That makes perfect sense, and the people of Hutouya Village burst into laughter.
"How much did Li Aidi, that Voldemort, take from Old Li's house before? It's been over a thousand catties of grain, both openly and secretly. How could that old hag, Li Aidi, have the nerve to ask for so much?"
"She's shameless; most people wouldn't do something like that."
"This is the first time I've ever heard of someone so shameless."
"It seems that all the people from Lijiazhuang are like this. Our village will not want any girls from their village in the future."
“It’s not just our village, we have to talk to other villages too. At that time, an old maid will need several thousand kilograms of grain. Who can afford that?”
As everyone chimed in with their opinions, the expression on the face of the woman from Li Family Village changed slightly. Not only her, but everyone else who had come with her also changed their expressions.
You know, there are quite a few eligible young men and women in their village. If they all ruin their reputations, the girls won't be able to get married and the young men won't be able to find wives. What will they do then?
It's not worth ruining the reputation of the entire village for the sake of that old woman from the Li family.
Someone walked up to the head of Lijiazhuang Village and tugged at his hand: "This is too much."
Besides, Han Qiang didn't actually say he wanted to marry her; he just wanted to divorce her.
"That's right, there are still many young men and women in our village."
"That old woman Li's family has gone too far."
Several people offered their advice, but Li Zheng's face darkened, and his gaze towards his wife became more ruthless: "Just ask for less, that's not how you do things!"
"What do you mean by 'less'? Why should I ask for less? This money-losing thing is in my house. Does it not eat or drink? It's been living here for more than half a year, and I only asked for two thousand catties of grain. Is a big fat pig too much?"
Old Mrs. Li was now so excited by the big fat pig that her eyes were red with envy; she had no intention of giving up the benefits she had already gained.
However, her words did indeed leave everyone present speechless.
Generally speaking, how much food can a large family of a dozen people eat in a year? Two thousand catties? That means they can only buy one or two catties of meat a year.
This means each person would need 2,000 jin of grain every six months, plus a large fat pig, which would weigh three or four hundred jin, right? No wonder the people of Hutouya Village don't accept this claim.
“Old lady, don’t say such nonsense. The village head wants to divorce your daughter. If you’re willing, I can give you some grain. As for your three sons, their injuries were inflicted by people from our village, but their legs…”
Han Luoxue knew that the injuries on the three of them were minor; the most serious injury was his leg.
At first glance, their legs are broken. If they don't get proper treatment soon, these three will probably be bedridden for the rest of their lives.
"This wasn't done by anyone from our village, and we won't take responsibility. You don't want to be taken advantage of, do you?"
"One thousand taels of grain, all settled in full. If you're willing, I'll have someone draft a document, and we'll both sign it. Once all the formalities are completed, you can take the grain."
Han Luoxue wasn't stupid. The Li family was a bunch of reckless scoundrels. If they were given food, they might agree now but could easily go back on their word at any time.
I'm not going to be taken advantage of. I'll get the paperwork sorted out first, and go through all the necessary procedures before distributing the food.
Whether they can protect the grain is not up to them.
“A thousand catties is not enough, it’s too little.” Old Mrs. Li didn’t want to give up that big fat pig, so she stubbornly said, “Add another big fat pig.”
"Then keep dreaming!"
As Han Luoxue turned to leave, the village head of Lijiazhuang quickly said, "That's why I agreed on her behalf."
They denied the broken leg, and they had no evidence. All they had were other minor injuries to the three brothers, plus the fact that they had divorced a daughter. They were willing to give them 1,000 catties of grain. This was a rare opportunity that you couldn't find even if you carried a lantern for several lifetimes.
At this point, the old woman from the Li family is still making exorbitant demands. Isn't she worried that she won't even get a thousand catties of grain?
"Village head, this..."
Old Mrs. Li was unwilling and wanted to say something more, but the village head of Li Village said coldly, "Why don't we all go back and you stay here and talk to them slowly?"
When Old Lady Li saw that the people surrounding her were all from Hutouya Village, and that everyone looked unfriendly, she quickly shrank back and didn't dare to say another word.
Looking at her cowardly appearance, everyone felt a wave of contempt. She was just another one who would take advantage of the weak and fear the strong.
As the village head, Han Qiang was extremely knowledgeable about documents and such.
He found paper and pen and drafted two copies.
A letter of divorce, once signed and sealed, meant that Li Aidi had no further connection with Han Qiang. The same applied to her children with Han Qiang; she was completely left with nothing.
There's also the matter of the three brothers' injuries. With this document, she won't have to worry about anything else in the future.
After tidying it up, he called over the village head of Lijiazhuang. The village head looked at it carefully several times and nodded.
Although your wife was unwilling, she knew that a thousand catties of grain was already a lot, so she signed and sealed the document without hesitation.
What did you just say?
Just as the old woman's hand was about to press down, Li Aidi finally snapped out of her daze. She looked at her mother in disbelief, her lips trembling.
"What?"
Old Mrs. Li hesitated for a moment, but still pressed down.
"You can't stop me, Mother. I'm already this old, and you're sending me home to die? Are you telling me to go die?"
People in rural areas tend to be conservative in their thinking; if a daughter is divorced and sent home, her family loses face.
Generally, they would hastily marry off their daughters, and the conditions for their second marriage were unknown; the man would either be an old bachelor or a man whose wife had died.
Basically none of them were well-off, and some of the women were quite headstrong; they would just cut their own throats with a rope and be done with it.
Being divorced and sent back is worse than just killing her.
Although she had been staying at Lao Li's house for the past six months, she knew that her home was in Hutouya Village, and her husband was still the village head of Hutouya Village.
She'll go back in a few days and live a good life with Han Qiang.
But who would have thought that before she even had a chance to go back, Han Qiang would actually divorce her?
"What do you mean 'die'? You good-for-nothing! Did I raise you all these years just so you could die?"
Old Mrs. Li shoved Li Aidi and angrily shouted, "Shut up, you old hag! If you delay my business, I'll smash you to death!"
She looked down at her bright red handprint, still feeling a little resentful: "Without the big fat pig, I feel like I've still lost out."
Everyone scoffed at this. "Why don't you just fly to the sky? A big fat pig, my foot! You wouldn't even be worth the price of a big fat pig if you sold this old hag."
The documents were all signed and made in duplicate, so they were considered valid. Such a minor matter didn't need to be filed with the county government, and with the signatures of two village heads at the bottom, it was impossible to renege later.
"Alright, where's the food?"
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