HLnovel Chapter 53 This matter... isn't your business, is it?
Chapter 53 This matter... isn't your business, is it?
When the second and third sons heard that their wives were to be made to work in the fields, none of them dared to utter a word.
Their wives usually do embroidery and weaving, and they rarely cook, let alone work in the fields.
They're all so delicate!
Moreover, with his wife working in the fields, where would they get any income?
Seeing that her husband not only didn't care about her but also wanted her to lead the way in working in the fields, Sun felt even more aggrieved and cried even harder while wiping away her tears.
"You heartless wretch! You, a grown man, go to school and expect me, a woman, to lead my daughter-in-law to harvest crops in the fields? Don't you feel ashamed to say that? It's always been the eldest son and his wife who do this. Why don't you go and ask them for help?"
Upon hearing this, the second and third brothers' eyes lit up.
Yup!
If no one is available to work in the fields, you can ask your older brother and sister-in-law!
In the entire Guihua Village, they were the most capable couple.
A glint of shrewdness flashed in Shen Haichuan's eyes, and he immediately said, "Dad, we brothers have to go to school every day. The provincial examination is just a few months away. If we don't hurry, how will we take the exam? Why don't we ask our eldest brother and sister-in-law to help us out?"
Shen Xiaochuan, who was used to being lazy and loved to eat, immediately agreed and echoed his sentiments.
“Yes, Dad, in previous years it was my eldest brother and sister-in-law who harvested the crops, and we would go to help after school. Although we have separated the family, we are still the same old Shen family. If we have work to do, he and sister-in-law should also help out.”
The second son added, "Yes, the eldest brother is also your son. He should be filial to you. Dividing the family doesn't mean severing ties."
Sun and her sons united against outsiders!
Mr. Shen remained silent with a cold expression.
The family has sixteen mu of fertile land left. Several sons are going to school, several grandsons are still young, both daughters-in-law have jobs to do and cannot be left unattended, and the old wife is unable to do any work.
How should this work be divided?
The second and youngest sons are right. The two Shen families can't be separated. Even if they've split up, they're still his sons!
He is his son, so he should be filial to him. The eldest son should also act like an eldest son and set a good example for his brothers and nephews.
After thinking it through, Mr. Shen nodded emphatically, "Alright, let your eldest brother and sister-in-law help with it, and we'll go help them after we leave school."
The sons were immediately delighted and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as they don't have to work, anything is fine!
It's just going to the fields to make a show of it; it's not like it's the first time.
Sun was furious after her husband suddenly yelled at her. But when her husband relented and let their eldest son and his wife help them with the work in the fields, she felt relieved.
She suppressed her smug look and continued crying while wiping away her tears.
Mr. Shen's stomach was growling with hunger. He glanced at his wife and said impatiently, "That's enough. You're so old. What kind of behavior is it to cry and whine in front of the children? Hurry up and go make dinner."
Sun pouted, wanting to say something more, but seeing her husband's dark face, she didn't dare to say anything more.
Normally, her husband indulges her in everything and rarely gets angry, but when he does get angry, it's terrifying!
She wiped away her snot and tears, turned around, and went out of the house to the small kitchen.
The sons all dispersed and went back to their own rooms.
Two days later, after estimating that the eldest son's dry fields should have been harvested, Mr. Shen led his wife to visit him.
As it turned out, the eldest son's door was locked and no one was home.
The couple exchanged a glance.
Is this what is going on?
Sun said, "Dad, could it be that Qingchuan and the others haven't finished collecting yet? That shouldn't be the case. In previous years, the two of them would have finished in two days. What's going on this year?"
Surely you're not deliberately working slowly to stall for time and keep an eye on her?
His grandmother's legs, that ungrateful wretched man, was afraid that if he worked too fast, he would have to help them with the work!
Bah! Neither of them are good-for-nothings!
Mr. Shen paused for a moment and said, "Who knows? They're not home. Let's go check the dry fields and see how much they have left to finish so we can ask them to come and help."
After discussing it, the couple immediately went to the dry field.
Along the way, he met many villagers from the west end of the village. Because of his status as a school teacher, they all greeted him.
Sun, swaggering and full of himself, walked across most of the village to the fields to ask his eldest son's family for help with the work, acting as if it were his due, completely oblivious to how thick-skinned he was.
Mr. Shen, however, felt somewhat embarrassed.
When the elderly couple came to see their eldest son and his wife at this time, it was obvious to everyone that they had come all this way.
If we don't ask our eldest son and his wife, who will harvest our sixteen acres of crops?
The family is full of people who can't lift a finger or do any heavy lifting. There are hardly any capable people in the family. He is still counting on his sons to prepare well for the county examination, hoping that one of them will pass and become an official, so that the Shen family can bring glory to their family and change their status.
No way!
We have no choice but to bite the bullet and go!
When the couple arrived at the dry field, they looked up and were both dumbfounded.
These past few days, the villagers of Guihua Village have been busy going to the fields to harvest rice and bring the crops home. They have been working for three days, but there is still more than half of the dry fields in the eldest brother's house that have not been harvested.
So what have they been doing these past few days?
Without his elders to supervise him, he relapsed into his lazy, irresponsible nature.
Mrs. Sun stared in astonishment, her eyes wide with disbelief.
In previous years, four acres of dry land could be harvested in two days, but this year, even though everyone else has been harvesting for three days, they still have more than half left to harvest!
What have the eldest brother and his wife been doing these past few days?
Are you just sleeping in at home?
It seems she guessed right. Those two bastards were definitely doing it on purpose, deliberately working slowly so they could shirk their responsibilities!
Those two damned jinxes are ungrateful wretches, neither of them is filial, they deserve to be utterly worthless for the rest of their lives!
Mr. Shen was also very angry, and he dragged his wife to the middle of the field.
He stared at his eldest son with a dark face and said in a deep voice, "Qingchuan, how have I always taught you to work? This is how you do your job. How many days have you done for two days' worth of work?"
Hearing their father's voice, Shen Qingchuan and Liu Feng'er, who were slowly cutting rice, turned around in confusion and straightened up.
The two men, carrying sickles, saw their father and stepmother come to the field and immediately understood without even guessing.
After all, their eldest daughter had reminded the couple a few days ago.
Moreover, given her stepmother's personality, she really is capable of doing such a thing, but it's a bit surprising that her father also came along!
Shen Qingchuan replied expressionlessly, "I've been working for two or three days, what's wrong, Dad?"
"What's wrong?"
"You still remember I'm your father?"
"You two have been working for two or three days, and you haven't even finished harvesting this little bit of crops. Why don't you hurry up and go help your father in the good fields? Are you trying to drive me crazy?"
My daughter is right. No one in the family is honest and hardworking. They all depend on the two of them. Even after the family splits up, they still depend on them. How can you be so biased?
His heart sank, and his eyes dimmed.
“Father, we’ve already separated the family property. These four acres of dry land are our own. Whether Fengniang and I work on it quickly or slowly is our own business. This shouldn’t be… your concern, right?”