Binding feet?
Xiao Fuyuan watched TV with her mother in her last life. Women in ancient times had to have their feet bound.
A pair of feet were wrapped in sharp points and were as big as a palm. The foot-wrapped feet were covered in blood and flesh after being removed.
At that time, my mother said that foot binding was degrading to women.
She doesn't want to wrap it up.
Why are these two ladies in front of me so vicious and want her to have her feet bound?
Little Fukuoka felt a faint pain in her toes.
Her grandmother, her mother, her two sisters-in-law, Sister Mai Miao, and even Sister Qiuniang all have big feet, so naturally she doesn't know how to bind them.
Xiao Fuyuan took out her hand without giving any dignity and came to Zhen's side.
"My daughter is a child in the village. To say otherwise is to love her more than others." Mrs. Zhen said, feeling wary in her heart. She wondered why the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had to bind their feet so well.
When she was a child, she had only heard of some dancers raised at home. In order to dance well, they bound their feet so small that they could dance on the palms of their hands. It was cruel and disgusting.
It seems that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and County Magistrate Liu are completely different people.
The way she behaves is completely unlike that of a female official's wife.
From the moment they came in and only gave Xiao Fuyuan a lotus cake and no other gifts, Zhen concluded that these two people didn't look down on Lao Bai's family at all.
He didn't look down on him and even called people over, and even called Xiao Fuyuan by name.
Without saying a word, Xiao Fuyuan withdrew her hand from Old Mrs. Liu's hand, and Mrs. Zhen noticed that Old Mrs. Liu's color changed slightly.
Mrs. Zhen's smile faded a little, and she took Xiao Fuyuan's hand and said, "My little country girl is used to being undisciplined. Please forgive me for any conflicts."
Mrs. Liu and Old Mrs. Liu looked at each other. Xiao Fuyuan's mother was a village woman, and her words and demeanor had been extraordinary since she came in.
It's a pity that she married a farmer with such magnanimity and lived in poverty all her life.
"Sister-in-law from the Bai family, my Shu'er talks about Yuanbao's sister all day long at home, praising Yuanbao for being blessed, beautiful, and smart. Now it turns out that she is really good at first sight. I dare to ask my sister-in-law from the Bai family, if your daughter is willing to give Shu'er Being a concubine? A concubine." Mrs. Liu emphasized the concubine.
With such a background and appearance in the village, living a precarious life while marrying a rough guy, it would be better to join the Liu family and become an aunt. Although my aunt is half a slave, she still lives a life of rich clothes.
What poor girl wouldn't want to be a noble concubine?
What?
Be Liu Shu's concubine?
Xiao Fuyuan was shocked. What was the idea of these two ladies?
"How shameless your son is, asking me to be your concubine." Xiao Fuyuan couldn't help but say.
What does it mean? The county magistrate's wife was thinking a lot. What does being a concubine have to do with having a big face?
Madam Zhen's blood surged with anger, and she felt deeply insulted. She suddenly stood up and said, "Thank you, Mrs. Liu, for your love. My daughter can't bear it."
That was the original idea.
Xie Chuntao reacted, gritted her teeth angrily, and said angrily: "My sister-in-law is the treasure of the whole family, and you actually want her to be a concubine? Your son is like that, and he doesn't show whether he is worthy of my sister-in-law or not."
My mother-in-law doesn't use bad words, she does.
What kind of county magistrate's wife is worse than the village chief's wife? She just has a good family background, so she is insulting people like this.
Old Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Liu did not expect Zhen's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to refuse flatly and say such unpleasant words, which made the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law unable to keep it off their faces.
"Sister-in-law Bai, what are you in a hurry? I'm just discussing with you. My door is not open to casual entry." Mrs. Liu's face was covered with ice and her tone was threatening.
"Do you think that asking my daughter to be your son's concubine is a compliment to us? Mrs. Liu, I know very well what you are thinking. Your door is not accessible to anyone casually, and my daughter is not selected casually either. ." Zhen said tit for tat.
"My Shu'er went to your house a few times, and when she came back she said she wanted to take Xiao Yuanbao as my concubine. I thought who taught this..."
