The Rise of a Farm Girl

The reason why Wang Laosi came back this time was to get some money from Wang Laosan. Otherwise, he really would have no money to take out and return to Mr. Liu.

But this time when I came back, I saw my mother making a scene at my third brother's house. If things got really bad, I wouldn't be able to get anything, not to mention the money. I wouldn't be able to explain myself.

Wang Laosi is now in a state of anxiety every day, because he has set his eyes on the daughter of the headmaster of the academy. He wants to marry her and will definitely bring a lot of dowry, which will solve the problem. But now, marrying someone's daughter also requires a gift.

Now there is no place to get the betrothal gift. I heard that Erya, that damn girl, actually dug up some ginseng in the mountains and sold it for a lot of money. If I can get it, everything will be solved.

If the headmaster agreed to marry his daughter, he could lend a helping hand and continue on the path of scientific examinations.

So when Wang Laosi saw Erya and her kind smile, it was like a big bad wolf meeting a little lamb.

When Wang Jingru saw Wang Laosi's smile, she got goose bumps all over her body. Wang Jingru trembled all over and backed away.

Wang Laosi said, "Mother, why are you here to make trouble with my third brother again?" "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, you are the same. My third brother's injury has just healed."

Why are you guys here making trouble again? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the villagers? Go back quickly! Wang Lao Si winked at Wang Lao Tai. Wang Lao Tai didn't know what her son was going to do, but she still stood up obediently.

Then he patted the dirt off his body, snorted and said, "I'll let you go this time. I'll settle accounts with you later. Third brother, you can't be an unfilial person. I raised you with all my hard work. It's not easy."

Wang Laosan didn't say a word. Wang Jingru said, "Grandma Wang, didn't you break off relations with our family? Why are you coming to our house to ask for money again? Now we are not even relatives. Don't come again in the future. If you come again, I will find the village chief."

Wang Laosi said, Erya, how can you say that? Your father has my mother's blood in his body. We are brothers, how can we just break off our relationship? Besides, the grace of giving birth to a child is greater than heaven.

Don't talk like that next time. We are brothers, Fourth Uncle. Don't talk like that. Brothers should settle accounts clearly! Don't think that you are brothers just because you take advantage of us.

When my father's leg was broken and he was lying in bed unable to move, and when he had no money to see a doctor, you stopped calling me brothers. When we had no food to eat, our neighbors came to help us, but where were you, the so-called brothers? You watched helplessly as we were kicked out of the house.

Wang Laosi's face looked very bad when Wang Jingru mentioned this. He said angrily, "How can a little girl like you control your father?"

We are adults talking, why are you, a child, meddling in our affairs? Go away, you haven't even grown all your hair yet, yet you are meddling in our affairs.

Wang Jingru was not to be outdone. She pinched her waist and said, "Don't think I don't know what you are thinking. You must have heard that I dug ginseng in the mountains, and you want to cheat my parents out of their money!"

Fourth uncle, don't hide it. What kind of person are you? Others may not know it, but I know that although I am young, I am not stupid. It was you who sold me in the beginning. It was you who contacted Mr. Liu in the town and sold me for 50 taels of silver.

The more Wang Laosan listened, the angrier he became. He clenched his fists tightly. If his legs were better, he would definitely beat up Wang Laosi.

Yu Wen Jiao glared at Wang Laosi fiercely with red eyes. She thought that when she was not at home, the people in the Wang family dared to do such a thing and even sold their own daughter.

Fortunately, my daughter was smart and ran back. Otherwise, my daughter would have been ruined by Mr. Liu. Yu Wenjiao said bitterly, "From now on, our two families will never have any contact with each other."

Wang Jingru pulled her mother and comforted her, saying, "Mom, don't be sad. I'm fine, aren't I?"

Wang Laosi also started to act like a rogue at this time. Although he was a scholar, he was the most shameless, the most thick-skinned, the most vicious and cunning.

If you want the two families to never have anything to do with each other, that's fine. The housekeeper of Mr. Liu came to me to ask for money a few days ago! I don't have any, otherwise I should send Erya back. At that time, the family had not yet been divided, and the money from selling Erya had been spent.

Wang Jingru said, "Didn't you spend all this money on your studies? Whoever spent it should pay it back. It has nothing to do with our family. I didn't ask you to sell me out."

Wang Laosi said that the money was not spent by him, but by his second brother, who gambled and invested all the money in him. At this time, Wang Laoer's wife, Liu Cao, said that the money was invested in your second brother, and it should go to your second brother, and it has nothing to do with me.

