stingy landlady

Chapter 190 Making Guixiang a Concubine (4)

The third sister of the Li family came over and pulled Dazhu away, stopping him from hitting her anymore!

"Stop hitting her! Stop hitting her! Dazhu! How could you hit her? Look what you've done to my sister! I, her older sister, am right here! You're so domineering!"

"Can't we talk this out? Fourth Sister! Is this how Dazhu always beats you? And you say he's good to you! I don't see how he's good to you!"

Li was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) and sobbing. Dazhu stopped what he was doing and put his shoes on.

Seeing Guizhi standing by and watching, Li's third sister scolded Guizhi:

"You silly girl! You just watched your father beat your mother! You didn't even know to go outside and call someone to break it up! You're obviously not smart."

Guizhi pretended to be stupid and said:

"Third Aunt! I'm scared. What if my dad beats me if I go to call for help?"

Li has been beaten into submission. In all the years of their marriage, Dazhu has never hit her! Especially in recent years, as life has gotten better day by day, Li has gone from being cautious to becoming more and more arrogant.

Guizhi thought that the Li family would calm down for a while!

The third sister of the Li family then said to Dazhu:

"Dazhu! Logically speaking, I shouldn't be involved in your family's life! But since I'm here, I can't not stand up for my sister!"

No matter what she did or said wrong, your family is already doing so well, you shouldn't have hit her!

Da Zhu chuckled coldly:

"Third Sister! You still don't know why she got beaten up! It was all your brilliant idea! You made my perfectly good daughter give up being a pampered young lady and instead become a concubine who can be beaten and scolded at will!"

To put it nicely, it's to find a concubine for the county magistrate's brother-in-law! To put it bluntly, I don't know whose path to promotion and wealth they're pursuing, but they're stepping on my dignity and using my daughter as a stepping stone!

The third sister of the Li family blushed and turned pale in turns.

"Dazhu! What you said is too harsh! I can't stand it anymore! I'm only doing this for your own good!"

Even if you had some money, you'd still be stuck with this tiny plot of land! You're putting on a show, building such a huge yard! So many houses!

My fourth sister told me that you guys incurred a lot of debt building this house! You made those two girls go out and do manual labor to earn money!

If you, as the father, don't love your daughter, how can your fourth sister, as the mother, not love her? Even I, as her aunt, feel sorry for my two nieces!

Li's sobs subsided, and she thought to herself:

"When did I say there was a famine? This third sister didn't even ask properly! Gui Xiang and Gui Hong weren't doing any hard work!"

Li knew her third sister was wrong, but she couldn't contradict her. Her third sister was arguing with Dazhu for Li's sake.

Da Zhu's lips tightened, and he spoke:

"Fine, fine! Third sister! Is this what your sister said? Even if what she said is true, what does my famine have to do with you?"

How did my children getting in your way while they were working?

Third sister! Go find someone else! My daughter will not be a concubine!

The third sister of the Li family earnestly advised:

"Dazhu! If we get along well with the county magistrate's brother-in-law, there will be many benefits! Not to mention anything else, just look at my relationship with his wife!"

Asking her to give a few more taels of silver as her price for being sold into servitude shouldn't be a problem! Once Da Ya gains favor and wears gold and silver, it'll only take a few drops between her fingers.

I'll secretly give you some money, and I guess that'll pay off your debts!

And your third brother-in-law is in charge of taxes. With so much land you cultivate, whether the annual tax amount is more or less is still up to them.

There's a reason behind the betting odds, isn't there? If you build a good relationship with the county magistrate's brother-in-law, why would you be afraid of him investigating your third brother-in-law's accounts?

Isn't it all up to us family members to decide?

Dazhu! You can't be too stubborn!

Dazhu didn't speak, but Guizhi couldn't listen anymore.

"Third Aunt! You mean my eldest sister won't become the concubine of the county magistrate's brother-in-law? Will my father have trouble with taxes in the future?"

Third Aunt! To be honest, my dad doesn't actually have much land to pay taxes on! My fifth uncle is a scholar, but he has a lot of tax-exempt land!

Even if there's no tax exemption, there's still somewhere to reason things out, right? Can the county magistrate's brother-in-law really have more influence than the county magistrate himself?

The third sister of the Li family scolded Guizhi, saying:

"You little brat, how come you're so quick-witted! When your mother was being beaten, why didn't you try to stop your father? Now you've come here to swagger around and show off!"

Guizhi chuckled:

"Third Aunt! I learned it from you! Look at your mouth, you can talk a dead person back to life!"

You're the third child in your family, and me? I'm also the third child among all my sisters!

Third Aunt! You're so eloquent, I should definitely learn from you, shouldn't I?

The third sister of the Li family looked around, while Dazhu watched coldly. Li Shi, who was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), stopped crying, but she didn't get up to join in either.

"Wang Dazhu! Is this how you spoil your daughter? She has no manners at all! She has no respect for elders and is quite happy to talk back to her aunt!"

Fourth Sister! Aren't you going to get up and slap her twice?! If this were in our house, we'd definitely not let her get away with it!

Dazhu gestured for him to proceed.

"Third sister! Our dilapidated temple can't contain a Buddha as great as you! I can discipline my daughter however I want, and teach her however I want!"

No need for you to trouble yourself, Third Sister! I'm sick right now and not feeling well! I won't invite you to stay for dinner, and to avoid catching your illness, I won't let you stay overnight either!

Third Sister! Please go back!

"Wang Dazhu! You! You!"

The third sister of the Li family was so angry that she trembled all over, pointing at the big pillar but unable to speak.

It took him a while to say:

"Fine! Wang Dazhu! You don't care about any family ties at all! You don't even respect your own sister! Let's see how far you two will go in the future!"

They're such country bumpkins! They've never seen the world and have absolutely no human touch!

I'm not staying here! I won't eat your food! I really don't know what to say to you guys! Fourth Sister! I'm going back! They've already told me to leave, but I'm still not going! What kind of person do I look like!

It's like I can't live without that food!

We'll deal with this later! If the county magistrate's brother-in-law finds out, he'll think you country bumpkins have the nerve to look down on people!

"Hmph! You've messed up your relationship with the county magistrate! You'll be in for a world of trouble later!"

The third sister of the Li family left in a huff after uttering those harsh words. Guizhi smiled and said to Dazhu:

"Father! We're not afraid of her! If she pushes us too far, she'll regret it! How dare a county magistrate's brother-in-law force a respectable woman to be his concubine!"

I'm afraid his brother-in-law, the county magistrate, will lose his job!

Dazhu nodded repeatedly as he listened, while Li Shi remained seated on the kang (heated brick bed), silently listening to the father and son's conversation.

"Guizhi! I feel much better! It seems I'm cured!"

Guizhi thought to herself:

"Your illness is one you've made yourself sick by bottling it all up! Now that you've hit someone, you've let it all out! That's why you're better!"