After washing the clothes, Hu Xiuxiu carried the wooden basin home.

Along the way, she encountered many villagers, all of whom looked at her with pity.

Hu Xiuxiu didn't mind and even greeted them with a smile.

When I got home, I saw Tie Niu's wife sitting on the big stone at the door.

"Auntie, what brings you here? Come in quickly." Hu Xiuxiu pushed open the gate.

Tie Niu's wife grabbed Hu Xiuxiu's hand, "You poor child... you're really pitiful..."

Her gaze toward Hu Xiuxiu was filled with pity and sorrow.

In the past, everyone in the village praised Xiuxiu for being hardworking, capable, blessed, and fertile.

Now, however, she's become a living hell with a bunch of kids to support her, and nobody dares to marry her. It's really...sigh!

“Auntie, I’m not pitiful.” Hu Xiuxiu smiled.

Tie Niu's wife was slightly taken aback, realizing that Hu Xiuxiu's smile was genuine and not feigned.

Moreover, it seems even clearer than before, and even carries a sense of ease.

"What are you doing...?"

"Because I don't need a guarantee to have a son!" Hu Xiuxiu started hanging up the laundry.

Tie Niu's wife suddenly understood. After realizing what she had done, she felt even more sorry for her and held her small hand tightly.

"These years... you've really suffered."

"It's all in the past. Now... everything is fine." Hu Xiuxiu said with a sigh of relief.

Very good, really very good!

Whether or not she can end up with Ye Yong, it's all good.

Over the years, the stigma of having a son has weighed heavily on her.

A bag? Where would she get a bag?!

Ordinary women suffer greatly from childbirth and child-rearing, let alone when she is labeled as a "concubine".

They were sold at a high price even though their final value was unknown.

Now, she is no longer a commodity waiting to be sold.

Thinking about it, Hu Xiuxiu smiled easily, feeling as if the sky above her was completely blue.

Tie Niu's wife came with a mission: "Where are Xiao San and Xiao Si?"

"Going up the mountain to collect firewood."

"What a good boy. Where's your mother?"

"Lying in the room, I don't know how many pounds of tears I've shed."

"I'll go in and check on her."

As she spoke, Tie Niu's wife walked towards the north room.

After returning from town that time, Xiuxiu's mother became hunched over, like a shrimp whose vein had been removed.

And there are rumors circulating in the village...

Everyone says that Xiuxiu has a child from a previous relationship, and anyone who marries her is a fool.

They even said it was all her fault as a mother, why did she have to give birth to a bunch of sons, only to drag her daughter down with her?

Her seven sons used to be her source of pride and confidence.

Now, however, it has become a stain on her reputation, gradually shattering her once upright posture.

Good heavens, when did the world become so crazy that she doesn't recognize it anymore?

Is it wrong for her to give birth to a son?

Why did it turn out like this...?

"Xiuxiu's mother." Tie Niu's wife walked in and came to her bedside.

“Going into the mountains, Mom… Waaah…” Xiuxiu’s mother grabbed Tie Niu’s wife’s hand and cried as she poured out her grievances: “Why do all these people say such things about me… What am I going to do now?”

Tie Niu's wife sighed softly, "That's easy, just hurry up and let Xiu Xiu get married!"

"Don't I know? I've searched every matchmaker in Big Tree Town, but not a single one is willing to arrange a marriage..."

Putting aside the twenty taels of betrothal gifts, let's just talk about the fact that our daughter can't get married!

Because of this, her seven sons were portrayed as a burden.

She gave birth to seven sons, which also became a mistake!

She ended up with a bad reputation for marriage fraud and trying to sell her daughter to leech off her son-in-law.

Her reputation was ruined, and she became the laughingstock of the whole village!

If my daughter could get married now, she would be willing to pay even ten taels of silver, let alone twenty!

Once her daughter gets married, she can turn the tables.

"Are you stupid? How could you forget..." Tie Niu's wife looked around and whispered, "Isn't there Ye Yong? He likes Xiu Xiu!"

Xiuxiu's mother's eyes lit up, but the next moment, her face darkened: "This matter... Humph, you're asking me to go back to an old flame?"

She could never forget how ugly the marriage proposal had been.

At the time, she even boasted that Xiuxiu would marry Cai the carpenter immediately.

As a result, she was proven wrong.

If you ask her who she least wants to lose face in front of, the Ye family would be number one!

If we ask her to go back to her ex now, wouldn't that be the death of her?

Even so...

But it's impossible not to regret it...

The Ye family offered twenty taels of silver and a gold hairpin; if she had accepted…

It's too late to say anything now! She can't bring herself to admit it!

Tie Niu's wife choked for a moment, "What time is it? Why do you still care about saving face?"

But then I thought, luckily she still has her pride, otherwise I wouldn't be able to control her.

Tie Niu's wife said irritably, "Anyway, I've already reminded you. If you don't want to, just pretend I didn't say anything."

After saying that, he got up and left.

Xiuxiu's mother lay on the bed, sometimes regretting, sometimes gritting her teeth in anger.

He finally got up.

As soon as I stepped outside, I saw Hu Xiuxiu chopping pig feed.

"You brat..." Xiuxiu's mother said with a stern face and reluctance, "Don't you like that Ye Yong?"

“Go tell him that we don’t need any business anymore, just ask him to give us twenty taels and a gold hairpin. I will agree to your marriage.”

Hu Xiuxiu didn't even raise her head, and scoffed:

"What kind of rich girl is your daughter, that she wants so much stuff? These are things that nobody would want even if they were given away for free, and you want to sell them for such a high price? Do you really think people are stupid?"

Xiuxiu's mother's face burned. This brat wasn't scolding her; she was scolding her, her mother!

She said angrily, "How can you be so shameless! If you can't get married, you don't even care about your reputation anymore!"

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