"That's right, Liu, you've actually turned misfortune into blessing. Your daughter was already beautiful, and now that she's no longer mentally challenged, you'll have plenty of good fortune to enjoy in the future!"
"That's right, we're also looking forward to your wedding banquet!"
"·····"
Ordinary people in the countryside, unless they are truly awful, are generally kind to others.
"Father, let's go home."
Fang Yuan nodded to these people, then pulled Liu Yun and called Qin Yi to prepare to go back.
As for Wang Dalang, who was lying on the ground with a pale face, Fang Yuan only glanced at him.
He also secretly glanced at Fang Yuan a few times, but in the end he lowered his head.
Fang Yuan ignored him and planned to go back with Liu Yun and Qin Yi.
The three of them had only taken a few steps when the middle-aged couple who had left earlier returned and blocked their way.
"Mrs. Liu, now that your daughter is alright, shouldn't we talk about my son's matter?"
The woman's slightly sarcastic expression was full of calculation.
She didn't expect that this person could actually come back to life. If that's the case, then it's not about compensation anymore. Even if this person marries into their family, shouldn't they at least give some dowry?
Before Liu Yun could speak, Fang Yuan grabbed his arm and asked first, "What does this lady want to say?"
Then she suddenly realized, "Oh~ it's about when I saved your son earlier? Auntie, you're too kind. It was just a small favor, so I don't need you to thank me personally!"
Hearing Fang Yuan's words, Wang Lan was so angry her nose almost twisted out of shape. She snorted coldly:
"Who's talking about thanking me? This is about my son marrying you. When a man marries, shouldn't there be a dowry?"
Shi, who was standing next to him, chimed in, "That's right. We've raised Dalang for so many years, we won't ask for much. Just give us five taels. The landlord was planning to give us ten taels before!"
He knew what his wife meant, so he directly raised the price, hoping that Fang Yuan's family would also give five taels.
Wang Dalang, who was already disheartened, turned even paler.
He trembled and hugged himself tightly, wishing he could jump back into the river and be done with it.
These words stunned the others who hadn't gone far, and several people with a strong sense of justice even came back.
Pointing at the two people, he cursed them for being shameless:
"You two must have a face thicker than a city wall! You said you'd give her to the Fang family, and now you have the nerve to ask for betrothal gifts?"
"Exactly! This is the first time I've ever seen such a shameless person. Ugh, they're a disgrace to our Kaoshan Village!"
"That's right, a house full of lazy, worthless women who are all supported by Wang Dalang's hard work. Now that they've driven him to this state, they still want his savior's money. Why don't you just go to heaven?"
"..."
The people around them were hurling insults at Wang Lan and her companion.
The two men blushed with embarrassment, but thinking of the money, Wang Lan forced herself to curse back:
"What business is it of yours what happens to our family? It's none of your concern. This is a matter between the Wang family and the Fang family. You'd better all disperse; you're all idle all day long!"
“That’s right, if you’re so capable, why don’t you offer your son up for marriage?” Shi Shi chimed in.
Fang Yuan was so exasperated by these two helpless situations that she laughed. She spoke directly:
“Aunt Wang, I was just helping you save someone. If you think I made a mistake, then you can put your son back in the water. I promise I won’t save him this time.”
As she spoke, she deliberately sneezed and shook her clothes:
“But you’re blocking me from going back to change my clothes. My fiancé and I are sick, and I’ll definitely have to ask you for the money to see the doctor.”
Fang Yuan didn't even need to look to know what they were up to.
As for the young man she and Qin Yi rescued, he was eighteen years old but looked like a child. This was the Wang family's doing, what did it have to do with her?
These two people want to make her a sucker? Not a chance, not even a window.
If you piss her off, I'll just break into her house tonight, believe it or not.
"That's right, your whole family is obsessed with money. Didn't you see the child is soaking wet? You two deliberately blocked the way, probably because you think you have too much money?" a slightly plump woman sneered.
"What do you mean by medicine money? Don't blame me for your poor health," Wang Lan quickly retorted.
Now that she's not stupid anymore, this girl is so cunning; she tried to extort money from her right off the bat.
Pah! You wish!
"In that case, I'd like to trouble you to move aside, Auntie!" Fang Yuan said, looking at her.
“Hey, you’re quite the slippery one, but you can leave, but you have to take Dalang with you!” Wang Lan said, pointing at Wang Dalang on the ground.
Fang Yuan looked at her with an innocent expression and spread his hands:
"Did you give him to me, Auntie? I really can't afford to pay you. Everyone knows my family is poor. It's not easy for me and my fiancé to even buy new clothes, let alone a dowry!"
Fang Yuan's words put Qin Yi in a good mood, but Wang Lan's family was furious.
Seeing that Fang Yuan was pretending to be stupid, Wang Lan pointed at him and said, "You've already hugged her, do you want to be a lecher? Two taels, just give me two taels and I'll take her away."
Seeing that Fang Yuan was completely unmoved, she simply lowered the price.
I'll take whatever I can get; it's all free anyway.
Shi quickly chimed in:
"Yes, yes, I heard your father was planning to go to town to buy you another husband. Isn't there someone ready-made for you? You can just give us the money you would have spent on buying him as a betrothal gift."
Their shameless words made Liu Yun unable to hold back any longer, and she stood up directly.
"You two thought you had already compensated me with this kid when my son died, but now that my son is alive, you come asking for money. Where is your shame?"
"That's right, Wang Lan, you're shameless! Five or two taels of silver as a betrothal gift? How dare you ask people for it? Who in Kaoshan Village would want to marry into your Wang family?"
The Wang family's reputation is already notorious in this mountain village, why would they still want a betrothal gift?
Why didn't the landlord dare to ask for it back? They offered to buy it outright!
"Exactly, you're asking for a dowry just because you're giving your son a dowry? You're shameless."
Apart from Wang Dalang, who works like a slave, there isn't a single good person in the entire Wang family.
Wang Lan herself spends all day playing with cats and walking dogs, and her two sons and one daughter born to Shi Shi also follow in their footsteps.
The daughter is a good-for-nothing, and the son is a womanizer; they're both shameless.
“That’s right. You asked us to be your witnesses before. You, Dalang, are already a member of the Fang family. Where did you get the nerve to offer betrothal gifts?”
Everyone chimed in, criticizing the shameless scoundrels from the Wang family.
Wang Lan, now completely reckless, pointed at Wang Dalang and retorted:
“I’ve raised this child for eighteen years, how could I give him away for nothing? I thought he was dead before, but now that everything’s fine, why should I give him away for free?”
"Wang Lan, don't you feel guilty saying you've raised him for eighteen years? You raise children, but I think it's the children who raise you."
The man then pointed to the thin figure and continued:
“I’ve watched Wang Dalang work since he was three or four years old, and he’s still working in the fields now that he’s eighteen. How can you say you’ve raised him?”
“They’re not human. They could have gotten married at fifteen, but they’re forced to stay married until they’re eighteen. They’re told that if they don’t get married, they can only die.” Others chimed in.
They knew that men could get married at fifteen, and if they were over eighteen and still unmarried, they had to pay a head tax every year. If they were over twenty-five and still unmarried, they would be forced into marriage or even forced into prostitution.
These two, however, deliberately kept the man until the very last minute, and then found him an old woman to sell.
How dare such depraved people call themselves his parents?
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