Chapter 18: Ruined Reputation
Mrs. Liu didn't expect that her second daughter-in-law, who was usually the most docile, would give them the cold shoulder today. She was so angry that she yelled, "I want to see what you can do. I want to see how capable you are. You are so ignorant."
Liu's mother walked towards the several families that Chuxue had visited yesterday. Before long, the Liu family knew that Liu's mother was borrowing money from people everywhere.
Mrs. Liu slapped her legs in anger and cursed, "Is she crazy?"
The eldest daughter-in-law, Ge Xiulan, was now anxious: "Mom, we haven't divided the family yet, won't those families come after us when the time comes?"
When Mrs. Liu heard this, she became even more furious and said, "This is outrageous, this is outrageous."
At this time, the always low-key third daughter-in-law Su Hongjuan also added fuel to the fire: "We borrowed so much money. What if the second brother's leg is still not cured? Wouldn't it be a waste of effort? If he is like the youngest son of Uncle Wu at the head of the village, he will have to rely on his family for support."
After the third daughter-in-law said this, Mrs. Liu became even more anxious. The legs of the youngest son of Uncle Wu at the head of the village would hurt when it was cloudy and rainy, and would easily become festered when it was hot or when he got a sore throat. She didn't know how much money she spent on medicine every day, and the family had become impoverished.
Seeing that her mother-in-law was frowning and not speaking, the third daughter-in-law moved closer and lowered her voice: "Mom, why not separate the second brother and his family, so that the family will not be dragged down by them."
When Ge Xiulan heard what her third sister-in-law said, she actually agreed with it, but suddenly she thought of the important matter she had to do, and slapped her thigh: "How come there was no sign of Chuxue in such a big commotion?"
If the family splits up, Liu Chuxue's marriage will not be decided by the family. If you want to help your nephew get married, you have to do it before the family splits up.
Now Mrs. Liu also remembered: "This damn girl was asked to pass on a message, but no one knows where she is now."
Ge Xiulan pretended to be anxious and walked towards the room where Liu Chuxue lived: "Mom, this girl didn't come back at all last night."
Mrs. Liu was already angry with the second wife, and now she was even more angry. Just as she was about to start cursing, she heard her eldest daughter-in-law say, "Mom, Chuxue didn't come back all night. Did something happen to her?"
Mrs. Liu didn't understand the hidden meaning: "The little girl is useless. She can't help at all and she is causing trouble for the family. It would be better if she was taken away by the wolf."
He was already angry, and his voice was quite loud, so the villagers who were chatting not far away could hear it clearly.
Ge Xiulan saw that it was almost done and said, "Mom, let's mobilize the villagers to help look for him. I hope nothing really happens, otherwise the second son won't blame us."
The second daughter-in-law of the Li family next door didn't get along with Ge Xiulan, so she stuck her head out to defend Ge Xiulan: "Ge Xiulan, if Chuxue is really in trouble, you can't blame anyone else. Yesterday morning, you insisted on asking her to take a leave to go over the mountain to deliver a letter to her eldest sister. I heard it all."
After hearing this, Ge Xiulan said fearlessly: "Li Guizhi, what does my family's affairs have to do with you, an outsider?"
Li Guizhi looked down on me from across the wall and said, "I'm just saying something fair. Why are you so angry with me?"
Ge Xiulan didn't want to cause any trouble, so she followed her words and said, "Yes, you are right. I asked Chuxue to take leave, but such a big thing happened in the second house, shouldn't I inform her sister?"
He rolled his eyes at Li Guizhi next door and deliberately raised his voice: "Mom, I'm going to ask the village chief to organize people to go up the mountain to look for him. I hope nothing really happens. If I do something bad with good intentions, I'm afraid I'll be drowned in the spit of the villagers."
Without waiting for her mother-in-law's response, she rushed out of the yard.
(End of this chapter)
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