Li Mingxi has been skipping grades in the past two years and is about to go to the commune middle school. Although the commune middle school had some troubles at the beginning, it has been rectified by the commune secretary Zhang Xingmin and is now in good shape. Although there are still some people who are disobedient, no one dares to criticize the teachers anymore.
The fact that Li Mingxi skipped a grade caused an uproar in the village at the time. No one had thought that the little granddaughter of the Li family was actually a little genius.
Although Niu Cuihua often went out and talked about how smart Xiaoxi was and what a smart best friend she was, no one took it seriously. After all, Niu Cuihua talked about Li Mingxi every other sentence. So when they found out that Li Mingxi was a genius, they were shocked. That's something that only appears in operas!
Niu Juxiang nearly collapsed in anger when she learned about this. She couldn't accept it. Why was Niu Cuihua's granddaughter a genius? Her son Maodan was clearly the smartest, so why was he only in the second grade, while this damned little girl had skipped a grade?
Because of this matter, Niu Juxiang went to the school to find the teacher and demanded an explanation. The teacher originally thought that Maodan was not a very smart student and she was just being unreasonable, so he didn't want to pay any attention to her.
Who knew that this woman would become more and more demanding? There was no choice but to test Maodan on the spot. In the end, everyone knew that Maodan was not very smart, and the villagers talked about him for a long time afterwards.
That day, Li Mingxi was tutoring his two younger brothers at home. Before he saw anyone, he heard his sister Erni calling outside the door.
As soon as she entered the yard, Li Xinghua said, "Grandma, grandma, please save me."
Li Mingxi was puzzled. "Sister Erni, what's wrong? Grandma is not at home now."
She was so anxious that her face turned red. She grabbed Li Mingxi's arm and asked, "Do you know where our grandma is?"
"Grandma's gone to the commune. What can I do for you, Sister Erni?"
Li Xinghua paced back and forth. "What should I do? Grandma isn't home, and my mother wants to sell me off. She's already at my house!"
"Sister Erni, are you overthinking it? Even if Third Aunt is a bad person, she can't sell you out, right? Besides, you're almost in high school!"
But she flatly denied it, "I heard it. She wants to sell me to an old bachelor. They were just negotiating the price when I came here!"
Li Mingxi was shocked when she heard this. Although she knew that there were people selling their daughters at this time, she never thought that such a thing would happen to her own family. It was a little unacceptable. After all, when the family was divided a few years ago, her third uncle's family got a lot of money. There was no need to sell their daughter!
Li Mingxi was about to speak when he was interrupted by a curse.
"Er Ni, you silly girl, what are you doing here? Come home with me!" Liu Zhaodi walked in angrily with a broom in her hand, and an old woman followed behind her.
"I won't go back. If I go back, you'll sell me out. Do you think I don't know?"
Liu Zhaodi rolled her eyes and smiled. "Who said I sold you out? What nonsense are you talking about, girl?"
"I heard everything. You just wanted to sell me out. You thought I didn't know. You were just negotiating the price with that person."
Liu Zhaodi went forward to pull Li Xinghua away, but she broke free. "You girl, you're just talking nonsense. When did your mother ever sell you out?"
Li Xinghua yelled, "I heard everything you just said to that person. You said that person is an old bachelor and the price should be higher!"
When the members of the village who were watching in the yard heard Erni say this, they all looked at Liu Zhaodi with contempt. No one in their village had ever sold a daughter, not to mention that life had gotten better in recent years and no one did this anymore. Anyone who sold a daughter for money would be criticized.
Mrs. Wang stepped forward and said, "Zhao Di, how can you sell your daughter? We can't do that!"
Liu Zhaodi defended herself with a look of grievance, "Auntie, I didn't say I was going to sell her. This girl misunderstood. I found her a husband. Now she's grown up. If I delay for another two years, she won't have a good home.
When Mrs. Wang heard what she said, she didn't know what to say. After all, she was right. The country girl always said that the mother-in-law was the most important.
Seeing that Wang Po stopped talking, Liu Zhaodi smiled triumphantly and was about to turn around to pull Li Xinghua.
Unexpectedly, someone interrupted, "Ai Min's wife, let me be honest, your Erni is about to go to high school. When she graduates, she'll be a government official. She'll have a promising future. Why did you have to do this?"
Liu Zhaodi was very angry and stopped pretending. She glared at the man and said, "What does it have to do with you? Besides, who pays her for high school? You pay for it, right?" Then she stretched out her hand to ask the man for money.
After these words were spoken, no one dared to respond.
Li Xinghua retorted, "I didn't spend any of your money on schooling. I borrowed it from my grandma, and you never paid for me."
Liu Zhaodi snorted, "You didn't ask me for money, but you ate my food and wore my clothes. You've also gone to school for so long. Isn't it time you repay me? Compared to others, you're much better off."
"But I also work. When I'm not in school, I go out to earn work points."
"What can you do with the little money you earn? Come home with me," said Liu Zhaodi as she was about to grab Erni and go home.
Li Mingxi interrupted, "Third Uncle's Wife, does Third Uncle know that you can't leave?"
Originally, she thought that when her grandmother came back, she would tell her about this and then go to rescue Erni. After all, she didn't have the ability to stop Liu Zhaodi at the moment. Unexpectedly, Yue Ze's voice suddenly appeared in her mind, telling her to stop Liu Zhaodi at all costs. She had no choice but to take action.
Liu Zhaodi glared at Li Mingxi and said, "What's it got to do with you, little girl? Stop meddling in other people's business. If you try to stop me again, I'll hit you." As she said that, she raised the broom in her hand.
When the brothers Li Mingyi and Li Mingde saw Liu Zhaodi was about to hit Li Mingxi, they hurried forward to protect her.
"Just try and hit one of them if you dare," Niu Cuihua pushed through the crowd and walked to the front. "Come on, I'll stand here and watch while you fight."
Liu Zhaodi lost her momentum when she saw Niu Cuihua. She quickly dropped the broom in her hand and said, "No way, Mom, I was just joking."
Niu Cuihua snorted coldly, "Just kidding! Come on, try saying another one!"
Liu Zhaodi quickly waved her hands, "No, no, Mom, I'll take Erni home right now."
Niu Cuihua: "Why are you so anxious? Let me ask you, what are you doing here?"
"Nothing. It's not that Erni is ignorant. There were guests at home, and she ran out to play. She even made a big fool of herself. I took her home to take a look."
"Who's coming to your house? Do I know him?"
Liu Zhaodi rolled her eyes and said, "They are my mother's family members, but you don't know them."
Erni yelled, "Grandma, grandma, I won't go home. That person is not my grandma's family at all. That person is just a matchmaker. My mother wants to sell me off!"
Niu Cuihua glared at Liu Zhaodi, "Old Third Wife, is what Erni said right?"
Liu Zhaodi retorted, "How could that be possible, mother? This girl is just talking nonsense."
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