Many villagers gathered around Liu's yard to watch the fun.
"Ouch, this is so embarrassing. This is the first time I heard of a man being divorced by his mother-in-law."
"It's not like this bastard Liu Kui has done too many bad things, otherwise how could he be caught?"
"He stole two big egg-laying hens from my house before. I couldn't even find the clan leader. Now the retribution has finally come. He deserves it."
"He actually stole it from Sui Ruren, and he has done something wrong for himself..."
People outside were pointing fingers, but Patriarch Liu and Liu Lizheng had never felt so embarrassed.
The Liu family's reputation was ruined.
When Sui Ruren leaves, let's see how they deal with this rotten Liu Kui.
The book of divorce was quickly written. Cheng Yuanyuan bit her thumb, used blood as ink pad, and pressed her fingerprint on the book of divorce.
Zhao Sanniu pressed Liu Kui's hand and also pressed it on the divorce document.
At this point, it is considered to be officially divorced.
Liu Kui finally got free. He stood up, his eyes fell on Cheng Yuanyuan, and he sneered: "You stinky bitch, just wait for me."
"Okay, just say a few words." Liu Lizheng glared at him, looked at Cheng Wanwan and said respectfully, "Sui Ruren, since the divorce letter has been written, is this matter settled?"
"Wait a minute." Cheng Wanwan picked up the golden gold on the table, "The prerequisite for writing the divorce letter is that Liu Kui must return the gold he stole in full. Sanniu, come and count whether it is a hundred taels. gold."
Her hand moved slightly, and the two gold ingots disappeared into her sleeves.
Don't blame her for playing tricks. Don't give trash like Liu Kui a chance. Otherwise, no one knows what he will do next time that goes against the laws of nature and human ethics.
Zhao Sanniu counted the numbers and said with a solemn expression: "There are only eight ingots of gold, and there are still twenty taels missing."
Everyone's eyes fell on Liu Kui.
Liu Kui's eyes suddenly widened: "No way, they are all here, I didn't hide them elsewhere!"
Patriarch Liu picked up his cane and whipped him: "You bastard, tell me where the money is hidden, tell me!"
"I really didn't hide it!" Liu Kui was so beaten that he jumped up and down, "I fell asleep as soon as I came back, and these people came before I woke up. How could I have time to hide other money!"
"If you don't hide it, it's just spent." Cheng Wanwan picked up a piece of gold, "This is official silver, and its value is far higher than the market price. Twenty taels of gold can be exchanged for three hundred taels of silver at the bank. Put this money Make up for it, and then this matter will be considered true."
"I don't have time to spend money, I really don't!" Liu Kui is going crazy. He has always been the only one who cheats, and he has never tasted what it feels like to be wronged. "Cheng Wanwan, you did it on purpose, didn't you? I don’t have a hundred taels of gold, so you’re trying to blackmail me!”
"Everyone in Dahe Village knows that the imperial court rewarded my mother with a hundred taels of gold, and you will not be allowed to question it!" Zhao Sanniu's voice was like thunder. "In one stick of incense, collect three hundred taels and hand it over. Otherwise, we will see you immediately." official!"
Patriarch Liu came over to plead for mercy: "Three hundred taels of silver is really too much, and I can't even make up one stick of incense..."
Cheng Wanwan smiled half-heartedly: "Even if I give you ten days and a half, you still won't be able to get it together, right?"
Patriarch Liu was dumbfounded. Their family had saved only more than ten taels of silver for decades. Three hundred taels was simply an unimaginable figure.
Liu Lizheng twitched his lips. After all, he was just an uncle. Asking him to help raise so much money, he was indeed not so selfless.
"This is what Liu Kui deserves. He should not let the entire Liu family suffer." Cheng Yuanyuan said slowly, "You two have helped Liu Kui a lot. You have helped him clean up the mess he made for more than 20 years. You should also consider the entire Liu family. Come on, don’t offend the entire Liu family just because of one Liu Kui."
