Chapter 250: Not Returning the Silver? Then Replace Him!
Wang Laosan was so irrational after hearing this that he cast a sinister look on Feng and said that he would fight to the death with the Gu family.
"In that case, let's make this matter public! Let your second son hear how his parents plotted against his daughter!"
When these words were spoken, not only Mrs. Feng was panicked, but even Mr. Gu and Gu Liansheng beside her were also trembling with fear.
Gu Zhier was no exception, she also participated in this matter.
She looked at Wang Laosan with fear on her face, and said in a pleading tone, "We are all relatives, and we can discuss everything. My second brother has such a temper. If he knew about this, the Gu family would be in trouble, but would the Wang family be able to get away with it?"
When Gu Lianshan's temper was mentioned, Wang Laosan regained some of his rationality, pursed his lips tightly, and looked very ugly.
Gu Zhier continued to persuade: "If this matter really gets out, I won't be able to explain it to my second brother, and outsiders will also poke us in the spine and scold us!
"What my third sister-in-law did cannot stand up to scrutiny. The boys in your house will be sent to school after the new year. If they really cause trouble, which school would dare to accept them?"
Wang Laosan was so angry just now that he didn't think about these things for a moment.
After hearing what Gu Zhier said, he began to have some concerns.
Feng Shi didn't know what she was thinking about, and she glanced at him sideways: "So what if it gets out? No matter how bad I am, that bastard Second Brother has to call me mother!
Not to mention that I sold his daughter, even if I sold his son, he would have to endure it and bear it! Have you ever seen a son dare to beat and kill his parents?
Wang Laosan, who didn't know the real situation of the Gu family, was really scared by Feng's words.
After thinking about it carefully, I felt that what Feng said made sense.
Feng is Gu Laoer's mother, her biological mother! Not her stepmother!
It was very common for a mother to sell her granddaughter. When she couldn't make ends meet, the first ones she would sell were the girls in the family.
If this matter really gets out, Gu Lao Er really won't be able to do anything to Feng.
Feng added, "If things really get out of hand, my second son won't be able to vent his anger on me, he'll just take it out on you!
"That evil second son has been to your Wang family before, and he alone has made you all submit! Now that he knows that your wife hired someone to kidnap his daughter, he will go to your Wang family with a knife this time and make your whole family see blood!"
These words reminded Wang Laosan, and the memories that had been buried for a long time surfaced. The fear he had towards Gu Lianshan back then also came to his mind, and a chill ran down his spine!
As for the previous idea of fighting to the death, it also disappeared at this time.
But this does not mean that he gave up the ten taels of silver.
"If your Gu family doesn't want to return the money, then find another granddaughter to take over! I don't dare to tie up your fourth daughter anymore, just replace her!"
Substitution?
Feng frowned, but still refused to back down. "We agreed beforehand to only sell Si Ya to you. The deed has already been signed, and you're just going to mess with Si Ya. You want to exchange her? That won't work!"
If she really changed the person, wouldn't she be at a loss? If she wanted to sell her granddaughter again, she could have found another trafficker. Whether it was Qing or Lian, which one couldn't be sold for four or five taels?
If it was someone else, she would have lost four or five taels of silver!
The most important thing is Si Ya. That little whore is standing in the yard over there safe and sound. Every time she thinks of her, she gets so angry that her heart aches!
Just for this reason, she must instigate Wang Laosan to take over Li's unfinished business and continue to find someone to kidnap that little whore!
Unfortunately, Wang Laosan was determined not to kidnap Gu Tang anymore.
In response to Feng's refusal to yield, he directly threatened: "I'm sure you all know what my wife's family does! If you don't change people, I will inform the Li family about this!"
If the Li family makes a move, you'd better be careful. Not to mention your daughters and sons, if you provoke the Li family, no one in your family will be in trouble!"
When the Li family was mentioned, the room suddenly became quiet.
The Li family has been human traffickers for three generations, and they have taken many lives. For the sake of their own daughter, kidnapping a few people secretly is just a piece of cake.
"Mom!" Gu Zhier suddenly spoke, her face pale and unrecognizable.
She and Li had been sisters-in-law for many years and knew a little about the Li family. She walked forward with weak legs and grabbed Feng's hand.
"Mom! Promise it! Let's change people!"
Feng Shi also felt a surge of fear in her heart. With a droopy face, she said unhappily, "That's easy to say. Who else could it be? Right now, the only ones in the house are Qing and Lian!"
