Chapter 475 A Dream of Youth 7
"Who told you that?" Grandmother Xie was so angry that she felt like her soul was about to fly away.
"It's my mother-in-law," Xie Yun sobbed, her voice trembling.
"fool!"
Grandma Xie raised her hand high, looking at her emaciated daughter, but in the end she couldn't bear to leave her. Xie Yun was her first child. When she was young, she and her husband did small business outside. Every time she came back, she would think of bringing food and clothes for the child. She doted on her.
My husband's family has a large number of people but little land, so they can't even get enough to eat, and they can't even afford a piece of cloth all year round.
She was always clever and knew that there was no future in toiling in the fields all day long. So she discussed with her husband about going to town to do some small business to earn money, which would not only support her but also provide for her son's education if they had a son.
Even if one doesn't aspire to become a scholar, simply recognizing a few characters and learning some arithmetic, and being sent to town to become an apprentice to the accountant, would be good enough.
The child's father initially disagreed because no one in the village had ever gone out to work. At most, they would go to the town or find some work in the homes of wealthy people in the surrounding area. Everyone was just making a living by tending a piece of land. Besides, he didn't know anything except farming. What could he do if he went out to work?
Even if they had a son, they wouldn't dare dream of him going to school. The cost of education is exorbitant, and for a farming family like theirs, it's simply out of reach.
What finally made Grandpa Xie decide to go out with Grandma Xie was Xie Yun's illness and fever. They had no money to see a doctor or buy medicine, so they could only endure it. It was this incident that made them realize that they couldn't do without money.
Moreover, unlike the previous dynasty, the current dynasty did not prohibit the sons of merchants from taking the imperial examinations, and the tax burden was very lenient, with a travel tax of 2% and a residence tax of 3%. Gradually, more and more people engaged in commercial activities.
Grandpa and Grandma Xie were among the later generations to realize the importance of agriculture. Even so, they left that land and began a new life, instead of being trapped in the cycle of generations.
Because she had nothing and faced difficulties at the beginning of her business, Grandma Xie entrusted her child to her mother-in-law for upbringing.
Normally, you wouldn't notice anything unusual about her; you just think she's gentle and kind, a girl with a great personality. Who would have thought she'd be so soft and yielding, like a dough ball that can be kneaded by anyone?
If she had known the child would turn out this way, she would have refused the marriage proposal even if it meant being unfilial.
She married into this family and has been treated so badly. How can she possibly swallow this insult?
“Ah Yun.”
Grandmother Xie's voice was calm and solemn, "You have never been a burden. If your younger brother causes you any injustice because of the imperial examination, then even if he enters the East Hall, your mother will not acknowledge him!"
"mother....."
Xie Yun's eyes were filled with tears. Since childhood, her grandmother had taught her to be virtuous, obedient to her husband after marriage, filial to her parents-in-law, and never disobey her husband. Even if her husband was wrong, she had to endure it. If she were divorced, not only would she have no face to live in the world, but she would also bring shame to her family.
Her mother-in-law also said that she was unable to have children and had violated one of the seven grounds for divorce, so she should be divorced. However, considering the long-standing friendship between the two families and the fact that she was usually honest and law-abiding, she kept her.
Otherwise, if she, a divorced woman, were to return home, it would not only tarnish her family's reputation and bring gossip, but also hinder her daughters' marriage prospects and harm her younger brother and nephew who were still in school.
"Are you listening to your mother or that old hag?" Grandmother Xie interrupted Xie Yun.
"I'll listen to Mother," Xie Yun said timidly.
"Alright, since you're listening to your mother, you go back and keep an eye on Guo Dayong and that woman. If they go inside, come out and let her know."
When you come home, your mother, your father, and Wangzhi and his wife won't be afraid of any gossip. Even your grandmother will have your mother's protection, so they won't dare to say anything!
Let's live our lives well. You're only thirty-one, so young. How could you be at the end of your life?
But I still want to give you one last piece of advice: you are the most important person. Don't think about any marital bond. He's going to die, and if you still can't bear to leave him, even I can't save you.
Xie Yun's expression gradually hardened, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Okay."
She wanted to live; who wouldn't want to live?
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