Chapter 100

Zhen Zhen laughed:

"You want the betrothal gift from the Cao family. Isn't that easy? You don't just have Su Xiu as your daughter. Su Qin is not young anymore. I think it's just right to marry her to Cao the Fool."

Old Lady Su's eyes widened. "How can this be possible? How can my daughter marry a fool?"

"Why not? The Cao family is well-off. Although Cao Shazi is a little bit stupid, he is obedient, sensible and easy to control. He dares not go west if you tell him to go east. In my opinion, if you marry Su Qin to him, you will have a good life and you don't have to worry about Cao Shazi eating, drinking and gambling outside. Such a good son-in-law will never come back again. Sister Su, don't be foolish!"

Old Mrs. Su was so angry that her heart ached. Why didn't Zhen Guizhi play by the rules?

Her own daughter is so beautiful, wouldn't it be a waste if she married him to a fool?

Old Mrs. Su wanted to marry Su Xiu off, not only for the dowry, but also for another shameful reason.

In the past few years, she noticed that Su Qiang's eyes were looking more and more strange when he looked at Su Xiu. Several times, he even collected Su Xiu's underwear and hid it in the house. Every time Su Xiu went out to work, Su Qiang would follow her quietly.

Old Mrs. Su didn't feel sorry for Su Xiu, but she was afraid that if things got out of hand, the Su family would have a bad reputation in the village. If she married Su Xiu off to someone far away, Su Qiang would give up the idea.

Her son is a good son, but that damn girl Su Xiu is too attractive and always flirts with Su Qiang.

How could Su Qiang, a good man, resist her seduction?

"Zhen Guizhi, don't talk to me about other things. You messed up my Su Xiu's marriage, so you should pay me back!" Old Mrs. Su sat on the ground, clearly intending to blame the Meng family. "My son needs surgery on his leg. If he delays any longer, he'll die! Today, if you don't give me an explanation, the three of us will hang ourselves at your doorstep!"

Zhen Zhen laughed, "Okay! Let's hang her! Sister Su, you came in a hurry and didn't have time to bring a rope, right? Daguo, go get a rope for Sister Su, and remember to help her tie the knot. Don't let Sister Su hang herself and get tired!"

Meng Daguo suppressed his laughter and said, "I know, Mom. I'll go get the rope right away."

Old Mrs. Su was very angry. "Don't think I don't dare. When I hang myself here, the police will come to trouble you."

"So many villagers saw it. You wanted to hang yourself. Who could stop you?"

Zhen Zhen threw the rope in front of them, "Hurry up and hang them up! Whoever doesn't hang himself up is a grandson!"

Old Mrs. Su couldn't get down from the stage and looked at Su Qiang for help.

Seeing that they were not willing to take the soft approach, Su Qiang decided to use the hard approach. He put his hands behind his back, took out a kitchen knife from under the stretcher, and slammed it on the ground.

"If you don't pay today, don't even think about leaving this door alive!"

Su Qiang is a bully who was spoiled by his parents since he was a child, and everyone in the family obeys him in everything.

Sometimes when his parents didn’t give him money to gamble, he would threaten them with a kitchen knife, and they would always give him the money.

Su Qiang felt that the Meng family was the same. Rich people like this were most afraid of trouble. As long as he acted a little more aggressively, the Meng family would definitely spend money to eliminate the disaster.

Seeing that Zhen Zhen didn't say anything, Old Lady Su thought she was frightened, so she chimed in:

"I advise you to take it easy. My son can kill people when he gets ruthless. Even I can't control him! If he hurts you, don't blame me for not warning you!"

After hearing this, the two Meng Daguo brothers became really angry.

How dare Old Lady Su threaten Zhen Zhen! Mother is the enemy of the three brothers.

Isn't this seeking death?

Since ancient times, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. Su Qiang was very proud and felt that he had secured the money today!

