Chapter 466: Kicked Out of the House
Excluding a few aunts who married into the village, there are only three brothers in the Xia family.
The brothers did not divide the family property. The eldest brother was in charge of the farmland, and the second brother was in charge of the food and drink for the several families in the family, as well as the servants.
Both of them are smart people, only the third couple are the dumbest.
The third son followed the tenant to work in the fields every day, and his wife and daughter followed the cook to do housework. They also used the produce from the farm to raise chickens and ducks to exchange for money, and they lived a very peaceful life.
If they were kicked out of Xia Village, he and his wife would have nowhere to stay.
Xia Laosan's face was pale and his fists were clenched so tightly that they made crackling sounds.
The eldest brother has four sons. Xia Hong is the eldest son and the most promising person in the Xia family.
Not only did he find a marriage for Xia Jie'er, he also asked the second son of the second house to take people to the grassland. I heard that they would get a large sum of money in a month.
I only have one daughter, and when I get old I will have to rely on my nephews from other families for support.
But Mr. Song is also a good person. Although he is seven years older than my daughter, he is considerate to her.
In addition to the betrothal gift paid to the government, he also secretly bought clothes, shoes and socks for himself and his wife, and gave them a few taels of silver to help them.
He couldn't speak against his conscience.
"Brother, I..."
Before Xia San Lao could explain, Xia Da Lao had already slapped him: "This is the disaster you brought upon yourself. If you want to stay in Xia Family Village, let Hongxia divorce this person!"
Xia Lao San was stunned, covering his face!
Xia Hongxia, who was standing against the wall, screamed, "No, uncle, I don't want to be separated."
She pushed aside her cousin and his wife who were still blocking her way, rushed to Song Dekui, hugged his thin waist, and shouted regardless of anything: "If you really love me, take my parents away and take care of them until the end of their lives, otherwise I will die here!"
When these words were spoken, everyone in the room was shocked. In the Wu Dynasty, it had never been heard that a son-in-law would take care of his father-in-law until his death.
Hongxia is an only child, which means she will never have an heir.
The Xia family has already determined that the third son of the Xia family will have to rely on the other two families for his retirement, so they dare to force him so unscrupulously.
Song Dekui patted Xia Hongxia, who was holding him, and asked in a serious tone, somewhat surprised, "Do you really want your parents-in-law to leave?"
Xia Hongxia nodded and said with tears in her eyes, "I know my parents-in-law will definitely not agree. As long as my uncle can rent a house in Qingping Town, my parents can work and support themselves. When they get old... we can just find a place to bury them."
Boss Xia simply couldn't believe his ears. How could this niece who was always silent at home become so bold just after getting married?
He rushed over angrily and raised his hand to hit Xia Hongxia: "You shameless bastard."
Boss Xia's hand was held by Song Dekui.
Song Dekui pushed her hard and said, "Hongxia is my wife. Who told you to hit her? If you do that again, I will tell the people from Mida New City not to come back!"
Looking at Xia Hongxia hiding behind Song Dekui, Boss Xia's face turned black with anger. "Okay, I can't control your wife, so I want a divorce. And don't even think about returning the 100 taels betrothal gift."
"No, brother, I don't allow divorce! Hongxia is my daughter!" Xia Lao San finally shouted.
He has been a coward all his life. His daughter's marriage was arranged by his nephew. He knows very well how this marriage came about and what the Xia family got.
She just thought that her son-in-law was a good person, and her daughter would not suffer any loss if she lived like this, and she couldn't be more stubborn than the first and second wives.
But they had only been married for a few days and now they wanted to divorce for their nephew. This was simply leaving no way for Hongxia to survive.
At this time, even a clay figure would be sparked.
Beside her, Hongxia's mother, who had been so anxious that she almost fainted, finally regained her breath and said, "My daughter is not a stone for you to kick at will. If you want her to divorce, you want our lives."
"Then all of you get out of here!"
