Liu's mother was born in this village. The farthest she went was to marry a cousin to the next town. She had never been to the county seat, let alone the next county. After she spoke, she thought of traveling a long distance, and her heart was filled with doubts.
A little fear arose. I caught a glimpse of Yao Chunfang next to me and immediately had an idea, "You should come with me. These father and son are liars. They have used our money. Since they can't pay back, they have to pay the price."
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Chu Yunli didn't answer the question and looked at Zhou Pei, "They only stole clothes."
Zhou Pei spent a lot of trouble to find the culprit. Thinking of his father's suffering and the worries he had felt in the past few days, he became very angry. Hearing this, he immediately complained, "Not only did he also steal more than twenty taels from me,
Silver is all my family's savings. If it weren't for my uncle, my father wouldn't even be able to pay for the medicine." At this point, he became really angry, stepped forward and kicked Wu's father hard, and asked, "Where is my silver?"
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Liu's mother also wanted to ask this question. It was more than twenty taels. If she used it to buy things, she could buy a lot. But when the father and son came back, she saw nothing.
Wu Xiangxiang became more and more disappointed. Her father had so much money and didn't even leave her a single copper, which showed that he really didn't take her seriously.
Wu's father didn't want to say anything, so he hesitated for a long time and couldn't understand. The Liu brothers were furious, and they stepped forward and kicked him hard. Wu's father held his head and begged for mercy, stumbling and saying, "I lost the bet."
"Everyone" is also a talent.
I really can't help but go and gamble. I can lose only half. The remaining money can be taken home, whether it is used to build a house or marry a daughter-in-law.
However, everyone thought again that if the father and son knew how to scheme, they would not be in this situation.
Zhou Pei tied up the father and son and put them on the carriage, and also brought along the Liu family's mother and son who were willing to complain.
In addition to Liu's mother, the people who went were Liu Boss and Liu San. Chu Yunli also got on. Just when the carriage was about to set off, Wu Xiangxiang rushed over and insisted on following.
Liu's mother doesn't have much dislike for Wu Xiangxiang. This girl is lazy, but she heard that she listened to advice and did not struggle to resist when she was taught a lesson. But this mother's family is so shameful. If possible, she still hopes to get back the original betrothal gift.
Get another daughter-in-law.
Even if you don’t change, you should ask an adult to warn Wu Xiangxiang not to act like a monster in the future and live her life honestly.
It was quite a long journey to Zhou County. After five days on the road, a group of people finally arrived outside the city gate covered in dust. Without any delay, they took the people directly to the Yamen.
It has been several months since Zhou Pei filed the complaint. It was not that your Excellency ignored the matter, but another murder case occurred in the county, which also involved the prefect. The superiors have been urging you, so your Excellency has put the matter on hold for the time being.
Now that the murderers have been arrested, your Excellency will naturally not be polite and will immediately put them in jail and plan to take time for interrogation.
After getting along with each other for the past few days, Zhou Pei knew that the Liu family were not good friends and had no intention of inviting them home. The group of people parted ways outside the yamen. Chu Yunli walked at the end, and he said an invitation: "Auntie, if you don't have a place to go,
, you can go to my house to stay temporarily."
Chu Yunli smiled and thanked her. She was not short of money. There were many inconveniences in living in other people's homes. Moreover, there were differences between men and women. It was really inappropriate for the Zhou family to only have father and son. Besides, she did not intend to come here in vain.
I plan to look for business opportunities.
With money on hand, Chu Yunli didn't want to wrong herself, so she ran to the city and found a gorgeous inn to stay at.
It was just that small. When I went upstairs, I met Wu Xiangxiang.
It turns out that the Liu family inquired about the inn and knew that they couldn't afford to stay in even a remote inn in the outer city. You know, it would take days to get there at the Yamen, and it might take months if it was slow. Even if they gritted their teeth and paid a few
What should I do about the Kaaba fee and the cost of going back?
