Chapter 836: Opening of the Temple for Discussion
The Wen family village held an ancestral hall ceremony not too many years ago, just to deal with the third brother Wen. Aunt Wen was also invited over. After all, she was the eldest daughter of the Wen family, and she would be the one to take on the responsibility after the two elders passed away.
Only then did Aunt Wen realize what a stupid thing her younger brother had done. She and her third brother had conspired to marry Wen Zhaoming off. A married man would be like spilled water, so naturally he would not be able to interfere in the affairs of the second house. He also could not bring his own sister with him when he married off. Even if the wife's family was willing, they would not be willing.
In this way, she will have the opportunity to take control of the second wife's house and land. Yueyue is her daughter, and all she needs is to feed her and raise her.
At least before Yueyue got married, the produce from the land was hers, and she could let her eldest daughter borrow the house for her marriage. They were now living in an old house, and although it was big enough, it was very dilapidated. She didn't want to spend money to renovate it, so she set her sights on the second house.
As a result, because his third brother acted too ruthlessly this time, it became difficult for him to take action again.
The third brother sold his niece directly. If you want to sell it, just sell it. At least don’t let anyone see it, or don’t let anyone find it. Otherwise, he will insist that it wasn’t him who did it. There will be no evidence, and no one can do anything about it.
Unfortunately, not only was Sandi Wen seen by others, but Ming Ge'er and his men also chased the child back. Looking at Sandi Wen's signature and fingerprints on the indenture, she couldn't find an excuse even if she wanted to argue.
"Auntie Wen, you are the leader of your group, what do you say?"
The village chief asked in a deep voice.
Aunt Wen looked up at the village chief, returned the indenture to Ming Ge'er, and then sighed:
"Village chief, please handle it as you see fit! As the eldest brother, I really don't know what to say. I've been married for so many years, and I don't have much contact with the second wife and me. I didn't expect him to do such a thing."
He had an attitude of letting others do whatever they wanted and would never interfere or beg for mercy.
"Auntie, when they found Third Brother Wen, he was at your house. Didn't he tell you that he sold Yueyue?"
The village chief raised his eyes and asked.
"I swear to God, my third brother didn't tell me about this. If I knew, would I not stop it? Yueyue is my sister's flesh and blood!"
Aunt Wen immediately swore and said.
"My third brother came to me to discuss Ming'er's marriage. I thought Ming'er was already seventeen years old and it was time for him to meet someone. I knew Ming was worried about Yueyue and wanted to find a family in the village that he knew well enough to marry him. But then you came to look for my third brother."
What Aunt Wen said was a bit exaggerated. At that time, the two of them had discussed finding a family that was willing to pay a high betrothal gift and lived far away from Wenjia Village to marry Ming'er off, so that he wouldn't have to come back every few days.
But he naturally couldn't say that in front of the village chief.
"Auntie, I remember when your second sister passed away, Ming Ge'er said that he would take care of the only child of the second branch and wait until Yueyue came of age before arranging a marriage."
The village chief raised his eyes and said coldly.
"Village chief, that's what I said. I agreed to my second sister's request because I wanted her to leave with peace of mind. But Yueyue is so young, and it will take many years for her to become an adult.
Are we going to have to watch Ming Ge'er grow up to be an old man? By then, all the good women will be picked up by others, and Ming Ge'er will not be able to find a suitable one."
Aunt Wen's words were sincere. After all, when she gets older, it will be even less necessary to give a betrothal gift.
Wen Zhaoming originally looked like the second sister, with an average appearance and a somewhat stout build. He was considered ugly among men. While he was young, he still had some advantages and could get married. If he got older, he would be a waste.
After hearing this, the village chief did not refute. After all, they also had this consideration. It was just that Yueyue was too young now. After this incident, she became more dependent on her brother Ming Ge'er, so the village chief said lightly:
"You are a good person, and you think about Ming Ge'er, but your brother is a little too vicious."
"Why!"
Aunt Wen is just sighing and not saying much.
It was not until Third Brother Wen was tied up and dragged into the ancestral hall that he realized something was wrong. Especially when he saw the siblings Wen Zhaoming and Wen Zhaoyue, he knew he would not be able to make excuses this time.
“Village Chief, before disposing of it, my third brother wants to divorce Third Brother Wen.”
An old woman with gray hair and wrinkles on her face stood up. She was Wen Sandi's mother-in-law. Wen Sandi married her third daughter.
“Woo woo!”
When Sandi Wen heard this, he immediately began to struggle and cast a pleading look at his wife, but unfortunately the other party didn't even look at him at this time, but just lowered her head.
"Zhou Yu Niang, what are you talking about?"
"We in the Zhou family don't have such a vicious husband, and our children can't have such a vicious father. He is now willing to sell even his own niece for money. I am worried that he will harm my granddaughters!"
Zhou Yuniang said with full energy.
She and her husband had three daughters and one son. The youngest son had been married a long time ago, and now the three daughters have all started their own families. They all live together and have not separated. It would be really scary if there really was such a poisonous snake around.
"Bah! You old vicious woman, you only favor the eldest brother's family and ignore me and Zhou Sanniang. We want to separate the family, but you care about your face and even say that if we separate the family, you will let us leave the house with nothing!
I don't want my children to work like slaves for the eldest wife, so I wanted to save up money and move out. However, you control every penny in the family and wish we would all go out with nothing. I had no choice but to set my sights on my own niece.
I did it, I admit it, I accept the punishment, but you can't divorce me, are you trying to take advantage of my dowry? Dream on, you old hag!"
It was unknown when Sandi Wen had spat out the rag that was stuffing his mouth, and after a while he talked a lot, revealing all the secrets of the Zhou family.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Sanniang, who had been silent all this time, stepped forward, knelt in front of the ancestral hall, kowtowed, and said:
"Village Chief, I will not divorce my third brother. He was wrong in this matter, but the reason is my fault. I am incapable of giving him a stable home, which is why today happened. I am willing to take my third brother away from Wenjia Village!"
"You, you evil beast! Do you want to piss me off to death?"
Zhou Yuniang was so angry that she fell backwards. If not many people believed what Third Brother Wen said before, now that her third daughter said this, everyone around her knew that the reason why Third Brother Wen did this was because of her, and she exploded all of a sudden.
Zhou Sanniang turned around at this time, knelt in front of her mother and said:
"Mother, my third brother did something wrong, but he gave birth to my daughter and raised my children. Even if he has no credit, he has worked hard. He did this not for himself, but for our family. Even if I am unfilial, I cannot give up on my third brother at this time!"
After Zhou Sanniang finished speaking, she kowtowed, obviously having made a great determination.
Only Wen Zhaoming watched coldly from the side, and even admired Zhou Sanniang's methods. She let her husband charge into battle while she commanded from behind, and in the end she gained a good reputation. What a master.
(End of this chapter)
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