Seeing Pan Gaozhi's absent-minded appearance, Erniu's mother felt a little guilty, but she didn't dare to disobey the Wang family father and son. She could only persuade her to give in, because if her daughter refused to give in, the Wang family really wouldn't dare to do anything.
Pan Gaozhi finally made up her mind. She couldn't go back to her home in the provincial capital. She had been forced by her parents to take her older brother's place as an educated youth, so she had already fallen out with her parents. Even if she went back, she wouldn't have a good outcome.
Today, the Wang family has set a trap for me. If I go against them, not to mention whether anyone will help me, the gossip of those village women could drown me. How can I expect to have a good life after that?
Why not play along and marry Wang Erniu first, then find a way out later? After all, Wang Erniu is still young. If we coax and deceive him into siding with us, perhaps we can still make a living together.
Thinking of this, he nodded to Erniu's mother and said, "Since the deed is done, I'll marry you. But you have to promise that you can't touch the things I brought."
With the task completed, Erniu's mother stood up happily, patted Pan Gaozhi on the shoulder and said, "Live a good life with Erniu. As long as you are diligent, Erniu will still be a good person."
Then he called out to Erniu's room, "Erniu, go to the educated youth settlement and bring your daughter's bedding and belongings over."
Wang Erniu's lips curled into a wide smile. His father was really clever; he had hidden that bloodstained little piece of cloth well in the first place. What a silly woman, she had been fooled so easily.
Wang Gou Dan also let out a deep breath. If that girl really bumped into him, he would have to dodge. She could actually kill someone with a stick with her eye bags; that would be a real disaster.
After thinking for a moment, he found some brown sugar, wrapped it up, and went to the village committee to find the village chief. His son was getting married, and he wanted the village chief to know.
The eldest daughter was sent away early in the morning, to prevent her from ruining things. The third and fourth daughters, in their own rooms, heard everything clearly, and their hearts sank lower and lower.
Now, thanks to the village chief, Erniu and Sanniu can go to school and learn to read. After they started school, they realized how shameless and despicable their father was. But they are still young, so what can they do?
Wang Erniu first arrived at the educated youth settlement, and after finding out where Pan Gaozhi's luggage was, he picked it up and left. Ye Chenming was not there, so Ye Chen'er stepped forward and asked, "Why are you taking Pan Gaozhi's luggage? Where is Pan Gaozhi?"
“Pan Gaozhi is married to me from today onwards, and I’m here to take her things,” Wang Erniu said matter-of-factly.
Everyone was shocked. How could this be?
Looking at Ye Chen'er, Wang Erniu thought to himself, "This woman is really pretty. If only she had bumped into me back then. But Bei Nan is close to them, so even if she had bumped into me, it would have been my bad luck."
Ye Chen'er wouldn't let Wang Erniu leave: "Wang Erniu, you must make Pan Gaozhi come and get the luggage herself, otherwise how can I trust you?"
Li Ping walked over to Ye Chen'er and said, "Chen'er, are you stupid? If Pan Gaozhi doesn't agree, how could Wang Erniu possibly come to get the luggage? Have you forgotten how Pan Gaozhi verbally abused you?"
After saying that, he waved to Wang Erniu and said, "You should hurry up and go, don't keep the bride waiting."
Wang Erniu hurriedly grabbed his bedding and luggage and ran out. Goodness, this Ye Chen'er is really something. She saw something was wrong at a glance. No wonder she followed Bei Nan. She's no pushover.
Ye Chen'er looked at Li Ping with disappointment and said, "Heaven is watching what people do. Li Ping, you have disappointed me greatly."
Li Ping~
On the way, Wang Erniu searched through all his luggage and bedding, finding twenty-five yuan and eight mao, as well as some grain coupons and cloth coupons. Wang Erniu was furious: "You stinking woman, you dare to lie to me. If I don't make you submit to me, I'll write my name backwards."
Meanwhile, Village Chief Ma looked at the bag of brown sugar in his hand, his suspicious gaze fixed on Wang Gou Dan. Wang Gou Dan's legs trembled slightly, and his clothes began to get wet.
"Come on, take me to see." Village Chief Ma wanted to confirm this. Sending educated youth to the countryside was a good thing, and he couldn't let Wang Gou Dan scheme against them.
Pan Gaozhi was still sitting in Erniu's mother's house. Village Chief Ma didn't care about whether it was convenient or not. They were all old women, so what was inconvenient about it? As soon as he saw Pan Gaozhi, he asked, "Are you really willing to marry Wang Erniu?"
Pan Gaozhi wanted to shake her head, but Erniu's mother had been telling her about the fate of prostitutes and the fate of those who were deceived into marriage, which made her heart pound nervously.
He looked up at Erniu's mother and saw her encouraging gaze, then nodded to Village Chief Ma: "Village Chief, I'm willing."
Pan Gaozhi thus climbed the social ladder by marrying into the Wang family. Village Chief Ma turned and left. Since it was the girl's own choice, then so be it. Marriage is a normal thing, as the man and woman are both of age.
Wang Erniu used Pan Gaozhi's money to buy a piece of red cloth at the supply and marketing cooperative, asking his mother to make a coat for his new wife, along with some candy and pastries. He also bought a pair of red hair ties, since it's a wedding, and things should always be festive and beautiful.
When he took these things back, Pan Gaozhi was overjoyed. Sure enough, his mother hadn't lied to him. If he lived a good life with Erniu, he probably wouldn't be treated badly in the future.
But when she found out that these things were bought with her own money, she was furious. The money she had worked so hard to extort from her parents had been squandered like this. How was she going to live in the future?
"Wang Erniu, you've squandered all my money. How are we supposed to live now?"
"When you were eating my rice and squandering my money, did you ever think about how I'd live in the future?" Wang Erniu rolled his eyes at her.
“I’m already married to you, you’re making a profit by eating this rice,” Pan Gaozhi retorted, unconvinced.
"Make money my ass! You slut, marrying you would be a huge loss for me!" Wang Erniu started to speak stubbornly.
"You, you've gone too far." Pan Gaozhi was speechless.
Wang Erniu was secretly delighted. So this trick worked. Although he felt a little guilty, it was good that he could control her. He could just treat her better in the future to make up for it.
Wang Erniu led Pan Gaozhi around the village. Because they bought too little candy, each household only received one piece. They were called stingy ghosts for only giving one piece of candy at a wedding, and they were sure they would be single in the future.
Despite the criticism, every villager secretly envied and resented Wang Erniu for marrying an educated youth. After all, educated youths were cultured and knowledgeable city dwellers, and the Wang family must have been incredibly lucky during that time.
During the busy farming season, Wang Erniu ate only coarse food and gave all the rice and pork to this educated youth. It seems the two had been together for a while. This educated youth had only been there for a short time, yet he was already able to get together with Wang Erniu. It seems he was no good either.
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