Chapter 215 Strong Hunter 10
Chapter 215 Strong Hunter 10
Since then, Mr. and Mrs. Jiang have been quiet for a while.
Twenty taels of silver was a considerable sum, enough for Jiang's father to live comfortably for a while after paying off the debt. Compared to having to pay the money back, how could he be willing to do that?
Jiang Wan originally thought that Han Xu had been accumulating it for many years, which was why he couldn't hold back so much. But half a month had passed, and he was still maintaining the same frequency. Jiang Wan was really scared.
Every time it was getting dark, Jiang Wan would always try all kinds of ways to delay time, either eating or taking a shower, but unfortunately, none of them could suppress the man's restless heart...
One day, Jiang Wan opened the door while pounding his back. After a while, he saw Jiang Yu and Jiang An passing by with baskets on their backs.
For some time before, they would always eat at the appointed time. Jiang's mother would carry a basket on her back and pretend to pass by casually, but her eyes would actually be looking into the house, secretly watching what they were eating.
After this experience, Jiang Wan asked Han Xu to close the door whenever they ate.
After several unsuccessful attempts, Jiang's mother was too lazy to come digging wild vegetables again. She really didn't expect Han Xu to be so stingy. Not only did he not give her money, but he also refused to even invite her mother-in-law to come home for a visit when she passed by her house. This job was thankless and tiring, so she simply let Jiang Yu and his sister continue their previous work.
After all, Han Xu is the head of the Han family. Even if Jiang Wan feels sorry for her younger siblings, what can she do if Han Xu disagrees?
But what she didn't know was that this was exactly what Jiang Wan wanted.
Seeing his younger siblings, Jiang Wan waved to them enthusiastically, motioning them to come over. However, Jiang Yu and Jiang An stayed at home, and they knew exactly what Jiang's mother had encountered. The eldest sister's life in the Han family was not easy either. If the two of them went over and made their brother-in-law unhappy, the eldest sister's life would be even more difficult.
After thinking it over, the two siblings looked at each other, walked a little closer to talk to Jiang Wan, but did not even intend to enter the house.
Seeing that Jiang Wan was in good spirits, with a rosy complexion, pale skin, and a face that was much rounder than before, Jiang Yu and Jiang An's worries finally dissipated a little.
Although the location at the foot of the mountain is remote, people pass by from time to time, and it is inconvenient for Jiang Wan, Jiang Yu and Jiang An to talk. She understands what they are thinking, and that is why she feels even more distressed for the two little ones.
Jiang Wan looked around and saw that there was no one nearby. Regardless of the two people's wishes, he dragged them into the house and closed the door.
Seeing the Han family's home, which was obviously much cleaner and brighter than their own, Jiang Yu and Jiang An stood there, not knowing what to do. They kept staring at the door and wanted to leave.
"Sister, I know you want to be nice to us, but you're having a hard time here, so don't make my brother-in-law unhappy because of us..."
Jiang An also opened his eyes, which were too round due to his thinness, and nodded continuously.
But who would have thought that Jiang Wan would pat her chest and assure her, "You two are still so young, why do you think so much? Your brother-in-law is very good to me. I was just pretending to be like that before to show off to my parents so that they wouldn't keep coming to ask for money. My sister is living a good life now, so of course I want you two to be well too. You are still growing up, how can you be fed with wild vegetables every day?"
As he spoke, Jiang Wan pushed one person with one hand and forced them to sit down at the dining table.
Jiang Wan had already informed Han Xu about the matter between Jiang Yu and Jiang An. It was just some food and meat, and Han Xu was not that stingy.
Jiang Wan brought some dried meat and steamed buns and stuffed them directly into their hands for them to eat.
But the two still didn't dare to move. It was because the relationship between their parents cast too big a shadow on them. They were too afraid that their eldest sister would anger her brother-in-law and then be beaten by their father like their mother. Compared with these meat and rice, their sister's safety was more important!
Even though he put it to their mouths and saw them swallowing their saliva, they still didn't move. There was no choice but for Jiang Wan to go to the yard and ask Han Xu to come over.
After getting Han Xu's assurance and looking at her brother-in-law's kind eyes, which showed that he did not show any dislike for her elder sister, the two of them could no longer resist their hunger and began to eat with big mouthfuls.
Having never eaten such delicious food before, the two of them couldn't help but eat up all the steamed buns and dried meat. Jiang Yu and Jiang An felt embarrassed and scrambled to clean the dishes.
For fear of being discovered by Jiang's father and mother, the two of them rinsed their mouths clean with water, then went to cut a batch of wild vegetables to send to Han Xu's family, and the wild vegetables they cut later were the ones they would take back.
Despite this, when Jiang Yu and his sister came out again the next day, Jiang Wan saw them winking at him hurriedly before he went out to say hello. Sure enough, Jiang's mother was following behind not far away, looking over here furtively, waiting for Jiang Wan to do something so that she could rush over and catch him red-handed.
Helplessly, Jiang Wan turned around, went into the house and closed the door.
She really didn't want to live like this for even a moment, but luckily it would be over soon.
A few days later, even though the door was closed, there was a knock on Jiang Wan's door.
Hearing Jiang's mother's voice, Jiang Wan grabbed Han Xu and didn't want him to go over. But not long after, bursts of crying and wailing from Jiang Yu and Jiang An were heard outside the house, as if they were beaten, followed by Jiang's mother's scolding.
"Jiang Wan, you black-hearted girl! Normally you don't care about your parents, but now your father is lying on the hospital bed, waiting for money to save his life! Your family is so poor that they can't even afford to eat, and you live in such a nice yard, eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks every day, but you don't even think about squeezing out a little money from your teeth to save your own father!"
"You are such an unfilial girl. I shouldn't have given birth to you in the first place. I shouldn't have worked so hard with your father to raise you. I should have just stuffed you in a bucket of urine and drowned you..."
There was a lot of noise outside the house. Obviously, there were many spectators, and they were talking about something at the same time.
Jiang Wan knew that the medicine he had given Jiang's father had taken effect and he must be bedridden now.
She was not afraid of being pointed out, but what worried her was the heart-wrenching cries of Jiang Yu and Jiang An outside the house. In order to force her out of the house, Jiang's mother was really cruel.
Han Xu couldn't sit still after hearing the noise outside the house. His face was full of anxiety, but he still considered Jiang Wan's opinion and waited for her to make the final choice.
......
Finally, the door slowly opened.
Unfortunately, only Jiang Wan came out. Not long after she left, the people in the room slammed the door shut from the inside as if they were sending away some extremely unlucky person!
Before Jiang's mother could get angry, Jiang Wan had already knelt on the ground with a plop. "Mom, Wanwan has already begged my husband in there just now, but he said that he had already given twenty taels of betrothal gifts. Even if he had some money, he couldn't afford it if my parents came to ask for money every now and then. If he had known this, he would never have wanted to marry me... wuwuwu..."
"Mother, Wanwan really has no other choice, but in order to save father, you can ask Wanwan to do anything! Didn't father plan to sell me to a brothel before? Even though Wanwan is married now, how can I bear to see father lingering on his sickbed when filial piety is in the forefront?"
"Mom, please sell me so I can cure Dad's illness!"
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