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197: The Liu family's plan, a good marriage
(Girls' Literature)
When the Liu family heard that Liu Si Niang was divorced, their expressions changed immediately. First they were surprised, then they frowned, and then they were angry. Yang and her daughter-in-law both started shouting, and Liu Wu Niang also covered her mouth with an expression of disbelief on her face.
When Su Zhi saw the family's expressions, if she hadn't just seen their eyes moving a little faster, she would have thought that they were simply concerned about Liu Si Niang. Now that they were so angry, it was estimated that they were definitely not really angry with the Zhao Daliang family because they felt sorry for Liu Si Niang. They wanted to express their anger and then get some benefits from the Zhao family, right? This was Su Zhi's first thought. Who asked the Liu family to calculate Liu Si Niang's money in the first place, so that she could understand the greedy nature of their family?
"Fourth Mother! My poor Fourth Mother! Why did you get divorced? Did the Zhao family force you to do so?"
Yang came over and grabbed Liu Siniang's hand, looking at her with heartache, but in her heart she was thinking that the Zhao family had tortured Liu Siniang into this state, and now they wanted a divorce just like that. It was wishful thinking on their part, they had to give them a slap in the face, maybe they could get some money in return!
Dabao's wife also came over and said, "Mom, do you even need to ask? It must be the Zhao family who forced her. Si Niang is such a hardworking woman, there is nothing to fault with her. They must be the ones who found fault with her! We have to take care of our sister. We can't let them drive her out like this. Otherwise, how will she live in the future? Even if she remarries, she will need dowry! Sister, don't worry, my sister-in-law will definitely find you a good family. They will definitely not be as cruel as the Zhao family!"
Dabao's wife looked at Liu Si Niang and saw that she was pale and thin, with a bad complexion. She was also thin and weak, and it was obvious that she was not fertile, otherwise she would not have married into the Zhao family and had not given birth to a child for more than three years. But she was not ugly, so it was not difficult to find a family for her to marry. Well, it seemed that there was a man in her village who had killed three wives, and that man had some wealth. I heard that if he could find a wife, he would be willing to pay money! I heard that he wanted to find someone with a strong fate, saying that he could counteract his strong fate. Isn't this a good marriage prepared for Liu Si Niang?
Liu Si Niang pulled her hand out of Yang's and said, "Don't worry about my affairs. We have already divorced. I will not look for the Zhao family again. As for my future affairs, don't worry about it."
"That won't do! Even if you're getting a divorce, you still have to go find them. You must have been deceived by them! Si Niang, tell me what excuses the Zhao family used to force you to get a divorce? How much money did they give you for the divorce? Did they get all your dowry back?"
Su Zhi saw Liu Si Niang frowning, so she walked over, pulled Liu Si Niang back, and said, "Zhao Daliang of the Zhao family has become unfaithful and wants to marry another woman. Si Niang divorced her. She didn't have any dowry at the time, so she divorced and left the house. Aunt and sister-in-law, please don't ask about this anymore."
Dabao's wife cursed, "What the hell! Our Si Niang has been married for more than three years. She has been treated like a slave, and now they have driven her out for a vixen! This is simply too much bullying! No, we have to ask them for some money, or we will report them to the government!"
When Dabao's wife heard that Zhao Daliang was going to marry another woman, she thought that Liu Si Niang's husband had been doing business outside and could now bring women back from outside. It seemed that he had money, so she could ask them for some money! What would the four taels of silver she spent today mean? It would definitely be worth many times the money!
Yang also echoed and told Liu Siniang not to worry, they would definitely take care of it for her. At the same time, she called Liu Damu and Liu Dabao and asked them to seek justice for Liu Siniang.
Su Zhi watched the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quarreling here, and she was even more certain that they were going to the Zhao family to ask for money, but that was definitely not for Liu Si Niang, but for themselves.
"Aunt, you guys shouldn't go now. It's useless to go. The divorce letter has been written. They have nothing to do with each other anymore. If you go, you will only bring shame upon yourself. Alas, you really love Si Niang. If you had shown up earlier, Si Niang would definitely not have gone to the stage of divorce, and that vixen would definitely have been driven out. It's such a pity. You haven't been there for a few years, and the Zhao family has long forgotten you. Even Si Niang doesn't know how much you love her. If she knew that you are cold on the outside but warm on the inside, she would definitely come looking for you."
Su Zhi sighed and said, looking at the embarrassed faces of the Liu family and listening to the laughter of the people outside, I thought to myself that you are acting here, you really think everyone is stupid! I haven't been to my niece's husband's house to help her get justice for more than three years. Now that my niece is divorced, I want to help her get the money. No matter who I tell, no one will think that they are just doing it for my niece's good. It's not easy for them to be good people.