Boss Xia was furious...
Song Dekui was driven out, along with his wife, father-in-law and mother-in-law.
They had no packages, let alone bedding or valuables, not even rags or clothes. They were just a few naked people.
Fortunately, the carriage that Song Dekui rushed over was not swallowed, and the person standing next to him kept sneezing.
"Get in the car! Your life won't be easy if you stay here!" Song Dekui asked Xia Laosan and his wife to get in the car.
Xia Laosan looked dazed and didn't even know that Song Dekui pushed him.
He still hasn't come to his senses and wondered why he was standing on the side of the road like this.
Song Dekui didn't have time to deal with him. He turned around and urged Xia Hongxia and his mother-in-law Li: "Hurry up and get in the car. We have to leave immediately."
Li looked at his forehead and said distressedly, "Mr. Song, your forehead is still bleeding!"
Song Dekui shook his head, shaking off a few blood beads: "It's okay, I can still hold on. Hongxia, take your parents away."
The Xia family just went crazy.
Although he was powerful, he was alone. When the Xia family saw that he was really going to take the third branch away, they blocked the road, pulled and tugged, and kept cursing.
The adults knew what was going on, and they didn't dare to actually take action when they thought of the group of people on the grassland. They just pulled and scolded them, but the children were ruthless.
Especially Xia Hong's ten-year-old son, who attacked from behind with a door bar. If Xia Hongxia hadn't blocked it for him, his forehead would not have been a cut, but a split open.
Amidst the sounds of beating and scolding, the third branch of the Xia family was in a state of disarray.
Xia Laosan got into the car like a wooden man and left Xia Village.
An hour later, Song Dekui's carriage did not return to Qingping Town, but appeared on the official road to Suijin Town.
Li had never left the house, and Xia Hongxia had only been to Qingping Town, where she was "fallen" into Song Dekui's arms by her cousin. The next time she went there, she would get married in a sedan chair, and she didn't even see the road clearly.
Xia Lao San came back to his senses at this moment, looked at the unfamiliar road outside and said in surprise: "Master Song, where are we going?"
He had been to Qingping Town, so he naturally knew the way.
Song Dekui said, "We are going to Suijin Town. We need to hurry on the way, otherwise we won't be able to stay at the post station tonight."
"Suijin Town?"
Xia Laosan was petrified. Didn’t he say he would rent a house for himself in Qingping Town?
Song Dekui only thought of going to Suijin Town after he caught the bus.
The Xia family lost Xia Hong, and now Xia Lao San is gone. They are still angry and don’t think much of it. The Xia family will react by tomorrow at the latest.
Without Xia Hongxia and Xia Lao San, how could Mr. Song, the son-in-law, control things?
Moreover, his son on the grassland has not returned yet.
By then, they will definitely come to make trouble again.
In addition, Song Dekui also thought of Xiaoyun’s second uncle Song Defu, who, along with Xiao Gu and Song Xiaobao, had been "missing" for more than a year.
In the past, Song Dekui believed that Song Defu had run away with the silver, but now he was sure that Xiaoyun would not let him get away with it.
It was precisely because Xiaoan and Daping were no longer hostages that Xiaoyun acted so freely.
Now, he also wants to hide his ties so that the Xia family will have nowhere to find them.
There is another most important reason, which he is reluctant to explain, and that is the matter of the son-in-law supporting his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
He didn't care about providing for his father-in-law and mother-in-law in their old age. Xia Lao San was only forty years old now, strong and able to work, and it didn't cost much money a month.
If it were in Qingping Town, it would always be an embarrassing issue for both families, and acquaintances would bring it up when they met... It hurts!
There is only Suijin Town and Mida New City, a place where no one knows me.
Xiaoyun's business is booming, and he will have less and less time to return to Xiaoshi Village in the future. It doesn't matter if he becomes a son to the Xia family's elders.
He didn't say this explicitly, but he just lived there.
(End of this chapter)
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