Chapter 449: There is someone outside
At dusk on the 27th day of the lunar year, when everyone gathered at the old house after dinner and were preparing to go back, Xu Cui came to the old house crying.
"Dad, Mom, you have to make the decision for me."
As soon as she saw her daughter, Mrs. Hu frowned.
Even though he was very disappointed with her and hated her greed and ruthlessness, she was still his own flesh and blood after all. He had loved her for so many years, and when the critical moment came, he could not just ignore her.
"What's going on?"
Xu Cui threw herself into Hu's arms, sobbing, "Mother, that bastard Cheng Fu had an affair with a widow in the village and even got her pregnant. Now he has taken her back and said he wants to marry her as his second wife."
"What?!" Mrs. Hu was furious. "What right did Cheng Fu have to marry a concubine? When he married you, he swore in front of us that he would treat you well for the rest of his life! Now that your father and I are still here, he has started to act recklessly?"
Xu Cui said bitterly, "After the incident with Master Lu, I don't know which bastard not only drugged our house, causing our whole family to have diarrhea for seven or eight days, but also beat Cheng Fu so hard that he had to stay in bed for more than three months."
Hearing this, Song Yuntang and Xia Ning looked at each other quietly, pursing their lips to suppress the smile in their eyes.
That's where Cheng Fuxing came from.
Who told him not to let his own daughter go?
Xu Cui continued, "Since then, he has looked down on me, saying that my family had the means but was unwilling to help the Cheng family. He took advantage of me not noticing and hooked up with the village widow Xu. If the widow hadn't come home pregnant, I wouldn't have known about it until now."
Mrs. Hu looked at her and asked, "She came to the house so violently, and Cheng Fu and your mother-in-law agreed?"
"What else can we do?"
Xu Cui's eyes were red and swollen from crying.
"The widow Xu's husband passed away early, and now she is only 29, ten years younger than me. Moreover, her husband left her some savings before he died. In order to be able to enter the Cheng family, the widow Xu told my mother-in-law that if she was allowed to enter, she would be willing to bring 18 taels of silver as a dowry. When my mother-in-law heard that she had 18 taels of silver as a dowry, she agreed without thinking."
After saying that, he burst into tears again.
"Mother, please give me some silver. If I had silver in my hand, Cheng Fu and my mother-in-law would never dare to treat me like this."
Mrs. Hu and the people in the room finally understood what was said.
The Cheng family is attracted by the other person's money.
Xu Yuande snorted coldly.
"Why are you crying? If this unfaithful man wants to marry you, just let him marry you."
Xu Cui was stunned and looked at him in surprise.
"Dad, I can't. If he marries that widow, what will happen to my daughter? I'm almost 40 years old. If he really divorces me, how can I live my life in the future?"
Xu Yuande looked serious.
"A concubine is a concubine after all. Do you think everyone in this world is qualified to take a concubine? Daxia law states that a farmer can only take a concubine if she is over 40 and has no offspring. Otherwise, it is illegal. You are filial to your parents-in-law and respect your husband. You have given him three daughters and one son. If he dares to take a concubine, I will go to the county government tomorrow to sue him and let him have a taste of the stick from the government."
Xu Cui was a little hesitant.
"Won't he hate me for doing this?"
Zhang looked at her sideways.
"Your man has already slept with another man, and you're still worried that he will hate you? Not to mention that it's not easy for your parents to save some money for their old age. Even if you take the money today, Cheng Fu has already betrayed you. Even if he and your mother-in-law treat you well for the time being, it's only for the sake of the money. Don't you understand?"
Xu Cui stared at her relatives in the room, her face full of grievance.
"You obviously have money in your hands. If you had given me more, Cheng Fu wouldn't have been so concerned about the money in Widow Xu's hands. Now you have become like this, and you still don't let my parents give me money."
Hu pounded his chest in anger.
"Did we owe you money in our previous life? You asked for money and I gave it to you. Your father and I can't make ends meet? Your elder brother and second brother's families can't make ends meet either? Do you think the money we have is all blown by the wind?"
"Mother has said this today. If you want to solve the problem, just listen to your father and elder and second brothers. If anyone comes to ask for money, go back to where you got it from!"
Song Yuntang was worried that she would faint from anger, so he went forward and rubbed her acupoints.
"Calm down with milk."
Mrs. Hu patted her hands with satisfaction. Fortunately, her granddaughter-in-law and daughter-in-law were sensible, otherwise, with her condition, she would have died of anger long ago.
Xu Cui knew her family would not give her money, so she could only lower her head and say, "Please ask my parents and my elder and second brothers to make the decision for me."
After a moment of silence, Xu Yuande looked at her.
"You have two choices now. One, continue to live with Cheng Fu, but people are always careless. A cat that has stolen fish will not stay at home obediently. You have to be mentally prepared. Two, divorce Cheng Fu. Dad and your elder and second brothers can help you get the eight taels of silver dowry back from the Cheng family. It's your choice."
Although Xu Cui was angry, she never thought of leaving the Cheng family.
"Dad, isn't there a better way to avoid divorce?"
Xu Yuande shook his head, "No, if you don't divorce, you are still a member of the Cheng family. Your parents and your elder and second brothers can help you temporarily, but they can't live in your house and keep an eye on Cheng Fu, right?"
Xu Cui started crying.
"I don't want a divorce."
Seeing this, Xu Yuande sighed, "Since you don't want to divorce, I can't force you to separate. It's getting dark now, so stay at home for one night. Tomorrow, I will personally send you back with your eldest brother and second brother."
Xu Cui sniffed and said, "Okay."
Seeing that the excitement was over, Jiang stood up and said, "It's getting dark, we should go back, Dad and Mom, go to bed early."
Xu Yuande nodded.
"Let's go back. Be careful of the slippery road."
Everyone left one after another, and Nian'er and Xia Ning walked behind Song Yuntang.
Xu Cui saw her and ran over to hold her back.
"Nian'er."
Nian'er didn't look back, she took a few quick steps and followed Song Yuntang out of the house.
Xia Ning deliberately fell behind and gave Xu Cui a cold look, which frightened her so much that she dared not come forward and turned away.
Hu looked at him coldly.
"Nian'er has severed ties with you all, what else do you want her to do? While it's still light, go take a shower and go to bed early, and go back to Yanliu Village after breakfast tomorrow morning."
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The next morning, after Xu Yongwang went to the old house, Song Yuntang asked Xia Ning to go to the post station. After calculating the date, it was almost New Year's Day and it was time for Xu Qingye to send a letter.
Xia Ning rides the horse very fast.
The whole trip took less than half an hour.
"Master, the son-in-law has indeed sent a letter."
Song Yuntang took it from her and said with a smile, "He is quite smart. He knew that we would return to Lushan Village during the New Year, so he sent the letter to the town."
Outside the house, Xu Wencheng saw Xia Ning returning home.
"Sister Xia Ning, shall we have a sparring match?"
Xia Ning glanced in his direction and strode towards him, "Come on."
Song Yuntang unfolded the letter and read its contents while watching the discussion between Xia Ning and Xu Wencheng outside.
After practicing for such a long time, Xu Wencheng's kung fu has improved a lot. Before, he could only withstand one or two moves from Xia Ning, but now he can fight against her for three or five moves in a row.
Xu Yongwang returned home in the evening.
Seeing him, Jiang asked hurriedly, "How is Xu Cui's matter?"
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