met free Chapter 334 Which mother is like you?
Chapter 334 Which mother is like you?
Jiang grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the table and walked towards Aunt Li.
"Aunt, thank you for coming to tell us the news. Nian'er is also a poor girl. Xu Cui wanted to sell her to an old man in his forties or fifties as a concubine. She didn't want to, so she ran away from home and sold herself to a pawnbroker in town, hoping to find shelter. Tang'er happened to see her and bought her back. What do you think happened?"
As he spoke, he sighed.
Xu Cui's mother-in-law and two sisters-in-law are not easy to deal with.
Mrs. Li has always been a hot-tempered person and loves to stand up for the weak. If there is someone by her side to talk to her, she will feel more relaxed.
Aunt Li took the melon seeds and said as she ate them, "Forcing her daughter to sell herself into slavery, Xu Cui is really a piece of shit. But since Qingye's wife bought her, she is now your daughter-in-law's. If the Cheng family snatches her away, they will face a lawsuit later."
"We can't let her snatch her away," Jiang said. "Auntie said she came with an unfamiliar old man. If she really takes Nian'er away, it will be a done deal. There will be no point in suing her afterwards."
"Indeed, a girl's innocence is more important than anything else." Li put the melon seeds into the cloth bag sewn at the waistband of her pants, clapped her hands and said, "Yongwang's mother is not in good health, so I will take care of her mother-in-law later. I have never lost a fight."
After hearing this, Jiang smiled and grabbed a handful of roasted peanuts from the table and stuffed them into her hands.
"Okay, then it'll be up to Auntie later."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Cui's voice came from a distance.
"Second brother and sister-in-law, you are so unkind. You hid our Nian'er for so long without telling me. I have to search for this girl everywhere."
Nian'er Nian'er, after giving birth to my third daughter, I missed a son so much that I gave her this name.
Unexpectedly, she actually brought a son home.
The harvest is poor now, and the family members can't get enough to eat. Keeping this girl will also cost them food. If she can be sold for a few taels of silver, it can be regarded as her last contribution to the family.
Besides, although the man surnamed Lu was a little older, he was the only fortune teller in the nearby village.
Whenever there are family affairs, house feng shui, or grave burial locations, they always call him.
These jobs are lucrative and the people there are well-off. This dead girl will live a rich life if she goes there. She really doesn't know how to cherish the good life that has come to her doorstep.
Besides, the man surnamed Lu is already forty-six or forty-seven years old. In a dozen years, he will die. Won’t the Lu family belong to this dead girl?
By then she would only be in her twenties. After bringing the Lu family's money back to the Cheng family, wouldn't it be easy for her to find a young and strong man who was willing to work hard for her?
There were also many people from Lushan Village who followed the Cheng family to watch the fun, and Gousheng and a few others were among them.
He looked at Xu Yongwang jokingly.
"Yongwang, why are you hiding your niece? Are you planning to keep her as a child bride for your Wencheng?"
Xu Yongwang stiffened his neck and shouted, "Bullshit! If you don't know the whole story, don't talk nonsense."
Gousheng raised his eyebrows.
"Hey, Xu Yongwang, I'm talking to you nicely, why are you cursing at me?"
Xu Yongwang put his hands on his hips and said, "Who told you to talk nonsense? My Wencheng is an innocent child. He hasn't even started looking for a wife yet. If what you just said gets out, how will he find a wife in the future?"
Gousheng wanted to fight back, but his arms were grabbed by several of his companions.
Jiang asked Nian'er and Song Yuntang to stand at the back, and she stepped forward to block the door.
"Qingye's aunt said this. If you don't know, you might think we are trying to steal your daughter from you. Nian'er is not hidden by us. It was your Cheng family who sold her to an old man in his forties or fifties. She ran away from home because she didn't want to get married. We didn't hide her."
"How could she be in your house if she wasn't hidden?" said Xu Cui's sister-in-law.
Jiang placed her hands on her hips and said, "After Nian'er ran away from home, she was left alone and helpless. She took the initiative to sell herself into slavery at a pawnshop to seek shelter. My daughter-in-law happened to find her and bought her back. Since she was bought by my daughter-in-law, what's wrong with her being in my house?"
"What? Sell yourself into slavery?" The Cheng family members looked at each other in bewilderment.
Jiang looked at them.
"So, I'm afraid you won't be able to take Nian'er away from my house today. Nian'er has been enslaved and her indenture is still in Tang'er's hands."
Seeing that the cash cow was out of control, the Cheng family also panicked.
Cheng's mother even stood up and pointed at Jiang and cursed her.
"Why can't we take our daughter away? Jiang, don't think we won't do anything to you just because you're Xu Cui's sister-in-law. We in the Cheng family have never been afraid of anyone!"
Even if it is slavery.
Since it was bought by the Xu family, they can take it away.
Xu Cui is Xu Yongwang's biological sister. If she takes her biological daughter away, will the Xu family sue her biological sister to the government?
The Xu family values friendship and loyalty, and my father-in-law used to be the head of Lushan Village, so he would definitely not let them do this.
But even if they sued, they could still put the entire blame on Xu Cui.
It depends on whether the Xu family is willing to let their sister suffer.
Li, who was standing by, had her hands on her hips.
"Old hag, please be polite when you speak to me. This is Lushan Village. Why are you making such a fuss here? Do you think people from Lushan Village are easy to bully?"
Cheng's mother was not careless either.
"It's no use meddling in other people's business. This is a matter between our Cheng family and Xu Cui's brother and sister-in-law. What does it have to do with you?"
At this moment, a majestic voice came from behind the crowd.
"It has nothing to do with her, but it has something to do with us, right?"
The villagers of Lushan Village made way for the newcomers. Xu Yuande and Hu, who was supported by Xu Wencheng, walked over here. Behind them, Xu Yongfu and Zhang followed closely.
Now, Song Yuntang has arranged for his eldest son, eldest daughter-in-law, and youngest son to work in the tavern and the farm, and the little grandson is taken care of by the couple.
When you come here, you naturally have to bring it with you.
Seeing the visitor, the old couple of the Cheng family hurriedly put on smiles.
"My father-in-law and mother-in-law are here too."
When Song Yuntang saw Hu'er, in order to prevent him from being accidentally injured by the Cheng family, he hurried forward and led him to the door of the main hall, and also gave him a handful of preserved fruits to eat.
Hu came to the door of the house and hit Xu Cui with the crutch in her hand.
"You beast! I didn't know you were so cruel. How old is Nian'er? You sold her to someone who could be her grandfather as a concubine. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. You are worse than a beast!"
Xu Cui blocked him and said, "Mom, how can you say that to me? I'm doing this for her own good. At least if she follows Master Lu, she won't have to go hungry."
Mrs. Hu was tired of smashing things, and she was so angry that she put her hands on her hips and pointed at her and cursed.
"If you're so optimistic about this marriage, why don't you ask the Cheng family to divorce you and let you marry him? What mother would act like you, putting such a wicked idea on your own daughter?"