stingy landlady

Chapter 66 Fake Bandits

When the old lady and Zhao came over in a rage, Guizhi and the others were playing wildly inside the house.

Zhao opened the door and pulled it a few times, but it wouldn't budge. The two women looked at each other.

"Mother! The door is locked!"

"Why are you knocking on the door in broad daylight? Dazhu! Li Shi! Open the door!"

The old woman shouted loudly.

Zhao then shouted loudly:

"Big brother! Sister-in-law! Open the door! Mother's here! Open the door quickly!"

The laughter and chatter inside abruptly stopped.

Li and Dazhu looked at each other in bewilderment!

Dazhu sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), while Li stood on the floor. Dazhu gestured for Li to open the door.

Guizhi jumped down from the ground, putting on her shoes as she said, "Mother! I'll go open the door!"

Then whispered:

"Judging from that voice, Grandma sounds very angry! If she slaps Mom, there'll be no one to reason with her!"

Dazhu laughed:

"How could your grandma be so unreasonable! Hitting people like that! Go open the door if you want! And you're even talking about your grandma! Go open the door now!"

Li sat back down on the edge of the kang (heated brick bed) and waited.

Guizhi opened the door, and the old lady, seeing that it was Guizhi who opened it, asked:

"Where are your parents? Where did they go? Why aren't they opening the door?!"

Guizhi had no idea what the old lady was up to.

I had no choice but to answer:

"Grandma! Mom and Dad are in the inner room! Is something wrong?"

The old woman's anger flared, and she said as she walked:

"Something's up! What could it be that you can make the decision for yourself?"

The old lady went into the inner room, and Zhao followed closely behind.

Dazhu greeted the old lady with a smile:

"Mother is here!"

Li stood up and greeted the old lady and Zhao:

"Mother! Second sister-in-law! Come sit on the kang!"

The old lady, though outwardly fierce, inwardly weak, said to Li:

"What are you doing sitting down? In broad daylight! You're all inside, and you're still knocking on the door! What are you doing that's not your business?"

Guizhi crawled up from behind and pushed her mother backward, urging her to go to Dazhu's side. As she pushed, she said:

"Grandma! I didn't do anything bad! I just closed the door casually! I was planning to play with my older sisters, but I didn't expect you to come over!"

The old lady looked at Dazhu again:

"Are you just going to spoil her like this? She talks back to me every time I say something! Li Shi! Are you mute? You always have to let the child stand up for you!"

Li didn't know what she had done wrong, she just looked up and called out, "Mother!"

As soon as Zhao entered the room, she began to look him over!

Li's hair was styled in a bun with a wooden hairpin, and she wore a brand-new grass-green spring dress, which made her look especially beautiful with her plump figure.

Her skin was fair and her complexion rosy. Upon closer inspection, she even looked younger!

Then I looked at myself, wearing patched, drab gray clothes!

His hands were dry and wiry, like chicken claws. Not to mention his dark and thin appearance!

Look at Dazhu, also dressed in a brand-new navy blue robe. With a gentle, refined smile, he put on his shoes and stepped out. He stood up with an air of grandeur! He looked even younger than Dazhu!

Then think of Erzhu, who eats and sleeps all day, getting as fat as a pig, and I have to help him to the toilet every day, and he even needs someone to smell his poop! It's disgusting just thinking about it!

Look at Guizhi and Siya, they are both wearing new clothes, like two delicate flowers!

Then think of Taozhi, who used to be raised like a pampered young lady. Now, the old lady makes her spend her days digging for wild vegetables, gathering pig feed, washing clothes, feeding the chickens and pigs! She's constantly running around like a headless chicken! Where would she find the time to embroider!

Zhao forgot that before the family divided their property, these chores were all done by the girls in Dazhu's family!

Zhao was sizing them up, while Guizhi was on guard! Dazhu smiled and said to the old lady:

"Mom! Sit down! Let's sit down and talk about it!"

The old lady glanced at the candy on the table.

He asked loudly:

"No need to sit, just stand and talk! Who came in this carriage today? What's it for? Why didn't you take it to the old house? Do you think I'm dead?"

Dazhu explained:

"Mom! It's the foreman at the construction site! He was just passing by and stopped by to check it out! He sat for a while and then left!"

Dazhu then asked in confusion:

"Mom! Do you know him? If you do, you should call him! If you don't know him, and my dad isn't home, why would I bring him to your place?"

The old lady was speechless, feeling embarrassed. She was hesitant to shamelessly ask her son and daughter-in-law for something.

Zhao spoke up:

"Brother! Sister-in-law! This is where you've gone wrong! Mother is an elder! How can anyone visit without paying respects to their elders!"

Zhao looked around again but didn't see what the man had brought.

Then she added, "Brother and sister-in-law! When they came to visit, I saw that they brought a lot of gifts! Of course, we should give them to the elders first! How can a son and daughter-in-law keep them to themselves!"

The old lady nodded, "That makes sense!"

Dazhu stopped laughing and said to the old lady:

"Mom! It's just sending some little trinkets to the children! It's no big deal!"

Zhao was furious and started yelling:

“Brother, you can’t fool Mom with that! I saw the two of them carrying loads full of things! They couldn’t possibly be just a few small trinkets! Besides, what kind of gift isn’t given to elders, but to children!”

Dazhu felt that his patience had run out.

He sat down angrily and said to the old lady and Zhao Shi:

"What! We've already split up! Are you trying to steal it?"

Guizhi silently gave Dazhu a thumbs up!

The old lady also shouted:

"What? Just because we've separated from the family doesn't mean I'm no longer your mother? Just because we've separated from the family doesn't mean my word counts anymore?"

Dazhu asked impatiently:

"Mother! What exactly do you want?"

The old lady wanted to say:

"Open the cabinet so I can see what's inside!"

But I don't actually have that much face!

Zhao ignored everything and shouted:

"Open the cupboard! Let your mother see! I'm not lying! If you're afraid to open the cupboard, it proves you're deceiving your mother!"

The old lady thought to herself that Zhao Shi must be able to read her mind, knowing exactly what she was thinking!

Dazhu, unable to contain his anger any longer, said:

"Opening the cupboard is out of the question! Since we've separated, we each live our own lives! What business is it of yours what's in my cupboard! Even if it's a pile of stinky dog ​​poop, what's it to you!"

"Brother! How dare you disrespect Mother!" Zhao shouted, using the old lady as a pretext!

Da Zhu laughed:

"How have I disrespected Mother! What gives you the right to speak on Mother's behalf!"

Mom! Where's Dad? I'll go ask him and see what he thinks!

"If this doesn't work, I'll go find the village chief and have him take a look! We've been separated for so long, and they still want to open my cabinet! What is this if not robbery?"

The old lady flinched slightly and said:

"I never said I was going to open your cabinet! It was the second son's wife who said that! Not me! Dazhu! Don't deny it! I just came to see what you and Li were doing!"

When Zhao heard that the old lady wasn't going to step forward, she wondered if the old man would forgive her when he returned. Wouldn't she be forced to go back to her parents' home?

Zhao said:

"Mother! I thought you wanted to see what was in the cupboard! If Mother wants to see, why can't we, as the younger generation, let her see!"

The old lady pushed Zhao away:

"Do whatever you want! Stop using me as an excuse all the time!"