W Chapter 39

Chapter 39: Fate

Ever since Fang Xiuxia planned to push the child in the mistress’s belly into Zhao Dagē’s family, she had been trying her best to coax and please her wicked mother-in-law at home.

She had previously spent some money on steamed buns andmantou to appease the old woman.

The old lady had been sitting at the door these past few days, telling everyone she met that she had eaten the new food from the town.

Even though she loved it so much, she was reluctant to eat too much, fearing it would be gone.

But when she talked about it, she had to add, “It’s good, but it’s not as sweet and soft as the pastries Da Lang used to buy in the county.”

The old lady’s voice was loud, and Fang Xiuxia could hear her rolling her eyes in the yard.

The pastries Da Ge bought were already broken and shapeless.

This old hag was really something, eating and drinking from their family every day, yet she only remembered that bag of pastry crumbs Da Ge bought.

Anyone who didn’t know would think Da Ge was catching the crumbs with an oil paper bag right under people’s mouths.

In the old lady’s eyes, everything Da Ge’s family did was better, even their poop smelled better.

Fang Xiuxia cursed the biased old woman in her heart. But when Zhao Laotai called her, she immediately put on a smiling face, “Hey! What do you want me to do, Mother?”

“Go buy some steamed buns and mantou and send them to your Da Ge’s family.”

The old lady gave orders without any intention of paying.

Normally, Fang Xiuxia would loudly complain about not having money and refuse to buy them.

Then she wouldn’t move an inch and really wouldn’t buy them.

At this time, the old lady would curse, “You dying thing, youjiàn rén have hidden all the money in the house, forcing me to take out my coffin money!”

Then, ignoring Fang Xiuxia, the old lady would curse Fang’s ancestors for eighteen generations while taking out money for Fang Xiuxia.

But today, Fang Xiuxia directly agreed and went out with her purse.

Zhao Laotai was stunned and felt that she had finally tamed this little jiàn rén, and she was very proud in her heart.

Fang Xiuxia had conflicts with the Shen family and was also quite afraid of Shen Hui.

Just as she ran into an acquaintance at the steamed bun stall, she asked the acquaintance to help her buy them while she waited not far away.

After buying the steamed buns and mantou, Fang Xiuxia directly took a niú chē to Zhao’s Village in Yuewan Town.

Yuewan Town in Zhao’s Village was a large village, but only one person had become successful there, and that was Zhao Fan.

Every time Fang Xiuxia came to the village, she would walk past the village entrance with her back straight.

The envious eyes of the women and Ge’er in the village were what Fang Xiuxia enjoyed the most.

But this time, Fang Xiuxia felt that something was wrong.

In the past, some of the women and Ge’er in Zhao’s Village envied Fang Xiuxia, but they also felt jealous.

Why were they all about the same, but only Fang Xiuxia could live that kind of good life, while they could only spend their lives in the village?

So when they heard some rumors, they felt a sense of balance andshuǎngkuài.

It turned out that Fang Xiuxia was only glorious on the surface, and she still couldn’t keep her husband and had given birth to so many children, yet he still wanted to take a concubine.

This discovery made them eager to say it to her face.

They wanted to see if Fang Xiuxia could still be as smug as before.

“Xiuxia, I heard that your concubine is about to give birth?”

“Xiuxia, you are such a good-natured person, tolerating the big one and now the little one. Be careful your money will all be taken away by the little one!”

“Will thezǎi born by the concubine have to call you Mother too?”

F* their mother’s dogpì!

Fang Xiuxia cursed angrily in her heart.

Who wants to raise thatjiàn rén’s child!

If that jiàn rén dares to spend her money!

Fang Xiuxia had never returned home wanting to pass the village entrance as quickly as she did today.

She didn’t say a word, didn’t even want to argue, just wanted to leave quickly.

She lowered her head and almost ran until she saw the familiar brick wall, then she calmed down a bit.

