flstandardbreds Chapter 207 Zhang 4gui's Background 3
Chapter 207 Zhang 4gui's Background 3
After two screams, the young woman's voice was heard shouting, "Mom, wake up."
The Zhang family's yard was in chaos, and Old Man Zhang was squatting in a corner, crying silently.
Old Mrs. Zhang sat on the ground and cried bitterly.
In the big house, Dagui's aunt was pinching her mother-in-law's Ren Zhong point.
The Dagui, the Second Gui, and the Third Gui hid in the house and dared not come out.
Grandma Dagui, who was woken up by her daughter-in-law's pinch, slowly woke up. Looking at her weak daughter lying on the bed, she clapped her hands and cried, "My poor daughter! What a sin she has committed!..."
The following words were stopped by Zhang Dagui's aunt, "Mom, no."
The old lady also understood her daughter-in-law's intention and stopped crying.
"Mother, listen to me first. Erdan's wife just gave birth to a boy. The Zhang family learned of Erdan's death this morning. If you continue to make a fuss and annoy Aunt Zhang, what will happen if she divorces my younger sister? Mother, you should know that if the Zhang family blames you for giving birth to a monster and says that my younger sister is unlucky, it will be hard to explain. Besides, the Zhang family now has Erdan's fifty taels of pension. If I divorce my younger sister, with that money, even if it's to find a young lady for Dagui's father, there will be someone willing to do it."
"What did you say? Erdan died? And you gave him fifty taels of compensation?"
"Yes, mother, I heard about the news reported by the bailiff this morning."
"Daughter-in-law, it's a good thing that you delivered your little sister. If you hadn't said anything, the Zhang family wouldn't have told anyone about their scandal. Now that Erdan's wife has given birth to a boy, the fifty taels must be given to Erdan's wife, right? You are smart, so you must think of a way for your little sister. How can you let the Zhang family give all the money to your little sister without being criticized?"
"Mom, what should you do..." Aunt Dagui whispered in her mother-in-law's ear.
After hearing this, Zhang Dagui's grandmother slapped her thigh and said, "Okay, let's do it. Daya, you stay in the room with your sister, and the eldest daughter-in-law, you come with mother."
"My dear relatives, please accept my condolences! The dead cannot be brought back to life, so you must take care of yourself! Don't be too sad and ruin your body. Even though Erdan is gone, we still have Goudan and several grandchildren, right?" Zhang Dagui's grandmother took Mrs. Zhang's hand and comforted her.
Sad old lady Zhang said, "Old sister, what sin have I committed? The second son died, and the eldest son's wife gave birth to another child... Hey, you saw it too, oh my God, what sin have I committed..."
A loud cry of a baby interrupted Mrs. Zhang's words. At this time, Mrs. Zhang seemed to remember that she still had a healthy grandson to take care of. She stood up and said to Mr. Zhang: "Old man, go to the town to ask a doctor to come back to see the second daughter-in-law. I will go to see the child. After all, this child is the only blood left by Erdan in the world. Nothing can go wrong."
"My dear relatives, Erdan's wife must be too sad and fainted because she just gave birth. There is no need to invite a doctor from the town. My eldest daughter-in-law is very good at midwifery and postpartum symptoms for my wife. Just let her go and take a look."
"Then I'll trouble my niece-in-law to go visit my second daughter-in-law. Thank you."
"Aunt, you are being too polite. We are all family, so there is no need to be polite. I will go and take a look at my sister-in-law."
Old Mrs. Zhang brought Dagui's aunt and Dagui's grandmother into the second room. Old Mrs. Zhang picked up the crying child and patted him gently.
Dagui's aunt took the child and looked at him and said, "Aunt, this kid is very strong and there is nothing wrong with his body. He just makes a fuss because he is hungry."
Mrs. Zhang looked at her unconscious daughter-in-law anxiously, "What can we do? Niece-in-law, please go and see when Ergui's wife will wake up. I don't know if Ergui's wife will have enough milk to feed the child when she is too sad."
"Auntie, don't worry. Just now, my mother and I went to see my younger sister. Our clothes were soaked with milk. You also know that little sister's child... Hey! Auntie, why don't you let my younger sister feed the child first? This child is also pitiful!"
Dagui's aunt looked at the unconscious Ergui's wife again, "Aunt, my second sister-in-law is too sad and exhausted because of giving birth. She should be fine after a good sleep. Let's go out and don't disturb her. Don't be too sad. Go talk to my mother outside. I'll give the baby to my younger sister so she can feed him. Aunt, you've been with my younger sister all night, take a rest, I'll go to the kitchen and make something for my younger sister and my second sister-in-law. After all, they just gave birth and need to replenish their energy."
"Hey! My niece-in-law, thank you for your hard work."
Dagui's aunt gave her mother-in-law a wink, and Dagui's grandmother brought Old Lady Zhang to the main room and asked her to sit on a chair, and poured her a glass of water.
"Mother-in-law! Sit here and take a rest," Grandma Dagui helped Old Lady Zhang sit down, looked at the old lady and asked carefully, "Mother-in-law, what do you think we should do with the child in Goudan's room?"
Old Lady Zhang sighed, "What can we do? Let Dagui wrap the baby up in a straw mat and send him to the mountain! We will tell everyone that the baby is in an abnormal position."
"My dear sister! I have an idea. I don't know if it will work or not."
The old lady looked at Grandma Dagui with doubt and said, "Old sister, if you have any ideas, just tell me."
"Old sister, that's what I said! If there's anything wrong, I'll bear with you."
"Sister, just speak frankly."
"Sister, you see, Ergui can't come back. His wife is still young. If the young man can't bear it and remarries with the child, you can't do anything, right? You have to know that our court has been fighting for years and what we lack most is people. The court supports widows to remarry. If the woman is willing, she can take the children away. What do you think, if Ergui's wife remarries with the child in the future, she can also take away half of Erdan's pension."
Having said this, Dagui looked at each other and stopped talking. He picked up the bowl of water in front of him and took two sips.
"Old sister, what do you think? Since you said you have a solution, why not tell me about it?"
Grandma Dagui said tentatively, "Sister, this is what I think. You see how sad Erdan's wife is. Even if she wakes up, she may not have enough milk to feed the child. My daughter has plenty of milk. Why don't you consider raising the child in the eldest house? After all, it is still your Zhang family, and the child's surname is still Zhang. Even if Erdan's wife remarries, she can't take the child away, right?"
Mrs. Zhang was silent. "But wouldn't that be unfair to my second daughter-in-law?"
"Hey, sister! Don't dislike what I say. I know Erdan's wife is a good person, but people's hearts are different! If Erdan is gone, his wife's family might take them away. Then you will be left with nothing."
"But if we give the child to Goudan and his wife to raise, what if Ergui's wife and her family disagree?"
"Oh! Sister, why are you so confused? Can you explain that? Do you think this is okay?" Grandma Dagui whispered in Grandma Zhang's ear for a while.
"You can't do that, sister. That would be against your conscience."
"Sister, you have to think carefully. Goudan is the only son you can count on in the future. If you don't consider your son now, then in the future... Hey! Sister, you are an intelligent person, so I won't say much. You can decide for yourself. Don't blame me later for not reminding you to go see my poor daughter. I don't know how sad she will be after losing her child."