After breakfast, Su Xueli hurriedly went to her room to do straw weaving, while Wei Mingshen quickly filled a brazier with corncobs to start a fire.
In the kitchen, Cao Maizi said to Wei Mingyue, "Don't run around today. It's already the 26th of the lunar year. We need to fry the fish. Your dad will start the fire, you knead the dough, and I'll prepare the fish and cut the meat."
Wei Mingyue's face fell: "What are my sister-in-law and my brother doing?"
Cao Maizi said, "Your brother and sister-in-law are so busy, they're making things up all day and late into the night, and you still have the nerve to ask them questions?"
Wei Mingyue muttered under her breath, "They make money but don't give it to you."
“How do you know your brother and sister-in-law didn’t give us the money they earned? Why are the New Year’s goods so plentiful this year? It’s all because your sister-in-law gave us the money to buy them,” Wei Tiezhu hurriedly said.
Wei Mingyue snorted coldly, "He's bound to be subservient to her because he takes her money. No wonder he treats her like a grandmother."
Cao Maizi glanced outside the door and scolded her daughter in a low voice: "Keep your voice down, you heartless little troublemaker! What has your sister-in-law done wrong since she came to our family? She is filial to your father and me, hardworking, virtuous, skillful, and can even make things to earn money. Most importantly, she has also trained your brother to be obedient and he no longer goes out to fool around. Your father and I would be willing to serve her for the rest of our lives."
Wei Mingyue had nothing to say, so she pouted and started working.
Cao Maizi said, "By the way, your fourth aunt has arranged a marriage for you. She said you should come to meet her when you're 28. You can't be picky anymore. As long as the young man is willing, that's fine."
Wei Mingyue exploded, "Mom, what do you mean 'as long as they're willing'? Is your daughter not going to be sold? Go back to your fourth aunt, I'm not seeing her."
"Where are you? You're 17 already! So-and-so got engaged at fourteen, so-and-so got engaged at fifteen, so-and-so..."
“They are them and I am me. I’m not going to work for those people who shovel clods of earth. I’m going to be a farmer and do farm work my whole life,” Wei Mingyue said disdainfully.
Cao Maizi poked her forehead with his index finger and mocked, "Oh my daughter, aren't you afraid of biting your tongue? You're a country bumpkin, born and raised in the countryside, with no education. You want to be a city person? Are city people blind or stupid? Why would they want you!"
Wei Mingyue retorted, "Can't someone born and raised in the countryside find a city person? Even if I don't find a city person, I'll find someone who gets a government-subsidized job, doesn't farm, and isn't some rustic old woman covered in dirt."
Cao Maizi grinned and said, "Everyone wants to ride in a sedan chair but not carry it. You have to have the ability to ride in a sedan chair. Don't you know your own limitations? Why should you look for someone who can't farm? Can you eat by just dreaming? Let's not make people laugh at us. Find a good husband, get engaged, and get married in a few years."
Wei Mingyue got annoyed. "How do you know I'm not good enough to ride in a sedan chair? Once I become a teacher, I'll have plenty of young men with government-subsidized jobs chasing after me."
Wei Tiezhu spoke in a low voice, "Don't even think about that. It's just a pipe dream. Just find me a good husband so your mother and I can have peace of mind."
He knew that his daughter was the one Lin Meizhi had promised her, which was why he rejected Su Xueli's attempts to please Lin Meizhi.
Upon hearing her father's anger, Wei Mingyue shrank back and dared not utter another sound. Her father was serious; she hadn't forgotten the beating she'd received...
Inside the room, Wei Mingshen sat next to Su Xueli, helping her trim the thatch, and explained what had happened that morning: "I got up early to go to town to find her, but I swear on my integrity that I have nothing to do with her, I didn't even touch her hand."
I told her about my situation with you, that we were trying to get a divorce, and that I would go back to her after the divorce, and that you should go back to your loved one. I asked her to be patient and wait.
Su Xueli gave a cold laugh, "Did she agree?"
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