Su Man rolled her eyes and pretended to be relaxed, "Second sister, what are you talking about? You help here every day, and I have to pay you after I sell the peppers."
"What? Wages? Why do my family members need wages?" The simple Wang Xuemei waved her hands repeatedly.
"If you don't want the wages, then I'll use it as your food expenses. In the evening, let the third brother clean up your old room. I'll accompany you back to the Tian family to pack up your things."
“…”
Wang Xuemei knew that Su Man was trying to reassure her by not embarrassing her.
For a moment, she didn't know what to say, her heart was filled with gratitude, "Thank you, sister-in-law, thank you."
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When Wang Fugui and Wang Fengye learned that Wang Xuemei was going to move back, they were very happy. The two brothers renovated her original house overnight.
Inside, Su Man and Liu Ping cleaned the house. Outside, Wang Fugui patched the roof and Wang Fengye repaired the windows. Soon, the house was as clean as before.
Wang Xuemei held onto the door frame, her eyes red.
These days she lives alone in the mountains and always has nightmares at night, dreaming that she goes back to the past and is beaten by Tian Mazi.
Now she can finally leave the nightmare that has imprisoned her for many years, which makes her cry with joy.
By the time we finished cleaning up, it was already dark.
Wang Fugui returned to their yard with the small clothes that Liu Ping had made for the child.
Zhang Cuihua was holding her child in the yard, coaxing her. When she saw him come back, she asked repeatedly, "Why are you back just now? What's going on with all the clatter next door?"
"My second sister has moved back. The third sister and I are going to clean up the house."
"What? Wang Xuemei moved back? Who asked her to come back?"
This question made Wang Fugui furious. He splashed the water he had used to wash his face on the ground. "What do you mean by 'who told her to come back?' She's my sister. She's all alone and has no one to rely on. Shouldn't she go home?"
"Wang Xuemei is married and no longer a member of the Wang family. Now she comes back to eat and drink for free, and she still takes money from the Wang family. The money of the Wang family is all ours. Now your mother is using our money to support an outsider who eats for free, and you still say she should come back?"
Wang Fugui didn't want to argue with her, so he turned and went into the house.
Zhang Cuihua refused to give in and shouted at his back, "Where are you going? Go tell your mother not to let Wang Xuemei eat and drink for free. If you want to stay, you have to pay us."
"Pay you money?"
"Yes, every penny spent is a penny less. She spent the money that she was going to leave for us in the future, so she should make up for it."
Wang Fugui was completely speechless by Zhang Cuihua. He said, "Go ahead and say whatever you want" and went to sleep.
Zhang Cuihua was so angry that she slapped the child harder.
The baby felt pain and cried out in grievance, which made her even more upset.
"Cry, cry, cry, what are you crying for? I should cry because I gave birth to a girl like you. Do you know that because of you, I can't even hold my head up at home or outside. How dare you cry?"
Although the baby didn't understand, she could feel that her mother didn't love her, and she cried even more sadly.
"Wow, wow..."
"Shut up! Stop crying!"
Zhang Cuihua slapped her twice in anger and threatened her casually, "If you cry again, I will sell you and give birth to a son..."
The angry cursing stopped abruptly and Zhang Cuihua paused.
Sell it and give birth to a son?
Yes, she could sell the girl and say she died of illness. That way, she wouldn't have to register her household registration and could have another child.
The more Zhang Cuihua thought about it, the more excited she became.
By then she will have money and a son.
As for this girl, just finding a good family to sell her to will be the best she can do as a mother.
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The next day, Zhang Cuihua no longer stayed at home. She tidied up and went out.
When Su Man went to the field, she happened to see Zhang Cuihua and immediately felt a little strange.
Zhang Cuihua hasn't left the house since she gave birth to her daughter. What happened today?
The morning sun shines on the winding mountain path.
Zhang Cuihua didn't notice the slightly scrutinizing gaze behind her and hurried towards Old Zhou's house excitedly.
Aunt Zhou has been a midwife for over twenty years and knows a lot of people. When times were tough in the early years, families who couldn't afford to raise their children would ask her to help sell them.
If she wanted to sell the child, she would definitely go to Aunt Zhou.
Aunt Zhou lives at the west end of the village.
Zhang Cuihua was rushing home with a basket on her shoulder, but unexpectedly, she met some young wives who were going to the market in the neighboring village.
When they saw Zhang Cuihua, the young wives all showed a knowing smile on their faces.
"Oh, isn't this Mrs. Wang? I haven't seen you for over a month. Where are you going so early in the morning?"
Zhang Cuihua didn't dare to tell the truth, so she could only laugh dryly and said, "I'll go check the fields."
One of the young wives, wearing a green cloth shirt, asked, "I heard that Sister Wang gave birth. Is it a boy or a girl?"
Before Zhang Cuihua could reply, the other girl with pigtails said, "Xiao Fen, what are you talking about? The wife of the king has already said that her pregnancy is guaranteed to be a son. She also said that a daughter-in-law who can't give birth to a son is like a sick chicken who can't lay a complete egg. Have you forgotten?"
"Oh, I really forgot. Yes, Mrs. Wang is so arrogant, how could she possibly give birth to a girl? If she did, she would definitely jump into the river."
"That's right, Mrs. Wang, tell me, is it a boy or a girl you gave birth to?"
“…”
Zhang Cuihua was so angry at their teasing that her eyes were bulging with fire, and she became even more determined to give birth to a son.
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