Chapter 61 Cutting Meat with a Blunt Knife
Outside the county government office.
Tiezhu paced back and forth anxiously.
After being driven away by the officials several times, he had no choice but to wait at the back door of the county magistrate's house.
He knocked on the door and stuffed a few copper coins into the doorman's arms.
"Brother, I'm from Taoxi Village. Can you help me find Li Dalang?"
After a while, Li Dalang came out jogging.
A little unexpected.
"Tiezhu! Why is it you?"
"Da Lang... I have something to talk to you about..." Tie Zhu lowered his eyebrows and eyes, feeling a little embarrassed. His mother couldn't escape the responsibility of Li Da Lang's second brother being raped this time.
But there is no other way except to find Li Dalang.
There are two sick people at home, and a lot of money is spent.
If I don't find a job, my son and I will have to stop taking medicine.
But he went to Master Tao's house several times, only to hear that Master Tao had not been home for five days.
His family members are also missing.
He had no choice but to come here and ask, "Da Lang, do you know where Master Tao went? I haven't seen him for several days."
Li Dalang helps the county magistrate raise horses, so he can go back when he has a day off.
They are all from the same village and have been friends since childhood.
Master Tao’s affairs are no secret.
Seeing Tiezhu so anxious, he told him everything he knew.
He leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Master Tao has been imprisoned by the county magistrate. He has been locked up for several days. I heard he has connections with those kidnappers. I don't think he'll be able to get out..."
A bolt of thunder struck.
Tiezhu stood there in a daze.
It's over...
His job is over!
Li Dalang patted his shoulder and said, "Tiezhu, what do you want to see Master Tao for?"
Tiezhu opened his mouth.
After a while, he thanked Liu Dalang and staggered away.
Don't dare to stay for a moment.
When he returned home, he heard his mother calling him heartbreakingly.
"Tiezhu...my son, where have you been? Don't you care about your mother anymore?"
Sometimes she called him and sometimes she called Wu Huaer.
But the daughter-in-law acted as if she didn't hear anything and was embroidering in the yard.
Tiezhu was furious and yelled at his wife, "Wu Huaer, are you deaf? Didn't you hear your mother calling you?"
"Oh! Is she calling me?" Wu Huaer looked up at him.
Looks innocent.
Tiezhu was so angry that his body was shaking, and he suppressed the frustration and anger in his heart.
"Hua'er, can you please be reasonable?"
"If you don't take care of Mom, how can I go out to work without worry? Even if we have mountains of gold and silver at home, they will all be eaten up. How can we still live like this?"
Wu Huaer's eyes were filled with tears, and she chuckled, "Live together! You still want to live together with me?"
Tiezhu had never seen his wife like this before, and it made him feel cold.
"Hua'er, what's wrong with you?"
"Wang Tiezhu, don't think I don't know what you and your mother are planning. Isn't it just that you think Heiwa has become stupid, so you want to abandon him and divorce me and marry someone else?"
Wu Huaer has a loud voice.
He was talking to Tiezhu, but actually he was saying it for Aunt Wang to hear.
"Well! If that's the case, then let's not live like this anymore. You don't have to divorce me. Let's get divorced! Hurry up and marry someone new. I won't serve you anymore!"
Tiezhu's chest felt as if it were hit by a heavy hammer.
His feet went weak and he could hardly stand, leaning against a pillar.
The voice trembled.
"You...you heard everything?"
Wu Huaer lowered her eyes and said nothing.
She and Tiezhu are childhood sweethearts, which is why she can endure the torture of her mother-in-law.
It’s all because of Tiezhu’s sincerity towards her.
Now... he actually wants to divorce her!
"Hua'er, where can you go if you get divorced? How can you survive?"
Tiezhu saw the determination in his daughter-in-law's eyes and tried to win her back with reality.
His father-in-law's family would never allow a divorced or abandoned daughter to return.
Even if her parents were willing, her brother and sister-in-law would not agree.
Wu Huaer smiled tearfully and said, "That's right, I can't go back to my parents' home, but I have hands and feet. Madam Lu is raising three children by herself, and I only have one. How can I not survive?"
Tiezhu wants to say that you are different.
But he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips, raised his hand and swore to the sky.
"Hua'er, I swear to heaven, by my mother, and by the ancestors of the Wang family, I have never thought of divorcing you. You are the only one in my life. I will never divorce you, nor will I divorce you. If you break this oath, I will die a miserable death..."
He just wanted to please Kuan Niang, so he agreed without hesitation.
He's not stupid either.
He knew that if he couldn't make up his mind, the flowers would probably leave him.
Tiezhu is not wealthy, nor is he a romantic man.
How can I afford to marry one again and again?
Besides, I'm afraid I'll never find someone as devoted to her and kind-hearted as Huaer.
Huaer is still angry with her mother.
It will be fine once the anger subsides...
Wu Huaer was stunned for a moment.
Who would swear by his mother and ancestors and break the oath?
I’m afraid my ancestors would jump up and beat him.
That’s all!
It was because he was forced into a corner that he said that.
If they really got divorced, she really didn't know where to go.
Lu Qingyao is good at doing business and managing accounts, and she is also good at hunting wild boars and beating up people with evil intentions with a stick.
But she is Wu Huaer.
I can't do anything!
She still has this self-awareness.
She also secretly asked Lu Qingyao.
People say that there are thousands of ways to survive, and there is no need to go to that step unless it is necessary.
It benefits others but also makes things difficult for yourself.
My mother-in-law is paralyzed.
No matter how powerful you are in talking, you are just a chicken without feathers.
It is finally her turn to be the head of the Wang family!
As for her mother-in-law, cutting flesh with a blunt knife is the most painful thing.
Take your time!
He stood up, handed the chair to Tiezhu, and helped him sit down.
"Okay! Husband, if that's the case, then let's live a good life. But you have to listen to me in the future. We can discuss everything. You are in charge of the outside affairs, and I am in charge of the inside affairs. If you trust me, I will take care of the house and mother, and you can go and do your work outside..."
Seeing that his wife had given in, Tiezhu was so happy that he hugged her in his arms.
I promised, "Okay, as long as you don't leave, I will listen to you in everything!"
"Bang~~~"
Suddenly, cursing and smashing sounds were heard from the house.
"Unfilial son! He forgot his mother after getting a wife... Unfilial son... Ungrateful... All of them are ungrateful."
Tiezhu was about to go in when he was stopped by Wu Huaer.
"Husband, leave this to me! Aren't you looking for an errand?"
Tiezhu nodded.
Wu Huaer continued, "I heard that Sister Lu is harvesting bamboo shoots. The big ones are fifteen cents a pound, and the small ones are ten cents a pound. You can go and dig them. You can harvest forty or fifty pounds a day and earn several hundred cents!"
"Really?" Tiezhu was skeptical.
He has been busy taking care of his mother these days and hasn't paid much attention to what's happening outside.
"Will she accept my bamboo shoots?"
"You think everyone is as petty as you are? Under such circumstances, you were very generous to send Heiwa back. If it were me, I would definitely strangle him to death..."
Wu Huaer watched her husband's expression change, then realized she had strayed off topic. She continued, "I went to ask personally, and Sister Lu said that it's unreasonable to refuse customers when you're open for business... What are you hesitating about? It's still early, go!"
After Tiezhu left, Wu Huaer went to her mother-in-law's room...
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