Chapter 318: Failure

So my second aunt-in-law only gave birth to two children and stopped there.

Follow suit.

Jiang Tongjin also doesn't want his wife to have too many children.

Anyway, my sister is still young, so just treat her like a daughter.

Of course, he only dared to keep these words in his heart.

Dare not say it out loud.

Otherwise, Fourth Uncle will scold you.

With the example of Xu Zhaoer, the Jiang family firmly believed what Jiang Fubao said.

Therefore, in the following days, they began to make small quilts, clothes, bellybands, etc. for the unborn child.

They are all made for boys.

After the word spread by those loudmouthed women at the entrance of the village, within one night, the whole village knew that Jiang Fubao could tell the gender of a baby during pregnancy.

The next morning, someone from the village came to ask Jiang Fubao to check his belly.

There are about ten pregnant women in the village.

In some families of thirty people, there are three pregnant women.

Available in all months.

Within three days.

Jiang Fubao read them all.

If she is pregnant with a boy, she will tell the truth, so that the pregnant woman will be treated better during pregnancy.

If she is pregnant with a girl, she will say she doesn't know and doesn't want to hear.

Otherwise, if she met a family that extremely favored boys over girls, she would be guilty of a great crime if she drank a bowl of abortion medicine.

I don't know how this matter got out.

One evening, Jiang Fubao returned to the village with his family.

She found a group of people waiting for her at the door.

They all come here to check their bellies.

Zhang Jinlan got angry and drove them all away.

He also vowed not to help anyone watch it in the future.

Jiang Fubao was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

In early October, the weather was getting colder and the potatoes in Jiangjia Village were about to be harvested.

At that time in the town, a carriage rushed into the city before dark, and less than a quarter of an hour later, another carriage followed.

One drove towards Wanlu Street, and the other stopped at the gate of Deng Mansion in Pinshu Lane, Youran Street.

After the carriage stopped, a man with ordinary looks and ordinary clothes got off.

He took out some change from his pocket, handed it to the groom, knocked on the door and went in.

The coachman moved the carriage to another position and left.

He was not in a hurry to leave the city, but instead found a cheap inn on the street to rest up, preparing to continue his journey tomorrow.

At this time, the previous carriage arrived at Wanlu Street.

Ma Wuxing and Zhou Yuanyuan came down one after another.

Zhou Yuanyuan's belly had grown so big that it was very difficult for her to get off the carriage.

But Ma Wuxing didn't even offer support.

"Okay, I've given you the money. Just stay here and give birth to the baby. As for what I told you before, I'm afraid it won't work. Don't bother me. If you make me angry, I won't be happy, and you won't be happy either."

Ma Wuxing's attitude is completely different from when he left.

He had a cold face and didn't even want to look at Zhou Yuanyuan.

Now he regrets as much as he can.

He failed the imperial examination this time.

He felt that it was Zhou Yuanyuan who had been teasing him, causing him to lose concentration in his studies and fail to even pass the examination to become a scholar.

There was resentment in his eyes immediately.

"If I had known this, I shouldn't have brought you along. You're still restless even with a child in your arms. I'm sure I'll be scolded when we go to my father-in-law's house later. Are you satisfied now?"

After saying that, Ma Wuxing just walked away.

As for the money for renting the carriage, he had already handed it to the coachman when he was inspected at the city gate.

Same as the groom just now.

The groom also chose to stay in the town for one night and set off early the next morning.

Zhou Yuanyuan stood there, watching Ma Wuxing's figure getting farther and farther away.

Her face was pale and she was holding a very small piece of silver tightly in her hand.

Converted into copper plates, it would be just over a hundred coins.

This little money is not enough for anything.

I thought that this time when I came back, even if I couldn't be a groom's wife, I could at least be a scholar's wife.

However, there was nothing.

Not only that, it also made Xinglang angry.

She was a little scared.

But when she saw her growing belly, she felt relieved instantly.

Yes, she already has a son, so what is there to be afraid of? Once the child is born, Xinglang will naturally calm down.

My son's face is more important than anything else.

It takes more than a quarter of an hour to walk from Wanlu Street to Youran Street. When Ma Wuxing arrived at the gate of Deng Mansion, it was just getting dark.

He shrank his neck.

Like a timid old turtle.

I felt uneasy before I even knocked on the door.

If he didn’t succeed this time, he didn’t know how his father-in-law would scold him.

Next year, he won’t dare take Zhou Yuanyuan with him again.

Gather up the courage to knock on the door.

He clasped his hands in front of his stomach, rubbing his fingers from time to time.

He walked into the main room with a nervous look on his face.

"father......"

"Bang--"

Ma Wuxing uttered only one word.

I was so scared.

Because a cup brushed past his ear and hit the door heavily.

It was smashed to pieces in an instant.

If only his head was slightly tilted to the left.

This cup will fall on his face.

The fragments could have blinded him.

"You deserve to die—"

Deng Jinian glared fiercely at Ma Wuxing who was standing at the door.

Next to him stood the man who had come in earlier.

"You beast, how has Wangshu ever wronged you? Why do you treat her like this? I only have one daughter like this, and you, you, you!"

Deng Jinian was so angry that he covered his chest.

I could barely breathe.

"You actually have a mistress! She's pregnant, and her belly is bigger than Wangshu's. You beast, I think you had an affair with her before you got married? If that's the case, why did you marry my Wangshu!"

God has eyes, people like you deserve to fail the exam, I don't want to say any more to you, sign this divorce letter and get out of my house! The house you live in, the clothes you wear, the books you buy, all are paid for by me, don't even think about taking a penny with you!"

Deng Jinian slapped the table.

In his hand was the divorce letter he had just written.

Deng Wangshu was also called over from the house by the servants.

"Dad, what's wrong? When I came in, I heard you scolding my husband. He just came back and was exhausted. Why are you scolding him? My husband, did you pass the exam?"

Deng Wangshu walked in from the yard.

She put her hands behind her waist.

Her belly was much bigger than when Ma Wuxing left.

It's a bit difficult to walk.

"No, I didn't pass the exam. My wife, I will work hard and I will definitely be on the list next year. Can you please ask my father for me? It's my fault. I shouldn't let you down. I was bewitched. It's all my fault. I don't like her at all. I cut off all contact with her long before I married you.

But before my exam, she suddenly came to me and said she was pregnant with my child. She kept pestering me and threatened me to take her with me to take the exam, or else she would come to find you. I don’t want to lose you, my wife, so I had no choice but to take her with me. She deliberately prevented me from studying, which led to my failure. I could have passed the exam, but it was all her fault…”

Ma Wuxing fell to his knees with a "thump".

He hugged Deng Wangshu's legs.

Crying and begging for forgiveness.

He could not be driven away.

Without the support of the Deng family, he would have no money to continue taking the exam.

I’m afraid I won’t even be able to find a place to live.