Liu felt a dull ache in her heart, but she still hardened her heart.
He pushed Su Xiaoxi back, saying, "Look at yourself! You can eat and sleep well, but you can't do anything right. What use are you?"
"Just as annoying as your older sister. The Su family is your true home. Stay away from here in the future and never go to Daohua Village again."
After saying that, Liu brushed away Su Xiaoxi's hand that was holding her sleeve and left without looking back.
"Aunt, Aunt..." Su Xiaoxi cried.
At this moment, some nosy villagers ran over and whispered in Wang Pozi's ear, "Your eldest granddaughter has really been arrested. I heard she's about to be beheaded. The whole town is talking about it."
Granny Wang exclaimed in surprise, "Really?"
"Hey, would I lie to you? If you don't believe me, go to the village entrance and stop people to ask. Everyone who came back from town today knows."
Granny Wang's eyes darted around. It seemed that this matter was true. If she really got dragged down by that jinx, it would be troublesome.
Granny Wang pointed at Su Xiaoxi, who was about to leave, and shouted to Su Zheng, "Stop him!"
Su Zheng stepped forward and grabbed Su Xiaoxi, who was chasing Liu Shi.
Madam Wen's face immediately fell. "Mother, what are you doing? Are you really going to raise this little cripple?"
Granny Wang was silent for a moment, then placed her hand on Su Xiaoxi's shoulder and stared at his face for several breaths.
He really is different now; he's become much rounder, and it seems he can really eat a lot.
Staying at home and not being able to do chores is just a burden, so it's better to...
Ziwu squinted at Wang Pozi, only to see that Wang Pozi also turned her gaze towards her.
"I can let you take Su Xiaoxi away, but I won't hand Fangfang over to you. Once Su Ruanruan is beheaded, Fangfang will be my only granddaughter."
“I’ll use Su Xiaoxi to pay off the money his sister owes you. They are siblings, so it’s only right that he should pay it back.”
Zi Wu raised an eyebrow. "You're really good at making things up. How could a child with an injured leg be worth more than ten taels of silver? I wouldn't even get that much if I sold him to a slave trader, would I?"
Granny Wang said, "How is it not worth it? He's only six years old now. If you let him work for you for the rest of his life, he's worth at least ten taels of silver, right?"
"Don't let his leg injury fool you, he has both hands and can do a lot of work."
Zi Wu sized up Su Xiaoxi, pretending to be deep in thought.
The child was very quiet. Even though he knew he was about to be sold, he stopped crying and stared longingly in the direction Liu had left.
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Old Wang, aren't you afraid of retribution? You actually used a child to pay off a debt!"
Granny Wang also got anxious, "This is a matter for the Su family, what business is it of yours?"
The village head of Maoshan Village had been there for a long time, watching quietly.
"Ms. Wang, have you thought it through?" he asked.
Wang sighed, "Village head, you've seen my family's situation. We only have a few acres of poor land, and now Wen is pregnant again. We really don't have any extra food to take care of her."
"Isn't it only right to use him to pay off his sister's debts? Besides, he can at least get a hot meal at the tofu shop. It's not like I, an old woman, have mistreated him, is it?"
She then looked at Ziwu, "I wonder if the shopkeeper has made up his mind?"
Ziwu stroked her chin. "I still lost out on this deal. Compared to this child, I prefer the one in that concubine's belly."
"Don't even think about it." Su Zheng shielded Wen Shi behind him.
"Only Su Xiaoxi, take it or leave it."
Purple Mist sneered, "It's not impossible for me to suffer this in silence, but... I have one more condition."
"What?" Granny Wang asked.
"I not only want you to give me Su Xiaoxi, but I also want you to give me Su Ruanruan!"
Su Zheng was surprised, "Isn't Su Ruanruan going to die? What do you need her for?"
"What does it matter if she dies? I can just sew her head and body back together, and that will be fine..."
Ziwu cleared her throat and changed her words, "Some places have the custom of ghost marriage. I will sell her body to someone else and barely make a tael or two of silver, so that I won't lose too much."
"If you agree, sign a document in front of everyone to sever ties with them. If you don't agree, that's fine too. I don't want Su Xiaoxi, I don't want Su Ruanruan either. I only want the child in that concubine's belly and Su Fangfang."
Seeing her mother-in-law hesitate, Zheng quickly said, "I agree, how can I disagree?"
She quickly pulled Su Fangfang over, and this time the other guys didn't try to take her away from her.
"Mother, it's good to break off the engagement with Su Ruanruan, so that her affairs won't affect Xiaoqiang and Fangfang's marriage. Please agree!" Madam Zheng tugged at Su Zheng's sleeve.
Su Zheng, who rarely shared the same thought as Zheng Shi, urged, "Mother, just agree!"
He whispered again, "Mother, even if Su Ruanruan isn't at home, Zhang Dashan doesn't know, and he'll still send us..."
The two exchanged knowing glances.
Zheng was comforting Su Fangfang and didn't notice them, but Wen's eyes trembled almost imperceptibly.
As dusk settled and the sun began to set, Ziwu finally obtained what she wanted.
After the carriage left the territory of Maoshan Village, they finally saw Duan Zhuang, Liu Shi, and Duan Sanzhu waiting under a locust tree.
Zi Wu lifted the curtain, and a waiter stepped forward to help Su Xiaoxi down from the carriage.
"Cousin, I missed you so much!" Duan Sanzhu immediately came up to her and hugged Xiao Xi.
"Cousin, I thought even you didn't want me anymore." Su Xiaoxi held back her tears for a long time, her eyes were wet, and she quickly wiped them away with her sleeve.
"You are my little brother, how could I not want you? You are a man, you are not allowed to cry."
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