Who would have thought that Meng Daguo turned around and took out a kitchen knife without saying a word. The kitchen knife that Su Qiang brought was the one used to cut pork at home, and it was very blunt, but the one Meng Daguo took was a pig-killing knife, which was curved and had a shiny blade, and it looked extremely sharp at first glance.

Su Qiang looked at the blade and couldn't help shivering. "You...Meng Daguo, what are you doing?"

"What? What do you mean?"

Meng Daguo had a dark face, like a demon from hell, and scared Su Qiang so much that he almost peed himself.

Su Qiang pointed at the pig-killing knife tremblingly:

"Meng Daguo, you are crazy! Killing is against the law!"

"Breaking the law? I have many brothers. If I kill you, I will pay for your life. When I go to jail, my two brothers can still take care of my mother." Meng Daguo pointed the butcher knife at Su Qiang's neck and sneered, "But if you die, your parents will have no son to take care of them in their old age. I might as well kill you all three!"

Su Qiang never thought that the seemingly honest Meng Daguo was actually a madman.

"Don't come over, don't come over!" Su Qiang had injured his leg, which was already infected. Now he was frightened by Meng Daguo and actually urinated on the spot.

Old Mrs. Su was also terrified. She rushed forward and grabbed Meng Daguo's arm, "Someone's been murdered! Someone's been murdered! Report it to the police!"

Li Decheng, who had just arrived, saw how frightened Old Lady Su was and could not help but frown and said:

"Mr. Su, you outsiders dare to come to our village to cause trouble. If we in Batou Village tolerate this, we will be the grandsons!"

Old Man Su never thought that Batou Village would be so united. "You...you are bandits! I will report you to the police and have you arrested!"

"Catch us?" Gouzi stood up with a pitchfork in his hand, "Do you really think that the people in our Batou Village are all vegetarians?"

"That's right! Don't even think about walking out of Batou Village standing today!"

"Batou Village is not easy to bully!"

The villagers were talking to each other, some were carrying hoes, some were holding sickles, kitchen knives, etc., and everyone had a tool in their hands!

Not to mention how much the Meng family has helped the village and how everyone depends on the Meng family for food, but the fact that people from other villages come to Batou Village to cause trouble is particularly outrageous in the eyes of the villagers!

If the Su family really succeeds, there will be more such incidents in the future. No one wants to be a shrinking turtle and be looked down upon by others!

If the villagers don't unite, they will be the ones bullied in the future!

Old Mrs. Su was so frightened that she stood up with trembling legs. "You...if you dare to do anything, I will, I will die in front of you! Ah..."

As they were talking, Zhang Cuihua came out with a dung bucket. Before Old Lady Su could say anything, Zhang Cuihua poured the bucket of dung water onto Old Lady Su.

Old Mrs. Su was nearly dizzy from the smoke.

Old Man Su stared with his eyes wide open. When he saw Old Lady Su being splashed with feces, he didn't dare to move, for fear that he would also be fed feces.

Su Qiang was like a quail being strangled.

"You...you Meng family are bullying people!"

Old Mrs. Su was soaked in feces, and she was extremely dirty. Her mouth was full of stench. She was already very angry, and what made her even more uncomfortable was that Old Man Su and Su Qiang stood there motionless as if they were dead! This father and son are just bullies at home. They are rampant and violent at home, but they are nothing outside!

Old Lady Su scolded, "Zhen Guizhi, you want to make this thing a thing of the past, right? Fine! If you want to stop Su Xiu from getting married, I'll accept it! Anyway, my Su Qiang has a broken leg, and he won't be able to find a wife in his lifetime, so I will marry Su Xiu to Su Qiang and let him be his daughter-in-law! If you don't want to marry her to a fool, then marry her to a cripple. As long as she is my daughter, she will never be able to escape from my palm!"

In the original novel, Zhen Guizhi was a disgusting person. She gave her only daughter to someone else to raise, so that her daughter hated her when she grew up.

Zhen Zhen had never been with Su Xiu, so she couldn't say that she had any feelings for her, but she couldn't just watch Su Xiu jump into the fire pit.

