The happy little days of the Ye family

Spring plowing has just ended, and nothing major has happened in the village recently.

Ye Qiaoqiao's parents were planning to sell her to the town as a concubine. After Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Qiu Harvest publicized it, everyone in Taohua Village knew about it in less than an hour.

Ye Dashi had sold his two daughters before, and the people in the village were very disdainful of Ye Dashi's family.

A concubine in a wealthy family is actually no different from a servant or maid.

The power of life and death is entirely in the hands of others, and the children born cannot be raised by themselves.

Although the people in the village tend to favor sons over daughters, their daughters are also their own children, and they will definitely not treat their daughters like this.

And generally those who go to the countryside to find someone to be a concubine are usually not from good families.

Ye Qiaoqiao's eldest sister was married to a landlord named Li in the town. Not to mention her age, she was said to be cruel and cruel. Several concubines had died in the family.

And after Li Ye Qiaoqiao's eldest sister got married, within a year she heard that she got seriously ill and passed away.

As for whether he is really sick or there is something hidden, everyone knows.

In order to get money, Ye Dashi took his two sons and went to that family's house to cause a scene.

However, I heard that he was beaten with bruises and bruises on his nose and face, and was driven out in despair.

Ye Qiaoqiao's second sister married a wealthy family from Fujia Village as a concubine three years ago.

That family married seven or eight concubines, but so far they have not given birth to a boy or a girl.

Ye Qiaoqiao's second sister was resold by her husband's family and disappeared to an unknown location because she failed to get pregnant after two years of marriage.

Ye Dashi's family, on the other hand, relied on the money from selling their daughter to build a big house in the village and even married wives for their two sons.

Someone in the village soon found out that Ye Dashi had hooked up with Shopkeeper Bai, the second shopkeeper of the town's casino, and planned to marry Ye Qiaoqiao to Shopkeeper Bai as a concubine.

Hearing that Shopkeeper Bai offered 20 taels of silver as a gift, Ye Dashi, who was jealous of money, immediately agreed as soon as he heard that there were 20 taels of silver.

In the past, Ye Dashou quietly sold his daughters to the town, so when the people in the village knew about it, the two girls had already been married to the town.

Now, the fact that Ye Qiaoqiao is going to be married to the town as a concubine has made a fuss in the village.

Many families with daughters were worried about damaging their daughters' reputations and hated Ye Dashi deeply.

Ye Shitou has already sold two of his daughters. If he sells Ye Qiaoqiao to Shopkeeper Bai as a concubine this time, the village chief is worried that it will affect the reputation of the village and affect the marriage of the next generation of young people.

The most important thing is that Ye Shitou actually hooked up with someone from the casino. Since he was able to hook up with Shopkeeper Bai, it meant that Ye Dashi must have gone gambling.

Moreover, shopkeeper Bai would not suddenly marry a village girl. There must be some conspiracy involved. Maybe he wanted to drag them down because their village was relatively wealthy.

The village chief immediately sent people to the town to find out the details of Shopkeeper Bai and whether Ye Dashi had ever gambled.

The next night, the village chief asked someone to take Ye Dashi to the ancestral hall. At this time, in addition to the village chief, there were also several respected elders in the ancestral hall.

Kneeling in the ancestral hall, Ye Dashi was very scared. Could it be that someone discovered that he was gambling?

Ye Dashi was originally a second-rate boy and knew many people from the third-rate and ninth-level religions. Last year, he was encouraged to go to the casino to play a few games.

Unexpectedly, he got out of hand and gradually became a frequent visitor to the casino.

Some time ago, Ye Dashi lost all his family's money and even sold his land.

Ye Dashi had no money left, but he still wanted to continue gambling, so he decided on Ye Qiaoqiao.

Ye Dashi is very cunning and knows that the money in the casino is not so easy to borrow. The interest is compounded, and if you borrow it, you will definitely not be able to pay it back in the future.

So I thought of selling my little daughter to get money for gambling.

