Chapter 14 She didn't want to marry that man. …
Zhou Xian nodded and took note of Zhao Chunxia's words. It was already dark now, so she asked Zhao Chunxia to take Zhou Xiaocao back to rest first, and to discuss anything tomorrow.
After everyone left, Zhou Xian just walked into the house and saw the whole family looking at her.
Especially her biological mother, Comrade Ge Guifen, who glanced at the others before coming over to grab Zhou Xian's hand and asking, "My daughter, what are you going to do with Ma Erya? Are you really going to send her to labor camp?"
In fact, Ge Guifen and Ma Erya don't get along well with each other on weekdays, and they have even quarreled several times.
But if I really think about sending her to labor camp, I still feel conflicted.
"Don't worry, Mom. I know what's going on." Zhou Xian said, holding Ge Guifen's hand.
Zhou Jiefang looked at his daughter, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
The other people in the family didn't dare to say a word at this moment. After Ge Guifen distributed the food and gave the order to eat, no one spoke.
The chopsticks in front of me were moving so fast that they seemed to be fighting.
Zhou Xian didn't eat much, mainly because the porridge was really unpalatable and a bit bitter. She had to wait for a while before she could eat the next bite.
She ate slowly, and all the vegetables were gone, but there was still half a bowl of porridge in the bowl.
However, the people in the Zhou family are no longer surprised by her behavior.
Zhou Xian didn't want to be watched, so he ate faster.
Of course, she didn't have to do things like washing dishes. After she finished eating, she went back to her room.
After a while, Ge Guifen came over with two egg cakes in her hand, and brought them over in an enamel pot filled with malted milk.
"My girl, you only ate a little bit, you must be hungry, come and eat something."
Zhou Xian looked at the food in front of him and said, "Mom, keep it for yourself. You don't have to give it to me."
Ge Guifen didn't answer and went out directly. She even closed the door for her. Before closing the door, she reminded her, "Eat quickly and go to bed early after eating."
After the people left, Zhou Xian looked at the things in front of her. She really wanted to take out the big meat buns from the trading mall and give them to her mother, but how could she explain this?
After thinking for a while, Zhou Xian couldn’t figure it out and stopped thinking about it.
She put the egg cake into the system. She was really not hungry at the moment. She drank the malted milk, then took a shower and went to bed.
Mainly for reading the script.
Zhou Xian asked Tongzi to send her the plot of the rebirth article.
After reading it, Zhou Xian couldn't help but sigh.
How can one describe Zhou Xiaocao in the book with just one word: miserable.
Her eldest cousin was determined to marry the girl from the Tao family. The Tao family asked for a higher gift price than other families, but Ma Erya had her eyes on this eldest grandson, so she gritted her teeth and gave the money to the girl.
But the Tao family made another request. The girl's brother was not married yet. As a younger sister, it was not easy for the girl to marry without her brother. So if they wanted to marry the girl from the Tao family, they had to exchange her for the girl from the Zhou family.
However, the process of seeing each other still needs to be carried out.
In a nutshell, the heroine's elder brother is ugly but has beautiful dreams. He has to see the girl with his own eyes before he agrees to the marriage.
The two parties set a time to visit each other.
Everything was fine at first. The eldest brother of the Tao family didn't say whether he liked it or not. When everyone was talking, he just went out for a breath of fresh air and saw Zhou Xiaocao who was returning home after digging wild vegetables.
It was love at first sight.
He didn't hesitate much and went back to the room and said that if he wanted to change his wife, he had to change Zhou Xiaocao.
It made no difference to Ma Erya which granddaughter it was, so she agreed without hesitation.
But she agreed, but the second wife disagreed. They were originally looking for a husband for their daughter, but because the eldest brother of the first wife's son's unmarried wife took a fancy to her, they had to go through with the marriage exchange.
Zhao Chunxia disagreed with everything.
Zhou Xiaocao also disagreed.
What happened today also happened in the book, but what was different from today was that Ma Erya did not pay to send Zhou Xiaocao to the commune clinic for treatment. Instead, she carried her directly into the house and crushed some herbs to apply on her.
Seeing that she had not woken up, he was afraid that she would die at home, so he sent her directly to the Tao family while the second wife was not paying attention.
When Zhou Xiaocao woke up, she had already been sent to the Tao family.
She was trapped in the Tao family and watched Tao Ye Zi marry her eldest cousin.
Of course, this was something Zhou Xian saw himself.
The book is written from the perspective of the heroine. From the perspective of the heroine Tao Yezi, she really looks down on Zhou Xiaocao, her sister-in-law, but there is nothing she can do about it because her eldest brother likes her. So she reluctantly accepts this sister-in-law who loves to make trouble.
Moreover, this sister-in-law was short-lived. She died before the reform and opening up began.
In her previous life, she left home, but because she didn't make it, she couldn't return home and eventually died outside. I vaguely heard that my eldest brother never got married.
In this life, the hostess Tao Ye Zi did not stop Zhou Xiaocao from marrying him. She thought that since her eldest brother liked her and she would die young, she would find a good partner for her eldest brother when her conditions were better in the future.
Zhou Xian couldn't help but twitch his lips when he saw this.
She didn't know how to describe it for a moment.
After reading the whole book, I was speechless.
There is not much description about Zhou Xiaocao in the book. The heroine is from the Chrysanthemum Brigade next door, not far from their Peach Blossom Brigade. When she returns to her parents' home, she will mention Zhou Xiaocao a few words.
