Chapter 171 Need People
"How dare you say that? It was all your good sister's doing!"
The man kicked her twice, glared at his aunt, went back into the house, took out the money, and gave it to the mentally challenged father.
The simple-minded father counted the expenses and said there were still costs for the banquet, the matchmaker, and the sedan chair.
The village chief decided to split the money among the families, and the Hu family also paid fifty cents in compensation. Only then did the mentally challenged parents leave with the rest of the village.
After everyone left, the old village chief pointed at Old Hu and scolded him, telling him that if his family wanted to find a wife for his grandson, they should do it properly, and if they wanted to marry off their daughter, they should do it properly. If they dared to do this kind of arranged marriage again, he would take charge and kick his whole family out without even needing the police!
Old Hu and his wife had worked under the old village chief their whole lives and dared not disobey him, so they nodded repeatedly.
Only after the old village chief left did the aunt dare to hug her son and cry.
"My poor son, how could you have gotten into this mess? How are you going to live now..."
The man was furious and slapped her across the face. "Go to the Fang family and demand your money and your people back! We've already paid fifty yuan in compensation, let the Fang family pay it back! If we don't see your people and your money, I'm divorcing you!"
Auntie dared not disobey the man, and went to the Fang family in tears.
Upon seeing Erniu's mother, she put her hands on her hips and demanded in a domineering manner that Erniu's mother hand over Erya.
Erniu's mother looked at her and said, "Let me ask you a question: Do you want to use Erniu to marry a fool in place of Erya?"
My aunt felt guilty, but she stubbornly refused to admit it.
She said, "So she didn't get married? My daughter was snatched away by your daughter and her boyfriend. What, does her boyfriend want to marry both of them...?"
Before she could finish speaking, Erniu's mother slapped her across the face.
She roared, "You're my own sister, and Erniu is your own niece! How could you possibly want to marry Erniu off to a fool?! I'll ask you again, do you also want Erya to steal Erniu's boyfriend?"
"Well, they didn't manage to steal it!"
The aunt covered her face, even angrier than Erniu's mother, "Your daughter and her boyfriend are as cunning as monkeys..."
Erniu's mother slapped her across the face again.
She said, "Good that you admit it. From today onwards, I don't have you as my sister anymore. Get out of here!"
After saying that, he grabbed the broom from the doorway and started hitting his aunt over the head.
My aunt's face was slapped several times, and the blood stung painfully from the streaks of blood.
The aunt covered her head and shouted, "Are you crazy! Your daughter kidnapped my daughter and you're hitting people? My God, the village secretary's mother is hitting people! Everyone come out and see! Heavens above, is there no justice in this world?!"
“Shout, shout louder! You’d better call everyone in our village so I can explain to them why I hit you!” Erniu’s mother spat.
Auntie choked instantly, covering her face as she looked at Erniu's mother, whose face was full of anger.
After a long while, she cried and said, "I had no choice. My family is poor, and the dowry they offered was high. Er Ya was willing at first, and her grandmother agreed to the marriage. What could I do?"
Erniu's mother didn't believe a word of this.
No matter how powerful Old Lady Hu is, if her own mother doesn't want to, no matter how much she pleads, the old lady can't control the mother and son.
Even though she didn't do anything, she still wanted to exchange Er Ya for money to get Hu Dashan a wife, which led to this absurd marriage of selling her daughter to marry a fool.
"...Good girl, let Er Ya come back with me, I'll find her another good boyfriend..."
"Find another one? You mean sell it again?"
Erniu's mother spat at her, "What do you want from my house? It's your own daughter! I didn't see her!"
My aunt got anxious.
He said, "It must have been your Erniu and her boyfriend who kidnapped my Erya. If you don't hand her over, I'll sue you."
Erniu's mother stared at her and sneered.
“Go ahead and sue me. Even if you call the police station chief, I’ll still say the same thing: I haven’t seen Er Ya and I don’t know where she went.”
"You, you..."
Auntie glared at Erniu's mother, then let out a loud howl and plopped down on the ground, wiping away her tears. She said, "I'm not taking her back. Her father is going to divorce me. How can you be so heartless? You're doing so well, you can't stand me having a peaceful day. If you don't hand her over, I'll stay at your house and not leave. I'll let everyone in your village see how you treat your own sister!"
Erniu's mother didn't care at all.
He said, "You sit here and I'll watch over you. When some people come to watch the show, I'll tell them about how you wanted to marry your daughter to a fool, how you found out your niece's boyfriend is richer, and how you wanted to use your niece as a substitute bride. I'll also tell them about how your daughter stole her cousin's boyfriend. You're shameless, and I have no reason to cover for you..."
Upon hearing this, the aunt's face turned pale and then red.
She burst into tears, "Are you trying to kill me? Do you believe I'll run myself over in front of your house...?"
Erniu's mom isn't afraid at all.
He said, "Go ahead and hit me! You'd better kill yourself by hitting your head, or I'll call the police and tell them all the dirty things your Hu family has done, and they'll arrest your whole family!"
Aunt, "..."
She felt a sense of despair, as if she had no one to turn to and no one would listen to her, and her own sister was completely unresponsive.
She was so angry that she burst into tears, and Erniu's mother just watched her cry coldly.
She spat in front of her and said coldly, "You still have the nerve to cry? The thought of my daughter almost being married off to a fool by you makes me want to kill you. And you dare to cause trouble at my doorstep?! Get out! Get out of here! From now on, I don't have you as my older sister! I'll tell Mom and Dad that my family doesn't care about you, and I definitely won't go back to my parents' house on the second day of the Lunar New Year on the same day as you! And your family should stop trying to curry favor with our family! Get out!"
By the end, Erniu's mother was practically roaring, her voice cracking from shouting.
The aunt was so frightened that she ran away crying.
The Hu family couldn't find anyone. The man wanted to divorce his aunt, but Old Mrs. Hu stopped him, saying, "If you divorce her, who will do the housework and farm work? Keep her alive so she can work and atone for her sins."
The aunt gratefully called out "Mother" and promised the man that she would only eat one bowl of rice a day, begging him not to divorce her.
The man kicked her and said, "Then listen to your mother. That wretched girl ruined such a good Qin family. She'd better never come back. If she dares to come back, I'll break her legs."
Er Ya, who was being targeted by the Hu family, was staying in a hotel in the city, paid for by Su Laosan.
I heard from Erniu's mother on the phone that she had chased the person away.
“Er Ya, no one will force you to marry a fool anymore,” Er Niu’s mother said.
Hu Erya burst into tears of joy, her eyes brimming with tears despite her smile. "Thank you, Auntie."
Erniu's mother sighed, "What are you planning to do in the future? Why don't you go into business with your cousin and her boyfriend, and once you've saved some money, I'll find you a marriage partner..."
"No, Auntie, my cousin and her husband are a married couple. What would it mean if I went with them? I won't go with them."
Hu Erya wiped away her tears and said, "I'm going to the South. My cousin-in-law told me that there are many garment factories and electronics factories in the South, and there's a place called Hong Kong where people earn a day's wages that are equivalent to our monthly wages. I want to go and see it."
Erniu's mother was stunned for a moment.
"You're a girl going so far away, and you don't know anyone here..."
Hu Erya said, "Second Aunt, I've thought it through. What could be worse than marrying a fool?"
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