Chapter 6: Divorce and Dowry
Mrs. Cui glared: "Who are you trying to scare?"
Village Chief Liu felt his head buzzing: "Alright, Gao's family, the two families are in such a mess, they can't live together anymore, let Zhiyuan go back and write a divorce letter, I will be your witness."
"Village chief..." Mrs. Cui was about to say something, but was glared back by the village chief.
"Why? Do you really want to see the Li family go to the academy to let the teacher judge? Your Zhiyuan doesn't want to study anymore?"
Gao Zhiyuan's face was dark blue. He took two steps towards Li Wanyue and said, "Since you want to divorce me so much, I will do as you wish. However, you also know that the harvest was not good last year and I have to study. There is not much money at home. If you agree, I will give you ten taels of silver and write you an IOU for five taels of silver as compensation. Otherwise, I will not be able to pay you even if you beat me to death."
Li Wanyue lowered her eyes. She had originally asked for a high price, so if she lowered it a little, it would be easier for them to accept.
Besides, fifteen taels is not a small amount for farmers, so they can take as much as they can.
It is better to offend a gentleman than a villain. A learned villain has a more vicious mind and will stop when he sees an advantage. If you push him into a corner, who knows how to do bad things to your family.
She said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
When Mrs. Cui heard that she had to give so much, she felt a pang of pain in her heart. But Gao Zhiyuan had agreed, so she couldn't say anything. She just wanted to get rid of this plague in the family as soon as possible.
The group immediately went to Gao's house.
Li Wanyue went to the house where she lived, changed into clean clothes, dried her hair, and wrapped a headscarf around her. As soon as she walked out the door, she heard Zhang Laizi's mother, Liu Po, running towards her crying.
"Mrs. Gao, you are such a vicious woman. You injured my son and asked him to pay for his treatment. Is this fair? You must pay for my son's treatment today, or you will never be able to leave Kaoshan Village."
Zhang Laizi's wife advised: "Mom, just give the money to them. This is what the village chief wants."
Granny Liu slapped Zhang Laizi's wife on the face and said, "You are such a jinx. How could our family marry someone as treacherous as you?"
Zhang Laizi's wife covered her face with her hands, her eyes red.
Zhao Suying angrily cursed: "Who are you scolding, you old fool? Didn't your son tell you what he did? The head of your village and the villagers heard it. No wonder you raised such a wicked son. It turns out that you have a mother like you who loves to play rogue. You don't have to pay the money, just let him go to jail."
"If you dare, if you send my son to jail, I will hang myself at your doorstep."
Village Chief Liu looked at Mrs. Liu impatiently and said, "Third sister-in-law, this is your son's fault. It's good enough for him to pay one or two taels of silver. Do you really want your son to go to jail? Will our village's reputation be ruined by then? Who will dare to marry into our village? Hurry up and give the silver, or I will not be in charge of your family's affairs in the future."
Mrs. Liu choked, glared at Li Wanyue fiercely, then turned and went back.
After a while, Zhang Laizi's wife brought a hundred coins.
At this time, Gao Zhiyuan had also written two divorce letters.
The two of them pressed their fingerprints, and Mrs. Cui took out ten taels of silver and handed it to Li Wanyue with a painful look on her face.
Li Wanyue took the money and looked at the Li brothers and said, "Second brother, Sandong, the bed, cabinet, and quilt are all my dowry, help me move them away."
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Upon seeing this, Mrs. Cui and the eldest wife of the Gao family immediately tried to stop them: "Those are our family's things, you can't touch them."
Several people from Daohua Village immediately stopped them.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Li Wanyue went to the kitchen and grabbed some brown rice, corns, etc., then went back to the house to pack her things.
There were only a few old clothes in the room, nothing much to pack up.
She scattered the rice along the wall all the way to the bookshelf, opened the small hole under the bed that was blocked with stones, and then went out.
When he looked up, he saw a head sticking out of the window of the west wing opposite. Thinking of something, he immediately walked towards the wing and kicked the door open.
Gao Conghui, the youngest daughter of the Gao family, screamed in fright.
"Li Wanyue, are you crazy? How dare you kick my door?"
Li Wanyue stepped forward, grabbed her arm, and took off the silver bracelet on her hand: "Come and get my dowry."
This silver bracelet was taken away by her sister-in-law less than half a month after the original owner married into the Gao family.
Li Wanyue glanced at the clothes on Gao Conghui. This was made by Zhao Suying for the original owner last year. She had never worn it before and was snatched away by Gao Conghui when she saw it.
She held down Gao Conghui's hands, stripped off her clothes, and was angry that the original owner was too stubborn.
This sister-in-law thought her brother was a scholar, so she regarded herself as a rich lady and looked down on the girls in the village. She did no work and stayed in the house all day embroidering handkerchiefs, which were not even presentable.
The original owner was asked to serve tea and water, and wash clothes, and she had no temper at all.
She grew up in a loving family, but she thought that Gao Zhiyuan was a scholar and she felt that she was marrying up to the Gao family. All the Gao family members could order her around, but she still endured it. It was so infuriating.
"Ah, Li Wanyue, my brother is a student and will be an official in the future. How dare you do this to me?"
"Fuck your students, fuck your officials. Gao Zhiyuan studied for more than ten years and passed the examination for a student at the age of twenty-two. Let a pig study for more than ten years and pass the examination for a scholar.
He has no talent at all, and he still wants to take the exam to become a scholar? He is just dreaming. "
Li Wanyue took the opportunity to take off her clothes and twisted her waist hard several times, venting her anger on behalf of the original owner.
Gao Conghui screamed in pain.
Zhao Suying kept holding Cui Pozi back until Li Wanyue came out, then she let her go. Cui Pozi immediately rushed into the house.
Li Wanyue said: "Mom, let's go home."
The people of Daohua Village left in a mighty procession.
When Mrs. Cui saw that Gao Conghui's hair was disheveled and her silver bracelet and clothes were gone, she slapped her thigh and cried.
The onlookers also heard what Li Wanyue said and looked at Gao Zhiyuan with strange eyes.
The latter's face turned red. He had never lost face so much in his life. Li Wanyue was very good.
Seeing the people from Kaoshan Village looking at him with strange eyes, he secretly hated her in his heart, but said helplessly on his face: "My dear uncles and aunts, when Li Wanyue first married me, she said that she had a health condition and needed to be treated. I sympathized with her, so I did not consummate the marriage with her. Who would have thought that she was impulsive and would use this to force me to agree to a divorce. As husband and wife, I don't want to say anything more, but my Gao Zhiyuan is in good health both physically and mentally. Please don't spread these news."
Everyone was half-believing and half-doubting, and when they saw Village Chief Liu waving his hand to send them away, they all dispersed.
Village Chief Liu looked at Gao Zhiyuan and sighed, "Zhiyuan, you are a scholar and have passed the imperial examination. Don't let your years of hard study go to waste. Think about the consequences before you do anything."
Gao Zhiyuan bowed and said, "Thank you for your advice, Village Chief. I know what happened today. I am sorry for causing trouble for you."
"It's good that you know what's going on." After saying this, Village Chief Liu turned and left.
Only Liu Cui was still standing there.
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