When Ye Weiliang returned home, Liu Pandi had already prepared dinner.
He placed a bowl of braised pork especially in front of Ye Weiliang.
The braised pork was normal; what was added was the coarse rice.
Ye Weiliang ate the coarse rice mixed with the braised pork, one bite at a time, expressionless, as if it didn’t matter.
Seeing this, the family of four felt an unbearable pang of worry.
After dinner, Ye Weiliang went back to her room and lay down.
Once everyone was asleep, she left her room, knocked Ye Ying unconscious, and carried her into the room she had just been sleeping in.
Thoughtfully, she covered her entirely with the blanket, not leaving even her head exposed.
Late at night, Ye Tangsheng and Liu Pandi made their move.
Ye Weiliang lay in the corner of her small bed, listening to their sneaky movements.
Perhaps out of fear, they didn’t even lift the blanket to check who was inside.
They simply carried the person away with the blanket wrapped around her.
“Lao Luo, hurry and take this girl away. She’ll be your wife from now on. If she tries to run, break her legs,” Liu Pandi said viciously.
Lao Luo’s hoarse voice grunted: “Tsk… is this really your daughter?”
Ye Tangsheng pocketed the money and told him not to worry: “Don’t worry so much. It won’t hurt you anyway.”
“Fine, I’ll take this wife then. Don’t go back on your word.”
“Don’t worry, we won’t.”
The couple returned home, feeling relieved.
Finally, that brat was gone—and they had earned a few hundred yuan.
Liu Pandi happily counted the money: “Good thing she’s so lively, or we couldn’t have sold her for six hundred yuan.”
Ye Tangsheng pulled the blanket over himself and went to sleep: “Enough, let’s not talk about that unlucky girl. Go to bed early.”
The next morning, Ye Weiliang emerged from Ye Jinbao’s room.
Ye Jinbao woke up on his small bed, still dazed. How did I end up on this broken bed?
“Ah! You… how are you here?” Liu Pandi exclaimed, seeing Ye Weiliang just walk out.
Ye Weiliang smiled coldly: “If I’m not here, then where should I be?”
Liu Pandi slapped his thigh: “Oh no! Old Ye, old Ye! We made a mistake—Lao Luo has our daughter.”
“What!” Ye Tangsheng ignored sleep. Though he favored sons, Ye Ying was still his own daughter.
He rushed out the door and saw Ye Weiliang sitting at the table eating breakfast. His heart sank.
He dragged Liu Pandi as they hurried toward Lao Luo’s house.
He just hoped his daughter would behave and not get her legs broken…
With Ye Tangsheng and Liu Pandi gone, Ye Jinbao didn’t dare face Ye Weiliang alone, skipping breakfast and leaving the house.
This made it convenient for Ye Weiliang to pillage the house.
She entered the master bedroom of Ye Tangsheng and Liu Pandi, searching through the wardrobe.
Inside a compartment of the wardrobe, she found a bag of Da Tuanjie, roughly three hundred pieces.
She also found lots of cash in various places—over a thousand in total.
There were also various tickets.
In the desk drawer, she found six hundred yuan—the “selling daughter” money.
Ye Weiliang gladly accepted it.
Finally, she put all the items into her space.
Even if she didn’t want to use them, she could sell them to others in need.
She emptied Ye Jinbao and Ye Ying’s rooms completely, even taking the beds. The wooden frames could be used as firewood later.
The pots, pans, and dishes in the kitchen were all taken.
Looking at the empty house, Ye Weiliang felt an indescribable satisfaction.
She took out her household register and planned to first go to the Public Security Bureau to change her name. Ye Er’ya’s name still belonged to Er’ya—she was Ye Weiliang.
After changing her name, she would go to the educated youth office for rural assignment.
As for Ye Ying…
That night, Ye Ying was woken by Lao Luo, and she was shocked to see him.
Lao Luo was also stunned. Wasn’t she supposed to be the lively, beautiful girl? How did she look like a toad—hard to even swallow?
Even a fool would know the person was wrong.
But Lao Luo didn’t care. He had paid for a wife; this was a female, already at his house—so she was his wife.
Besides her face being unattractive, everything else was fine, especially her well-developed chest.
Seeing this, Lao Luo didn’t hold back—tonight, he would become the groom.
“Let go of me, you stinky widower! How could you even fantasize about me?” Ye Ying slapped Lao Luo.
She didn’t know how she ended up here, but it was definitely related to Ye Weiliang.
