Chapter 88
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"Where is my cousin? I want to go see her." Shen Yuntang felt that not only his cousin had changed, but his cousin seemed to have changed as well.
My cousin used to be a warm-hearted person. Although she was not as lively and cheerful as Liuya, she was very gentle and liked to take care of people. She would also protect Liuya. But today, when something like this happened to Liuya, she didn't even come out.
Could it be that my cousin has become as selfish as my cousin, or is it that my cousin's husband just died and she has been through so many things that she doesn't have the time to care about other people's affairs.
No matter what, he had to meet his cousin first and then decide whether to take her away.
If his cousin's personality also becomes difficult to get along with, even if he sympathizes with her situation, he will not want to keep her by his side. At most, he will find her another job in the county.
My uncle said that my cousin was in the house and rarely came out after returning from her husband's house. They had talked to her many times, but it was no use.
After dinner, Shen Yuntang knocked on his cousin's door, but heard no response.
He was a little worried. Wasn't his cousin so heartbroken that she did something stupid?
He had never met his cousin's husband, and he judged others by himself. If his own husband died, he would probably not be able to survive either.
In a hurry, he pushed open his cousin's door.
To his surprise, his cousin was lying inside with her eyes dull. She had indeed changed. Not only did her expression look numb and she looked lifeless, she had also lost a lot of weight, making people think of refugees who had no food to eat.
"Did your cousin say you are an outsider? He doesn't let you eat?" Shen Yuntang sat down on the bed, looking at his skinny cousin. He felt so distressed that he was about to cry. He just felt that it was too difficult for a boy and a girl to live in this world.
"It's not my cousin's fault. I just don't want to eat." The cousin looked at Shen Yuntang slowly and spoke weakly.
"Why don't you want to eat? Is it because your husband is gone and you're so sad that you want to follow him?" Shen Yuntang said as he glanced at the scar on her neck, "What is this?"
"He did this to me. I'm glad he's dead." My cousin sighed. "For someone like me, life is really meaningless. I might as well just die."
"How can life be boring?" Shen Yuntang thought of himself in his previous life. He had also suffered a lot of torture. At that time, he also felt that life was really boring, but he didn't want to die.
Fortunately, I have changed the way I live in this life, and I feel that life has become more interesting.
"Do you want to change your way of life?" Shen Yuntang told her the purpose of his visit. "I want to take Liu Ya to the county town to help me make sausages. I also want to take you with me. I will provide you with food and accommodation, and I will also pay you for your work."
"It's such a good thing, why do you want me to go? I can't do it. I can't do anything well." My cousin lowered her head in inferiority. "I am a waste. If I go, I will only cause trouble for you. You will hate me. I'd better not go."
Shen Yuntang looked at her self-destructive look and thought of his cousin when she was a child. Although she was not a lively person, she had never been so self-deprecating. She often had many strange ideas and did whatever she wanted to do. She was never afraid of failure or being disliked.
"Did your husband say something?" Shen Yuntang thought back to when she was a child. She was also a very smart child. Her mother taught her how to embroider and cook, and she could do them very well after learning them once, even surpassing her. She was also good at housework and farm work, and was not afraid of getting along with or talking to others.
But after marrying Xia Xiaowu, Xia Xiaowu often insulted and suppressed him, saying that he was dressed in a rustic way, despised him for being illiterate and a fool, saying that he could only hang around the stove, and even said that his tone of voice was unpleasant, and told him not to talk to others because it would make people dislike him...
These were only a small part of what he could think of. Because of Xia Xiaowu's suppression, he began to doubt himself. Even before doing many things in his life, he would first conclude that he was stupid and would fail, and he dared not do anything.
My cousin may have experienced something similar, which is why she said she was a waste.
"What he said is true. I am indeed stupid and dumb. Everyone hates me. I'd better not go out. Even my parents and brother hate me, so how can other people like me?" The cousin pulled the quilt over her head. "You must think I'm annoying too. It doesn't matter. I'm used to everyone hating me."
Shen Yuntang pulled the quilt over her head. He wanted to save his cousin, just like pulling his previous self out of the abyss. "I don't hate you. You just made up your mind. I really need your help now. Come with me to the county town."
"Why are you forcing me? I don't want to go." The cousin closed her eyes, looking as if she refused to communicate with him.
Shen Yuntang was very angry. "How long are you going to hide? My brother wants to marry you off, but he won't discuss this with you. He might just tie you up and send you to your new husband's house. Do you still want to live your life as before? Don't you want to live a different way?"
"How can I change? I've already been married once, and I'm too old to do anything right." My cousin gave up on herself and felt that others would find her disgusting at the sight of her. She didn't believe she could change her way of life and start over.
