Chapter 334 Which mother is like you?
Jiang grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the table and walked towards Aunt Li.
"Aunt, thank you for coming to tell us the news. Nian'er is also a poor girl. Xu Cui wanted to sell her to an old man in his 40s or 50s as a concubine. She didn't want to, so she ran away from home and sold herself to a pawnbroker in town, hoping to find shelter. Tang'er happened to see her and bought her back. What do you think happened?"
As he said this, he sighed.
Xu Cui's mother-in-law and two sisters-in-law are not easy to deal with.
Li has always been a hot-tempered person and loves to stand up for the weak. She will feel more relaxed if there is someone by her side to help talk to her.
Aunt Li took the melon seeds and said while eating them, "She forced her daughter to sell herself into slavery. This Xu Cui is really a piece of shit. But since Qingye's wife bought her, she is now your daughter-in-law's. If the Cheng family snatches her away, they will have to face a lawsuit afterwards."
"We can't let her snatch her away." Jiang said, "Aunt said she came with an unfamiliar old man. If she really takes Nian'er away, it will be a done deal. There will be no point in suing her afterwards."
"That's right. A girl's innocence is more important than anything else." Li put the melon seeds into the cloth bag sewn at the waist of her pants, clapped her hands and said, "Yongwang's mother is not in good health, so I will take care of her mother-in-law later. I have never lost to anyone in a fight."
After hearing this, Jiang smiled and grabbed a handful of roasted peanuts from the table and stuffed them into her hands.
"Okay, then it'll be up to Auntie later."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Cui's voice came from a distance.
"Second brother and second sister-in-law, you are so unkind. You hid our Nian'er for so long without telling me. I have to look for this girl everywhere."
Nian'er Nian'er, after giving birth to my third daughter, I missed her so much that I went crazy for a son, so I gave her this name.
Unexpectedly, she actually brought a son home.
The harvest is poor now, and the family is not getting enough to eat. Keeping this girl will also cost them money in terms of food. If she can be sold for a few taels of silver, it can be regarded as her last contribution to the family.
Besides, although the man surnamed Lu was a little older, he was the only fortune teller in the nearby village.
Whenever there is something wrong in the family, or when there is feng shui in the house or the location of the grave, they always call him.
These jobs are lucrative and the people behind them are well-off. This girl will live a rich life if she goes there. She really doesn't know how to cherish such a good life that has come to her doorstep.
Besides, the man with the surname Lu is already 46 or 47 years old. After a dozen years, he will die. Won’t the Lu family belong to this dead girl?
By then, she would only be in her twenties. After bringing the Lu family's money back to the Cheng family, wouldn't it be easy for her to find a young and strong man who was willing to work hard for her?
There were quite a few people from Lushan Village who followed the Cheng family to watch the fun, and Gousheng and a few others were among them.
He looked at Xu Yongwang jokingly.
"Yongwang, why did you hide your niece? Do you want to keep her as a child bride for your Wencheng?"
Xu Yongwang stiffened his neck and shouted, "Bullshit! If you don't know the whole story, don't talk nonsense."
Gousheng raised his eyebrows.
"Hey, Xu Yongwang, I'm talking to you nicely, why are you cursing at me?"
Xu Yongwang put his hands on his hips and said, "Who told you to talk nonsense? My Wencheng is an innocent child, and he hasn't even started looking for a wife yet. If what you just said gets out, how will he find a wife in the future?"
Gousheng wanted to fight back, but his arms were grabbed by his companions.
Jiang asked Nian'er and Song Yuntang to stand at the back, and she stepped forward to block the door.
"Qingye's aunt said this. If you don't know, you might think we want to snatch your daughter from you. Nian'er is not hidden by us. Your Cheng family sold her to an old man in his 40s or 50s. She ran away from home because she didn't want to get married. We didn't hide her."
"How could she be in your house if she wasn't hidden?" said Xu Cui's sister-in-law.
Jiang put her hands on her hips and said, "After Nian'er ran away from home, she was helpless and alone, so she took the initiative to sell herself as a slave in a pawnshop to seek shelter. My daughter-in-law happened to see her and bought her back. Since she was bought by my daughter-in-law, what's wrong with her being in my house?"
"What? Selling oneself into slavery?" The Cheng family members looked at each other in bewilderment.
Jiang looked at them.
"So, I'm afraid it won't work if you want to take Nian'er away from my house today. Nian'er has been enslaved and the indenture is still in Tang'er's hands."
Seeing that the cash cow was out of control, the Cheng family panicked.
Cheng's mother even stood up and pointed at Jiang and cursed her.
"Why can't we take our Cheng family's daughter away? Jiang, don't think we won't do anything to you just because you're Xu Cui's sister-in-law. We in the Cheng family have never been afraid of anyone!"
Even if it's slavery.
Since it was bought by the Xu family, they can take it away.
Xu Cui is Xu Yongwang's biological sister. If she takes her biological daughter away, will the Xu family sue her sister to the government?
The Xu family values friendship and loyalty, and my father-in-law used to be the head of Lushan Village, so he would definitely not let them do this.
But even if they sued, they could still put the entire blame on Xu Cui.
It depends on whether the Xu family is willing to let their dear sister suffer.
Li on the side had her hands on her hips.
"Old hag, please be polite when you speak to me. This is Lushan Village. Why are you making such a fuss here? Do you think people from Lushan Village are easy to bully?"
Cheng's mother was not careless either.
"It's no use for you to meddle in other people's business. This is a matter between our Cheng family and Xu Cui's brother and sister-in-law. What does it have to do with you?"
Just then, a majestic voice came from behind the crowd.
"It has nothing to do with her, but it has something to do with us, right?"
The villagers of Lushan Village made way for the newcomers. Xu Yuande and Mrs. Hu, who was supported by Xu Wencheng, walked over here. Behind them, Xu Yongfu and Mrs. Zhang followed closely.
Now, the eldest son, eldest daughter-in-law, and youngest son were arranged by Song Yuntang to work in the tavern and the farm, and the little grandson was taken care of by the couple.
When you come here, you naturally have to bring it with you.
Seeing the visitor, the old couple of the Cheng family hurriedly put on smiles.
"My father-in-law and mother-in-law are here too."
When Song Yuntang saw Hu'er, in order to prevent him from being accidentally injured by the Cheng family, he hurried forward and led him to the door of the main hall, and also gave him a handful of preserved fruits to eat.
Hu came to the door of the house and hit Xu Cui with the crutch in her hand.
"You beast! I didn't know you were so cruel. How old is Nian'er? You sold her to a man who could be her grandfather as a concubine. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. You are worse than a beast!"
Xu Cui blocked him and said, "Mom, how can you say that to me? I am doing this for her own good. At least if she follows Master Lu, she won't have to go hungry."
Mrs. Hu was tired of smashing things, and she was so angry that she put her hands on her hips and pointed at her and cursed.
"If you are so optimistic about this marriage, why don't you ask the Cheng family to divorce you and let you marry him? You are such a wicked person and want to do this to your own daughter. Which mother would be like you?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