The family was smart, and after discussing it, they decided to find a job. The brothers were young and strong, and even if they were a little injured, it would not hinder them from working. The most important thing was that the price they asked was very low.
Liu's mother was old and quick at work, so she was assigned to boil water in the kitchen. Wu Xiangxiang was good-looking and slender, so she put on the clothes of a female waiter and asked her to learn how to take care of guests.
Chu Yunli was the first guest she received.
When the two met, they were both stunned. Chu Yunli reacted first, pretended not to see her, and followed the guy to the top floor.
Vanilla was shocked at first, and when she saw that her grandma had turned around, she immediately swallowed back the exclamation on her lips. She was a newcomer, and if the guests showed displeasure towards her, they might be kicked out immediately. Climb to the top floor
, seeing the comfortable room and Yao Chunfang raising her hand and giving some copper coins to the waiter to send hot water for washing, she felt even more uncomfortable. Although she had just arrived today, she also inquired about the room rate of the inn.
How much money does it cost to live there for one day? The Chai family is really rich.
"Don't be in a daze, you will bring the water later." The waiter whispered, "It is really tiring to carry hot water upstairs, but if you don't want to do it, there are many people who are willing. From now on, for all female guests, you will be the one to bring the hot water.
." After a pause, he then said, "I am taking care of you."
Wu Xiangxiang bowed her head and thanked her again.
The waiter said that if she was asked to escort female customers, that is, male customers, she would not be of much use. She was good-looking and young, so it was easy for customers to take advantage of her. They really took care of her.
After running around for several days, Chu Yunli was exhausted. She felt that she still had too little money on hand, so she planned to go out and sell two prescriptions. As soon as she took off her shoes, Wu Xiangxiang came in with a bucket of hot water.
People who once lived under the same roof now live in the same room, and the atmosphere is almost stagnant. Wu Xiangxiang felt her face burning. She really couldn't understand that she was obviously the daughter-in-law of the Chai family, and she should be served together with her grandma.
, how did you end up in a situation where you were being shouted around?
Chu Yunli didn't care, and said, "Ask the kitchen to bring me some hot dishes, two dishes, one soup, and a bowl of rice. The soup should be meat-free clear soup."
Wu Xiangxiang agreed, feeling increasingly uncomfortable in her heart. The food in this inn was not cheap, and Yao Chunfang never asked about the price from beginning to end, which showed that there was really no shortage of money. When she walked out of the room, she blinked and couldn't help but fall.
Tears came.
During this day, she ran many times upstairs to deliver water. Even though she often worked at home, she had never climbed so many stairs before. When she got off work in the evening, her legs were as soft as noodles. Every step she took
They all felt extremely sore.
At night, Liu's mother was lying next to her.
Liu's mother had just arrived in the county town and saw many new people and things. She couldn't help but talk about it, commented on the people in the kitchen, and envied the chef's salary. What came to mind, she curiously asked, "
The woman who ordered three kinds of meat today, who lives alone, looks very rich in what kind of clothes she is wearing. Is she accompanied by a maid?"
Wu Xiangxiang ""
Most people rarely stay in inns alone. The only person who ordered three meat dishes was Yao Chunfang.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Liu's mother was a little annoyed, "Xianghua, you are not going to pay attention to me and come back to the court. I have to divorce you."
Wu Xiangxiang was really afraid of leaving the Liu family before she came to the county town, but after arriving here and working for a long time, she felt that instead of suffering and being tired in the Liu family, she might as well come to work. Even if she was beaten and scolded, at least she would have something to do.
She could get paid. Also, she was in a strange place, and no one knew her past. She could have just said that she was a widow or had met someone unkind, and then found a suitable person and remarried. These thoughts only passed through her mind for a moment.
, seeing her mother-in-law beside her becoming more and more impatient, she didn't want to really offend anyone. Before going to court, she still had to get along with the Liu family. She just said, "That person is Yao Chunfang."
Mother Liu was stunned and suddenly turned over and sat up, "You didn't lie to me."
