A Happy Wife in a Rural Family

Chapter 4: Chapter 4. Forced Marriage

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Da Shuang immediately got out of bed and ran out to fetch water to wash up.

Gu Qingli was waiting for him at the door.

“Sister Hua, sister Hua.” At this moment, a woman walked into the courtyard.

Gu Qingli looked over. She thought it was an old woman from someplace judging from her clothes.

“Oh, it’s Er Nizi. You’re pretty.” The woman twisted her bucket-like waist and walked past her. She looked at her a few times and smiled charmingly at her.

‘What the hell?’ Gu Qingli frowned. Why would such a person come to see the ‘flower woman’?

Was she going to sell her?

While Gu Qingli was still confused, Madam Hua came out with her clothes. Seeing the woman, she immediately welcomed her into the living room with a smile.

Madam Wu, who was making breakfast, stuck her head out to take a look.

“Second brother, second brother.” Not long after, Madam Hua shouted at the top of her voice at the door.

Second brother Gu, who was digging in the vegetable garden, heard the shout and immediately returned to the central room.

Gu Qingli thought that this woman must have something to do with her.

She was not hurrying to town, so she sat at the door and listened.

In any case, Madam Hua didn’t care if she did work.

“She’s

“Qiu Yunzi. This is my second son, and I’m talking about his daughter,” Madam Hua said.

Madam Qiu pursed her lips and smiled. “Aunt Hua, Niu Ergou doesn’t mind your daughter. He has prepared the five taels of silver. He is just waiting for you to agree.”

In her heart, she was scolding this old woman. No matter what, she was still her granddaughter. Others couldn’t hide such a thing from her, but she was spreading it everywhere as if she was afraid that others wouldn’t know.

The most immoral thing was finding an old bachelor for her granddaughter.

‘Ai! It was a sin.’

“Qiu Yunzi, which Niu Ergou?” second brother Gu frowned.

Madam Qiu flicked the handkerchief in her hand and said with a smile, “Second brother Gu, how many Niu Ergou are there in our village?”

“Mother, you want to talk about Er Nizi with Niu Ergou?”

Who in the village did not know of the old bachelor Niu Ergou? He was already thirty years old, but he ate, drank, womanized, gambled, and even stole from the widows in the village. What was his mother thinking, marrying Er Nizi to such a person?

Even if Er Nizi was not his biological daughter, she had still called him ‘father’ for fifteen years.

Madam Hua’s face darkened, “She’s already like that; who do you want her to marry? At the very least, Niu Ergou could still offer five taels as a betrothal gift. Besides, leaving her at home would ruin the reputation of your brother and nephew? If we were to marry her off, she would no longer be a part of the Gu family. In the future, when your brother and nephew pass the exam and become a scholar, won’t you guys also enjoy the good fortune?”

“But …”

“No buts, I’ll make the decision.” Madam Hua interrupted second brother Gu’s words and glared at him.

Second brother Gu immediately shut up.

Gu Qingli had heard their conversation from outside. Her heart sank. She had been suspicious since Grandma Hua stopped old man Gu yesterday.

She would either sell her or marry her off.

Gu Qingli was in a difficult position. One couldn’t decide girls’ marriage here. How was she going to get out of this predicament?

She had thought too simply before, thinking it would be fine if she didn’t get married.

In the past, girls who had lost their innocence were dragged to the pond. The population had dropped sharply in recent years because of the war. The government had issued a document that civilians were prohibited from killing people without permission.

Therefore, she could forget about killing Niu Ergou. After killing Niu Ergou, Li Ergou, and Zhang Ergou, she could not kill them all.

With Madam Hua’s character, she wouldn’t give up until she exchanged her for silver.

After the Hua and Qiu family agreed to come and pick her up the next day, the Hua family sent the Qiu family away happily.

“Behave yourself. I’ll break your legs if you dare to play any tricks.” Madam Hua’s expression changed, and she threatened as soon as she saw Gu Qingli.

“Second sister,” Da Shuang also heard it. Tears welled up in his eyes, and his small hands clenched into fists.

Gu Qingli patted his head. Her two little brothers were lovely.

Mrs. Wu treated the host well, but her bun-like personality was too weak. She cried at every turn and couldn’t protect her at all.

“Father, please don’t marry second sister to Niu Ergou. Don’t you need money to get milk? My sister, Xiao Shuang, and I will earn it.” When Da Shuang saw second brother Gu walk out with a sullen face, he grabbed him, wailing loudly.

“Second sister,” When Xiao Shuang saw her, he leaned against her. The little guy was also in tears.

“Crying at a funeral, crying again early in the morning.” Madam Hua picked up a broom and threw it at Da Shuang.

Second brother Gu immediately blocked it.

“Grandma, what’s going on?” A girl about the same age as Gu Qingli hurried in with a bag on her back.

She was Gu Qingmei, the daughter of Gu Qingli’s eldest uncle.

The day before yesterday, she had gone to Lin town to help her two brothers wash clothes and cook. Because they would be taking the exam next year, the third uncle and nephew had rented a house in town to make it convenient for them to study.

Hearing that something had happened to Gu Qingli, she came back immediately.

She didn’t come back because she was worried about Gu Qingli. They weren’t that close.

She was doing it for Chen Erlang.

The matchmaker had been talking about her initially, but Chen Erlang had taken a fancy to the beautiful Gu Qingli.

This caused Gu Qingmei’s family to explode angrily, but what could she do if Chen Erlang didn’t like her?

From then on, Gu Qingmei hated Gu Qingli to death.

When she heard something had happened to her, she laughed loudly and hurried back.

Now that Gu Qingli had broken off the engagement, she had hope. However, she didn’t want to see Grandma Hua fighting again.

When Madam Hua saw her, the anger on her face immediately disappeared. She said, “Why did Mei ‘er come back? How are your brothers?”

“They’re perfect,” Gu Qingmei replied.

She glanced at Gu Qingli, then entered the east room.

Gu Qingli went over to hold Da Shuang’s hand and caught sight of Madam Wu crying in the kitchen.

Gu Qingli sighed and asked Da Shuang to go back. She went into the kitchen to help with the fire.

Seeing her, Mrs. Wu cried even more sadly.

“Er Nizi, mother has let you down.” Madam Wu leaned against the door and wiped her tears.

Gu Qingli sat down and put some firewood into the kitchen. “It’s not until tomorrow, right?”

No matter what, she was going to kill Niu Ergou tonight. Grandma Hua was in such a hurry that they didn’t even have time to prepare.

“Er Nizi, why don’t you leave?”

“Leave? Mother, where should I go?”

Those who ran away from home here were considered unregistered citizens. If others caught and sold you, there was no way to trace you.

She couldn’t just hide in her space forever.

At most, she would kill whoever Madam Hua said she wanted for her. It was better to kill a fellow Daoist than a poor Daoist. After all, the people Madam Hua found were not good.

It could be considered as getting rid of evil for the people.

Even if the government suspected her, no one could find out that she was the one who poisoned him.

At most, she would be like the third brother Xiao in the village and have a reputation for bringing bad luck to her husband.

Mrs. Wu’s lips quivered a few times. Just as she was about to say something, Madam Qiu’s voice suddenly rang out from outside.

“Sister-in-law Hua, sister-in-law Hua, good news, good news.”