At this time, Shopkeeper Bai also focused on Taohua Village. In the past few years, the village chief strongly encouraged the villagers to open up wasteland. Now every household in Taohua Village has a lot of land.

And by planting honeysuckle on the hills, the people in the village also made some money.

Shopkeeper Bai offered to marry Ye Qiaoqiao as his concubine, and also offered a gift of 20 taels.

Ye Qiaoqiao is already 16 years old and will get married sooner or later. If she gets married, she will at least have food, drink and clothing in the town, and she can also get a sum of money back.

Ye Dashi and Shopkeeper Bai hit it off and planned to marry Ye Qiaoqiao to Shopkeeper Bai as a concubine in exchange for money.

Ever since her two sisters were sold, Ye Qiaoqiao has been very scared, fearing that she would be like her two sisters.

Ye Qiaoqiao had been looking for someone for herself early on, but she didn't expect that no one in the village would dare to marry her because of Ye Dashi's bad reputation.

This time she found Ye Xilin, but she had no choice but to do so.

The Ye family is rich and capable, and has a good relationship with the village chief. If she can marry into the Ye family, she can completely get rid of her father.

It's just that Ye Xilin didn't realize it at all. Every time he met her, he pretended not to see her and left directly.

The village chief looked at Ye Dashi who was pressed over with a cold face, "I heard that you have been very close to the boss Bai of the town's casino recently."

"No, no, who is spreading rumors?" Ye Dashi shook his head desperately.

The village chief continued: "Some people saw you entering and exiting the casino, and I heard that you planned to marry your daughter to the casino's boss Bai as a concubine."

Ye Dashi now knows that he is afraid. He still remembers the three boys in the village who were deceived into gambling a few years ago.

At that time, the three of them were beaten to pieces and had to kneel in the ancestral hall for a whole month.

Ye Dashi shook his head desperately and kept shouting, "No, no, I didn't gamble."

Several clan elders on the side also said: "It's useless for you to quibble. We have already inquired. Since last year, you have frequently visited the casino and lost a lot of money."

When Ye Dashi saw the village chief taking off the black whip on the wall, he was trembling with fear.

But before the village chief could take action, Ye Qiushi on the side took over the whip. "Dad, I'm strong, just let me do it."

The village chief is now 60 years old. Although his body is still strong, his energy cannot keep up with his age.

Most of the affairs in the village have been handed over to the eldest son Ye Qiushao, and Ye Qiushi will be the next village chief of Taohua Village.

Ye Qiushi was used to farm work and was very strong. 50 After the whipping, Ye Dashi had lost half of his life and fell to the ground dying.

The village chief looked at Ye Dashi condescendingly, "Marrying a girl is your family matter and we have nothing to do with it."

"However, if you sell your daughter to be a concubine again, ruining the reputation of our Taohua Village and affecting the marriages of the younger generation in the village, then I will not forgive you."

"Since you are a first offender, you will be punished with 50 lashes and a month of kneeling in the ancestral hall. If you come into contact with people from the casino again, you will be exterminated directly."

The village chief emphasized: "It's not about gambling, but contact. If you meet people from the casino, or if you try to trick people in the village into gambling, the only outcome will be extermination."

"No, I don't dare anymore. I will never go to a casino again." Ye Dashi lay on the ground and weakly begged for mercy.

Ye Dashi was beaten to pieces and was imprisoned in the ancestral hall for another month. After he was released, he fell seriously ill.

And Ye Qiaoqiao was a blessing in disguise. Ye Dashi didn't want to be exterminated and never dared to have contact with people in the casino again, and Ye Qiaoqiao no longer had to marry Shopkeeper Bai as a concubine.

Later I heard that Ye Qiaoqiao was married to a wealthy family in the next village to fill a house.

That family paid a bride price of 15 taels, but they had to have Ye Dashi sign a divorce letter before they would marry Ye Qiaoqiao.

Although the man was ten years older than Ye Qiaoqiao, Ye Qiaoqiao was still willing to marry him if he could get rid of Ye Dashi's family.