“I’m not your wife. Let me go. Tonight, I’ll bring your wife to you. Ye Er’ya is your wife.”
Lao Luo, slapped across the face, instantly became furious. He didn’t care about the ugly face, slapping her several times.
“You little slut, used to being spoiled. Now you’re with me, you’re my wife. Doesn’t matter if you’re the wrong person—tonight, you become my wife.”
He started tearing at Ye Ying’s clothes.
Summer clothes were thin, and being a man, Lao Luo tore them effortlessly.
Ye Ying kicked and scratched, but it didn’t faze him in the slightest.
“Shut up. You’re already here; I don’t want anyone else.” Lao Luo impatiently kissed Ye Ying with his foul, centuries-unwashed mouth.
Ye Ying resisted, but she couldn’t avoid losing her virginity.
Afterward, when she tried to run, Lao Luo broke her leg with a single strike.
“Your parents said it. If you don’t obey, your legs get broken.”
At that moment, Ye Ying was filled with despair and hated Ye Weiliang.
When Ye Tangsheng and Liu Pandi arrived, they saw Ye Ying collapsed on the ground, her legs clearly broken.
Liu Pandi lunged at Lao Luo: “You beast! I’ll fight you to the death.”
“Get lost, you stinky woman. You brought her here; don’t blame me. I haven’t even complained about how ugly your girl is.”
Ye Tangsheng realized it was his mistake and now wanted to take his daughter back.
“No way! I paid the bride price. If you dare take her, I’ll report to the police.” Lao Luo, finally smart for once, realized reporting them could scare them.
In the end, they negotiated a refund of one hundred yuan, and Ye Ying was taken home. After all, Lao Luo had tried to force himself on her, ignoring her will.
If Ye Ying reported him for harassment, he would be in real trouble.
Lao Luo had no choice but to agree.
Unfortunately, Ye Weiliang didn’t see this dog-eats-dog scene.
At this moment, she was standing outside the Public Security Bureau, ready to change her name.
Changing names in this era was simple—just a registration.
“Little comrade, what do you want to do?” The officer saw a young girl standing outside, thinking something was wrong.
“Comrade officer, may I change my name?”
“Sure, give me your household register.”
Ye Weiliang handed it over: “I’m Ye Er’ya. May I change my name to Ye Weiliang?”
The officer looked at the register: Ye Ying, Ye Jinbao, and then Ye Er’ya’s name. He didn’t know what to say.
Without a word, he changed her name. From now on, she was Ye Weiliang.
Holding her newly updated household register, Ye Weiliang went to the educated youth office. She didn’t want to waste time here.
“Comrade, are you here to register for rural construction?” The staff smiled brightly seeing her.
“Yes, contributing to the nation’s development is our duty,” Ye Weiliang said passionately.
The staff were impressed by her determination.
“Little comrade, your dedication is high. Come register here.”
They subtly suggested she could choose her rural placement location.
When they saw her household register, they froze—this little comrade was only fourteen?
“You’re only fourteen? That doesn’t meet the requirements.”
The minimum age for rural assignment was sixteen. Fourteen-year-old Ye Weiliang didn’t qualify.
Hearing this, Ye Weiliang immediately burst into tears:
“Sister, please help me. My foster parents swapped me with a rich child and tormented me for fourteen years. A few days ago, they even tried to burn my face with hot water. I don’t want to stay here. I’m not afraid of hardship—I just want to go home.”
Hearing her story, the female officer’s eyes reddened. How could someone be so cruel?
They consulted the office director, who also decided to help her register.
“Comrade, I choose to go to Qishi, Heilongjiang Province. Can I go there?” Ye Weiliang asked, pointing to Xing 14 Village, Xing 14 Town, Gannan County, Northern Ridge.
“You want to go that far?”
“Sister, I found out my real family is there. I just want to go home.”
Actually, some members of the Ye family had been sent there; she wanted to observe them carefully.
From her knowledge of novels, in Heilongjiang, they only worked a few months a year; the rest of the time they stayed indoors for winter—very comfortable.
“Call me Aunt Qiao. My daughter is about your age. Since that’s the case, I’ll give you the certificate,” the officer said happily.
“Yes! Thank you, Aunt Qiao. You’re truly a great person,” Ye Weiliang sincerely said.
After all, who cared if she endured hardship?
“Here, Ye girl, this is your rural assignment certificate. With this, you can get discounts when buying supplies. This is your fifty-yuan allowance. Grain subsidies will be provided when you reach your assigned team.”
Aunt Qiao handed the items to Ye Weiliang.