freenovelworld Chapter 179 Liu Cai'er is divorced by her husband's family
Chapter 179 Liu Cai'er is divorced by her husband's family
After hearing this, the old woman suddenly realized and slapped her thigh, saying, "Oh, so it's Qingchuan's sister from her maternal family. Your sister and brother-in-law's family of four moved to the town a long time ago. A few days ago, your brother-in-law came back to harvest crops and sell turmeric seeds in the village. He's busy with things now and definitely won't be back for a while. You can't find them in the village; you have to go to the town to find them."
what?
Did my sister and brother-in-law really move to town?
Her husband's family was already considered relatively wealthy in the village, but they still couldn't afford a house in town. Her sister's husband's family was struggling to make ends meet, and her stepmother was a strict housekeeper who wouldn't give her sister a single penny. Where would the two of them get the money to move to town?
This is simply incredible!
When the old woman realized that the woman in front of her was not Qingchuan's lover and that she had guessed wrong, she hurried home, seeing that there was no excitement to watch.
“Well, girl, your aunt doesn’t know where your sister’s family moved to in town. You should hurry up and go to town to ask around while it’s still early. Maybe you can find them before dark.”
Liu Cai'er said with some disappointment, "Alright, I'll go to town to inquire right away. Thank you, Auntie. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known that my sister's family moved to town."
"It's alright, you should go quickly."
After the old woman finished speaking, she turned and walked home.
Liu Cai'er turned around and saw the man who had just driven the carriage stopped not far away. She frowned and hesitated.
He had just told himself that his sister and brother-in-law had moved to the town, but he didn't believe it and thought he was a bad guy. But it turns out he wasn't lying.
She walked towards the carriage and apologized to Shui Sheng, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you."
Shuisheng breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand, saying, "It's alright. This is the first time we've met. It's normal that you don't believe me since your sister-in-law didn't tell you about moving to town. But you just asked, so if you still don't believe me, I can wait until you ask a few more people before you decide whether you want me to take you to find Brother Qingchuan's family."
Liu Cai'er blushed and said, "No need, I believe you now. Please take me there, but I don't have any money on me and can't pay for your carriage. I'll pay you back later."
Shui Sheng chuckled and said, "No need to pay. This carriage belongs to Brother Qingchuan and his wife, not mine. How can I take your money?"
There's no reason why an older sister from the maternal family should have to pay for riding in her younger sister's or brother-in-law's carriage.
"Does this carriage belong to my sister and brother-in-law?"
Liu Cai'er's eyes widened in surprise, and she couldn't believe it for a long time. Could it be that the two of them could afford a carriage? Had they suddenly become rich?
Why didn't my sister say anything on the second day of the Lunar New Year?
No, my sister said that she and her husband have already separated from the Shen family and their extended family. They are both hardworking people, and they can keep the money they make from farming and selling it for themselves.
But how much money can you make from farming just a few acres of land? How can you move to the town so quickly?
She was completely baffled, and thought to herself, "Never mind, it's a good thing that my sister and brother-in-law's family are getting richer and richer. I'll understand everything when I see my sister."
Shui Sheng laughed and said, "That's right, this carriage belongs to Brother Qingchuan and his wife. You are their older sister, so of course you can sit wherever you like."
Liu Cai'er nodded, then got into the carriage and sat down inside.
Shuisheng turned the carriage around and sped towards the town.
Lin Qingchuan was washing pig's trotters in the yard when he heard a noise outside the door. He dropped the trotters and went out to see what was going on. He was quite surprised to see that Shuisheng had actually returned.
"Shuisheng, didn't you go home? Why are you back again?"
Shuisheng glanced back at the carriage and said awkwardly, "I have indeed returned to the village. I ran into my sister-in-law's elder sister who was looking for you, so I brought her here."
Inside the carriage, Liu Cai'er touched her hair and straightened her clothes, trying her best to look less disheveled before slowly stepping out of the carriage and getting off.
Lin Qingchuan was surprised to see Fengniang's sister suddenly come to his door. He guessed that she must have something to ask Fengniang, so he quickly said, "Sister, come in quickly, I'll go and call Fengniang."
Liu Cai'er thanked Shui Sheng, "Thank you very much, brother, for bringing me to find my sister and brother-in-law. I apologize again for the misunderstanding I had with you before."
Shui Sheng was straightforward and didn't take the previous incident to heart at all. He laughed and said, "Oh, it's nothing. You and your sister-in-law are like sisters, and I, Brother Qingchuan, am like a brother. We're all acquaintances, so it's good to help each other out."
Lin Qingchuan invited his wife's elder sister into the house, but Shuisheng said he was afraid his mother would worry, so he hurriedly went home.
When Liu heard that her sister had arrived, she was both surprised and delighted. She rushed out of the house, but when she saw her sister's haggard face, she was stunned.
"Sis, what's wrong?"
Ever since she married into the Shen family, her sister has never visited her husband's family, not even during holidays. Why would her sister suddenly look for her?
Is it because my sister is in some kind of trouble that she came to us?
She hurriedly asked, "Sister, what happened? Where's brother-in-law?"
When Liu Cai'er heard her sister's concerned inquiry, her nose tingled, and she covered her face, squatted down, and began to sob.
Startled by her sister's sudden crying, Liu asked anxiously, "Sister, don't cry. Tell me what happened. Qingchuan and I can help you come up with some ideas. There's nothing that can't be solved, and no obstacle that can't be overcome."
Lin Xiaotang led Xiaoyu out and saw her aunt squatting in the yard crying. She quickly moved two stools over and let her aunt sit down.
Xiao Jiu glanced at the entrance of the main room, then silently returned to her own little room. This was their family matter, and it was inappropriate for an outsider like herself to pry.
Liu gave her husband a wink, signaling him to clean the pig's trotters, afraid that he wouldn't be able to speak up with his sister.
Lin Xiaotang noticed red marks on her aunt's wrist at the cuff of her sleeve. She immediately rolled up her aunt's sleeve and was startled to see that one arm was covered in bruises and red marks. She quickly rolled up the sleeve of her aunt's other arm as well. Both arms were covered in new wounds on top of old wounds, which looked horrifying.
No need to guess, the aunt must have the same thing!
Her face suddenly darkened, and she said angrily, "Auntie, were these injuries on you inflicted by Uncle?"
When Liu saw her sister's arms, she turned pale with fright, her whole body trembling and her lips quivering as she said, "Sister, your husband actually hit you! You gave birth to two sons for him, how could he? How dare he?"
Xiaoyu was so frightened that she immediately hugged her older sister and dared not look.
Liu Cai'er wiped away her tears, took out a note from her bosom, and said with a heart full of despair, "Xie Laifu divorced me. He is no longer your brother-in-law, nor Tang'er and Yu'er's uncle. The children are afraid that I will not be able to eat if I leave home, so they do not want to stay with me."
I'm worried that if my parents find out I've been divorced by my husband's family, they'll forbid me from ever setting foot in my parents' home again. I've thought about hanging myself with a rope, but I'm not willing to do it. I did nothing wrong, so why did he divorce me?
Liu gritted her teeth in anger and cursed, "That scoundrel, he always looks down on everyone and thinks he's something special. He's lazy and dishonest, how can he be a human being? He's worse than an animal!"
You manage everything at home and outside, serving your in-laws, taking care of the children, farming, doing housework—what's wrong with that? He didn't even bother to find out if there was anyone more virtuous than you in the surrounding villages, and yet he divorced you! He must be blind! Bah…”