Han Ze's three-day deadline made Han Xingwang's family realize that Han Ze was ruthless and ruthless. The saying that a mother who is married off is a mother who is thrown away also made them realize that they could no longer rely on the fact that Liu Juhua was Han Ze's mother to restrain Han Ze and make him provide food and drink for the family.
"What should we do?" Liu Juhua asked Han Xingwang with lifeless eyes, "What will we eat if we pay the rent?"
Han Xingwang didn't say anything, but looked at Han Chengming and asked in a deep voice: "What do you think about what we discussed last night?"
Han Chengming's wife, Mrs. Hu, tugged at Han Chengming's clothes. She had gone through so much hardship to give birth to her son, and she had finally raised him up. She couldn't bear to part with him. Han Ze's son was a fool, and it wasn't her fault. No one should think of taking advantage of her son.
Han Chengming was also unwilling to adopt any of his sons to Han Ze. He hesitated and said, "Dad, this matter is not up to me. It depends on Han Ze's opinion."
No matter how much they say here, it will all be empty talk if Han Ze is unwilling.
Han Xingwang narrowed his eyes and said, "Just tell me whether you are willing or not?"
Han Chengming lowered his head and refused to speak.
Han Xingwang said angrily, "Okay, since you don't want to adopt a child, I won't force you, lest you blame me in the future. In this case, take out your private money and pay the rent in three days."
Han Chengming was stunned and asked in disbelief: "Dad, where did we get the private money?"
Han Xingwang laughed angrily and said, "If you don't have money, then adopt a child to Han Ze. It's up to you whether to give money or adopt a child."
He knew better than anyone whether his son had any private money. He was unwilling to do anything when the disaster was imminent. If he was unwilling to pay, he should not have enjoyed the things Han Ze sent. If he did not pay, he should share the responsibility since he had enjoyed them.
Han Chengming didn't expect his father to say this. He spoke with difficulty: "Dad, is there no money at home?"
Han Xingwang asked, "Where did the money come from?"
Mrs. Hu howled, her face full of anger and her voice shrill: "She, Ge Hongbu, can't give birth to a son, so why does she want to snatch my son? I don't agree."
Liu Juhua looked gloomy and glared at her: "Why are you crying? If you don't give it to your son, why don't you give it to me?"
Hu stood frozen in place, her eyes red and her index finger clenched.
Han Chengming held his head in his hands and squatted down in pain, "Dad and Mom, don't force me, don't force me."
Hu's tears suddenly fell. She knew that her man's heart had been moved. Thinking of this, she could no longer care about anything else. She staggered with her eight-month-old belly and wiped her tears: "I'll go find Ge Hongbu and beg her..."
He said this and stumbled out.
Liu Juhua pointed at her blankly and said angrily, "This is outrageous! This is outrageous!"
Han Xingwang sighed: "Let her go, so that she can explore the way and see what Han Ze is willing to do."
Liu Juhua withdrew her hand, and thinking of her daughter-in-law who was still eight months pregnant, she slapped her thigh and said, "No, I have to go and see."
After taking two steps, he turned around and kicked Han Chengming: "Hurry up and chase your wife. Don't let anything happen again."
Han Chengming didn't care about being sad. He quickly got up and ran out. Liu Juhua hurriedly trotted after him.
When Ge Hongbu came back from washing clothes by the river, she passed by Han Xingwang's house. When Mrs. Hu came out, she saw Ge Hongbu. Jealousy flashed in her eyes. She stepped forward and grabbed Ge Hongbu's arm. Ge Hongbu staggered when she pulled him. She turned around and looked at her big belly. She held back her breath and asked, "Why are you pulling me?"
With red eyes and tears streaming down her face, Mrs. Hu grabbed Ge Hongbu's sleeve and said, "Sister-in-law, please, don't take my son away. Don't take my son away."
Ge Hongbu succeeded in pulling her hand away and frowned, "I have a son, why would I steal your son?"
Mrs. Hu refused to give up, and grabbed Ge Hongbu, begging, "Sister-in-law, Xiao Liuzi is a fool, it's not my fault, please don't take my son away, okay?"
