A bystander sees more clearly. Mingyue found that their attitude towards the original owner was indeed too harsh.
Also, based on Chen Xiucai's personality, he is not the kind of person who would accept his fate after failing the exam once. So why did he return to his hometown so readily
If Mr. and Mrs. Chen knew the truth and did it on purpose, then how pitiful and ridiculous the original owner would be.
Whether it was her biological parents or her adoptive parents, they were all plotting against her. No one in this world had ever been sincere to her.
Having said that, Mingyue doesn’t dare to ask for shelter even from the villagers around her.
Firstly, they are afraid that the person behind the scenes is vicious and will kill people without thinking to achieve his goals, which will implicate innocent people.
Secondly, she was afraid that the Zhou family would be shameless and snatch the silver back. Previously, the Zhou family was confused by Mingyue's words, so they took out the silver so easily. Mingyue was afraid that after they realized what was going on, they would lose face and snatch the silver back.
Right now, she is a weak woman who has caught a cold and has a sickly daughter. She is really no match for the Zhou family.
As for going to the county town, Zhoujia Village is at least more than ten miles away from the county town. It has been raining now, and Mingyue has been dizzy for a long time. She really doesn't have the strength to carry the child to the county town.
Fortunately, there is always a way out. Just as Mingyue was thinking about where to go, she saw the plaque of the ancestral hall at the entrance of Zhoujia Village, and her eyes lit up instantly.
The people in Zhoujia Village all have the same ancestor, and all the villagers are related, so this ancestral hall is also funded by the villagers. People of this era believe in the blessings of their ancestors, so there is never a shortage of incense, oil, candles and offerings in the ancestral hall.
At present, everyone in the village was hiding from the rain in their own houses. Mingyue blinked her eyes, held Zhou Pandi in her arms, quickly pushed open the door of the Zhou Family Ancestral Hall, hid inside and closed the door again.
In the ancestral hall, there are tablets of the Zhou family's ancestors. On the table below, there is a plate of fresh peaches and two candles that are about to burn out.
If an ordinary person faced so many tablets, he would probably feel a little confused.
But when Mingyue thought about what the Zhou family had done, she felt uneasy and embarrassed. That was also the feeling of the Zhou family's ancestors towards her.
Mingyue had just found a cushion to sit on in the ancestral hall, her head was dizzy, and she heard Zhou Pandi in her arms, crying out in a kitten-like voice: "Mom, mom, I'm cold, I, I'm cold..."
Only then did she realize that the mother and daughter were still wearing wet clothes. No wonder she felt so cold.
Mingyue looked around but didn't see anything that could be used for a fire. Her eyes swept over the tablets above and finally fell on the two cushions on the ground.
After a while, a small fire was lit in the ancestral hall. Mingyue took off Zhou Pand's clothes, wrung out most of the moisture with her hands, made a simple clothes hanger and hung them by the fire to dry, and also placed Zhou Pand's clothes by the fire to warm them.
She took the bowl of peaches and went outside to get a bowl of water. She used the handkerchief in her arms to dip the water to cool Zhou Pandi's forehead.
As for her own body, it was thanks to the original owner's years of hard work that she had developed a strong physique. After just sitting down by the fire and resting for a while, Mingyue actually felt better.
After eating two peaches, Mingyue felt even better.
After all, the reason why the original owner felt dizzy and had blurred vision was mostly because he was hungry and angry.
Because she had no children for several years after giving birth to a daughter, the original owner's status in the Zhou family was very low. Even the cow in the family was more valuable than her.
The cow at home could still eat enough, but the original owner would be ridiculed by her mother-in-law before she had even taken two bites of food. She would say how dare she eat so much when she couldn't even lay eggs. The original owner was so embarrassed that she could only put down her chopsticks and say she was full.
It's already afternoon after all the hard work today. The original owner didn't even eat breakfast or lunch. His stomach was empty and he got caught in the rain. Isn't he in trouble
Mingyue shook her head gently. When the rain got lighter, she would take her children and leave Zhoujia Village and this small county town.
Now the enemy is in the dark while I am in the light, which is not a good thing. So she has to turn the passive situation into the active one, move from the light to the dark, so that those people can't find her trace, and then strike back after she has the strength to protect herself.
Now, all we have to do is wait and see when the rain stops.
The rain continued until the evening, when it was completely dark, and the rain gradually subsided.
The country roads were slippery and wet at this moment, the sky was dark and the wind was extremely strong, making it not suitable for walking at all.
Mingyue gave Zhou Pandidi some water and after thinking it over carefully, she decided to rest for a night and set off early tomorrow.
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Zhou family.
When it was almost dark and the rain stopped, the Zhou family's father and son who were working outside rushed back.
As early as a few days ago, everyone knew about the affair between Miss Wang and Zhou Chengwen, and had already planned to kick out Chen Mingyue and her daughter.
After returning home, they did not see Chen Mingyue and Zhou Pandi, and Zhou's father and son thought that the matter had been settled. However, they heard a fact from their wife that was like a bolt from the blue.
"Thirty taels of silver, that's all our family's belongings. Did we really let Chen Mingyue take it all away?"
"I think you've really lost your mind. Chen Mingyue is such a weak person, she must have just threatened her verbally. Why did you panic and actually let mother give her money? Why didn't you stop her?"
"No, where is Chen Mingyue? We have to get this money back. This woman is really a piece of shit. She looks easy to bully, but she is so cunning at heart."
"Cheng Wen is such a fool. Why did he marry such a wife? Fortunately, Miss Wang is not like Chen Mingyue. When he and Miss Wang get married in the future, we can also benefit from it..."
The same conversation was taking place in several rooms of the Zhou brothers. Soon, several brothers came to Zhou Chengwen at the same time.
As soon as Zhou Chengwen saw them, he knew they were here for the money.
In fact, he has come to his senses now. He doesn't know why he was led by Chen Mingyue just now. He clearly knows that Chen Mingyue is the easiest to bully, and she must have said those words to scare him.
So when his elder brothers and younger brothers mentioned that they wanted to get the silver back, Zhou Chengwen nodded without thinking: "Okay, let's go to Chen's house and ask Chen Mingyue for it."
When the Zhou brothers heard this, they all smiled and complimented Zhou Chengwen, saying that he was going to marry a young lady from a wealthy family and that he would definitely have a bright future.
When Zhou Chengwen heard what his brothers said, his face was filled with pride.
He felt that the biggest mistake he had made in his life was that he was attracted by Chen Mingyue's face and married her.
If Chen Mingyue hadn't delayed him, he would have married a young lady from the county town and become an official with the help of the power of a wealthy family.
Fortunately, the mistake has been corrected now.
The five brothers of the Zhou family did not think it was too late. They went to the neighboring Chenjia Village with torches and knocked on the door of Chen Xiucai's house.
(End of this chapter)