Chapter 2 Please Don't Sell Me to an Old Widowmaker
"Brother, what should we do? That old widower is here."
Chen Xingyun was so scared that his face turned pale and his eyes turned red. He looked at Xiao Ying cautiously again.
Now that her mother has woken up, she will definitely sell her to someone else. What should she do?
The old widower was called Wang Ergou. He was over forty years old, older than her parents. He had two or three children at home, the oldest of whom was even older than her.
It was just because he was generous and was willing to marry her, or buy her, for five taels of silver.
This price is rare in the village, so her mother couldn't wait to sell her.
But she didn't want to get married. She didn't want to marry an old man who was half buried in the ground.
"Don't be afraid, Xingyun, Big Brother is here."
Chen Xinghai stood in front of her with a gloomy face. He was obviously very scared and his teeth were almost broken.
He must not let the old widower take his sister away, otherwise her life would be ruined.
"Auntie Xiao? Auntie Xiao, are you there? I'm coming in."
Wang Ergou's voice sounded again, with some urgency, followed by the sound of the courtyard door being opened forcefully.
Xiao Ying narrowed his eyes slightly.
aunt?
Let’s not talk about her past life. Now she is only 32 years old in this body. How dare a man in his 40s call her auntie?
It's true that a dog can't spit out ivory.
She lifted the thin and torn quilt, got out of bed nimbly, put on her shoes, and walked out.
Chen Xingyun, who was standing by, burst into tears. Chen Xinghai clenched his fists and followed her.
As soon as he walked out of the room, Xiao Ying saw a dark and thin old man standing in the dilapidated yard.
The man looked older than his actual age, with several wrinkles on his forehead. He was the old widower Wang Ergou.
Behind Wang Ergou was a group of villagers who came to watch the fun. Perhaps it was Wang Ergou's special publicity that attracted so many people.
These people pointed at her with unfriendly looks, and deliberately raised their voices.
"Tsk tsk... They're selling their children again. This is the third one."
"That's right. She's the only one in our village who sells her children. She's really not ashamed of it."
"Hmph, after we sell Xingyun, we'll see who will do the laundry and cooking for her to make money. We can't sell Xinghai too next time."
"That's hard to say. What if someone wants to be your son-in-law?"
"Alas... these children are so pitiful, having such a mother who is worse than an animal. If their father were still alive, this wouldn't have happened."
“…”
Xiao Ying listened expressionlessly. After all, it wasn't her who was being scolded, so the original body deserved the scolding.
Seeing her so shameless, the villagers became even more angry.
"You are worse than an animal, don't even think about selling my granddaughter!"
At this moment, an old lady suddenly squeezed out of the crowd and started cursing.
The old lady was about fifty years old, which was still very young in both the technological world and the immortal cultivation world, but here she was an absolute old woman.
Xiao Ying took a look and saw that it was her mother-in-law, Chen Zhang.
Chen Zhang's name is Zhang Yuxiu, but here women's names are basically no longer mentioned after they get married. How sad.
Chen Zhang was so furious that her hair stood on end. She wanted to slap her twice, and her lips were trembling with anger.
"You're such a vicious person! You sold my two grandchildren and not even stopped, and now you want to sell a third one!"
"I'm telling you, with me here today, don't even think about selling Nebula!"
"grandmother……"
Chen Xingyun cried out in grievance, and ran quickly to the old lady, as if he regarded her as his life-saving straw.
Chen Xinghai also followed, with a hint of hope in his eyes. With his grandmother here today, things might turn around.
"Don't be afraid, Xingyun. I wonder who dares to sell you out today."
Chen Zhang held Chen Xingyun's hand with heartache. Her poor granddaughter, how could she marry a man who was almost as old as her?
"Auntie Xiao, look at this..."
The joy on Wang Ergou's face turned into depression, and he walked forward quickly.
He was somewhat annoyed that Chen and Zhang were meddling in other people's business. Both sides had separated, so what did it have to do with her if Aunt Xiao sold her daughter?
"Is this the nebula? It's so beautiful."
As he spoke, his eyes lingered on Chen Xingyun, his gaze full of greed.
Only a beautiful young lady like this would be willing to let him spend five taels of silver.
Chen Xingyun was so scared that he hid behind Chen Zhangshi. Chen Zhangshi glared at him and protected Xingyun behind her.
