The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

"Clan leader, why are you bothering me with such a small matter? Don't you know that Zhaodi is really lucky? The family she's going to marry has 20 mu of land and is an only son. He will be the head of the family. In the future, all the land and money in that family will belong to them. Fortunately, our Zhaodi is good-looking, otherwise she wouldn't have had the chance to go."

When Zhaodi's grandmother heard about this, she had a smug smile on her face, thinking that it was Zhaodi's blessing to have such a good marriage.

In the future, Zhaodi will be the head of the family and can also help her brother and uncle. Wouldn't the family's life get better and better?

"Yes, clan leader, boss, I think this is a good match. Why are you so angry? Pan Di is the eldest sister, but she wasn't chosen, but they chose Zhao Di instead. They said that Zhao Di is a good girl and will be the head of the family after she marries."

When Xiong Cuihua heard her mother-in-law speak up, she also raised her head, as if this was a great joyful event.

"Zhao Di is only a few years old this year, and you actually want her to be a child bride. I remember that your family's Mancang also works in the farm, and his monthly salary is not bad. Originally, this matter was given to Brother Mancheng, but you said that Brother Mancheng's family is burdened with heavy responsibilities and he needs to work at home, so you came to ask the clan leader for mercy and let Mancang go.

Could it be that the monthly salary from the farm plus the land you later reclaimed couldn't feed the children, so you sold her to a fool?

Lu Linlang looked at Zhaodi who was crying with her head down and asked with a bad expression.

"Boss, you have a big family and a lot of wealth, so naturally you don't know how hard life is for us ordinary people. There are six children in your family, plus five adults, a total of more than ten people guarding those few acres of land.

Besides, Mancang is old enough to get married, and the girl wants a lot of money. We old couple really can't afford it. The adults have to tighten their belts, and the children are crying with hunger. There is really no other way.

Zhaodi, tell the boss and the clan leader that you volunteered. Look, you're at the Cheng family, living in a big house, eating only dry rice every day, and living like a young lady. It's much better than living in our family. Tell them quickly."

"Grandma, I don't want to marry a fool. I want to stay home and study. I can mow the grass, work at home after school, and farm with my dad. Please don't sell me, okay? I don't want to live in a big house, eat dry meals, or live the life of a young lady. I want to stay home, mother, grandma, I beg you."

Zhaodi is no longer the ignorant Zhaodi of the past. She listened to what Master Yun said, that studying can broaden her horizons and make money in the future. She wants to study, she wants to make money to support her family, she does not want to marry a fool, and she does not want to be a child bride, because a child bride would be beaten and scolded every day and could not hold her head up.

"Zhao Di, don't cry. Come to your aunt. I'll tell you that as long as you don't want to, no one can force you."

After comforting Zhaodi, Lu Linlang looked at Lu Dayong and his wife and said, "You two are my elders, but today I want to say this in front of you all: if anyone dares to force their daughter to sell herself or become a child bride in the future, they will be offending me, Lu Linlang.

Nowadays, life in the village is gradually getting better. As long as you are not lazy and greedy, you can support your family even if you go up the mountain to dig konjac, plant beans, work on the farm, or work in the workshop. Moreover, I have promised before that anyone who can't survive not because of laziness can come to me and explain. At least I won't let you starve to death.

In our Lu family, even girls cannot be treated badly like this. I pay for the children in the village to go to school and for the village workshops to grow. Now I am discussing with the clan leader and elders to provide more money-making opportunities in the village, all for the purpose of making my Lu family prosper.

This cannot be accomplished by the efforts of one person alone, but requires the concerted efforts of everyone. If anyone is unwilling to follow us, please raise it now. From now on, all Lu's businesses that exist because of me, those who do not support me should not seize the opportunities of others.

Your family is one of the few in the village that favors boys over girls to this extent. You name your girls Pan Di and Zhao Di, names that don't treat girls as human beings, and you make them become tools for you to make money at such a young age. I really feel ashamed.

When we first sent the children to school, your family was the most opposed. Now Zhaodi is only twelve years old, and you treat her like this. You two are also women, how could you take the lead in bullying your own girls? This is a disgrace to our Lu family.

From today on, Lu Mancang no longer needs to work on the farm. You can only go back to work after you have reflected on your mistakes and the villagers have seen your changes. During this time, I will have someone take his place."

When Lu Linlang said this, she also glanced at the crowd of onlookers. Many families here had similar situations, but they did not directly touch Lu Linlang's bottom line. She had mentioned it to the clan leader, and the clan leader had already warned them, but some people still did not take it seriously.

"Master, why did you implicate Mancang? He knows nothing. He's doing well on the farm, and the girl he met is very satisfied. If you let him come back, I'm afraid his marriage will be ruined. Master, we know we were wrong. We won't sell Zhaodi anymore. Let her study hard at home."

Lu Dayong had been silent just now, but when he saw that this matter had affected his youngest son, he immediately acted like a parent.

"Brother Dayong, Brother Dayong, why are you doing this? I think Linlang is right. Everyone in our village is making progress, but your family is the only one that still holds this kind of thinking. You want to use your granddaughter's betrothal gift as a betrothal gift for your youngest son. Do you think we can't see what you're thinking? You guys are always taking crooked paths.

Mancang should also think about it when he returns. I want to see if he can live with the idea of ​​using the money from his niece's body to marry him off. If he thinks it's natural, he should stop working at the farm."

Lu Linlang had stated before that no matter whether they were girls or boys in the village, they were all members of the Lu family. Now that she was back, if the Lu family was desperate, she could help, but if they were thinking of making money through crooked means such as selling their daughters or gambling, then that was not allowed. If any family behaved in this way, no one else in the family would be allowed to work on the farm.

At first, everyone just listened and didn't take it seriously. But now everyone saw with their own eyes what happened to Lu Dayong's family. They were so scared that they dared not breathe. They hurriedly tried to recall whether their family had done anything like this to displease the boss and the clan leader.

Lu Mancheng also arrived late at this time. Seeing so many people gathered at the door and hearing what they were saying, he immediately squeezed into the crowd.

"Clan leader, boss, we were foolish in this matter. We were wrong. I will definitely change and will ask my family to change. Please let Mancang continue to work. Our whole family depends on the wages to make a living."

"Mancheng, don't be so hypocritical here. If you hadn't agreed, I don't believe your wife would have dared to let Zhaodi become a child bride. We warned you about this matter at the beginning, but you didn't take it seriously. Could it be that your family turned a deaf ear to what we said?

You should reflect on this matter at home. There are so many wild vegetables in the mountains. How could you possibly starve to death in the summer? If you truly repent, then behave well in the village. As long as half of the villagers see that you have changed and are willing to let Mancang go back to work, then he can go. Otherwise, you’ll have to fend for yourself.”