The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

In the evening of the twenty-seventh day of the lunar year, when everyone gathered at the old house to have dinner and prepare to go back, Xu Cui came to the old house crying.

"Dad, Mom, you have to make the decision for me."

As soon as she saw her daughter, Mrs. Hu frowned.

Although he was disappointed with her and hated her greed and ruthlessness, she was still his flesh and blood and he had loved her for so many years. When the critical moment came, he could not just ignore her.

"what happened?"

Xu Cui threw herself into Hu's arms, sobbing, "Mother, that bastard Cheng Fu had an affair with a widow in the village and even got her pregnant. Now he's taken her back and said he wants to marry her as his concubine."

"What?!" Mrs. Hu was furious. "What right did Cheng Fu have to marry a concubine? When he married you, he swore in front of us that he would treat you well for the rest of his life! Now your father and I are still standing here, and he's already acting recklessly?"

Xu Cui said bitterly, "After what happened with Master Lu, I don't know which bastard not only drugged our house, causing us all to have diarrhea for seven or eight days, but also beat Cheng Fu so badly that he had to stay in bed for over three months."

Hearing this, Song Yuntang and Xia Ning looked at each other secretly, pursing their lips to suppress the smile in their eyes.

That's where Cheng Fuxing came from.

Who told him not to let his own daughter go?

Xu Cui continued, "Ever since then, he's been looking down on me, saying that my family clearly has the resources but isn't willing to help the Cheng family. He took advantage of me and started dating the village widow Xu. If she hadn't come home pregnant, I wouldn't have known about it until now."

Mrs. Hu looked at her and asked, "Even though she came to our house so violently, did Cheng Fu and your mother-in-law agree?"

"Then what else can be done?"

Xu Cui's eyes were red and swollen from crying.

"The widow Xu's husband passed away early, and she's only 29 now, a full ten years younger than me. Furthermore, her husband left her some savings before he died. To get a chance to marry into the Cheng family, Widow Xu even told my mother-in-law that if she were allowed to marry, she would bring a dowry of 18 taels of silver. When my mother-in-law heard that she had a dowry of 18 taels of silver, she agreed without a second thought."

After saying that, he burst into tears again.

"Mother, please give me some silver. If I had silver in my hand, Cheng Fu and my mother-in-law would never dare to treat me like this."

Mrs. Hu and the people in the room finally understood.

The Cheng family is attracted by the other person's money.

Xu Yuande snorted coldly.

"Why are you crying? Since this unfaithful man wants to marry you, just let him marry you."

Xu Cui was stunned and looked at him in surprise.

"Dad, I can't. If he marries that widow, what will happen to my daughter? I'm almost forty. If he really divorces me, how will I live my life in the future?"

Xu Yuande looked serious.

"A concubine is ultimately a concubine. Do you think anyone in this world is qualified to take a concubine? Daxia law requires a farmer to take a concubine who is over 40 and has no offspring. Otherwise, it is illegal. You are filial to your parents-in-law, respect your husband, and have given birth to four children for him, three daughters and one son. If he dares to take a concubine, I will go to the county government tomorrow and sue him. Let him have a taste of the yamen's stick."

Xu Cui was a little hesitant.

"Won't he hate me for doing this?"

Zhang looked at her sideways.

"Your man has already slept with another man, and you're still worried about whether he'll bear a grudge against you? Not to mention that it's not easy for your parents to save some money for their retirement. Even if you took the money today, Cheng Fu's betrayal has already happened. Even if he and your mother-in-law treat you well for the time being, it's only because of the money. Don't you understand?"

Xu Cui stared at her relatives in the room, her face full of grievance.

"You clearly have money in your hands. If you had given me more, Cheng Fu wouldn't have been so concerned about the money in Widow Xu's hands. Now that I've become like this, you still won't let my parents give me money."

Hu pounded her chest in anger.

"Did we owe you money in our past life? You asked for money and I gave it to you, but your father and I can't make ends meet? Your eldest brother and second brother's families can't make ends meet either? Do you think the money we have is all blown by the wind?"

"Mom has already said this today. If you want to solve the problem, then listen to your father and your elder and second brothers. If anyone comes to ask for money, then go back to where you got it!"

Song Yuntang was worried that she would faint from anger, so he went forward and rubbed her acupoints.

"Calm down with milk."

Mrs. Hu patted her hands with satisfaction. Fortunately, her granddaughter-in-law and daughter-in-law were sensible, otherwise, with her condition, she would have died of anger long ago.

Xu Cui knew her family wouldn't give her any money, so she could only lower her head and say, "Please ask my parents and my elder and second brothers to make the decision for me."

After a moment of silence, Xu Yuande looked at her.

"You have two choices now. One, continue living with Cheng Fu. But people are always careless sometimes. A cat that has stolen fish won't stay at home obediently. You have to be mentally prepared. Two, divorce Cheng Fu. Dad and your elder and second brothers can help you get the eight taels of silver dowry back from the Cheng family. It's your choice."

Although Xu Cui was angry, she never thought of leaving the Cheng family.

"Dad, isn't there a better way than divorce?"

Xu Yuande shook his head. "No, if you don't divorce, you're still a member of the Cheng family. Your parents and your elder and second brothers can help you temporarily, but they can't live in your house and keep an eye on Cheng Fu."

Xu Cui started crying.

"I don't want a divorce."

Seeing this, Xu Yuande sighed, "Since you don't want to divorce, I can't force you to separate. It's getting dark now, so stay home for one night. Tomorrow, I will personally send you back with your eldest and second brothers."

Xu Cui sniffed and said, "Okay."

Seeing that the excitement was over, Jiang stood up and said, "It's getting dark. We should go back. Dad and Mom should get some rest."

Xu Yuande nodded.

"Let's go back. Be careful of the slippery road."

Everyone left one after another, and Nian'er and Xia Ning walked behind Song Yuntang.

Xu Cui saw her and hurried over to hold her back.

"Nian'er."

Nian'er didn't look back, but took a few quick steps and followed Song Yuntang out of the house.

Xia Ning deliberately fell behind and gave Xu Cui a cold look, which frightened her so much that she didn't dare to come forward and turned away.

Hu looked at him coldly.

"Nian'er has severed ties with you all, so what else do you want her to do? While it's still light, go wash up and go to bed early. Go back to Yanliu Village after breakfast tomorrow morning."

……

The next morning, after Xu Yongwang went to the old house, Song Yuntang asked Xia Ning to go to the post station. After calculating the date, it was almost New Year's Day, and Xu Qingye should have sent a letter.

Xia Ning rides the horse very fast.

The round trip took less than half an hour.

"Master, the son-in-law has indeed sent a letter."

Song Yuntang took it from her and said with a smile, "He's quite smart. He knew we would be back in Lushan Village during the New Year holiday, so he sent the letter to the town."

Outside the house, Xu Wencheng saw Xia Ning returning home.

"Sister Xia Ning, shall we have a sparring match?"

Xia Ning glanced in his direction and strode towards him, "Come on."

Song Yuntang unfolded the letter and read its contents while watching Xia Ning and Xu Wencheng sparring outside.

After practicing for such a long time, Xu Wencheng's kung fu has improved a lot. Before, he could only withstand one or two moves from Xia Ning, but now he can fight with her for three or five moves in a row.

Xu Yongwang returned home in the evening.

Seeing him, Jiang asked hurriedly, "How is Xu Cui's matter?"