Zhou Dashan grew up in the village, which is like his comfort zone. How could he leave it so easily?
Ning Huan looked at Zhou Jing'an, Zhou Dashan, and Liu Feng, and thought to herself that Zhou Jing'an had really come up with a good idea.
Zhou Dashan will not leave the village, and Liu Feng will not choose to drown herself.
In this way, Liu Feng seems to have three paths to choose from, but in reality, she only has one path to take from beginning to end: signing a contract of servitude.
Now Liu Feng could only shake her head and cry, unable to say a word.
She never expected Zhou Dashan to be so incompetent, letting his son do whatever he wanted. Couldn't he have been a little more assertive and taken her away?
Could Zhou Jing'an really just watch Zhou Dashan leave? Even if he could watch his father go, Zhou Dashan still has so many children; someone would surely try to persuade him to stay.
Liu Feng sobbed, and Zhou Jing'an coldly asked her, "Do you want my father to take you away with him, or do you want to sign a contract of indenture? Have you decided?"
Before Liu Feng could speak, Zhou Dashan shouted from the side, "I'm not leaving, Third Brother! Dad won't leave home, I won't go, I won't go!"
Zhou Jing'an raised an eyebrow: "Then you only have two options left: sign a contract or drown in a pig cage."
Liu Feng continued to shake her head and remain silent. Just now, Yao Shi's tantrum had made her seem pitiful, but now everyone just found her crying annoying.
The village chief said impatiently, "Hurry up and choose. You have to choose between going to the Zhou family or being drowned in a pig cage."
Aunt Xiufen, who was standing nearby, was anxious: "Then hurry up and sign the contract and go home with Dashan. Do you really not want to live anymore and want to drown yourself?"
These words sounded like Aunt Xiufen was concerned about Liu Feng, but in reality, she was also worried that if Liu Feng didn't stay with Zhou Dashan, she might hook up with another man, and then the village would never have a peaceful life again.
Besides, her husband didn't seem like an honest man, and she also had a son. She didn't want that vixen Liu Feng to enter her home.
Not only Aunt Xiufen, but the other old women nearby also shouted, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and sign this contract!"
They all shared the same thought as Aunt Xiufen: to quickly find her a family to move into so that everyone could feel at ease.
Seeing that everyone wanted her to sign a contract of servitude and no one was willing to speak up for her, Liu Feng gritted her teeth, covered her head, and tried to cry out that she was not feeling well, and then she thought she would faint.
Seeing Liu Feng covering her head, Ning Huan knew she was trying to figure out a solution, so she quickly said, "Sister Liu, hurry up and choose. It's so early in the morning, everyone in the village has done nothing but wait for you here."
"If you refuse to enter the Zhou family's gate, then you'll have no choice but to be drowned. Village chief, prepare your things..."
Before Ning Huan could finish speaking, Liu Feng saw her about to call the village chief over with the pig cages and quickly replied, "I'm willing!"
Zhou Jing'an asked calmly, "What are you willing to do?"
Liu Feng gritted her teeth and said, "I'm willing to sign a contract of servitude and go home with Zhou Dashan."
The current situation forces her to sign the contract; otherwise, Jing'an's family really intends to drown her in a pig cage this week. At worst, she can just sign the indenture contract to end things.
Once she's in the Zhou family, she can easily coax Zhou Dashan into taking out the indenture and burning it.
Since Liu Feng agreed to sign the indenture, the village chief called for someone to bring pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and then handed them to Zhou Jing'an: "Jing'an, why don't you write this indenture?"
Because almost no one in the village knew many characters, the village chief had no choice but to hand the paper and pen to Zhou Jing'an.
He thought that when his grandson grew a little older, he would find a way to send him to an academy to study, not hoping that he would achieve great things like Zhou Jing'an.
At the very least, they should be able to recognize and write characters; they should at least know their own name and be able to write their own surname.
Zhou Jing'an took the paper and pen handed to him by the village chief, wrote it down, and then gave it to Liu Feng so that she could put her fingerprint on it.
Not only Liu Feng, but also Zhou Dashan, the village chief, and several elders pressed their handprints.
Aunt Xiufen thought for a moment and said, "Don't forget to take this indenture to the government office to register it, otherwise it won't be valid."
Upon hearing this, Liu Feng's face turned pale, and her glare at Aunt Xiufen was filled with intense resentment.
Ning Huan nodded and looked at Liu Feng, saying, "If you try to run away after registering it with the government, you will be breaking the law."
Liu Feng originally just wanted to sign a simple contract and get it back later, but he didn't expect that they would have to register it with the government.
She collapsed to the ground, unable to cry even though she wanted to.
Zhou Jing'an held the indenture and said to Zhou Dashan, "Father, the indenture is signed. You can take Liu Feng home now."
Zhou Dashan paused for a moment. He actually wanted to take the indenture from Zhou Jing'an and then give it to Liu Feng to make her happy at a later time.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Jing'an took it. He hesitated and said, "Third brother, why don't we let your father keep this indenture?"
Zhou Jing'an gave him a cold look, which startled Zhou Dashan, who quickly waved his hand and said, "Father doesn't want it anymore. Just keep it with you. You can keep it safe."
Hearing Zhou Dashan's words, Liu Feng was completely heartbroken. She only regretted not seeing through Zhou Dashan and realizing that he was such a weak man.
After slowly putting away the indenture, Zhou Jing'an bid farewell to the village chief and the others, and then had Ning Huan push him away.
Many villagers were still talking about what happened between Zhou Dashan and Liu Feng today. The women were all cursing Liu Feng for being unethical, for seducing Zhou Dashan and stealing Yao's man.
But at the same time, they all breathed a sigh of relief, at least they no longer had to worry about their husbands.
The men, on the other hand, were all saying that Zhou Dashan was lucky to have married such a gentle and lovely concubine at his advanced age.
You know, if any of them dared to even think about taking a concubine, their own tigresses would practically tear them apart. Who would have the guts to do that?
On the way back, Ning Huan was quite happy, thinking that Yao Shi would probably not bother them anymore.
But considering how Liu Feng dealt with Yao Shi just now, she probably isn't as easy to bully as she seems. It seems that Yao Shi and Liu Feng will have a lot to fight in the future.
But considering that Zhou Jing'an had actually given her a chance, having Zhou Dashan take her away was a good option.
"Actually, if Dad had taken Liu Feng away just now, it would have been because he truly liked her."
Ning Huan spoke up to Zhou Jing'an, saying, "He said he liked her, but he didn't want to leave the village, so he made Liu Feng suffer alone and forced her to sign a contract of servitude."
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