"Qin Jiahui, you little bitch, how dare you team up with your family to bully me, your mother? I will never let you go. I will make Yunxuan, that poor scholar, get out of here when I get home!
I will starve you to death, and starve your whole family to death!"
The woman's voice was still cursing in the distance behind her, and Qin's already frightened heart became completely panicked.
Indeed, if Yunxuan lost her job at her mother's house, their lives would become even more difficult.
Chaoge originally wanted to go to the cloth shop and buy some cloth for Qin and the others, but after what happened, she naturally had no mood to go.
The group walked a long way in one breath. Chaoge wanted to speak, but Qin, who had been nervous all the way, broke the silence first.
"Today I've shown you that my advice worked. My family is a mess, and that person is my stepmother.
My mother died when I was just a few years old. Two years later, my stepmother came into the family and gave birth to two children for my father.
Especially after she gave birth to a son for my father, my father became even more accommodating to her.
At the beginning, she almost decided to marry me to a fifty-year-old man as a concubine, just because he said he would give a betrothal gift of fifty taels of silver.
Chaoge had almost guessed it, but she didn't expect that Qin's life would be more difficult than she had imagined.
She has been living with her stepmother since she was a few years old, and her stepmother is such a person. Qin probably never had a good life since she was a child, right?
I wonder how her stepmother will abuse her behind Qin's father's back?
“It’s embarrassing to say it out loud, but Fourth Aunt treats you as her own family, so she’s not afraid of you making fun of her.
It just so happens that you are also women and will get married in the future.
If you choose a husband in the future, you must open your eyes wide. You don’t need to ask the man to be rich, but he must treat you sincerely, just like your fourth uncle.
Although he is well-educated, he never puts on airs. At home, my children and I are the most important. He feels sorry for my past, but he is also working hard for the future of us mothers and children without fear of hardship or fatigue. "
"Aunt Four, I never knew you had such a tragic past.
Hey, don't be afraid!
I told you, you are the daughter-in-law of our Yun family. If your stepmother dares to bully you again, I will send a letter to the village.
We now have a carriage, and when the time comes, all the men in the Yun family will come to support you. Let's see if they dare to bully you?"
Chaoyu looked at the gentle and virtuous Qin with heartache. Although her own life was not going as she wished, she still felt sad for Qin.
Qin smiled and said, "Well, I'll listen to you.
It's you who really frightened Fourth Aunt. How come you are so small, but you seem to be stronger than your Fourth Uncle?"
"Haha, I've been used to doing hard work since I was a child, so naturally I'm strong."
As they chatted and laughed, Qin's mood improved a lot. However, she didn't expect that as soon as she got home, she would see a scene that made her even more desperate.
"Mr. Bai, I really can't lose this job. Please, for the sake of our friendship over the years, don't do that, okay?
My family depends on this tuition fee to make ends meet, and the students I teach are not bad either."
As soon as I stepped into the yard, I heard Yunxuan's pleading voice from the main room, saying these words.
Perhaps it was the laughter of several people that interrupted the conversation in the main room, and Yunxuan's slightly bent waist immediately straightened up.
"My husband..."
Qin Shi didn't care about anything else and hurried into the main room, her eyes full of heartache...
Seeing Qin and Chaoge, Mr. Bai turned around and nodded to Yunxuan: "In that case, I will take my leave first."
Yunxuan opened his mouth to try to persuade him to stay, but Mr. Bai had already strode out of the hall with a resolute back.
If Chaoge and the others hadn't appeared, Yunxuan would probably have chased after them without caring about his reputation.
But looking at the children in the yard and Qin's eyes full of heartache, he finally did not take that step.
"You, you all heard it?"
Chaoyu walked up and closed the courtyard door. Yunxuan looked at Qin and Chaoge who walked into the main hall, and a smile uglier than crying appeared on his face.
As the hope and pillar of the Yun family, he was dismissed in front of his juniors, his wife and children.
He has lost the income on which he depends for survival, and this family will only become more and more difficult in the future.
When Yunxuan thought about having to take the imperial examination again next year, his heart felt as heavy as if a huge rock was pressing on it.
Yunchang and Chaoyi were not there. They were probably catching up on their sleep and fell into a deep sleep.
Qin felt even more guilty in her heart. She was well aware of the pressure her husband was under. Now Yunxuan not only lost the monthly salary of one or two taels of silver from her private school teacher, but she also offended her stepmother. If so, she would definitely lose her job as a handyman in the grocery store.
Their family has really reached the end of its rope now.
"It's okay, my husband. If you don't go to the private school, you can help me look after the children when you are free at home. I can do embroidery, and we will get through this difficult time."
Yunxuan showed an indifferent attitude: "I should take care of the child. At worst, I can open a stall and help people write letters or write for them.
Don't worry, I won't let you go hungry, but life may not be as good as before."
Chaoge saw the plight of this family, but she knew that if she gave them silver directly as relief, it would be an insult to her fourth uncle and a stupid method that would easily destroy the balance of their relationship.
It seems that before leaving the county, she has to find a way to make a living for her uncle and aunt.
"Uncle, you were dismissed from the private school. Maybe it was because of us, right?"
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