Zhao Huimei was slightly stunned when she heard Jiang Xia's words, and her eyes widened. She never expected that Jiang Xia, who was pretty and looked like a city girl, could say such sharp words.
Three people from the neighboring village who came to ask for the bride price turned their eyes to Zhao Huimei after hearing what Jiang Xia said. The bachelor in his forties who was looking for a wife, limping, walked up to her and stared at Zhao Huimei.
Zhao Huimei has a city hukou and her family is not wealthy, but her life is much harder than that of rural women. This time she came to Yatou Village wearing baggy clothes, she looked a little plump and had fair skin, which made her look better than people of the same age.
"That's fine. I don't want the money. You've taken it anyway. If your daughter doesn't marry me, then you can marry someone else. I just want a woman who can give birth to a baby." The bachelor nodded with a look of satisfaction in his eyes. He thought that Zhao Huimei should still be able to give birth to a child in her forties. She had given birth before, so her body must be strong and giving birth must be smooth.
"Bah, why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? My man is dead, but I still look down on people like you." Zhao Huimei got goosebumps all over her body when she was stared at. She spat, her eyes full of disgust for the man in front of her.
"That's not what you said just now. You said that this was a good marriage for Liang Qing. How can you be disgusted by such a good marriage now that it has fallen on you?" Jiang Xia spoke up, fearing that things would not be confusing enough, and looked at Zhao Huimei with a smile.
Zhao Huimei had just been nagging about taking her to the police, and she was hostile to her right from the start. Based on the principle of not offending others unless they offend me, she must give some back.
"I...I..." Zhao Huimei was suddenly speechless due to Jiang Xia's words. Her throat became hoarse and dry, and she mumbled for a long time but could not utter a word.
Now it was the turn of the villagers from the surrounding Yatou Village to point fingers. It was no longer difficult for them to see what was going on.
"This man is so heartless. He sent his daughter to the countryside to work as an educated youth and didn't ask any questions about her in the past few months. Now that the policy has come out, the educated youth can return to the city, but he won't let her go back. He even sells his pretty daughter to an old man in the neighboring village as a wife to earn dowry money!" said a villager from Yatou Village.
"We still don't know whether it is her daughter. Didn't people say that they lost their daughter and have been looking for her for ten years? Maybe it is Liang Zhiqing!" An aunt next to her muttered.
The more Zhao Huimei listened, the more anxious she became. She had not expected to encounter such things on this trip. She had thought it would be quite easy, after all, Liang Qing had always been very obedient. Moreover, the family she was arranging marriages for was from the village next to Yatou Village. They were far away from each other and she was not clear about the situation.
Who would have thought that this family would actually come to her door? Not only that, but her daughter was accompanied by a sharp-tongued girl, who also brought people who were looking for their relatives.
All these things made Zhao Huimei completely panic.
In particular, the family from the neighboring village who came to ask for the bride price came straight up and reached out to grab Zhao Huimei to pay off the debt.
"Catch her, isn't she standing up for my daughter? Then let her take the blame for my daughter." Zhao Huimei looked at Jiang Xia with resentment in her eyes. She reached out to grab Jiang Xia, but Liang Qing stood in front of Jiang Xia. She knew that Jiang Xia was standing up for her, and she would never let Jiang Xia get hurt.
Liang Qing grabbed Zhao Huimei's hand and for the first time ever resisted her mother and pushed her forward.
Amid the chaos, someone walked into the house.
"It's quiet now. If you have anything to say, come to the station and tell me."
Everyone looked towards the source of the voice. The person who spoke was a young man. Judging from his dress, he looked like a young public security comrade. He was handsome and had a delicate appearance. He should be about the same age as Jiang Xia. He spoke with great aura and his voice was pleasant.
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