The Rise of a Farm Girl

Wang Jingru brought the food into the house and placed it beside Wang Laosan's bed. Wang Laosan sat up and saw that his little daughter had filled a bowl with rice and also gave him two pancakes. Wang Laosan was very touched.

After Wang Jingru put down the food, she went out to eat. At the table, Wang Jingru did not give up any portion. The food was for the three families and no one else.

Only after the three families had eaten their fill could the other families eat. Wang Jingru came to the table and gave herself, her two brothers and her mother a full bowl of rice each.

A lot of dishes were served, and each person took two large pancakes and started eating. When the people from the first and second houses saw these four people, they ate without restraint.

They saw that there was not much food left, so they rushed to grab it. It didn't matter, because the children of the first wife were all grown up, while the children of the second wife were still very young, and the youngest was even younger than Wang Jingru.

How could they snatch the eldest wife from the house? If they couldn't, they would just have to fight. If the children couldn't snatch, wouldn't there still be adults?

In the midst of the scramble, the food was knocked over and fell to the ground. No one could eat it this time.

This really pissed off Old Mrs. Wang. She stood up and pointed at the first and second wives and started scolding them, "You guys, I don't think you're hungry."

Since you are not hungry, don't eat tomorrow morning.

You're wasting food every day. I think you're all getting too independent and are ready to rebel.

Old Lady Wang cursed while picking up a firewood stick and hitting Li Mei. How could Li Mei just stand there and wait to be hit by Old Lady Wang?

She retreated quickly, and as she did so, Old Lady Wang fell on the table.

This table is quite old. It would have been fine if no one had knocked it over, but when old lady Wang leaned over it, the table broke into pieces.

Old Mrs. Wang also lay on the ground, and there was a piece of wood inserted into her thigh.

Blood immediately flowed out, and the pants were quickly stained red.

Old Man Wang was also anxious. He stood up and told his eldest grandson to go and get the village doctor as soon as possible.

Wang Youmin ran to the doctor's house and soon invited the doctor in. Here, Old Man Wang, his second grandson, his eldest son, and his second son carried Old Lady Wang to the bed in the room.

Old Mrs. Wang cried out in pain and cursed Li Mei at the same time, "Li Mei, you little whore, just wait until I get better, or I'll beat you to death."

Li Mei was so frightened that she quickly got up to clean up the garbage on the floor and the broken pieces on the table.

I guess Li Mei has not had a good life for a while. When Old Lady Wang sees the dining table, she might think of Li Mei. Will Li Mei be beaten and scolded by Old Lady Wang?

The meal ended in a quarrel, and Wang Jingru thought it would be quiet for a few days.

But unexpectedly, early the next morning, Old Lady Wang came knocking on every door, leaning on a cane.

6 While knocking, he also cursed, "What a bunch of lazy people! I didn't get up to call you, so why don't you know to get up?"

After a lot of knocking, they finally got everyone out. They were all assigned tasks, and that was it.

When Old Lady Wang calmed down and sat under the eaves, watching the people working, the family finally became quiet.

When it was time to eat, he remembered the incident with the table and scolded Li Mei again.

Li Mei also feels aggrieved. Shouldn't he hide and wait to be beaten?

After breakfast was ready, everyone sat down to eat at the table they had bought from a carpenter in the village. They remembered that their injuries were caused by the table, so they hated Li Mei especially.

As for Wang Lao Er, he went out after finishing his meal. No one in the Wang family knew that Wang Lao Er had gone to gamble. Wang Tieshu was usually lazy and greedy, and he took advantage of everything.

Recently, he has become addicted to gambling. If we talk about gambling, it was Wang Erniu from the village who instigated him to go. It was because Wang Erniu lost money in the casino, so the casino staff asked him to bring in people, and he would be exempted from five silver coins for each person he brought in.

He didn't dare to bring in Wang Erniu, a good man. Even if he did, the other person wouldn't come. So he set his sights on Wang Tieshu.

Wang Tieshu usually played with cats and dogs in the village, was lazy and didn't want to do anything. He just wandered around the village every day, and Wang Erniu took Wang Tieshu there only once.

So Wang Tieshu became addicted to gambling. At the beginning, Wang Tieshu always won three or five taels of silver.

He became addicted little by little, and then he kept losing money. He had no place to put the money, so he borrowed from the gambling house. He borrowed more and more, and now he is in trouble.

