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Inside the second house.

When Liu Erniu saw his wife enter the house, he quickly put down his pipe and asked anxiously, "Wife, have the things been delivered to my sister-in-law and the others?"

How's the situation over there?

Are their injuries serious?

Madam Xu closed the door, glanced out the window to make sure no one was eavesdropping, then shook her head and said in a low voice, "Husband, I've already sent the food over."

But I don't know how badly my older brother and sister-in-law were injured.

I didn't go inside; I just shoved the things into Tiezhu's hands and came back.

As she spoke, she patted the dust off her clothes, feeling a little guilty.

But she dared not linger. If Wei or Liu Jiaojiao saw her, she and the head of the household would also be scolded.

With her temper, if her mother-in-law knew she was secretly sending food to the eldest son's family, she'd skin her alive.

"Oh, I see..."

Liu Erniu sighed, his brows furrowing into a knot.

"Mother really went too far this time."

"My elder brother and sister-in-law are both injured, how can she not even give them dinner!"

"Your mother was reprimanded by Tao'er's maid today. How can she be happy about that?"

Xu sneered and sat down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

"With her personality, after suffering such a great loss, wouldn't she take her anger out on her elder brother and sister-in-law?"

I heard that your mother beat your eldest brother and sister-in-law terribly today. If it weren't for Tao'er's chance to come home and see it, I don't know how things would have ended!

"Your mother deserved to be punished."

The Xu family went to work in the fields before dawn today and weren't even here. They heard these things from the villagers when they came back from work.

But just listening to it made her feel relieved.

After years of having the final say in this household, the mother-in-law, Wang, was finally being challenged.

"Shh...

Keep your voice down, don't let my mother and the others hear.

Liu Erniu glanced nervously at the door, then helplessly slumped his shoulders.

"However, my mother really went too far in what happened today."

"After all, her eldest brother is her own son. Even if she doesn't like him, she shouldn't be so cruel."

"Your mother favors the third and fourth wives, and your precious little sister. Who in the whole village doesn't know that?"

As Xu spoke, she grew increasingly angry, and her voice involuntarily rose a few decibels.

"But this time, for a broken bowl, they actually went to such lengths. It's really going too far!"

To put it bluntly, it's also the eldest brother's fault for being too weak, which is why he was bullied like this.

You're pretty much the same, a coward too!

Xu glared at her husband, her eyes filled with resentment and grievance.

Liu Erniu quickly put on a smile, rubbed his hands together and leaned closer: "Yes, yes, yes... my wife is right, my brother and I are both too soft-hearted."

But don't worry, I won't let Mom bully you like that.

"If anyone dares to touch you or your daughter, I'll be the first to object!"

"Forget it, you're too cowardly."

Xu rolled her eyes at him, but her tone softened a bit. "Although our branch of the family isn't valued by your parents, we're still much better than your eldest brother and sister-in-law."

My sister-in-law is truly pitiful; she fell ill from worry and cried herself blind...

"Your mother is truly despicable; she tricked such a young girl like Tao'er into selling herself."

"When my sister-in-law learned the truth, she couldn't bear the blow and collapsed completely. I don't know if she's awake now."

"If your mother dares to sell my daughter, I'll fight her to the death!"

At this point, Xu's eyes also reddened.

She has a daughter too, and she can't stand seeing this kind of thing happen.

Although they are poor, they have hands and feet. They may suffer a little, but they will not sell their children.

"The old doctor came to see me today. He should be fine, but she needs to rest and recuperate for a while."

Liu Erniu patted his wife's hand and said, "Oh, Mother, how could you trick your own granddaughter into selling her?"

But now that Tao'er is back, and she seems to be doing well, things will get better for the main branch of the family.

He recalled the scene at dinner and couldn't help but feel a mix of lingering fear and relief.

The maidservant next to Tao'er overturned the entire table with a single gesture.

Fortunately, he ate quickly and even managed to slip two cornbreads into his pocket, which he later secretly gave to his two daughters.

"Hmm, I hope so!"

Xu nodded, a slight smile appearing on her lips.

"Anyway, this house won't be quiet much from now on."

The lives of the third wife and Liu Jiaojiao are probably not going to be so easy.

Just wait and see what happens!

"Thanks to Tao'er's fuss, my sister-in-law and I won't have to do the housework anymore."

At this point, Ms. Xu became inexplicably happy.

After working like a slave in this family for so many years, she can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Yes, it's getting late, you should get some rest!"

We still have to work in the fields tomorrow!

Liu Erniu blew out the oil lamp, groped his way to lie down, hugged his wife, and closed his eyes.

But he secretly thought to himself: This girl, Tao'er, is probably really extraordinary...

Three Houses

"Honey, I haven't eaten enough!"

"I'm so hungry I can't sleep. Go find me something to eat."

Zhao kicked Liu Sanniu beside her, her voice full of impatience.

She tossed and turned in bed for ages, her stomach growling, and she couldn't take it anymore.

"Where am I supposed to find you something to eat?"

I'm not full either!

Liu Sanniu, with his back to his wife, complained in a muffled voice.

"Mom only cooked two eggs for our little Fatty and Jiaojiao, but I didn't get to eat any!"

You want me to go find something to eat? Who am I supposed to find?

"Go to sleep, you won't feel hungry when you're asleep."

He got angry just thinking about the meal he had just eaten.

We finally sat down to eat, but before we could even take a few bites, that girl Tao'er flipped the table.

He's a grown man, he can't exactly crawl on the ground picking up food in front of his whole family, can he?

"Hmph, it's all that brat's fault!"

Zhao became angrier the more she thought about it, and kicked her husband hard again.

"She went crazy and flipped the table, so none of us got to eat our fill."

Your mother offended her, not us!

Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt its debtor. Why doesn't she go after your mother?

And you, you're a coward too! You didn't say a word back then, didn't you even bother to teach that girl a lesson?

"I wouldn't dare."

Liu Sanniu turned over, his tone becoming more serious.

"That girl next to Peach Girl is so powerful; she can take someone down with one hand."

Didn't you see her scolding her mother today?

Let me tell you, I almost got beaten up too.

The moment that girl glared at me, my legs went weak.

"Tch, look at how pathetic you are!"

Although Zhao feigned disdain, she was inwardly somewhat apprehensive.

Although she was hiding behind others, the maid's imposing manner was indeed frightening.

After a moment of silence, Zhao suddenly lowered her voice and said mysteriously, "My dear husband, I remember that when Tao'er was little, she was timid and cowardly, and she would hide from strangers."

Why are you acting so boldly since you came back today?

Look at her, she doesn't even call her grandparents, and she even dares to let the maid hit your mother. She doesn't care about the five cardinal relationships or filial piety at all...

Do you think she's Tao'er?

Could it be... that he's possessed by a ghost?

At this point, Zhao herself shivered and instinctively shrank further into the quilt.