Wu Xiangxiang turned over, "I carried the hot water for her, and I also ordered the dishes for her on my own initiative."
She deliberately ordered something more expensive just to embarrass Yao Chunfang. But she paid for the meal without blinking an eye, without even a single surprise. She just felt depressed.
Mother Liu frowned, "It's so profitable to grow vegetables in a greenhouse."
Wu Xiangxiang had been running around for a few days and was tired for a long time. At this time, her eyelids were trembling. "Who knows?" She always felt that the money in the village was not so easy to make. Yao Chunfang was so lavish, maybe she made a windfall.
She quickly fell into a deep sleep.
Liu's mother became curious and took some time the next day to run to the front to see Chu Yunli who was coming downstairs to have breakfast.
When she saw the person sitting there, she simply didn't dare to recognize him.
Some people left in a hurry when they came and didn't pack much. The same goes for Chu Yunli. She got up early today and ran to buy a new set of clothes.
Since you have spent money, you must buy what you like. The material of this dress is good, the pattern is exquisite, and there is nothing wrong with it except that it is expensive. Chu Yunli has a keen sense and notices that someone behind him is looking at him with an indifferent look.
Cover up. She immediately turned around and met Liu's mother's eyes.
Mother Liu was a little embarrassed when she was caught peeping, "You are living a pretty good life. We are from the same village. Our family is a buddy and you are a guest."
"My money is fair and square, you are so weird." Chu Yunli looked her up and down. "If you talk like this again, I will talk to the shopkeeper later."
Mother Liu was stunned, apologized in a hurry and ran away, not daring to tease her again.
During the few days she lived here, Chu Yunli went to the medical clinic and sold two "recipes" and got more than a hundred taels of silver. In the following days, she wandered around and bought a lot of things every day. Yu Xiaoya
Her menstruation was late two days ago, and Chu Yunli had already noticed that she was pregnant, so she came here and bought some smooth materials to take back to the baby.
Looking at Chu Yunli's large and small bags, not to mention Liu's mother's heart bursting with jealousy. The most complicated person was Wu Xiangxiang.
She obviously owned these things, but now they have nothing to do with her.
In the blink of an eye, several people had been in Zhou County for half a month. After Chu Yunli went to the street and caught a thief, he personally took her to the Yamen. When the master asked her about her place of origin and name when recording, the master finally remembered the case of the Zhou family.
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It is true that the father and son stole, injured and escaped. When they ran out in a panic, they met several pedestrians. When Zhou Pei did not dare to leave his father and go away to find the thief, he had already taken the time to find all the pedestrians.
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The clothes stolen by the Wu father and son were later taken away by the Liu brothers, and Zhou Pei thoughtfully asked for them back. The witnesses and physical evidence were all there, and the adults also brought in people from the gambling house where the father and son lost money to testify.
The matter is indefensible.
Although Zhou's father saved his life, he also suffered from the root cause of the disease, which was very dangerous at the time. If Zhou Pei came back a little later, he might not be able to save him.
The father and son hurt someone first, ignored the victim's life behind, and stole the owner's money. It was really bad. In addition, Chu Yunli accused him of marrying another daughter without making it clear to him, and before he returned the dowry, the master sentenced the father and son to jail.
Thirty years.
Anyway, father and son will never think of it again in this life.
Wu Xiangxiang knelt down in the hall, feeling cold all over her body.
If Liu's mother had originally thought about going to court to ask an adult to testify, divorce her daughter-in-law and marry another one, she had changed her mind at this moment.
Only two of the four sons have married so far. If they divorce Hua Hua again, they will have to marry three wives. Besides, the Wu family father and son can't afford a single son, so they don't want any betrothal gifts. The most important thing is,
She discovered that Vanilla could earn two dollars a month in the inn.
Therefore, she never mentioned that she wanted to divorce her daughter-in-law.
When he walked out of the yamen, Zhou Pei's face was full of joy. He had had many twists and turns before and thought it would take a while, but he didn't expect it to be so smooth. When he was happy, he invited a group of people to dinner.
