The old man Yun was a mixture of terror and shock, instinctively looking at Madam Gu.
Seeing his wife's icy expression, her eyes seemed to hold two sharp knives.
As if she could flay him any second, he quickly denied it.
"Sister Hu, if you don't leave now, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Old man Yun clenched his fists and said indignantly, "I, Yun Fu, have been upright and honorable my entire life. I have absolutely no intention of taking a concubine or a secondary wife!"
"If you dare to babble any further, I'll sic the dogs on you!~"
He had lived this long and wouldn't let this madwoman ruin his reputation in his twilight years.
It would be a huge loss.
Besides, his wife was intelligent and virtuous, good at managing the household and caring for him.
She had also given him a blessed baby.
Even with a knife to his throat, he wouldn't do something so heinous...
Madam Gu secretly chuckled.
The old man was quite eloquent.
As long as he didn't have such intentions, that was all that mattered.
"Sister Hu!" Madam Gu stared at her intently, saying coolly, "As you can see, our Yun family has made our stance clear."
"Your daughter-in-law is young and beautiful, she can remarry someone else, but our family will absolutely not take her in!"
"Leave now while I'm still willing to talk nicely."
"If you dare to cause more trouble, we'll go to the Prefect and let him decide who's right and who's wrong, how about that?"
The old woman Hu's face stiffened upon hearing this.
How could she dare to bring such a matter before the Prefect?
There were plenty of disaster-stricken villagers who were in a worse state than her family.
Even if Prefect Chen wanted to intervene, he wouldn't be able to manage everyone.
At this moment, Yun Goudan led his wife, Lu Jinping, over to watch the spectacle.
Seeing that the Yun family members all looked displeased, the two were inwardly delighted.
Yun Goudan inquired around and understood the situation.
Then, he shook his head and advised old man Yun, "I say, Uncle, why are you so stubborn? Having another young wife at home to wash your feet and warm your bed is more comfortable than being the Emperor."
"And look at this girl, she's as beautiful as a fairy. What are you hesitating for? Hurry up and take her in!"
As soon as he spoke, the Yun family collectively glared at Yun Goudan.
You're truly a dog!
Yun Daman rolled up his sleeves, ready to hit him, "You dog, if you think Huaihua is beautiful, then why don't you take her back yourself!"
Huaihua glanced at Yun Goudan upon hearing this.
What kind of person is this?
He had a sharp mouth, monkey cheeks, and was sallow and thin.
He was no different from a skinny dog.
She would rather die than marry someone like him.
Just looking at him made her want to vomit; how could they possibly live together in the future?
Yun Goudan shrank his neck and mumbled, "I'd like to take her back, but Jinping, she..."
"What about me?"
Lu Jinping spat out a sunflower seed shell, rolled her eyes, and said, "If you dare to take her back, I dare to not give her food. Want to try me!"
Huaihua cursed inwardly: You want to marry, but I don't want to be married!
The Yun Wangcai family was notorious in Dashui Village.
Yun Goudan was a lazy bum, and his wife was even more idle, doing no laundry or cooking at all...
Therefore, the villagers detested this couple immensely.
Old man Yun frowned and glared at Yun Ergou, "If you're done talking, get lost. Don't be an eyesore in front of my house!"
He was already annoyed enough, and this dog was adding to his troubles.
Yun Ergou hadn't intended to stay long anyway.
He eyed Huaihua up and down before leaving with Lu Jinping, looking dejected...
The village chief heard about the matter and also hurried over.
"What's going on?" he asked the old woman Hu, completely bewildered.
"Why are you kneeling at Old Yun's doorstep?"
Do they owe you something, or do you owe them?
The village chief actually already knew the general course of events.
Having lived for so many years, he could naturally guess the old woman Hu's intentions.
"Wuwuwu, Village Chief, I can't go on, I can't go on..."
The old woman Hu knelt before the village chief and wailed loudly.
The village chief: "..."
What use is it to kneel before me?
The Yun family were heroes of Dashui Village.
Little Tianbao and Yun Erman had both performed great deeds.
If they hadn't driven away the rat plague and killed the earth dragon and wild wolves,
The people of Dashui Village would have had to flee their homes to escape famine...
"Get up quickly, it's not like someone is actually starving to death!" the village chief said impatiently.
Little Xi Tian sat on the doorstep, tilting her little head as she observed the three members of the Hu family.
She wanted Huaihua to be a concubine, but the family refused.
She then asked the village chief to uphold justice, but was met with disdain.
What would she do next?
She wouldn't try to hang herself in front of their house, would she!
The old woman Hu, having no other options, nudged Hu Xier and reprimanded, "Cry, cry, all you know is to cry. Why don't you quickly beg our benefactors to take you in as a maid?"
Little Xi Tian: "..."
Good heavens, the daughter-in-law couldn't become a concubine, so now she's having her own daughter act as a maid.
You old woman are really playing a good hand!~
Hu Xier was naturally quiet and rather shy.
Her eyes were red from crying, and she pitifully kowtowed to the Yun family, "Please take me and my sister-in-law in, please..."
She repeated this sentence more than ten times.
Each time she spoke, she kowtowed.
Soon, her forehead was scraped raw, bleeding, and a blurry, tragic sight.
Madam Gu was slightly moved.
She sighed inwardly.
Hu Xier and Huaihua were both innocent.
If they hadn't been instigated by the old woman Hu, why would they have been driven to this point?
Huaihua also kowtowed along, tears streaming down her face...
The village chief stomped his foot, feeling very uneasy, "Oh, what is this? Old Yun, why don't you... why don't you take them in!"
Fu Daqiang also advised, "Yes, it's just a matter of adding two bowls and two pairs of chopsticks to the household. A bowl of thin porridge would be enough to feed them..."
Liu Cuirong immediately became anxious upon hearing this, "You good-for-nothing Fu Daqiang, if you think they are good, then why don't you marry them yourself!"
You're just talking without feeling the pinch.
Aren't you afraid of sticking your tongue out?
Fu Daqiang chuckled foolishly, "My wife doesn't agree, hehe..."
"If you don't agree, then don't come and try to sway my father-in-law and mother-in-law. They don't agree either!~"
Liu Cuirong's heart, which had finally settled, rose back to her throat.
She was afraid her mother-in-law would impulsively keep those two women.
Yun Erman now walked with an aura, not only handsome but also extremely popular.
Many young wives in the village had already set their sights on him.
Liu Cuirong didn't want to cause herself unnecessary trouble.
Unexpectedly, Madam Gu didn't play by the rules and instructed Zhao Guihua, "Go get a bolt of cloth!"
Prefect Chen had sent two bolts of silk cloth last time.
The Yun family hadn't used them yet.
Madam Gu had planned to have Daman go to the tailor shop in town to make two autumn outfits for her eldest grandson, Jin He.
For now, she had to bring them out.
Little Xi Tian looked at her mother, not understanding what this move was.
"Mother, what are you getting the cloth for?" Zhao Guihua asked cautiously.
Madam Gu stared at the old woman Hu, her expressionless face saying, "Just bring it here!"
"Oh, I understand!~"
A moment later, Zhao Guihua came out carrying a bolt of cloth.
Madam Gu took the bolt of silk cloth and threw it at the old woman Hu with a 'thud'.
"Take the cloth and leave!"
"Huaihua and Xier, our Yun family will take them..."