Yuan Suijun said: "Brother Zhang really cares about women. In order to redeem Ashu's life, he is willing to give a hundred taels."
"It's a pity that he is willing to use this money to keep concubines, but he is not willing to use it on his relatives."
One hundred taels!
To the villagers, this is not a small number. Most families in the village have less than one hundred taels in total.
The villagers were stunned. They saw that Su Yuewei was usually very frugal. In order to make more money, she often lit lamps and did needlework. They thought that the Zhang family only had a glamorous appearance and did not have much money. Didn't you see that Su Yuewei only wore coarse cotton clothes during the Chinese New Year?
The reason why Zhang Chengwang is brave is not because he has no money, but because he is unwilling to spend money on his family.
Fortunately, they had exaggerated their wish to be kind and kept Su Yuewei away, but it turned out that they were all hypocritical.
This is still a scholar, he is worse than them. If they have this money, they will definitely use it to buy fields to improve the quality of life of their family.
Zhang Xinghua was originally eavesdropping in the room, but when she heard the news, she couldn't sit still and rushed out of the room. She raised her head and looked at Zhang Chengwang with an accusing expression, "Brother, it turns out that during this time at our house
You can’t even eat meat because you want to take a concubine?”
"You have a hundred taels of concubines, why don't you have any money to prepare a dowry for me?"
Every time she mentioned the dowry at home, her eldest brother would get angry, saying that as an unmarried woman, she was concerned about the family property and was unruly. He also complained that the family didn't have much money.
After working on it for a long time, he was worried that her asking for a dowry would delay him from raising a concubine. He was her biological eldest brother, so her future was not as good as that of a concubine?
Zhang Xinghua felt that the majestic image of her eldest brother in her heart was shattered, and she was extremely hurt.
The villagers present couldn't help but marvel. This home was an eye-opener for them, and it was worse than poor people like them.
Su Yuewei was also injured like Zhang Xinghua. She clutched her chest and her eyes were filled with tears. She said she would save money for the provincial examination, but it was all a lie. It turned out that Ashun's dirty tricks had deceived his mind when he saved money.
Ashu had not even walked through the door, but he was fascinated by him, making him wish he could hold the beauty in his arms. If he really walked in, would there be room for her to stand in the Zhang family? I'm afraid he would demote her as a wife.
As a concubine, make way for her.
After Su Yuewei got married, she endured the humiliation and suppressed her temper to be a virtuous wife, in order to be a glorious wife in the future. No matter what, she could not sit back and watch others rob her of her achievements.
She looked sad and cried in her voice, "Chengwang, do you really want to take a concubine?"
Zhang Chengwang has a splitting headache. The current situation is already very unfavorable to him, but his sister and wife are still causing trouble for him. Do they think his reputation is not bad enough?
Didn't they see that something was wrong with the way the people around him looked at him?
Zhang Chengwang maintains his identity, and always has a sense of superiority when facing the villagers in Lushan Village who do not understand ethics, thinking that they are just farmers digging in the dirt, uneducated and uncultured. However, now he is being pointed out by the villagers he looks down on.
Being despised by them made his self-esteem extremely unbearable.
What do these villagers know? What qualifications do they have to accuse him?
Zhang Chengwang took a deep breath, suppressed the blood boiling in his throat, and his voice seemed to come out from between his teeth, "Weier, that's just a misunderstanding. As my wife, why don't you trust me?"
Su Yuewei was not satisfied with this guarantee alone. She lowered her eyelids and tears fell down her face. She choked and said, "Stop coaxing me. If you really want to take a concubine, I will hire her back for you."
.For your sake, after she comes in, I will take good care of her and take care of her like I take care of you."
"I know that I have done something wrong before, which has damaged your reputation, and I have always felt guilty. If you want to divorce me, or demote your wife to a concubine, I won't hesitate. You don't have to worry about me. I haven't done anything in these years.
If you can't bear children for you, you should also find a sister to continue your heirs."
She raised her head, her face filled with tears. Everyone could see that she was actually very sad and unwilling, but she still gave in and compromised for her husband. It could be said that she was humbled to the dust.
Even the villagers who were very unhappy with her character had to lament that even if Su Yuewei could not be sorry to everyone in the world, her sincerity towards Zhang Chengwang was beyond praise. Zhang Chengwang had betrayed her sincerity.
Even if Zhang Chengwang has the intention of taking a concubine, he cannot admit it at this time, otherwise other people's saliva will drown him.
He endured the disgust in his heart, held Su Yuewei's hand, and showed an affectionate expression, "Don't cry, and don't say such words again. You are the only wife I have. I don't need anyone else to take care of me. I have you as a good wife."
That’s enough.”
Su Yuewei smiled with tears in her eyes. She finally got a reassurance that made her feel at ease. At least in a few years, as long as Cheng Wang is still in Lushan Village, she won't need to worry about anyone threatening her status.
After Zhang Chengwang comforted Su Yuewei, he turned to look at Zhang Xinghua with a stern expression.
"I thought that letting you learn needlework from your sister-in-law would sharpen your temper. I didn't expect that you would hold a grudge and even confuse right and wrong in front of everyone."
"When did our family have less food than you? Your sister-in-law would rather eat less meat than leave it to you. Just because you feel that what she cooks is not to your taste, you always flip the table and cause trouble. If you don't want to stay at home,
Then I won’t force you. I’m kind enough to you.”
After Su Yuewei received Zhang Chengwang's assurance, her position changed like the wind, and she immediately lowered her head and said: "It's my fault, I should be more patient, I shouldn't say just because Xinghua can't learn how to apply a knot after three months of training.
I said a few words to her. She blamed me in her heart, so she took it out on you."
The people in the village were stunned. It can be said that bandaging is the simplest needlework. You can't learn it even after three months of study. Is this apricot blossom intentional? I don't know which family is so unlucky that they will marry such a lazy person in the future.
Greedy daughter-in-law, it is impossible for them to propose marriage anyway.
Zhang Xinghua vomited blood. It was obviously her brother and sister-in-law who treated her harshly, but why did it become her fault again?
She opened her mouth to speak, but Zhang Wanli, who had listened for a while, pulled her in directly.
"Sister, do you want to continue to embarrass yourself?"
"If you continue to be so willful, don't blame me for not recognizing you as my sister. My eldest brother and sister-in-law have already had a hard enough time raising a family. Just don't make things worse."
Zhang Chengwang breathed a sigh of relief when his younger brother stepped forward to speak for them.
His eyes fell on Yuan Suijun, and a stern look flashed across his eyes. If it weren't for Yuan Suijun, his reputation would not be so good today. Even though his wife helped him make up for it later, he was afraid that he would be labeled as unlucky.
.He didn’t know how long it would take for everyone to forget about this.
There was a faint smile on Yuan Suijun's face, "Recognizing mistakes can greatly improve things. I am very happy to see that Brother Zhang can turn back in time."
Su Yuewei felt the warmth from the palm of her hand - this was the first time Cheng Wang held her hand like this in front of others. She had to speak for Cheng Wang, "I believe in Cheng Wang's character. He has always treated me very well."
Yuan Suijun smiled softly, "Then I respect and bless you."
He paused and added: "I believe that with the great love Brother Zhang has for you, he will definitely put the money in your hands. After all, you are also the mistress of the Zhang family."