Xiang Prefecture's Gude County. Honest Liu returned home unhappily.
Just as he was about to close the door, Madam Liu's sharp voice came from inside, "Why are you back so late? Did you go visit some whore or did you go find that unlucky mother of yours?"
Honest Liu's right hand gripped the door bolt so tightly that his fingers were almost twisted. After a full five breaths, he slowly let go and turned around to look at his wife before slowly walking towards the West Room.
"Why don't you dare to speak?" Madam Liu crossed her arms and looked at her husband with disdain.
Honest Liu's face was gloomy and he ignored his wife.
Madam Liu's anger rose and she angrily said, "Stop! What do you take me for? I gave you two copper coins today. Are you still here? Take it out and let me see! "
Honest Liu stopped at the West Room's door and helplessly said, "I bought some buns to eat."
"Which buns? What's the filling?"
"Of course it's from Zhang's Private Shop. You know that I like to eat their buns." Honest Liu impatiently said.
"Ha, what a joke. I specifically went to the market today and you didn't buy any buns at all. Instead, you bought four big buns! You have quite the appetite. You ate four buns for lunch. Don't tell me you just grab some grass from the side of the road and eat them? "
Honest Liu's face flushed red. He suddenly turned around and asked, "You even went to the streets to spy on me?"
Madam Liu sneered, "I saw that you seemed to have lost your soul today. Before I went out, I asked about this and that. I was relieved when I heard that I wasn't going north. Didn't you go north to see your mother? What's there to be afraid of? Marrying you is really my bad luck. I didn't have many good days. You sent all your spare money to your mother, but I don't see you giving any to my family. "
Honest Liu's face was red with anger. He slammed the door frame and said, "You are the one who gets the money from the workshop. If you don't go, I don't get a single copper coin. You only give me two copper coins a day. Other than food, what can I give to my mother? What can I give to your family? Whenever something breaks in your family, when have I not gone to fix it? Who do you think you are looking for? "
Madam Liu coldly laughed and said, "Then let me ask you, what about the medical fees you owe Baoyue Hall?"
"Don't go overboard!" Honest Liu growled and stepped into the house.
Mrs. Liu's eyes widened and she rushed into the west room. She pointed at Honest Liu and scolded: "I went too far? Why don't you try scolding me again? I can't tear your stinky mouth apart! Marrying into your family is really bad luck for eight lifetimes. The dowry wasn't much, and there weren't many benefits. The family's money was all used to support that old fart! If I hadn't chased her to the old house two years ago, our family would have long fallen into ruin! "
"Don't say anymore." Honest Liu's voice suddenly became low.
When Mrs. Liu heard that Honest Liu had admitted defeat, she proudly said: "Don't say anymore? You also know that you're in the wrong? How much of our family's money has been wasted by your mother? Do the math yourself! All the pharmacies in the city have seen you and treated you like the God of Fortune. Which doctor's pharmacy doesn't know you?! I don't know what kind of good karma that old fart accumulated in his previous life. He has eaten all kinds of medicine, and I can't even smell it! That old fart is half dead all day, but he can live longer than anyone else. You're also quite amazing. I only give you two copper coins every day, but you still let that old fart live for two years. The pharmacies even give you medicine on credit. You two are really close. From tomorrow onwards, I'll only give you one copper coin. "
"You dare!" Honest Liu suddenly turned around and angrily glared at Mrs. Liu.
Mrs. Liu didn't care and smiled: "Why wouldn't I dare? I have a wife and children, but I don't know how to take care of them. All I know is to live in old age and not die. Why wouldn't I dare? "
Honest Liu's eyes were filled with anger and sorrow as he loudly scolded: "You're shameless! Ever since you married me, when have you ever suffered? From the second month of marriage, you've been in charge of your monthly salary. You're good, saying that your parents didn't have an easy time raising you, so you take half of your salary and give it to them. During festivals, you even buy meat, cloth, and fruits. You've never missed a festival. Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, you go back to your mother's house for three hundred days! As for the rest of the money, you split it into three portions. You said that you saved one portion, but I haven't seen where you saved it! You said that you'll use one portion for yourself, and the rest is for the family to spend. How much of it can be used to treat my mother's illness? You didn't even spend half of the money on my mother. Do you still have a conscience? "
"What did you say? Say it again! "Mrs. Liu was furious. She put her hands on her waist and looked like a tiger.
"I said it again! I said it again, and it's still the same. What can you do to me? I've had enough. Today, I'll bring my mother back. If you dare to hit or scold her again, I'll divorce you! "Honest Liu said and quickly rushed out.
Mrs. Liu was so angry that she felt dizzy and loudly scolded: "You have no conscience! If you really bring that old fart back, I'll die in front of your house! "
Honest Liu didn't look back and disappeared outside the door.
The sky was covered with dark clouds. Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled. There was wind but no rain.
Not long after, Honest Liu entered the house with an old woman on his back. He went around the wall and saw Mrs. Liu sitting by the well.
Mrs. Liu hurriedly got up and scolded: "You old fart! Didn't you cause enough harm to our family? How can you still have the face to come back? Our family was fine, but you made a mess of it. Why don't you go and die! If you don't die, our family won't be good! In the beginning, my husband listened to everything I said. But ever since you fell ill, he's been trying to sow discord between us. He no longer has me in his eyes! You old fart! "
Mrs. Liu said and rushed up to scratch Mrs. Liu.
Mrs. Liu's hair was dry and sparse. Her face was full of brown spots and her breathing was weak. When she saw her daughter-in-law rushing over, she was scared out of her wits.
"Get lost!"
Honest Liu raised his leg and kicked his wife in the stomach.
Mrs. Liu didn't expect her husband to kick her. She was caught off guard and fell to the ground.
Honest Liu was stunned for a moment. He slowly put his mother down and rushed to help her up.
Mrs. Liu foolishly let her husband help her up. After a while, she suddenly scratched Honest Liu's face and cried.
"You beast! You hit your wife! You have no conscience! You hit me! I worked so hard for this family, but you hit me! "
Honest Liu hurriedly covered his face with his arm and retreated into the house.
Honest Liu retreated into the house. Madam Liu was panting as she held onto the door frame. Her eyes were red as she said, "Carry that old fart back now and we'll pretend that nothing happened today! If you dare to let her come back, I'll make sure you can't enter this house! "
Honest Liu hid in the house with his face full of wounds and didn't say a word.
"Are you a man or not? I'll ask you one last time. Will you choose me, our child, or that old fart? If you don't choose today, I'll die in front of you! "
Honest Liu found a bronze mirror and carefully looked at the wounds on his face. He touched them from time to time and hissed.
Looking at himself in the mirror, Honest Liu's eyes became more sorrowful. No matter how much his wife shouted outside, he ignored her.
At this moment, a thud came from the courtyard.
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