Wang Ergou chuckled and said, "You're still embarrassed. Once we become husband and wife, you won't be shy anymore."
"Who wants to be your wife?" Chen Xingyun's cheeks flushed red, feeling embarrassed and annoyed.
"Did you hear that? My granddaughter doesn't like you." Chen Zhang stared at Wang Ergou hatefully.
Wang Ergou was unhappy: "Old Madam Chen, no, I should call you Grandma. Grandma, my mother has agreed to sell the nebula to me, why don't you agree? Forget it, I'll talk to my mother."
Hearing him calling "grandma" and "mother" over and over again, everyone felt so disgusted that they almost vomited out their overnight meal.
Wang Ergou is so shameless that he calls Xiao Yingniang, who is younger than him, so shameless!
"But the two sides have already separated, and Chen Zhang really can't do anything about it."
The villagers talked about it and sighed for Chen Xingyun in their hearts. They thought that he would probably be sold to Wang Ergou today. It was really like a flower stuck in cow dung.
"You shameless idiot..."
Chen Zhang was so angry that she cursed and looked at Xiao Ying angrily.
"If you really dare to sell Xingyun to him today, I will fight you to the death!"
Without waiting for Xiao Ying to speak, Wang Ergou couldn't wait to take out five taels of silver from his purse and handed it to her, fearing that the duck he had got would fly away.
"Mother, this is five taels of silver. I will take the person away now."
As long as he brings the person back, the matter will be a foregone conclusion, and everyone will assume that Chen Xingyun is his. As for the contract, they can deal with it later.
When he thought of this, Wang Ergou was so happy that he decided to spend the wedding night with his wife and love her dearly.
No! No way!
Chen Xinghai's eyes were red with hatred and his teeth were gnashing.
Suddenly he fell to his knees with a pleading look in his eyes.
"Mom, please don't sell Xingyun!"
He knew this woman too well. As long as she could get the money, she didn't care about anything else.
Even if grandma really risks her life, she will not change her mind.
He hated himself for being useless. If he could make more money, Nebula wouldn't have to be sold.
If pleading doesn't work, he will risk his life, as he doesn't want to live anymore anyway.
"Mom, please don't sell me. I promise to work harder to make money in the future... As long as you don't sell me, I'll do anything... Wuuuuu..."
Chen Xingyun also knelt on the ground, crying bitterly, heartbroken, and kowtowed to Xiao Ying.
She really had no other choice. If her mother really wanted to sell her to this old man, she would rather die.
When they saw Xiao Yingying hand over the five taels of silver, both the brother and sister felt dizzy and looked at each other with despair in their eyes. What on earth were they hoping for?
Chen Zhang cursed loudly, her old face flushed with anxiety.
"You are such a vicious woman... You will definitely get your comeuppance!"
Unexpectedly, Xiao Ying just glanced at it lightly and threw it back to the happy Wang Ergou.
"You want to buy my daughter for five taels of silver? No, I won't sell her."
This cold and indifferent remark made everyone freeze in place, unable to react for a moment.
The brother and sister both looked incredulous. What did their mother say? She wouldn't sell it? She wouldn't even be interested in five taels of silver?
Then there was another surprise. It was good that he didn’t like her. If he didn’t like her, she wouldn’t have to be sold!
Chen Zhang's verbal abuse also stopped abruptly, and she thought that her threats had worked.
Wang Ergou's face was full of confusion and some dissatisfaction.
"Auntie Xiao, you can't be dishonest. You agreed on five taels of silver, but now you're going back on your word. Isn't that a bit too much?"
If it weren't for the fact that Chen Xingyun was beautiful and still young, he would not have been willing to spend so much money.
Xiao Ying glanced at him and said, "What did we agree on? Is there a contract between us?"
"you……"
Wang Ergou was furious, his eyes widening in disbelief. How could such a thing be a contract? And he couldn't even read.
It seems that this woman really wants to go back on her word?
His face couldn't help but darken, and he wasn't as friendly as before.
"So, you're going to raise the price anyway?"
Xiao Ying raised her eyebrows. "That's right, I'm going to raise the price. If you want to marry my daughter, Xiao Ying, you have to prepare eight sedan chairs, a ten-mile-long red dowry, and ten thousand taels of gold. Otherwise, forget it."
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