Song Ning is also a vengeful person. The Zhu family's previous behavior was comparable to Li Guixiang's. Perhaps because she was bullied by Li Guixiang in the past, she now hates people like that the most.
However, since she was an outsider in this matter, she couldn't say much. She simply comforted Song Xiue and said, "Auntie, I support you."
Before meeting Zhu Shun, none of the Zhu family members had ever thought about being able to redeem themselves, but once they met him, they had many more ideas.
The family sold the family for a total of five taels of silver, but now they want to redeem them. Even if the owner does release them, the redemption fee will be several times higher.
Although Song Xiu'e's family has saved up a lot of money, she feels uneasy about using it to redeem those ungrateful wretches.
Why should the money they worked so hard to earn be spent on a bunch of people who did nothing?
If her mother-in-law really comes, the whole house will probably belong to the Zhu family, right? She's not that stupid.
Zhu Shun had been ignoring his mother, but she kept coming to him.
Granny Zhu made her way into the house, stood outside the door and looked around. The whole house was even better than the one her master lived in.
He immediately laughed and said, "We've really struck it rich. From now on, we'll have a good life too."
Just as she was about to go in, Song Xiu'e came out to pour water and they bumped into each other. Song Xiu'e's face changed instantly. Before Zhu Pozi could speak, she splashed the water in the basin, soaking Zhu Pozi.
Then he turned around, went into the courtyard, and closed the gate, giving them no chance at all.
Upon returning, Song Xiu'e instructed Song Ning: "That family has come to visit. If you go out these next few days, take more people with you to avoid them causing you trouble."
As soon as she finished speaking, Song Ning heard a commotion outside. It seemed that her aunt was being disrespectful, enjoying herself while ignoring her elders.
She is exactly like Li Guixiang.
However, times have changed. In Tianxiang County today, what they hate most is troublemakers like this.
Who in Tianxiang County doesn't know Song Xiu'e? Many of Song Ning's businesses are now managed by Song Xiu'e's family. If you want to work, you need Song Xiu'e's approval.
So, three days after the Zhu family arrived, someone finally reported it to the authorities.
They're like servants to someone else's family now, always coming to other people's homes; anyone who didn't know better would think they wanted to switch jobs.
We dare not take servants who are not loyal to their master; I heard they will be resold.
Zhu Shun felt a little reluctant and wanted to discuss it with Song Xiu'e.
“Xiu’e, she is my mother after all. I know she did many things to wrong you in the past. I don’t want to interfere, but at least get rid of her slave status first, and we’ll leave the rest to you.”
"Both of you have 'Shun' in your names, but look at the Wang family's Shunzi, and then look at your Zhu family. What's wrong? You regret not selling your two daughters back then, don't you? Let me tell you, even if I, Song Xiu'e, die, I will never give your Zhu family a single penny!"
"Xiu'e, I know you're upset, but..."
"What happens after she's freed from slavery? Is Uncle thinking that once my Aunt calms down, he'll bring her home?" Song Ning asked casually as she came out of the house.
She had no other complaints about her uncle, except that he was too easily swayed and soft-hearted, and he never forgot the lessons he had learned.
Zhu Shun quickly stepped forward and began to speak kindly: "Er Ya, I know that my mother was indeed excessive in the past, but she has changed now. It's just a matter of redeeming herself. Don't worry, I won't bring her back."
"Pah! Zhu Shun, I've seen through you. All these years of marriage haven't been as valuable as a few kind words from your mother. You want to redeem her, huh? You want to act like a fool, huh? Fine, you can live with your mother from now on, and see if she'll still respect you. This family originally belonged to my elder brother. If you redeem your mother, we'll get a divorce, and the two children will take my surname. This family will no longer bear the Zhu surname!"
Song Xiu'e was furious and even brought up the idea of divorce. She had suffered enough in the past and didn't want to endure that kind of humiliation anymore.
She only needs two children; this scoundrel is definitely unreliable.
Xiaomei and Xiaotao weren't home at the time, but the neighbors heard the commotion and came out to watch the excitement from outside the yard.
Hearing the noise, Aunt Zhao rushed out and saw Song Xiu'e with a livid face, pointing at Zhu Shun and cursing him mercilessly.
"Oh dear, what's wrong? You two never argue."
Song Ning, always eager for drama, laughed and said, "My uncle wants to redeem my mother, nephew, brothers, sisters-in-law, and other family members. My aunt is furious about it."
"Oh dear, Shunzi, are you confused? Do you even know how much silver that costs?"
When people were fleeing famine, they were worthless. But things are different now; labor power is very valuable.
I heard that the master is going to sell the whole family for over a hundred taels of silver.
“Shunzi, you can’t be foolish. You still have a wife and children. Don’t blame me for being harsh, but you know what kind of person your mother is. Everything you have now is thanks to Er Ya. It has nothing to do with your mother. You can’t just think about your mother and not about the kindness she showed you, can you? You can’t be an ingrate.”
Zhu Shun knew this, but seeing his mother crying in front of him still made him feel terrible.
Song Xiu'e calmed down and looked at Zhu Shun with a cold face: "I'm not the kind of person who is unreasonable. You can choose today. If you choose your mother, we will go to the magistrate today and you will move out of the house. From now on, the three of us will have nothing to do with you. If you choose to stay, I can still treat you as my man as before."
Zhu Shun hesitated, just as Xiao Mei and Xiao Tao returned from outside.
Upon seeing the situation in the yard, Xiao Tao quickly ran behind Song Ning, grabbing her clothes, somewhat frightened.
Xiao Mei, being older, understood it immediately.
She stepped forward to comfort her mother: "Mother, don't be angry. Be careful not to upset yourself."
With red eyes, Song Xiu'e held her daughter's hand and asked, "I'm asking you, if I divorce your father, who will you live with?"
Before Xiaomei could speak, Xiaotao shouted, "Of course I'll follow Mom!"
Then he looked up at Song Ning and said, "Cousin, I saw Grandmother today. She wants to harm me."
Those present frowned, and Song Ning asked coldly, "Trying to harm you? Are you alright?"
Song Xiu'e quickly stepped forward to check on Xiao Tao's body, and only felt relieved after confirming that she was not injured.
"Tell your cousin what she did."
“She took me into the alley and brought a little boy with her. She wanted me to play with him, but he tried to take off my clothes. My cousin said that was wrong, so I hit them. They wouldn’t let me leave, so I called for help.”
Xiao Tao's words made Song Ning's face turn completely cold. Looking at Zhu Shun's panicked expression, she clenched her teeth tightly.
Song Xiue screamed and rushed forward to attack Zhu Shun: "You still want to redeem them? You still want to redeem them! These damned bastards, they even want to harm my child!"
Song Ning then spoke up: "Uncle, don't blame me for not giving you face. Granny Zhu is probably not going to be able to leave Tianxiang County."
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