The Transmigrated Farm Girl's Journey to Wealth

Lotus's mother found Cui Daniu and told him her daughter's wishes. Cui Daniu nodded and agreed to give him half of the silver he received. He also agreed that Lotus could leave home after her confinement period.

Cui Daniu instructed his wife to go find the village chief, the Cui family patriarch, and the village head. He knew he couldn't get anywhere with the Wang family over this matter; he needed to find someone influential.

After witnessing several families splitting up and severing ties, he understood that these three were the ones who could make the decisions. If Lotus wanted compensation, it would ultimately be up to them to decide.

Song was busy cooking, Wang Laoda was busy dealing with Cui Daniu, Wang Defa was still in shock, the old man was grieving the loss of his eldest grandson, and everyone else, seeing that everyone was alright, went back to their own rooms and didn't get involved.

So when Lotus Mother went out to look for her, none of the family noticed her. They assumed she was inside with her daughter.

Before Song could finish cooking, she saw a group of people arrive at her house. "Village chief, village head, what brings you here? Come in and sit down! Husband, come out quickly, the village chief is here!"

Old Wang hates seeing the village chief the most; lately, nothing good ever comes from seeing him. What can he do? The chief has already arrived.

It's certain that this isn't a good thing; they're definitely being taught a lesson because of the Cui family's affair.

Cui Daniu was very satisfied with what his wife had done today; she was perceptive and efficient.

Looking at the people who entered, Boss Wang had a very, very bad feeling. A joint trial? Why are they all here? What are they doing here?

"Village chief, village head, you..."

The village chief truly didn't want to come, but what could he do? They'd already come knocking. He glanced at the village head, the head of the Cui family, beside him. This time, the divorce seemed inevitable, right?

"They came to discuss the divorce of their two children."

"You want the two children to divorce? Why?"

Cui Daniu was blunt, "Your son beat me time and time again, even to the point that I lost my child, and you still ask me why?"

"You called these people here?" Damn it, you bastard! We used to argue face-to-face, but now you're playing dirty tricks on me.

Looking at their mother-in-law who had come in with them, there was nothing they couldn't understand. The two had secretly planned it all; they had been careless.

"Go and fetch Father, Second Brother, and Third Brother from home."

Song hurriedly went to call for help. The Wang family would never lose face, even if they lost, and they absolutely could not be led by the nose by the Cui family.

Fifteen minutes later, everyone was either sitting or standing in the main room, which was full of people.

Old Master Wang suppressed his anger; he had just spoken with Wang Defa to find out what was going on. The truth had angered him so much that it would shorten his lifespan by at least three years.

That bastard! He even swindled me out of my money! Did he eat a leopard's gall? I told him I wanted to buy exam questions, but he's selling them! He's making money from both sides!

He's really clever, so clever that he even betrays his own people.

"Actually, he and Hehua have been doing quite well these days. I asked Fa Zi about this matter. Ever since he injured his leg, he has been copying books at home and has earned more than seven taels of silver."

You could hear a pin drop in the main room. After Wang Defa broke his leg, he earned more than seven taels of silver. How could copying books be so lucrative?

The second and third sons regretted splitting up their families.

Wang Laoda and Song Shi looked at each other at the same time; they knew nothing about this matter.

The Cui family was even more shocked. Holy crap, even if this kid is useless, he's still better than other good-for-nothings!

"But today he discovered that the silver he had hidden was gone. The silver was in his room, and no one else usually came in except for him and Cui. At most, his parents would occasionally bring him some food, so he suspected Cui and asked her to take out the silver."

Cui, being stubborn, refused to admit it, even though the money was indeed missing. The two argued back and forth, until Fa Zi, losing his temper, couldn't hold back and resorted to violence.

No one knew that the two had started fighting because of this, and for a moment they didn't know what to say. Seven taels of silver was no small sum.

How much was Cui Hehua's betrothal gift back then? That's enough to buy countless Cui Hehuas.

But if the money is missing, you can't just say it was stolen by your spouse, can you?

Wang Defa has no evidence, does he?

They knew in their hearts that if the silver was indeed stolen, the thief was probably Cui Hehua. Otherwise, who else could it be?

"To arrest someone, you must catch them red-handed. Did you see Hehua stealing silver? Even if you didn't see it, you can still falsely accuse someone."

Lotus said she didn't take it, so she definitely didn't. You hit someone just because you don't have the money?

"That's right, you say you hid silver, but who saw it? I'll also say you deliberately framed my daughter because you can't stand to see her doing well."

Hmph, it's a mess to begin with. They're allowed to spout nonsense, but not others.

"You're spouting nonsense!" Wang Defa stood up agitatedly.

He really did hide silver in the crack in the wall; they can't wrong him.

The village chief impatiently interrupted them, "We'll come back when you've had enough of arguing."

Cui Daniu calmed down. "Village chief, there's nothing more to say now, just one thing: my daughter wants a divorce. She's in this state; there's no way she can stay together. It wasn't just once, it's been several times. She always promised she wouldn't hit him again, and look what happened!"

The village chief agreed, saying that the Wang family members were extremely rude and loved to hit people.

"What do you think?"

"This is all a misunderstanding. There are plenty of men in the village who beat their wives, why is it unacceptable in our village?"

The village chief said irritably, "Nobody beats someone to death every time. The Cui family wants a divorce, Wang Defa, what do you mean by that?"

"If she wants to leave, let her go. I won't stop her." Out with the old, in with the new.

He copied books for a while, and with the money he earned, he no longer needed to worry about not being able to find a wife.

Old Wang really wanted to hit him with a stick. They were desperately trying to help him keep the people, but he was just afraid that they wouldn't run away fast enough.

“Village chief, clan chief, you heard that! He never intended to have a good relationship with our Lotus.”

The village chief and the others thought so too. Wang Defa seemed to have no sense of having done anything wrong, remaining aloof and even somewhat blaming Cui Shi.

Since he also feels amicable, then it's a divorce. Neither of the parties involved wants to continue the marriage; what else can be said? Just discuss the divorce.

"Since that's the case, how do you plan to divorce?" Having suffered such a calamity, Madam Cui couldn't simply throw her out the door. Besides, she still needed to recover after childbirth.

"She wanted to leave, so what can I do? Let her go. The divorce papers are ready, and I'll sign them."

Wang Laoda and Song Shi felt that since their son could earn so much money, the hen that didn't lay eggs—no, no, the hen that wasn't good at laying eggs—should just leave. The next daughter-in-law would only be better.

Even before she miscarried, Cui had such difficulty conceiving; if she miscarried, who knows if she'd be able to have children in the future. If they marry a healthy, young woman, they'll surely be able to hold their eldest grandson very soon.

Seeing that everyone had such big ideas and no one questioned him, the old man felt disheartened. He thought, "Whatever, let them live however they want."

Cui Daniu refused to continue. He had harmed her daughter like this, and yet he still had the nerve to tell her to get out. The Wang family really thought they were so powerful that they could bully people at will.