She quickly regained her composure, not wanting her Dasao (Dàsǎo) to laugh at her.

“Da Ge, Dasao (Dàsǎo)?”

Fang Xiuxia knocked on the door and called out. After a while, footsteps came from inside.

“Xiuxia is here.”

Zhao Dasao (Dàsǎo) Zhu Qiuyue opened the door, blocking the doorway, her eyes narrowed into a line with a smile, staring intently at the things in Fang Xiuxia’s arms.

“Mother asked me to send these. They are new foods from Yunxia Town, called steamed buns and mantou.”

Fang Xiuxia gave the steamed buns and mantou wrapped in oil paper to Zhu Qiuyue. The smile on the other’s face deepened, and she finally stepped aside slightly, “I forgot to say anything, Xiuxia, come in quickly.”

Fang Xiuxia knew exactly what kind of person her Dasao (Dàsǎo) was after so many years.

In the early years, she would argue and fight with her because of this.

But since she knew that every time they argued and fought, Zhu Qiuyue would ask Zhao Fan for money, Fang Xiuxia’s tolerance for Zhu Qiuyue increased significantly.

Now she was used to the other person only seeing things and not her, and didn’t bother to argue with her.

After entering the courtyard, the fake smile on Fang Xiuxia’s face froze.

The child who was supposed to be tied up in the kitchen was now sitting next to Da Ge.

That was already bad enough, but the smiles on their faces were even morecìyǎn.

This appearance of a loving father and son was not what Fang Xiuxia wanted at all.

“Bao Gen has been much more sensible these past two days, not like before. You don’t know, he called me ‘Mother’ yesterday, and called your Da Ge ‘Father’.”

Zhu Qiuyue didn’t notice Fang Xiuxia’s expression, she was only immersed in showing off her happiness.

“Your Da Ge and I are satisfied with Bao Gen calling us ‘Father’ and ‘Mother’. In a few more years, we’ll get Bao Gen axífù. Passing on the family line is considered worthy of our ancestors.”

Speaking of the latter, Zhu Qiuyue’s eyes were a little red.

She wasn’t a sinner to the old Zhao family.

Fang Xiuxia couldn’t hear a single word of what was being said.

She only felt that the sky was falling.

If this bought son becomes familiar with them, what’s left for her?

No! Da Ge’s family can only raise thatjiàn rén’s child!

Fang Xiuxia stopped her steps, “Dasao (Dàsǎo), I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do, so I won’t stay.”

Zhu Qiuyue didn’t want her to stay anyway, one more person means one more mouth to feed.

It would be better for her to save that mouthful for her Bao Gen.

Zhu Qiuyue smiled again, “Okay, then I won’t delay you.”

Fang Xiuxia quickly left Zhao’s Village, walking several miles before catching a niú chē.

The first thing she did when she returned to Yunxia Town was to find her Da Ge and Er Ge.

She didn’t go herself, but instead found a stranger to deliver a message.

Fang Jiaxing and Fang Jiahe, according to what the messenger said, went to a small tea stall outside a street.

“What’s wrong, Fourth Sister? Why are you being so mysterious?” Fang Jiaxing asked.

“Da Ge, Er Ge.”

Fang Xiuxia called out to the two of them and pulled them closer.

There was no one around at this time, but she still lowered her voice, “Help me with a favor, I want to sell Zhao Baogen.”

“Are you crazy?”

Fang Jiahe blurted out without even thinking.

As the Da Ge, Fang Jiaxing was more composed.

He didn’t say those words, but his expression couldn’t fool anyone, it meant the same thing.

“I’m not crazy.”

Fang Xiuxia felt that she was not only not crazy, but terrifyingly calm.

She continued to lower her voice and roughly explained what their mother had said.

Hearing this, the two brothers put away their expressions of thinking Fang Xiuxia was crazy.

Fang Xiuxia knew that the two older brothers had heard it, and then said what she heard and saw in the ancestral Zhao’s house.