Su Zhi ignored the expressions of the Liu family members, stretched out her hand to stop the Liu family members who were about to speak, and continued: "However, although Si Niang has divorced now, it is not too late for you to feel sorry for her. She is now leaving her husband's family and is in urgent need of money. As you said, she is still young and can meet a good man in the future. It would be better if she had money as a dowry. Si Niang knows that you are not well-off, so she doesn't want to bother you."
Yang said hurriedly, "We are not well-off, but we are not easy to bully. We can still help Si Niang to ask for some money from the Zhao family. Si Niang, we haven't visited you in these years because we don't want to disturb you. Your mother-in-law is not easy to get along with. We were afraid that if we went too often, she would bully you. I didn't expect that she would bully you even if we didn't go. Why didn't you come to see us? Otherwise, we wouldn't have let you be driven out. You are such a pitiful girl!"
Liu Wuniang also followed Yang and pretended to wipe away tears.
Dabao's wife started to bring up the matter of finding a husband for Liu Si Niang again. She thought that even if she couldn't go to the Zhao family to ask for money, she could still marry Liu Si Niang to the unlucky man and get some money then!
Liu Si Niang said, "I told you, don't look for the Zhao family anymore. I have no relationship with the Zhao family anymore. You don't have to worry about me coming back to live with you and eat and drink for free. I have a place to go."
When the Liu family heard what Liu Si Niang said, they immediately told her to come back home, saying that it was uncommon for a woman to leave her husband's family and not return to her parents' home. They were not such cruel people and could not bear to be talked about.
Su Zhi smiled and said, "Aunt, you are really kind people. You are so good to Si Niang. But you really don't have to worry about her. She has a place to live. But she has no money on her now, which is really unsettling for a divorced single woman. If you really love her, please help her."
As soon as Su Zhi said this, the faces of the Liu family members changed. They all loved money. They were so enthusiastic about Liu Si Niang just now because they wanted to go to the Zhao family to ask for money and sell Liu Si Niang for money. Now Liu Si Niang insisted that she would not go to the Zhao family and would not return to Liushu Village. But she asked for money directly. How could they give it to her? !
Yang said, "Little sister, Si Niang, you have just heard that we are not well off, and we just gave away four taels of silver, which has really drained our family's coffers. We can't give you any more money. If you don't mind, Si Niang, you can still come back and live here. We won't let you go hungry."
Liu Wuniang said, "That's right, Fourth Sister. You are a divorced woman. If you don't go back to your parents' home and live outside, people will gossip about you! It's a waste of money. Why don't you come back and live here? If you don't feel comfortable living in our house, then let my sister-in-law find a good family for you to marry into, isn't that enough?"
Lianhua smiled and said, "Hey, Wu Niang, you are so talkative when you talk about these things. Do you want to get married?"
"Lotus, shut up. How can a girl open her mouth and marry someone else without opening her mouth? You have no shame."
Zhao Yang was scolding Lianhua, seemingly talking about Lianhua, but actually she was saying that Liu Wuniang had no shame.
Liu Wuniang's face changed and she glared at Lianhua. However, when she thought about the fact that her family had just lost four taels of silver because of the quarrel between her and Lianhua, she didn't dare to cause trouble again.
Liu Si Niang said coldly: "Don't bother you with these matters. I won't borrow money from my uncle and aunt. It doesn't matter if my uncle and aunt don't have money. Just return my parents' house and land to me. I will sell them separately. I think the money from the sale will be enough for me to spend."
"What?!"
Yang was stunned for a moment, then screamed.
"Fourth Mother, what nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean we should return your parents' house and land to you? Your parents' land and house were sold to us long before you got married, and even the household registration was changed to ours. How can we return it to you? Were you driven out by the Zhao family and confused in a hurry?"
Liu Si Niang said, "I am not confused. Back then, my parents did sell our house and land to you. But you didn't have money, so we agreed to write an IOU. The head of the village and several village elders also know about this. You have never given me the money."
When Liu Si Niang said this, even Liu Damu's expression changed.
Liu Dabao said, "Si Niang, what you said is wrong. We clearly gave you the money! How can you default on it? Don't think that you are my sister and that I pity you because you just got divorced, so I would let you default on our family like this!"
Liu Damu was silent for a moment, then said, "Si Niang, don't feel uncomfortable living in our house. Come back and we won't treat you unfairly. It's really unkind of you to slander us like this."
"That's right. You just got divorced. If word gets out that you took money from your uncle's family, your reputation will be even worse. Don't do anything stupid!"
Yang said to Liu Si Niang, seemingly trying to persuade her, but in fact, she was already threatening her.