In the past, Village Chief Zhao was very prestigious in the village, and for a while, the sounds of laughter disappeared.
"The wife of the Xia family..." Village Chief Xia said in a high-pitched voice, holding the letter of severance. It was already getting dark, and the words were a little unclear. But Village Chief Xia was still able to continue reading, which showed his proficiency in handling such matters.
"...sever the relationship with the fourth son of the Xia family and Xia Manni." After Village Chief Xia finished reading it, he asked someone to move a table over and asked everyone to sign.
After signing the contract, Daxiuniang and Daxiu were no longer members of their Shizai Village.
At the urging of the village chief, several people signed and sealed the documents in an orderly manner. The two youngest children in the Xia family could not write yet, so they could only use their fingerprints as a confirmation.
But Daxiu no longer looked as domineering as before, and instead looked a little dazed.
Many people said that she might be frightened and needed someone to see her.
This has nothing to do with Xia Manni. She has no courage to do such evil things as robbing money and harming others. Isn't it just because she thinks this family is a soft persimmon that no one cares about?
She wouldn't believe that Daxiu had no intention of getting the ten taels of silver.
With a mother who is easy to control and a nephew who is ignorant, how can one not be tempted by such a good bargain?
Who knew he would hit a wall.
But, sorry, she, Xia Manni, is that iron plate.
"Alright, I declare that Daxiu Niang and Daxiu no longer have any relationship with the Xia family. From now on, the two families will go their separate ways and no one will bother the other. This is the letter of severance, one copy for each of you."
Xia Manni signaled Da Wa to take the letter of separation. He was the eldest son and the eldest grandson in the family, so if he took it, it would mean that the matter was settled.
"Okay, everyone, go home. It's getting late, go home and have dinner." Village chief Zhao saw that everything was almost done, so he began to urge the villagers who were watching the fun to go home.
Unexpectedly, the villagers watched with great interest and some did not want to leave.
But under the pressure of the village chief, they all left obediently.
In the end, the only people left in the yard were Daxiu and her daughter, Xia Manni, Xia's fourth child, and the village chief.
"Mother Xiu, I'm not trying to drive you away. It's getting late. If you don't leave, your in-laws will be worried."
This reminded Daxiu Niang that she would have to meet Xiu's mother-in-law after she arrived.
For a moment she hesitated, wondering if it was a bit rash to say that she was breaking off the engagement.
"Village Chief, this..."
The village chief noticed her hesitation and said sternly, "Once words are spoken, they are like spilled water. There is no going back. Let's go."
"Mom, let's go." Daxiu finally spoke at this time.
She had just shuddered when the village chief mentioned her mother-in-law. She had promised to bring the money back today, so what was she going to do now?
She could only let her mother go back with her to deal with her mother-in-law.
Daxiu's mother looked at Daxiu, then looked at the three kids who had been standing still at the door, and the eldest kid who had been standing next to Xia Manni, then turned around and left with Daxiu.
"Village chief, thank you so much for what you did today." After Daxiu and her mother walked away, Xia Manni bowed to the village chief in gratitude.
She brought the children to the village chief and said, "Today is all thanks to the village chief. Why don't you kowtow and thank him?"
Maybe because they usually all listen to Big Wa, the three of them looked at Big Wa first.
At this time, the eldest boy had already knelt down, and the three boys quickly followed suit and knelt down to kowtow to Village Chief Xia.
Xia Manni knew that there were many people watching the fun in secret nearby. She had nothing to thank the village chief with, so she could only give him more face in front of the villagers.
"Good children, don't be so polite. From now on, you will be the ones living your lives. If you need any help, just come to me."
Xia Manni observed that the village chief only spoke to Da Wa.
I think the idea of favoring boys over girls is quite serious here, and this kind of ethical code cannot be crossed by anyone.
However, Xia Manni may not make the leap, but she must live the life she wants.
Otherwise it would be unfair to her to make this trip.
After seeing off Village Chief Zhao, Xia Manni looked at the four children in the yard.
She seemed to have forgotten that she wasn't just dressed as a widow. To be more precise, she was dressed as a widowed mother with four children.
To be more precise, she is a step-widow.
She looked at the sky which was already dark and decided to eat first and talk about the next thing later.
Isn't it easy to live?
This has always been Xia Manni's life motto: as long as you want to live, you can live. It all depends on how you live.
Xia Manni felt something stuffed into her hand. It turned out to be the purse that Da Xiuniang was about to take away.
She looked at the eldest boy who gave her the purse and raised her eyebrows.
Da Wa said, "I'll split this between you, half each. You won't get the money back without me, so go ahead if you want."
For some reason, Xia Manni saw her younger self through this strong and sensitive child.
However, she had not thought about leaving, or rather, she had not made up her mind.
So she accepted the purse first, and then said to the four children, "Eat first, and we'll talk after you finish eating."
As soon as the topic of eating comes up, Erwa becomes excited.
"Are we finally going to eat? That's great..." The second child's voice became smaller and smaller in the eyes of the eldest child.
It seems that they all listen to their elder brother.
Xia Manni didn't say much, but said to the four of them: "Third and fourth babies are too young, so eldest and second babies can help me cook."
Because she didn't know where the kitchen was or where the firewood was.
"What to eat?" asked the eldest son in confusion.
"Eat...what's at home?" She didn't remember what was at home, so she couldn't say what to eat.
I don’t know if it’s because the original owner didn’t stay in this house for long, but in any case, she has no memory of this home.
"Rice? Millet?" Xia Manni asked tentatively.
Da Wa shook his head. What was that? His family had never eaten rice, but he had heard that Er Gou's family next door had eaten broken rice.
"Flour? White flour, yellow flour, corn flour?" Xia Manni asked without giving up.
Da Wa still shook his head. He had never heard of these things before. Could it be that Xia Manni had gone crazy after banging her head against the wall? Why did she keep saying things he couldn't understand?
"Okay, tell me what else is there to eat at home." Xia Manni said resignedly. It turned out that this family had become so poor.
No wonder these four kids are so pale and skinny, just like little cabbages.
"The only things we can eat are the two big sweet potatoes that my aunt brought us." Big Boy answered truthfully. These two sweet potatoes were brought by his aunt yesterday.
They originally wanted to eat it yesterday, but were stopped by Xia Manni.
Did she forget?
What? Only two sweet potatoes left? Big ones?
How great can it be?
Xia Manni resigned herself to finding the two sweet potatoes and had to admit that they were indeed quite large.
But two sweet potatoes for five people is really not enough.
She looked at the sky outside and decided to just make do today.
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