The more Yu Chunying thought about it, the more regretful she became, and the more painful it felt.
Yu Chunying's mind suddenly became active. Lanhua was a mute, and it was a blessing for the mute that her son Xiaogui was willing to accept her!
Yu Chunying and Cao Xiaogui decided to go find Lanhuaer, and today's scene happened.
"That woman is lazy and good at eating and doing nothing. She is no match for Lanhuaer. I'll ask Xiaogui to divorce her!" said Yu Chunying.
"Divorced? Did he run off with someone? These two villages are so close, Yu Chunying, do you think I'm stupid or deaf? How could I not know about all the mess going on in your family?" Aunt Gao snorted coldly, "Married a capable wife? I don't think so."
Yu Chunying was embarrassed and wanted to turn her head away, but when she thought of the hundred dollars, she held back.
"Aunt, it's because of this that we realize how good Lanhua is. If such a good girl marries my Xiaogui, he will definitely treat her well and help her family. Your family will have someone to rely on now, Aunt, let Xiaogui bear the coffin for your family when the time comes!"
Carrying the coffin was a job her son did, and if she agreed to do it, it was like marrying into the family. Both mother and son had regressed to this point, if Aunt Gao didn't agree, she would be truly ungrateful.
"Carry the coffin? Aunt Gao, why don't you consider it?" A neighbor couldn't help but persuade.
"You and your old man are not old anymore. It's time to consider this matter."
"You shouldn't have let your son join the army! Even now, you don't know whether he's alive or dead! Alas! It's too late to talk about this now!"
They desperately want to have children, firstly to carry on the family line, and secondly to provide for their old age and to see them to the end of their lives. The most important part of seeing someone off is to carry the coffin.
According to the saying in their village, if there is no one to hold the coffin, the dead will not be able to find the way home and will become a wandering ghost.
Not to mention that Lanhua'er is a mute, even if she is a normal girl, it is rare to find someone willing to bear the coffin.
Unless she marries a disabled person, or marries a widower and becomes a stepmother, this kid from the Cao family is better than a lame widower no matter what.
"Yes, although Cao Xiaogui is a little thin, he is still a healthy person."
"Lanhua'er's life won't be too difficult if she gets married."
Lanhua hid behind Aunt Gao, full of resistance.
This period of time was the happiest time of her life. If she married Cao Xiaogui, she felt that she would fall into the quagmire again.
She didn't want to marry Cao Xiaogui, but for her grandparents...
Lanhuaer made up her mind and tugged at Aunt Gao's sleeve: "Ahhh!" She was willing to marry Cao Xiaogui!
Aunt Gao clapped her hands and said softly, "Grandma, I know."
Tangli frowned slightly as she watched this scene. Originally, she didn't want to get involved in other people's affairs, but she couldn't just watch Lanhua fall into the fire pit.
She was about to dissuade him, but she heard Aunt Gao say, "Yu Chunying, don't talk about whether to carry the coffin or not. Your Cao Xiaogui and my Lan Hua'er are too high for you!"
The neighbor quickly advised: "Aunt Gao, please don't..."
Aunt Gao interrupted her directly: "I know you mean well, but you can't push Lanhuaer, who is still alive, into the fire pit just for the sake of my old man and me. If Lanhuaer doesn't live well, we won't have peace after death, and we will be worse than wandering ghosts. I only have this one precious granddaughter, and I don't care about anything else. As long as she lives a good life, that's all that matters."
Lanhua held Aunt Gao tightly, her eyes red.
Yu Chunying could no longer bear it and cursed angrily, "You old woman, how can you be so ungrateful! Our Xiaogui likes our granddaughter and is willing to bear your coffin. It's your blessing! A dumb person like you is so picky!"
"If you miss our Xiaogui today, your dumb granddaughter will definitely not get married, and you will just stay at home and wait to be an old aunt! When the time comes, you will have no one to rely on, and you don't know where you will die!"
Aunt Gao was so angry that she cursed back, "You are the one who is so mean! You woman, how can you be so foul-mouthed!"
Aunt Gao still felt unsatisfied after scolding her, so she picked up a broom and stabbed it at Yu Chunying: "I'll make your mouth dirty! I'll make your mouth dirty!"
Yu Chunying and Cao Xiaogui were so angry that they ran away.
"Run fast, or I'll poke your mouth into pieces!" Aunt Gao said angrily.
Aunt Gao drove away Yu Chunying and Cao Xiaogui, but she still felt a little uncomfortable.
When she and the old man left, Lanhua would be left alone. The villagers would point fingers at her, and there wouldn't be anyone to curse back. She still hoped Lanhua would find a good man. She couldn't sleep when she thought about them leaving and Lanhua all alone.
Please God, give Lanhuaer some support.
"Lanhua'er, such a good girl, will definitely find a good man." Tangli said.
Aunt Gao's words to her neighbor moved her deeply. Lanhua was actually quite lucky to have a grandmother who loved her so much.
In modern times, a woman can live well on her own, but this is in ancient times, when women depended on men for their lives, so she also hoped that Lanhuaer could find a good man.
Moreover, she felt that the day was approaching...
When Aunt Gao heard Tang Li's words, her eyes suddenly turned red.
"Xiaotang, I feel like you're a lucky star. When you say that, I suddenly feel relieved."
"Our Lanhua will definitely find a good home."
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Yu Chunying and Cao Xiaogui ran back home in a hurry. Both of them were furious and cursed Old Lady Gao for being ungrateful.
When I got home, I looked at the bare walls of my house and felt my empty stomach, and I became worried again.
Yu Chunying put the last bit of rice bran into the pot and cooked two bowls of rice bran, one for each person.
Cao Xiaogui ate the rice and couldn't help saying, "Mom, one hundred coins can buy ten kilograms of white rice."
Yu Chunying also found the rice with bran to be extremely unpalatable. One hundred wen equaled ten kilograms of white rice, and Lanhua could earn ten kilograms of white rice a day.
Ten kilograms of white rice, fragrant white rice, this should have been hers, how come it all went to Old Lady Gao?
The more Yu Chunying thought about it, the more reluctant she became. No, she had to eat white rice!
"Old Mrs. Gao refuses to marry her granddaughter, so let's find a way to force her to marry!" Yu Chunying said angrily.
"Mom, do you have any ideas?"
"Let Lanhua become yours, what else can she do? She will beg to marry you then!"
Cao Xiaogui thought about Lanhua's delicate and tender appearance, which was much prettier than his previous wife, and he was also attracted to her.
Cao Xiaogui was a bit of a jerk to begin with, and he immediately gave a lewd smile: "Then let's go follow her and find another opportunity... hehe?"
"Yes, let's remember how Old Lady Gao treated us today! When Lanhua comes home, we'll treat her precious granddaughter the same way!"
When I become her daughter-in-law, won't I still be at her mercy?!
The more Yu Chunying thought about it, the more beautiful it seemed. Her days of happiness were about to come!
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