Chapter 009: Stealing the Dowry
The crowd was excited again:
"Are they really getting divorced? This Zhenzhu is even more stubborn than Liu Huifang. She divorced just like that."
"No wonder Zhenzhu doesn't even ride in Pei Xiangyang's car. Pei Xiangyang is so heartless. Zhenzhu didn't even come back to give birth to her child. She only came back once in the past few years. It turns out that she was looking for a woman outside."
"Zhenzhu is such a good woman. After she married into our village, she got along well with everyone. She was either busy with the housework or the farm work all day long. She could endure more hardships than some men. Alas..."
"I haven't heard of anyone getting divorced yet. The children are already that grown up..."
"Isn't it just looking for a woman? Brother Yang is so rich, what's wrong with looking for a woman?"
"Divorce is not a good thing. If she gets divorced as a woman, her family will be criticized by others. Isn't this going to bring disaster to her brothers?"
"Xiang Yang and that woman actually have this kind of relationship. I heard that it's a mess out there. Nine out of ten men who go out like to mess around."
“…”
The women who originally wanted their men to go work with Pei Xiangyang were all a little worried. What if their men went out to find other women? Would they be able to live like that?
They don't have Bai Zhenzhu's courage and determination, nor do they have Bai Zhenzhu's parents who dare to divorce them.
Hearing everyone's discussion, Old Man Pei's face turned red with embarrassment, and he invited Old Man Bai into the house:
"My dear relatives, let's go inside and talk. Let's go inside and talk."
Although Old Man Bai is much older than Old Man Pei, he served in the army when he was young. He has a tall and strong physique and looks more imposing than Old Man Pei.
"There's nothing to say. The marriage has already been divorced. You'd better not stop it, otherwise I will report it to the police and sue your son for bigamy."
Old Man Pei and Big Girl Cao didn’t know what bigamy was, but when they heard that the police had been notified, they were immediately frightened.
Seeing Bai Chenglei and Bai Chengxiang carrying Bai Zhenzhu's wardrobe out, Cao Danniu slapped her thigh and sat on the ground and started howling:
"It's so unfair. That little whore Bai Zhenzhu is seducing a man..."
With a "pa" sound, Liu Fang slapped Cao Da Nv in the face, stunning her.
Xu Yin also came over to help with her bulging belly.
The eldest sister-in-law is not good at talking, but she is good at talking. One uses actions while the other uses words, and their coordination is seamless, leaving Cao Danniu no chance to throw dirty water on her.
"You old woman, my little sister is as delicate as a flower. She has been in your house for several years and you have almost turned her into a weed. You keep her working in the fields every day and don't even allow her to go to the market. She needs your approval to go back to her parents' home. Do you think you are the empress dowager?"
"Bah!"
"I've never seen such a vicious old woman like you. How dare you make up dirty rumors about my sister? We'll tear your stinky mouth apart!"
"All of you elders, please bear witness. My sister has worked hard and never complained in the Pei family. She has never said a word to the young man in your village. If this damn old woman talks nonsense and throws dirty water on my sister, her beloved son Pei Xiangyang, Pei Xiangming and her beloved daughter Pei Wenyan will all have sores on their heads and pus on their feet and die miserably!"
"You whore..." Cao Da Nv pointed at Xu Yin.
When Cao Da Nv gave birth to Pei Xiangyang, she injured herself. It took her eight years to give birth to her second son, Pei Xiangming. Another four years passed before she gave birth to her youngest daughter, Pei Wenyan, when she was in her thirties. All three children were her flesh and blood. How could Xu Yin dare to curse her with her flesh and blood? Cao Da Nv was almost angry to death.
"I'll fight you!"
Cao Danniu was also very angry, so she used the second killer move of a shrew. She stretched out her head and rushed towards Xu Yin like a cannonball.
Liu Fang quickly pulled Xu Yin aside and pushed Cao Danniu away.
Cao Danniu fell to the ground and started throwing a tantrum:
"They beat someone up. Those whores from the Bai family beat someone to death..."
The onlookers couldn't bear to watch and advised:
"We are all relatives, so we should talk it out nicely."
Xu Yin immediately retorted:
"When your daughter is bullied, remember to speak nicely."
That person: “…”
This Cao Da Niu didn't have a good reputation in the village. When she was in the collective, she was a sneaky, mean and sarcastic person. The villagers who had an ordinary relationship with her didn't want to be scolded by Xu Yin and were too lazy to offend her.
When the elders of the Pei family heard the news and rushed over, the Bai family father and son had already moved out most of Bai Zhenzhu's dowry.
In the west wing, Pei Wenyan was fighting with Liu Fang for the dressing table.
"This is mine. You Bai family members are so shameless. My brother spent money to marry Bai Zhenzhu, and these dowries belong to our family. If she wants to leave, then let her leave. Anyway, she is a poor bastard, and I don't want her to be my sister-in-law..."
"Pa", Liu Fang slapped Pei Wenyan in the face again:
"Without what my mother taught me, you still have the nerve to seize your sister-in-law's dowry? If you want to get married yourself, then go get married."
Pei Wenyan was beaten silly. She had never been slapped in the face since she was a child.
Liu Fang swept the things on the dressing table to the ground with one arm, picked up the dressing table and handed it to Bai Chengxiang, then went back into the house to move the boxes.
"My Pechoin!" Pei Wenyan loved beauty at a young age, and it was she who pestered Bai Zhenzhu to buy her the Pechoin face wipe.
When she picked up the facial oil and hair oil on the ground, she saw Liu Fang throwing all the clothes in her box onto the ground.
"My clothes!"
Liu Fang didn't care about her. She picked up the big camphor wood box and left.
The Bai family's father and son are both carpenters. The set of dowry furniture for Bai Zhenzhu was made by the three of them themselves, using only high-quality materials.
Pearl said that all the dowry had to be taken away, including the cupboard for storing bowls, the washbasin and washbasin stand, the table and stool, the cabinet for storing grain, the bed, the sewing machine, the large desk...
When Bai Zhenzhu first married into the Pei family, the Pei family had just renovated their house a few years ago and it was empty.
Now that Bai Zhenzhu's dowry had been moved away, the room was immediately empty again. All that was left were the two black boxes that Cao Danniu had brought with her when she got married, an octagonal table, and four equally black benches.
There was no place to even put the bowls for eating, so they were all placed on the stove.
When the Pei family members saw this scene, they naturally wanted to help, but before they could do anything, they were stopped by Old Man Bai:
"The divorce certificate has been obtained. Pei Xiangyang is the party at fault. The government leaders have agreed. My daughter Zhenzhu can take away all the dowry."
"If you dare to stop us from taking things, we will report to the police."
Even the government leaders agreed, and when they heard that the Bai family wanted to report to the police, the Pei family members retreated one after another.
Cao Danniu was so angry that she yelled:
"What are you guys still standing there for? Daniel, don't you want to follow Xiang Yang anymore?"
"Hurry up and get those things back for me. They belong to my family. When Xiangyang got married, our family gave him a betrothal gift of 500 yuan. Let alone these things, Bai Zhenzhu should work like a slave and give birth to a son for us."
"Qiangzi, get the things back for me, or you won't be able to work with Xiangyang."
Those young men who were determined to follow Pei Xiangyang to make a lot of money stood up one after another.
Just then, a bicycle bell rang.
Someone shouted, "Pearl is back."
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