Liu Qiaoer hurriedly followed Lu Yunzheng home. Niu Dahu and Liu Erniu had already come with Zhang.
Liu Qiaoer looked again and saw that not only was Liu Erniu's face covered in bruises, but Zhang was also being beaten to the point of vomiting blood.
"Doctor, have you called Doctor Mu?"
Needless to say, it must have been Liu Erzhu's fatal move.
Liu Erniu was sobbing, and Zhang was placed on the kang by Xia Ying to be taken care of.
Mu Lingxiao came and applied medicine to the two of them.
Niu Dahu then hesitantly told the story of the Liu family.
It turned out that Liu Erzhu had an affair in the county town with a woman who had a seven or eight-year-old daughter. She was driven out by her husband's family and made a living by embroidery.
I don't know when she started having an affair with Liu Erzhu. There was nothing wrong with it at first, until she got pregnant. Then of course she had to give Liu Erzhu a name.
Liu Erzhu went home and discussed the matter with Geng. When Geng heard that she was pregnant, she thought it would be best if the baby was a son, so she agreed to the marriage with Liu Erzhu.
Let's do small.
Country people don't have such a thing as being a mistress, and Liu Erzhu's family is not rich, so she disagrees and threatens Liu Erzhu with the child in her belly to divorce Zhang.
Geng found out about this and originally agreed. Zhang had given birth to two daughters and was sickly, so it was normal to divorce her on the charge of having no children.
But the aunt-in-law was really jealous of Liu Qiaoer's bun shop, and said that if she divorced Zhang, the two daughters would definitely not agree, and they would not be able to exploit Liu Qiaoer openly.
So Geng came up with a better idea and married her as a co-wife.
When Liu Erzhu discussed it with Zhang, how could Zhang agree
So, Liu Erzhu beat Zhang without saying a word. Liu Erniugan happened to be returning from the shop and was also beaten.
When Niu Dahu heard the news, he and Aunt Niu persuaded Liu Erzhu to stop. In order to prevent Liu Erzhu from beating Zhang to death, Niu Dahu sent Zhang to Liu Qiaoer.
After hearing what happened at home, Liu Qiaoer felt a surge of anger in her heart and turned around to go back to Liu Erzhu to ask for an explanation.
But he was grabbed by Lu Yunzheng again.
"What are you going to do now? Fight with your father? Or chase that woman away?"
Obviously, neither is realistic.
Not to mention that Liu Qiao'er is a junior and beating an elder is disrespectful, just the fact that the woman is pregnant, the Liu family will not let Liu Qiao'er get any benefit from it.
Liu Qiaoer looked at Zhang, who was only breathing her last breath, and gritted her teeth.
"Mom, you will divorce him tomorrow morning. Don't worry, Erniu and I will follow you. Wherever you go, we will go. After the divorce, don't go back to your uncle's house. Come to the county town and I will support you."
Zhang didn't say a word, just lay there, tears slowly flowing down the corners of her eyes.
Liu Erniu also advised: "Mom, I know you are afraid. After the divorce, I was left in the Liu family. Don't worry, my feet are on my body. Even if I run away, I won't go back."
"If that doesn't work, you can sell it to Zui Le Fang. At most I'll give you a few taels of silver. From now on, we will no longer be members of the Liu family."
Zhang still didn't say anything, and her tears soon wet the pillow.
It was very late, Lu Yunyang was sleeping soundly, but Lu Yunxi was awake. She looked at the wound on Zhang's face and felt incredible.
"Sister Qiao'er, why did your father beat your mother? If your father had taken a fancy to another woman, he would have taken her in as a concubine. How could a concubine possibly become the principal wife?"
That also requires that the wife's position in the family is stable.
With someone like Zhang, who has a bad temper and a weak body, if she gave birth to another boy, he would definitely be bullied to death.
"Let's get a divorce, mother. We can't live like this any longer." Liu Qiaoer advised again.
Given Zhang's current situation, divorce is the best solution. Although it will bring bad reputation, at least it will save her life.
Xia Ying also sighed heavily: "Auntie is probably worried that you two won't be able to get married. After the divorce, it will be difficult for you to get married."
Liu Erniu was very optimistic: "Don't worry, my sister is already married, and I won't let myself down. It's hard to find a three-legged frog, but there are plenty of two-legged men."
Liu Erniu's personality has changed a lot in the past few months after following Liu Qiaoer. She used to be very inferior and would blush after talking to others while making noodles.
After all, many of the women who go out to do business in Fengxin County are married. There are very few unmarried women like Liu Erniu, and most of them stay at home waiting to get married.
However, in the past few months at the noodle shop, the noodles she made were delicious and she was hardworking, so everyone who came to eat noodles did not look down on her.
Some even joked with her that if she was not engaged yet, they could come and propose marriage to her.
Later, Liu Erniu found out that in the capital and other larger cities, there were many unmarried girls who worked as shopkeepers and ran small businesses.
Just because there is no such thing in Fengxin County doesn’t mean there is no such thing in other places. She almost became a frog in a well.
The medicine was ready. Liu Qiaoer helped Zhang drink it and asked Xia Ying to take the two children to sleep in Lu Yunzheng's room. The three of them would sleep together tonight.
After Liu Qiaoer's earnest persuasion all night, Zhang finally nodded and agreed to divorce.
Early the next morning, Liu Qiaoer brought Zhang's divorce letter to the home of Liu family's patriarch, Mr. Liu Sanye.
"Divorce?" Mr. Liu San looked at the letter handed over by Liu Qiaoer with a surprised expression.
"Qiao'er, I know you work in a bun shop in the county. Although you are still a maid, it is not easy for a scholar to take a fancy to you. If you let your mother and father divorce, it will be bad for your and your sister's reputation. The other party may cancel the engagement."
Liu Qiaoer didn't think so much about it. Anyway, she had plenty of money now, and without considering her reputation, it would be no problem for her to support a few people.
"Third Grandpa, you also know the situation of our family. My mother is in poor health. When Erniu and I get married, we won't be by her side to take care of her all the time. If the new woman gets into trouble for my mother, she really won't live long."
Master Liu San stroked his beard and frowned as he thought of a countermeasure.
"If the woman gives birth to a boy, can't she give the child to your mother for adoption?"
"How is that possible?" Zhang has her own children. She has raised her two daughters with great difficulty. If she were to raise someone else's child, what would she do if the child turned out to be an ungrateful one
"Third Master, I have already discussed it with my future husband. If my mother divorces, I will take care of her. I can also prepare a dowry for my sister and take care of her. There is no problem."
Mr. Liu Sanye also watched Liu Qiaoer grow up since she was a child. He stroked his beard and nodded.
"I didn't expect that you, who was so fond of crying when you were little, have grown up and become sensible now. But as for the divorce, your father's consent is still needed."
Mr. Liu San got up and followed Liu Qiaoer to her home.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Mr. Liu Sanye said that Liu Qiaoer wanted Zhang to divorce him, Geng flatly refused.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Zhang didn't give birth to a son with our Liu family. It's already very good that we didn't divorce her. Divorce? Divorce what? Even if she dies, she will die in our Liu family."