Chapter 97: Xiao Hua's Worries

  A man who stands tall and proud, crying makes everyone feel extremely uncomfortable.

  Li Zheng handed over the contract and said, "Take it...".

  Zhong Gensheng took it over and handed it to Shen Sisi, then took the twenty taels of silver from Shen Sisi's hand and said: "......Dear family, this is the child's betrothal money......"

  Niu Laogen hugged Yinzi and cried even more, her heart was broken into pieces. At that moment, she couldn't stop crying. Zhong Gensheng was at a loss for words and didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only say: "Don't worry, our family will treat Xiaohua well, I promise..."

  He couldn't bear to watch anymore and didn't even finish his tea before hastily leaving in the dark.

  He Qiu looked at it and also shed tears, a family was quite silent.

  Niu Laogen cried and came back to his senses, his eyes were also swollen. He hugged Yinzi and prepared to leave, saying: "Tomorrow, I will personally send Xiaohua to your family... From now on, please take care of my daughter..."

  He Ahxiu nodded and said: "Don't worry, I will treat her well, just like my own daughter."

  Looking at Niu Laogen's hunched back, the whole family felt a pang of sadness.

  The silent washing was finished, and the couple let out a sigh to rest. Shen Sisi stared at Er Bao and San Bao practicing their writing, today didn't bother Da Bao because he was already very depressed, confused and stunned.

  However, Shen Sisi found that Si Bao learned things particularly quickly. She stared at him in surprise, and Si Bao felt his scalp tingling under her gaze. He couldn't help but raise his head and say: "If you want to ask something, just ask, don't look at me like that..." It made him feel really uneasy.

  Shen Sisi smiled slyly and said: "It's actually quite talented, learned quickly, more clever than San Bao, did you learn it before? Are you a descendant of a famous family?"

  Si Bao completely ignored her, pretending he hadn't heard a thing, and continued reading his book.

  Shen Sisi didn't ask anything, but she looked at him with scrutiny, wondering if he really had some background. After watching for a while, she found it boring and went to sleep by herself.

  Niu Laogen returned home, holding the silver and went to Niu Xiaohua's room to tell her the details. Niu Xiaohua was in tears, but eventually she was persuaded by Niu Laogen.

  "......Dad, can I never go home again?!" Niu Xiaohua said with tears in her eyes.

  "Dad will go see you, and the Zhong family is not that kind of family, this is also an unavoidable measure...". Niu Laogen said with tears in his eyes: "These twenty taels of silver are your betrothal gift, Dad gave it to you, from now on when you're at the Zhong's, buy clothes and things for yourself, don't suffer, their family life is still pretty good, if you go there, it will be better than staying home..."

  "But I'll miss Dad..." Niu Xiaohua sobbed painfully.

  "What are you crying about?!" Niu Laogen said with a loud laugh: "You can't even see each other in the same village?! Hurry up and wipe away your tears, pack up your things neatly, I'll send you over there tomorrow morning..."

  "......Uh." Niu Xiaohua wiped away her tears and let Niu Laogen help her pack up her clothes.

  Niu Laogen looked at her mending clothes, only a few pieces, no jewelry or hair accessories, and after packing up, it was all packed into two bags. There were only two winter clothes, not warm at all. Niu Laogen's heart ached as he said: "It's my fault, you've been at home for so many years, but I haven't let you have a good day..."

  The father and daughter felt even more heartbroken, holding their heads in the room and crying bitterly.

  Tian Guihua secretly listened outside the door and was even more resentful, gritting her teeth.

  Is it sold just like that?! It's actually sold, and the twenty taels of silver were even given to Xiaohua to take away?! Tian Guihua was unwilling, but she had no way out. She was now afraid of being beaten by Niu Laogen, and didn't dare rush in to ask for the silver. For a moment, she couldn't think of anything good, nor did she dare go to the Zhong family to make trouble, anxiously grasping at her heart in pain...

  Zheng Niangzi returned home and immediately found a pair of scissors to open the cloth package. As a result, she saw that it was all foam and was taken aback. On the way back, she had already felt that it was a powdery substance, but she hadn't expected it to be ground into such a fine state that nothing could be seen. She was truly furious, gritting her teeth in anger.

  Zheng Tutu said with a bit of helplessness: "Why bother spending two silver coins on this? You've offended them for no reason, can they be happy about it?"

  "How can you not be happy? Just a pile of powder and you got one or two silver coins, how can you not be happy?" Zheng's wife said with resentment.

  Zheng Tufu saw that her complexion was not good and did not dare to make a sound, only softly sighing with great helplessness.

  Zheng Niangzi refused to give up, and made an effort to smell it again. The flavors were mixed together, but she felt a bit dizzy. After wasting half a day's effort, she was still unable to identify the fragrance. "I can only make out the scents of a few common spices, but as for the others, I have no idea..."

  She rolled her eyes and said: "Tomorrow I'll go to the city and ask the apprentices at the spice shop, they must be able to smell it out..."