Liu Kui was furious: "You stinky bitch is no longer from the Liu family. You have no right to speak here..."
"Then I am qualified!" The eldest aunt of the Liu family came over and said, "I can raise three taels of silver, but not three hundred taels!"
The second aunt of the Liu family also came in with a cold look on her face: "He stole money by himself and went out to live and drink. Why should we, the whole family, help him raise money? No way!"
"A person who is almost 40 years old and still causes trouble every day should be taught a lesson by the government."
"Report to the official, report to the official quickly!"
The Liu family members walked in one after another, all talking, and their opinions were surprisingly unanimous.
Patriarch Liu closed his eyes: "That's all, I'm old and can't control it anymore. It's all up to Sui Ruren."
He was almost eighty, and his life was coming to an end before his eyes. As a result, this happened, and he really had no shame in meeting the Liu family's ancestors.
"Grandpa, Grandpa!" Liu Kui suddenly became anxious, "What will I do if you leave? You can't just watch me go to jail... I didn't spend any money, I really didn't spend any money. I was unjust... "
Patriarch Liu shook his head, hobbled out with his walking stick.
Cheng Wanwan said calmly: "Tie them up."
Zhao Sanniu stopped being vague and stepped forward with the four members of the patrol team. He held down the struggling Liu Kui, tied up his hands and feet, and blocked his mouth that kept cursing. Then he was picked up and thrown into the carriage. superior.
"Dad..." Boss Liu became anxious and looked at Cheng Yuanyuan with a reproachful look on his face, "Mom, you are so cruel. I never thought you could be such a cruel person!"
Liu Laoer followed: "You divorce your husband in front of so many people. Have you ever thought about how we sons feel? Dad can't hold his head up, and we sons can't hold our heads up either. How do you want us to behave?"
Cheng Yuanyuan's eyes turned slightly red after being so condemned by her two sons.
"Big brother and second brother, you have no right to say that to mom." Liu Sanmao stood in front of his mother, "When dad beat mom, you didn't stand up, so now that mom divorces dad, you have no right to condemn her. It’s my mother’s choice. From now on, the eldest and second brothers will continue to be members of the Liu family, and my two sisters and I will follow my mother’s surname of Cheng.”
He turned around and took Cheng Yuanyuan's hand, "Mom, let's go."
Cheng Yuanyuan took a deep look at the courtyard. When she came here, it was just such a small courtyard. Now that she is leaving, it is still such a dilapidated courtyard. She has worked hard for this family for more than 20 years, but nothing seems to have happened. Change……
Her eyes fell on her two eldest sons, her two daughters-in-law, and her two grandsons. The son's eyes were filled with condemnation, the daughter-in-law had no expression, and the little grandsons didn't understand anything and were playing with each other in the mud.
This family is really broken up.
"Da Mao, Er Mao, you two have grown up. You must learn to be responsible for your own family." Cheng Yuanyuan said softly, "Be kind to your wife, educate your children, and don't follow your father's old path. Mom is gone this time, I’ll probably never come back again, you just keep this money.”
In the past, when Da Mao Er Mao was still young, she would protect her. Later, her mother-in-law told the two children that it was natural for a man to hit a woman, and the two children gradually became numb.
Fortunately, her mother-in-law passed away when the eldest daughter was four or five years old. Otherwise, the three younger ones would have...
She took out the wages that Cheng Wanwan had received in advance and put them in the hands of her eldest son. It was a total of three hundred cash, not much, but it was the only thing she could take out now.
"Do you want me and Ermao to forgive you for this small amount of money?" Boss Liu sneered, "From today on, we, mother and son, will sever all ties, so let's go!"
Cheng Wanwan took Cheng Yuanyuan's hand: "Sister, it's getting late, let's go."
Cheng Yuanyuan lowered her head, held back her tears, and got into the car.
The carriage slowly walked out of Liujiacun, leaving everything behind in the past years.
