When Niu Da saw that they were being so unreasonable in front of their own family, demanding that the little sister kneel down and threatening to beat her to death, he knew how much injustice the little sister had suffered in her husband's family.
He knew that his family was poor, and his younger sister's mother-in-law looked down on people. Fearing that she would be a burden to his younger sister, Niu Da had never eaten a meal at his younger sister's house in the years since she got married. He thought that this would make his younger sister's life easier.
"Either we get a divorce, or we go to court!"
Niu Dadao.
“Yes, divorce!” Niu Er said.
"If we get a divorce, you have to pay us ten strings of cash, and you're not allowed to see the children again. Jianya and Erya are the offspring of our Huang family!" Granny Zhao still wanted to take one last hit on Niu Xiaomei.
Niu Jingwen said, "Why bother arguing with them? In my opinion, it's better to go to court! You can go to court and argue your point!"
Li Si said, "Boss Niu, I think it would be best if you went to court. We all know that Hua Hua is a good girl, and she can't ruin her reputation!"
Xue Huaimin spoke into Niu Da's ear in a voice that Zhao Pozi could just happen to hear:
"I think it's perfect for you to go to court. Charge him with assault. Don't worry, we'll pull some strings. The girl from the Niu family will only be in there for a month at most, but Huang Zhigao will be in there for years."
"Moreover, I heard that the people who administer the beatings in the yamen are all skilled. As long as you give them some money to buy them wine, they can kill someone in less than fifty strokes!"
Granny Zhao listened intently and was quite frightened:
"We will not go to court! We will not go to court!"
"A...a divorce!"
Chen Yu said, "Da Ya and Er Ya should belong to our Niu family! Little Sister's dowry should also be returned!"
"Fine, fine! It's yours to keep, yours to keep! But the dowry is long gone!"
Anyway, they were just two worthless girls who lost money, so it's fine to give them away! But Niu Huahua's ten strings of cash dowry had already been spent, where was she going to find it?
"Forget about the dowry, let's get the divorce papers signed first!"
They had already prepared the divorce papers.
Huang Zhigao was angry, but he couldn't resist Granny Zhao's constant urging to sign. "You brat, hurry up and sign! Do you really want to go to the yamen? They have powerful backers, do you think you can beat them?"
Huang Zhigao signed the divorce papers. There were three copies in total: one at Huang's family home, one at Niu Xiaomei's parents' home, and one in Niu Xiaomei's hands.
The old clan chief then came over and said:
"From now on, our Niu family's daughter and your Huang family's daughter will each marry into their own families and have no connection whatsoever. Tomorrow I will personally negotiate with your Huang family patriarch!"
The Huang family left looking dejected.
Niu Baozhu ran up to Xue Huaimin and asked innocently, "Doctor Uncle, Doctor Uncle, do you really know the Registrar?"
Xue Huaimin laughed and said, "Uncle scared them!"
Niu Er, Niu Da, and Shen Yu all laughed. Niu Er said:
"So you lied to them?"
Xue Huaimin laughed and said, "To deal with extraordinary people, we need extraordinary methods!"
Nestled in Shen Zishan's arms, little Fu Bao seemed very happy, her two round eyes curving slightly. "Hehehe!"
Suddenly, a deafening thunderclap resounded through the sky, startling Chen Yu so much that her hand supporting Niu Xiaomei trembled.
"My goodness, what a thunderous sound! In broad daylight, why is there such strange thunder?" Outside, the sky was clear and there was no sign of the weather changing.
"Dr. Xue, could you please take another look at Huang Erya? It's getting late, and I think you must be hungry. Let me heat up the food, and we can go in and have a meal together!" Chen Yu said.
Xue Huaimin was indeed very hungry, so he did not refuse. Besides, the Huang family had just handed the two little girls over to the Niu family, and the younger one was still sick!
The food had gotten a little cold, so Chen Yu took it to the stove and reheated it. The craftsmen had already finished eating and gone to work.