This Su Qiang is not a good guy. He is Su Xiu's younger brother in name only. If Su Xiu marries him, her life will be over.

Zhen Zhen stood up and said coldly:

"Don't you just want money? I can give you money, but I want to bring Su Xiu back."

Old Mrs. Su’s eyes widened. Zhen Guizhi actually wanted to recognize her daughter?

Doesn't she only like her son?

It was Zhen Guizhi who took the initiative to give Su Xiu to her.

Old Lady Su rolled her eyes and said, "Okay, five thousand for one!"

"Five thousand?" Zhang Cuihua spitted and cursed, "How dare you, old Bideng! Everyone in your village told me that you feed Su Xiu sweet potato vines and cornmeal all day long. She eats worse than pigs. She doesn't even cost you ten yuan a year. You have raised her for more than 20 years. Five hundred yuan should be enough. Five thousand yuan! Pah! Do you think we are being taken advantage of?"

Old Mrs. Su was anxious. "We are poor, and the poor should live a poor life! No matter how bad her food is, it is what I saved from my teeth. At least I didn't starve her to death, right? I raised her to this age. Even if I didn't give her the grace of giving birth, I still owe her the grace of raising her! Anyway, my son won't be able to find a wife if his leg can't be cured. Su Xiu is beautiful. If you don't agree, I will let Su Xiu be my daughter-in-law!"

Su Qiang's eyes lit up, and he suddenly felt itchy in his heart when he thought of Su Xiu's long legs and thin waist.

He had liked Su Xiu for a long time and wished that Su Xiu would be his wife.

Zhen Zhen frowned: "Five thousand is impossible. Considering that you have raised Su Xiu for so many years, I can only give you two thousand at most."

"Two thousand? You're just paying a beggar! Your family is so rich, you want to buy your daughter back for two thousand?" Father Su snorted, "Five thousand, not a cent less!"

Li Decheng stepped out to smooth things over, "Then everyone should take a step back."

Father Su frowned: "Why do we both take a step back?"

"Five thousand is too much, two thousand is too little, then three thousand! Three thousand should be fine, right?"

Father Su was so angry that his beard stood up straight. "Three thousand? You're buying vegetables on the street? You can bargain! Five thousand can't be less. My son needs to spend money to treat his leg and marry a wife. All these are bills! Su Xiu may have done something in our family, feeding pigs, sweeping, washing clothes, growing vegetables, farming, river work, she can do anything! She is the worth of a whole family. If she is gone, who will we two old people rely on?"

Old Mrs. Su chimed in: "Five thousand! Exactly five thousand! Not a cent less!"

Zhen Zhen smiled, "Okay, five thousand, I promise! But you have to send Su Xiu back first."

Old Mrs. Su was eager to send Su Xiu away as soon as possible. She was afraid that her son would lose control and cause a scandal.

The county town is so small, if things get really out of hand, her son will definitely not be able to find a wife, and if he can't find a wife, he won't be able to give birth to a fat grandson. Who will the Su family rely on to carry on the family line?

Zhen Zhen winked at Meng Daguo and his two brothers, and the three brothers nodded in unison.

When Meng Daguo brought Su Xiu back, Mrs. Su's eyes lit up, "I've returned her to you. Don't default on the 5,000 yuan you promised me!"

"Don't worry, I won't lose a cent!"

Zhen Zhen asked Li Decheng to be a witness. She wrote a contract to settle the matter and asked Mrs. Su and Father Su to sign it.

Mrs. Su and Father Su were illiterate, so how could they understand what was written on the contract? They could only rely on Su Qiang, but Su Qiang was also a half-baked person. He dropped out of school after graduating from elementary school, so how could he recognize such complicated characters? They were too embarrassed to say in front of so many people that they couldn't understand, so they had to bite the bullet and sign.

After Su Qiang signed, Zhen Zhen paid them five thousand yuan. It was the first time that Old Mrs. Su and Old Man Su saw so much money. They counted it more than ten times before they could figure it out.

