Chapter 175: Propose
Deng Shaoyao kowtowed in the direction of Qin Huiyin: "Thank you, sister."
Qin Huiyin quickly moved aside: "Don't kneel down all the time, I'm not much older than you."
Deng Shaoyao said: "As soon as we entered the village, we heard people talking about my sister. They said that my sister is a very smart person and more capable than many men. Today, my sister showed me a clear path, and I will remember this kindness in my heart."
"Peony, do you really want to go to the county government? But what if they don't accept you?" Tang Caiyun was worried.
"If they don't accept me, there are other wealthy families who will. As long as I stay away from that father, my life will be better than it is now." Deng Shaoyao said firmly, "Mom, if I stand up for myself, he won't dare to beat you. When I make money, I will go and ask for news about my elder and second sisters."
Tang Caiyun covered her face and cried: "I am useless and cannot protect you sisters. If I could give birth to a son, your father might not be like this now..."
Li Taohua rolled her eyes and said, "Shut up, luckily you didn't give birth to a son, otherwise it would be even more tragic."
"Sister Luwu, the sugar-water eggs should be ready. Let's go and bring them over." Qin Huiyin pulled Tang Luwu away.
Tang Caiyun was particularly afraid of Li Taohua. The last time they met, she was lying on the hospital bed, breathing her last breath and her mind was blurred. When she woke up, she saw Deng Gui lying on the ground rolling in pain. At that moment, she was moved as never before. At the same time, she also knew that there were women in this world who could crush men. When she met her new sister-in-law again today, she found that her aura was even greater than she had imagined.
Tang Luwu and Qin Huiyin brought over the sugar-water eggs.
In order not to embarrass the other party, Qin Huiyin made five servings and gave each person a bowl with four eggs in each bowl.
"I don't like this." Li Taohua said disdainfully, "You'll get fat if you eat this."
As she spoke, she shared the sugar-water eggs in her bowl with Tang Caiyun and Deng Shaoyao.
"I'll have my uncle drive you back in a bullock cart later. They will be unhappy if you don't get the money. Consider this hundred coins as a gift to you, and you don't have to pay it back. But this is just the first time, there won't be a next time.
"Sister-in-law, I..."
"I don't want to hear you talk." Li Taohua interrupted her mercilessly. "I don't like a word you say. Shaoyao, your mother is not in the right place. You can listen to what she says if you like. If you don't like it, don't listen. Also, you have to buy something for yourself when you go to the county government. Here is a hundred coins. Keep it for yourself and don't give it to them. You have to keep it well. If they find it, I won't be responsible."
"Aunt, this hundred coins is a loan from me. I will return it to you later." Deng Shaoyao took it with both hands.
"This is your aunt's support for you, you don't have to pay it back. If you live a good life in the future, come to visit your aunt and buy some food and daily necessities for her, I won't refuse your kindness. Take it and keep it well."
Tang Caiyun ate the sugar-water eggs in big mouthfuls, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.
How long has it been since she had eaten something so delicious?
Whether it was eggs or sugar water, those were not things she and her daughters could touch.
Qin Huiyin and Tang Luwu finished eating the eggs.
"Mom, Third Grandpa is old, how about I send my aunt and cousin back?" Qin Huiyin said, "I can drive a bullock cart, too."
"The reason why I call you Third Grandpa instead of Tie Niu and Jie Ba is because he is the oldest. No one will gossip if he sends your aunt and Shaoyao back. The roads over there are difficult to travel on, and it's not safe for you to go. Your Third Grandpa has been driving a ox cart for decades and is very experienced. I know you don't want your Third Grandpa to suffer, and I rarely bother him now, letting him enjoy his old age. It's not a special situation today that I would bother him to go there." Li Taohua said.
"Then I'll go with Third Grandpa! You guys can take care of things at home anyway, so let me go out and get some fresh air. I haven't been to other villages yet!"
"Okay, then you can go with your Third Grandfather!"
Mr. Tang San was fishing with his old friend. When Qin Huiyin found him, there were already several big fish in the bucket.
When Master Tang San saw her, he smiled and said, "Yin girl, look at the size of the fish today. Let's have grilled fish tonight. The grilled fish you made is so delicious and goes really well with wine."
"Okay, I'll make grilled fish when I get back in the evening."
"You're going out?"
"It's not me, it's us." Qin Huiyin gave a brief account of what happened just now. "I wanted to send my aunt and cousin back to the village, but my mother was worried and said that the road was not easy to walk on, so I asked my third grandfather to accompany me."
"Third Grandpa is enough on his own. You take a good rest here and prepare to make grilled fish."
"No, that won't work. If you want to sneak out and play by yourself without me, I won't be happy. It's still early now. We can make grilled fish after we send them there. Let's go now."
Master Tang San said to Old Man Song beside him, "Stubborn donkey, I'm leaving first. You can fish slowly."
Old Man Song hummed, "Let's go!"
Master Tang San grabbed a big fish and put it into Old Man Song’s bucket.
It was too late for Old Man Song to stop him. Third Master Tang picked up his bucket and ran very fast, more agile than a young man.
Qin Huiyin laughed so hard that her stomach hurt, and she squatted down and laughed for a long time.
Master Tang San was far away and said to Qin Huiyin, "Stop laughing, Yin girl, and hurry on your way."
"Third Grandpa, I think my worries are unnecessary. Your health is much better than that of my Uncle Tang." Qin Huiyin wiped the tears from laughing and strode after him.
A rare smile appeared on Old Man Song's serious face.
"You are already in your 60s, but you are still so unruly."
"Grandpa Song, we're leaving first. See you later."
"Little girl, thank you for taking care of that old guy." Old Man Song said, "I can feel that he has been very happy recently."
"Grandpa Song, you should be happy too."
Old Man Song watched the old and the young figures leave, turned around and looked at the calm lake.
Are you happy?
He is old and a little redundant to his children. It doesn’t matter whether he is happy or not or whether he is alive or not.
Qin Huiyin and Mr. Tang San drove a ox cart to see Tang Caiyun and her daughter off.
Tang Caiyun hugged Deng Shaoyao's arm and said, "Shaoyao, have you really thought it through?"
"Mom, if I can really work in the county government, Dad will definitely not sell me out, and he won't even dare to bully you anymore. Believe me, the path my cousin gave me is the best path for now."
"You are the only one I have. If you say yes, I will listen to you."
"Dad sold my two elder sisters, and the traffickers took them to another place. I want to find them, but I have to make money. If I make money, I will take you to live somewhere else. We don't want him." Deng Shaoyao said, "Mom, we are both women, but my aunt can live so freely, why can't you? My cousin can live such a sunny and happy life, why can't I? Don't say it's fate. I don't believe in fate. I believe I can decide my own destiny."
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