Chapter 16 What should I do with Zhaoer?
Sun Mei's eyes widened, she gritted her teeth and climbed onto the bed. She picked up the pillow and pressed it against his face, beating him madly. "Say that again? You're going to divorce me, I'll fight you to the death!"
“…”
A sound came from the base of the wall.
At first, Jiusu thought it was a mouse and didn't pay attention. Then, he heard crying, opened the door, and saw his mother-in-law curled up.
She let out a long sigh.
"Come in."
Mrs. Lu groped her way in and realized that her daughter-in-law was holding her, so she quickly held on to her, her tone full of pleading, "Jiusu, can we not leave?"
"Mother-in-law." Jiusu closed the window and covered the two of them with the quilt. "If I stay any longer, I'll die."
Wiping her tears, Mrs. Lu cried, "What should I do with Zhao'er?"
Jiusu was silent for a while.
Then, he patted the back of her hand and said soothingly, "If he comes back alive, we can still be friends. It's torture to be together with people who don't like each other. If he dies, I will take care of you and see you to the end of your life."
Lu asked, "Do we really have to leave?"
"Yes." Jiusu said firmly. Apart from her mother-in-law, she didn't like anyone in the Chen family, and she also had no feelings for her husband whom she had never met.
She would not be bullied in the Chen family for a man like this.
Take advantage of this opportunity and stay away from the Chen family!
Mrs. Lu's tears fell, complex emotions kept intertwining, and she was very sad.
"It's all your elder brother and sister-in-law's fault..."
She was conflicted and heartbroken.
"Well, your family isn't well off, and Zhao'er hasn't come back yet. You've wasted your youth. Tomorrow, go to the town with the village chief and ask."
The night passed quietly.
[Congratulations to the host for passing the 'Worship the God of Wealth' and obtaining a sterile surgical kit x1. It has been stored in the warehouse.]
Surgical kit!
There was only one thing, but it caused ripples in her heart.
Jiusu went out early in the morning.
After the sun went down, Sun Mei and Chen Wu woke up. Sun Mei looked at the old woman who was picking vegetables and scolded her, "What kind of daughter-in-law is this? She's still sleeping and not helping with the work."
Mrs. Lu's expression became much colder.
She actually said, "Didn't you just wake up too? Besides, Jiusu has already left."
Sun Mei was stunned.
Unexpectedly, her mother-in-law, who had always been timid and cowardly, contradicted her? She put her hands on her hips and got angry.
"Hey, old woman, you were pretending all along? Say it again, I want to hear it. Do you believe me or not? I'll go back to my parents' home."
Mrs. Lu sighed deeply, leaned on her crutches, and walked into the house with heavy steps.
The voice is vicissitudes and the mood is low.
"Let's go, everyone."
"You..." Sun Mei looked at the man. Chen Wu was washing his face and said indifferently, "Mom is right. You just got up. Jiusu seems to have gone to see the village chief."
Village chief? Sun Mei's heart tightened, and she quickly ran to the village chief's house.
However, the village chief and Jiusu had already arrived in the county town. Jiusu explained the situation to Shopkeeper Fang, who asked in surprise, "So, Miss Jiu is married?"
Oh, no, calling her Miss Jiu doesn’t seem appropriate.
But calling her Madam feels too awkward.
"Ahem...in name only." Jiusu waved his hand, took the food box and meat buns, and went to meet up with the village chief. "Uncle, you've worked hard. Let's eat something."
Village Chief Chen waved his hand and said, "Good boy, eat it."
Jiusu stuffed the food into his hand and opened another paper package. The plump white buns were emitting hot steam and he swallowed his saliva subconsciously.
"I bought six, enough for us to eat!"
After hearing this, Village Chief Chen was willing to eat, but he only ate one and left some for his children at home. Then they came to the yamen.
The county magistrate, wearing a crimson official robe, sat on a wooden chair with an arrogant look on his face, looking at the two people with disdain.
He spat out the tea leaves he had drunk and threw them on the table in disgust. "What a lousy tea! Oh, it's Village Chief Chen. What do you want from me?"
Village Chief Chen bowed and said respectfully, "Sir, this is Chen Zhao's wife. Chen Zhao hasn't been home for a year. This little girl is always bullied at home and was almost sold. She wants to leave Chen Zhao. Do you have any suggestions?"
"Go away!" the county magistrate said irritably, "You're asking me about such a trivial matter. Go find out for yourself!"
The county magistrate's words became more and more foul.
Jiusu warned herself, "Be patient!" She thought of the county magistrate as a pig, to be coaxed and slaughtered! She opened the lunch box and brought out the hot meal.
There are three dishes, including the hard-to-get 'spicy fried pork intestines'.
"My lord, have you not eaten yet? This is a small token of my appreciation. I have no place to ask for it. I hope you will take the trouble to tell me."
Village chief Chen didn't expect that Jiusu would spend so much money just to leave Chen Zhao's house.
He stepped forward to pour the wine and flattered her, "Sir, please have pity on her. She was nearly dead, and only after hearing that you were so majestic and fair did she breathe a sigh of relief."
"Is that so?" The county magistrate slapped the table, unable to conceal his joy. He took a sip of wine and laughed out loud, "Little girl, don't be depressed. If you want to leave Chen Zhao, it's easy. Chen Zhao will leave for a year and then give me ten taels of silver, and you can leave."
One year? That means the end of January after the New Year, which is more than three months away.
Jiusu hesitated and said, "What if my brother and sister-in-law don't agree..."
The county magistrate's face changed, and he pointed at the air and made a promise.
"As long as the money is in place, these things will be handed over to me. Okay, go back and raise the money."
Jiusu's eyes flickered slightly, and she asked, "What if I save up twenty taels? Can the divorce be put on the agenda?"
Twenty taels? The county magistrate's eyes lit up immediately, and the wine in his hand spilled.
Greed said, "Little girl, let me tell you, the more money you have, the easier it will be. However, it will take at least seven days at the earliest."
After leaving the county magistrate's mansion.
Village Chief Chen advised: "Jiusu, don't do anything you'll regret just because you left Chen Zhao. If they do something excessive again, tell me and I'll give you justice. If they go too far, I'll kick them out of the village."
"Thank you, Uncle Chen. I won't do anything sneaky." Jiusu had this thought in his mind.
After she prepared more money, she went to the government to apply for a divorce. Of course, she had to follow a more prestigious person to prevent the county magistrate from cheating at the last minute.
What if, she went.
What if they saw that she had money and put her in jail?
Village chief Chen was very pleased.
Jiusu didn't want to go back, so she stuffed all the meat buns into the village chief's hands and gave him some instructions.
"Uncle Chen, I'm staying at Fangxing Building. Take these back and eat them on the way. Please tell my brother and his wife that what they did is enough to send them to jail. I will only tolerate it twice.
But if you do it again, I won’t be soft-hearted for anyone’s sake if it happens again.”
In fact, if you catch someone's weakness, you don't have to kill him. You have to kill him slowly and with one blow.
For what Sun Mei and the others did, they would only be imprisoned for two or three days. They would still be a nuisance when they come out. It would be better to keep them. If they become even more evil, they would spend the rest of their lives in jail!
Village chief Chen didn't want the buns, but he couldn't resist Jiusu's stubbornness.
He accepted it and gained a deeper understanding of Jiusu.
"It's not easy for a little girl like you to stay in town. If you encounter any danger, go to the Tian Mansion to find Chen Qing. I'll go back first."
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