Little Fu Bao, quite naturally friendly, opened his arms and snuggled closer to Xue Huaimin. Xue Huaimin smiled and said, "Brother Niu, your little guy isn't shy at all!"
“She’s not shy around strangers,” Niu Da said, swallowing his rice.
Madam Shen is a good cook.
Xue Huaimin ate two large bowls of rice, and then it gradually got dark.
Niu Cuihua, fanning herself, said, "Mom, it's so hot today. Let's move the bamboo bed outside tonight and cool off under the trees!"
At the entrance of Group 9 of Niushan Village, there is a century-old banyan tree. When it gets hot, all the dozen or so households in the group like to move their bamboo beds there to cool off.
Dozens of people were chatting and laughing there, having a great time. Niu Meihua said, "Sister, I heard that wealthy families all have chilled bayberry juice to drink. I wish we could have some too!"
Niu Da moved the bamboo bed to the banyan tree, and Niu Er moved a big watermelon over, cut it up, and ate it with the group.
The large palm-leaf fan swayed gently, and a slight breeze was blowing, but it was hot, and the old patriarch Niu couldn't stand the heat.
"It's so hot today! It's strange, on such a hot day, there are thousands of mosquitoes in our house, but not a single one here! I wish it were cooler!"
Early July is the height of summer, when the sun is blazing.
Niu Cuihua said, "Yes, Grandpa, it would be nice if there was a cool breeze!"
Little Fu Bao seemed to understand, clapping his little hands and giggling, "Wind!"
Suddenly, a cool breeze arose, making everyone feel refreshed. Niu Baozhu, who was eating watermelon, exclaimed, "Mom, what a refreshing breeze!"
A cool breeze rustled the leaves of the century-old banyan tree, making the wind even stronger and refreshing the face. Madam Shen quickly carried little Fu Bao home.
"Honey, it's so refreshing outside, why don't you go out and cool off? I'll take care of my little sister! I'm already feeling chilly from the wind!"
Niu Da was unbearably hot inside, fanning himself with a large palm-leaf fan. Niu Xiaomei said, "Big brother, why don't you go outside and cool off?"
Niu Dadao said, "Okay," and then came out carrying Xiao Fubao.
Chen Yu opened a window and said, "We can't do without ventilation, or even a perfectly healthy person will die from the heat!" She poured a glass of water to cool it down and then wiped Niu Xiaomei's sweat.
Then, holding Huang's second daughter, he touched the child's forehead and smiled, "You're finally feeling better, but you still have a slight fever. After a couple more doses of medicine, you'll be almost fine!"
Niu Xiaomei's tears immediately flowed:
"Sister-in-law, you've really worked hard!"
“We’re all women, we should help each other out,” Chen Yu said. “You should take good care of yourself!”
"Is this the oxen?" someone suddenly asked from outside the door. Shen Yu replied, "Yes." She hurriedly went out and saw several people driving an oxcart, carrying more than a dozen carts of grain.
"It's Madam!" A dozen or so people got off the vehicle. "We are the tenants of those eighty acres of land. This year's harvest is good, with a yield of a thousand catties per acre. The landlord's family is going to make a fortune!"
The rent is 70% for the landlord and 30% for the tenant.
There are four households as tenants.
Eighty mu of land yielded fifty-six thousand jin of millet. When they entered, everyone in the village saw them, so Niu Da and his men quickly followed.
Chen Yu said, "You've come from seven or eight miles away. It must be very hot. Sit down and have a cup of tea. I'll cut up a melon for you to eat!"
"No, no! We'll have to go home as soon as we unload the grain!" the tenant farmers said. They were poor families with no land or very little land. In the past, landlords would split the profits 80/20 or 70/30, which was already a great favor. They had never been treated with such courtesy and respect by their landlords.
Shen Yu still cut a large watermelon to treat the tenant farmers.
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