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Chapter 65: The Promise of Luxurious Clothes and Food

Chapter 65: The Promise of Luxurious Clothing and Food

Shen Zhu felt very wronged. She thought she was beautiful and smart. Her brother was a student and would take the exam for the title of scholar next year. He was very talented and would definitely pass the exam. In the future, he would also take the imperial examination. Maybe he would be lucky enough to win the title of No. 1! Then she would be the No. 1 scholar's sister. How could she marry a farmer? Wouldn't she be a farmer for the rest of her life?

The more Shen Zhu thought about it, the more she felt wronged. She cried until her eyes turned red.

"What's wrong? What's the point of crying? Tell mother what happened. Who bullied you? Was it your fourth sister-in-law?"

When Shen Zhang saw her daughter burst into tears as soon as she came in, she was frightened and thought something had happened. But when she heard Shen Zhu talking about her marriage and that she was just being laughed at, she heaved a sigh of relief, pulled her daughter to sit beside her, patted her on the back and asked softly.

Shen Youfu heard the noise and went into the house. Seeing his little daughter coming back crying, he frowned and asked, "What? You went to help them and they still dared to bully you? How did they bully you?"

Shen Zhu wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said, "Dad, Mom, you misunderstood. If it wasn't for Zhao Xiaomei, how could she have such courage? And how could my daughter be someone who could be easily bullied?!"

"Who is that? Aren't your elder and younger sisters-in-law with you? They just watched you being bullied?"

Shen Zhang looked at her two daughters-in-law and saw that they hadn't come in for a long time. It seemed that they didn't come back together. Why didn't they come back with their daughter even when she was crying like this? She was really too indulgent to them!

Shen Zhu pulled Shen Zhang and said with red eyes: "Mother, can I let others see me crying like this? My eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law didn't know I cried at all. I came back by myself first. I cried because I had a bad fate. I saw Song Dashan at my fourth brother's house just now. He is the one you arranged for me! You didn't see it. The villagers laughed at me! I was so embarrassed! He was still laughing there, like a fool! Am I, your daughter, going to marry such a stupid person in the future? My life is so miserable. Father, mother, it's all your fault. Why did you arrange such a person for me?"

When Shen Youfu heard what was going on, he stopped being anxious and said in a low voice, "I thought it was nothing. It was just a big mountain. His family is in the nearby Songjia Village. His uncle is in our village. He and his uncle learned the craft of building a house. Now your fourth brother has asked his uncle to build a house. Yawen Yanqing must have gone with him. It's normal for you to see him. Everyone in the village knows that you are engaged to him. Why would they laugh at you? Even if they are laughing, it's just a joke. Why do you take it seriously? Aren't you usually the most fearless?"

Shen Zhu was so angry that tears started to flow again. She said in a higher voice, "Dad, you arranged a good marriage for me! You didn't see what he looked like! He is stupid and dumb. He keeps laughing at me. How can others not laugh at me? He is wearing a coarse cloth with patches all over it. He looks poor. It's not worthy for my daughter to stand next to him! Do you want your daughter to suffer in the future when she gets married?"

Shen Youfu finally understood why his daughter was crying so much. It turned out that she thought the marriage he arranged for her was too low and that Song Dashan's family was too poor. How could he not know this? But wasn't there anything he could do back then? Now he saw his daughter had grown into a flower. She was smart and clever and didn't look like a country girl at all. She could have married a young master in the city as a young lady, but she chose to marry a farmer. He was really upset!

Seeing Shen Youfu's face darken, Shen Zhang quickly pulled her daughter and said, "This is not your father's fault. Dashan's father saved your fifth brother, and your father wanted to repay him out of gratitude. As a result, Dashan's father chose you and asked you to be his daughter-in-law. There were so many people around at the time, and your father didn't refuse because of his face, so it turned out like this. It's really unfair to you, my daughter! But your father had no choice at the time!"

Shen Youfu also said: "At that time, his family's conditions were better than ours, and Dad thought that you would not be wronged if you married him, so he did not refuse. Who could have thought it would be like this now?"

Shen Zhu became more and more sad as she listened. She covered her face with a handkerchief and cried, "I don't care. I don't like that Song Dashan. I don't want to marry him and become a peasant wife. I have never done any heavy work at home. Are you raising me like this just to make me work like a slave for other people? Why don't you let me grow up eating coarse food and vegetables? That way I will feel that marrying into their poor family is a blessing!"

Shen Zhu was crying really hard. She had been raised as a spoiled child, and had learned to read with Shen Ziju. She had read some story books and longed for the life of a talented scholar and a beautiful lady. Of course, she knew that it was a story book and was rare in real life. Moreover, she felt that the talented scholars were all poor students, just like her brother, who had talent and good looks but no money. Shen Zhu preferred gold, silver, jewels, and silk. She wanted to live the life of the ladies in the story books. Then she could only find a rich man, and then have a brother who was an official. In this life, she would be blessed!

