Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune

391: Resolute Divorce (4 more)

Dong Sheng said this, laughing.

He hadn’t slept all night, hadn’t touched a drop of water all day, had been deceived by his family, his future completely ruined, and the wife he had longed for and finally brought home left him. Dong Sheng felt utterly despondent and in a moment of despair, he flipped the table. “You ruined me, you all ruined me, it’s your fault Xiaoyuan and I are torn apart. I hate you, I hate all of you…”

His body went limp and collapsed.

“Ah…”

A scream rang out in the main room.

But no one offered to call a doctor.

Dong Sheng was carried back to his room, but it was not the bridal room he had shared with Xiaoyuan.

That bridal room had been emptied to make room for his brother.

The room was empty, the bed cold and icy.

He lay on the bed, hearing his mother’s complaints and curses from outside, mourning over the wasted spread of delicious dishes.

Yet no one called a doctor for him, no one came to ask how he was, not even a bowl of hot water was offered.

“Heh heh heh,” Dong Sheng chuckled bitterly.

No wonder, no wonder Xiaoyuan was so resolute, so decisive about leaving.

Her judgment was better than his; she saw through the coldness of his kin in an instant.

Xiaoyuan arrived at the entrance of the house and stretched out her hand to knock.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated on ɴονǤᴑ.ᴄο

The family was still preparing dinner. Seeing Xiaoyuan’s return, her parents were surprised but didn’t ask too many questions.

They prepared hot water for her to wash up quickly and mixed her a bowl of sugar water to drink.

Only then did Xiaoyuan’s father ask, “Why have you come back? Is there no problem with the noodle shop?”

Xiaoyuan shook her head, sipping the sugar water before recounting what had happened to her parents and brother.

Her sisters-in-law, who were cooking dinner, were stunned upon hearing Xiaoyuan’s words.

Secretly taking silver, wasn’t that embezzlement, that was theft?

After a long silence, Xiaoyuan’s father spoke with heavy voice, “Dong Sheng, he was just too naive!”

“But about the divorce… Are you certain? Once you divorce, what will you do next? Think it through carefully!”

“I’ve thought it through very clearly. His family, I was blind initially, only saw Dong Sheng the person, but forgot that becoming their daughter-in-law once I entered. Dong Sheng’s actions today show his foolish filial piety, and yet his character is still lacking. Father, I have caused you and mother worry,” said Xiaoyuan, kneeling down.

She was sobbing, unable to speak.

Disregarding the advice of one’s elders leads to foreseeable troubles

Her parents had always said that Dong Sheng was good, but his mother was difficult to get along with. Xiaoyuan hadn’t believed it, thinking strong love between husband and wife was enough.

Now she understood that her parents, as people who had gone through life, had far more experience than she did.

They were right all along.

After a long pause, Xiaoyuan’s father helped her up, “Then go for the divorce. I’ll go talk to the family head and the Village Head tomorrow, they can come with me to Dong Sheng’s house to discuss the divorce.”

The Chen family might be poor, but that was no reason to let their cherished daughter be treated like grass at another family, to be beaten and scolded at their whim.

But for the two to divorce wasn’t going to be easy.

Fengping County

Xie Zhinuan discussed with her friend, taking advantage of the New Year, when some people would return to their hometown to sell houses and manors. Through the connections of the Lian family, Xie Zhinuan bought two riverside houses that were adjacent. Large ships couldn’t enter, but small boats could. In the future, if it was inconvenient to transport goods by horse-drawn carriage, small boats could be used to easily transport to the river’s edge.

After purchasing them, she had notices posted.

Buying old clothes.

“…”

“…” Many people were extremely surprised.

What was Xie Zhinuan going to do with old clothes?

It was true that there were old clothes to spare at home, but sell them, how much money could you get for them?

When asked about the price, it was very cheap.

But even if it was cheap, you could still get a few wen, which was better than giving them away for nothing.

Yet no matter how old and ragged the clothes were, they were not wanted.

However, the Xuan and Xu Families were the first to sell a dozen large carts of old clothes to Xie Zhinuan.

All were outer garments and cotton-padded jackets, and still quite new at that.

Chapter 393