“Sister-in-law, you are the sister-in-law. As the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, even if Yaozu and the others can’t be adopted to you, they will still take care of you in your old age. It’s just that times are difficult now, and we really can’t afford to feed so many mouths. Daya is getting older, so Mom is thinking of finding someone for Daya. That old man Zhou…”
Su Yunxi knew that Li Jianjun was going to bring up Old Man Zhou’s job again, so she quickly reached out to stop him.
“Stop! If you envy Old Man Zhou so much, why don’t you, my dear uncle, kowtow to Old Man Zhou? Acknowledge him as your father? Then you can also eat meat from Old Man Zhou’s house. If that doesn’t work, you can divorce your sister-in-law and let her marry Old Man Zhou. Your sister-in-law is a good person and has two children at home, so she will definitely help out. How about that?”
Su Yunxi looked innocent when she said these words, but Li Jianjun felt a little frightened for some reason.
“How can sister-in-law say such things!”
When the old woman Li saw that Li Jianjun couldn’t win against Su Yunxi, she immediately jumped up.
“Don’t talk so much to this bitch. She’s had three pregnancies in a row and given birth to four money-losing girls. It’s already merciful of me to let these money-losing girls grow up to be teenagers. Second son, quickly grab Daya and send her to Old Man Zhou’s house!”
Old Man Zhou had broken his hand and had been wailing on the ground for a long time. Now he was too tired to shout, but he was still lying on the ground, holding his wrist and sweating profusely.
Upon hearing this, Li Jianjun quickly helped Old Man Zhou up, while the old woman Li was about to grab Daya.
“I said, you are not allowed to touch Daya!”
Seeing that the old woman Li was still unwilling to give up, Su Yunxi pushed her away and slapped her hard across the face with her raised hand.
To make it symmetrical, Su Yunxi used her left hand this time.
Both slaps were delivered with full force. Although Su Yunxi was weak, she had worked in the fields for many years, so her strength was not something an old woman could withstand.
The left side of the old woman Li’s face immediately swelled up, forming a symmetrical shape with the right side. The old woman Li had always said that she was too thin. Look, didn’t she gain weight now?
Su Yunxi couldn’t help but want to laugh.
Seeing that Su Yunxi was determined to stop her from selling Daya, the old woman Li angrily ordered everyone to hold Su Yunxi down.
Thinking that if Daya couldn’t be sold, her two sons would not be able to go to school, Zhao Xiulan rushed forward.
Seeing several people surrounding her, Su Yunxi pointed the hoe at them, protecting the two children behind her, looking like she was ready to fight to the death.
“What are you all doing?”
Just as the atmosphere in the yard was tense, the captain kicked open the yard door with his men.
“Mom, Eldest Sister!”
Erya quickly rushed towards Su Yunxi.
“I brought Grandpa Captain here. Grandpa Captain will definitely uphold justice for us!”
Su Yunxi’s eyes lit up when she heard this. These little girls were quite clever. She had never lived in this era before and had forgotten about the existence of the captain.
The old woman Li glared at Erya fiercely, thinking that she would sell her off in a few years.
Receiving the old woman Li’s look, Erya hid behind Su Yunxi in fear.
The old woman Li was just about to go up and fool the captain when she heard Su Yunxi let out a wail and knelt down in front of the captain, Wang Youtian.
“Uncle Captain, please save us! We are about to be forced to death!”
Seeing that Su Yunxi, who had been so tough just now, was now like a wronged little wife, crying so hard that she could barely breathe.
Su Yunxi was already beautiful, and because of her long-term labor, she looked even more weak and pitiful.
The people who came with Wang Youtian subconsciously felt that it was the Li family’s fault, forcing the young woman to cry like this.
Anyway, everyone in the village knew that the Li family bullied Su Yunxi. Wang Youtian had even wanted to help before, but Su Yunxi had been brainwashed so badly that she insisted that she was not being bullied.
Since the person involved said it was okay, what could they, as outsiders, say?
“Daughter-in-law of the Xuewu family, don’t be afraid. Uncle knows everything. Uncle will stand up for you.”
Su Yunxi nodded. It seemed that Erya had already told Wang Youtian what had happened on the way.
“Uncle Captain, I just want to ask, Daya is only 15 years old now. Isn’t what they’re doing considered arranged marriage and forced marriage of women?”
Su Yunxi didn’t even blink and immediately accused the Li family of several crimes.
Now, people advocate equality between men and women. Although it can’t be truly achieved, if it’s said out loud and used as a typical example, it’s not something they can handle.
Hearing Su Yunxi say this, Wang Youtian was immediately furious.
“What? What era is this? It’s long past the time when girls could get married at 14. You are actually disregarding the law and forcing Daya to marry!”
Everyone was from the village and illiterate. Wang Youtian had only seen people being taken as typical examples during training in the county after being elected as the captain.
The team that was taken as a typical example was not only unable to participate in evaluations for five years, but was also fined.
Even the captain and secretary were removed from their positions. Wang Youtian didn’t want to be taken as a typical example.
“Daya is already 15 years old and has had her period for several years. Why can’t she get married? I am her grandmother. Can’t I make the decision?”
The old woman Li didn’t understand why Wang Youtian was so angry, nor did she think she had done anything wrong.