Rebirth: The whole family travels through time together: Fubao Koi is busy eating melons
Chapter 73 Please Save Her
Things have developed to this point. Even if the Zhang family is willing to continue with this marriage, the Yu family will never agree to it.
Let’s put aside Zhang Laosan’s attitude for now. Once Zhang Erya said that, if the Yu family continued to pester them, the Zhang family would most likely make the matter public. By then, the Yu family would completely lose face and would have nowhere to hide.
Yu Min's resentment grew stronger, but she refused to give in. "How did you, the Zhang family, educate your daughter? How could you casually say such immoral things?"
"If you can do it, why can't she tell it?" Li Guifen was so angry that her teeth were itching and fire was almost spitting out of her eyes.
If the distance wasn't a barrier, she would have rushed forward immediately and taught Yu Min a lesson with her own hands.
Faced with this tit-for-tat, Yu Min was speechless for a moment. Filled with shame and anger, she simply adopted an attitude of throwing the jar into the air.
With his hands on his hips, he shouted to the Zhang family, "This girl of yours can't do anything. She only knows how to eat, drink and have fun all day long, and she only wants to go back to her parents' home. How can our Wang family have the blessing to marry such a young lady as a daughter-in-law? Return the fifteen taels of silver to us, and we will leave. As for Zhang Erya, you can take care of her yourself. We don't want to do this unprofitable business!"
Hearing this, Zhang Laosan's expression finally eased a little. He quickly turned his head to look at his old mother, his eyes full of pleading: "Mom, please take out the money quickly. No matter how much savings there are at home, use it all first. Consider it a loan from me, and I will definitely pay it back in the future."
"You are confused. There is no extra money in the family. It has all been squandered by your second brother and his family." Old Mrs. Zhang waved her hand to interrupt her youngest son.
Just then, Li Guifen's family members learned the news and hurried over with silver.
Seeing their son-in-law was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, they took out five taels of silver from their pockets without hesitation: "San'er, take this for emergency first, and we will think of a way. We can always raise enough money to redeem Erya."
Looking at the silver and scattered copper coins handed to him by his father-in-law's hands, which were full of traces of time and calluses, Zhang Laosan took them with trembling hands, with complicated emotions surging in his heart.
He remembered that when he was staying at his mother-in-law's house, his father-in-law had mentioned that the family had saved money by eating frugally and saving money, and it was originally to prepare for the upcoming heavy tax year...
All these sacrifices are just to make life a little easier.
In Zhang Laosan's memory, his brother-in-law's figure is always closely linked to those difficult years.
That year, wheat ears were drooping and the fields were sparsely covered. The people in Zhangjia Village were struggling on the brink of poverty and hunger, and their lives were like walking on thin ice.
My father-in-law is a tough old man who never gives up easily when faced with difficulties. Although his back is slightly bent, his sense of responsibility is still straight.
When he learned that someone was needed to replace his father in labor service, he was ready to take on the heavy burden without hesitation. However, he never expected that the youngest son in the family would quietly pack his bags overnight and embark on the road full of unknowns and dangers in his father's place.
Who would have thought that this farewell would be a farewell forever, and the only news that came back was the weathered and tattered clothes.
Time flies, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, Zhangjia Village finally had a chance to breathe. The earth warmed up and the hope of a good harvest rekindled the eyes of the villagers.
My father-in-law's family's tight life gradually improved, and they cherished every penny like a miser.
After experiencing the pain of loss, they cherish everything around them even more and do not want the tragedy to happen again, even the slightest pain, and do not want it to affect the smiles of their remaining children and grandchildren.
But fate played a trick on him. When redeeming his daughter who was forced to sell herself due to life became the father-in-law's top priority, he had to grit his teeth and take out all his hard-earned savings.
What is even more heartbreaking is that most of the money from selling his daughter's body was held by her own mother, who was so stingy that she was unwilling to lend even a helping hand. This cruel reality completely extinguished the last bit of warmth left in Zhang Laosan's heart.
Faced with such a situation, Mrs. Zhang's words were like salt sprinkled on the wound. Her laughter, which was somewhat mercenary, not only did not provide any comfort, but instead aggravated Zhang Laosan's inner pain.
"You know how tight our family is. Your father-in-law's family has had a pretty good harvest these years, and your wife has also given them a lot of subsidies. They won't mind adding fuel to the fire with that one or two taels of silver, right?"
Her words were full of calculations of her own interests.
Hu Cuimei stood aside, her words were filled with helplessness and reproach: "Third brother, you know the situation at home. The little savings that my parents have are all saved from their teeth. Can you really be so cruel as to touch their retirement savings?"
Just when the atmosphere reached a freezing point, Boss Zhang's voice joined the vortex of the debate.
"Third brother, you have to have a conscience. If it weren't for our parents who worked so hard to raise us, how could you be where you are today? How much more important is a daughter's sacrifice than the sacrifice of our parents who raised us?"
Zhang Laosan's eyes had already turned red, with tears lingering in the corners of his eyes. He used up almost all his strength and pleaded with his parents and brother in a hoarse voice.
"That's my own flesh and blood, my daughter! How can you take it lightly? You don't feel bad for her, but I do! Dad and Mom, I kneel down in front of you and beg you, just for the sake of Arya's dying life, can you spare a little money to save her? I swear, I will repay your kindness a thousand times in the future!"
His voice trembled and echoed under the small eaves, not dissipating for a long time.
Seeing this, Li Guifen, with tears still on her cheeks, hurriedly pulled her children who were at a loss, and the three of them knelt down in front of the two elders.
A complex emotion flashed across Old Lady Zhang's eyes as she looked at her children and grandchildren kneeling in front of her.
The privately hidden silver and money seemed particularly hot at this moment.
He quickly calculated in his mind that if he sold all the porcelain and cloth in the house, plus those miscellaneous savings, perhaps he could really collect the fifteen taels of silver.
Thinking of this, her eyes couldn't help but soften a little.
Zhang Laoda saw the subtle change in his mother's expression and became anxious. He quickly tried to persuade her, "Mom, we can't just agree so easily! Think about it, when has the third child ever worked honestly and earned a penny in all these years? If he says he will pay it back, will you believe him? What if he keeps delaying? Besides, didn't you promise to send the eldest child to a private school the day after tomorrow?"
As soon as the word "study" was mentioned, Mrs. Zhang's expression immediately froze.
She took a deep breath and crossed her hands over her chest. "Third brother, you should humble yourself and ask your father-in-law for help. If you really have no other options, go find your second brother. He will always have a solution. Don't forget that Xu Liyun sold a big tiger for this family."
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