Chapter 41 The Final Struggle
After Xiuxiuniang left, Mrs. Du was so angry that she started to curse:
"What the hell! Even if I really have 20 taels of silver, I can't possibly marry this kind of relative!"
As he said this, he glanced at Ye Yong.
Ye Yong sighed softly and bowed to Tieniu's wife and Zhuzi's wife:
"Aunts, no matter what happened to Xiuxiu's mother just now, Xiuxiu...she is innocent. This matter...must not be told to anyone."
Although he couldn't afford to marry Xiuxiu, he couldn't bear to see her ruined.
Zhuzi's wife said, "Don't worry, it's still rotten in the stomach."
Tie Niu's wife also nodded: "Xiu Xiu and I have always been very close, I will not harm her."
Ye Yong looked at Ye Xing and Ye Wang again.
Ye Xing quickly said: "Brother Yong, we won't say anything nonsense."
"Okay, I believe you." Ye Yong breathed a sigh of relief. He had done his best on this matter. He couldn't just kill people to silence them!
Ye Yong said he was tired and turned to leave the room.
Mrs. Du looked at his back with disappointment and left with Mrs. Ye and her husband.
Ye Caiping waved to the Ye Xing brothers: "Come here."
"Aunt."
Ye Caiping took out an oil-paper bag from her sleeve pocket and gave each of them a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus candy: "Here, one piece each."
When the brothers saw the osmanthus candy, their eyes lit up: "Thank you, aunt."
"Keep this secret, I'll give you candy later. Come home quickly!"
The two brothers then ran away happily.
The only people left in the room were Ye Caiping, Zhuzi's wife, Tieniu's wife and Ye Jiner who had been pretending to be invisible.
Tie Niu's wife said: "If you ask me, this Xiu Xiu's wife is really confused."
"With so many people seeing this, there will always be times when something slips out. I'm afraid that when Xiuxiu gets married in the future, her husband will get wind of the secret and feel uncomfortable, which will then be difficult for Xiuxiu."
Ye Caiping: "Maybe they don't care how Xiuxiu lives in the future."
Zhuzi's wife shook her head: "20 taels all the time, why don't you go to heaven."
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When Xiuxiu's mother returned home, she rushed directly into Hu Xiuxiu's room.
With a slap, Hu Xiuxiu fell to the ground: "You little bitch, are you the one who did this?"
"I used to wash clothes by the willow tree every day, but today I had to go to the place where Ye's family soaked cassava to wash clothes. Luckily, I fell into the water and was fished out by him."
"I fell into the water any day, but I had to ask you to go to the town to see me."
Yesterday, Matchmaker Huang came again and said that she had found a marriage for Hu Xiuxiu.
The other party was a carpenter in town.
Not only did he own a house in the town, he also had a good skill. By doing carpentry work, he earned one or two taels of silver every month.
Because the carpenter's family had been a single-son family for five generations, they were very satisfied when they heard that Hu Xiuxiu had brought up seven younger brothers and was guaranteed to give birth to a son.
He said he wanted to meet her, and as long as she was not bad looking and we were compatible, then the matter could be settled.
When Xiuxiuniang heard the condition, she agreed without thinking twice. The matchmaker then gave a time and said they would meet in three days.
Who would have thought that this would happen to Hu Xiuxiu today, even though we had just made an appointment yesterday.
When seeing Hu Xiuxiu being brought back dripping wet by Tie Niu's wife, Xiuxiu's mother almost went crazy.
He immediately locked Hu Xiuxiu in the room, and then went to Lao Ye's house with Tie Niu's wife to make a scene.
"If this marriage can't be settled, I won't choose for you anymore. No matter who it is, you can marry whoever gives you 20 taels. Do you hear me?"
Hu Xiuxiu, who was sitting on the ground, covered her red face, glanced at her coldly, and said nothing.
Seeing her daughter like this, Xiuxiu's mother felt a little reluctant and pursed her lips:
"Xiu Xiu, mother is doing this for your own good. With your conditions, you can marry someone better. Ye Yong's family is too poor. We can't give you a good life, nor can we help your brothers."
"Think about it carefully. Mother won't harm you."
After saying that, Xiuxiu's mother turned around and walked out, locking the door behind her.
Hu Xiuxiu sat on the ground, lay on the bed and closed her eyes.
Forget it, if Ye Yong really had to deal with a mother-in-law like this, it would be a disaster!
Today's incident should be regarded as her last struggle.
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The sky gradually darkened.
Ye Caiping made dinner, and cooked braised pork with the pork belly she bought today.
"It smells so good." Ye Daquan shouted excitedly.
But when I turned around, I saw that Old Lady Ye and the others all had gloomy faces and the atmosphere was weird.
"What's wrong with you?" Ye Daquan asked.
Ye Peng had already eaten a bite of meat and was looking at Ye Caiping and the others.
"It's okay...eat quickly!" Old Mrs. Ye forced a smile.
Old Man Ye changed the subject: "The cassava will be able to land tomorrow!"
"Yes, today is the last day."
The next morning, Ye Caiping and three other friends set up their stall as usual.
As soon as the bullock cart stopped in front of the stall, I saw Auntie Pang setting up the stall and saying, "Hey, you're finally here."
"You don't know, someone just wanted to take your seat, luckily I chased him away!"
Ye Caiping was startled and said with a smile: "Thank you, big sister."
"Look, that's the guy!"
Ye Caiping looked in the direction she pointed and saw two people setting up a stall diagonally across the street.
Ye Caiping glanced at it, then looked away and continued to set up the stall with Old Lady Ye and others.
As the sky gradually brightened, regular customers began to arrive.
Soon, the stall was surrounded by people.
Ye Caiping started to work skillfully.
Aunt Pang and her husband thought that with the spicy soup, their porridge would be difficult to sell, so they only made half a bucket of white porridge today, and doubled the number of fried dough sticks and steamed buns.
"Hu La Tang! Fragrant and smooth Hu La Tang, only three cents a bowl! Three cents for a small bowl, five cents for a large bowl!" A shout suddenly came from the opposite side.
Old Lady Ye paused while scooping the soup and asked, "Does the other side also sell spicy soup?"
The customers who were queuing here all looked up when they heard the shouting from the other side: "There is a new Hu La Tang restaurant."
"And it's only three cents, so cheap."
Most of the guests gathered outside immediately disappeared and ran to the other side.
Those in the innermost circle were a little embarrassed to leave and smiled at Ye Caiping: "I'll just eat at your restaurant!"
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