Homecoming

Keke remained silent, and Manbao lifted her head to ask Zhou Silang, "Brother Si, who is unable to have children?"

Zhou Silang also remained tight-lipped.

Manbao wondered, "Could it be me?"

Manbao touched her own small belly. Last year, Sanzhu's wife had a very large belly, and her eldest sister-in-law said it was because she was pregnant.

When Zhou Silang saw his youngest sister touching her own small belly, his face darkened even more. He patted her head and said, "What are you thinking? You're so young and already thinking about having children?" "There's no one who can't have children..."

Zhou Silang paused and said, "But you still need to read more to see if there are any methods in books." Is there any medication available to help if a woman is unable to have children?

Manbao said, "Why not ask a doctor?"

Having someone readily available is much faster than starting to learn slowly now, isn't it?

Zhou Silang remained silent.

In the end, Manbao still couldn't find out who was unable to have children. When they returned in the evening, the Zhou family was very lively. Zhou Dalang and the others had purchased numerous New Year goods, while Zhou Silang and Zhou Wulang had also bought many items with their own money.

In addition to buying fabric and cotton for themselves, the two brothers also gave all their money to their parents to purchase fabric for making clothes.

After all, with Manbao leading the way, they couldn't possibly be disobedient sons, could they?

But even so, Lao Zhou didn't give them a good look, feeling that they were wasting money. Not only was it a waste to buy clothes for him, but it was also a waste to buy them for them.

According to tradition, since they were not yet married, all the money they earned should be handed over to the family.

Now, Lao Zhou felt an even greater sense of urgency, desiring to earn more money. Although Qian Shi was also exhausted, she still said, "These three little ones, they are all being led and are regressing." Only by holding a bunch of grass in front of them can they move forward. Before this year, apart from working in the fields, how much money were they able to bring home?

Qian Shi leaned against the pillow and said, "Let them be." After all, they earned a lot of money this year because of their efforts. When combined, the two younger siblings didn't earn much less than the eldest.

Lao Zhou said, "That's because Manbao gave them ideas." If it weren't for Manbao's planning, what could they do?

Lao Zhou became angry as he said, "They are all girls; the intelligent ones are as clever as can be, and the foolish ones are just too naive."

Lying on the bed, Manbao was immersed in the system, reading a storybook. When she heard her parents whispering, she quickly retreated from the living area and rushed to the inner room. "Dad, Mom, did something happen to my eldest sister?"

Lao Zhou remained silent with a stern expression.

Qian Shi saw Manbao running around barefoot and quickly pulled her onto the bed, sighing, "Manbao, is your sister's return home going well?"

Manbao didn't have a strong impression of her eldest sister. She was raised by her eldest sister-in-law since she was young, but she also knew that her eldest sister would always bring her delicious food whenever she came home. She was a good person, so she nodded, "Yes."

"Is it good for her to stay and not leave?"

Manbao scratched her head and said, "This is her home too." "If she wants to stay, let her stay."

Lao Zhou then asked, "Where will she stay? Should we build a shed for her in the firewood room?"

For the first time, Lao Zhou showed his temper in front of Manbao. He said, "It's not that I don't want her to come back, but the three of them only have one room." With so many people in the house, how can they live together? Can she still live with us at her age?

Then he turned to the bewildered Manbao, "Your mother and you are joking." How can your eldest sister, who is married, come back to live here?

Qian Shi remained silent.

But the next morning, as soon as Xiao Qian Shi opened the door, she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Someone was crouching outside.

She was quite frightened, and when she looked down, she was even more shocked, "Cousin!"

Realizing it was not right, she called out again, "Elder sister, when did you come back?"

The Zhou family was in chaos due to this unexpected event. Zhou Xi didn't know when she had crouched outside. When Xiao Qian Shi went to help her, she was shivering all over. Feng Shi and He Shi didn't dare to neglect her, so they quickly heated water and made egg drop soup for her.

Qian Shi was quite angry. In the main hall, she scolded, "You came back and didn't even call out." "Why were you standing outside for everyone to see? Do you want to freeze yourself to death and anger us?" "What kind of heart do you have at this age?" "Don't you think at all?"

Zhou Xi lowered her head and remained silent.

Manbao was awakened by the commotion. As she put on her shoes, she walked out. She rubbed her eyes and saw her eldest sister sitting in the hall. She quickly ran over and grabbed her hand. "Elder sister, did Mom say you're coming back to live?"

This sentence somehow touched Zhou Xi. She had been silent with her head down all along, but suddenly tears streamed down her face. She looked at Manbao, then at her parents, and then slid off the chair, kneeling on the ground, crying, "Dad, Mom, they divorced me, divorced me!"

Lao Zhou's face changed drastically, and Qian Shi's hands trembled. It took a while before she slammed the table and said, "This is unreasonable. Are they treating us Zhou family members as dead?"

Lao Zhou stood up abruptly and asked, "Where is the divorce letter?"

Zhou Xi tremblingly took out the letter from her bag. Lao Zhou couldn't read, so he handed the letter to Manbao and said, "Read it."

Manbao had no idea what had happened. She took the letter and read it.

The first two prominent characters at the beginning—Divorce Letter!

The content stated that Zhou Xi had been married to the Liu family for eight years without bearing any children. In order to continue the family line, the Liu family had her divorced.

Lao Zhou held the letter in his hand, glared at his eldest daughter who was crying on the ground, and said to his eldest daughter-in-law, "Why are you just standing there? Hurry and take her downstairs to change clothes and warm up by the fire." Her health is already not good; if she gets sick again...

Lao Zhou lowered his head and met the innocent eyes of his youngest daughter. He couldn't bring himself to say harsh words. He swallowed and then shouted at Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang, who were peeking outside, "What are you standing there for? Go and invite the village chief to come to our house." "Tell him we have something to discuss."

Qian Shi was also very sad, but she quickly regained her composure. She looked at the bundle brought back by her eldest daughter and asked, "What about your dowry?"

Zhou Xi lowered her head and said, "It wasn't even dawn yet, and they drove me out of the house." They packed the bundle for me; I didn't bring anything with me.

Qian Shi nodded, "Good, very good!"

Zhou Dalang and the others were also furious. Qian Shi looked at Zhou Silang and said, "You should go as well." Visit your maternal family and ask your three uncles and cousins to come!

Divorcing a wife simply because their daughter couldn't bear children is not the right way to end a marriage. Which family would divorce someone without the consent of the bride's family?

Zhou Silang agreed and ran out.

Manbao stood dumbfounded next to Zhou Xi, her hand held by him. She couldn't move at all. She knew she couldn't ask questions now; otherwise, she would definitely anger her family. So she could only ask Keke, "What is a divorce letter?" "Why are my parents, brother, and sister-in-law so angry, and why is my eldest sister so sad?"

Keke said, "A divorce letter is a document given by one party to the other in a marriage, declaring that they are no longer a couple."

Manbao didn't quite understand, "If they're not a couple, then they're not." "Why does it feel like the sky is falling?"

After a pause, Keke said, "For your eldest sister, this is indeed like the sky falling." "For your family, this is also a very significant event."