Even if he noticed, Song Lao Er wouldn't take it to heart.
I'm about to have a sum of money in my hands, and I'll be able to eat and drink well every day. Why would I care about what other people think?
Perhaps these people are smiling at me because I'm so happy today, and they want to share in the joy.
Thinking of this, Song Lao Er became even more smug. He slung his satchel over his shoulder, hummed a little tune, and strolled home, chatting leisurely with people he met.
But as soon as he entered the courtyard, he was stunned.
He saw his mother and wife squatting on the ground, circling around like dogs chasing their tails.
"Mom, what are you playing? It's quite interesting." Song Lao Er laughed heartily.
Old Gu and Young Gu had been walking like ducks and doing frog jumps all morning, and now they were trying to spin like tops. They were drenched in sweat, exhausted, pale-faced, and barely alive.
Seeing Song Lao Er return, Old Madam Gu was like a drowning man grasping at a straw. She plopped down on the ground and burst into tears, crying, "My son! You're finally back! If you had waited any longer, you would have been collecting your mother's corpse!"
Beside her, Madam Gu was no longer shy. She hugged Song Lao Er's leg and cried, "Husband, we're all being tortured to death by that little slut!"
Song Lao Er, feeling dizzy, said, "...You guys aren't playing?"
Sitting in the main room, Song Lao Er didn't even have a sip of water before the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law grabbed him and started yelling and cursing, gesturing and crying as they recounted their story.
He was already quite drunk from drinking, and the conversation between his mother and daughter-in-law, tinged with emotion, was incoherent. His already somewhat intoxicated mind became even more muddled.
It took him a while to hear what the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were saying. One of their sentences, "That little bitch Song Liyun jumped into the water," immediately sobered him up.
He sat up abruptly and asked urgently, "You said Liyun ran out of the house this morning and even jumped into the water outside the village? Where is she? Where is she?"
He wasn't worried about his niece's life, but rather about the money they had just agreed on. If Song Liyun died, his money would be lost.
When Granny Gu saw that Song Lao Er didn't care at all about her being beaten and only asked where Song Liyun was, she was furious. She gritted her teeth and said, "That bitch has a cheap life. How could she die? She just thrashed around a few times to scare people and then got up. I don't know what she's doing in the kitchen right now."
My son! You little slut, you've really beaten your mother badly. You must stand up for your mother.
I said, "Let's not send her to the Xue family to enjoy a life of luxury. She should stay home and work. I'm going to skin her alive."
Hearing that Song Liyun was safe and sound and hadn't run away, Song Lao Er was relieved. As long as she was alive, the money would be there.
He seemed not to hear Granny Gu's words about keeping Song Liyun at home, and just clicked his tongue and said: Old Ghost Xue really is a jinx to his wives.
The steward of the Xue family said that since Master Xue had lost three wives, he would have to check the birth chart of any new wife he was to marry to see if she was born with a strong birth chart, in case she was also cursed to die young.
So the Xue family only paid a deposit of two taels of silver, and the pickup wasn't scheduled for tonight as he had expected, but rather three days later, when they would have to choose a date to come and pick him up.
If someone threatens suicide by jumping into the water before even being married, and the Xue family finds out, the deal will definitely fall through, and their money will be gone.
The thought of Song Liyun running out of the village to commit suicide that morning filled Song Defu with lingering fear.
He glared at Madam Gu with some annoyance: "All you do is throw tantrums and act like a spoiled child all the time. When you really need someone, you can't even keep an eye on one person. It's better to feed a dog than keep you!"
Madam Gu was both angry and aggrieved: "You make it sound so easy. That wretched woman was born to do manual labor and has a cruel heart. She kicked her mother unconscious with one kick."
"Son! Go and give that bitch a good beating, avenge my son and me!" Granny Gu urged, her face pale. She had truly been tormented today.
Despite being a farmer, he had lived a life of luxury for decades, never setting foot in the fields except for a few rows of vegetables in his yard.
At that moment, I felt as weak as noodles, and even getting onto the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) was difficult.
Hearing his mother urging him to go and beat up Song Liyun, Song Lao Er rubbed his throbbing temples and furrowed his brows.
"How did she manage to mess with you all by herself? She even knocked you unconscious with one kick? She might as well fly to the moon."
"You can't even lie properly. I told you all last night that when Er Ya comes back, you can't beat or scold her. You have to talk to her nicely." Song Lao Er said irritably.
Second Sister is already a member of the Xue family, she's very valuable!
Fifty taels of silver!
With this money, Shui Rong could prepare a more elaborate dowry, Xiao Bao could attend the best school in town, and she could enjoy drinking and leisure at her leisure.
As for the Gu family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's claim that Song Liyun beat them, Song Lao Er didn't believe a word of it.
He knew very well what kind of people the two women in his family were; they had never suffered a loss in fights or insults in the village, and they always had the upper hand in any situation.
Now, with just two people guarding Song Liyun, it's a piece of cake. If anyone's going to fight, it'll be Song Liyun who gets beaten.
Women who care about their families are all liars!
In the past, whenever the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got into a fight with someone, their clothes would be disheveled, their faces would be covered in claw marks, and they would even tear out a few strands of their hair before they would stop.
Now, apart from being a little pale, a little tired, and having messy hair, my mother and daughter-in-law are perfectly fine. They're not at all like the people who said they were dying.
Little did Song Lao Er know that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were suffering in silence.
They were indeed not beaten.
Song Liyun simply pinched their elbow joints through their clothes, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's arms felt both painful and numb, unable to exert any strength.
The courtyard gate was tightly closed. They couldn't escape, and no one cared when they cried for help. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were helpless.
After being tormented by Song Liyun for a while, he cried and gave in, obediently walking with a duck-like gait.
The morning dragged on endlessly until Song Lao Er finally returned. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, who had never suffered a loss, naturally sought revenge.
Now Granny Gu wants Song Lao Er to go and beat up the little slut who's hiding in the kitchen, even if it means killing or maiming her and not selling her for money.
Seeing that Song Lao Er was unmoved, Granny Gu became really anxious. Ignoring her weak limbs, she pounced over and started scratching: "You heartless bastard, your old woman's wife is being bullied and you don't even care."
That little slut isn't even a member of the Xue family yet, and you're already so spineless.
When she marries into the Xue family, will you have to kneel down before her every time you see her?
"You heartless bastard, if you're not going to help, you might as well strangle me first."
She suffered a loss at Song Liyun's hands and dared not provoke her, but she still held considerable prestige when dealing with her own son.
After a few swipes, Song Lao Er's face was bruised.
Seeing her husband's face about to turn into a rag, Madam Gu jumped up and down anxiously, "Mother, don't scratch Fu-ge, he still has to go out to discuss business."
Song Defu also became anxious.
My mother has a strange temper and is ruthless, but that only applies to outsiders.
He was her only son, whom she usually doted on like the apple of her eye, never even touching a hair on her head. She was never so serious as to do this today.
He covered his face and shoved Granny Gu away, jumping up and down and yelling, "Alright, stop yelling and screaming. I'll beat her up right now to vent your anger. And don't even think about asking me for money again."
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