"You are one year younger than me, how can you be older? Although you think I am talking without any pain in my waist, although I have a husband, even if I don't have a husband, I will rely on my own efforts to survive in this life, so that those who look down on me can see that I am not the waste they say." Shen Yuntang pulled her up. Seeing that she seemed to have not washed her face or combed her hair for several days, he took a comb and forced her to comb her hair. "Also, my husband said that if one person hates you, it means that person is sick. If a group of people hate you, it means that they are jealous of you and want to suppress you by derogatory methods, so that you will give up on yourself and become a waste like them."
After all, Shen Yuntang is her brother, and he has been taking care of these two younger siblings since they were young. He still has some authority in front of his cousin, and his cousin doesn't dare to speak.
"Your husband died before he could grow old, which means that God feels
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There is no need for this useless person to live, just destroy him right away. "Shen Yuntang has been with Cheng Yeran for a long time, and he uses some modern terms when speaking.
"Scrap?" My cousin had never heard of this word.
"It's like when you cook something and it's burnt and can't be eaten, so you have to throw it away, right? You are the immortal, and the burnt food is your husband. It's good for worthless things to die. You are still alive, which shows that you are valuable to the world, so the immortal didn't throw you away." Shen Yuntang looked at his cousin's current appearance and the scar on her neck. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. "If that man wasn't dead, I really wanted to scold him. Where is he buried? I'll go to his grave and scold him some other day."
The cousin looked at Shen Yuntang and said, "You have changed a lot. You didn't say these words before, and you would just cry when you were bullied. Now you can even curse at people."
Shen Yuntang felt a little guilty. He only dared to speak in front of his cousin. In fact, he would just cry when being bullied. But in front of his sister, he still had to pretend to be strong. Otherwise, if his sister knew that he was so weak, she would only be more afraid of the outside world.
"There is no need to change yourself because of a few words from others. You have to understand what kind of person you are, what you want to do, and keep going forward with determination. If others say something derogatory about you, stay away from them. Before you stay away from them, scold them first. If scolding doesn't work, ask my husband to do it. My husband is particularly good at scolding." Shen Yuntang felt bad when he said this. His cousin's husband had just died, and he said this as if he was deliberately showing off. His cousin was already emotionally unstable, what if she misunderstood what he meant again?
"It's obvious that your husband loves you very much, otherwise you would become a loser like me." The cousin gave up on herself again, "I'd better not hold him back."
"I need your help. I'm too busy and there's no one who can help me. Are you going to just leave me alone?" Shen Yuntang not only learned how to curse from Cheng Yeran, but also learned how to show weakness and act like a coquettish person. Sure enough, after he showed weakness, his cousin's attitude softened a lot.
Shen Yuntang struck while the iron was hot and pulled her to the kitchen to eat. While talking, he told her what happened in the county town. His cousin became much more energetic and even began to yearn for life in the county town.
"I just think, I don't want to get married again in this life. Can I support myself?" The cousin asked him when Shen Yuntang was about to leave.
Shen Yuntang nodded, "Of course you can. Think about it for a day, and I'll pick you up the day after tomorrow."
My uncle originally wanted to let them stay overnight, but there was no vacant space in his house, so he had to let my cousins squeeze in temporarily and make room for them in a room.
Shen Yuntang felt that his cousins were not in good health, so he asked them to have a good rest so that they could go to the county town with him.
It was dark when they returned. The two men drove the donkey cart back with lanterns.
"You've been a confidant big sister for the whole day, comforting this and that. Aren't you tired?" Cheng Yeran let him lean on her and have a rest.
"I am a little tired, but I feel sad when I see them like this. I also wonder how nice it would be if I had someone around to help and encourage me at that time." Shen Yuntang was talking about his previous life. He hugged Cheng Yeran's arm, "Luckily I met you, but they can't meet you now. I wonder why I can't be the one who helps them out of their predicament. Although I helped them, I also had an extra helper."
"This is a win-win situation. They all look down on guys and girls. In the future, you should expand your business and become the richest people. Let them see that guys and girls are better and those men can't compare to you at all." Since Cheng Yeran opened a noodle shop outside the village, he found that Shen Yuntang was really starting to shine. Although he also did business selling dried tofu and bean curd when he was in the village before, he was not as energetic as he is now. He believes that Shen Yuntang will definitely make a name for himself in the future.
The two people looked at the starry sky above their heads. There were not so many lights in ancient times, and the stars in the sky seemed brighter. They were obviously tired after a day's work, but they had never felt so relaxed before, and they felt a sense of accomplishment in their hearts.
