Little did they know that the original owner of the house did so much chores. Even the two-year-old Mo Zhixia was sensible enough to help her mother with the chores, while the children of the eldest and third Mo brothers were playing outside every day.
Xu Cuihua loved the eldest son Mo the most, because he was her first son and helped her gain a firm foothold in her husband's family. The third son was eloquent and could coax people, so he was treated preferentially. Xu Cuihua was coaxed into being happy, so Mo Haoyue would give them more subsidies.
The second son and his wife were honest people who could not say nice things, so the second son's family was not liked. When they went home, they had to do housework. Especially the original owner (the fourth son's wife) made her most dissatisfied, so naturally she did not like the original owner's daughter.
"If you dare to sell Xia Xia, I will fight you to the death," Mi Xia said angrily.
The fourth son's wife actually dared to talk back to her. Mi Xia was usually the weakest person and didn't dare to say a word in front of her. But today she actually talked back to her. Xu Cuihua was so angry.
"You are so naughty, fourth son's wife. You have no right to speak here. I will beat you to death." As she said this, she found a branch in the yard.
"She is my daughter. Why do you sell her? You must force us mother and daughter to death. If you dare to sell Xia Xia, I will fight you." Mi Xia stared at Xu Cuihua fiercely.
"Tell me why, just because you and your daughter have been eating and living at my expense for the past two years." Xu Cuihua was frightened by Mi Xia's eyes and muttered softly.
"Xia Xia, how much can a baby eat?" Mi Xia was speechless. How much can a baby eat?
"No matter how much she eats, she won't eat anymore." Xu Cuihua said with a roll of her eyes.
"What are you arguing about? Don't you feel ashamed?" the village chief said as he walked with his hands behind his back, followed by many villagers who came to watch the fun.
"Village chief, I want to divide the family. My mother-in-law wants to sell Xia Xia. Now Mo Haoyue's whereabouts are unknown. I only have this one daughter. My mother-in-law won't let us live," Mi Xia cried and wiped her tears, perhaps affected by the original owner's emotions.
Suddenly, she felt her hand being grabbed by another hand, and then she realized that Mo Zhixia had come over. She squeezed her palm and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, Xia Xia. Mom will protect you and won't let grandma sell you."
께 girl grabbed the corner of Mi Xia's clothes and nodded obediently.
"Xu Cuihua, is this how you treat Xia Xia? Xia Xia is so young, how much food can she eat from you? Don't think I don't know what kind of life they live every day. They work the most and eat the worst."
"This is your son's daughter. Your son is a hero of the country, but you are selling his daughter at home. Are you so poor that you have to sell your granddaughter? Aren't you afraid that you will be arrested for selling the family of a soldier?"
The village chief's words left Xu Cuihua speechless. She was afraid that she would be arrested. Life had finally gotten better, and she couldn't go to jail.
Mi Xia didn't want to be wronged, so she took advantage of the situation and said, "Village Chief, I want to split up and move out with Xia Xia. I'm afraid there's really no way for us to survive here."
Xu Cuihua thought that she couldn't sell this loss-making item today, and felt sorry for the 60 yuan. She had promised her daughter to buy her a new dress, but she was still afraid of being arrested.
"You bitch, you still want to divide the family? You can do it, but don't even think about taking my family's food. I tell you, my son has been killed by you, and you gave birth to such a money-loser. Take this money-loser of yours and get out of here right away. The farther the better, so that I won't be unlucky if I see you." Xu Cuihua put her hands on her hips and cursed.
"Mom, I have been busy in this family for more than three years since I got married. I used to do housework with my second sister-in-law after school, but my younger sister is 18 years old and still doesn't go to school. All the housework at home is done by my second sister-in-law and me."
"You and the eldest and third sisters-in-law can rest after coming back from work, but what about me and the second sister-in-law? There is endless housework to do. Did I say anything? Now you want to sell Xia Xia, and I can't bear to leave my daughter, so you want to divide the family. Am I wrong?" Mi Xia cried with tears and snot.
"Isn't it your responsibility to do housework after you get married? If you don't do it, do you want me, your mother-in-law, to do it? Which daughter-in-law doesn't do housework?"
"That's too much, Xu Cuihua. Mi Xia has been working in the fields for more than three years and has been doing housework when she comes back. We have all seen it. If you want to divide the family, you must divide the food." The village chief couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up.
Before the village chief had finished speaking, Xu Cuihua quickly interrupted: "There is not enough food for our family. The food she brought was eaten up by her mother and daughter. You can divide the family property. Give them the old house, and don't think about anything else."
Xu Cuihua's heart was bleeding with pain. If she hadn't quickly interrupted the village chief, he might not have known what to give them.
"But, I just want the old house and nothing else, but I don't want to divide the family or sever ties. If you agree, let's sign a document now." Mi Xia said calmly.
"Girl, that's not possible. You have no food and no money. Where will you eat and live? No one has lived in that old house for more than ten years. It's in tatters now." The village chief couldn't understand why Mi Xia did this, and asked in confusion.
Without waiting for Mi Xia to reply to the village chief's question, Xu Cuihua quickly replied, "Okay, take this money-losing thing of yours and leave quickly. We won't keep it."
"Don't you think this girl is stupid? What will she eat without food? Not to mention shelter. I passed by a few days ago and saw that the wall was about to collapse." said a woman who was watching the fun.
"Oh, this way of dividing the family is really a waste. How can mother and daughter survive without food?"
"This Xu Cuihua is nothing. This girl can do everything except not giving birth to a son. When my mother-in-law was harassing me, I didn't do as much work as this girl did."
"Who said no? I didn't expect this girl to agree to this way of dividing the family. If they really divide the family, these two mothers will starve to death."
Seeing that things had developed to this point, the village chief had no choice but to go home and write the receipt in triplicate. He kept one copy, Mi Xia took another copy and put it directly into the space, and Xu Cuihua took the last copy.
"Thank you, village chief. You have worked hard," Mi Xia took the little girl's hand and bowed to the village chief.
"Don't be like this, girl. Mo Haoyue asked me to take good care of you before he left. I didn't expect these things to happen. It's hard for you and your daughter.
"By the way, I'll go home and get you some sweet potatoes later, so you can eat them for a few days." Although the village chief couldn't understand why Mi Xia did this, he still said to Mi Xia while thinking about their current situation.
"No need, Village Chief. I'm going to take Zhixia back to live with my brother." Mi Xia was really touched by the village chief. At that time, no one could get enough food, and the village chief, as a slave, could still give out food to support the mother and daughter. The original owner's mother-in-law only wanted to sell Zhixia. Why was her own grandmother worse than a slave?
"Okay, since you have the intention, I won't stop you. You haven't had lunch yet, so go to my house and eat something before going over." The fourth daughter-in-law of Mo Lao Si has become more assertive. She didn't resist when she was rubbed like that before, so it's better this way now, the village chief thought to himself.
"No need, Village Chief. I've already troubled you all morning. I won't bother you any more. I'll take Zhixia to my brother's house first."
After Mi Xia finished speaking, she said to 께 girl, "Zhi Xia and the village chief say goodbye." 께 girl obediently waved to the village chief.
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