The elderly couple in the Wu family felt that their daughter had gone mad.
"You brat, you have to get him, but he has to be interested in you first."
He has the title of a scholar, but what are you? You are the wife of a king, a married woman.
If word gets out about this today, you'll be drowned. I think you'd better shut up.
Don't you realize that the king has treated you quite well? He listens to everything you say. Go back and live a good life.
Old Man Wu said.
Wu Meihua shook her head.
“No, Father, I owe the gambling den 10 taels of silver. If I don’t marry Zhao Laosan, how will I pay back the money?”
I have to find a way to marry him, Dad. Please help me.
Old Man Wu closed his eyes.
"Is it true that you owe the gambling den money?"
"My dear daughter, how did you get hooked on gambling? It's a money-losing game, how could you even touch it?"
Old Wu slapped his thigh and squatted on the ground, tears welling up in his eyes.
Old Lady Wu reached out and pinched Wu Meihua.
"You brat, I'll make you worry! How can you lend money like that? Even if we had a gold mine at home, it wouldn't be enough to cover your losses."
Nine out of ten gamblers lose; if gambling dens don't cheat, how do they make money?
You're such a pig-brain! You want to marry Zhao Laosan? You're dreaming!
"Don't bother going back to your parents' house later. Go back to your husband's house right now. I don't have any money to pay off your gambling debts. Let your husband figure it out."
Wu Meihua looked incredulous.
"Mother, how can you be so heartless? I am your own daughter, you can't treat me like this."
If you don't help me, who will? Besides, if I go home now, how am I supposed to find a way to marry Zhao Laosan?
Granny Wu said,
"Get lost! You still want to marry someone else? You fickle woman! Do you think Zhao Laosan is stupid? Knowing what kind of person you are, would he still come near you?"
"You really think you're some kind of celestial being? With your hooked nose and toad-like mouth, the only thing you can look at is your eyes. Do you think all men are blind?"
Wu Meihua was completely devastated by her own mother.
"Mother, do you think I'm as bad as I am? You once said I was the most beautiful girl in the whole village."
Granny Wu sneered.
"A parent always thinks their own child is the best. Even if a child looks like a pile of poop, the parents will always say that the poop is the most fragrant in the world."
You actually believe that?
"Tch, what a brainless idiot! Daring to dream of a scholar? You should just go home, wash up, and go to sleep. You can have anything in your dreams."
Wu Meihua was so angry she was jumping up and down, but she still had to jog to keep up with her parents.
She knew perfectly well that she had to cling to her parents now, otherwise she would never have a good life.
When the Wu family of three arrived home, they found their doorstep surrounded by layers of people.
"Make way, make way, make way! What's going on? Why are you all blocking our doorway?"
Some neighbors recognized the elderly couple from the Wu family.
"Oh dear, sister-in-law, didn't you go to Zhao Family Village to attend the scholar's wedding? Why are you back so early?"
"How many dishes does the scholar have? Are they delicious? Is there a lot of meat?"
Granny Wu was in no mood to answer these troubling questions.
"The food at the scholar's house is naturally delicious. But first, tell me what's going on? Why are so many people gathered around my front door?"
The neighbor lady who had just asked the question slapped her thigh.
"Oh my goodness, your house is so lively! You'll see when you go inside."
They no longer gossiped about what dishes the scholars and officials ate.
As soon as the elderly couple entered the courtyard, Wu's daughter-in-law jumped up and went straight to her mother-in-law.
"Father, Mother, you're finally back! My brother-in-law brought back a whole bunch of people, saying that my aunt owes money to the gambling den."
His family couldn't afford to support a daughter-in-law like that, so they sent a letter of divorce, making our family pay off their debts.
These individuals were from the gambling den, and they said that if the money wasn't repaid today, the interest would increase by one tael of silver every day.
"We can't live like this anymore! Where are we going to get so much money?"
Wu Meihua, who was about to squeeze into the yard, turned around and tried to go out after hearing what her sister-in-law said.
The thugs at the gambling den were no pushovers; they were tall and burly, and they kept a close eye on the changes in the crowd.
Upon seeing Wu Meihua about to turn around, he strode over and pulled her out from the crowd of onlookers.
"Where do you think you're going? Our boss has been unusually kind for once in a century. Let me tell you, it's not easy to borrow money from gambling dens, but you just wouldn't listen."
What, the day to pay back the debt has arrived, and you want to renege on it?
You even ran away from your husband's family? Do you really think your brothers are pushovers?
Even if you go to the county or the prefectural city, we can still find you, let alone if you're still in Wufang Town.
"Ten taels of silver. This is the IOU. Pay back the money, and I'll return this IOU to you."
Wu Meihua's eyes flickered as she flattered,
"Brother, please let go. I'll definitely pay you back, I just don't have any money on me right now."
Besides, I only borrowed one tael of silver at the time, and in just ten days you've increased it to ten taels. Isn't that a bit too much? Can you reduce it a bit, reduce it a bit?"
The big man glared.
"Are you making fun of us? We made it clear to you when we lent you the money."
Now you complain about the high interest rates, but why didn't you say so when you borrowed the money?
When you placed your bets at the gambling table, why didn't you complain about the high interest rates?
"Stop talking nonsense and pay me back. If you dare not pay me back today, we'll kidnap you and sell you to a brothel."
Wu Meihua knew she couldn't delay any longer, so she said, "Return, return, return."
Turning to his parents,
"Father, Mother, only you can save me now. Father, Mother, please, I don't want to be sold to that filthy place."
"Please, I beg you! If even you won't save me, then my daughter is doomed."
Wu Meihua's sister-in-law went berserk. She jumped up and was about to scratch Wu Meihua to death, but her husband stopped her.
"Wu Daniu, let me go! This troublemaker is so annoying, I'll never be satisfied until I scratch her to death."
Ever since she married into your Wu family, she's been such a troublemaker, cunning, lazy, greedy, and slippery. It was so hard to get her to get married, but she keeps coming back to her parents' home every few days to beg for money.
They snatched my nephew's food, my niece's hair accessories, and even my clothes.
This has created another gambling debt of ten taels of silver. They even said they'd send our precious son to school, but how can he study without money?
My baby has always been weak. If it weren't for this troublemaker pushing me down and causing me to be born prematurely, would my baby have been born prematurely and almost not survived?
This is unbearable! With such a troublemaker around, things are never good.
If we manage to control her today, our marriage will be over, and I'll take the kids back to my parents' home.
You'd better fill the hole for this troublemaker.
Sister Wu cried so hard her heart was breaking, and she was so angry she couldn't calm down.
Brother Wu pulled his wife aside and whispered, "Xue'er, listen to me, let's see how your parents plan to handle this."
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