Chapter 113 What to do
Zeng Xiaoyan's heart skipped a beat. "Could they really dare to kill someone? Killing someone means paying with your life. Aren't they afraid at all?"
Xu Zhichun said, "It's not that I'm not afraid. It could be a momentary mistake, or it could be accumulated over the years. There will always be a time when the victim can no longer endure. One day, maybe—"
Maybe one day it will be the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
Zeng Xiaoyan asked Aunt Zhu'er, "What happened next? What happened to that family in your mother's village?"
Aunt Zhu'er said, "What can we do? They said the daughter-in-law died of a sudden illness, and that sudden death is unlucky, so they burned her overnight. Her family came and made a scene, and I heard they paid a few taels of silver as compensation. The dead cannot be brought back to life, so the matter was over."
Zeng Xiaoyan was cold all over.
Xu Zhichun patted her gently and said hurriedly, "Don't worry too much. After all, your second sister is from the Zeng family. The Lou family wouldn't underestimate this marriage and wouldn't dare to go too far."
Zeng Xiaoyan shook her head. "Sister Zhichun, you haven't seen how vicious that woman is. After hearing what Aunt Zhu'er said, I think she's even more hateful than the whole family in Aunt Zhu'er's hometown. If she keeps going like this, sooner or later my second sister will have her beat to death."
Liang Mingliang listened to their discussion while driving the car. At this moment, he turned his head and agreed: "Yes, I think so too!"
That old woman was really too vicious, cruel, and like a demon, as if she wanted to eat people.
Right.
After hearing what her husband said, Zeng Xiaoyan became even more panicked. She wanted to ask her husband to turn the car around and run to Loujia Village to snatch her second sister and Qiao'er away, as if her second sister and her daughter would be beaten to death by that old woman if she was a step slower.
She held back.
"Sister Zhichun, I don't know what to do. You always have ideas, can you help me think of a solution?"
Xu Zhichun: “.”
Zeng Xiaojuan’s case is really difficult to deal with.
Her parents don't care, her husband's family is evil, she is weak-willed, and has a young daughter to hold her back. No matter how she looks at it, she has no way out.
However, if this kind of thing happened to an unrelated person, people would just sigh and let it go.
After all, no one can interfere in other people's affairs.
But that was Xiaoyan's sister, and he had met her once. How could he bear to watch such a kind and gentle woman go to her death?
Aunt Zhuer understood, coughed, and said tactfully: "Xiaoyan, this is the Lou family's family affair after all, take your time, don't be anxious."
Zeng Xiaoyan understood immediately and felt a little embarrassed. "Sister-in-law Zhichun, I was anxious and asked everything, which really made things difficult for you."
It’s not easy for her, as a younger sister, to get involved, let alone Sister Zhichun, who is a complete outsider?
Xu Zhichun felt a little guilty after she said that. He shook his head and smiled, "You treat me like one of your own. There's nothing to worry about. As long as the Lou family still cares about the relationship with the Zeng family, they won't dare to go too far. You don't have to worry too much. As for the future, it depends on your second sister's own wishes."
"If she wants to stay in the Lou family, no one can stop her. If she wants to break away from the Lou family, as long as she has made up her mind, we can work together to find a solution and won't let her face it alone."
Zeng Xiaoyan said sadly: "She can't bear to leave Qiao'er"
She realized that Qiao'er was her life.
Xu Zhichun: "Then find a way to take Qiao'er with you."
Zeng Xiaoyan was shocked: "Is this—okay?"
"That old woman from the Lou family looks down on the little girl and may not care about blood relationship. Just talk to her when the time comes and see what conditions she proposes."
If there is something to talk about, there is nothing to be afraid of.
Bloodline?
The ancients valued bloodlines, but sometimes bloodlines are nothing.
Otherwise, what about those who sell their children?
But the most important thing is Zeng Xiaojuan’s own attitude.
Zeng Xiaoyan suddenly understood: "Sister-in-law Zhichun is right. I'll save more money. That bitch just wants some money. I'll just give it to her."
She turned around and patted Liang Mingliang on the back. "I saved my own money. Do you have any objections?"
Liang Mingliang shook his head like a rattle, "How could that be? Qiao'er is my niece too! Seeing her so pitiful, I want to beat up that old woman."
The three women couldn't help laughing.
Xu Zhichun reminded him, "Don't let on that you're willing to pay yet. It would be bad if they ask for too much. It's not that late yet, so just wait and see. If that day ever comes, I can still help you with some."
Aunt Zhu'er also said: "I can do that too."
Zeng Xiaoyan felt warm in her heart and smiled: "That's great, it's not in vain that I met you."
Finally, something happy.
Because I spent some time going to Loujia Village, I was very busy after returning home.
Fortunately, I don’t need to go up the mountain to dig konjac today, which saves me a lot of trouble.
When the sun was about to set, everything was ready, and Zeng Xiaoyan and the other two said goodbye and went home.
Uncle Yang Ming and his son Yang Xiaoan are here.
"Madam Xu! Madam Xu!"
Uncle Yang Ming did not enter the yard, but called out loudly outside the yard.
He was a widower and Xu Zhichun was a widow, so people's words were scary.
Xu Zhichun came out quickly, "Uncle Yang Ming, what's going on?"
Uncle Yang Ming smiled and said, "That's right. The konjac has all been planted. I told Chunfen that there's no need to dig them up and plant them tomorrow. Look."
Xu Zhichun smiled suddenly and said, "I've been busy lately. I've been thinking about this for the past two days and I'll be asking about it soon. I've calculated the wages and will give them to you tomorrow. By the way, I mentioned earlier that I want to hire you and your son to help look after the konjac fields. Would you consider it? You'll just have to check on the fields every few days to see if they've been damaged by people, livestock, or wild animals, if any plants are dying, if they need weeding, if they're short of water, and so on. The monthly salary will be two hundred wen. If there's anything else that needs to be done, I'll pay extra. Since we have a lot of land now, if we need weeding, watering, and so on, I'll hire someone else to do it. You and your son will help supervise the people who are doing the work, and make sure they do it well and cleanly. You'll also be paid extra for that. If you're willing, we'll discuss the specific details and the circumstances in which we'll add extra money. Then we'll have the village head witness and sign a deed. Go back and think about it, and let me know whether you'll do it or not."
Before Xu Zhichun finished speaking, Uncle Yang Ming and his son Yang Xiaoan were already nodding excitedly.
"Don't think about it, don't think about it! Zhichun, I can do this, I will definitely do it for you."
Yang Xiaoan was so happy that he forgot to be shy. "Sister Zhichun, two hundred wen is enough for the wages. No need to add more."
Yang Mingan: "Yes, yes, yes! Xiaoan is right!"
I just go to the fields every now and then to check on them. It's not a big deal at all. Planting and harvesting dozens of acres of land is very tiring, but just taking a casual walk to check on the situation is easy.
It’s no problem to go there once a day.
I can earn two hundred coins in just this month, which is like pie falling from the sky.
They feel bad about taking the money, but if they need to do something else, they are happy to do it. Only after they do it do they feel at ease with the money.
(End of this chapter)
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