Just one pregnancy and four babies, but the prince actually pledged his love to her

Seeing that Wan Niang refused to let go, Old Lady Li grabbed a stick as thick as her arm from the firewood pile and was about to hit Wan Niang on the shoulder.

"You lazy bastard, are you going to let me go? You are rebelling against the heavens. I don't believe I can't control you. I will beat you to death!"

When the stick was still one centimeter away from Wan Niang's body, Li Mengyue stopped it directly, then turned around and hit Old Lady Li in the face with the stick.

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Old lady Li was hit in the face and she lost her grip on the boy, so she was about to fall to the ground. Li Mengyue picked the boy up in time and held him in her arms.

At this time, a plump woman wearing red and green clothes came out of the kitchen. Mrs. Li's third daughter-in-law, Zhou Meihua, quickly stepped forward and helped Mrs. Li up.

"Mom, this is too unfilial of my second sister-in-law. You must teach her a lesson, or she will shit on your head in the future."

It would have been better if Zhou Meihua didn't say anything. As soon as she said that, Old Lady Li's rage reached its peak. She felt like she was going to explode and wanted to reach out for a stick.

Zhou Meihua saw her mother-in-law's actions but didn't say anything. Instead, she looked at Wan Niang and said sarcastically, "Sister-in-law, not only are you disobeying mother-in-law, but you also got help from who knows where and dared to attack mother-in-law. Be careful that she will ask my second brother to divorce you."

Old Lady Li got the stick and raised it up with gritted teeth, wanting to hit Wan Niang, but Li Mengyue blocked it. Not only did Old Lady Li fail to succeed, but she was also hit a few more times by Li Mengyue.

Li Mengyue didn't hold back at all when she struck him with these blows, and Old Lady Li sat on the ground unable to get up.

Li Mengyue gave Zhou Meihua, who was fanning the flames, a sharp look. Zhou Meihua trembled all over and dared not look Li Mengyue in the eye anymore.

The villagers who were watching the excitement thought that Li An's wife would be skinned alive today, but they didn't expect that a girl would appear out of nowhere and dare to attack Old Mrs. Li.

You should know that Old Lady Li is a well-known shrew in the village. She would make a fuss over the slightest matter and would not listen to reason at all.

Therefore, when Old Lady Li was about to beat Wan Niang, no one stepped forward to persuade her, for fear of getting into trouble and being unable to get rid of Old Lady Li.

Old Mrs. Li was beaten so hard by Li Mengyue that her arms were so painful and numb that she couldn't move.

Just as she was thinking about how to teach Wan Niang a lesson, she saw her husband and eldest son rushing back, and knew that today's plan would definitely not work.

No matter what, she certainly couldn't take his biological grandson away in front of the whole family.

Then, Mrs. Li covered her face and cried loudly on the ground: "This is outrageous! The daughter-in-law wants to bully her mother-in-law to death. It's not enough for her to bully her, she even finds help. God, please open your eyes and send a thunder to kill these bitches."

Li Mengyue had no time to pay attention to the old lady Li's abuse. She held the boy in her arms with one hand, slowly helped Wan Niang up, brought her to Li An, and then walked towards Zhou Meihua.

"Put the child down." Li Mengyue stared at Zhou Meihua with cold eyes.

Zhou Meihua's hands trembled, and she didn't dare to say a word. She didn't care about her mother-in-law's blame and put the child directly on the ground.

Li Mengyue brought the child to Wan Niang, who immediately hugged her son in her arms and cried inconsolably.

When the matchmaker saw this, she knew that the deal would not go through and wanted to rob the house by force. However, when she looked at the villagers who had gathered around her, she was worried that she would not be able to leave the village, so she ran out of the yard.

Ever since his second son Li An broke his leg, Old Man Li had no choice but to go to the fields to work after not working on them for many years.

You should know that when Old Man Li was young, he worked in a jewelry shop in Qingshan Prefecture for more than ten years. By chance, Old Man Li picked up several hundred taels of silver notes left by a customer. Adding his own savings, he resigned from the shopkeeper and returned to his hometown, Xinghua Village.

Old man Li was gone for more than ten years. When he came back, he brought his wife and children with him, but his parents had passed away. He took out his savings, bought 100 acres of land, and built a large brick and tile house.

In the entire Xinghua Village, only the family of the village chief Li Wen has a blue brick and tile house. It can be seen that the life of old man Li's family is much better than most families in the village.

