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189: Bring me ten taels of silver
Chapter 1 Bring me ten taels of silver!
Liu Si Niang looked at Old Lady Zhao with an unprecedented firmness in her eyes, which made Old Lady Zhao stop cursing. She thought that this little bitch had made up her mind! Zhao Daliang looked at his wife who had been silent all the time, and seemed to feel that she was different. He would not feel bad if he divorced her, but if she wanted to divorce him and find another man to live with, he would feel uncomfortable.
"Liu Si Niang, do you really want to live with this Li Shi? Don't you think it's embarrassing? You bitch!"
Zhao Daliang gritted his teeth and cursed, thinking that Liu Si Niang was ignorant and that by doing this she had made him lose face in front of the people in the village, so he would not give Liu Si Niang any face.
The head of the village glared at Zhao Daliang, thinking that he had just said that he couldn't talk nonsense anymore without evidence, but he dared to bring up the matter again in front of him. He really didn't take his words seriously. Although he couldn't do anything to Zhao Daliang for this matter, he was already dissatisfied with Zhao Daliang in his heart.
Li Shi shouted angrily, "Zhao Daliang, are you still a man? How can you doubt your own wife so much? You want to demote her from wife to concubine, and you don't allow her to ask for divorce? What? If she doesn't want you to be your concubine, you will throw dirty water on her? With your behavior, who in the village will dare to approach you in the future!"
When the people who were watching the excitement heard this, they were all moved. They thought, yes, this Zhao Daliang is really a piece of shit. There are already a lot of scoundrels in his family. They thought he would be better because he had been out and about and was not as unreasonable as the women in the Zhao family. They didn't expect that this scoundrel was even more vicious and evil! He even didn't let go of his wife who had been his slave for three years. The most important thing for this woman is her reputation, and he can destroy it at will!
It seems I have to stay away from the Zhao family from now on!
This was the thought of everyone present.
Zhao Daliang looked at Li Shi and felt angry. He wondered if Li Shi did this on purpose. He wanted the villagers to stay away from him in the future. He became even more dissatisfied with Li Shi.
"Li Shi, don't think I don't know what you're doing with this bitch! You want me to divorce her and then marry her. It's not that easy!"
Li Shi clenched his fists. He was very angry. If Zhao Daliang yelled like that, Liu Siniang's reputation and his reputation would be affected. He didn't care, but Liu Siniang, a woman, must be very upset. If Shen Zian hadn't told him that a fight would only make things worse, he wouldn't want to cause trouble for Liu Siniang.
"Zhao Daliang, you slandered Si Niang and Shi Tou Ge. Be careful of retribution!"
Su Zhi thought that Zhao Daliang was too bad. If he said that, it would be difficult for Shitou Ge and Liu Si Niang to be together again. If they really got married, the Zhao family would say that they had planned it all along. It would ruin their reputations.
Shen Zian said at this time: "Brother Shitou is a man who values friendship and loyalty, which is better than you who are so heartless and ungrateful. You slandered them so much today, if they can't find a good home in the future, then they will rely on your good words!"
Su Zhi glanced at Shen Zian and thought to herself: My husband, you are really good at talking, and what you said is so good.
Zhao Daliang stared at Shen Zian and said, "Shen Si! You and your wife are helping Li Shi to hook up with my wife! What are you thinking? Aren't you afraid that it will bring disaster to your descendants in the future?!"
Shen Zian's face darkened when he heard this. He took a step forward and said, "Say it again!"
Zhao Daliang took a step back in fear. Shen Zian's face sank, and he just took a step forward, but he felt as if a force was coming towards him. The hairs on his body stood up. Thinking of the fact that Shen Zian had killed tigers and even the holy beasts listened to him, he didn't dare to confront Shen Zian head-on.
Old lady Li came over and stood in front of Zhao Daliang, shouting, "What, what, you want to hit someone? If you want to hit someone, just kill me! You're helping someone else to steal someone else's daughter-in-law, and you think you're right! Why don't some thunderbolts come down from the sky to take away these four bastards with such bad consciences! They're going to die!"
Zhang Qingniang came over to support old lady Zhao and comforted her softly. She was also worried. She wondered how things could get to this point. She thought she was just a sick village woman who could be turned into a concubine and a slave in a few steps, but now the whole village came to watch the fun. Looking at the eyes of these people, they clearly thought she was a vixen. She also offended Shen Zian and the others. They were considered wealthy families in the village, right? There was also a holy beast at home. She had been thinking about making more friends with them. Now it was all right. It would be good if they didn't become enemies when they met in the future.
"It's all my fault. I think I'd better leave."
Zhang Qingniang burst into tears as she spoke, and she put on a pitiful and weak look in front of everyone. Although she looked down on these villagers and thought they were all mud-legged people, she didn't want to be regarded as a vixen by them. Of course, she had to act.
Old Lady Li said to Zhang Qingniang, "My dear daughter-in-law, what have you done wrong? It's all because of this little bitch who didn't know better. Don't worry, you are my son's legal wife. We don't want this little bitch anymore!"