Gu Zhier paused, then turned her gaze to her eldest brother Gu Liansheng and asked, "Brother, these two girls are both your daughters. Which one do you want to switch?"
Gu Liansheng, who was named, froze all over and looked away, not daring to look at Gu Zhier.
"It's all fine... You decide. For the sake of my family, I'm fine with anything..."
He hesitated when speaking, obviously not wanting to speak or take responsibility.
Gu Zhier was not disappointed. Her elder brother had always been like this. The reason she asked was to see if her elder brother was willing to give up his daughter.
Now it seems that her elder brother is willing to do so.
"Mother!" Gu Zhier called Feng again, with a hopeful look on her face. "Since big brother has no objection, you can choose any one you like."
Pick one at random...
"How should we choose?" Feng's tone was very bad.
In the past, she would have chosen Lian Yatou without even thinking about it.
Lian girl is not very good-looking, and I'm afraid she won't be able to get much betrothal gifts when she gets married in the future.
But Qing girl is different. She has a pretty face and a good figure. If she finds a good family in the future, she can get a lot of betrothal gifts.
However, now that Qing had done something wrong, not only was her reputation ruined, but she was also punished by the clan. In addition to kneeling in the ancestral hall every day, there were forty lashes waiting for her!
That's not five or ten lashes, that's forty lashes!
If he really received those forty lashes, he would be crippled even if he didn't die!
After much thought, it seems that only Qing Yatou is suitable...
Feng could think of this, and so could Gu Zhier.
Seeing his mother hesitant, he hurried forward and whispered to her, "How about choosing Qing girl? She has a bad reputation now, and there are still forty lashes waiting for her. Let's just find a way out for her!"
Even though she was sold, she no longer had to endure the forty lashes, and at least she could survive. That girl was a calculating woman. If she were sold to a wealthy family as a maid, she might have a better future...."
"Really?" Feng understood the meaning of these words. Her eyes lit up and she looked at her daughter with hope.
"Seriously!" Gu Zhier's tone was firm, but her eyes flickered as she looked at the ground, looking a little weak.
She had worked for Li before, so she knew some things vaguely.
Whether it was the Li family or the Li clan, only girls under the age of ten would be sold to wealthy families as maids.
For those over ten years old, Li would use the Li family's connections to sell them all to brothels. After keeping them for two or three years, or even three or four years, they would be able to receive customers.
The reason for this division is that girls under the age of ten are young and have no opinions of their own, making them easy to train.
Girls over ten years old have some plans in their minds, and it is not easy to train them. If one of them has other thoughts, it will cause trouble for his master.
Gu Qing will be sixteen after the new year. A girl of this age is too old to be sold to a brothel, let alone to be a maid in a wealthy family?
That's a no-brainer!
Unless she is like Si Ya, who is outstanding in appearance and wants to show herself in front of those masters and young masters, she will definitely be taken into the mansion as a maid.
Since Feng didn't notice anything unusual about her daughter, she believed what he said and felt relieved immediately.
This is not selling Qing girl, this is finding a good job for Qing girl!
Looking at Wang Laosan, Feng agreed to the substitution: "We can't afford to offend the Li family, so let's switch people. Take my daughter Qing as the replacement. Although her looks can't compare to that little whore Si Ya, she is still one of the best in the village!"
After Feng agreed to this matter, Wang Laosan's tense spirit suddenly relaxed and he asked hurriedly, "Where is that girl? Bring her out quickly!"
"What are you so anxious about!" Feng was furious again. "How dare you take someone away in broad daylight?!"
Wang Laosan: ...Indeed, in broad daylight, if we really force that girl into the car and make some noise along the way, he won’t be able to explain himself!
"It won't work during the day, then at night, I'll leave at night!"
As he said that, Wang Laosan sat back on the stool, looking like he was waiting for someone.
Feng's eyelids twitched and she wanted to kick the man out!
Gu Zhier hurriedly stopped her and turned to discuss with Wang Laosan, "Third brother, go back first and come back before dawn tomorrow. Qing girl did something wrong, and the clan punished her by making her kneel in the ancestral hall every day, and also punished her with forty lashes! She is now so scared that she has lost her backbone and is afraid of dying under the lashes.
You go back first, and when she comes back this afternoon, I'll tell her that I've found a way for her to survive, so she'll happily follow you! Otherwise, she won't be confused about the pros and cons of the matter and cause any more trouble."
If people can follow happily and honestly, that would be great, as it can save them a lot of trouble.
