Chapter 225 Granny Wang's Scheme
Lin Yuesha asked several times in a row, and Chen Xiaohua slowly raised her head, a look of confusion in her eyes. She moved her lips, and after a long while, she found her voice and repeated, "Will there really be good days in the future?"
"Of course, once you have money from doing business, you can afford to buy whatever you like."
Lin Yuesha pushed the teacup in front of Chen Xiaohua. Chen Xiaohua hadn't eaten a single bite of the noodles she had made. The journey from Chenjia Village to the town was long, and she had been exposed to a lot of cold wind without even having a sip of hot tea.
Chen Xiaohua held the teacup in both hands, her body trembling uncontrollably.
"Sister Yue Sha, I'd like to stay in town for a while, which might be a burden on my aunt."
Chen Xiaohua raised her head, her voice weak and pleading. She just wanted to get away from Chenjia Village, but she had nowhere to go.
"It's nice to have you with me."
Lin Yuesha didn't think much of it and readily agreed.
"But……"
Chen Xiaohua knew it was inconvenient. Her aunt had remarried and had a stepson in the family. It was not appropriate for a girl who was about to come of age to live there, as it would cause others to feel disgusted.
She used to be able to do some work and was somewhat useful, but now that there's no business in the family, she's just an eyesore who freeloads.
"You can stay as long as you want, my parents and older brother won't have any other ideas."
Lin Yuesha was certain that her mother was naturally beyond reproach, her father was an exceptionally open-minded person, and as for her stepbrother, the kind-hearted man would have no objections.
There are some inconveniences, but Chen Xiaohua can sleep with her in the room.
"Sister Xiaohua, don't you still trust me? What exactly happened? Tell me, maybe it's not as serious as you think."
Lin Yuesha pulled Chen Xiaohua along, sighing inwardly. These were turbulent times; from before the Lunar New Year to after, things at home had been nonstop.
"Little sister, I..."
Chen Xiaohua took a sip of tea and couldn't help but shed tears again. She had been tricked by Wang Pozi's family.
“When our family earns money, we plan to build a courtyard and renovate our new house. Then, every member of the clan will be envious.”
In the past, apart from the clan chief's family, the clan members were all in similar circumstances, so no one was jealous of anyone else. But ever since the family started doing business, they always used horse-drawn carts to transport roasted peanuts, and the clan members started looking at them differently.
The roasted peanut business was a small business, and it was uncertain how long it would last. When villagers came to inquire, Wang Jinhua kept it a secret and didn't tell anyone.
This prescription was obtained from Lin Yuesha. If it were leaked, Wang Jinhua would have no way to explain it to Chen.
"What's wrong with our family making money? It's all honest money, why would it offend anyone?"
Lin Yuesha couldn't understand it at all. She never expected that making money would become the trigger. Who would be willing to live a life of poverty? Those who lack ability and don't think about making money, but instead think about crooked ways, will never have a good life.
“There are not only people of our clan in the village, but also people from other clans.”
Although the clansmen were jealous, they still had to maintain some dignity since they shared the same ancestor. It was different for outsiders.
“You bought two small shops from Miss Baozhu to start a business for your family, but somehow the villagers found out.”
The town is only so big. Villagers go out to the market and hear about it from others, and the word spreads from one to ten, from ten to a hundred.
After learning that the Chen family had acquired a business, those who had previously looked down on Chen Xiaohua all came to the Chen family to propose marriage.
After her eldest daughter's tragic death, Wang Jinhua dared not easily marry off Chen Xiaohua, and rejected all suitors without showing any mercy.
Lin Yuesha understood the gist of it: making money was just the trigger; every household had unmarried relatives who wanted to take advantage of the Chen family.
"How did Granny Wang plan this?"
Granny Wang was a woman who always tried to take advantage of others, and she had a terrible reputation in the village. Lin Yuesha disliked this family the most in Chenjia Village.
Lin Yuesha still remembers the Spring Festival couplet incident.
However, since the two families don't interact, it's not so easy for them to scheme against each other.
"That day, we were almost out of firewood, so I told my parents I was going out to collect some."
Originally, it should have been the eldest brother, Chen Lin, who went, but his son, Xiao Shitou, was frightened in town and became very timid, clinging to Chen Lin every day.
Chen Xiaohua realized that she didn't need to go deep into the mountains to gather firewood; she could do it all by herself.
“I went to the edge of the mountain to collect firewood and found a person in the snow.”
Whenever Chen Xiaohua thinks about it, she feels angry, depressed, and heartbroken that she was smeared despite doing good. "That person was just sitting there, and I thought he had frozen to death."
Upon closer inspection, Chen Xiaohua recognized the person as Wang Pozi's slightly mentally challenged youngest son.
"I told him to get up, but then he suddenly pushed me down..."
Just then, Granny Wang arrived with many villagers, saying she wanted everyone to help find her youngest son who hadn't returned home yet, fearing he might get lost in the mountains.
This series of events, one after another, happened to be witnessed by the villagers.
A lone man and woman were rolling around in the snow, and Chen Xiaohua was speechless with grievances.
Although the villagers didn't say anything, their eyes conveyed a clear sense of urgency, like the torture of being slowly sliced to death.
Chen Xiaohua, disheveled and crying, ran home and told her family what had happened. Upon hearing this, Wang Jinhua immediately fainted.
Not only was the eldest daughter's tragic death tarnished, but the younger daughter was also framed. What terrible things have they done?
At this moment, if they were to go to Granny Wang's house to argue, it would only escalate the situation and make the Chen family lose even more face.
Chen Lin had a fiery temper and couldn't hold back any longer. He went to Granny Wang's house to reason with her. Granny Wang apologized repeatedly and admitted that her youngest son wasn't very bright. She said that if the Chen family felt they were being taken advantage of, she could let her youngest son marry Chen Xiaohua and wouldn't look down on her.
This commotion backfired.
Now not only the villagers know, but people from several surrounding villages also know.
No one cared what the truth was; all they saw was Wang Pozi's youngest son pinning Chen Xiaohua down and gnawing on her neck.
Now, the sons of good families certainly won't come to propose marriage. Instead, another group of people came, some of them petty thieves and bachelors whose wives had died. They were even kicked out of the Chen family but were still making a fuss. Chen Xiaohua has lost her chastity; she should be grateful if anyone wants her.
“My mother fell seriously ill and I can no longer stay in the village.”
Chen Xiaohua felt wronged. She really just wanted to check on the person, but who knew...
The problem is that even if it's the other party's scheme, we can only swallow our anger and have nowhere to seek justice.
Even if she knew Wang Pozi was scheming, so what? Besides, Wang Pozi was very clever; she even went out of her way to clear Chen Xiaohua's name.
Now, those who initially only believed a small part of it are now completely convinced.
"Little sister, I feel wronged. If my eldest sister hadn't passed away and my parents hadn't been so devastated, I would have wanted to hang myself too."
A look of sorrow appeared in Chen Xiaohua's eyes. She had long been determined to die, but she couldn't bear to leave her parents.
Her mother is sick. What will happen if she dies? Her mother won't be able to bear it!
However, she truly felt that life was meaningless. She didn't value her reputation; she was always holding a grudge against those who had wronged and framed her.
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