"Madam of the county magistrate, why are you speaking so out of tune? You are not as good as our village chief's wife." Xie Chuntao did not save any face for Mrs. Liu and continued, "You pretend to be confused because you understand. Why does Liu Shu talk so much every day?" He ran towards our house and couldn't chase us away. Isn't that what you taught us?"
Mrs. Liu choked.
She could accept the situation, but she was most afraid of Xie Chuntao's straightforward vulgar words, saying that she was inferior to the village chief's wife, which was extremely hurtful and insulting.
Mrs. Liu was so speechless that she didn’t know how to answer the question.
Old Mrs. Liu did not bother to confront Xie Chuntao despite her identity.
"If you think your son is running around, you can tie up so many servants and maids in your house and watch." Xie Chuntao said.
"You... don't know how to appreciate someone." Mrs. Liu held back her words for a long time.
"We really don't know how to lift people up. Your family is just carrying a big sedan chair and asking my daughter to be your son's wife, let alone a concubine. We don't even bother to do it." After Mrs. Zhen said that, she stood up and left the cabin with little Fuyuan.
Liu Shu saw the quarrel coming from the room, and saw Zhen's face full of anger. He didn't know what was going on.
"Sister Yuan Bao, who made you angry?" Liu Shu asked cautiously.
"Shameless, you want me to be your concubine. I will never care about you again, and don't come to our house." Xiao Fuyuan threw the lotus cake his grandma gave her into Liu Shu's hand and said angrily .
"That's what my mother meant. I want you to be my wife." Liu Shu said in a panic.
"Young Master Liu, don't mention this, my family can't afford it." Mrs. Zhen said with a frosty look on her face.
Mrs. Zhen didn't feel relieved until she reached the deck of the ship, facing the refreshing fragrance of lotus.
"Mom, don't be angry." Xiao Fuyuan blinked her big watery eyes to comfort Zhen.
Mrs. Zhen's heart melted, and she was even more angry with the county magistrate's wife. Her daughter, who was so precious, was actually being raped by others.
"It's okay, my dear, I've made you feel wronged." Mrs. Zhen touched Xiao Fuyuan's head and said.
"No grievance." Xiao Fuyuan said.
"Mom, what did the county magistrate's wife think? She actually wanted her to be her son's concubine." Xie Chuntao was still angry. Her sister-in-law was a girl from all over the country. How could she be a concubine? The Da Zhuang brothers knew about it, and they couldn't attack him even though he was the county magistrate.
She regretted not splashing the magistrate's wife with hot tea just now.
"Fortunately grandma is not here."
If Mrs. Bai were here, she would have to spit on the county magistrate's wife.
"Mom, if we treat the county magistrate's wife like this, she won't, won't blow Mr. Liu's pillow to punish our Bai family, right?" Sir, do you know? If that's the case, it would be unreasonable for me to go to Huaicheng to beat the drum of injustice."
Zhen shook her head slightly and said: "I guess Mr. Liu doesn't know. We just offended the county magistrate's wife. As long as Liu Hong doesn't have such thoughts, it will be fine."
Zhen reminded her again: "Chuntao, don't let your father know about this for now, and don't even tell Da Zhuang."
Xie Chuntao nodded.
A Zhen saw Xiao Fuyuan standing on the deck from a distance, and ran over to her and asked: "Why have you been gone for so long?"
In fact, it didn't take long, but A Zhen felt that it was a long time.
"Brother A Zhen..." Xiao Fuyuan took A Zhen's hand and ran to the cabin and asked softly, "Do the children from your rich families all have concubines?"
A Zhen frowned: "Who told you such nonsense?"
Xiaofu's big, round, watery eyes were full of grievances.
A Zhen thought for a moment and asked, "Then what did the county magistrate's wife say to you?"
Xiao Fuyuan described the words of the county magistrate's wife one by one.
A Zhen's face grew darker and darker as he listened.
"Anyway, I don't bind my feet, and I don't want to be a concubine. I don't want to be anyone's concubine."
It is said that Liu Hong was soon invited into the cabin by He Shun, and then returned to his own boat with a dark face. He scolded the county magistrate's wife severely, and almost beat Liu Shu with a stick if his own mother hadn't stopped him.
(End of chapter)