Ge Hongbu was furious. She had not been able to give birth to a healthy son for the Han family in the past few years, which had always been a knot in her heart. Now the doctor had checked and found that Xiao Liuzi was not stupid and would be able to speak soon. Yesterday, the child's father had taught Xiao Liuzi to read and write, and said that when Xiao Liuzi could speak fluently, he would send him to the town to study and take the imperial examination in the future. In the past, even if the villagers knew that Xiao Liuzi was stupid, no one had ever gossiped about him in front of her. Now, Mrs. Hu actually said that Xiao Liuzi was stupid in front of her and said that she was trying to steal her son
"My Xiao Liuzi is fine, why should I snatch your son away?" Ge Hongbu was very angry. Xiao Liuzi was her Achilles' heel and no one could say anything.
Just as Mrs. Hu was about to speak, Ge Hongbu knew that she had nothing good to say, so he interrupted her and said sarcastically, "Han Ze took Xiao Liuzi to see a doctor, and the doctor said that my Xiao Liuzi is not stupid, but very smart. You can rest assured that no one will snatch your son away."
Mrs. Hu didn't believe it. If Xiao Liuzi wasn't a fool, why didn't the doctor see it before
Ge Hongbu saw through her thoughts and said unhappily, "Last episode, Han Ze took Xiao Liuzi to the best clinic in town for treatment. I heard the doctor there was from the capital, and his medical skills were superb. How could he be compared to those mediocre doctors?"
Ge Hongbu had heard that a doctor with good medical skills had come to Mingsheng Hall in the town, and she was thinking about asking the doctor to check her body to see if she could have another child. That day when Han Ze brought Xiao Liuzi back, she heard the name of the clinic and knew that the doctor who treated Xiao Liuzi was the doctor from the capital. Now that Xiao Liuzi was about to get better, she gave up the plan.
Hu stared at her in a daze and murmured, "Are you telling the truth?"
Ge Hongbu said impatiently: "Xiao Liuzi is my son, I won't say anything nonsense about him."
After saying that, he didn't intend to pay attention to her. After thinking for a while, he said, "I won't take your son away. Not to mention that Xiao Liuzi is fine now, even if he is not, we will only adopt the son of the side branch of the family."
Hu watched Ge Hongbu leave. For some reason, she felt a little disappointed. Little Liuzi was actually well. Ge Hongbu was so lucky...
Liu Juhua and Han Chengming came out and saw Mrs. Hu standing there. They saw Ge Hongbu walking away. Liu Juhua asked, "Did you meet Ge Hongbu just now?"
Mrs. Hu nodded blankly. Without waiting for Liu Juhua to continue asking questions, she said, "You can give up the idea of adopting a child. Ge Hongbu said that Xiao Liuzi is not stupid anymore."
"What? What did you say?" Liu Juhua asked loudly.
Mrs. Hu looked at Liu Juhua, her face full of sarcasm: "Xiao Liuzi is not stupid anymore. Han Ze already has a normal son, so he doesn't want your grandson anymore. So you don't have to sell my son."
Liu Juhua was anxious and angry. When she saw the sarcastic smile on Hu's face, she wanted to slap her, but was stopped by Han Chengming: "Mom, Hu is pregnant, what are you doing?"
Liu Juhua retracted her hand angrily and looked at Mrs. Hu with a gloomy face: "Since the adoption of the child is a failure, then pay the money."
Mrs. Hu gritted her teeth and said, "I don't have any money."
Liu Juhua looked at her grimly: "It's not up to you."
Han Chengming frowned and said, "Mom, why do you have to force Hu? We really don't have any money."
"Bullshit!" Liu Juhua looked at Han Chengming, "Don't think I don't know your background."
Han Chengming was a little annoyed and complained, "We are both my mother's sons, why does Han Ze have such an easy life?"
Liu Juhua was stunned and looked at Han Chengming suspiciously: "Are you blaming me?"
Han Chengming pursed his lips, not wanting to say that he actually felt a little resentful. If, if he was Han Maode's son, he could at least get half of Han Maode's property, so why would he bother about renting a son
Although her son didn't say anything, his expression was enough to tell everything. Liu Juhua couldn't believe it: "Are you really blaming me?"
Han Chengming felt a little guilty and changed the subject: "No, mother, don't think too much, think about the rent. Han Ze's attitude has shown that there is no way to shirk the rent. Although our family is also named Han, we are not from this village... No one will be on our side."
