Old Madam Yu's face slightly stern, she sneered, "Since you said that your Liu family came here sincerely to cancel the engagement, then why did you make a scene known to everyone in the village before you even entered our Yu family's gate? And you made such a scene in our Yu family's courtyard? Our Yu family is not unreasonable. Your Liu family was in the wrong to cancel the engagement, and you acted so arrogantly and domineeringly, trampling on our Yu family's face on the ground, and even made up excuses to say that our Yu family was aggressive, so it's better not to get this marriage! But Liu family, you have to remember that this marriage was not canceled by you, it's our Yu family that looks down on your Liu family now!"
Old Madam Yu's words severely slapped the Liu family in the face. Liu Zhang didn't expect that the old lady of the Yu family was so eloquent and her words were so clear and logical. She didn't dare to argue any more and just smiled awkwardly, "What do you mean by looking down on or liking? It's just that our daughter is not blessed enough!"
Old Madam Yu didn't even smile at all. Zhao snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "How can you not be blessed? You've already found a new husband. You'll be the wife of a scholar soon. A great blessing is waiting for you!"
Zhao had heard earlier that Mr. Liu was very fond of a young man who was on the list of candidates for the imperial examination this year. She had not thought of this at first and only thought that Mr. Liu admired scholars. But why did the Liu family come to cancel the engagement at this time? What was there to understand?
Liu Zhang did not respond to Zhao's words. She had never met the old lady of the Yu family before, and did not know that she was such a powerful person. She did not want to create trouble and affect her daughter's marriage, so she took the engagement letter and left with the Liu family.
The villagers who were watching the excitement outside the courtyard dispersed when they saw the Liu family leave. However, the matter of the Yu family's broken engagement was enough for them to talk about for a long time after dinner.
Back then, the fifth brother of the Yu family won the top three places in the imperial examination, and the Yu family became prosperous and famous in the village. Even the county magistrate came to visit them in person, and the villagers could only envy them. But now, everyone knows that the fifth brother of the Yu family is sick and on the verge of death. The other brothers of the Yu family are mediocre in talent. Yu Jinshu took exams for two or three years but failed to pass the examination for a student. Yu Jinyan did not get an impressive result in the examination this year either. It was only because the Yu family spent money that he was admitted to the county school. The Yu family has indeed fallen on hard times.
After entering the main hall, Mr. Yu raised his eyelids and asked, "Retired?"
Old Madam Yu had been suppressing her anger in front of outsiders, but now that only her family was left, her face looked extremely grim. "What else can I do if I don't retreat? The Liu family is really going too far!"
Zhao was also full of resentment, "That Liu Zhang is really too contemptuous, looking down on our Jinshu for being incompetent. Does she really think it's so easy to pass the exam to become a scholar? Why haven't we seen a scholar from her Liu family?"
Old Madam Yu glanced at Zhao, disliking her for not thinking before speaking. Although it was difficult to pass the imperial examination, the Yu family had a scholar who had won the top three places in the imperial examination. Wouldn't this make the old man pay more attention to the boy from the second wife!
As expected, Old Master Yu sighed, "If Fifth Brother was in good health, our Yu family might have already produced a top scholar, and the Liu family wouldn't dare to come and cancel the engagement..."
Old Madam Yu poured a cup of tea for the old man and pretended to be worried, "But Fifth Brother's body can't stand the ordeal."
Mr. Yu was silent for a long time before he murmured, "Is it true that the descendants of my Yu family cannot bring honor to our family?"
Old Madam Yu comforted him softly, "Jin Shu and Jin Yan are still young. If you fail this time, you will have another chance in the future!"
Old Master Yu nodded and looked at Zhao, "Jinshu is back from the academy. You need to comfort him about the Liu family's cancellation of the engagement."
Zhao responded. Now the brothers Yu Jinshu and Yu Jinyan were still in the academy and didn't know about the Liu family's cancellation of the engagement. Yu Jinshu always had a quick temper. If he knew that the Liu family had humiliated him in this way, he would definitely be very angry.
Moreover, the implication of the Liu family's words was that Jinshu was able to marry into the Liu family because of Yu Qizhe's help. The more Zhao thought about it, the more ashamed and angry she became. Their third branch had completely lost face this time.
But she couldn't vent her anger on the second house. Zhao thought of Meng Yujiao who was still lying in the woodshed. She took out all her anger on her and said hatefully, "Dad, Mom, it's all because of that disaster star of the Meng family! Since she came to our house, she has made our third house live in turmoil. Not only did she almost harm Jinyan, but Jinshu was also rejected from the engagement. This is not a good thing, it's clearly bad luck! She is a disaster star!"
Song Shi didn't expect that the matter of breaking off the engagement would be linked to Meng Yujiao. She was about to speak up for Meng Yujiao when the old lady said, "The Meng family is indeed a disaster. We can't keep her. The second branch can't bear to let her live, so let's find someone to sell her. At least we can get some money. Our Yu family can't keep her for nothing. Otherwise, we don't know what kind of disaster will happen in the future."
Yu Qizhe was reading in his room and did not come to join in the fun of the third branch's broken engagement. Now that he was not there, Song's words carried no weight.
After listening to the old lady's words, Mr. Yu stroked his beard and considered it carefully, "Can it be sold to a boy?"
"Why not? The Meng family doesn't care about her life or death. When we bought her, we signed a contract with the Meng family. Now the contract is in our hands. Whether she lives or dies or is sold, it has nothing to do with the Meng family." The old lady said firmly.
Old Master Yu did not expect that Meng Yujiao would be so lucky. If that girl really survived, there was no guarantee that she would not have some thoughts about Jinyan in the future. It was no longer appropriate for her to stay in their Yu family, so selling her off might be a good idea.
"Then find a reliable matchmaker and sell it." Mr. Yu said to the old lady.
"Dad..." Song just opened her mouth when Old Lady Yu glared at her. Song's heart trembled and she swallowed her words.
After returning to the east room, Song told Yu Mengshan that the old lady wanted to sell Meng Yujiao to another boy. She raised her voice deliberately, in fact, she wanted to tell Yu Qizhe in the inner room.
She glanced into the inner room and saw Yu Qizhe lowering his head and reading a book seriously. Song Shi didn't know if he had listened to her words, so she sighed to Yu Mengshan, "Alas, I heard that those matchmakers would send the girls they bought to dirty places like brothels."
Yu Mengshan said helplessly, "It all depends on the luck of the girl from the Meng family."
Yu Qizhe, who was reading a book in the inner room, was a little distracted. Yu Jiao's bright smiling face appeared in front of him. He put down the book in his hand, rummaged through the drawer and found a tattered purse. He poured out all the copper coins in the purse and counted them. There were only more than 40 copper coins in total. This money was secretly saved by Yu Qizhe from copying books for others.
He put the copper coins back into his pocket one by one.
In the small firewood room, Yu Jiao was holding a straw in her mouth, whistling out of boredom. The wooden door creaked, and Yu Jiao looked up. Seeing that it was Yu Qizhe, she smiled and said, "Fifth brother, are you here to bring me food again?"
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