Chapter 1 Forced to Marry
"Zhang Juexia, don't refuse a toast and then drink a forfeit. We have already accepted the money from the Ye family, and you have to get married whether you want to or not.
Who do you think you are? You're lucky to have someone marry you, considering your current state."
Zhang Juexia curled up in the drafty woodshed, looking around in confusion.
Tian Caihong outside couldn't hold back any longer and kicked the door of the woodshed open. The door seemed to fall apart and fell down with a bang.
"Zhang Juexia, believe it or not, I will cancel your marriage with the Ye family right now. It just so happens that the wealthy Li family in town is in need of a concubine to warm his bed..."
Zhang Juexia glanced at Tian Caihong in dissatisfaction.
Tian Caihong raised her hand and was about to slap Zhang Juexia, but she reached out to stop Tian Caihong.
This person has been buzzing in her ear since she woke up, which is really annoying.
She really wanted to slap him back, but her reason reminded her that the person in front of her was the stepmother of her current body. She was extremely tough and strong, and she was no match for him at all.
The original owner just wanted to refuse the marriage and run away, but was knocked unconscious by Wang Caihong with a stick. Then she won the jackpot and got this opportunity to travel through time.
The original owner had the same name and surname as her, and was a poor kid.
He lost his mother at the age of ten and has been living under the care of his stepmother ever since.
His originally lively and cheerful personality was forcibly changed by his stepmother into a weak character who only knew how to bury his head in work.
The reason why the original owner had the courage to refuse the marriage this time was because Tian Caihong’s biological daughter Zhang Qiuye snatched the marriage that originally belonged to her.
The original owner's mother was called Li Li'niang. With her excellent embroidery skills, she earned four brick and tile houses and ten acres of good farmland for the original owner's father Zhang Defu.
When Zhang Juexia was ten years old, Li Liniang died of overwork.
Shortly after Li Li'niang's death, Zhang Defu hooked up with Tian Caihong, a widow from the same village.
Tian Caihong struggled to make ends meet with her daughter Zhang Qiuye, and Zhang Defu became her savior.
Not long after, she became pregnant and married Zhang Defu as his concubine as he wished.
At the beginning, Tian Caihong was quite nice to Zhang Juexia.
After she gave birth to Zhang Defu's son Zhang Dongsheng, she felt confident.
All the housework was left to Zhang Juexia alone, and she and Zhang Qiuye lived a comfortable life as a wife and a young lady.
When he was angry, he would either beat or scold Zhang Juexia.
Zhang Defu turned a blind eye to the abuse of his own daughter and did not care about Zhang Juexia's situation.
This also fueled Tian Caihong's arrogance and she began to plot against her marriage.
Because of Li Li'niang's relationship, Zhang Juexia was engaged to Liu Sanle, the third son of Liu Hong, a wealthy man in the town, at an early age. The two families agreed that as long as Zhang Juexia reached the age of marriage, the Liu family would come to marry her.
Zhang Qiuye is only a few months younger than Zhang Juexia. Seeing that Zhang Juexia has such a good marriage, Tian Caihong doesn't want to let Zhang Juexia get away with it.
When Liu Hong came to propose marriage, she privately decided to let Zhang Qiuye come out to meet the guest.
After a while, the Liu family mistook Zhang Qiuye for Zhang Juexia.
The two families have set a date for the wedding, which is next month.
Tian Caihong was in a lot of trouble now. Before Zhang Qiuye got married, she also wanted to marry Zhang Juexia off.
Once the matter is settled, it won't be a big deal even if the Liu family married the wrong person.
Tian Caihong hurriedly asked the matchmaker in the village to find a husband for Zhang Juexia, regardless of whether he was a good or bad matchmaker.
Coincidentally, the matchmaker had a very popular family on her hands, and that was Ye Beixiu from Yejia Village.
The man injured his leg while hunting, and the person who used to walk normally became a cripple.
The family who had originally arranged a marriage for Ye Beixiu was no longer happy and came to cancel the engagement.
Ye Beixiu's life story was also pitiful. He lost his father at a young age, and his mother married his uncle and later gave birth to two sons.
Just when he was about to get married, he injured his leg.
Because of his injured leg, his engagement was broken off again.
In order to prove their worth, the Ye family found a matchmaker from a nearby village to act as a matchmaker for Ye Beixiu.
But when the woman heard that Ye Beixiu was a cripple, and that Yejia Village was surrounded by mountains and making a living was not easy.
Even if the betrothal price was raised to ten taels of silver, people would still turn around and leave.
After hearing that Tian Caihong didn't mind either the good or the bad, the matchmaker mentioned Ye Beixiu.
The matchmaker still had some conscience. Thinking that everyone lived in the same village and would know each other sooner or later, she told Tian Caihong about Ye Beixiu's situation.
Tian Caihong didn't care about the other party's situation. All she had in her mind was the ten taels of silver. She was afraid that someone else would snatch it away, so she agreed without waiting for the matchmaker to finish her words.
What kept the original owner alive was this marriage with the Liu family. She looked forward to it day and night, hoping that the Liu family would marry her after she came of age and escape from her suffering.
When Tian Caihong proudly told her that the Liu family was going to marry Zhang Qiuye, she would marry into Yejia Village in the mountains.
The original owner was like a madman, and wanted to rush out to the town to find the Liu family to reason with them.
How could Tian Caihong let her do as she wished? In a panic, she took out a stick and knocked Zhang Juexia unconscious.
Zhang Juexia sorted out the original owner's memories in his mind and felt sorry for the original owner.
She tilted her head and looked at the four tiled houses outside, thinking to herself, what's the point of this woman being so capable? She might as well take good care of herself.
The original owner's mother worked so hard to build this family business, but it was given to others.
It really proves the saying that when you die, others will sleep in your room and beat your children.
Tian Caihong didn't know that Zhang Juexia had changed her mind. She was furious just by looking at her unhurried attitude.
"Bah! You always look so miserable, who would dare to marry you? I finally got this marriage for you, so don't be so shameless..."
"Who of us is shameless..."
"You're rebelling, you..."
Tian Caihong gritted her teeth and stretched out her hand to hit him, but Zhang Juexia was not afraid of her. "You have already accepted the money from the Ye family. If you hurt me, how will you explain to the Ye family?"
"you……"
Tian Caihong left cursing.
Soon her assist came.
Zhang Defu sighed to Zhang Juexia, "Xia'er, the Ye family is great, just marry them!"
"The Ye family is so good, you can marry into it."
"Nonsense, your mother said that the Liu family chose Qiu Ye that day."
"My mother, what kind of mother is she to me? The marriage to the Liu family was arranged for me by my own mother when she was still alive. When the Liu family came, she sent me away and asked Zhang Qiuye to pretend to be me to deceive the Liu family."
"Let's talk about your marriage, not your mother. When she arranged the marriage with the Liu family, I didn't agree.
This marriage with the Ye family is really good. The Ye family boy is capable, and they have agreed. When you marry into the family, you can live separately and independently. Without the pressure from your mother-in-law, you can be the master of your own house.
"Dad, do you dare to swear to heaven that what you said is your true words?"
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