"Stop hitting him. He'll be sent there soon. What if he gets hurt?"
He Aimin saw He Mei lying half-dead on the ground and was afraid that she might be beaten to death.
That’s a betrothal gift of fifty yuan.
It was really lucky for her, an illiterate country girl, to get a dowry of fifty yuan.
What if I get injured and the other party wants to cancel the engagement? I have already spent the money and I can't just cut off my own flesh and blood to compensate them.
"You haven't seen how worthless she is. People say you should kneel to your ancestors, to heaven and earth, and to your parents and elders. But she's kneeling to a piece of trash that no one wants. Isn't this just trampling on my face?"
"Just teach him a lesson. There's still a lot of work to do in the fields."
Luo Quanxiang stopped as expected after hearing this.
Sitting in the fields, panting.
He Mei lay on the ground, gazing at these so-called family members with gritted teeth.
That look made He Li a little scared, but thinking of how good He Mei was to her, she bit her lip and walked forward.
With the help of He Li, He Mei stood up tremblingly and continued to dig sweet potatoes while enduring the pain.
Given Luo Quanxiang's personality, the two sisters naturally had no dinner.
He Mei took out the sweet potatoes she had secretly hidden from the haystack, and the two sisters shared half each.
The sweet potatoes are very crispy and make a crunchy sound when you take a bite.
Fortunately, the snoring in the room was deafening and covered them up, otherwise they would not dare to chew out loud.
"Go to sleep after eating. You have to get up early tomorrow."
He Mei took a piece of rag of unknown color and covered He Li's belly with it.
He Li only had one set of clothes. She had been working in the fields and had wet her pants today, so she washed them and was hanging them out to dry in the yard.
As for the old clothes given by the Su family, they had already been confiscated by Luo Quanxiang.
She herself couldn't explain why she gave it to Luo Quanxiang. Maybe it was to get a word of affirmation from Luo Quanxiang.
At this time, He Li was lying naked on a bed made of several wooden boards, sucking her fingers that had taken the sweet potato, and completely ignoring He Mei's muttering.
Soon He Li also began to snore softly.
He Mei lay on the bed, staring blankly at the dilapidated roof. If she looked carefully, she could see the twinkling stars outside.
Not knowing what she was thinking of, she jumped up and took out a half-worn piece of clothing from the corner.
She decided to get married tomorrow.
Maybe getting married can help me escape from this suffering.
The next day, it was still dark.
He Mei picked up her bag and tiptoed to go out, but was caught by Luo Quanxiang who was constipated and couldn't sleep.
Seeing He Mei's posture, Luo Quanxiang was confused.
He cursed, "You are an ungrateful and heartless person. You are willing to work like a slave for others. Do you have any heart at all?"
Without even having time to wipe his butt, he picked up his pants and chased He Meiman around the yard to beat her.
She hadn't defecated for four days and felt like her stomach was about to burst.
As a result, none of them were easy to deal with and kept causing trouble for her.
"Mom, I was wrong. I just wanted to take the clothes to wash."
"You think I'm blind? Why don't you use a basin or bucket to wash clothes? Why do you use a bag instead? I raise chickens that lay eggs for me. What's the point of raising you?"
He Mei was hit by a barrage of sticks, and Luo Quanxiang turned a deaf ear to her pleading.
I heard that the broom was broken, and He Li, who got up late, was not spared.
It was the neighbors who couldn't stand it anymore and went to mediate, saving He Mei.
Su Qing didn't see He Mei for several days at work.
It was He Li, who limped along with a basket, picking sweet potatoes behind He Zhong, and then fell on the cart.
The dried sweet potatoes that had been drying in the fields like shoe insoles were also collected. It was said that a lot of them were stolen and eaten, so the village chief simply had them transported to the drying yard to be cut and dried again.
Strength lies in numbers, and in just half a month, the sweet potatoes were stored in the granary.
In less than half a month, sweet potato vines were planted in the field again.
Su Qing finally understood why people of this generation would look disgusted when talking about sweet potatoes.
If you eat sweet potatoes twice a day, almost non-stop for 365 days a year, you will eventually vomit them no matter how much you like them.
She got tired of it after only three or four days.
Besides, eating too many sweet potatoes will also cause more farts. When I go to work, I hear farts here and there, and when I get home I have to listen to the farts of several children.
Even the fireworks in my dreams sounded like farts.
As soon as the double harvest was over, He Mei was sent to the man's home by Luo Quanxiang.
She had no dowry, no wedding banquet, and left the house wearing the most tattered clothes in the house.
He Mei cried all the way, not knowing whether she was crying for the heartless behavior of her family or for being separated from her original family.
After He Mei got married, He Li became Luo Quanxiang's next target of enslavement.
When Su Qing sat in the yard, he could always see He Li passing by with a basket on her back.
Time and time again, his little face was red and his dry hair stuck to his forehead with wetness.
When I was tired, I would sit at the door of the Su family and watch the Su children jumping rope in the yard.
"Who are you and what are you doing sitting here?"
He Wen wanted to come and play with Si Ya, and then he saw He Li peeking at the door.
When He Li saw the person coming, she hurriedly picked up her backpack and was about to leave.
"Xiao Li, let's go to my sister-in-law's house and play." Li Xiumei beckoned He Li to her home. "Xiao Wen, I'll ask your aunt Xiao Li to play with you later. Don't always go out with those bad people, you know, they will lead you astray."
He Wen wanted to refute her mother's words, but was frightened when she met Li Xiumei's eyes.
"Yes, mother, I understand."
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