jdhmnovel Chapter 291 Surrender
Chapter 291 Surrender
Wu Xiaoyue's eyes revealed disappointment in despair.
"Mom, do you want to sell me?"
She has always known that her parents care about her younger brother, and under the influence of her parents, she has always placed her younger brother in a higher position than herself.
However, this does not mean that she is willing to sacrifice her whole life.
My younger brother has been frail and sick since he was born, and he almost drank medicine to death. The family was very poor, and they often had to scrape together money to buy medicine.
She was very scared every time her brother got sick, fearing that her parents would sell her for money in order to treat her brother's illness.
Although she didn't know why or how her father died, she could still guess from her parents' previous behavior that they were doing it for money.
The father used his own life in exchange for money to treat his brother's illness.
In comparison, her lifelong happiness does not seem to be that important. In mother's mind, she can sacrifice herself at any time so that her brother can continue to live, right?
Wu Xiaoyue was at a loss.
No matter how sensible and precocious she is, she is only a nine-year-old child. The recent changes in her family have made her physically and mentally exhausted. Now that this kind of thing happens again, she really doesn't know what to do.
Luo Shi explained, "Silly boy, you are my daughter who was born in ten months of pregnancy. You are a piece of meat that fell from my mother's body. How could my mother be willing to sell you?"
"Mom just wants to find a good marriage for you while she is still alive. With this marriage, your future husband will take care of you and your brother when mom is gone."
"You are still so young, my mother is really worried."
Wu Xiaoyue kept shaking her head.
"No, I don't want to get married, and I don't want my mother to leave. Mother, can you stay? Xiaoyue can wash people's clothes, and she can also show off her handkerchiefs to make money. She will definitely not let her brother have no money for medicine. "
Roche was determined.
"You are still a child, so it is normal for you not to understand my mother's good intentions now. Sooner or later, you will understand my mother's decision."
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Not long after Wu Zhongcai was buried, Luo went on a blind date with his daughter, and this matter spread throughout Wujia Village.
The villagers were talking a lot.
"Did Luo Che go crazy after losing her husband?"
"How long has it been since Wu Zhongcai was buried? Logically speaking, children should observe mourning for three years, but she is so anxious to find a husband for Xiaoyue!"
"That's ridiculous!"
"If word of this spreads out of the village, wouldn't it mean that people from other villages would laugh at us in Wujia Village for our lack of rules?"
"Just live your own life. Others can do whatever they want. It has nothing to do with me anyway. I want to see what she wants to do."
"The family has just finished the funeral, and the bad luck has not dissipated yet. Who would be so stupid to marry their family at this time?"
"Xiaoyue looks good, and is hardworking and capable. Maybe someone will come to her."
"You're good-looking and can be used as food?"
"Besides, no matter how good-looking she is, she can't withstand the burden of having a sick brother. After she gets married, she might turn her elbows outward and secretly support her mother-in-law's brother behind her back. Such a daughter-in-law is undesirable. Whoever marries whom? Tough luck.”
"The little mountain hand can't lift, the shoulders can't carry, and he drinks medicine all day long. Most people can't afford it. When Wu Zhong was still there, their family had a hard time. Now that Wu Zhong is dead, can Luo Shi survive alone?"
"When will she not find a husband for Xiaoyue? She is looking for a husband for Xiaoyue at this time. She probably wants to collect a betrothal gift and rely on Xiaoyue's husband's family to support her son."
"The abacus is ringing loudly."
"No one is stupid. Marrying their family at this time will undoubtedly bring burdens to the whole family."
"I'm afraid only the old bachelor in the village who wants a wife like crazy is willing to marry her, right?"
……
Wu Xiaoyue stood in the corner, eavesdropping on the conversation of the villagers. When she heard what was going on, her heart felt like it was not so painful after being pressed by a boulder.
Although the words contained a dislike for her and her family, the more he disliked her, the more no one dared to marry her, and she no longer had to get married.
But when she heard the villagers' unintentional speculation, her heart dropped to the bottom.
Old bachelor...
If no one really wanted to marry her, would Mom really be so cruel as to sell her to an old bachelor?
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Wu Xiaoyue's marriage was finalized in less than three days. A twenty-eight-year-old widower and blind man from a neighboring village gave the Wu family twenty taels of silver as a bride price.
The average dowry for a woman is about seven or eight taels. This is the first time in the village that a woman has received such a colorful gift money when she gets married.
Many people in the village were jealous and gathered together to make sarcastic remarks.
"The blind man's ex-wife died in childbirth when he was twenty years old, leaving only one son. Now his son is eight years old, only one year younger than Wu Xiaoyue."
"If Wu Xiaoyue gets married now, she will be the godmother of her son who is one year younger than herself!"
"Roshi Luo is so cruel. Then one of Shui Ling's daughters married her off to a blind man whose original wife died for twenty taels of gift money."
"The blind man is quite generous and is willing to pay twenty taels of silver as a bride price."
"Not to mention twenty taels of silver, even if it's thirty taels or fifty taels of silver as a gift, I can't be cruel enough to let my daughter be his stepmother!"
"Xiaoyue also has a hard life, dealing with such a cruel mother!"
……
Wu Xiaoyue almost cried her eyes out, but she still couldn't change the fact that she was hastily betrothed by her mother to a blind man who was married and had a baby.
She even thought that maybe death would be a relief.
Rather than marrying a man who is more than ten years older than herself and having been married once, and living in the ridicule and contempt of others all her life, it is better to get relief as soon as possible.
Before she could get tired of her life, Luo went to the county seat and surrendered.
This news was like a bolt from the blue, hitting Wu Xiaoyue and Wu Xiaoshan hard on their heads. They couldn't believe that their father was really killed by their mother.
The brother and sister hugged each other and cried all night, and early the next morning they packed up and set off to the county town to find their relatives.
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Gu Rao didn't expect that the situation would develop like this.
Although it was a joyful thing for Bieye to finally come out safely, she knew in her heart that Luo Shi was not the real murderer.
The person behind the plan failed this time and will probably continue to plot against them.
She couldn't be happy.
After much hesitation, he still begged Gu Qingcheng, told him all his guesses, and prayed that he would continue to help him track down the real culprit.
Gu Qingcheng agreed without much thought.
"Your concerns are not unreasonable."
"This case is indeed a bit strange. If you don't find the mastermind behind the scenes, you may have trouble sleeping and eating. You don't know when that person will take action again. This time it was resolved smoothly. Next time, you won't know what the person's plan is. How thorough and cruel it would be."
"It's really hard to guard against someone hiding in secret."
"Bieye will be released tomorrow. Let's go to the county office to pick him up together, and inform the county magistrate of our thoughts so that he can continue to track down the real culprit."
It seemed that Gu Rao was worried.
"My father-in-law intervened in this matter, and the county magistrate did not dare to be as negligent as before."
Gu Rao nodded.
"hope so."