Old Lady Li also saw that Liu Si Niang would not stay, and Liang State did allow women to file for divorce. Zhao Daliang's situation was to demote his wife to a concubine, which was unreasonable. If Liu Si Niang did not make a fuss, then it would be feasible. If Liu Si Niang did not want to, they could not demote her to a concubine. If that was the case, Zhang Qingniang would not be able to marry Zhao Daliang according to her ancestral teachings, and Zhao Daliang's reputation would be mostly ruined. This was a huge loss.
After calculating the gains and losses she had cultivated for most of her life, Mrs. Li decided to give up Liu Si Niang. Although she would lose her labor, which was free and could restrain Zhang Qing Niang, it was better than letting her son lose his wealth and reputation.
When Liu Si Niang heard this, her eyes lit up. Before she proposed divorce, she was afraid of this outcome, but after it was proposed, she felt relieved when she heard the result, just like a person who had been imprisoned for many years and was finally going to see the light of day again.
Su Zhi and the others also felt relieved. They were happy for Liu Si Niang, but also felt sorry for the hard times she had endured over the past few years.
"Hmph, don't be too happy too soon, I haven't finished what I'm saying yet!"
When Old Lady Li saw that Liu Si Niang and the others all looked very happy, she pouted and interrupted them, stretched out her fingers that looked like chicken claws, and turned her palms over and over.
"Ten taels of silver! If you want a divorce, take out ten taels of silver!"
Liu Si Niang's eyes widened. She just stood there motionless after being helped up by Su Zhi, staring at Old Lady Li with a blank look. Su Zhi also stared at Old Lady Li, wondering if this person had gone crazy because of her desire for money.
"Mrs. Li, have you ever seen a wife give money to her husband's family after getting a divorce? Are you confused?"
Mrs. Li said this loudly. After she said this, the people behind her who had been stunned and silent after hearing what Mrs. Li said all started talking loudly about Mrs. Li again.
Su Zhi said, "Mrs. Li, you didn't make it clear. You didn't want Si Niang's ten taels of silver, but you wanted to give Si Niang ten taels of silver, right? If that's the case, it's almost the same!"
Old lady Li glared at us and said, "This little bitch has embarrassed our Zhao family, and we give her money? Pah, it's good enough that we don't beat her up and throw her out, but we give her money? I just want her to give us money as compensation for the shame she has brought to our Zhao family over the years! Stop talking nonsense and give us the money. Otherwise, you can leave after working for our Zhao family for ten years!"
Su Zhi was so angry that she almost laughed. She thought that Liu Si Niang's salary was really low. It turned out that she only received one or two silver coins a year. After ten years, Liu Si Niang would not have worked hard and would be dead soon! What was this old lady Li thinking? She actually wanted them to help Liu Si Niang pay the money, and she wanted to extort some money at the end, right? This old lady was really obsessed with money. She was not afraid of dying for money in the future!
Liu Si Niang also came to her senses. Her sallow face turned red with anger. She said, "I don't need any money! At worst, I can file a lawsuit and let the county magistrate decide for me! Then we'll see who will be embarrassed!"
Old Lady Li glared at Liu Si Niang, thinking that this little bitch was really brave to talk to her like that, but she really didn't want to go to the government, because that would cost money and would make her son's reputation even worse. But she couldn't get out of this situation.
"Daliang, look, look, this is your daughter-in-law! What a shrew!"
Zhao Daliang had nothing to say at this point. He didn't want to make a bigger fuss. If he continued, his reputation would be ruined. Besides, he couldn't beat Li Shi and Shen Zian. Besides, he really didn't care about Liu Si Niang anymore. If she wanted to leave, let her go!
Qingniang came over and said, "Mother-in-law, don't be angry. Si Niang has worked hard these years, even if she has no merit. Don't ask her for the ten taels of silver. Just consider it as a payment from me."
Mrs. Li said immediately, "Mother Qing, you are sensible. It is a blessing for Daliang to marry you. Originally, our Zhao family is kind and righteous, and you are kind-hearted, and you wanted to keep that bitch at home. But she doesn't appreciate it, so let her be. It is enough for Daliang to have you as his wife."
Zhang Qingniang thought to herself, this old woman is really speechless. Isn't she afraid that the villagers will drown her with saliva? She didn't know what to do with her face, so she could only keep a straight face.
The head of the village asked Zhao Daliang whether he agreed to divorce Liu Siniang. Zhao Daliang glared at Liu Siniang and finally nodded.
According to the laws of this good country, a couple can divorce by signing a divorce certificate, which is almost the same as a divorce certificate, except that it has a better reputation.
The head of the village asked someone to bring paper and pen, and he wrote a divorce letter and asked Zhao Daliang and Liu Siniang to sign and put their fingerprints on it. He also wrote the names of witnesses below.
When Liu Si Niang took the divorce letter in her hand, her eyes were dry of tears. She put the letter in her arms and felt as if a huge rock pressing on her chest had suddenly disappeared.