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The next day they wanted to take a day off and let Shen Yuntang stay at home to accompany his parents, but something happened to Tugen again. Tugen ran to Shen Yuntang and Cheng Yeran crying, asking them to save his sister.
The day before yesterday, when Tugen returned home, his parents pulled him aside and asked him how much money he had earned. He received two taels of silver a month, but he knew that if he told the truth his parents would take it all away, so he said he only had one tael of silver, but this was also taken away by his parents.
When he came back, Shen Yuntang brought him some sausages and asked him to take them home. He did not give them to his parents, but secretly gave them to his younger brothers and sisters.
Originally he had a very happy day yesterday. He was planning to take his younger brother and sister-in-law to the county town to work for Shen Yuntang when they grew up a little. But today he saw an old man coming to his house. The old man was a small wealthy man in their area and wanted to marry a concubine.
He promised to give Tugen's father six taels of silver, and Tugen's father agreed to sell his daughter to the old man. Today the old man came to "inspect the goods", and he was very satisfied with Tugen's sister.
Tugen’s sister is only thirteen years old now. She is marrying an old man at such a young age. The old man has a bad smell and can suffocate people when he speaks. How can she sell her sister to such a person?
He ran out crying to find Shen Yuntang and asked him if he could help give his parents six taels of silver so that they could sell his sister to them. His sister could cook and could be their cook. Although she was young, she would not be lazy.
When Shen Yuntang heard this, he thought it was too tragic that a child's life would be ruined for six taels of silver. In addition, he had developed feelings for Tugen over the time he spent with him, and seeing him crying so sadly, he wanted to help him.
After hearing the whole story, Cheng Yeran stopped Shen Yuntang who was about to get the money. "We can't just go there like this. The rich man wants to buy someone as a concubine, but what's our excuse? We are all relatives, so we definitely can't buy someone. If we tell him to let your sister come to the county town to help with the work, they might ask me for several years' wages at once. If I give the wages directly to them instead of giving it to your sister, they will still catch your sister and sell her to another old man after a few years. They can guess that we paid this money out of pity for your sister, and they will take advantage of our kindness and ask for a lot of money. By then, it won't be just six taels, maybe sixteen taels."
When Tu Gen heard what Cheng Ye Ran said, his face turned pale. "What should I do? Do I really want my sister to be a concubine for that stinky old man? I will fight him to the death. Even if I kill him today, I can't let him take her away!"
"Stop!" Cheng Yeran grabbed Tugen who was about to rush out, "I haven't finished speaking yet. The two of us cannot show up, but we can ask others for help. Go home and tell your parents first that there is a buyer in the county town who wants to buy the little girl and can offer eight taels of silver. Ask them to wait for a few days. When we return to the county town tomorrow, we will tell the buyer in the county town. The buyer will come to buy the girl the day after tomorrow. After we return to the county town, I will ask Lao Wang to pretend to be the buyer and come over."
"Can we go today? I'm afraid my sister will be sold if we're late." Tugen was sweating anxiously, thinking that his sister would be gone if he was late.
"Even if I go back to the county town now, it will take four hours to go back and forth. Old Wang can't come with me, otherwise it will be too fake. One can guess at a glance that it is a collusion between us. Your father just wants money. He will definitely be happy to have two more taels of silver." Cheng Yeran asked him to go back quickly, for fear that his father would have already discussed it if it was too late.
Tugen hurried home and told his father about this. His father was a lazy and greedy man. Usually, families were so poor that they were about to starve to death that they would sell their children. He simply wanted to sell the children to get some money for his own enjoyment. After all, after selling this one, he still had two, and there was another one in his belly. If he had another girl or boy, he could get more money. He was not picky about the seller and would sell to whoever offered the highest price.
When he heard that the county town could offer eight taels of silver, he had two taels left over, so he went to the rich man and asked him to give him more money, and then he would sell his daughter to him directly.
As a result, the rich man thought that he was raising the price and playing him as a fool. In addition, the girl looked at him.
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It wasn't that pretty and wasn't worth eight taels of silver, so Tugen's father got angry and drove her away.
Tugen's father didn't expect that the girl would just leave. Now he could only sell her to a buyer in the county town. He was afraid that the buyer in the county town would not like his daughter, so he asked Tugen to talk to the buyer. If it didn't work, he would take his daughter to the county town himself and give her to the buyer.
Tugen thought that since Cheng Yeran said he would help, he would take his sister in after arriving in the county, and his sister would live the same life as him. He would just have to return the eight taels of silver to Cheng Yeran later. He could earn more than two taels of silver a year, so he could pay it back in four years. If he included his sister's money, he could pay it back in two years.
It's a good deal to be able to leave this home in two years.
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