Chu Yunli was in a good mood and did not refuse.
It is even less possible for the Liu family to refuse. It is not their character not to take advantage of something.
There was both meat and vegetables on the table. Zhou Pei thanked several people repeatedly and said that he would personally give them a ride when they left.
Of course, we just send them outside the city gate, and maybe get some dry food.
For the Liu family, no matter what they get, it is an unexpected surprise.
The atmosphere at the table was harmonious. If anyone was unhappy, it was Wu Xiangxiang. She was extremely depressed. No matter how rude her father and brother were, they were her only relatives in the world.
Even if these two people are unreliable, don't go to jail.
To her, having a scoundrel and lazy father doesn't sound good, but it's better than having a father in jail.
Zhou Pei noticed Wu Xiangxiang and sighed, "You must have suffered a lot when you grew up with such people. It's better to live your own life in the future and don't care too much about them."
The two of them were not familiar with each other, and they were different between men and women. He only comforted her and ignored Wu Xiangxiang again.
Seeing her daughter-in-law crying, Mother Liu felt really disappointed, so she first gave her a chopstick of food. Wu Xiangxiang ate it obediently, but didn't even say thank you. Mother Liu was immediately annoyed and said rudely, "Don't do that in front of me."
It’s my Liu family who suffers from this dead look. If you don’t listen to me in the future, get out of here.”
Wu Xiangxiang's heart moved and she cried, "I'll just leave."
Mother Liu snorted coldly, "Don't think I didn't see your little thoughts. Do you want to stay in the county and find someone to marry again?"
Wu Xiangxiang denied it subconsciously.
Liu's mother sneered, "You have such a father. After you return to the village, everyone in the village will laugh at my Liu family. I don't have to do it with you, but if you want to leave, you have to pay back the money your father owes our family."
She calculated in her mind and said, "I still have eight taels of silver, so I'll let you go."
Wu Xiangxiang's eyes widened, "Why don't you go and grab Ba Liang?"
Liu's mother had already guessed that Wu Xiangxiang wanted to leave, but when she heard her admit it in person, she always felt that she disliked her. She immediately laughed angrily, clapped her chopsticks and said, "I'm just robbing you, how do you treat me?"
Seeing this, Zhou Pei didn't want to get involved in these grudges, so he immediately went to the shopkeeper to pay the bill, said goodbye to Chu Yunli, and left quietly.
Wu Xiangxiang didn't dare to do anything, she just lowered her head, tears streaming down her face. But she kept looking at the third child of the Liu family beside her.
When she left the Chai family and met the Liu brothers, she was a bit older than Liu Er. At that time, she was looking at Liu San and Liu Si, and she chose the better-looking fourth. But she felt that,
Liu San also has some thoughts about her.
As expected, Liu San seemed indifferent and helped her speak a few times. At least, he was a little nicer to her than the other brothers of the Liu family. She didn't want anything to happen between Liu San and Liu San, she just hoped that he would deal with this matter.
Help yourself again.
Liu San had no intention of watching her cry at the moment. He concentrated on the food on the table and had no objection to the eight taels of silver proposed by his mother.
Wu Xiangxiang cried even more sadly.
Damn it, men are all unreliable. My father is like this, my brother is like this, and Chai Jiasheng is like this. The Liu brothers don’t know how to show mercy. Why is she so unlucky that she can’t even meet a good person?
She was crying and eating, thinking about finding someone or being a concubine. In any case, she wanted to leave the Liu family completely.
Maybe, the county is so big, she can leave directly
The matter of arriving at the county town was over. Chu Yunli also bought a lot of things. She had been away from home for many days. She had nothing to worry about, but she did not plan to stay out longer. That night, she found a carriage and planned to get there early the next morning.
Walk.
At night, she loaded the things she bought into the carriage and asked a waiter for help. Chu Yunli was afraid that the waiter had some evil intentions, so she kept watching outside. When the things on the carriage were tied up, it was almost dawn. She was too lazy to climb the stairs, so she just
I squinted on the carriage for a while, staring at the goods.
