When Tang Youtian returned home, he heard from the villagers that Tang Cuihua had come back. Before he could even ask Zhang Yanhong, she told him why Tang Cuihua had come, which made Tang Youtian so angry that he was about to smash a bowl.
"Don't you dare break it! A bowl costs two cents these days. Do you think your wealth is enough to justify such a waste?"
"That good-for-nothing daughter, knowing how awful she is, she should have been thrown into a chamber pot and drowned the moment she was born. That bastard, she's just like her mother,"
"Don't talk about her mother anymore. Yesterday, everyone in the village was saying that you were the one who sold Cao A-mei,"
"Bullshit! Which bastard spread this rumor? Who would want that stinking woman? Why are you always framing innocent people? Was it Tang Cuihua who spread it?"
"I don't know, but as you can see, if you don't let her have a good time, she won't let you have a good time either. Besides, we already have Tang Hao, so why do you care what those sisters do? They already hate you, and you can't pull them back now. It's better to let them go. If they cause trouble in the future, it won't be our problem, right?"
Tang Youtian understood Zhang Yanhong's meaning: "What, you don't want the rest of you to come back? You should all choose your husbands. If you can find a few good husbands, your life will be a little easier."
"Come on, I'm a stepmother. If I really did that, everyone in the village would spit on me and I'd drown. I'm not going to do something so heartless. Haozi is enough to keep me busy. Why should I meddle in other people's business? You're not allowed to do anything immoral either. She's still your own daughter. Do you really want them to hate you for the rest of their lives?"
Tang Youtian felt somewhat resentful after being scolded by Zhang Yanhong.
"So you're just going to let them leave this family like that? There's no such easy way out."
"What else do you want? Do you really want them to make a scene so the whole village knows that you, the head of the household, sold your first wife so you could have a son in your second marriage?"
“I’ve already told you, I didn’t do that.”
"Look, look, you're getting desperate now. You can't even defend yourself when I'm alone. If we really leave this village, let's see how you explain yourself."
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When Tang Cuihua returned to Taoyuan Village alone the next day, Tang Youtian was sitting at the village chief's house with a gloomy face, waiting for her. Zhang Yanhong, who was there to comfort her, was also there. She raised an eyebrow and, after receiving a nod from Zhang Yanhong, she knew that the matter had been settled.
His expression softened immediately. Since Tang Youtian couldn't write, the village chief wrote the document for him and then pressed his handprint on it.
After completing Tang Youtian's formalities, he glared fiercely at Tang Cuihua.
"You heartless little rabbit girl, you'll regret this! I curse you to never get married, and I'll be waiting to see you make a fool of yourself!"
Tang Cuihua chuckled: "It doesn't matter. Anyway, I have no intention of getting married. Not only will I not get married, but I will also find my sisters in the future and let you see how the nine sisters of us uphold this family. Even if you come to us for help in the future, we won't give you a second glance."
These words infuriated Tang Youtian so much that he almost fell over backwards. He reached out to teach Cuihua a lesson, but Zhang Yanhong stopped him.
"Ouch, my stomach hurts a little. Hurry up and help me hold Haozi. I'm still steaming some buns on the stove. Let's go home and check on them."
Before leaving, Zhang Yanhong gave Cuihua a deep look. Cuihua gave her a calm look, and then she sighed and left with the unwilling Tang Youtian.
"Cuihua, we discussed it yesterday, how about we sell that house to you for thirty yuan?"
Asking for too much wouldn't be appropriate, and asking for too little wouldn't be fair to the village; thirty yuan was the result of everyone's agreement.
After all, it's a large, square house. Even if the house itself isn't valuable, its location and size are unmatched by the surrounding area. At thirty yuan, it's definitely a fair price. In comparison, the house the Tao family bought cost 1.88 million yuan, which is also 188 yuan in the second set of currency!
However, their house was much bigger than this one, with a main house and east and west wing rooms, unlike hers, which only had three main rooms and the kitchen was just a makeshift structure.
Anyway, there are only three sisters. The main house has three rooms: the middle one is the main room, and the left and right ones are bedrooms. If the younger sisters come back in the future, they can just build more rooms.
Thinking of this, Cuihua nodded hurriedly and agreed: "Thank you, Uncle Village Chief. I will remember your great kindness and will definitely repay you if I am able to do so in the future. I have the money ready. Please take me to see the house. After that, we will sign the documents. With the village's stamp, I can go directly to the township to complete the transfer procedures and register my household there."
"Hmm, good. It seems you came prepared, girl. You've found out everything. That's good, it saves me the trouble."
When Cuihua went to register her household registration, she brought Tao Changyi with her. Because she wanted to simplify the process and get it done in one step, she bought cigarettes and secretly slipped them to the people handling the matter. Sure enough, not only did no one hold her back, but they were also very helpful. The whole process was completed in half a day.
With a house and a household registration settled, Cuihua wanted to plant radishes and cabbages in the front and back yards before the day came. So she took her two younger sisters and said goodbye to the Tao family, intending to go home and tidy up the house. Once it was tidy, she would invite the Tao family to the house for a housewarming party so everyone could have a good get-together.
Now that the shop is closed, all that's left is the work in the fields, and the Tao family members are constantly shuttling between the old house and the town.
Although they were reluctant to part with the three sisters, they knew that it was only a matter of time before they moved away, especially now that everything required ration coupons and life would become increasingly difficult. They needed to stock up on more dried vegetables, as almost all the vegetables grown in the two houses, including those in the old house, had been dried.
The old house is quite far from the mountains, where wild vegetables are more abundant. Taking advantage of the relatively plentiful supplies that day, everyone began to divide the work.
The old lady took her third and fourth sons, along with Xiao Jiu, back to their old house. They would go up the mountain every day to dig for wild vegetables. The old man would go out to herd sheep and dig for wild vegetables as well. Tao Changyi and his wife would work in the fields. The eldest and second sons would be responsible for studying and would also chop firewood and feed the poultry.
Everyone did their job. Although they were not used to it at first, since the three Tang sisters used to take care of these tasks, and now that they were gone, they had to pick them up again and had long forgotten how they used to do them.
Furthermore, when Cuihua returned to the village with Zhaodi and Pandi, she immediately attracted the attention of the entire village.
"Cuihua, didn't you say your two younger sisters were lost? You found them so quickly? Or were they never lost at all?"
Tang Cuihua got straight to the point.
"There will be no more Zhaodi and Pandi. They have changed their names. Zhaodi is now Tang Cuiju, and Pandi is now Tang Cuilian. Second and third sisters have been found. Next should be fourth and fifth sisters. I will find all eight of my sisters sooner or later."
She ignored the questions raised by others.
"Sorry, everyone. We just got home and need to tidy up a bit. Once we're done, you're all welcome to come over and chat."
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