The family left happily without even looking at Su Xiu.

The more Mrs. Su and Mr. Su thought about it, the happier they became. On the way back, they were still saying that they had made a great fortune by raising a daughter named Su Xiu!

She didn't have to spend money on food and drink, and she was able to work. The family's farming and pig raising were all dependent on her, and she even made 5,000 yuan from the sales.

Raising a concubine is a lucrative business.

The family of three was thinking about how to spend the money.

After treating Su Qiang's leg, there will be more than 2,000 yuan left, enough to marry a beautiful wife! And give the Su family a big fat grandson, and life will definitely get better and better.

When Mrs. Su thought that she could be considered a half-million-yuan household, she was so happy that she smiled straight to her eyes.

It was a dark and windy night. The three men walked to a dam and were about to quicken their pace to run back. Suddenly, everything in front of them went dark, and sacks were put on the three men. Then fists rained down on them.

The robber seemed to be annoyed by the stench on Old Lady Su, so he changed from punching her to kicking her.

The three of them were howling in pain, screaming like pigs being slaughtered.

After a long time, the robbers let them go.

Su Qiang opened the sack and took a look. "Mom! Oh no! The money is gone!"

"What!" Old Lady Su opened the bag and saw that half of the five thousand yuan inside was missing! "Damn it! They took all that money! Old man, did you see who robbed me?"

"I'm in a sack, how can I see?" Father Su's face was swollen, and he was so angry that his heart ached. "Da Qiang, did you see it?"

"I don't have eyes behind my back. Ouch, it hurts so much!"

There seemed to be something in Su Qiang's mouth. When he spat it out, it turned out to be two bloody teeth.

"It must have been done by the Meng family! Damn it, how dare they do this behind my back! I'm going to report it to the police right now!" Old Man Su got up in anger.

Old Lady Su grabbed him and said, "Call the police? You have no evidence!"

"So that's it?"

"Old man, if the villagers knew we had money, they would definitely want our money. If we ran into those criminals and they killed our whole family, we would be finished! I say, we should hurry home and pack up, go to the post office early tomorrow morning, and save the money for our son's medical treatment!"

Old Man Su was so angry, but he was afraid of causing trouble. After thinking it over, he could only swallow his anger and went home with a sigh.

When Su Xiu returned to the Meng family, she did not give Zhen Zhen a good look.

Zhen Zhen was not angry either. It was not the first time that she had been blamed for the original owner's mistakes. From Su Xiu's perspective, she had been abandoned since childhood and had difficulty growing up in the gap. Why should she be nice to Zhen Zhen?

Zhen Zhen asked Jiao Huilan to clean up a room and gave the down quilt on her bed to Su Xiu.

Jiao Huilan knew that she was restrained, so she patted the quilt and said with a smile:

"This down quilt was made by my mother using duck down from her down jackets. It's thin and warm, unlike cotton quilts that make you feel suffocated. This one still smells like my mother."

Su Xiu kept her head down the whole time. She was so hungry. The Su family knew that her marriage was ruined and they didn't even let her eat. Old Mrs. Su said that if she dared to eat the steamed buns secretly, she would poison her with rat poison.

Su Xiu had been hungry all day and her stomach had been rumbling for a long time, but she was too embarrassed to speak up.

The Su family is not her home, nor is the Meng family. If Zhen Guizhi liked her, she would not have sent her to the Su family.

Su Xiu thought of this, her eyes were filled with tears. Just wait! When she becomes strong, she will take revenge on Zhen Guizhi and make Zhen Guizhi regret abandoning her!

Eh? It smells so good!

When Su Xiu looked up, she saw a bowl of hot pork rib soup noodles in front of her.

A whole piece of leg bone that is so tender that you can even suck out the marrow is fat but not greasy, with a rich aroma, and is occasionally garnished with garlic sprouts and carrots, which is very appetizing.

Forget it, let’s talk about revenge after I finish eating pork rib noodles!