Chapter 18: Begging for Remarriage
The quiet old man Bai also agreed:
"This fish is really well cooked. It has few bones and is spicy, numb and tasty. Pearl's cooking skills are good enough to open a restaurant."
"It's good to open a restaurant. You won't starve no matter what." Li Xiufen agreed very much.
Bai Wenbin, Bai Wenjie and the other guys were so hungry that they couldn't even raise their heads.
"Aunt, your pickled fish is so delicious. Did you invent it?"
"My aunt saw someone doing this and learned it from others."
Bai Zhenzhu doesn't dare to take credit for it. Pickled fish has become popular in many places at that time, but many people in rural areas have not yet eaten it.
In the past, when she cooked fish, she would chop it into pieces and stew it with pickled radish and cabbage, or stir-fry it with bean paste and add a lot of peppercorns to make spicy fish.
The fish is just chopped into pieces, and even if it is marinated in advance, it is not as flavorful as fish fillets.
Bai Zhenzhu's original focus was on buying a shop and a house, but now that her family has reminded her of this, she suddenly feels that opening a restaurant might actually be feasible.
She has no other skills except that she is strong and can do the work in the kitchen.
But the most important thing right now is to move her and Shuo Shuo’s household registration out first.
"Third brother, please accompany me to the town tomorrow. I'm going to transfer my household registration."
Bai Jingsi nodded: "Okay."
The family had a lively meal together, and Liu Fang and Zhang Minmin helped clean up the kitchen.
Others were in the yard collecting the tobacco leaves harvested in the morning.
Almost every household in Xiaxixi Town grows tobacco, and the dried tobacco leaves can be sold. First-grade tobacco leaves can be sold for about two yuan per pound, which is a good source of income in rural areas.
What is being harvested now is the second crop of tobacco leaves.
The tobacco leaves of the second-grade tobacco are not as wide and thick as those of the first-grade tobacco. The dried tobacco leaves can only be considered as second-grade tobacco leaves, and can be sold for RMB 1.3 per catty.
The tobacco leaves had been exposed to the sun during the day and had wilted a lot. Now all we needed to do was string them into palm ropes for drying tomorrow.
Under the dim light, the whole family divided the work and cooperated with each other. The men were responsible for stringing the tobacco leaves, the women and children were responsible for sorting them, and even the youngest Shuo Shuo was helping.
Tobacco leaves are very oily and become sticky when you touch them.
"Dad, Pearl, are you busy?"
A flattering voice suddenly sounded, and everyone looked up. Who else could it be but Pei Xiangyang?
Bai Zhenzhu was a little surprised. Shouldn't this beast accompany Xia Lili back to Shanghai?
"What are you doing here?" She frowned and glanced under the eaves, where hoes, shoulder poles and other farm tools were standing.
She walked over a few steps and picked up a carrying pole, her eyes red with hatred:
"Pei Xiangyang, do you still dare to come?"
The tragic death of his son appeared in his mind again, and he hit Pei Xiangyang with the carrying pole in his hand.
Before, in order to get a divorce and compensation, she had to suppress her nausea and deal with him. Now she finally doesn't have to endure it anymore and she is determined to beat him to death.
With a "bang", the Qinggang wood carrying pole hit Pei Xiangyang's arm heavily, and the pain made him almost curse.
"Ah~~~Pearl, don't hit me. Listen to me first..."
"Beat you to death, you beast! Beat you to death!"
Bai Zhenzhu didn't listen at all and acted like a madman.
Bai Chengxiang and Bai Chenglei also rolled up their sleeves and joined the battle.
The two brothers were already regretting that they didn't let Pei Xiangyang get away with it by beating him up, but who knew that this guy would actually dare to come to the Bai family? What are they waiting for?
Not only that, the older Bai Wenbin was also eager to avenge his aunt, but was stopped by Bai Jingsi.
He glanced at Shuo Shuo:
"Take Shuo Shuo back to the house and watch TV."
