Chapter 2 Threats

The flames in the stove burned more and more vigorously, as if they could set the whole field on fire and roast her, burning her whole body.

Yu Tingwan said slowly: "Go to the matchmaker."

Xiao Xu looked up suddenly: "Matchmaker?"

She couldn't hide the gloating in her eyes: "Mother can't tolerate you and wants to marry you off?"

She married in last year, and she was particularly alert when she saw Yu Tingwan for the first time. As a woman, who would like Yu Tingwan who was more beautiful than a flower?

But the father-in-law felt pity for this niece whose parents had died. Not to mention her, even the mother-in-law Wang did not dare to treat her harshly and humiliate her.

Seeing that Yu Tingwan did not react, Xiao Xu covered her mouth and laughed: "I thought you were so capable that you had to seduce my uncle."

"How good can the marriage I find for you be if your mother hates you so much?"

It would be fine if the heavy snow blocked the road for one or two days, but what if it was ten days or half a month?

After Wang accepted the betrothal gifts and threw Yu Tingwan out, the matter was settled. Dad had to acknowledge her even if he didn't want to.

Yu Tingwan didn't react.

"Mom gave me two sons. No matter how angry Dad was, he couldn't divorce her. It shows that your good days are over."

Seeing that Yu Tingwan still didn't react, Xiao Xu thought she was scared and said arrogantly and contemptuously: "You have been taken in by the Hu family for these years, and you will have to visit them when you get married in the future. As long as you have a conscience, don't forget the kindness of the Hu family to you."

Yu Tingwan seemed to be thinking about something.

Xiao Xu narrowed her eyes: "Are you unhappy?"

"I knew you were an ungrateful person!"

"Sister-in

-law misunderstood." Yu Tingwan said softly: "I'm just thinking about how to live up to the kindness of the Hu family."

That's about right. Xiao Xu snorted contemptuously.

"I know that sister-in-law is famous for being filial."

Yu Tingwan poured hot water for Xiao Xu: "Although I am not as good as you in everything, I have to emulate sister-in-law."

This little bitch is so sweet!

That's right, after all, she is not likable. She even has to beg me to say a few good words to Wang to find her a good marriage.

Xiao Xu took the bowl of water with a sneer. In her opinion, it was useless for Yu Tingwan to please her, after all, Wang only cared about money and didn't care about her life or death.

"I have to learn from my sister-in-law and secretly subsidize my parents' family behind my husband's back."

Xiao Xu was so scared that she dropped the bowl in her hand.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Yu Tingwan seemed not to notice her shock and lowered his head to look at the fragments on the ground.

"Don't bother with my affairs, sister-in-law. You should just worry about yourself."

"Three days ago, my brother from my natal family came over. I chose to be a thief instead of a good person. I took advantage of my aunt's absence and went to the cellar to get more than a dozen cabbages and radishes."

She seemed puzzled: "When my sister-in-law first got married, she subsidized her parents' home. She was caught by my aunt for secretly delivering food. She was beaten with a whip so hard that she almost couldn't get out of bed. Why hasn't she learned her lesson yet?"

There was a buzzing in Xiao Xu's ears and she was in a state of confusion. She no longer had her previous spirit. She gritted her teeth: "Are you threatening me?"

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'm tight-lipped."

Yu Tingwan picked up the broom that Wang had just thrown on the ground and cleaned up the mess on the ground: "Yesterday, you called your aunt an old hag behind her back, and I didn't tell her anything."

She raised her eyes slightly, looked at Xiao Xu with her curved deer eyes, and smiled, feeling very embarrassed: "It's just..."

Xiao Xu was inexplicably nervous when she was looked at by her: "Just what?"

"There are only a few bowls in the house, and sister-in-law got angry and smashed them. I can't help cover this matter."

What do you mean by losing your temper! ! She clearly didn't hold it firmly!

How dare you mention it! If you hadn't brought the water over, how could she have broken it for no reason!

Xiao Xu didn't dare to make trouble again. After the porridge was cooked, Yu Tingwan had breakfast. But this quietness didn't last long. There was a noisy chaos outside, and there were vague sobbing sounds.

"Quick, quick, send him to old man Qian for treatment."

"He's still breathing? Ouch, how did he get hurt like this? He's covered in blood, it's really scary."

If she hadn't been worried about her weight and being hit by so many people, little Xu would have run out to check.

But Yu Tingwan on the opposite side had a calm expression, picking up a piece of pickled vegetable with her porridge, as if she wouldn't even blink if the sky fell.

Aren't you curious!

Freak!

The crowd outside dispersed at some point, and Wang, who had just returned from the matchmaker, pulled Aunt Wu next door to inquire.

"Really? The one who was just carried over was the boy from the Wei family who was pushed into military service that year? Wasn't he said to be dead?"

"Maybe he was lucky enough to survive."

Wang's tone was particularly sour: "But the Wei family received pensions from the court in the early years, and they can also receive half a cent of military pay and three dou of rice every month."

What good luck!

The imperial court provided subsidies to the families of fallen soldiers, but it was hard to say whose pockets the money went into after the money was distributed layer by layer. Especially in a remote area like Xilin Village, how much money could the people really get?

Wang shouted angrily: "Someone from my mother's family also died on the battlefield, and there was no sign of pension silver and rice. He went to the government office to make trouble and was beaten half to death."

Why? They all died, why is the treatment so different?

"He is lucky and joined the Wei family army stationed on the northwest border. Can it be the same?"

The Wei family army has been making meritorious contributions for many years!

Wang was disdainful: "What's so great about it. Everyone said that General Wei was so capable, but he still died on the battlefield and became a short-lived ghost?"

Aunt Wu sank her face: "Can you make up about General Wei? What is his status and what is your status? Improve your moral character! If this word gets out, your Erlang's study will also end!"

When it comes to Erlang, Wang was embarrassed and dared not say anything more.

Aunt Wu didn't want to argue with her and sighed, "I think young man Wei is in great danger."

Aunt Wu sighed, "Now that the mountain is closed, people outside can't come in, and people inside can't go out, and there's no way to go to the town to find a doctor. Old man Qian usually only treats minor illnesses such as fever and headaches, and the fees are expensive. I'm afraid he'll have to eat wild ginseng to stay alive."

"The pension money and rice in your mouth are all in the hands of old lady Wei. Is she willing to spit out a penny?"

Yes, old lady Wei was very cruel.

Wang, who couldn't bear to see others doing well, felt relieved and asked, "How did he get back?"

Aunt Wu was beaming with joy and said, "He was found at the foot of the mountain. At that time, the second wife of the Wei family was picking up firewood and saw a group of people gathered and said that a stranger had rolled down from the forest. She went over to take a look and burst into tears on the spot, saying that it was her Ah Lang."

"She has a miserable life too. Now she is in such a situation. Her daughter died half a year ago. This second branch is doomed to be extinct."

Yu Tingwan came out after breakfast and greeted the two of them. She called Aunt Wu and prepared to go back to the house with a gloomy look.

"Stop."

Wang scolded with a sullen face, "You just stay in the house all day. Did you feed the chickens? Cut the pig grass?

" Yu Tingwan said honestly: No. "

"Why aren't you going?" Yu Tingwan

hung his head, "I'm sick and have no strength."

Wang was stunned. It was clear that Yu Tingwan was still arguing with her before leaving, which made her hate him so much.

"When did you get sick? "

Yu Tingwan had an innocent look on her face, but she was very stubborn: "Right now."

(End of this chapter)