Rebirth of the farmer's daughter-in-law

Chapter 16

"What? Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Meng Da was taken aback when he heard that, and walked around the house and told him, "You close the courtyard door and the house door, and don't open the door if it's not for me!"

"Uncle..."

"Don't worry, I won't do anything outrageous!" Meng Da interrupted her.

But Meng Duo said eagerly: "Uncle, I know that you will definitely not take Douhua with you and fly away. You can hide Douhua first, and we will talk about everything after the weather calms down."

"The weather is calm?" Meng Da repeated, he was stunned for a moment, and hurried away when he heard the sound of treading footsteps outside.

Meng Duo knew that his uncle was not good at speaking, and he couldn't figure out what he meant, so he obediently locked the far door and the house door, and took his uncle and sister-in-law to lie down early.

The chaotic sounds outside gradually faded away, and flickering lights could be seen through the window paper.

Si Ya was ignorant, and only asked why it was so lively outside because it wasn't Chinese New Year.Although Sanchun didn't fully understand, he vaguely felt that something was wrong. He softly comforted his sister and told her to go to bed quickly.

"Go to sleep too, I'll just wait for uncle." Meng Duo put Si Ya's arms under the quilt, and said softly to San Chun.

Sanchun shook her head, "Second sister-in-law, I'll be your companion, don't be afraid!"

Looking at his uncle's tightly pursed lips, Meng Duo's uneasiness eased a bit.Sanchun is still a child, there are some things Meng Duo can't tell him.But it's good to have someone by your side at times like this.

As the night darkened, Sanchun leaned against Meng Duo and dozed off, but Meng Duo's mind was in a mess and he was completely sleepless.

Meng Duo guarded her uncle and sister-in-law without any sleepiness. Her mind was in a mess, and her ears were pricked up to listen to the movement outside.

I don’t know if uncle can find tofu curds?Did the uncle elope with her, or did he find a place to hide her?Why haven't you come back for so long?Could it be that the village head brought people to find them and they are being interrogated in the village office?

Thinking of the village office, Meng Duo couldn't help but shiver.The humiliation she received in that place in her previous life was vivid, her eyes were red and she scolded herself for being useless in her heart.

Obviously it is a new life, but it still can't change the situation at home.The person who paid a big price for the snake didn't show up, and Douhua had to be a concubine for someone else, and there was a lot of famine at home.

If the uncle sells the snake to the shopkeeper of Yishoutang, ten taels of silver will be in his hands safely.With the money, the uncle went to Douhua's house to propose marriage, not afraid that Douhuaniang would not agree.Originally, she thought that relying on the memories of her previous life could change her life, but everything changed. The more she thought about it, the more she blamed herself, and felt that the misfortune of the whole family, including Dou Hua, was all due to her.

Suddenly, a dog barked from far to near, and she immediately sat up straight and looked outside.

In the pitch black, no one could be seen, and for a moment, a faint light appeared.Not long after, Meng Da's voice sounded.

Meng Duo hurried down to the ground to open the door, not even having time to put on thick clothes.

"It's cold outside, hurry up and talk." Meng Da turned around and closed the courtyard door, and the two went back to the house.

Meng Duo didn't care about his frivolous clothes, so he hurriedly asked about Douhua.Meng Da turned his face sideways and replied: "Dou Hua went out to pick mushrooms and got lost in the grove. Now she has found her and was brought back by her mother."

Hearing such remarks, Meng Duo was startled, and could not see Meng Da's expression clearly in the night, but she could clearly feel his depression and helplessness.She held back the surprise in her heart, and replied dryly: "Uncle and Dou Hua are fine."

The next day, rumors of Douhua getting lost were indeed spread in the village.However, there were still people discussing in private, saying that Douhua didn't want to be a concubine for Master Wang and ran out, but she was caught and taken back.No matter which one it was, Meng Da was not involved.Meng Duo was thankful, surprised, and worried.

Douhua Niang shows off to everyone that Douhua is going to be a concubine of a wealthy family, as if she doesn't care about Douhua's escape.

Seeing that the day when Wang's family came to carry someone was approaching, Douhua didn't move any more, and seemed to be bent on getting married.

Meng Duo wandered around the gate of Bai's house a few times, but had to avoid Dou Hua Niang when she saw Dou Hua Niang.Never thought that Douhua's younger brother would come to her today, saying that Douhua wanted to meet her to talk about himself before getting married.

She was puzzled and hurriedly put down the work in her hand.As soon as she entered Bai's house, she saw Douhua embroidering pillowcases, and her mother rarely looked at her with a smile on her face.

"Xiaoduo is here, hurry up and talk to Douhua. You two sisters are dating, and she is about to marry into a wealthy family. I'm afraid it will be difficult to see each other in the future."

Meng Duo was even more surprised when he heard these words, sat next to the kang and stared straight at Douhua.

"Go out and work, we're just talking. If I still have the heart not to marry, I'll die, and it's useless to watch day and night. Don't worry, I understand." Douhua raised her head and said, her eyes were wide Looking at her mother, Meng Duo had never seen a determination on her face.

Dou Hua Niang smiled, "My child, who is watching you? Talk to me, and I'll grind the beans."

"Open the door curtain!" Dou Hua shouted.

Meng Duo was wondering, when he saw the curtain was pulled up and hung on the door, Douhua Niang came out of the outer room awkwardly, stood in the yard and looked into the house casually.

"Douhua, you..."

"You mean I've changed?" Douhua snorted coldly, looked at the yard and said, "I figured it out, I'm willing to jump into the fire pit!"

She paused for a while and then said: "Brother Meng found me in the grove that night, and he gave me two ways to choose. One is to hide and wait for the matter to pass before showing up; the other is to go back obediently and wait for others to do it." Concubine. If you were you, how would you choose?"

"I chose the second way." Without waiting for Meng Duo to answer, she continued, "My mother took ten taels of silver from him, and it was clearly written in the contract of sale. If I ran away without entering the Wang family, I would have to pay The family is 20 taels. How can our family afford 20 taels of silver? Selling the house and land is not worth the price. I ran away, but my family suffered. Besides, even if I ran away, where could I go? My whole life is like crossing the street Rat, wandering around. If caught by the Wang family, there is only one way to die! Anyway, sooner or later, I will die, so I won't hurt my father and younger brother."

Dou Hua said with a face full of despair, thinking of Meng Da's calm face when he said these words that night.

She wanted to give up everything and go away with the one she loved, but only now did she realize that she was just a hothead for shaving her hair.Meng Dahui helps her, but it has nothing to do with the relationship between men and women.Since she can't be with the one she loves, what's the point of her running away?
"Let uncle hide you secretly, and you will eat whatever we eat, so why would you wander around?" Meng Duo said after listening.

Dou Hua's eyes flickered when he heard this, and the expression on his face changed back and forth.Even to her good sister, she couldn't say some things.

(End of this chapter)