My name is Mao Xiaoqing and I live in a small fifth-tier city in Guizhou.
On the tenth day of the lunar month, my husband Rao Yonghui told my in-laws to kill pigs and told us to eat soup. I mentioned it when I was chatting with my mother, and she told me to go to my mother-in-law's house to weigh two stomachs and stew fresh bamboo shoots on Chinese New Year's Eve.
I called my father-in-law and asked them to leave the pork belly to me, and I was going to take it to my mother's family, and they readily agreed.
When we arrived, the pigs had been repaired and were being carried home. The relatives in the family were all called to eat, the eldest sister, the whole sister-in-law's family, and our family came.
After eating, my husband was still drinking. My two sisters-in-law and I went to my in-laws to get meat. The eldest sister asked for two pig's feet, the sister-in-law asked for a pig's head, I wanted a pig's belly, and then drove to my mother first.
When I loaded my things into the car and went back to the in-laws' house to say goodbye, I heard them say my name in the hall.
I was curious, so I slowed down and heard my mother-in-law say, "I gave birth to you two, so I don't want the pork money this time, I gave it to you." But for the two pork bellies that your brother and daughter-in-law take, I have to pay for them. 50 yuan/catty, you must not let her know......"
The eldest sister was a little embarrassed: "Mom, it's not good for you to do this, you want to open it together, and you want to send it together." You can't give money one by one, and if you let Xiaoqing know, you will be angry. ”
"What kind of anger do you have, the pigs I raise, who I want to sell them to and who I want to give them to, can't you still decide?"
As I listened, I had mixed feelings, and some of the things that had happened before me resurfaced.
Back then, when my husband and I got married, my mother disagreed, saying that having two sisters-in-law in the family was equivalent to two more mothers-in-law, which was very difficult, but I felt that Rao Yonghui had his own position in dealing with the problem, and he was not a person who listened to and believed in it, and many times he stood from my point of view.
Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have contradictions in every family, and the key depends on the man's attitude, so he still married him without hesitation.
After getting married, my mother-in-law didn't spend much time together except for the confinement of us. Besides, she took care of me during my confinement period, and after the confinement was over, I opened a store and took care of the children at the same time.
My in-laws have been farming in the countryside, and they have raised a lot of chickens, ducks, pigs and cows. Every year during the Spring Festival, they will kill the pigs and chickens and make them into dry bacon and sausages, and then divide them into three parts, one for the two daughters and one for us.
We know how hard my in-laws work, and every time I go back, I quietly put the money under the pillow in my room.
The family's personal expenses come and go, and we are never ambiguous in getting money. I've always felt that this is our responsibility as children.
For this reason, my husband also complained, saying that my in-laws couldn't spend all the money from selling crops grown in the soil and poultry raised by themselves. They also picked, and the children had to pay for it, which was really a calculation to hit their own people. Therefore, I always thought that the eldest sister and sister-in-law also paid for things from their mother-in-law's house.
After waiting for my mother-in-law to finish speaking, I walked in as if nothing had happened, and asked my mother-in-law how much the pork belly was? It's the New Year, and the pig's belly is very tight, if you didn't want it, I would have given it to Lao Li in the village. If you don't believe it, go to the village and see if they all sell for this price. ”
I then took 400 yuan to my mother-in-law, and she took the money, wiped it on the scarf, nodded it quickly, and put it neatly into the pocket of the cotton coat.
Thinking about what I just heard, I planned to wait for my husband to go with me. Then I wandered to the head of the village, where two families were still killing pigs.
They looked at me and said, "If I still buy meat, I'll give me 30 yuan a catty." If you only need pork belly, 35 yuan a catty.
I thought I had misheard and asked again.
The man smiled and said, "Now at the end of the year, there are pigs killed at home in the countryside, and they are all villagers in the village, and they are all at this price." "
I suddenly thought that what my mother-in-law said was that if it wasn't for me, she would ask someone else for 60 yuan a catty, and I was really slaughtered without discussion.
I realized that my mother-in-law was hiding a lot of things, and I also thought of the meat that the two sisters-in-law took.
So, I called my husband's brother-in-law and deliberately asked them if the two pig's feet were enough to eat. Unexpectedly, their answer surprised me.
Enough is enough, because the mother-in-law gives them a lot of bacon every year and never charges a penny. This year is no exception, and my mother-in-law also said that the pig's feet will be given to them first, and the bacon will be sent to them after it is ready. Then he sighed, he was so lucky to meet such a good mother-in-law, and the bacon she gave us every year was worth hundreds of dollars, not counting chickens, ducks and eggs......
I called my husband and brother-in-law again, and his answer was the same as that of my brother-in-law, and he kept lamenting that marrying a daughter-in-law would bring a lot of benefits from his parents-in-law.
Listening to the words of the two brothers-in-law, I remembered those past events again.
That year, when I was pregnant, my mother-in-law said that I would give you all the eggs and chickens raised at home to eat when you were confined, and I believed it.