Old Mrs. Wang was sitting under the eaves, watching her granddaughter and daughter-in-law working, when she heard a noisy sound. She thought some kids were fighting again!

The more Old Lady Wang listened, the more she felt something was wrong. The noisy voices were obviously coming towards her house.

Old Lady Wang stood up quickly and planned to go out to take a look. But before she could take two steps, the door was pushed open from the outside. More than a dozen big men came in, each holding an iron rod in his hand.

This scared old lady Wang to death. She usually had a hot temper, but that was in the village. When she saw so many people, she pointed at them and said, "What are you doing?" with trembling hands.

The leading man said, your second son is still in the gambling house. Your son has no money to gamble, so he borrowed 100 taels from the gambling house.

I will give you five days. If you still don’t receive the money after five days, I will chop off one of your son’s hands. Five days later, I will chop off the other hand, and then the foot.

Your son has been detained in the house. If you want your second son to be safe and sound, you must collect enough money as soon as possible.

After saying this, these people left. After they left, Old Mrs. Wang sat down on the stool.

Old man Wang was so scared that he didn't come out of the house at all. He only came out after everyone left. When old lady Wang saw old man Wang come out, she felt like she had found a backbone.

He sat on the stool, slapped his thighs and cried, "Oh my God! How can I live? What a sin I have committed! Where can I get the hundred taels of silver?"

The louder she cried, the more she felt wronged. Finally, Old Man Wang stopped her.

The second son's wife Liu Cao leaned against the window, silently shedding tears. How could she marry such a husband? He was lazy to begin with and didn't want to do anything. And now he had a gambling problem. How could she live like this?

Liu Cao thought that he couldn't live like this anymore, so he packed some clothes and planned to go back to his parents' home. His parents' home was also in Wangjia Village, and they were outsiders.

She fled to this county town due to famine, and was then assigned to Wangjia Village. Liu Cao was good-looking, and when she arrived in this village, she was immediately spotted by Wang Laoer.

Wang Laoer begged Wang Laotai to propose marriage. Since Liu Cao's family had fled from famine, he asked for a very high betrothal gift, five taels of silver.

So Old Lady Wang was very mean to Liu Cao because her family asked for a high bride price. Liu Cao had been bullied by Old Lady Wang since she got married.

After bullying her for so many years, the eldest son's wife is the one that Old Lady Wang has chosen. Besides, the eldest son's wife has many brothers, so he dare not bully her too harshly. Therefore, the eldest son's wife is mostly responsible for light work.

Liu Cao didn't want to take his two sons with him. Every family had no extra food, and he would have to eat at his mother's house if he went home. Every family was in difficulty now.

Because the country paid too much taxes, the Dayu Dynasty had to fight wars with other countries every year, so the taxes paid each year were increasing year by year.

The common people suffered terribly, so every year, apart from paying taxes, they could only eat porridge mixed with wild vegetables. For example, the food at Old Man Wang's house was considered good.

Because Wang Laosan not only had to work in the fields, but also had to go out to work. He was busy like a top every day. Wang Laotou's family had more land. So their family ate better than other families.

Liu Cao left Old Wang's house with a bag on his shoulder, and Old Lady Wang didn't even try to stop him, because she knew that Liu Cao couldn't bear to part with their good life.

But he didn't think about the fact that this family would soon fall into dire straits, and one hundred taels of silver was not a small amount.

Liu Chao left behind two children. The eldest son is already eleven years old, so it’s not so bad.

But the second son was only five years old. He cried and called for his mother, but Mrs. Wang yelled and immediately stopped Wang Youjun's crying.

Wang Youjun could only seek comfort from his brother. Old Mrs. Wang had no time to take care of this little grandson and he was now extremely worried.

Her second son is still being detained in the detention room. She is very careful with him. Although she is not nice to the third son, her eldest son, second son and fourth son are all her treasures.

Old Man Wang thought about it and decided to go to the town to discuss it with his fourth son. If there was a gambler in the family, his fourth son’s future would be ruined.

The whole family knew that Wang Lao Er was still being held in the gambling house. He immediately called out his eldest grandson, Wang Youmin, and said, "Youmin, go to the town and call your fourth uncle back."

Wang Youmin had no choice but to run to the town again. In fact, Wang Youmin was old enough to get married, but all the money in the family was used to support his fourth uncle's education.

It is impossible for Wang Youmin to say that he does not hate his fourth uncle, but there is nothing he can do. His parents do nothing, and he himself does not want to work. These are all habits he developed from childhood.

