The resentful best friend travels through daily life

Chapter 5 I can't stay here anymore

Zhou Youfu was very concerned about his reputation, so he slapped Zhou Dalang in the face and scolded him, "Am I greedy for her food?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Zhou Dalang smiled apologetically. "Dad, Ning girl is really rebellious, we need to teach her a lesson."

Liu Qingxiu couldn't bear to watch it anymore and said hurriedly, "Ning girl is still sick."

Mrs. Li gave Wang a look, and Wang said stiffly, "She was a fool before, but not now. She is crazy. Don't you know yesterday..."

"How was yesterday?" Zhou Youfu asked.

Looking at the Zhou family and Zhou Ning's frail body, he suddenly felt confident and said, "That girl was acting weird yesterday. I wonder if she is some kind of monster?"

When Wang said this, everyone gasped. It was because the Da Sheng Dynasty believed in demons, ghosts, snakes and gods. If that was true, Ning would probably be tortured half to death.

Zhou Ning looked at Wang, who was talking nonsense, indifferently and said, "Are you responsible for what you said? According to the Dasheng Criminal Law, if someone accuses others of being a demon, ghost, snake or god, he will be punished with fifty strokes of the cane."

Wang was already trembling when she heard about the caning, and when she saw Zhou Ning's bone-chilling eyes, she dared not speak any words.

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Zhou Youfu shouted, "That's enough, little girl, how can you talk to an elder like that?"

"You are not worthy of calling me elders." Zhou Ning said this and decided to throw the jar into the air.

Yesterday she went to Zhou Wan to learn about the family's situation, and Zhou Wan told her everything without hiding anything.

"The imperial court recruited soldiers, and you pushed my father out to fight in the war. You used the money my father left behind to build a new house for our family, and you tortured my mother, not giving her food and forcing her to work in the fields even after giving birth. That's why I lost my mother right after I was born."

"And what about me? You said I was born with a tough fate. My mother died when I was just born, and not long after that my father died in the war. You used my father's pension to buy pork and cotton-padded clothes, and you said I killed my father."

When Zhou Dalang heard this, he quickly said, "It is..."

"What is it?" Zhou Ning became angrier and angrier as he spoke, gritting his teeth and saying, "I wonder if my father can forgive you in his grave? My parents are watching you."

Even Zhou Youfu felt a chill on his back when he looked at Zhou Ning's eyes that looked like they came from hell.

Zhou Wan came out of the house.

Wang said quickly, "Oh, it's Miss Wan. Go and persuade An Ning. I don't know what's wrong with this girl today."

"Aunt." Zhou Wan took Zhou Ning's hand and said, "What An Ning said is absolutely right. For so many years, I cooked, washed pots, swept the yard, washed clothes, fed chickens and pigs. I did everything I should and shouldn't do. I just wanted An Ning to have an easier life."

"But, when Ning fell into the water yesterday, no one cared. Even when I made some porridge for Ning, I was scolded, beaten, and punished. Even pigs and dogs should not be treated like this."

"Moreover, you actually wanted to sell Ning to the butcher at the east end of the village."

Speaking of this, Zhou Wan's body couldn't stop shaking.

"She's only ten years old!"

Zhou Wan, who is usually gentle, almost yelled this time.

Shen Shi and Liu Qingxiu looked at Granny Li in disbelief. They had never imagined that a person could be so cruel. Even though her family was safe and sound, she would actually sell her granddaughter to someone else.

Mrs. Li looked guilty. She had discussed this matter with Wang yesterday. Originally, they wanted to marry Zhou Wan off, but then she thought that Zhou Wan was good-looking and might be able to marry better and get more betrothal gifts.

Although Zhou Ning was a little younger, she was not stupid. The butcher probably wouldn't despise her, so he set his sights on Zhou Ning.

Although the butcher was a little richer, he was a gambler and loved to drink. He would beat people when he was drunk. He beat his last wife to death.