After the baby was born, my mother-in-law did bring 200 eggs and 20 chickens. As soon as she arrived, she muttered in a low voice: "You are still blessed, this time I gave birth to a child, I brought you all the local chickens and eggs raised by the family." ”
At that moment, I was full of gratitude to her and gave her another 3,000 yuan.
One day after the confinement, I went to eat and drink, and I passed by my mother-in-law's town, so I stopped by to see my mother-in-law. When I saw that there were still a lot of chickens and eggs, I casually asked, "Mom, didn't you give me the chickens and eggs at home?" Why are there so many of them, did they all just buy?"
My mother-in-law was not prepared for such a question, and she said incoherently, "Yes...... I just bought it, but my eyes couldn't hide the panic. ”
My husband's uncle's 5-year-old grandson happened to run over, and when he heard my words, he said in a milky voice: "Second grandma is lying, I obviously heard you and my grandma say that these chickens and those eggs should be left for my aunt to give birth to my sister." And I also saw that the second grandmother and my grandmother often went to the supermarket to grab eggs......"
"You bunny, don't talk nonsense......"
The mother-in-law didn't expect the little grandson to say this, so she was about to go up and cover his mouth, but he ran away.
I understood that the so-called local chickens and eggs that my mother-in-law gave me to eat were all snatched from the supermarket, and coaxed me to say that they were raised by themselves.
My husband comforted me: "Don't think about it, if you want to eat, I'll go to the countryside to collect it so that you can eat enough." ”
I said secretly: Do I care about those eggs? All I care about is the care and attention of my in-laws.
When I returned home from my mother's house, I told my husband what my mother-in-law told my two sisters-in-law, saying, "Your mother is really good, we have been fooled by her for so many years, and my daughter doesn't even blink an eye when I take the things at home." We take it, collect the money, and raise the price. It's the first time I've seen such a mother-in-law. It seems that in the eyes of your mother, no matter how good I do, I am an outsider after all, and my daughter is my own. “
As he spoke, he took out the recording on his phone, and my husband thought about it and gave me an idea.
The next day, I went to the market and bought two clothes, a down jacket for my mother for 3,000 yuan, and a down jacket for my mother-in-law for 300 yuan. Ask my husband to send it to them.
As a result, that night, the mother-in-law came to the house in a rage. As soon as she entered the door, she shouted: "You are too much, you are also a mother, why did you buy 3,000 yuan of clothes for your mother, and mine only has 300 yuan, this eccentricity has to have a degree, right?"
I didn't say anything, and my husband took it. He said, "Mom, this is my idea, don't blame my wife." “
The mother-in-law was even more strange: "I'm your mother, if you don't favor me, forget it, but favor your mother-in-law, I really raised you for nothing." “
The husband was not in a hurry: "Mom, this is all what you taught me, I learned from you, this is called upward and downward effect, there is a mother and a son." “
The mother-in-law was angry and anxious: "You have no conscience, your wife treats me like this, not only do you not defend me, but also help her partner to bully me." Where did I offend you two little ancestors again? “
The husband then said: "Mom, for so many years during the Spring Festival, we have given you money for the bacon and sausages you gave us at the market price, and you have accepted it." As far as we know, the two shares you gave to your sister and sister never confiscated their money. This year, we gave you money again, and you didn't ask for it. We understand that it is not easy for you, and we don't care.
However, the price you sell us is higher than what outsiders sell us. My wife went to the village to ask, and the pork belly was 35 yuan a catty, but you sold it for 50 yuan a catty. Mom, if you are really short of money, you can ask us for it, but you play this trick to make us very cold.
We are doing this today just to give you a taste of being treated differently, especially by your own relatives, it must be very uncomfortable, Mom?"
After hearing this, the mother-in-law's face turned red and white for a while, which was very ugly. She snorted for a long time and said, "I think you and Xiaoqing have high salaries, are stable, and don't have a lot of burdens. But your sister and your sister both have two children, and they can only rely on part-time jobs to find money, which is more difficult to earn, so they want to subsidize them in this way.
The reason why that pig's belly is so expensive is because I know that Xiaoqing's mother's family is rich, and I don't care about the three or five yuan more than a catty, so I secretly charged you dozens of dollars more. Well, I'll give you the money back now. “
As she spoke, the mother-in-law took out a few ten-yuan sheets from her pocket and gave them to her husband.
Then, she said to me: "Xiaoqing, I'm sorry for making you feel wronged for so many years.
Now I have figured it out, my children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and I can't help them anymore when I'm old. In the future, I will eat and play with my old sisters, and I will not farm or raise pigs, so as not to cause trouble for you. “
As she spoke, the mother-in-law raised her sleeve and wiped her eyes.
Looking at my mother-in-law's suddenly humble expression, I couldn't laugh or cry, but I also felt a little sympathy for her.
It's just that I still don't agree with her way. If the parents have a bowl of water, it will be difficult for the children to be harmonious.
What would you do if you met such a mother-in-law?
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