Chapter 21: Using Granddaughter for Meat
Their guess was correct, the five wolves were indeed here to deliver gifts.
They walked to Du Wanwan and put down the prey in their mouths, and one of them cried "Awoo awoo".
In order to conceal their tracks, Du Wanwan asked Aunt Hua and Seventh Sister to play with the wolves for a while.
Aunt Hua and Seventh Sister flew to the heads of the five wolves and caught the lice on their bodies and ate them.
Du Wanwan took the opportunity to tell the black wolf that howled a few times: "Go back and tell the black wolf not to send prey. It's too dangerous for you. If you are discovered, you will be in trouble."
Black Wolf: "I understand. Today is the last time. If you go far away tomorrow, we won't be able to catch up with you even if we want to. The king said that he will escort you to where you want to go after your injuries are healed."
Du Wanwan shook her head: "No need, we will protect ourselves."
The black wolf looked at her, said nothing, and turned away.
As soon as it left, the other four wolves followed suit. Within a few seconds, all five wolves disappeared into the jungle and were never seen again.
Everyone in Huojia Village was stunned.
This is a very strange thing. A wolf actually brings its prey to people as a gift.
Five rabbits came at once, and five gifts were given. After a whole day on the road, some people in Huojia Village were envious when they smelled the aroma of stewed rabbits at the clan leader's house in the morning.
This person's name is Wang Qingcai. She is an old woman in her fifties. Her family originally owned a few acres of thin land. Although her three sons were not very ambitious, they had no problem making ends meet.
Since we didn't have to flee famine, our lives were pretty bearable and we weren't starving to death.
The three sons have all started their own families, but the old man passed away two years ago.
She was a common sight in the village, and many people ignored her. The clan leader Huo Sien was troubled by her, and usually didn't want to have anything to do with her.
When Old Lady Wang saw the prey at Du Wanwan's feet, she had already been salivating. She pulled her fifteen-year-old granddaughter Huo Dani over and pushed her in front of her.
She yelled at the top of her lungs, "Du Dalang! I think you are quite capable, so I betroth my granddaughter to you. All the pheasants and rabbits at your feet belong to me. Give me five taels of silver as a betrothal gift, and the marriage will be settled."
Du Jiang, Yao Meixian and Du Wanwan were all confused and couldn't understand what the old woman was talking about.
When he saw her reaching out to grab the pheasant or rabbit on the ground, he came to his senses, but it was too late to stop her. Old woman Wang pounced on her like crazy, wishing she could hold all the prey in her arms.
Du Wenjun, Du Wenguan and Du Wenhuo saw that the meat was about to fly away, so they didn't care about anything else and took all the pheasants and rabbits before Old Lady Wang.
Old woman Wang hit nothing with her mouth full of mud. She immediately got up and yelled at the three sons of the Du family in frustration: "Put it down, put it down, that's your eldest sister-in-law's betrothal gift. You're courting death! Didn't you hear me telling you to put it down?"
As soon as the commotion broke out here, Huo Si'en heard the noise and walked over, fearing that if he was too slow, his grandson-in-law would be snatched away by Old Lady Wang.
That was the son-in-law he had chosen for his grandson. Old lady Wang was so shameless, how could she interfere?
Other people from Huojia Village also gathered around in twos and threes, eager to see if Old Lady Wang could get the pheasants and rabbits from the outsiders' family, the Du family.
If they really got it, some people would have the same idea as Old Lady Wang. The Du family has many sons. Du Dalang was taken away by Wang Dani, but don’t they still have Du Erlang and Du Sanlang? At worst, there is still Du Silang, right?
As long as she can eat meat often and get some benefits, my daughter will give it up, it doesn’t matter.
The overall atmosphere in Huojia Village is good, but there are also a few people who are disobedient and shameless. In addition, with the sudden change, people are restless and impatient, and it is not a big deal for everyone to look at the problem with selfish motives.
Du Wenjun and Du Wenguan didn't say anything and didn't put down the things in their hands. Du Wenhuo was young after all, and he was very angry after hearing what old woman Wang said.
He stiffened his neck and said, "The things are ours, why should we put them down? What sister-in-law? We don't recognize her."
It's so funny. His eldest brother is a woman. Does he need to marry his eldest sister-in-law? If you want to steal their things, just say it directly. If you beat around the bush, the old woman is very mean.
Old lady Wang was not willing to be outdone. She didn't feel it was beneath her age to yell at a boy of eleven or twelve.
She put her hands on her hips and stiffened her neck: "What's the point of you not recognizing me? Your parents and elder brother should recognize me! Put down the things in your hands quickly, they are the betrothal gifts for our daughter."
Du Wanwan said coldly: "I'm sorry! Grandma! I don't like your granddaughter. The betrothal gift doesn't count, please go back!"
The implication of the words was very clear. She would not marry Huo Dani, and she could not take the pheasants or rabbits away.
Old woman Wang turned around and looked at Du Wanwan with her hands on her hips: "You don't like her? Do you, an outsider, have the right to speak? I like you, so my granddaughter must marry you, even if she doesn't want to."
Upon hearing such shameless words, Yao Meixian was very angry. Her daughter Dalang was a girl, how could he marry Huo Dani? Isn't this ridiculous?
Being bullied in Dujia Village is fine, but she is also bullied outside. It is really aggrieved. Looking around, the people in Huojia Village did not speak to help the old woman, which shows how bad she is in the village.
Holding back the anger in her heart, Yao Meixian smiled gently, "Aunt Wang! What you said is wrong. Although the marriage of a child is decided by the parents and the matchmaker, my Dalang also has the final say. If she doesn't like it, we can't agree to it even if it's a perfect match."
Her meaning was very clear, she supported her daughter Du Wanwan's decision.
Du Jiang said slowly, "Yes, Dalang has the final say in our family affairs. If she doesn't like him, she can't marry him."
What's wrong with an outsider? Does an outsider have to marry your granddaughter? Who stipulated that? My daughter won't marry him, what can you do about it?
After hearing this, the people from Huojia Village who were watching the fun on the sidelines burst into laughter. They felt that Old Lady Wang acted very quickly and wanted to exchange her granddaughter for meat. However, the Du family was not happy about it, so they couldn't eat it even though they wanted to.
It became a joke.
Everyone just laughed, no one said anything sarcastic, everyone knew Old Lady Wang's character, no one was too lazy to pay any attention to her.
Huo Si'en was about to step in to mediate, but after hearing what Du Wanwan said, he immediately gave up the idea. He really wanted to see how this young man would handle the situation at hand.
If he really has no intention of getting engaged, then it would be better not to mention the matter of his granddaughter for the time being, so as not to hurt the relationship.
Du Wanwan looked at Old Lady Wang with a smile in her eyes and sneered: "If Grandma wants pheasants or rabbits, she doesn't have to exchange them with her granddaughter. She can buy them with money. If you want to eat them for free, you can't do that."
Old lady Wang originally wanted to throw a tantrum, but when she saw Du Wanwan's captivating, cold as ice, murderous eyes, she was immediately frightened.
I have lived to this age, but I have never seen such a terrifying look.
Staring at a person, it seems that you can see into the depths of his heart. It is useless to play tricks on him.
Last night, there were wolves howling on the mountain, but they didn't come down the mountain. They all said it was the young man's credit. She didn't believe it at first, but when she saw five wolves delivering prey, she couldn't help but believe it.
The young man in front of him was not the same person from Huojia Village who had quarreled and cursed with him in the past. If he really offended him, his family might not have a peaceful life in the future.
Someone who can deal with wolves is not someone she can mess with.
(End of this chapter)
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