“Da Ge, Er Ge. If things continue like this, they’ll raise him to be familiar, and they definitely won’t want the zǎi born by that fox spirit outside.”

“Not necessarily, you can never have too many children, right?”

Fang Jiaxing said to comfort her, after all, more sons means more blessings. If they were given the chance, Zhao Ping’s family would still want them.

But these words didn’t comfort Fang Xiuxia.

She stared at Fang Jiaxing’s face and asked directly, “What if they don’t want them? Can you guarantee that they will definitely want them?”

Fang Jiaxing didn’t answer, he couldn’t guarantee it.

Fang Xiuxia said softly, “If they just don’t want them, then what will happen to me and my children with everything from the Zhao family in the future?”

The two Fang Jiaxing brothers looked at each other.

That’s what she said, but taking someone else’s child and selling them is really not right.

Seeing that the two of them were still hesitant and worried, Fang Xiuxia couldn’t help but coldlyhēngOne sound.

“That woman outside also has older brothers, eight of them. You guys say, if her child is raised in the family, and she blows pillow talk to that beast Zhao Fan, what will happen to you brothers and the grain store business?”

At this time, Fang Jiaxing and his second brother really listened to what she said.

Weighing the pros and cons, before long, Fang Jiaxing said, “I’ll take care of this.”

Fang Xiuxia nodded quickly, she knew this trick would work.

Fang Jiaxing didn’t say the specific details.

He only told her to go home and wait for news.

After waiting for a long time, the woman outside was so pregnant that she was about to give birth, Fang Xiuxia finally waited for the long-awaited news.

Fang Jiaxing found a peddler who specialized in this kind of thing and took the person out through the cargo box.

Because Zhao Baogen had run away several times before, Zhao Ping’s family was worried and had been watching him closely.

They finally caught a chance when neither of them was home.

Before confirming that he was familiar with them, Zhao Baogen was tied up in the kitchen whenever the people at home were away.

The peddler found out the situation, sneaked in, and took the person out after knocking him unconscious.

The three Fang family siblings knew that they had succeeded, and touched the black to the back of the tooth shop before dawn to confirm.

They were originally prepared to sell it directly after the confirmation, but they didn’t expect this kid to run away!

His leg was already broken, but it was still difficult to chase him when he ran.

The tooth shop was not far from Mayou Street. Under the pursuit and interception of the peddler and the three Fang family siblings, they forced the person into the alley on Mayou Street.

…

Mayou Street is mainly residential, with fewer shops.

There will be small stalls in various alleys andxiàngzi.

It’s the business of the surrounding neighborhoods, and you can’t make big money, but it’s safe.

Wang Youmai couldn’t stay in Tangfang Street anymore, and he wanted to find a new location for his noodle stall.

It’s just that his ability is really limited, and he can’t find a place similar to Tangfang Street.

He thought his business would continue to be so bleak, but he didn’t expect the adult who managed the stalls to suddenly tell him that he would arrange a new place for him.

He knew that the steamed bun stall man was very familiar with this adult.

Wang Youmai was shaking all over when he followed him. He was afraid of officials.

He walked all the way and stopped at Mayou Street.

Then he heard the adult next to him say, “Speciallyhuá you an extra piece of land, do it well here.”

Wang Youmai was dumbfounded.

He had considered Mayou Street before, but it was already full.

He was nervous, but he still mustered up his courage and asked, “Why is the adult helping this little one to change the stall?”

Xu Qi said, “The stall owner of the steamed bun stall asked me to help.”

There was one more sentence he didn’t say.

After Shen Hui asked for help, he also asked someone to investigate. Seeing that Wang Youmai was honest and trustworthy in doing business, and that he was alsohān solid.

That’s why he was willing to spend some thought and really find a similar place for him.

Otherwise, Xu Qi would just randomlysāi Wang Youmai a place that wasn’t that bad, and that would be the end of it.

