Yun Ruoxia also briefly encountered the red sedan chair, but she didn't think much of it, assuming it was just a wedding celebration in the village.
As the four men carried the red sedan chair through the fields, they attracted the attention of many rice planters. Seeing how tired they were from bending over, they joked with each other.
"Fifth brother, is it your family getting married? Well, you're keeping such a big deal a secret, are you afraid we'll get a little extra money?"
"Get lost! Maybe it's Chun-jie from the third son's family. Weren't they discussing marriage a while ago?"
“Speak properly to us,” Old Lady Yun straightened her back. “No other family has four people for a wedding, no groom, no matchmaker, and no drums or gongs.”
Hearing what Granny Yun said, everyone finally realized what was going on, and their curiosity grew even stronger. It was as if a feather was gently tickling their hearts, and they wished they could stop planting rice seedlings and doing other work, and sprout a pair of wings on their shoulders to chase after her and take a look.
It's no wonder they're like this; when has the village ever seen anything like this? A little while later, a child ran over and shouted, "The red sedan chair has stopped at Lao San's house! Lao San's family is going to have a wedding feast!"
Old Man Yun and Old Man Yun looked at each other in bewilderment. Yun Shenghua and Zhang Shi were also at a loss. Considering that only Yun Ling and Yun Ruochun were at home, they did not dare to delay and hurriedly took Yun Chu ashore and ran home.
Seeing this, the others became even more itchy to join in, and finally decided to take a break, as getting involved in the fun was the most important thing.
When Granny Yun saw that the red sedan chair had indeed stopped in front of their house, she was both angry and anxious about the bad reputation it had caused. She immediately said, "You should move the sedan chair somewhere else right away. Not only are you blocking other people's way, but you're also ruining your daughter's reputation. You'll be in big trouble."
Song Wang said with a forced smile, "Is this the Yun family's residence?"
Grandma Yun hesitated before replying, "Yes."
"The person we are going to pick up is the eldest daughter of the Yun family, named Chun-jie."
Yun Ruochun was anxious to open the door and go out, but Yun Ling grabbed her. The situation was unclear, and she didn't know what these people were capable of. Yun Ling was worried that they would snatch Yun Ruochun away without saying a word.
"Why are we welcoming Chun-jie? When did we ever say we wanted to?"
"Oh my, Master Song has sent you here." Liu swayed as she walked out. Upon seeing her, Song Wang immediately told everyone to stand aside. He only needed to receive them; he didn't care how they negotiated.
"Third brother, sister-in-law, this is wonderful news!" Liu Shi smiled like a flower. "Sixth son of Master Song has taken a liking to Chun Jie. After making inquiries, he found Da Zhuang. Da Zhuang came back and asked your eldest brother. They all said it was a good thing. After Chun Jie marries into the family, your whole family can go to the city to enjoy a life of luxury."
Old Man Yun and Old Man Yun were still racking their brains trying to figure out when Chun-jie had met the sixth son of the Song family.
Yunling's anger surged to the top of her head. She stormed out of the door, pointed at Liu, and began to curse, "Are you even human? Do you even deserve to be called human? You never utter a word of truth. Why doesn't thunder strike you dead on a rainy day?"
"You secretly sold my aunt! What kind of young master Song is this? Bullshit! He's just that old geezer Song! You took thirty copper coins as a deposit from him, and then gave him seventy more as a return gift after the deed was done! Have you no shame?!"
The villagers watching were all shocked. Liu was embarrassed. She didn't know how this little slut knew. She really wanted to rush up and tear her mouth apart.
"How absurd! At such a young age, you dare to insult and curse elders in the street, relying on the gossip you hear every day when you go out of town, and then come back to spread rumors. You really have some skills! What thirty strings of cash, seventy strings of cash, I don't even know. If I accept them, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"
Liu was really going all out, and the villagers' opinions immediately blew in her favor. After all, Yunling was still a child and was bound to believe whatever she heard, lacking the ability to make judgments, unlike Yun Dazhuang, who was already an adult and had the ability to make decisions.
"Liu, you'd better take shelter when it rains!"
Yun Ruoxia returned after leaving. After seeing the red sedan chair, she felt even more strange. What family would be so casual about getting married, as if they would just carry the person in and call it a day?
She thought about the few twelve or thirteen-year-old girls in the village, but they were all said to be engaged to other families and had not yet reached the process of exchanging betrothal gifts and making a betrothal. Only her older sister, who was fifteen this year, was not engaged.
Yun Ruoxia became increasingly panicked. She decided to abandon the mushrooms and head back to the village. Just then, she overheard Yun Ling's words, which immediately reminded her of the teasing remarks she had heard in the county town that day. Naturally, she was furious and began to curse Liu Shi.
"Now the whole city is buzzing with the news that Master Song is going to take another concubine. It costs a hundred strings of cash to buy a life. You can't even have a daughter of your own, so you're using other people's daughters to abuse. Ling'er is absolutely right to scold you. You're not human!"
"Nonsense! Don't try to distort the truth!"
"I'm talking nonsense? Where did you get the money to build this house? You're really something. You used to suck our blood like a leech, but now you want to eat our flesh and tear us apart. You old beast, you'll definitely die a horrible death."
When Yun Ruochun heard the words "one hundred strings of cash to buy a human life", she was stunned for a moment. She was about to rush forward to fight Liu Shi, but Yun's mother was one step ahead and swung the hoe at Liu Shi.
"You old hag, how dare you sell my daughter! I'll beat you to death!"
As soon as the hoe struck, Liu felt as if a piece of flesh had been ripped from her back, causing her to writhe on the ground in pain. "Come quick, all you idiots, what are you standing there for? Quickly pull this shrew away!"
Those bricklayers all looked at each other, thinking, "They all have little girls at home. If they were sold off without permission, they might not be any kinder than Old Lady Yun."
They pretended not to see it, let alone the villagers who were watching the show. Yun Dazhuang and the others rushed back and hurriedly tried to pull Yun's mother away.
But when Old Lady Yun is angry, she's like a mad bull, not so easily swayed. Besides, with Yun Ling using her supernatural powers to control Yun Dazhuang and the others, Liu Shi can only become meat under the hoe.
Liu felt as if her internal organs had shifted, but she still worried about the remaining seventy strings of cash.
"It's a blessing from our ancestors that Chun Jie'er can marry into a wealthy family at her age. You've rejected so many suitors, isn't that what you're after? You're trying to have your cake and eat it too, old women still dreaming of heaven and earth."
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