Afraid that Su Man would run away, Zhao Chunhua asked Li Zhuang to watch her.
Li Zhuang was still upset about his previous relationship with Su Man and was unwilling to go, but he couldn't stand Zhao Chunhua's nagging, so he had to follow Su Man reluctantly.
At first, Li Zhuang thought that since he was alone with Su Man, Su Man would definitely seduce him like before, but since he said that, Su Man's attitude changed drastically.
Not only did she not greet him with a smile like before, she also ignored his existence and walked ahead alone.
This made Li Zhuang feel even more uncomfortable, even more uncomfortable than when Su Man was pestering him.
Li Zhuang, who had nowhere to vent his anger, kicked the straw pile on the roadside hard and said, "Do whatever you want, I don't care!"
“…”
In front, Su Man watched from the corner of her eye as Li Zhuang frantically kicked the weeds and stones on the road, and the corners of her lips curled up.
Unlike men like Li Pozi, Li Zhuang had at least attended school for a few years. Although his behavior was no different from that of ordinary villagers, his mind was more delicate than others.
It was as if he could sense from Li Xiang's behavior that he looked down on him, or he was angry because he thought Zhao Chunhua was partial to Li Xiang because of her care for him.
So when facing her, Li Zhuang could also notice the change in her attitude.
The more irritated he became, the more confident Su Man felt, and even her steps became lighter.
Li Zhuang had just had a fight at his second uncle's house and refused to go in. He squatted under the old locust tree opposite the yard and watched Su Man go in alone.
Seeing Su Man's frail body being swallowed by the big black iron gate, Li Zhuang felt a little more worried than he should have.
Can she do it?
Second Aunt was a big and strong man, she even dared to hit him, let alone Su Man who was so small.
Do you want to go in and take a look?
Li Zhuang just leaned out from behind the tree and immediately retreated. "Why should I care about her? She's just a piece of shit. It's better to kill her. Otherwise, people will find out that she's sick and laugh at him."
Although he spoke tough, Li Zhuang couldn't be happy when he thought about that scene.
Su Man wouldn’t have been beaten to death, right?
...
Across the door, Su Man was standing in the middle of the yard, shouting, carrying the apology gift that Zhao Chunhua brought her.
"Uncle and aunt, are you home?"
In the inner room, Second Aunt was applying medicine to the bloody wound on her neck from scratching in front of the mirror. She asked unhappily, "Who is it?"
"It's me, Li Zhuang's wife."
When she heard it was Su Man, Second Aunt didn't even put on the medicine, she rushed out in her slippers, pointed at Su Man's nose and cursed, "How dare you come to your house! Are you tired of living?"
Before Second Aunt could make a move, Second Uncle rushed out and stopped her, "Okay, you've already fought two rounds, it's time to take a break."
"It's because of this family that they are so arrogant. Today I will let them know how powerful I am!"
"Second Aunt, you misunderstood. I'm here to apologize."
Su Man raised the basket in her hand and said, "My mother-in-law heard that you injured your arm, so she asked me to bring you some medicinal oil and a bag of dates."
"Apologize? Ha."
Second Aunt sneered disdainfully, her eyes rolling around Su Man. "Didn't you say that your family has a high threshold and I'm not worthy of dealing with your mother-in-law? Why are you coming to my house now?"
"Oh, that was all what I said. Don't mind it. I really came here to apologize today. Can I go in and talk?" Su Man said.
"No thanks."
Second Aunt crossed her arms and said, "I don't want to deal with such shameless people like you. Wait until your family pays me back the money you owe me, and then we'll have nothing to do with each other anymore."
"Wife, Lao Wu is my brother, how can we not get along? I think..."
The second uncle wanted to persuade her, but the second aunt hit him with a stick, "Shut up! What are you talking about, my dear brother? You have them in your eyes, but do they have you in their eyes? You can even tolerate someone coming to your house and beating up your wife. You really are a coward! I wish you would die!"
Second uncle stopped talking. With his shoulders hunched, he looked even thinner, which showed his status in the family.
Second Aunt immediately chased them away, pushing Su Man with her thick palms and saying, "Get out of here right now, go home and ask your mother-in-law for money!"
Su Man was thin and staggered after being pushed by her Second Aunt. She grabbed her Second Aunt's arm with her backhand and said, "Listen to me..."
"I'm listening to your grandma, get out of here right now."
Seeing that Su Man was about to be pushed out of the door, she grabbed the door frame and said something.
"If I leave, your daughter-in-law will be ruined!"
Second Aunt was stunned and paused in pushing Su Man.
Su Man took the opportunity to ask, "Think about it, even if my mother-in-law can pay back the money, will those tens of thousands of yuan be enough for you to marry a daughter-in-law?"
“…”
The answer is no.
Tieshan Village is poor and girls are unwilling to marry here. Even if they finally find a man of the right age, the bride price is too prohibitive for them.
The only person in their village who married a local woman was the village chief. He gave a betrothal gift of 188,000 yuan, not counting the cigarettes and alcohol given to his wife's family as a gift, and the three golds for his wife.
This is also the reason why the second and third aunts thought of using their wives to pay off their debts. With this palm-sized piece of land, they couldn't afford the bride price even if they smashed their bones.
Seeing that Second Auntie was aware of this problem, Su Man hurriedly said, "I know you are angry now, but you can't help but consider Brother Shuanzhu."
When Shuanzhu was mentioned, Second Aunt sobered up a bit, but she still couldn't let go of her pride and continued to insist, "Marry a wife? That's easy for you to say. We agreed to give a wife to pay off the debt, but it's been so long and there's no sign of a wife. Who knows what evil intentions you have in mind? If we keep dragging it out, I'm afraid we'll get nothing and lose both our money and our lives."
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