Fortunately, this person is not bad himself.

Wang Youmai was grateful to Ling Xing and Shen Hui, and he was also grateful to Xu Qi.

He was even more grateful that he hadn’t done anything bad because of his temporary predicament.

At first, Wang Youmai thought about whether he should buy something to thank Ling Xing and Shen Hui.

But because he was a little ashamed to face them, and he needed to be at the new stall all the time, he thought that after the stall business stabilized a bit, he would buy a thank you gift and visit.

This matter has been delayed.

Early this morning, Wang Youmai went out to set up his stall as usual.

Before he even put the things on, he saw a scrawny child running out of the alley not far away.

Wang Youmai had always kept in mind the matter of finding a younger brother for Ling Xing that he had promised.

He also told his family about this matter, asking them to pay attention to it usually.

It’s just that he hasn’t really met a child who meets the requirements these days.

After coming to Mayou Street, there are many children here. Wang Youmai was full of gratitude to Ling Xing and Shen Hui, so he paid more attention to children of Ling Yue’s age.

Not only that, but he would also intentionally or unintentionally inquire with the diners who came to eat noodles at the stall.

He asked skillfully, without letting others realize anything.

However, he had been unsuccessful.

When the child ran out, Wang Youmai’s sight locked directly on the other person.

The small child, the exposed skin, was all scars, and his leg was also injured, limping, which was really heartbreaking.

The alleys on Mayou Street are like a maze, with countless alley entrances.

I don’t know how long the child had been running, he was already exhausted. He couldn’t go any further before the noodle stall, and actually fainted.

Wang Youmai quickly went up to check.

“Child? Child, wake up.”

While calling, he checked the child’s lips and the back of his hand. This was already his subconscious habit.

Hey!

There is a small mole on the left side of the lower lip, which can only be seen if you look closely.

There is a faint crescent shape on the back of the hand, which looks like a burn mark.

Wang Youmai’s heart was beating fast, he actually found someone!

Just as he was about to pick the person up, three strong men and a woman ran over.

They were very fast and directly snatched the child from Wang Youmai’s arms.

The peddler said apologetically, “This is my child, he was disobedient and got beaten up, and he’s being stubborn and wants to run away from home.”

Wang Youmai glanced at the four people calmly, knowing that he was not a match for these three strong men. He didn’t dare to confront them head-on.

His sight swept over the three people standing behind, and they all looked very familiar.

Before long, he remembered where he had seen them.

The woman is thexífù of the Zhao shopkeeper of the grain store, and she lives in the wealthy area in the middle of Mayou Street.

He had also seen the other two men in the grain store when he bought flour.

Therefore, Wang Youmai didn’t dare to shout for help rashly.

The child’s injuries looked like they had been caused by long-term abuse.

His leg was also limping, probably because he had run away before, or to prevent him from running away.

If he was lame from the beginning, the small stall owner would have told him.

Thinking about it now, the small stall owner’s younger brother was bought by the Zhao family.

If he shouted for help now, wouldn’t he let the Zhao family know that the child’s older brother was looking for him?

What if they were alerted and took the child away to hide him?

Wang Youmai stubbornly held back from speaking, nodded and said, “The child must be watched carefully.”

After saying that, he set up the stall as if nothing had happened.

When the four people walked away, Wang Youmai quickly asked the stall owner who sold eggs not far away to help him watch the stall, promising the other person a bowl of noodles.

He went to Tangfang Street to find Ling Xing and Shen Hui.

But they weren’t there.

Wang Youmai could only wait with his hands in his sleeves, feeling extremely anxious.

The child’s condition didn’t look too good, he had fainted, and he didn’t know if that family would ask a doctor to see him.

At this time, the Zhao family’s small courtyard on Mayou Street.

The peddler left the child here.

He had always cooperated with a tooth man from a tooth shop in private to abduct children.