Wang Laosi said that you two are a couple, husband and wife are one, how can it have nothing to do with you. Liu Cao said, if I can't be with your second brother, we can divorce. I don't want to bear so much famine with him.

If you can live with it, live with it. If you can't live with it, divorce. After the divorce, I can't find another one.

When Old Lady Wang heard this, she was furious. Given the current situation at home, if her second son got divorced, she would have to spend money to help him find a wife.

Isn't this a huge loss? Ever since his second son gambled and lost so much, he has not been as nice to him as before.

Now the more he looks at his second son, the more he dislikes him. Old man Wang is the same. He makes his second son work in the fields every day. If he doesn't do it, he will give him some of the work and give him nothing.

The second son was afraid of being kicked out, so he went to work in the fields every day. Although he was lazy, the work was there! He didn't even get a meal if he didn't finish it, so he just accepted his fate and went to work.

Old Lady Wang went to her second daughter-in-law and slapped Liu Cao twice. "You bitch, you want to divorce my son? You bitch, little whore, I tell you, there is no way you can get a divorce, you can only be divorced."

Divorce and being divorced are different. If it is a divorce, it may be the man's fault. If it is a divorce, it must be the woman's fault, and she will be criticized.

Liu Cao immediately softened her tone, "Mom, I just said something wrong, don't take it to heart. How could I divorce my second son?"

Old Lady Wang didn't give her face. Liu Chao, you bitch, I tell you, don't go back to your parents' home at every turn. If you dare, let my son divorce you.

After saying this, Old Lady Wang went home, followed closely by her eldest and second daughters-in-law. Old Fourth Wang did not leave, as his goal had not been achieved. Now he had no ability to get money.

Wang Jingru didn't give him a chance and pushed him out. Wang Laosi was pushed out of the door without noticing.

Wang Jingru and Xuanyuan Lei quickly closed the door in one go, and then inserted the door and window bolts from the inside.

Wang Laosi was so angry that he yelled outside the door. Erya, you little bitch, how dare you push me, your fourth uncle? Wang Laosi slammed the door again, Third brother, open the door for me quickly, I still have something to tell you!

Wang Jingru said loudly, "Fourth Uncle, if you have anything to say, just talk outside the door!" Wang Laosi said, "Third brother, Erya's matter has not been resolved yet. That housekeeper of Mr. Liu asked me for money yesterday. I can't take it out. If I can't take it out, housekeeper Liu will come to arrest me."

Wang Jingru was not afraid of him, because he had already taken back the contract of selling her. If Teacher Wang wanted to cheat his family, he would not be afraid even if he pressed his fingerprints directly, because their family had already been divided, and if he did not admit it, no one could do anything to him.

If Mr. Liu came to arrest him again, he would empty his house again. She was not afraid at first, but the world was very harsh on women. If he was taken to Mr. Liu's house, the villagers would definitely gossip about him.

She didn't want to ruin her reputation in this ancient time. If Liu Yunwai set his sights on her, she wouldn't mind going to the county town to move his house to the ground.

I think that Mr. Liu's house must be filled with things now. Although his house has been emptied, the shops and fields can be used to obtain new deeds from the government.

Wang Jingru thought about going to Liu Yuanwai's house in the county town someday to see if his house was full again. Wang Jingru thought about the transaction between Liu Yuanwai and the censor, and it was impossible for Liu Yuanwai to keep all his money in one place.

This mansion will definitely be filled up again, and when it is full, he will empty it out again. If he is not honest, he will give this old man a good lesson.

Wang Laosi knocked on the door for a while, but no one answered him, so he left in disappointment.

After everyone left, Wang Laosan and his family finally breathed a sigh of relief. Wang Jingru wondered when this day would end.

Wang Laosan said that after a long time, they would get nothing and would no longer be interested in our things.

It was getting dark and the family went back to their rooms to rest.

The next morning, what was supposed to happen finally happened. Mr. Liu's housekeeper drove a large horse-drawn carriage to the village. Housekeeper Liu went straight to Old Man Wang's house, followed by more than a dozen servants.

Mr. Liu's housekeeper asked the servants to knock on the door. The door was knocked loudly. Old Mrs. Wang went to open the door cursing, "Who are you? Knock on my door hard. If the door is broken, I will make you compensate for it."