Liu Juhua snorted, but didn't pursue the matter any further. She said, "In the past, Han Ze subsidized me, so you hid your private money. Now that Han Ze's subsidy is gone, he will still collect the rent you owe. You must take out your private money, or don't blame me for being rude."
After saying that, she glanced at Mrs. Hu. Don't think that she didn't know what this woman was thinking. She didn't want to do anything and just wanted to hide behind them and enjoy a peaceful life. It was wishful thinking.
Han Chengming supported Hu and said, "Go back and count how much silver we have and take some out."
Mrs. Hu paused: "We still haven't found the money for Jixue and Jiwen's studies. Besides, without my eldest brother to support us, we still have to pay so much rent every year. Chengzong and Chengxu Meizi haven't married yet. My parents have to save money for them to marry and save dowries. They definitely can't afford to send two children to school. I'm pregnant with another one, and I need money everywhere. I plan to keep the money we save to pay their tuition..."
Han Chengming was very worried when he heard his wife's words. Without Han Ze's financial support, would their family be so hard up? He said dejectedly, "It seems that it would be better to adopt Jiwen and Jixue to Han Ze."
Mrs. Hu paused and gave a bitter smile. Even if they wanted to adopt the child now, it was impossible. The other person already had a healthy son, so why should they raise someone else's son
When Ge Hongbu returned home, he told Han Ze what Mrs. Hu had said. Han Ze was not angry after hearing it. Instead, he smiled and said, "They are desperate and can think of anything. Don't worry about them. If they can stand up on their own, I will look up to them."
A cornered dog will jump over the wall
Ge Hongbu looked at the man in astonishment, thinking that it seemed that the man really hated Han Chengming and the others, and he would say anything out of desperation.
But since the man said not to bother with them, she just dropped the matter and ignored it. Besides, there were a lot of things to do at home, so she didn't have the time to care about others.
Three days later, Han Maode led a group of people to Han Maode's home. Han Xingwang knew that the rent had to be paid today, but he didn't say anything. After so many years of rent, the family definitely didn't have enough food, so they could only convert it into silver. Even the silver would be a large sum, but the family could gather together and it was enough.
Han Maode directly asked several strong young men to transport the grain to Wangjia Village, and as for the silver, he took it back and threw it directly to Han Ze.
Han Ze didn't expect them to be so straightforward and actually pay all the rent. It seems that Han Ze has subsidized them a lot in the past few years.
Han Maode snorted and said, "Most of the people in the village are members of our Han family. They have to pay. If they don't, they won't be able to live a peaceful life in the village in the future."
Han Ze also knew this. Originally, Han Ze didn't care, and even if the villagers couldn't stand it, they couldn't say anything. But now, Han Ze didn't want to be a sucker anymore, so of course the villagers stood on Han Ze's side.
After collecting the rent from Han Xingwang's family, Han Ze devoted himself to teaching the children to read and write. On the day when the little girls went to Wang's house to learn needlework, he focused on teaching Xiao Liuzi. After this period of teaching, Xiao Liuzi could already call his parents.
When Han Maode heard his grandson calling "Dad and Mom", he felt dissatisfied and stopped going out. He taught his grandson to call "Grandpa" at home every day. Fortunately, Xiao Liuzi also understood his grandfather's feelings and learned to call "Grandpa" in a few days, which made Han Maode very happy.
Time passed quickly and the autumn harvest was approaching. Seeing that her son had recovered, Ge Hongbu wanted to go back to her mother's house to let the child's grandparents see him and make him happy so that they wouldn't have to worry about her all day long. With this in mind, she carefully mentioned the matter to Han Ze.
This was not a big deal, so Han Ze agreed. He thought for a moment and said, "The girls have been studying and learning needlework these days, and they are tired. Let them take a day off the day after tomorrow, and we will all go. There will be a market in town tomorrow, so you can go buy some things and get ready."
Ge Hongbu was surprised and asked: "You, you want to go too?"
Han Ze glared at him: "Why? I can't go?"
Ge Hongbu waved his hands quickly: "No, no, no, no."
She didn't dare say it, not even dare to think about it.
Han Ze snorted: "I'm going there to give you face, don't be ungrateful."