That tooth shop is a regular tooth shop, and it doesn’t accept children who have been abducted.

Originally, he could directly trade with that tooth man before dawn, and the contract could be signed well and they could ask about it, saying that the family sold it.

Who knew this kid ran away.

Now if he goes back again, the tooth shop is probably already occupied by other tooth men.

These are not so easy to operate.

If this little baby is timid and afraid of trouble, and can be honest, he can also pretend to be a family member to sell it at this hour. But this is a tough guy who will bite and run.

He can only wait until dawn tomorrow to say.

To be on the safe side, he must first give him mute medicine.

Zhao Ping’s son was lost, and he found Zhao Laotai to help him as soon as possible.

Hearing this, Zhao Laotai took several children from the family to Yuewan Town overnight to help find the child.

And Zhao Fan didn’t go because he had to take care of the grain store. Not only that, but he hadn’t lived at home for a long time, and had always been with the mistress.

There was no one else in Zhao’s small courtyard at this time, so he hid the child in the cellar.

He was tied tightly to prevent him from escaping, and a large basket was placed upside down to cover his body.

Fang Jiaxing and his second brother had to go back to the grain store to work, otherwise Zhao Fan would definitely ask why they were not there.

After the people left, Fang Xiuxia nervously carried a bowl of water and went down to the cellar.

The medicine seller gave her the mute medicine.

This medicine has to be fed a day in advance to work.

She put the basket aside in a fluster, took out a small oil paper bag from her sleeve.

The brown herbal powder inside was poured into the bowl and stirred slightly with her fingers.

The strong herbal smell was nauseating. Fang Xiuxia grabbed the child’s collar and slapped him a few times. The small cheeks were red and swollen.

“Wake up!”

Seeing that there was no movement, she shook him desperately.

Under the great shaking, the child’s eyeballs finally showed signs of movement.

Seeing this, Fang Xiuxia immediately held the bowl to the child’s lips.

The next moment, the movement suddenly stopped again, not going any further.

But after a brief hesitation, Fang Xiuxia closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

In the end, she still pinched the child’s thin face and poured the potion into his mouth.

Because he was not completely awake, coupled with Fang Xiuxia’s actions being too fast, the child couldn’t swallow in time.

A lot of the herbal juice flowed out, wetting half of Fang Xiuxia’s sleeves.

She gnashed her teeth angrily and said in a hateful voice, “I’ll sell you, you plague, tomorrow!”

After feeding the mute medicine, put the basket back on.

She also brought some sundries up to cover it, and after confirming that she couldn’t see the strangeness inside, Fang Xiuxia left the cellar.

When she got to the top, Fang Xiuxia brushed the bowl, scolding and wiping the water marks on her sleeves with a cloth.

She had already persuaded her mother-in-law to give the child in the belly of the mistress outside to Da Ge’s family.

If this little rabbit zǎi hadn’t suddenly changed his temperament, trying to please and coax, making Da Ge’s family so happy, she wouldn’t have done this.

This is all the kid’s fault!

But this is also good.

As long as this child is gone, then no matter if theyāojing outside gives birth to a son, a daughter, or a Ge’er in thistāi, as long as it is given to Da Ge’s family, his family can accept it.

If it is really a daughter and a Ge’er, then she will allow them to give the son born later, and it will be a happy family with more children.

Fang Xiuxia doesn’t want the daughter and Ge’er born by the mistress now. She only hopes that tomorrow will come soon.

As long as Zhao Baogen is sold, her plan will be complete.

No one can stand in the way of her and her children.

Everything from the Zhao family can only be for the sons she gave birth to. No one else can take a penny from it.

Half an hour past noon, the courtyard door of Zhao’s small courtyard was knocked on.

Because she hid someone in the house, Fang Xiuxia was veryxū in her heart.

Like a frightened bird, she slowly put down the clothes she was washing, quietly approached the courtyard door, and cautiously asked, “Who is it?”