Lu Dashan shook his head, "No, the groom's family is superstitious about this. They said if we go through with it, the marriage will be off."
"Where are these people from? I've lived this long and I've never heard of such a rule."
Not being able to attend the banquet feels like losing a lot of money.
Lu Dashan lied without changing his expression: "The Panshan Brigade is conservative there, with a lot of rules, and each family has its own rules."
Once they heard it was from Panshan Brigade, no one doubted it anymore.
The people over there, as Lu Dashan puts it, are conservative, but in reality they are feudal.
Taking advantage of being nestled in the mountains and difficult to manage, things are pretty much the same as before. Compared to the outside world, it's a completely different world. People like the brigade leaders there are the real local tyrants, and their word is law.
An older woman frowned: "How did your Lu Cao end up marrying into that place? That place..."
The old woman hesitated, but everyone knew what she wanted to say. That place was easy to get into but hard to get out of; it was normal for brothers to support their wives there.
Lu Dashan sighed helplessly, looking like he had no choice: "Auntie, you know what kind of temper Lu Cao has. We don't agree, but she insists on marrying him, and she won't listen to anything we say."
Since Lu Cao can't get out anyway, he can say whatever he wants.
The old woman looked at him with pity. Everyone in Lu Cao's team knew her character; she really was capable of doing such a thing.
Li Cuihua's eyes darted around, sensing that this was no simple matter: "Then why was Lu Cao screaming so pitifully yesterday?"
It's practically as if they're saying Lu Cao was forced into marriage by her family.
Lu Dashan smiled wryly, "Aunt Cuihua, now that things have come to this, there's no point in hiding anything from each other."
As she spoke, her eyes reddened: "You all know that place is not a good place. How could we push her into a fire pit? But she makes a fuss every day. Last night, she even tried to climb over the wall when we weren't paying attention. Who knew she would lose her footing and fall down. We were heartbroken. We had no choice but to send her there today. Otherwise, my parents really couldn't bear her humiliating herself like this."
Li Cuihua left disappointed, having not heard what she wanted to hear; it was pointless.
The remaining elderly woman looked at Lu Dashan with pity.
“Dashan, don’t blame yourself. Fate is predetermined. Your sister… she chose this path and she has to bear the consequences. Go back and tell your parents not to think too much. Children are always a burden. Try to think positively.”
Lu Dashan nodded in agreement and left.
They watched Lu Dashan walk away, and sighed all of them.
"This land grass is really a headache."
She was determined to marry Lu Chen before, and she was willing to do anything. Now she wants to marry into the Panshan Brigade. Let her be.
As Lu Dashan walked away, his face returned to its usual cold indifference.
......
"No, don't come any closer! Help!"
Lu Cao dragged her broken leg backward, looking at the three men in front of her in horror.
He had dark skin and an unpleasant odor emanating from him. He approached her step by step, taking off his clothes as he went.
The eldest brother was in charge. He went first, grabbing Lu Cao's broken leg with precision and force, and dragging her over.
Lu Cao screamed in pain; her leg hadn't received any treatment since yesterday.
This man is doing this on purpose. He won't treat Lu Cao's leg. It's better if she's lame, so she can't run. It's best if there's no possibility of a cure.
"Let me go, let me go, help me."
Lu Cao struggled desperately, but her hands were held and restrained by the other two men.
Lu Cao's screams for help were incessant. Most of the houses here were made of mud, and the area was poor and backward. Her voices carried outside and reached the ears of passersby, who had become accustomed to it.
She's new here, so we need to teach her the rules.
......
"Ye Zhiyu, Ye Zhiyu, wake up."
Liu Shengnan pounded on the door loudly.
Ye Zhiyu woke up with a start. She was happily accumulating merits in her dream. She sighed and rubbed her already messy long hair.
She opened the door. "Liu Shengnan, you better have something on your mind. If I find out you just woke me up because you were bored, you're dead."
Disturbing someone's peaceful sleep is unforgivable.
Ye Zhiyu sat on the stool and picked up a comb to comb her hair.
Liu Shengnan didn't act like an outsider and started talking while leaning against the table.
"Lu Cao is getting married!"
Ye Zhiyu paused for a moment, somewhat surprised, as she held the comb.
So much time has passed since she left that note, she thought Li Xiaohua wasn't planning on taking revenge.
I didn't expect they were waiting for the autumn harvest to end.
"Who did she marry?" In any case, it's not a good place.
"I don't know, I only know it's from Panshan Brigade. The Lu family didn't even hold a banquet, saying the groom's family wouldn't allow it."
Knowing that Ye Zhiyu didn't often gossip, I gave her a brief overview of the Panshan Brigade.
Ye Zhiyu lowered her eyes, concealing the dark glint in them.
Everyone has their own unique retribution, and Lu Cao's retribution was entirely of his own choosing.
"I really don't understand what this person is thinking. Back then, he insisted on fighting you for Lu Chen, but now he's acting like he's going to die trying to jump into a fire pit."
Liu Shengnan shook her head and sighed, "I don't understand, I really don't understand."
Ye Zhiyu tied her hair up, glanced at her, and said, "Instead of worrying about others, you should worry about yourself."
"Me? What's wrong with me? I'm perfectly fine."
"Really?" Ye Zhiyu looked at her questioning face and decided not to say anything. It's better to feel things for yourself; what others say might backfire.
"nothing."
Opening the closet to select clothes, Liu Shengnan ran her fingers over each garment, forgetting her inexplicable remark. She leaned behind her, poked her head out, and looked at the clothes in the closet.
"Wear this, it looks good."
She chose a dress that was similar to a princess dress, but more casual.
Ye Zhiyu never thought of wearing it, partly because she couldn't wear it out, and partly because it would be difficult to wash if it got dirty.
Thinking that I wouldn't have to work today, I agreed.
She styled her hair in a princess style and wore a sparkly little hair accessory.
"Wow, Ye Zhiyu, you're so beautiful. It's a pity I'm not a man."
Ye Zhiyu gave her a reproachful look: "It's not that exaggerated."
"Why not? Let everyone see."
"Sister Wu, Wang Qing, Zhou Xue, look, the princess is coming!"
Liu Shengnan shouted loudly and pulled Ye Zhiyu out.
Ye Zhiyu also spun around with her.
Everyone who heard the sound came out, exclaiming "Wow!"
Fu Tingshen stared at Ye Zhiyu in a daze. How long ago was it that Ye Zhiyu was like this, wearing a princess dress and following behind him?
She kept calling him "Brother Ting Shen," and even when he yelled at her impatiently, she would just grit her teeth and follow him again.
He didn't speak, so she kept trying to find topics to talk about, hoping to make him happy.
Unlike Fu Tingshen's dazed expression, Li Xi's eyes were filled with only jealousy and hatred.
Especially now that the bumps on her face and body haven't gone away yet, Ye Zhiyu's appearance is like a fairy, which is just showing off in her eyes.
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