When Old Lady Wang opened the door, she was dumbfounded. Seeing so many strong men, she stuttered. "You, who are you?"

What are you doing here? Old Mrs. Wang trembled as she spoke. The housekeeper’s surname was Chen, and his name was Chen Gang. Housekeeper Chen got off the carriage and entered the gate of Old Wang’s house. I came here to ask for money. Today is the deadline. I told Wang Tiewei the day before yesterday, and Mr. Wang has agreed to pay me back today.

Old Mrs. Wang is trembling. Our family hasn’t collected enough money yet. Can you please give us two more days, sir?

Old Wang hid in the house and dared not come out, and Old Wang was also trembling with fear. But not coming out does not mean that the problem can be solved.

The villagers surrounded the house in three layers, inside and outside. They all came to see the excitement of Lao Wang's house, the housekeeper of Mr. Liu in the county town. Who dared to offend him? Even the village chief didn't dare to step forward.

Butler Chen gave an order and told the servants behind him, "Go in and smash everything you can." Old Lady Wang tried to stop them from smashing things, and she cried and howled.

She was alone, how could she stop so many servants? The doors of the eldest and second sons were locked tightly, and the family couldn't get in. The door of Wang Lao Si was also locked tightly, and the door of Wang Lao Tou was locked even more tightly?

Only Old Lady Wang was there, crying and howling, trying to stop them from smashing things. The servants rushed forward, some into the kitchen, some in the yard, smashing things, leaving not even the water jars.

Soon the kitchen was in a state of disrepair, with even the pots smashed. The yard was also in tatters.

Soon, more than a dozen servants stood behind Steward Chen again. Steward Chen said sinisterly, "I'll give you three more days. If you don't return the fifty taels of silver within three days, I'll break Wang Laosi's legs."

Steward Chen gave an order, "Let's go back." After that, more than ten people left the yard again. Steward Chen got on the carriage and left Wangjia Village.

Everyone had left. Old Wang Da, Old Wang Er, Old Wang Si, and Old Man Wang all came out of the room. Only Old Lady Wang was sitting on the ground crying.

How can I live like this! How can I live like this! My life is so miserable! Why did that Erya come back? Why didn’t God come and strike him to death with thunder? Where can I get so much money?

Old Mrs. Wang was crying loudly, and Old Man Wang was looking at the mess in the yard, and the kitchen was even more dilapidated. The village chief came in at this time and said, "Changxi, how did you offend Mr. Liu from the county town?"

Why on earth did Wang Changxi say that he sold his granddaughter? Old man Wang hesitated and didn't tell the reason. What was going on?

The village chief didn't hear the answer he wanted, so he just left with a snort. Anyway, his family didn't need him, and even if they did, he didn't have the ability to fight against the county magistrate.

The house was in a mess, and the villagers saw that there was nothing fun to watch, so they all dispersed. After all, it was summer, and it was already nine or ten o'clock. The sun was out, and it was the perfect time to get some sun.

As for the eldest and second daughters-in-law, they were very busy with the support of Old Lady Wang. They cleaned this and that, but they were worried about what to cook in the evening.

The clay pot was broken, with a hole in the bottom. The oil and salt were scattered all over the floor. The rice and flour also spilled out of the jar, and they were all picked up along with the sand.

I had no choice but to borrow a clay pot from the next door, but one clay pot was not enough for the whole family, so I had to cook several pots. There was not even a basin.

He took some more copper coins and went to the carpenter's house to buy two basins. Then he managed to have dinner. The Wang family became a hot topic among the villagers. Everyone was talking about the interesting things about the Wang family.

After packing up, the Wang family was worried about money again. Old Wang said that if they couldn't do it, they had to sell the land. Ten taels of silver per mu of land, so they had to sell five mu.

The family now has less than ten acres of land. If they sell five more acres, how will the whole family survive? Old Mrs. Wang cried silently with tears falling in pairs.

What else can I do if I don’t sell it? Old Man Wang said that you will have to find a way to study by yourself in the future. The family can no longer afford your tuition.

Wang Laosi also knew that if he wanted to study, he had to take on the job of copying books. Otherwise, he would have to come back to farm, or become a teacher, or an accountant.

Wang Laosi nodded and said, "Don't worry, Dad. I can handle this myself. Let's solve the problem at hand first!"

Soon, Old Man Wang found the village chief and wanted to sell five acres of good land. Land is very popular now, and it is usually difficult to buy land. As soon as the news spread, someone came to buy the five acres of land that day.