Ge Hongbu kept saying, "Yes, yes, yes."
Han Ze looked at her and said, "I know that I blamed you for what happened to Xiao Liuzi. Now that Xiao Liuzi is fine, let's live a good life. Don't think too much."
Ge Hongbu thought to himself, I don’t want to, I’m just afraid that you will think too much. You haven’t followed me back to my parents’ home for several years.
There was an ox cart at home. After breakfast, Han Ze drove the ox cart out, loaded with the wine, meat, and cakes he had bought, and the whole family got on the ox cart and headed for Gejiaba.
When they were almost at the entrance of Gejiaba Village, Ge Hongbu looked at Han Ze hesitantly, and Han Ze frowned: "Why are you looking at me?"
Ge Hongbu felt uneasy: "Nothing, nothing." But he was even more anxious.
Ge's father and mother did not expect that their eldest daughter would come today, and their son-in-law would also come, so they happily came out to greet them. The eldest daughter and the others got off the ox cart and called out "grandpa and grandma", and Ge's father and mother responded with a smile. In the past two days, Ge Hongbu taught Xiao Liuzi to call "grandpa and grandma" at home. She pulled Xiao Liuzi and said, "Xiao Liuzi, these are grandpa and grandma, come and call them grandpa and grandma."
Father and Mother Ge looked at their daughter in surprise. Little Six called out crisply, "Grandpa, Grandma."
Father and mother Ge looked at Xiao Liuzi in disbelief, then looked at their daughter. It was not until they saw their daughter nod and Xiao Liuzi called "grandpa and grandma" again that they burst into tears of joy, hugged Xiao Liuzi and kept saying "good boy, good boy".
Ge Hongbu's brothers knew that Xiao Liuzi was not stupid and could speak, so they all breathed a sigh of relief. No wonder their brother-in-law came to visit today.
The family was chatting with each other when a woman came in and the room suddenly became quiet.
Mother Ge glanced at Han Ze and asked awkwardly, "Why is Cui Ju here?"
Ge Cuiju glanced at Han Ze and said, "I heard that my elder sister went back to her parents' home. I haven't seen her for a long time. I missed her so much that I came to see her."
Mother Ge thought to herself, you miss your elder sister, why are you looking at Han Ze
"Well, then come in."
Ever since the woman named Cui Ju came in, the expressions of the people in the room were a little strange. Even Ge Hongbu felt a little uneasy. Han Ze raised his eyebrows. There was definitely something wrong with this woman named Cui Ju.
Since the original body was already insane when he died, the memories he got from the original body were not comprehensive. He only knew the original body's enemies, benefactors, and family situation, so he ignored those unimportant memories. When he looked through his memories again, he finally found the things about Ge Cuiju in the depths of his mind.
After reading it, Han Ze just wanted to say wow, the original body and she had actually hooked up with each other.
No wonder Ge’s father, Ge’s mother, and Ge Hongbu had strange expressions.
After Ge Hongbu gave birth to several maids and a little fool, her original mother had the idea of taking a concubine. After returning to her parents' home with Ge Hongbu one time, she fell in love with Ge Cuiju, whose husband had died.
However, because of a tragic incident several decades ago, the Han family established a clan rule that a man, regardless of whether he had achieved fame or not, could take a concubine only if he was childless after the age of 30. If he violated the rule, he must be beaten with 200 sticks, or he would be expelled from the clan.
Han Ze had a son, although he was stupid, he was still a son. Besides, he was not yet 30 years old at that time, so how could he take a concubine? However, the two of them were having a passionate affair at that time. The original body was full of passion, and two hundred lashes were two hundred lashes. As a real man, he was determined to give him this lash.
Who knew that at that time, a scholar in the clan secretly took a concubine outside, and was discovered and beaten with 200 sticks, breaking his legs on the spot. This frightened the original person so much that he dared not mention taking a concubine again. As for expulsion from the clan, that was even more impossible.
When Ge Cuiju found out about this, she was so angry that she remarried immediately.
The original body had not returned to his parents' home in the past few years, and he didn't know that the man Ge Cuiju remarried had died again.
Han Ze: “…”
I don't know if he was overthinking it. Looking at the woman's expression, it was obvious that she had not given up the idea of becoming the original owner's concubine.
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