"Really?"
When Liang Shuyan heard about Yu Qiudong's marriage, several matchmakers in the village shook their heads. How could she agree to it so readily?
"Yes, we need to wait until we're less busy before we can talk about this!"
Jiao held Liang Shuyan's hand tightly, her face showing an indescribable gratitude!
Yu Lizheng was silent for a while, then said, "As long as her aunt can arrange this marriage, no matter what you do in the future, I, Old Yu, will do my best to help you!"
It was getting late, so Liang Shuyan said goodbye to Li Zheng and his wife and went home!
The house suddenly became so lively, with all the women in the village gathering around. Li Lanfang, wearing a gray jacket, stood in the middle of the crowd and said, "Everyone, don't rush. I need to see your embroidery first. Only if you can embroider and know how to embroider can I entrust the work to you with peace of mind. If you can't embroider, don't bother. You'll still have to pay for the repairs and the patterns if you mess it up!"
A murmur of discussion arose from the crowd.
"Well, then I'll pass. I only learned a little from my aunt, and I might even have to pay for the embroidery fabric and patterns."
"That's true, don't the embroidery cloth and patterns all require money?"
Several girls in the village left reluctantly, but Liang Shuyan quickened her pace and stepped forward: "Don't worry, everyone. If you want to learn embroidery, you can stay and register first. We will tutor you when we have free time. In less than a year, you will be able to do this embroidery. Moreover, as women, we don't have to be subservient to men. We can earn more than ten coins a day, which is always good."
Upon hearing Liang Shuyan's words, the women in the village became as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood. They happily said, "Yes, that's right! Aunt Dashan is absolutely right. We won't get any benefits from serving our men at home. Instead of wasting time serving them, we might as well do some needlework to earn some money!"
Just then, Aunt Liu, with red eyes, said, "I agree with Da Shan's mother on this matter. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. My Jin Xia is bullied by her husband and mother-in-law because she can't earn money. If she could earn money, her husband and mother-in-law would treat her differently. Anyone who wants to learn can come and sign up here at Da Shan."
Jin Dashan came out of the woodshed, blinked at Liang Shuyan, and said with a face full of apology, "Mother, it is Dashan who has let you down."
Liang Shuyan ignored him, and Jin Dashan then set up the long table and started registering things in a notebook.
Everyone rushed over and surrounded Jin Dashan: "I want to register! I want to register!"
Li Lanfang smiled slightly: "Everyone, don't be in a hurry, just wait!"
Ruyan held a piece of embroidery cloth and showed it to the people who had inspected the embroidery. Yinxia pouted and said, "Mother, I want one too!"
"Alright, go talk to your brother Dashan first, and then you can learn properly from your Grandma Jin when we get back, okay?"
Yinxia immediately thought of Jinxia: "Mother, if my sister is bullied by that beast again this time, I'll teach them a lesson!"
"Alright, I'll tell your aunt, we'll get ready and head to Elm Bay right away!"
Yushuwan is quite a distance from Guoshantun; even by donkey cart, it would take at least an hour and a half.
Liang Shuyan pulled the old lady over and whispered a few words in her ear: "Mother, I'm leaving now. Please take care of the villagers first."
He then went to the courtyard and instructed Zhang Shi: "Eldest daughter, these next few days you should clean up the potato starch that has been prepared. When I get back, we'll set up the stall. I'll leave the household affairs to you. I'll be back tomorrow!"
Zhang said with some worry, "Mother, I'm worried. What if Jinxia's in-laws cause trouble? Wouldn't you be all alone, without even a young and strong person to help you? Mother, please take Erniu and Sanwang with you, otherwise I won't feel at ease."
Seeing Zhang's worried expression, Liang Shuyan said, "Yes, I'll go with your Aunt Liu and take Yinxia with me. We're short one driver, aren't we? But Erniu should stay home. There's a lot to do at home. I'll take Sanwang."
Zhang nodded, settled the family in, and hurriedly boarded the donkey cart with a package in her hand.
Jin Sanwang blinked twice, his eyes narrow and long: "Mother, what are you holding?"
Liang Shuyan said, "It's alright. We can eat if we get thirsty or hungry on the way. Even if we go to Jin Xia's house and they don't give us food or water, we won't starve to death!"
Aunt Liu let out a sigh of relief: "Auntie, it's all because of our poor Jinxia. If we had known it would turn out like this, we shouldn't have rushed to marry Jinxia off. The matchmaker raved about the man, making him sound like the perfect guy. Now look what's happened! This man not only treats our Jinxia like a maid, but he also beats and kicks her!"
“Mother, please stop talking. My sister has a hard life, but it’s all because you and Father believed that matchmaker that my sister has become like this.”
Aunt Liu fell silent. Liang Shuyan glanced at Yinxia and said, "Yinxia, you can't talk about your mother like that. Your mother has had a hard life too. Look at her, when did she start thinking about Jinxia? If things don't go well this time, we'll just bring Jinxia back. But I don't know if your father will think I'm meddling?"
Yinxia kept shaking her head: "Auntie, no, don't worry. My sister was wronged and can't go home, where else can she go? I'll take care of this. My father won't blame you, Auntie."
The donkey trotted along and came to the foot of a hill. Aunt Liu scratched her head and said, "Auntie, let's rest. The road is so bumpy and uneven, my bottom hurts from sitting."
Liang Shuyan looked up and instructed Sanwang, "Sanwang, let's stop and rest at this hill ahead."
I don't know what Aunt Liu was thinking, but her face turned ashen, and she sat down on a rock by the roadside.
Liang Shuyan handed over a glass of water: "Auntie, don't worry, I'm here. When we get to Yushuwan, we'll ask the villagers for their opinions first, and then we'll go directly to their village head, and take him to their house. By the way, what's Jinxia's surname?"
"Woof! Wang Dahai is Jinxia's man's name! Your idea is not bad either. Why didn't I think of that? Take Lizheng with us. If the Wang family wants to do anything to Jinxia, with Lizheng there, the Wang family won't dare!"
Yinxia said with a smile, "Mom, my aunt is so resourceful. Not only did you not think of this, but I didn't think of it either!"
Just then, a horse-drawn carriage came along the road. The man in the carriage sighed, "Oh dear, I must say, the Wang family is really inhuman. They beat their daughter-in-law so badly that she can't even get out of bed, and they still make her carry cow dung. If she can't carry it, they whip her. How pitiful!"
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