The carriage was parked in the open space in the backyard of the inn. Except for the people who were feeding the horses and cleaning the area, no one came over. Late at night, the surroundings were quiet.
Suddenly, there were footsteps approaching quietly. Chu Yunli was already alert. When she heard the sneaky footsteps, she suddenly opened her eyes and saw a slender figure in the corner approaching quietly.
She subconsciously thought that someone was interested in her goods, and she was on guard. Suddenly she remembered that the direction of the person should be the house where the clerk lived. For a moment of doubt in her mind, she realized that the figure looked familiar.
It's Wu Xiangxiang
She didn't sleep in the middle of the night. What was she doing here? Isn't she willing to cause trouble for herself?
Before she could finish her thought, she realized that Wu Xiangxiang had not come towards the carriage at all, but had quietly moved towards the gate at the back.
Whenever there is a carriage in an inn, you always enter through the back door. The door at the back is relatively simple, but it is much larger than the one at the front when opened.
In the darkness, Chu Yunli sat motionless on the carriage, watching with cold eyes as Wu Xiangxiang quietly opened the door a crack and slipped out quickly.
Turns out I wanted to run away
Chu Yunli glanced at the direction she came from just now and didn't intend to meddle in other people's business. With the Liu family's pettiness, it would not be easy for Wu Xiangxiang to run away.
Mother Liu will definitely find a way to get her back.
Thinking like this, Chu Yunli closed her eyes again and planned to sleep for a while, but soon she heard Mother Liu's cry.
"Vanilla Vanilla, where are you?"
The sound was getting louder and closer. A lantern was lit in the open space in the backyard. People with sharp eyes could see Chu Yunli sitting on the carriage. Mother Liu was looking for someone, so she quickly saw it.
She frowned at first, and when her eyes fell on the carriage, which was full of goods, she couldn't help feeling jealous, "You're leaving tomorrow."
Chu Yunli nodded and pointed at the door, "I just saw Vanilla slip out."
Mother Liu immediately put aside the jealousy in her heart. After all, no matter how unhappy she was with the Chai family, it was not as important as the money in her pocket. Wu Xiangxiang was her daughter-in-law, and all the money she earned should go to the Liu family. How could she let it go to the Liu family?
Someone ran away
She immediately chased him out. Halfway through, she turned back and called the Liu brothers who lived next door. The lights were brightly lit in the backyard. The other guys were woken up, some were cursing, and some were kind-hearted and planned to follow the Liu brothers out to find someone.
In the middle of the night, there weren't many people on the street, and Wu Xiangxiang couldn't run far and was quickly caught.
Mother Liu pulled her and pinched her everywhere, "You damn girl, you still want to run away. Let me tell you, you will never leave my hand in your life. When you go back, you can live with your fourth child peacefully."
Wu Xiangxiang was extremely fragile, crying and begging.
In the past, Chai Jiasheng was very fond of his behavior, and it was the same now. Seeing how pitiful she was, some people around him felt sympathy and couldn't help but ask for mercy.
Wu Xiangxiang cried harder when she saw that the person begging for mercy was the waiter in the inn. No matter how poor these people were, they were still from the city. If you married them, as long as you had a small yard and a job, your life would be better than in the village.
many.
Her eyes were darting dishonestly, and Mother Liu noticed it immediately. She was so angry that she kicked her to the ground and sneered, "Since you don't plan to live a good life with my fourth child, I will make it happen for you."
When it gets bright tomorrow, you will follow me to Goulan Courtyard, and I will let you be the lady of the flower house who changes husbands every night."
This is too much. How can a good girl from a good family be sent to that place?
The Liu brothers remained silent. The other boys couldn't stand it anymore, and someone immediately asked for mercy.
Seeing this, Liu's mother became even more angry, "This woman is really good at seducing people. Don't be fooled by her pitiful appearance. She is ruthless. Getting married to her is as simple as eating and drinking. She has no shame at all."