Quick Wear: The Bad Girl is Reborn and No Longer Confused

We were discussing something at Village Chief Xu's house in the evening, and Xu Jin's wife, who was eavesdropping behind the door, found out and immediately rushed into my room and started making a big fuss.

"Mom and Dad, I will never agree to my younger brother marrying a burden. What era is it now? If all the money is spent, how will the old and the young live? Even if you don't consider us, you should think about your grandson."

Wang Dahua was very confident. It was not that she was cruel, but it was a strange day. She firmly disagreed with spending thirty taels to help the third son get married.

If you have to do that, either split up or get a divorce.

When Xu Yin's wife heard the noise, she pulled her husband out. She didn't say anything, but her face showed displeasure, indicating that she stood on the same side as her sister-in-law.

The children are still so young, how will they live if we give them the money?

Xu Chang looked at his two sons and smiled.

He thought his sons were well-educated, but it turned out they were just too naive. He only allowed his sons and daughters-in-law to pay 30% of their earnings for household expenses, and let them save the rest.

Now it seems that he is too magnanimous. People even dare to eavesdrop on his conversation in his room. That's very good.

Xu Jin and Xu Yin felt a pang in their hearts. It would have been fine if their father had just scolded them, but now they looked so scary.

"Dad, I..."

"You don't have to tell me, I understand. Our family is divided into four parts, and I will give you the share that is due to you without missing a penny. After the division, you can live your own lives, and we will live with the third brother. If you have any objections, you can sever the relationship or adopt the child out, that's fine, I have no objection."

Xu Chang's face turned cold, and no one at the scene dared to breathe.

The village head's wife hesitated to speak. She knew that it was natural for her sons and daughters-in-law to be unhappy, but she couldn't just lie down and eavesdrop. What was the point of shouting and yelling when they didn't even understand the situation?

Xu Tao sighed. Uncle Chang had just discussed the distribution. Considering the fairness among his three sons, he planned to give eight taels of silver from the public fund. Xu Tong had saved seven taels now, so he was still short of fifteen taels.

Five taels of silver meant that he would not have a share of anything in the house in the future, and the remaining ten taels of silver were borrowed from the public treasury, and the two young couples would slowly exchange them in the future.

Of course, enough money would be prepared to buy supplies. The village chief's wife planned to sell them as some of the jewelry her husband had bought for her when he returned home in glory.

If there was any left after everything was done, the village head and his wife and their three sons would split it into four parts and separate when they arrived at the resettlement area. This would also relieve the pressure on the third son, but who knew that the village head's daughter-in-law would start shouting before she even heard what he said clearly.

As outsiders, they couldn't get involved in the matter, so they went home. In the middle of the night, Xu Tong came to tell them that everything was going according to plan, and they went back with their heads down.

Things went more smoothly than they had imagined. After receiving thirty taels of silver, Xu Daniu had no time to think about anything else. He happily pressed his fingerprints and sent the person out without any hesitation, and did not care about the criticisms of outsiders at all.

Everyone is fleeing from famine, so who cares about those things?

Xu Tao sneered. What should she do if she couldn't stand someone's arrogant face?

"Third brother, are you home?"

"Second brother, why are you here? Sit down."

Xu Sanniu was quite good friends with his second brother, so he pulled the man into the house.

"Third brother, this is one hundred taels of silver that my second brother saved. Thirty taels of it are for you to redeem our niece He, and the remaining seventy taels are for us to prepare for our escape. We'll each get half, but I'd appreciate it if you could bring some with you when the time comes."

Xu Tao opened her mouth in surprise. She was sure they were all honest farmers, so why did they all start with a hundred taels?

"Okay, don't worry, second brother, but you don't have to pay for my niece's redemption."

Xu Sanniu knew that his second brother had money, so he didn't hesitate to tell him about Xu He's situation in general, and that he was now at the village chief's house.

Xu Erniu was relieved after hearing the whole story, but then he frowned, "Third brother, give He girl ten taels of silver as a personal favor, and exchange the rest for supplies. Tao girl, don't be jealous, because when you get married, your second uncle will also have something to give."

Xu Tao was not shy at all and nodded obediently.

After his second uncle left, Xu Tao quickly sat next to his biological father to inquire about the news.

"Before you were born, your second uncle worked as a bodyguard for a few years. Otherwise, do you think the money from our farmland alone would have been enough to support Xu Yaozu's studies? But your second uncle was smart and reported a small amount. Back then, your second uncle also gave me a lot of money."

"Where's the silver?" Xu Tao stretched out her little hand.

Xu Sanniu smiled and took out a tael of silver from his pocket and gave it to his daughter, which was all his fortune.

"I used the money to buy jewelry for your mother and put it in the wardrobe."

"That's great, Dad. But how can you accept money from my second uncle?"

Xu Sanniu raised his head proudly. Of course he felt ashamed, because he and his second brother had a life-and-death relationship.

That night, the news that the village chief's family spent a huge amount of money to redeem Xu He as their third daughter-in-law spread throughout the village. Xu Daniu still wanted to try to build a relationship with her, but he was kicked out of the house with a broom.

None of the villagers sympathized with him. If they couldn't make a living, they would sell their daughters to be maids. Who would be so cruel as to send their daughters to such a place?

In front of everyone, Xu Sanniu gave the village chief's wife thirty taels of silver, "Sister-in-law, please don't refuse. He girl will be my daughter from now on, and she is marrying into your family in a legitimate way."

Everyone praised Xu Sanniu's kindness, saying he still cared for his adopted niece even after she was adopted. As for where the money came from, Xu Sanniu had found a ginseng plant two days ago and sold it for fifty taels—a truly enviable sum.

The village head's wife immediately understood, and took the silver with a smile, counting out another twelve taels and passing it over, "This is eight taels of our betrothal gift, and the remaining four taels are for buying things."

Xu Sanniu did not give all the money to his niece, but also gave her two purses. No one could see how much silver was in them.

"Don't refuse, girl He, unless you don't consider your uncle as your family."

Xu He cried inconsolably, knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily. When he saw his second uncle, he knelt down and kowtowed again in that direction.

Everyone didn't know why and thought it was a farewell to his gratitude, and they all praised him for being sensible.

Xu Jin and the others were so regretful. If they had known that her third uncle was so willing to do so, why would they have made such a fuss?

The next day, earth-shattering howling erupted from the Xu family's courtyard, yet no one paid any attention to the heartless people of that family. Regarding the human trafficking incident yesterday, aside from Erniu's family, no one else spoke out.

"Ahhh, I'm going to report it to the police."

Old Man Xu pretended not to hear anything and wished he could kill his rebellious son. If it weren't for him, he might already be the scholar's father. He had invested so much money, and it was all wasted.

Wu Hua looked at her husband's face and hesitated. After all, he was her first son. There was no way that mother and son would hold grudges overnight.

"If you dare to go, don't come back."

Wu Hua had no choice but to continue doing her own thing, not daring to bring bad luck to her husband, who was afraid of being beaten these days.

As for food, the old couple didn't worry at all. How could they let so many sons starve to death? So what if the family was divided? They were the elders and naturally had the upper hand.