She looked at Wang Shouzhi and said, "I have thought clearly. I can stay and live with you in a down-to-earth manner."
Wang Shouzhi immediately said happily: "Really! Seriously, you won't run?"
Xu Wenlan turned pale and laughed, "Can I escape?"
"As you said, this is a big mountain. There is only one way to the outside world, and I can't leave at all." Xu Wenlan said expressionlessly: "So I gave up."
"I don't want to give birth to a child whose biological father I don't even know who he is."
"Even if I go out, where can I go? I can't go back home. If I go back, my father's home will be gone."
Xu Wenlan's tears fell silently, as if she was crying about her tragic fate in the future, which reassured Sister Du a lot.
Sister Du knows how uncomfortable it feels to be sold by her stepmother. Having a stepmother means having a stepfather. From now on, this father will not only be her father, but also the husband of someone who has no blood relationship with her.
They will have a new child, and then she will be an outsider. Her stepmother will always look down on her, and her father will only ask her to endure it. For the sake of this family, it is not difficult for her father to do it in this family.
Sister Du smiled bitterly and said: "You can think of it as you please. From now on in this village, everyone in the village will belong to the same clan. We can discuss anything together in the future.
As long as you really want to stay, no one will treat you as an outsider in the future, which is better than being on guard at all times in your previous home. "
"But I have conditions, otherwise I won't agree even if I die." Xu Wenlan looked at Wang Shouzhi and said, "I want to marry you, and I want to be your serious wife, marrying a matchmaker."
"I want to be a bride, wear a wedding dress and hold a banquet."
"Only when we have a banquet are we truly a family."
These words have reached Wang Shouzhi's heart. Even at such an old age, he also wants to get married seriously!
Set off firecrackers, post a happy message, invite the whole village to come for dinner, and have a lively wedding ceremony!
Wang Shouzhi agreed without thinking, "Okay! Okay! I agree to whatever you say!"
Xu Wenlan consoled herself and said, "This way I am no longer a bought daughter-in-law. We are a man marrying a woman. It is voluntary for both parties."
Sister Du teased Wang Shouzhi and said, "You are going to be the groom's official! Remember to put out more wine so that everyone in the village can come and drink your wedding wine!"
Wang Shouzhi nodded, "That's natural!"
He was finally getting married, so naturally he wanted to make it grand. As for the money issue, there was no need to worry. You had to pay for the banquet.
They would pay for things on credit first, and then pay them back when they got their share of the money. No one in the village had money, so this was the way it was done whether it was a banquet or a baby's full-moon party.
Yan Zhen nodded to Xu Wenlan, who bit her lip tightly.
Wang Shouzhi was very happy and went from door to door to inform, "My wife is getting married! There will be a banquet the day after tomorrow! You all come and have a wedding drink!"
"This is really a surprise to you. Did the woman agree to stay?"
Wang Shouzhi nodded, "That's right, they said they want a matchmaker to marry her! From now on, she will be my serious wife!"
"Then she is smart. She knows that if she can't think about it, she will suffer! Okay, then I will ask my mother-in-law to go to your house to help you."
Wang Shouzhi kept walking out, looking at the door and saying, "Sorry, I have to go to the next house to notify you!"
Then Wang Shouzhi notified everyone from house to house, and many people went to Wang Shouzhi's house, saying that they would help clean up the house and arrange the wedding.
The wives of the Wang family began to clean the house and cut the window grilles.
Several men carried poles to the county town, intending to buy some vegetables and meat for the banquet.
Someone brought some clothes to Xu Wenlan, saying that they were worn by her when she got married. She had not been willing to wear them for so many years, and they still looked like new ones.
The red skirt and red leather shoes were all borrowed.
Xu Wenlan looked at the things on the table and smiled bitterly.
"I didn't expect you to think about it in the end." The sister-in-law took out the clean sheets she brought from her home and put them on Wang Shouzhi. She smiled and said, "From now on, we will be a family."
"You see, people in this village help each other. From now on, if you have anything to do, just let us know."
The bought wives nodded together, "From now on, we will no longer be outsiders."
Men help each other, and women can only be forced to rely on and join in. Xu Wenlan saw it clearly, but she still nodded and said, "Yes."
Zhang Xian said: "You are still a little reluctant, but once you are pregnant with the child and become a mother, you will feel at ease."
Xu Wenlan nodded silently.
These women truly consider this place home.
Xu Wenlan listened to their conversation and felt sad. If she really couldn't get out from here, would she be assimilated in the end? Like most people here, I will no longer have hatred, resentment, or temper, and feel that this is where I should belong.
Xu Wenlan shook her head and didn't want to continue thinking about it. She had to leave here anyway. She wanted to go home and ask clearly, was she really sold by her stepmother? Then does her dad... know?
When she was ten years old, Xu Wenlan's biological mother died, and then her stepmother came in.
Others said that having a stepmother means having a stepfather, but Xu Wenlan didn't believe it at first.
But whenever she and the young lady brought by her stepmother were fighting for something, her father would always let her give in. His father would only give her orders about the work at home.
Xu Wenlan would ask why, and his father would always say awkwardly: "Because you are my daughter. I can't let other people's daughters do things. If I tell them, it seems like I am deliberately making others feel wronged."
Including later, she was pushed down the stairs by her stepmother's daughter and lost one of her legs. Her father was still the same, sighing and saying: "Girl, don't blame your sister, we are a family."
Xu Wenlan knew that her father was in trouble, so she kept putting up with it, but what did she get in the end?
She was sold here by her stepmother. If she disappears, will her father look for her? Will you be anxious? Are you going to question your stepmother for her?
So Xu Wenlan had to get out of here, and she had to ask clearly.
The windows and doors were all pasted with red words "Happy", and the home was completely new inside and out.
The men gathered around the table drinking wine and eating melon seeds, while the women were still busy, serving the men snacks and drinks from time to time, and then went back to work.
Women have no time to spare here.
Yan Zhen said in his heart: What a place for eating women.
While no one was paying attention, Xu Wenlan approached Yan Zhen and said, "What are your plans?"
Yan Zhen looked around cautiously and said in a low voice: "Don't worry about it. Just watch my every move and just leave quickly when I tell you to leave."
"You, don't take risks, and don't put yourself in danger." Xu Wenlan looked at Yan Zhen gratefully, "Thank you, thank you for saving me."
Yan Zhen smiled at her and said, "Let's talk about this after we go out."
Xu Wenlan nodded.
They couldn't say too much. There were still many people around Xu Wenlan watching. Although Xu Wenlan said she wanted to stay here steadily, they couldn't let down their guard.
The wedding was scheduled for the day after tomorrow. It was Sister Du's decision, because it was almost the day that Brother Hei came to deliver the child. It happened that the boy gave Yan Zhen money, and Yan Zhen gave her money. They took the money and took Zhao Di away at the same time. Delaying Wang Shouzhi's bridal chamber.
On this day, if there is only one step left, Sister Du will definitely not agree to let Wang Shouzhi ruin the person, otherwise Xu Wenlan will be worthless when looking for a new home!
Why doesn't Zhaodi show up yet? Sister Du began to feel suspicious.