Later, Old Man Li's first wife died, and he married Zhou Zhen from the next village.

From then on, the lives of Li's two sons, Li Hai and Li An, and his daughter, Li Rong, fell into a slump.

When their mother was alive, Li Hai, Li An and Li Rong not only did not have to work in the fields, but they also had very good food and clothing, and Li An even went to school for a period of time.

But their biological mother passed away, and Zhou Zhen became their stepmother. Li Hai and his two siblings experienced firsthand what it meant to have a stepmother and a stepfather.

After the birth of his youngest son Li Jian, Old Man Li, under the influence of Old Lady Li, stopped Li An from studying, saying that he wanted to save the money for Li Jian's studies.

Old man Li was reluctant at first, but old lady Li said: "The night before she gave birth to Li Jian, she dreamed of a doll with golden light coming towards her."

Old Mrs. Li insisted that this was their precious son given by God, and that he would definitely become the top scholar and a high-ranking official in the future.

I don’t know what Old Man Li was thinking, but he believed the reasons given by Old Lady Li without a doubt.

He also felt that Li Jian, who was still in his infancy, was a good student, would achieve success and become the pride of the Li family.

In this way, Li An lost the opportunity to study and started working in the fields.

Over the years, the harvest from the fields was quite good every year, but while the life of Old Man Li's family was still good, the wives and children of the eldest son Li Hai and the second son Li An could not even get enough food, and they had to sell their grandchildren.

Not to mention that there is Old Lady Li as the stepmother, and the reason for the deliberate quarrel is also closely related to Old Man Li.

After all, bringing honor to the family and making the Li family a farming and reading family has been old man Li’s lifelong dream.

He believed that his eldest son Li Hai and the second son Li An were not good at studying. Only his youngest son Li Jian performed well in school and was praised by his private school teacher, who said that his youngest son had great potential.

It was this praise from the private school teacher that made him more determined to send Li Jian to school. He placed high hopes on his youngest son, hoping that he could pass the imperial examination and become an official, so that their family's status could change.

But for farmers, studying is a very expensive thing.

What's more, Li Jian started studying at the age of seven and continued until he was thirty. He spent countless money in those twenty-three years. Not only did he spend all the family savings, but most of the grain produced from the fields was also exchanged for money to pay Li Jian's tuition, buy books, and make friends with classmates.

Just a few days ago, Li Jian asked his wife Zhou Meihua to bring back a message from the town, saying that he and his classmates would go to Qingshan Prefecture to become disciples and study hard for a year, so that they would surely pass the exam next year.

Old man and old lady Li were extremely excited when they heard from their third daughter-in-law that their son would be able to pass the exam next year.

But Zhou Meihua's next words made the two of them feel completely disappointed. It would cost fifty taels of silver to go to the provincial capital.

After Zhou Meihua returned to her room, Old Man Li and Old Lady Li took out all the silver and money in the house. They only added up a dozen taels of silver, which was still a long way off. It would take another two months to harvest the crops in the fields, and they didn't want to delay their youngest son's studies.

When Old Man Li was worried about the tuition for his youngest son, Old Lady Li again proposed to sell her two grandsons, and he rarely said anything against it.

In the past, if Old Lady Li had suggested selling her grandson, he would have either beaten her or scolded her harshly. No matter how poor the Li family was, they would not even think of selling their grandson.

However, the youngest son needed fifty taels of silver for repair, the second son had a broken leg and could not work, and the family had to have one more person to eat free rice. If the two children were gone, the saved food would be enough to feed the second son. Besides, the second son's wife would recover faster without the burden of the two children.

After he recovers from his illness, he will naturally go to work in the fields. This will add a labor force to the family and he won't have to work so hard.

Besides, I don’t lack grandchildren, so it doesn’t matter if I have one or two less.

It was with this idea in mind that when Old Lady Li and her third daughter-in-law Zhou Meihua were discussing selling the two Mingyu brothers, he used the excuse of going to the fields to work and did not stay at home until mealtime.

But what he didn't expect was that he was called back before dinner time today. He was already very angry, and when he heard the villagers talking about his family selling his grandson, he became even more angry.

He walked into his yard, drove away all the onlookers, turned around and shouted at Old Lady Li: "There is so much work to do in the fields, why did you ask us to come back? It will take up a lot of time. Go and do it. Women have so many things to do at home."

As soon as Old Man Li appeared, Li Mengyue noticed this old man with a weathered face and seemingly kind.