Wang Laosan pondered for a moment and decided to take a step back.
"Okay! You're my second sister-in-law, so for my second brother's sake, I'll listen to you on this matter! I'll go back now and come back before dawn tomorrow morning!"
After saying this, he stood up and walked out.
Wang Laoer, who came with them, did not follow immediately. Instead, he glared at Gu Zhier with extreme dissatisfaction, thinking that she was being disloyal!
"Why are you saying so much about this? Well, you have to stay at Gu's house again today!"
Gu Zhier didn't want to argue with him, so she explained to him in a gentle manner: "One side is my mother's family, and the other side is my husband's family. We are both brothers. If things really get out of hand, how can I face it at home? If things go wrong, I will be in trouble both inside and outside!"
This makes sense.
Wang Lao Er's expression softened. "You're the only one who's good at talking! Today is your last day, and you have to be back early tomorrow morning! Did you understand?"
"I understand. Tomorrow morning, after I send Qing girl and my third brother away, I will go home immediately."
Gu Zhier also knew that she had indeed been behaving inappropriately these past few days. She had abandoned her husband and children at home and stayed at her mother's house for several days in a row. It was already a big favor that her husband didn't beat her up.
Wang Laoer opened his mouth to say something, but Wang Laosan's voice came from outside the house. He called him twice in a row, urging him to come out and go home quickly.
Hearing the urging, Wang Laoer swallowed the words on his lips, turned around, lifted the curtain and left the house.
Gu Zhier also followed him out and saw him off to the gate of the courtyard.
Watching the two brothers get on the ox cart and drive the oxen eastward, Gu Zhier watched them for a long time before returning to the house.
…
The ox cart moved slowly towards home. Wang Laosan frowned and remained silent all the way.
When they arrived at the entrance of Wangzhai Village, he asked Wang Laoer to get off the car and walk home.
"Brother, we're already at the village entrance. We're only a few steps away from home. You can walk back by yourself."
Wang Lao Er was stunned when he heard this: "You're not going back?"
"I won't be back for now. I'm going out to do something." Wang Laosan took out a small string of copper coins from his arms, about twenty of them, and stuffed them directly into Wang Laoer's arms.
"Use it to buy some wine. If Mom and Dad ask where you've been, just tell them you forgot to buy some oil and salt, so I went to Bei'an City to get some."
"Ah!" Wang Lao Er, who had won the copper coin, grinned so hard that his teeth showed. He patted his chest and assured his third brother, "Don't worry! I will keep it a secret for you. Don't let Mom and Dad get suspicious!"
As he spoke, he stuffed the copper coins into his arms, then jumped off the ox cart and waved at Wang Laosan, signaling him to go.
Wang Laosan nodded at him and continued driving the ox cart forward.
Looking at the route, it is indeed heading towards Bei'an City.
Not long after they left, Wang Laosan looked back, but his second brother was no longer visible.
He waved the reins and made the cow turn into another road.
This road leads to Yong'an Town, where Li's maternal family, the Li family, lives.
He took out a folded piece of paper from the secret pocket at his waist, and when he unfolded it, it turned out to be a contract of sale.
There are several signatures at the bottom, including Li’s, Gu Zhier’s, and the Gu family’s entire family!
Obviously, this indenture was the same one that the Li family and the Gu family had signed before, and the person being sold was Gu Tang.
Wang Laosan could only barely recognize a few simple-structured characters, but after being married to Li for so many years, although he had not made any progress in other aspects, he still recognized the three characters "selling one's body indenture".
Li had always carried this indenture with her.
But on the first night before entering the city, Li suddenly put the indenture contract into a box and gave it to Wang Laosan for safekeeping, saying that there were too many people at the winter fair and it would be troublesome if it was lost.
Wang Laosan, who took on the task of keeping the indenture, did not tell his family about this. It was not until Li disappeared that he took out the indenture and carried it with him.
Li must look for her. If he relies on himself to find her, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. There is a 99% chance that he will not find her.
If the family members were to join in the search, then the fact that Li and the Gu family had colluded to sell Gu Lianshan's daughter would definitely be revealed.
This matter is different from other matters. The fewer people who know about it, the safer it is. Once more people know about it, it will spread everywhere sooner or later.
Therefore, when it comes to finding people, the Wang family cannot be relied upon and one can only count on the Li family.
It’s just that... the Li family has a bad temper, and the old lady in the family loves his wife very much.
If he knew that Li was missing, he would probably be implicated and scolded.
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