Bai Wenbin's eyes turned:
"I understand, Third Father. Pei Xiangyang is here to snatch Shuo Shuo away."
Bai Jing was thinking about the compensation money that Bai Zhenzhu had received. Judging from the character of the Pei family, they might not be here to snatch the child, but they might be here to ask for money.
But he said to Bai Wenbin:
"Yes, the three of you, keep an eye on Shuo Shuo and don't let Pei Xiangyang see him."
Bai Wenbin quickly called his two younger brothers to pick up Shuo Shuo and ran away. When he returned to the house, he bolted the door from the inside.
After Bai Zhenzhu and the other two had almost finished fighting, Bai Jingsi and Zhang Minmin went over to pull them apart.
Pei Xiangyang's head was bleeding and Bai Zhenzhu had pulled out a bunch of his hair. He cried out in pain and the milk powder and fruits he brought were scattered all over the floor.
But thinking of the hundreds of thousands of dollars in Bai Zhenzhu's hands, he dared not say anything. He suppressed his anger and the pain in his body, bent his knees, and knelt in front of Bai Zhenzhu with a "thump".
"Zhenzhu Zhenzhu, I was really forced to do this. Xia Lili is rich and powerful, and I really couldn't do anything..."
Bai Chengxiang interrupted with a "Pooh":
"Shameless bastard, why are you still saying this nonsense even though you're divorced?"
As he said this, he stretched out his foot to kick.
Pei Xiangyang immediately said:
"I am willing to remarry, and I will remarry immediately."
The Bai family was stunned.
Bai Chengxiang withdrew his foot, and everyone looked at Bai Zhenzhu.
Although they all hated Pei Xiangyang, divorce was not a glorious thing after all, and Shuo Shuo was still young. If Bai Zhenzhu wanted to remarry, they could not stop her.
Pei Xiangyang was delighted to see that the Bai family was frightened by his words.
The Bai family is a group of peasants who protect their own people. Everything will be easy as long as Bai Zhenzhu is captured.
Bai Zhenzhu used to be totally devoted to him, but now she is making a fuss because she is mad at him for finding women outside. The angrier she is now, the more it shows that she has him in her heart.
Now that she has beaten and scolded her, if he just says a few nice words to coax her, won't this woman be obedient?
After all, these days, divorced women are considered to be immoral prostitutes and will be criticized. He didn't believe that she was really willing to divorce him.
"Pearl..." Pei Xiangyang knelt down and took a step forward, begging: "You have to believe me, Shuo Shuo is my own flesh and blood, I only have you two in my heart, let's get remarried tomorrow, okay? I can't live without you and Shuo Shuo..."
Before Pei Xiangyang could finish his words, there was a sudden "slap" on his face.
When Bai Zhenzhu heard him mention her son, she became furious and slapped him hard.
"Remarry me?" She sneered: "Why, you want to trick me into remarrying you, and then go back to Shanghai to remarry Xia Lili? Pei Xiangyang, you are dreaming, does Xia Lili know your plan?"
Pei Xiangyang's face was burning and he was shocked. How did this woman guess it?
The Bai family also reacted. The impatient Bai Chengxiang was almost furious, and the honest and taciturn Bai Chenglei was about to take action directly, which scared Pei Xiangyang so much that he quickly hid.
"Brother, stop hitting us. If you kill us, we will have to pay with our lives. It's not worth it." Bai Zhenzhu grabbed Bai Chenglei.
Then he said coldly to Pei Xiangyang:
"Pei Xiangyang, I was blind before, but now we are divorced and we are done with each other from now on."
"Also, you and your family had better stop harassing my family, or I'll be rude to you!"
"roll!"
Seeing that Bai Zhenzhu had seen through his thoughts, Pei Xiangyang stopped pretending and got up from the ground:
"Bai Zhenzhu, don't be so shameless. You cheated me out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. This matter is not over yet!"
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