Basically, they are all inner complaints about how a woman is a timid hen that doesn't lay eggs, how she finally gets pregnant but still accidentally miscarries, and how she has a short life.
In short, from the heroine's perspective, Zhou Xiaocao is not worthy of her elder brother.
However, Zhou Xian read the part about Zhou Xiaocao again and again because she felt something was wrong.
After reading it several times, she had an idea in her mind that Zhou Xiaocao was not short-lived, and her death was most likely related to the heroine's elder brother.
She just took a quick glance at the later scenes where the heroine and the hero interacted with each other.
When Zhou Xiaocao died, it was also described how he was so thin that only a bag of bones was left.
The heroine did not forget to complain in her heart, saying that her sister-in-law did not know how to enjoy her blessings and was stupid to death.
Zhou Xian: “…”Want to beat someone up.
After reading, she threw the book aside and closed her eyes
Zhao Chunxia was really anxious. When she went back yesterday, she had another quarrel with Sun Meifeng. When she heard that she had to pay compensation, Sun Meifeng was definitely not happy about it.
The more Zhao Chunxia thought about it, the more unwilling she felt. Especially since her daughter had hit her head and her face had turned very pale, it was hard not to feel sorry for her.
So she came to the door early in the morning and was determined to get the compensation today.
Since everyone was here, Zhou Xian couldn't chase them away, so he simply washed her up and had someone bring Ma Erya out of the small dark room.
After staying in the small dark room for almost a day, Ma Erya suddenly came out, no longer having her former momentum.
But when he heard that the second brother's family was asking him for compensation, his eyes immediately widened.
"What the hell are you dreaming about? Where does the money come from?"
I also have to compensate her with ten eggs. With so many eggs, aren't you afraid that she might choke to death?
Naturally, Zhou Xian did not tolerate the old lady and made all her behavior public, saying that she was a remnant of the old society, trying to continue the old society's practices in the new society, openly violating national laws, and still continuing to arrange marriages.
"Then can't parents make the decision on such an important matter as marriage?" Ma Erya no longer had the confidence she had yesterday when facing Zhou Xian.
But he still refused to accept it, but he didn't dare to speak so loudly.
After all, this girl really dares to ask the militia to arrest people.
"Yes, who says parents can't make the decision?"
Ma Erya's eyes lit up when she heard this. "Both her parents can make the decision. I'm her grandmother, so I can make the decision too."
Zhou Xian nodded, "Yes, I can make the decision, but the question is, has your Xiaocao agreed?"
This question comes back again.
"Aunt, your agreement doesn't count. It only counts if Xiaocao agrees. If she doesn't agree to the marriage swap and you force her, you're committing a crime."
"Then I have discussed it with them." Ma Erya tried to save the situation.
"Aunt, let me be frank. If you agree and don't want to live with my uncle and marry him yourself, I can't do anything about it. But you can't agree on behalf of Xiaocao. You have to ask her own opinion. Otherwise, your old-fashioned ways will definitely not work in this new society."
Someone among those watching the fun laughed, and the others reacted and started laughing too.
Ma Erya opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
Until she made eye contact with Zhou Xiaocao who was standing behind the crowd, Ma Erya almost pounced on her, but was stopped halfway.
"Silly girl, tell me, are you willing to marry into the Tao family? I didn't force you." Ma Erya desperately winked at Zhou Xiaocao.
Zhou Xiaocao took two steps back. She saw her grandmother’s eyes, but she really didn’t want to marry into the Tao family.
The way the eldest brother of the Tao family looked at her that day made her feel very uncomfortable, and she even trembled all over.
She didn't want to marry that man.
Zhou Xiaocao raised her head to meet Zhou Xian's gaze, then looked at Ma Erya. She mustered up her courage and said loudly, "I don't want to. I don't want to be married off. I don't want to marry into the Tao family. I don't want to marry that cripple."
Her voice was so loud that everyone who came to watch the fun could hear it.
Some people who were married here from the next brigade said, "It's better not to marry. Tao Guangzong is a scoundrel. It's impossible to live a good life if you marry him."
Ma Erya didn't expect Zhou Xiaocao to say this. She was stunned. When she came to her senses, she raised her hand to hit him, but Zhou Xian grabbed her wrist.
"What are you doing? You want to hit someone in front of me?" Zhou Xian said.
Ma Erya struggled but failed to break free. Later she realized that her wrist was hurting.
Only then did he remember that Zhou Xian could kill a wild boar with one punch.
If she was unhappy, she would punch herself, but her small body could not be compared to the strong wild boar.
I didn't even dare to speak at this moment.
Zhou Xian said directly, "I locked you up for a day but you still haven't learned your lesson. It seems that you still can't realize your mistake."
Looking at Zhou Xian's gaze, Ma Erya couldn't help but tremble.
Seeing that Xiaocao was so angry, she forgot that her current situation was not much better.
Ma Erya was someone who could read the situation. Her expression changed immediately, and she looked ashamed, as if she really realized her mistake.
A platform was quickly set up in the brigade's threshing ground, and Ma Erya was brought up there.
Zhou Xian used a homemade loudspeaker to read out Ma Erya's charges.
The remnants of feudalism, the preference for boys over girls and arranged marriages, even almost killed his own granddaughter.
The people in the audience didn't take it seriously at first, thinking it was a bit of an exaggeration, but as they listened, they felt that Ma Erya seemed to have really gone too far.
After all, it was a human life. Just because she said she would not marry, she almost killed her own granddaughter. How could there be such a person?
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