living well in the Si family, why is his eldest brother still making trouble?

For money? Are you using the deaths of Daya and Siya to force my mother to give in?

Zhu Laosi's eyes also turned red: "Mom, sister, let's go back and cook first, and you can come to my house for the New Year dinner later."

He fled from the Si family.

Aunt Zhu was furious: "They are doing this just because they see you're doing well. As for Si Ya, it's because you didn't take good care of her. They don't blame you, they just want to get closer to you and get some benefits in the future..."

"What about you?" Zhu Meihua sneered, "According to you, Fourth Brother isn't doing this for family affection, but for profit. What about you? You don't have family affection, but you still want profit, don't you? You pick up your bowl to eat, and then put it down to curse your mother? That's really amazing."

Aunt Zhu was a shameless person, but she sat on the ground. Xiaomei Zhu was still alive, and the death of Zhu Siya could not be blamed on Mrs. Zhu, but her daughter Zhu Daya was killed by Mrs. Zhu.

They cried and pleaded with the sole purpose of getting Mrs. Zhu to give up the porridge shop to them.

"If you want to make a scene, don't do it at the Si family's house. After all, it's not our home."

Mrs. Zhu took Zhu Meihua's hand and said, "Meihua, I always thought about my family before. There was no need to worry about so many things. I almost didn't want to live before, but your sister Yan'er said that maybe your sister and you are still alive and can come back to find me. She was right, you really came back."

"mother……"

Mrs. Zhu said, "You finally came back to find me, but you encountered these things. Please accompany me to the village head's house. I want him to help me get justice! From now on, I will sever all ties with the eldest brother's family!"

Her steps trembled slightly, but her face was resolute. She could endure any grievance, but she couldn't accept the intensified bullying from her own son.

Mrs. Zhu was walking in front, and Aunt Zhu was still making a fuss behind her, scolding Mrs. Zhu for being cruel and shameless, and scolding her for killing so many children and still not being satisfied.

Second Aunt Zhu engaged in a heated argument with her. Now Second Aunt Zhu was the proprietress of a porridge shop, and she was not afraid to scold people.

When they arrived at the headman's house, Mrs. Zhu told him everything about Daya's death.

"She's right. It's impossible for Daya to climb up such a high water tank. It wasn't Daya who climbed up. It was Daniu who used a bench to throw Daya down. By the time I found out, it was too late."

When Aunt Zhu heard this, her eyes were bloodshot and she rushed towards Mrs. Zhu: "You old fool, you killed Daya, and now you say it was Daniu who did it, what a shameless old thing!"

But Second Aunt Zhu held her back tightly, and Zhu Meihua also protected Mrs. Zhu.

Aunt Zhu shouted, "Your Da Niu has been raised lawless since he was a child. Is there anything he can't do? Everyone still remembers how he almost killed Erya last time. How dare you curse at me?"

Mrs. Zhu ignored them and continued to tell the headman, "It's my fault too. I was busy making a fire and didn't see it. Da Niu was just joking and didn't expect Daya to be gone like that. I thought if Daya was gone, it would be bad if something happened to Da Niu again, so... I didn't tell the truth."

Unexpectedly, this lie made her a thorn in Aunt Zhu's side, and she still refused to let her go for three years.

After saying this, Mrs. Zhu felt relieved. "I came here today not only to clarify this matter, but also to ask the village head to help bear witness. I have no connection with the eldest brother's family anymore. He is no longer my son."

The wife of the village head was still trying to persuade them, but for some reason, Aunt Zhu and Aunt Zhu II started to fight. Aunt Zhu III, who was standing next to them, pretended to try to stop the fight, but in fact, she held Aunt Zhu tightly and refused to let go, causing Aunt Zhu II to punch her several times.

Men will not care when women fight, not to mention that this is the Zhu family's own business.

The villagers who were watching were just watching for fun.

In the end, the Zhu family had their New Year's Eve dinner at Zhu Laoer's house. However, Zhu Laoer's family didn't prepare much, so Zhu Laosi and his wife brought their own New Year's Eve dinner to their second brother's house.

Zhu Laosi drank some wine, which was the good wine brought by Zhu Meihua. He got drunk after drinking little and burst into tears while hugging Zhu Pozi.

"Mom, mom, I know I was wrong. Mom! I didn't ignore you. I was just too timid."

As soon as he started crying, Zhu Laoer and Zhu Laosan started crying too, saying that they felt sorry for their mother and that they had not taken good care of her, causing her to suffer so much.

The Zhu family's affairs had little to do with the Si family. The Si family had a very good New Year and bought a lot of New Year's goods.

But when the younger brother heard the Third Sister's calculations, his heart ached. "So, after the New Year, we're going to build a workshop and spend all the money we earned this year?"

"Well, not only will it all be spent, but we're also very tight on money," the younger sister said. "I'm afraid it won't be enough. My eldest sister wants to build such a large workshop. Buying the land is a small part of the cost; two taels of silver is enough, but building a house will cost more. Originally, if it was a wooden house, thirty taels would be enough, but my eldest sister wants a stone and brick house."

Their house is a stone brick house.

When the village was poor, most people built wooden houses. But in recent years, with good harvests, everyone has saved money and gradually replaced their houses with stone and brick ones. Only those who are lazy or have too much financial burden still live in wooden houses.

As for the county town, most of the houses are made of stone and bricks, while the rich live in houses made of blue bricks and tiles.

"How much does it cost to build a stone brick workshop?"

The younger sister said, "I did a rough calculation, at least sixty taels! We don't have enough money on hand."