  She carefully rewrapped the cloth package and hid it, thinking that she must let others discover it and give them some benefits. With a furrowed brow and then a smile, Zheng Tufu was left speechless. He couldn't bear to watch anymore, so he went to prepare for slaughtering the pig and hastily left the room. Zheng's wife didn't notice anything, as she was still lost in her beautiful dream.

  After finally making it through the night, she got up early the next morning and hastily set off towards the city with her bundle.

  The next morning, Niu Laogen came to the Zhong family's courtyard with two bundles and Niu Xiaohua, who was also crying uncontrollably. At this time, it was still dark, and the Zhong family had just gotten up.

  Shen Sisi saw Niu Xiaohua like this and felt a little sympathetic, so she went forward and held her hand: "Sister Xiaohua, from now on we are one family, don't think about anything else, just stay well in our home..."

  Niú Xiǎo Huā nodded heavily, her eyes full of apology, and didn't dare look at Dà Bǎo.

  Shen Sisi took Niu Xiaohua into her own room, saying in a low voice: "Our house is small, and from now on, you'll have to put up with living with me in the same room..." But in her heart, she lamented that there wouldn't be much time or space for this in the future, and could only come secretly, which was really depressing.

  Niú Xiǎohuā was at a loss, her face pale. Shěn Sīsī pressed down on her to sit on the wooden bed 007 and said: "Don't think about anything, just rest properly. You fell into the river in this cold weather, you can't catch a chill, or else it'll be troublesome if you fall ill..."

  "But I..." Niu Xiaohua said nervously, wringing her hands: "I'll work diligently and definitely won't be lazy."

  Shen Sisi understood her nervous mood and didn't mind. After a long time, she knew what kind of people were in her family. Now that she was new here, she must be tense. Helping her put away her things, he then held her hand to prepare for breakfast.

  Niu Laogen was also dragged by Zhong Gensheng to have breakfast together. Niu Laogen saw his daughter so flustered and helpless, and he too felt heartache and reluctance. He hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly agreed, wanting to spend more time with his daughter and take another look at her. When he saw the food on the table in Zhong's house, he was shocked - their family, the Niu family, was considered one of the better-off families in the village, but they couldn't possibly eat like this...

  He hesitated for a moment and said: "You guys are really good at eating..."

  "This was done by Tuni, she's just too clever, with her at home, things are much better, in the past... " He Ashu smiled and brought over a bowl, and pitiedly added some braised meat for Xiaohua, saying: "Good child, eat more... In the past, our family didn't need to be mentioned, many poor villagers knew..."

  Niú Xiǎohuā was so nervous that she didn't know what to say, and could only innocently say "Thank you, Aunt..." She continued eating with her head down, and unless Shen Sīsī or He āxiù actively served her dishes, she wouldn't take the initiative to serve herself. This child is really too honest, and it's not clear how she was bullied by Tián Guìhuā at home to become like this. It's not that it's bad, but rather a bit pitiful.

  Niu Laogen sighed and said: "From now on, trouble Xiaohua for me..."

  "Come on... " Zhong Gensheng said with a smile: "Hurry up and eat, after finishing, I still have to go into the city with Tuniu to sell braised meat..."

  "Your family's days will get better and better from now on, and I can finally be at peace. Even if I really have to die tomorrow, I can at least close my eyes in peace..."

  Niu Xiaohua burst into tears as soon as she heard it, and Niu Laogen stopped talking when he saw her like that.

  After finishing breakfast, Niu Laogen returned home. Niu Xiaohua said nervously: "... Uncle Zhong, Auntie, I will work hard from now on."

  He Yaxiu patted her hair sympathetically and said, "Look at how thin you've become. You're not fully recovered yet, so rest well first before thinking about work. We don't have much to do at home, just put your mind at ease and don't think too much."

  Ke Niu Xiao Hua can't sit still, now she's an outsider, eating and living off others, how can she really put her heart at ease? At home, she was already used to doing chores and facing Tian Gui Hua's scolding face, but now she's even more anxious and uneasy, rushing around to find work to do.

  Hehe, Ah Xiu was really helpless, "This child has been tortured by Tian Guihua at home, and this temper has been ground out. I feel sorry for her just looking at her. From now on, let's consider her as another daughter..."

  "Hmm, she's also honest and doesn't cause trouble, and gets along with Tuni..." Zhong Gensheng nodded: "In the future we can rest assured..."

  The couple exchanged a knowing smile, and Shen Sisi listened to it speechlessly. It seemed that her husband was definitely between the second treasure and the third treasure. Thinking about it, she used her eyes to measure the second treasure and the third treasure. No matter how they looked, they were like little kids. This really put too much pressure on her... Forget it, they were just innocent after all.

  The second treasure and third treasure were stared at by her until their scalps felt numb, seeing her look over again, they hastily went into the house to read books, not daring to stay in the courtyard anymore.

  When the two dogs arrived, Tuni finally set off with her people.

  As they were about to reach the city gate, they suddenly realized that the figure walking in front of them looked a bit like Zheng Niangzi. Er Gouzi and his companions had quick footsteps, so they quickly caught up with her. As they drew closer, they laughed and said: "Tuni, look at the person in front, isn't she Zheng Tufu's wife?"