Framed at the beginning: Female educated youth forced to marry disabled military officer

After returning home, Meng Xiaoman made a cup of honey water and continued to memorize herbal medicine knowledge.

Zhao Erlei suddenly came to express his thanks with his wife and children, still carrying something in his hand.

Meng Xiaoman invited people to sit down in the main room, poured water, and got candy for the children.

"Hey, brothers and sisters, don't bother me." Sun Xiu'e saw her getting candy and pouring water.

"No trouble, just two candies for the kids."

"Brothers and sisters, where is Xiangdong?" Zhao Erlei asked. He was in a hurry yesterday. Today he went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy brown sugar and pastries and came here to express his thanks.

"He had something to do when he went out. He just went out not long ago." Xiao Xiangdong and Xiao Shangshang went up the mountain and would not be able to come back for a while.

"Oh, I brought Xiu'e and Tianhao here today mainly to formally say thank you to you two. If it hadn't been for Xiangdong, Tianhao would have been doomed. From now on, if your family can use me for anything, Place, just ask.”. Zhao Erlei said.

Sun Xiu'e also said: "Yes, sister, you will be my sister from now on.".

Meng Xiaoman smiled and said that the two of them were too polite, "Xiangdong saved Tianhao not because he wanted you to repay him. Brother Erlei is his brother and Tianhao is his nephew. He should do this because he deserves it. His own conscience. Don’t put too much psychological burden on you.”

With guests present, Meng Xiaoman couldn't endorse it herself, so she chatted with the two of them.

While chatting, Meng Xiaoman found out that Zhao Xiaohe was getting married to Zhang Mancang.

Before, Zhao Xiaohe was interested in Xiao Xiangdong, but he didn't expect that he would marry someone else so soon. However, according to Zhao Erlei and Sun Xiu'e's narration, they should be the concubines of Lang You.

Zhao Erlei now feels that compared to Xiao Xiangdong, Zhang Mancang is more suitable for his sister. He is able to work, honest and caring. He is the only son in the family, and his family life will be much more comfortable in the future.

With so many brothers and sisters-in-law in the Xiao family, my sister will definitely not be able to cope with them.

While Sun Xiu'e chatted with Meng Xiaoman, Zhao Erlei was bored and took firewood to chop firewood. He chopped two bundles of firewood before Xiao Xiangdong came back.

"If you don't come back, I'm leaving."

"Why are you here?"

"Come and say thank you to your savior."

"Didn't I say thank you yesterday? I even ate one of your big fat chickens."

"I was almost beaten to death by my mother for this chicken." Zhao Erlei said that today he specially bought one to make up for my mother, and all his personal money was spent.

"Who made you so hot-headed?" Xiao Xiangdong said. When they were young, they heard that drinking raw eggs was nutritious and could help them grow taller, so Zhao Erlei stole a raw egg from home and drank it. Later, his mother, Tian Aihua, discovered him and drove him out of half the village with a fire stick. Finally, he carried him home by his ears and beat him up. From then on, these friends all knew that Zhao Erlei's mother loved chickens as much as her life.

"That's not because of you, a good brother."

The brotherhood between the two gradually deepened while talking and laughing.

"Why did you come back so late today?" Today, Xiao Xiangdong and the two went up the mountain for most of the day.

"The previous trap in the mountain was destroyed. Shang Shang and I found a new place to set the trap." They were not the only ones to take a fancy to the things in the mountain.

"What should we do? Will the prey be stolen?" There is no monitoring now, so whoever catches it belongs to him.

"I told Shang Shang to keep a closer look. They are all doing shady things. If the other party has a clear head, they won't look for trouble. If they are acting stupidly, there are ways."

It seems that selling prey is not a long-term solution. Meng Xiaoman thinks that he still has to go to the black market in the city to find a way.

But before Meng Xiaoman went to the branch secretary to open a letter of introduction to the county seat, Xiao's mother came over and asked her to accompany her to the county seat to find Xiao Xiangdong's aunt, Xiao Meili.

"From the third child's family, you go back to your aunt's house in the county with the second child's family. I have already opened a letter of introduction to the party secretary."

"Why are you going to my aunt's house?" Meng Xiaoman had never seen this aunt before. Her relationship with the Xiao family was not very good, and she did not come to visit relatives during the Chinese New Year.

"Ask her for money. Last time she cheated your fourth brother with an outsider. I can't swallow this breath. You are from the city and have more knowledge than us. Come with me this time to settle the score with her."

Meng Xiaoman didn't want to get involved in this matter, "Mom, can you not go?".

"No, you are from our old Xiao family. This is for our family. You have to go. If you can help your mother get the money back, I will agree to your separation."

Meng Xiaoman thought for a while. After the separation, she would have a reason to stop caring about the messy things of the Xiao family, and nodded in agreement.

Early the next morning, Meng Xiaoman, Xiao's mother, and Zhou Xinghua took a mule cart to the town, and then took a bus from the town for two hours to Anping County.

"Mom, do you know where my eldest sister's home is?"

Xiao's mother took out a piece of paper and said, "I asked the fourth child to write the address, please take a look.".

Meng Xiaoman saw the words Anping County Machinery Factory Family Compound written crookedly on it.

Xiao's mother and Zhou Xinghua were usually lively and aggressive at home, but as soon as they arrived in the county town, they became timid. Zhou Xinghua held on to Meng Xiaoman's lapel along the way and was unwilling to let go.

"Second sister-in-law, please let go of me and I'll ask for directions."

"No, I'm with you. I heard that there are sex photographers in the city who specialize in targeting children and women. I'm afraid of being abducted." Zhou Xinghua has never been to the county seat, but she has heard people say that the county seat is very chaotic. There are not only thieves but also thieves. Hooligans, and sex photographers.

"You and mom wait here for me. I'll ask for directions and I'll be back in a minute."

Zhou Xinghua let go of Meng Xiaoman's shirt and immediately grabbed Xiao's mother's shirt. Xiao's mother didn't expect that her usually smart second daughter-in-law would be so useless when she arrived in the city. She couldn't help but roll her eyes at her, "What are you afraid of? You are so skinny and sallow, even the photographers will look down on you."

With that said, he took two steps towards Meng Xiaoman and said, "Well, Xiaoman, why don't the three of us go together and we'll have someone to take care of us."

Although Xiao's mother is not afraid of philanderers, she is afraid of thieves. She has round-trip travel expenses and meal tickets in her pocket.

Meng Xiaoman had no choice but to take the two of them to ask for directions.

After taking the bus and walking for more than 20 minutes, the three of them finally arrived at the courtyard of the machinery factory near noon.

After asking an aunt who was washing vegetables in the yard, the three of them came to the Tongzi Building where Xiao Meili's family lived.