Chapter 24 The Collapsed Thatched House
Old Mrs. Xu groaned as she went into the kitchen and filled the grain jar with nearly 20 kilograms of black flour. She took it out reluctantly and threw it in Xu Zhiyi's direction.
Xu Zhiyi picked it up and opened it to see that it was filled with black noodles. He picked it up and felt that it was about 20 kilograms. He then stretched out his hand and looked at the old lady Xu opposite him and said, "You haven't paid the money yet. Are you trying to default on it?"
Hearing this, Old Lady Xu felt so painful that she rolled her eyes and said, "I don't have the money yet, so I'll owe it to you first. I'll give it to you as soon as I have it."
Xu Zhiyi: "You owe me? Are you thinking that my mother and I won't live long? Then you won't have to pay me when I die, right?"
Old Mrs. Xu's eyes were full of guilt. How did this money-loser know that this was what she really thought?
The clan leader on the side saw this and looked at Old Man Xu with disapproval in his eyes: "Daniu, what do you want to do? We agreed on the terms before the marriage was severed, are you not going to acknowledge it again?"
After hearing this, Old Man Xu was reluctant, but he could only tell Old Lady Xu, "Old lady, give her the silver."
Old Mrs. Xu had no choice but to go back to her room and get a tael of silver, and came out reluctantly, feeling a pain in her heart.
Xu Zhiyi saw Old Lady Xu taking out the silver, so she took two steps towards her and tried to take the silver. However, when Old Lady Xu saw her approaching her, she was so scared that she quickly threw the silver in front of her.
"Ah! Don't come over here, I'll throw it over there"
After throwing the silver, Old Lady Xu was so scared that she ran away quickly. She was so scared! What if she was infected by this money-losing thing? She hasn't enjoyed the blessing yet.
When Song saw that Xu Zhiyi had taken the money, she quickly shouted, "Xu Daya, you took the money too! Take your mother and leave the Xu family now!"
Li: "Yes, leave now. We in the Xu family won't allow you to stay any longer."
Hearing this, Xu Zhiyi rolled his eyes and said, "Don't worry, if you want to keep me, I don't want to."
"Mom, let's go back to the room and pack our things."
At this time, Su had not yet reacted. She was still holding the letter of severance of engagement in her hand, and she looked confused as to how the separation of the family turned into severance of engagement.
Seeing Su's situation, Xu Zhiyi had no choice but to go over and take the letter of severance of engagement and put it away herself, then took Su back to the room to pack their luggage. The mother and daughter didn't have much to pack, just a few pieces of rags, and they packed them up quickly!
The village head saw Xu Zhiyi packing up her things and coming out, and asked with concern: "The thatched hut you two are going to live in now may not be habitable. I will ask some villagers to help repair it later. It should be able to accommodate you."
As soon as the head of the village said this, the villagers outside the door began to decline.
"Village head, we really don't dare to get close to the Su mother and daughter in this situation! Even if they don't have smallpox, even Doctor Li can't diagnose the symptoms. Who knows if anyone will die?"
"That's right! It's not that we don't want to, but we have elderly parents and young children to take care of. If something happens to us, what will happen to all the elderly and children at home?"
The head of the village didn't want to embarrass the villagers after hearing what they said, so he looked at Xu Zhiyi and Su awkwardly and said, "It's normal for them to have these concerns. They are usually willing to help..."
Xu Zhiyi interrupted the head of the village and said, "Uncle head of the village, I understand. If it were me, I would be afraid too."
Afterwards, the village head took Xu Zhiyi and Su to the thatched house where the previous generation of the Xu family lived. There were four thatched roofs, two of which were still barely habitable, and the other two had collapsed!
Xu Zhiyi: "Uncle Lizheng, there are still two rooms that haven't collapsed. My mother and I can just clean them up!"
It's just a short-term residence anyway. We have to flee the famine in 20 days at most! There's no need to waste money on making it too nice! Just make do with it!
Village chief: "Well, all right!"
Xu Zhiyi suddenly remembered that he needed a travel permit before fleeing the famine, otherwise he would be treated as a refugee. Now that he was cut off from the Xu family, he absolutely could not have any connection with the Xu family anymore, so he had to transfer his household registration out of the Xu family!
"Uncle Lizheng, I want to trouble you for something. I want to open an account on my own, but I don't know how to do it."
The head of the village shook his head when he heard this: "Establishing a female household? Although there are some households with female households in Fenglin Country, no one in the village has ever had this idea. I haven't really gone to the government office to find out."
Establishing a female household. This is a law that the regent princess of the current dynasty asked the current emperor to change for her after she married eight husbands. From now on, any woman who wants to establish a female household can do so as long as they meet the requirements. However, he has never gone to the government to find out what the requirements are!
He had also heard that some women, after establishing a female household, actually followed the example of the Regent Princess and took in several sons-in-law. However, this was because the wealthy families had the confidence. For ordinary people like us, even if we successfully established a female household, we could hardly afford to raise one.
Then he advised: "Daya, this establishment of a female household is no joke. In this world, the best pursuit for a woman is to find a good husband, take care of her husband and raise children, and live a happy and fulfilling life!"
Xu Zhiyi: "Uncle Lizheng, I have thought it through clearly! I just want to establish a female household. What's wrong with being a woman? I believe I can do better than those men."
"Besides, after I establish a female household, I won't have to get married in the future. I can take care of my mother for the rest of my life, find a son-in-law, and give birth to two children. This will also be considered as continuing the family line for my father!"
The head of the village was also persuaded by what he said. He had no choice but to agree: "Okay! I'll go to the town government office tomorrow to help you find out."
Xu Zhiyi: "Thank you, Uncle Lizheng! Oh, Uncle Lizheng, if I want to change my name when I establish a daughter's household, I will change it to Xu Zhiyi, Zhi for knowing and Yi for meaning."
Village head: "Xu...Zhiyi? Well, this is indeed much better than Daya. Okay, you wait for the news!"
After the head of the village left, Xu Zhiyi began to look at the thatched hut carefully. He walked into the two rooms that had not collapsed and took a look. There was a shabby bed in each room, and every corner was filled with spider webs.
Then I came out and looked at the kitchen next door. Half of the kitchen had collapsed, but the other half was still there. After cleaning it up, I could barely use it to cook.
Alas, there was no water now, so Xu Zhiyi had to pick up a very torn piece of clothing to wipe the dust off the bed board first, and then spread the sheets on it.
At Xu's house, there was no thick quilt in the mother and daughter's room, only three sheets with more than a dozen large patches on them. She just happened to pick them all up!
Put a sheet underneath, and the remaining two sheets can be used by Su and I, one each.
Su, who had been standing stupidly outside the thatched hut, was now in a mess. How would she and her daughter live in the future? Now there was a famine and drought, and the price of grain had risen exponentially. How long could she last with only one tael of silver and twenty kilograms of grain?
Xu Zhiyi couldn't help looking at her like that, and said clearly to drive her away.
"Mom, since you are so reluctant to leave the Xu family, then you should go back to the Xu family now! Don't worry, when I register the daughter's household, I will only write my name. In this way, your name will still be under the Xu family's name. If you must go back, the Xu family can't do anything about it."
"Also, this is the antidote. Take it and your face will be fine. I think when the Xu family sees that your face is healed, they will definitely welcome you back as the daughter-in-law of the Xu family who has been treated like a slave."
After saying that, he turned around and went back to the thatched hut angrily, separated Su's luggage, packed it separately, took it out, and handed the bundle to Su.
"Mom, please go! Go back to the Xu family you've been thinking about so much!"
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