Wang Youmin quickly arrived in the town and went straight to the academy. When he arrived at the academy, he asked the gatekeeper to call his fourth uncle Wang Tiewei.

The gatekeeper quickly found Wang Laosi. After Wang Laosi came out, Wang Youmin said, "Uncle, grandpa asked you to go home. He said there is something important to discuss."

Wang Laosi thought it was about Erya, so he didn't waste any time. He hurried back to ask for leave from his husband and returned to Wangjia Village with Wang Youmin.

As soon as he entered the yard, he saw his mother sitting under the eaves, wiping her tears. Wang Laosi hurried over and asked, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Did something happen at home?"

Mrs. Wang then looked at her fourth son, and then pulled Wang Lao Si into the room. Old Wang sat at the end of the kang, holding a pipe and puffing on his dry tobacco.

Seeing the fourth son coming back, Wang Laosi said, "Fourth son, you are back." Wang Laosi sat down and said, "Dad, why are you so anxious to find me back? What's the matter?"

Fourth brother, your second brother has learned to gamble and owes the gambling house 100 taels of silver, including the principal and interest. If you don't pay the money within five days, I will chop off your brother's hands or his feet. You have the most ideas, so think of a way to deal with it.

Mainly, I am afraid that it will affect your future! Wang Laosi was so angry that he punched the kang hard. His hand was pierced by the kang mat.

Wang Lao Si screamed in pain, and Mrs. Wang hurriedly took the medicine and applied it to Wang Lao Si. For his own future, Wang Lao Si had to throw Wang Lao Er out.

Wang Laosi walked back and forth on the ground, turning in circles but couldn't think of a solution. The key was where to get the silver. He had 40 taels of silver from selling Erya, and he had spent the rest.

If Mrs. Wang adds up all the money she has, she can still get five taels of silver. Add your 40 taels and it's only 45 taels. Where can I get the remaining 55 taels?

Old Lady Wang said why not sell Erya again, Old Fourth Wang said do you think it is still possible to sell Erya? What should we do if Mr. Liu comes?

Old Man Wang said, why not sell Daya? She is just a girl anyway, and she will get married sooner or later to earn some money for the bride price. It doesn't matter whether you sell her sooner or later. Old Lady Wang said that the eldest daughter-in-law would not agree.

The eldest son's wife has a hot temper. If they quarrel, everyone in the village will know about it. That would be terrible. Not only would the eldest son's reputation be ruined, but the second son would also be in trouble. Our family would not be able to hold our heads up in the village.

Erya couldn't be sold, and neither could Daya. So where could we get the money? The family only had a few acres of land left, so should we sell it all? If we sold all the land, it would be hard for the fourth child to go to the academy.

If we don't sell the land, we won't get the money. The three of them were discussing things in the room. They discussed left and right but couldn't come up with a solution.

Otherwise, let the eldest sister-in-law go back to her parents' home to borrow some money, and let the second sister-in-law go back to her parents' home to borrow some money as well. We can borrow from the upper clan, but I'm afraid the clan doesn't have that much money, so we have to collect it first, borrow it, and then see if it's not enough. We need to sell a few acres of land.

This matter has to be discussed with the eldest brother. Teacher Wang went out to call Boss Wang. After calling Boss Wang in, as soon as the matter was told, Boss Wang immediately shook his head and said, "Dad, I don't agree with this."

This matter was caused by the second brother himself. Whoever caused the matter should bear the consequences. Yes, my brother told you this in advance. I have a share of this land. If you want to sell it, you have to sell the second brother and his family's share. You can't sell our share.

And the land does not belong to the fourth child. He has been supported by everyone in his studies all these years, while we all have to eat coarse food. But he has a good life in the academy.

There is also money borrowed from outside, which is a pity. I don't agree to pay it back. You have to find the second brother and his wife for this matter. Dad, why don't you divide the family?

Old man Wang picked up the feather duster beside him and hit Boss Wang, cursing as he beat him, "You beast! This is your brother who is born from the same mother."

You unfilial thing, you want to split the family, right? Beating and scolding, split the family, right? Split the family, go away, move out. I won't give you anything, the Wang family doesn't have someone like you, you are a worthless thing.

Old Wang got more and more excited, and Wang Lao Da quickly opened the door and ran out. As he ran, he said, "Anyway, I don't agree to sell the land." Old Wang saw Wang Lao Da running away, and sat on the kang, panting.