Marrying into a poor family

Chapter 416

Wujia Village is not remote, but it is not in a downtown area either, so it is convenient for travel.

My cousin's husband's surname is Wu, and his maiden surname is Zhou. Because he was close to Yao Zhuer's family and got a lot of benefits from them, he is a well-known wealthy family in the village.

Yao Zhuer had never been here, but her cousin and uncle often came to her home, and every time they came they would bring some grain, vegetables, fruits and melons grown at home. When they left, Yao's mother would bring them some cakes, cloth scraps, needles and thread, some loose change, etc.

In short, my cousin's family tried to curry favor with the Yao family, but the two families did have a good relationship.

It was already dark at this time, and suddenly a strong wind blew up, blowing the smoke from the chimney all this way and scattering it in all directions.

After asking a child playing at the entrance of the village, Yao Zhuer easily found the Wu family and knocked on the door of her cousin's house.

Sun Jifei sat on the shaft of the carriage, looked at the sky and the strong wind, and couldn't help feeling a little worried, but he didn't show it on his face. For Sun Jifei, darkness and strong winds and heavy rain were not a problem.

But when his eyes glanced at the petite and fragile body standing outside the gate, he felt a little headache again. Sun Jifei raised his hand and rubbed his forehead. He suddenly realized that he seemed to be too worried and too soft-hearted.

Maybe it was because she was timid, but Yao Zhuer didn’t knock on the door loudly. Plus, even if the houses in the countryside were well built, they didn’t have door knockers, so with the strong wind, the people inside couldn’t hear anything at all.

Tiny raindrops began to fall from the sky. Sun Jifei didn't want to wait any longer, so he jumped off the carriage and strode over. He stretched out his hand, clenched his fist, and pounded on the closed door.

Soon there was movement in the room, and someone shuffled over and asked through the door, "Who is it? Why are you visiting me after dark?"

Sun Jifei looked at Yao Zhuer and motioned for her to speak.

When Sun Jifei looked at her, Yao Zhuer shrank back, then she understood what Sun Jifei meant, and hurriedly cleared her throat and raised her voice to answer, "I am Yao Zhuer, please open the door."

The person inside should have been pulling the bolt, and upon hearing the words, he immediately bolted the door back again.

Then he asked, "Yao Zhu'er? Aren't you in the cell? Why did you come out? What are you doing in our house?"

Obviously, the Wu family was afraid of being implicated by Yao Zhuer, so they didn't even open the door.

"It's my cousin, right? I'm fine now. I'm out, but my family has moved away and I can't see them anymore. I heard they came to Wujia Village, so I rushed over to find them."

There was a moment of silence inside, followed by the sound of footsteps hurriedly leaving. After a while, a few scattered and hurried footsteps came over.

The door finally opened and Zhou stuck her head out. It was already dark, but she could still recognize the person. After a closer look, it was indeed Yao Zhuer.

Zhou immediately looked back and saw only a carriage in the distance and Sun Jifei who had retreated to the side of the carriage. However, Zhou could not see Sun Jifei's appearance clearly and thought he was the driver of the carriage that Yao Zhuer had rented.

Zhou turned around and said to the people inside the gate, "You go back first. I will take her to meet her parents."

Yao Zhuer was not even allowed to enter the door, and she finally realized the fickleness of the world.

Zhou came out and looked Yao Zhuer up and down. Seeing that she was dressed cleanly and had no signs of being rubbed, she felt a little relieved and asked, "Why did you get out? Your cousin went to ask around today and heard that the Xie family was still in prison. Have they all been released?"

Yao Zhuer said honestly: "Aunt, I was rescued by someone. The Xie family is still in jail." "Rescue you? Why?" Zhou looked at Yao Zhuer with eyes full of complicated emotions.

Fortunately, it was dark and Yao Zhuer couldn't see clearly.

The door behind him opened again, and a young man came out, holding a lantern in his left hand and two bamboo hats in his right hand, which he handed to Zhou. However, his eyes were fixed on Yao Zhuer, and his words were to Zhou: "Mother, it's getting dark now, you hold the torch to light the way, and wear the bamboo hats, in case it rains, or you will get wet and catch cold."

Zhou turned around to answer it, but when she saw her son's expression was not right, she said hurriedly, "You go in quickly, I'll do it!"

She didn't want her son to be infected with bad luck. Besides, Yao Zhuer was pretty, and she was afraid that her son would not be able to resist his lustful thoughts on the road.

Over the years, the Zhou couple often went to the Yao family, but they never brought their son with them. The reason was that their son Wu Dafu was a pervert who could not control his lower body, while the Yao family had an extremely beautiful woman.

Zhou never had any idea of ​​taking Yao Zhuer because she knew that her cousin and her husband wanted to sell this girl for a good price and marry her off to a good family so that they could help her family prosper.

Obviously, Wu Dafu had no intention of going before he came out, but after seeing Yao Zhuer, he immediately changed his mind.

He immediately said to Zhou in a serious tone, "Mother, it's raining heavily. You'd better not go. You're not in good health and can't stand the trouble. I'll take Yao's sister there!"

After saying that, he immediately turned to Yao Zhuer and said gently and politely: "Don't be afraid, Yao's sister. I am your cousin Wu Dafu, you can just call me cousin. Your parents and brother live in the house at the foot of the mountain. It's not far, but it's not close either. It's better for me to take you there."

Zhou was unwilling, but when her son was talking seriously to Yao Zhuer, he put one hand on Zhou's arm and squeezed it hard. It was a request, but also a threat.

If he is not satisfied, this bastard son will definitely make a big fuss, and may even follow him secretly later. In short, he must get what he wants.

He was not born rich, but was spoiled to the point of being a dandy. Even when he was twenty years old, his family had built a house and lived a relatively good life, but he still couldn't find a wife.

Suddenly, it started to rain heavily. It took at least half an hour to walk back and forth in wet shoes. Zhou had rheumatism in her knees, so she really didn't dare to go. But when she saw her son's pleading eyes, she couldn't help but soften her heart.

The Yao family today is no longer the same as it used to be. Even Yao's father has lost his official position. The family has been hiding here in constant fear. If Zhou hadn't taken them in out of old friendship, I'm afraid they wouldn't know where to stay now.

If Yao Zhuer in front of him was really okay and could marry his son, maybe he would be able to change his mind.

Thinking of this, Zhou smiled and agreed.

When Wu Dafu came out, all his attention was on Yao Zhuer, and he didn't notice the carriage not far away at all. Of course, he couldn't see clearly at this time.

Zhou had completely forgotten about the coachman.

Wu Dafu walked up to Yao Zhuer with a bamboo hat and wanted to put it on her himself. Yao Zhuer quickly took two steps back, took it, thanked him and put it on herself.

"Cousin, why do you have to be so polite!" Wu Dafu laughed, and called the word "cousin" a little vaguely, which gave off a very uncomfortable and sticky feeling.

He didn't care about Yao Zhuer's avoidance, because when he got close to her just now, he had already smelled the unique body fragrance of a woman, which seemed to instantly ignite the evil fire in Wu Dafu.