Chapter 363 Sell Her

Dingguo Marquis Mansion——

A few servants were sitting on a long bench by the side door, chatting.

The waiter from Jiuqin Tea House came over and said, "Hey guys, this is the laurel milk jelly that Miss Shen ordered. Please bring it in."

The servants immediately frowned: "Sorry, my lady didn't order dessert, please leave."

When the Second Master and the Young Miss returned to Beijing, who wouldn't have heard of the huge commotion of closing the docks and streets?

But Erye and his men have never shown up in front of outsiders, proving that they don't want to make it public. Those who knew what was best did not dare to go to the house to present visiting cards to the Second Master and his daughter.

Moreover, the steward had just reminded us yesterday that anyone looking for the Second Master and Second Miss must not be informed.

Seeing this, the waiter could only pick up his things and leave in embarrassment.

Lin Family——

Lin Yaxian was leaning on the chaise longue reading a book. Shangxue walked in and asked in embarrassment:

"The dessert wasn't delivered."

Lin Yaxian responded indifferently, and after a long while, she whispered: "As long as she knows...I have never forgotten her, that's enough."

But......

Four years! How long will they torture her?

She was at a loss when they were not there.

They came back and she was in agony.

Seeing the sadness on her face, Shangxue said anxiously, "Madam, please don't think too much. People are made of flesh and blood. After a long time, the young lady will eventually come to her senses."

"And the Second Master... For the past four years, he has not had a woman by his side. The old lady must have mentioned remarriage to him, but he has never discussed marriage, proving that he has a wife in his heart. Doesn't the old lady know his character?"

Lin Yaxian's dull eyes finally lit up a little.

......

Ye Caiping also arrived home.

Sitting in the study drawing blueprints.

Shen Zhiyan sat next to her and had been staring at her for a long time: "Is the painting finished? How long will it take?"

Ye Caiping said without even raising her head: "Draw a water pressure well. Let's build one at home."

“What is a pressure well?”

"Wells are dangerous and it's hard to get water. This can seal the well mouth. Just add a bucket of water and press lightly and the water will come out."

Shen Zhiyan raised an eyebrow: “So magical?”

"Um."

Shen Zhiyan stopped urging her and sat aside to watch her paint.

He couldn't even touch her while she worked, so he could only sit there.

While drawing, Ye Caiping said nonchalantly, "Maybe someone will send dessert to Manman today."

“Where’s the dessert?”

"Jiuqin Tea House, Laurel Milk Jelly. Manman's favorite."

Shen Zhiyan understood: “If you don’t tell me, Manman and I won’t know.”

Ye Caiping also understood that she couldn’t even get through the door.

Shen Zhiyan and his daughter completely ignored each other and did not give them any chance, otherwise the Marquis' Mansion would not have issued such an order.

The corners of Ye Caiping's lips curled up slightly.

To be honest, it is impossible that the ex-wife's sister tried so hard to show off in front of her man that she didn't feel anything at all.

She did get a little irritated today.

She should try harder!

She had wanted to build this water pressure well for a long time, but she had never had the time. I originally planned to do it after the Chinese New Year, but now, I have some motivation and I want to do it in advance.

In this way, one's own grade can also be raised.

She knew how others would view her once their relationship became public.

Now that she has decided to marry this person, she should work hard to move forward and let everyone know that she is worthy of him.

......

Lijia Village——

“Ahhh—”

"You bitch, you put so much oil in cooking, do you think you are some rich girl? You ruined the family's things like this!"

There was another burst of ghost howling coming from Li Zhi's house.

The neighbors around shook their heads when they heard this.

This day after day, will it ever end?

And the things he curses every day seem to be the same, yet also different.

For example, today people complained about using too much oil when cooking, but yesterday people complained about not using any oil when cooking, saying how could people eat it!

Anyway, Zhang Shuiniang was beaten five times a day.

At first, he was a little afraid that Mr. Zhang would come and cause trouble. As a result, he was beaten, but the rich Zhang family didn't care. After two beatings, they still don’t care! Three meals, still nothing.

Mrs. Li finally let herself go. She would beat people whenever she wanted, whether she had a reason or not, and she would find a reason to beat people.

At first, only Mrs. Li was beaten, but later, even Li Zhiyuan was beaten when he was drunk.

Especially recently, the family’s money is almost gone, Li Zhiyuan doesn’t know how to make money and doesn’t work in the fields, so the family will soon be on the verge of starvation.

Mrs. Li was unhappy and beat him even harder.

Zhang Shuiniang huddled in a corner. She used to object and beg for mercy, but now she could say nothing except screaming in pain.

She curled up in the corner, her whole body was skin and bones from hunger, her hair was dry and her eyes were dull.

What evil had she done?

First, I didn’t kill anyone, second, I didn’t set any fire, and I didn’t even abuse any cats or dogs!

Why do we have to live a life worse than pigs and dogs?

The first is marrying into a fire pit, the second is marrying into a wolf's den!

"Bitch, I'm talking to you! You've used up all the oil! How are you going to cook tomorrow?" Mrs. Li slapped her.

Zhang Shuiniang's face became more swollen.

"Have you had enough of the noise?" Li Zhiyuan rushed out of the room and threw the bottle of wine in his hand at Zhang Shuiniang's head.

With a loud "bang", Zhang Shuiniang's head was broken and bleeding, but she couldn't even make a sound. She curled up in the corner, numb and depressed.

At this moment, two men suddenly came in and knocked on the open door: "Is there a person named Zhang Shuiniang here?"

Mrs. Li was a little scared when she saw that the two men looked tough. "Yes, what happened? Did she do something wrong? If she does, just beat her up and don't charge any money."

The man choked and said, "We are from Mr. Bai's family in the prefecture. Recently, we have been having trouble keeping the livestock. Later, we asked a Taoist priest to take a look. He said that we should have this woman born under this fate to take care of the livestock."

Then he mentioned Zhang Shuiniang's birthday.

"We found out that your woman, Zhang Shuiniang, was born at this time. The owner of the family wants to buy her. Thirty taels, are you willing to sell her?"

When Mrs. Li heard the thirty taels, her eyes lit up, but she frowned, "Who will work for my family after I sell it?"

Li Zhiyuan had long been fed up with Zhang Shuiniang and felt that it was because of her that Ye Caiping left him.

The reason why he didn't divorce her was that if he divorced her he would never be able to marry again and would have no one to work for him.

Now someone is willing to pay thirty taels to buy it, who wouldn’t be willing?

He said anxiously, "Sell it. With thirty taels, I can buy any woman I want!"

When Mrs. Li heard this, she agreed. Besides, Zhang Shuiniang doesn't lay eggs. He should sell her and buy a young girl to give birth to a few sons for Zhiyuan!

After thinking for a while, he said, "Fifty taels!"

The dealer sneered, "It's in such bad condition, thirty at most! If you don't sell it, we'll find another one."

"No, no, no, sell it!"