jdhmnovel Chapter 54 The Old Lady Wants to Flee the Famine (The End)
Chapter 54 The Old Lady Wants to Flee the Famine (The End)
After traveling at various stops for more than four months, they arrived at Qingcheng, a place that received refugees.
All the refugees were dispersed and distributed to various villages. Qingmo paid silver to have the officials assign them to better villages.
They were allocated Daqingshan, which was not bad. They could build their own houses and clear the land themselves. Qingmo didn't want to suffer like that. She gave the money to her sons and told them to build their own brick houses.
Qingmo will stay at a guesthouse by herself. She's already quite old, so she won't go out to play anymore. She'll just go back to the village to retire. She's already a 40-year-old lady, what's the point of playing around?
The house was built quickly. It's good. The South is relatively prosperous, but not every household has a brick house. Qingmo and her family are quite well off.
Once things settled down, Qingmo started to retire. Her adopted sons continued farming. They even built her a house. Why would she want more money? Impossible. She'll have to earn it herself.
The third son, Dalin, and the daughter, Dahua, are both of marriageable age. Because of their brick house, quite a few matchmakers have come to introduce them to potential husbands.
Qingmo didn't care and told them to go and find someone themselves. If they liked the person, they could bring them back to her. If the person was good, she would marry him; if not, she would pack up her son and send him to her as a live-in son-in-law.
Da Hua is a looks-obsessed person who has fallen for a poor scholar. The scholar has a widowed mother and not only did she not have a penny of betrothal money, but Da Hua also asked him how much dowry he had prepared for her.
Qingmo was furious when she heard this. "You good-for-nothing! His family is dirt poor. Do you think you'll starve if you marry into their family?"
Da Hua, however, stubbornly insisted, "Mother, he's handsome and a scholar. He'll definitely amount to something great in the future."
Qingmo snorted coldly, "Fine, you can marry me if you want, but I won't give you a dowry."
Da Hua gritted her teeth and said, "How can a mother not give a dowry? Mother, you even helped my brothers get married. Mother, you're not fair. You favor boys over girls."
Haha, I owe you something.
"Since Scholar Liu didn't offer any betrothal gifts, why should I prepare a dowry for you?"
"Mom, that's because Brother Liu wants to study." Da Hua pouted, indignant.
"So? Do you have any money? Your brothers are sons, are you a money-loser? You didn't give a single penny of dowry, and you still want me to give you a dowry. You really are a money-loser, huh."
Qingmo gave a cold laugh.
"You... Mother... Waaah..."
Then she ran away crying.
Dalin was a little worried about his younger sister. "Mother, will my little sister be alright? I think that scholar might be able to pass the imperial examinations in the future."
"Really? So you're going to prepare a dowry for your sister? Or do you want to be a live-in son-in-law? Get lost, don't bother me."
Da Sen dragged his silly third brother away. In this family, Mother's words are law, and listening to Mother is always the right thing to do. He doesn't have any money for his little sister's dowry.
Even though Qingmo disagreed, Dahua still insisted on marrying him.
Okay, respect, best wishes, locked in.
Anyway, Qingmo didn't give her a single penny, so it's none of her business how things turn out in the future.
The third son, Dalin, was much more mature and, after much deliberation, chose a hardworking and kind girl from a neighboring village.
Although the girl's family wasn't wealthy, she was a reliable person. Qingmo was very satisfied with her and agreed to the marriage.
As for Da Hua, after following that poor scholar, she lived a very frugal life, but she devoted herself to him, taking care of her mother-in-law and managing the household chores.
All three sons are married, and this troublesome daughter has also gotten married. Life in the countryside is not bad.
Less than a month later, Da Hua came back to borrow money, saying she wanted to help her husband with his studies.
So? What does it have to do with her?
"No, your husband is studying and you earn money to support him, why should I ask you for anything?"
She could tell that Da Hua was quite obedient at home, but unfortunately, she wasn't very bright and was too love-struck.
"Mother, are you really going to be this cruel? Don't you want your daughter anymore? My husband will definitely repay you when he becomes successful. I will hate you for doing this."
Da Hua looked heartbroken, as if someone had wronged her.
"So, you don't have to be my daughter. A married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl. We don't have any money-losing daughters. You don't have to come to our house anymore. If all else fails, you can sell yourself to help your husband get an education. Alright, Da Sen, see the guest out."
Annoyingly love-struck.
If Qingmo couldn't borrow from him, Dahua went to borrow from her three older brothers, but each of them was poorer than the last.
The money Dalin spent on his wedding will have to be repaid. She didn't give them a single penny, and any money they earn in the future will go to their own family. She won't interfere; just don't ask her for it.
Da Hua could only go back crying. This scholar only married Qing Mo because her family had a brick house, but in the end, he didn't give her a single penny of dowry.
This time, he turned on her, completely abandoning his previous gentle and refined demeanor, and promptly gave Da Hua a good beating.
There's no such thing as hitting someone zero times or countless times. Once this started, Da Hua would have endless beatings and be tormented by her mother-in-law, crying and coming back to find someone to stand up for her.
Qingmo: "So you want a divorce?"
Da Hua: "No, no, I just wanted my older brother and the others to scare him so he wouldn't do it again."
Qingmo: "Oh!! Whether you guys, Dasen, or not is your business, I don't care. Don't come to me if you need anything in the future."
After saying that, Qingmo left. In that time, she could have watched an entire episode of a TV series.
'Will you be my empress?' Heh heh, that scumbag father is going to kill me.
The brothers still went and beat up the scholar.
Then Da Hua scolded her, asking how she could beat her husband like that.
As for... her native language is speechless.
We must respect the fate of others.
This world is so clean, I'm 57 years old now. I'm so happy, I finally got to experience the feeling of working an early shift.
"Ding, congratulations on completing the mission. We will take you away from this world immediately."
"Ding, area score settled: 1000, balance: 5120"
"Xiao Wu, am I just a random passerby who transmigrated? I feel like my fate is always so unfortunate. I even avenged the host, so why isn't there a reward?"
"Um, host, did I say you were just a passerby? You were randomly assigned to whatever role you were given, as long as you live to old age. As for revenge, that's your own business. Host, would you like to change roles? We can transfer you to the Wish Group or the Female Supporting Character Group. I believe you'll complete the tasks in those two groups very smoothly."
A job change? That sounds like a scam.
I think I'll just continue like this; it's obvious from the sound that things are going to get more competitive.
"No, I'm not going. What if I have some weird wish, like making that man fall in love with me? That would be like Barbie Q. I'd rather cultivate."
After saying that, he went to cultivate and didn't come out until he reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
"Xiao Wu, let's begin the next task,"