But she was engaged. An engaged woman's life is determined. If she marries a chicken, she follows the chicken; if she marries a dog, she follows the dog. If she marries a beggar, she will have to follow him around the streets. If she marries Song Dashan, she will have to do farm work all day long. Gold, silver, jewelry, fine clothes, delicious food, carriages, and servants will only become delusions!

Shen Zhu was unwilling to accept this. She cried so much that her eyes hurt when she thought that her beautiful face would turn into an old woman amidst the daily necessities of life.

"You kid! Speak a little quieter!" Shen Zhang patted Shen Zhu twice and said, "Aren't you afraid of being overheard? Your third sister-in-law is at home today. If you're not afraid of her hearing you and telling everyone about it, then just speak louder!"

Shen Zhu felt even more aggrieved after being slapped twice, but her voice became softer. She said aggrievedly, "Dad, Mom, I don't care. You have to find a way to cancel the marriage for me. I don't want to marry that Song Dashan. Your daughter, with my looks, will be stable if she marries into the city. Wouldn't that also bring honor to you? You were angry with your eldest sister because she married a poor guy, right? Why do you want to send me to a poor guy?"

Shen Youfu frowned and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? What kind of people do you think your father and I are? How can your sister's affairs be related to you? Song Dashan's family used to have some money, but they were all wiped out by a fire. This is fate. If you want to blame someone, blame your bad luck!"

"Yes, I have a bad fate, but my brother has a good fate! Others saved him, but I am the one who has to repay the favor!"

"You girl! Are you blaming your fifth brother?!"

Shen Youfu got angry when he heard what Shen Zhu said. Shen Ziju was his hope, and over time, he became his lifeblood. As a father, he didn't like anyone who said anything bad about him! Moreover, he was the one who did it, and it had nothing to do with his precious son. He was not only unhappy that Shen Zhu blamed him, but also angry that she had angered Shen Ziju. He stared at Shen Zhu with his eyebrows raised.

Shen Zhu only said this because she was furious. Seeing her father angry, she was angry and scared. She lay in Shen Zhang's arms and started crying again.

Before Shen Zhang could say anything, she heard Sun's voice outside saying, "Fifth brother, what are you doing standing at the door? Why don't you go in?" She turned her head and saw Shen Ziju's blue clothes hanging in the seam of the curtain.

"Third daughter-in-law, go back and make your shoes. Are you too dissatisfied? If you are too dissatisfied, cook the meal!" Shen Zhang said. Her voice was not loud, but from the sound of Sun's voice just now, she knew that she was at the door. Sun must have heard it. Sure enough, Sun said that she just had a stomachache, so she came to take a walk, and then she slipped away. Shen Zhang said softly again: "Zi Ju, come in!"

Shen Ziju walked in, bowed to Shen Zhu, and said with a guilty look, "Zhu'er, it's your brother who has implicated you."

Shen Zhu didn't expect Shen Ziju to be listening outside. She thought that she was just blaming him and was afraid that he would be angry. She also thought that if he became an official in the future, she would still have to rely on him, so she wiped her tears and said, "Brother, I just said it at the moment. In fact, we have the same fate. Your marriage is just as unhappy as mine."

Shen Ziju smiled and said, "My parents arranged the marriage, so I dare not be dissatisfied. I will marry a virtuous woman. As long as she is virtuous and can serve my parents well, that's enough."

Shen Youfu's face was filled with regret at this moment. Although he regretted betrothing his daughter to a poor family, he could accept his fate. He really regretted arranging such a marriage for his son. He thought that his son was going to be an official, so how could he marry a village woman? In the future, not to mention marrying a daughter of a high-ranking official, he would even be worthy of marrying a princess! It was all his fault for being so confused at the time!

"Zhu'er, don't worry, my brother will definitely let you live a good life in the future and will not let you be a peasant woman."

After Shen Ziju finished speaking, he bowed to his parents and walked out.

Shen Zhang patted Shen Zhu twice again and said, "You are really hurting your brother's heart! Why don't you just talk about your own difficulties? Why do you bother to mention his marriage?"

Seeing that Shen Youfu was also glaring at her, Shen Zhu lowered her head and said nothing. Besides, she estimated that her parents would blame her even more. Now she didn't feel so aggrieved anymore. She thought that although she was not sure whether the marriage would be cancelled or not, at least the young man promised to take care of her in the future, so her life of luxury was guaranteed!

Shen Ziju returned to his room, picked up the book, but could not read any further. He had thought about his marriage, but he was still young and did not care. When Shen Zhu mentioned it today, a girl's figure emerged in his mind, a very ordinary face, totally unlike the beauty described in the book. He sighed and thought, take one step at a time and marry a virtuous woman. No matter how beautiful a woman is, her beauty will only pass in the blink of an eye and will eventually fade. Only gaining fame, becoming an official, and leaving a good reputation for eternity are what men should pay attention to.

At this time, Shen Ziju did not know that his idea would be shattered soon.