Zhou Youfu naturally knew about this, but he pretended not to know. After all, the money was his, and he couldn't fight, so he put the blame on Mrs. Li.

This matter was exposed, Zhou Youfu was embarrassed, and immediately slapped Li Pozi, saying: "How dare you do such a thing behind my back!"

How could Mrs. Li bear it? She went up to Zhou Youfu and tried to grab his face, crying, "I have been with you for most of my life, and I have suffered a lot. I just want to make some money. Jiabao is old enough to go to school, and Sanlang should get married. What's wrong with me making some money for the family?"

Zhou Youfu grabbed Li Pozi's hair and cursed, "You old woman, I'm going to take care of the rice."

Zhou Dalang and Zhou Sanlang went up to separate them. Wang hugged the frightened and crying Zhou Jiabao, and the scene was chaotic for a while.

Zhou Ning saw through the situation, turned around and knelt down in front of Shen Shiliu Qingxiu, saying: "Zhou Ning begs Uncle Shen and Aunt Shen to save Ning and Sister. My sister and I can't stay in this family anymore. Please take me and Sister away. Ning will definitely repay the kindness of the two benefactors in the future."

When Zhou Wan saw this situation, she immediately knelt down.

Shen Shi quickly helped Zhou Ning and Zhou Wan up and said, "But, but you are the daughters of the Zhou family. Although you don't have a father or a mother, you still have grandparents and the Zhou clan members. They will not agree."

Shen You said: "Then go and ask Patriarch Zhou to come."

After saying that, Shen You glanced at Zhou Ning, and Zhou Ning nodded.

Without waiting for Shen Shiliu Qingxiu's consent, Shen You ran out.

Zhou Ning was going all in. When Shen You came just now, she told her that there were two laws of the dynasty. One was that if someone slandered others with demons or snakes, they would be punished with fifty strokes of the cane. The other was that if a person had no parents, the eldest sister could set up her own home and raise her underage siblings. However, the eldest sister had to have a husband or a fiancé, and she only had three years to set up her own home.

Zhou Ning couldn't help but complain, what a broken rule, a woman needs to have a husband or a fiancé to set up her own home, it's really unreliable.

However, Zhou Ning still has to take advantage of this rule at this time.

This was the strategy Shen You had prepared yesterday.

Shen Shiliu Qingxiu had already understood the implicit meaning of Zhou Ning's words just now.

This seems like a form of blackmail.

But Zhou Ning had no other choice.

Shen Shiliu Qingxiu had no choice but to agree.

Not long after, Shen You and Patriarch Zhou arrived.

Behind Patriarch Zhou are his two sons, Zhou Wen and Zhou Wu.

Chief Zhou shouted, "Fuwazi, stop it."

Zhou Youfu was smoothing his messy hair, and before he could react, he asked, "Uncle, why are you here?"

Well, I was so engrossed in the fun just now that I didn’t notice Shen You running out, nor did I pay attention to what she said.

Among the Zhou family, only Zhou Dalang's daughter Zhou Rou noticed it, but she didn't dare to say anything and just pretended not to know.

Chief Zhou snorted coldly and said, "If I hadn't come, I don't know what kind of trouble your family would have caused."

Zhou Ning knelt down in front of the Zhou clan leader, crying and saying, "Clan leader, Ning and my sister really can't stay here any longer. Please, can you let us start our own business?"

"Ning girl, are you not stupid anymore?" Zhou Wen said in shock.

"Well, I'm no longer stupid after I came out of the river yesterday." Zhou Ning continued his topic, not giving others any chance to deviate from the topic, and said: "Grandpa, the clan leader, my grandmother wanted to sell me to the butcher in our village, and also said that I was a monster."

Seeing Zhou Ning's weak appearance, which was totally different from before, Mrs. Li was furious and said angrily, "You cheap bastard, the Zhou family has provided you with food and drink for so many years, but you are so heartless that you don't even want to repay them."

"Grandpa clan leader, you heard everything. Ning really has no other choice." Zhou Ning cried.

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