Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 1070: Merchandise

A single sentence left Niu Laoda and his wife stunned.

"Husband, what is Qiao’er saying? What does it mean to restore her innocence?" Mrs. Lai shivered as she spoke, grasping Niu Laoda’s hand and asking, "Could it be?"

"Screw it!" Niu Laoda had already reacted, grabbed a hoe from the yard, and charged towards the room where the crying was coming from. But the door was closed, and He Jinwa had blocked it with a table. Niu Laoda couldn’t get in, and could only smash the door with the hoe, shouting, "He Jinwa, you beast, open the door! You dare touch my cash cow, do you want to die?"

He Jinwa was smug, laughing inside, "Uncle, stop shouting. You’re too late. Cousin is already my woman, and judging by the circumstances, she might be carrying my child, not worth a good price anymore. If you don’t want this scandal to spread, you’d better go discuss my marriage with cousin with my parents."

Niu Laoda was livid, letting out a roar and smashing the door furiously with the hoe, bellowing, "Beast, I’ll kill you!"

When Mrs. Lai heard that Niu Qiao’er’s innocence was gone, she slapped her thigh and cried bitterly, "He Jinwa, you wretch! Eating at our house, living at our house, and still touching our cash cow. I’ll fight you to the death!"

Saying this, she picked up a firewood knife and started hacking at the door with Niu Laoda. But the door was quite sturdy, and it took the couple a while to chop out a hole the size of a head.

The couple was exhausted, and after seeing Niu Qiao’er’s appearance through the hole, they knew her innocence really was gone. They immediately started cursing: "Niu Qiao’er, you shameless wench! Are you dead? Why did you go into He Jinwa’s room? Now you’ve been ruined, how am I supposed to explain to Mrs. Hua? Twenty taels, that’s twenty taels of silver!"

Niu Qiao’er, having her innocence stolen today, was already in agony, thinking her parents would feel sorry for her when they returned. To her shock, they were only concerned about the money and even blamed her... She was clearly victimized, and they not only didn’t help, but scolded her. What kind of parents were these?

Niu Qiao’er fell into complete despair, wiping away her tears and watching the farce with a blank expression, feeling sick to her stomach.

Mrs. He Niu had been watching the situation anxiously, fearing the couple might kill He Jinwa. She quickly shouted towards the couple, "Brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, things have come to this. Killing Jinwa won’t solve anything. Let’s sit down and discuss the children’s marriage."

"Bah!" Mrs. Lai spat in Mrs. He Niu’s direction, cursing, "You whore! Your son stole Qiao’er’s innocence, and you still want to marry her? You’re dreaming."

"Ha, dreaming?" Mrs. He Niu mocked, "Sister-in-law, Qiao’er is already tainted. If our Jinwa doesn’t marry her, what other man would want her?"

She threatened further, "Don’t expect to sell her to the brothel. Mrs. Hua has always wanted virgins, and Qiao’er is already ruined. If you send her to Mrs. Hua and ruin her reputation, you’d better be ready for Mrs. Hua to find someone to break your arms and legs!"

Mrs. Lai shivered upon hearing this. Mrs. Hua was willing to pay them twenty taels mainly because Qiao’er was a virgin. Even with the best fortune, without virginity, she’s worthless. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

The brothel auctioned off the first time, making a tidy profit. Without it, how could they auction?

"You bitch! Your son assaulted Qiao’er when we weren’t around; I’ll fight you!" Mrs. Lai was furious, heartbroken over the twenty taels, and charged at Mrs. He Niu with the firewood knife.

But Mrs. He Niu shut the door, and Mrs. Lai lunged at nothing.

Mrs. Lai was enraged, shouting, "Mrs. He Niu, you whore, come out!"

She chopped at the door.

But Mrs. He Niu didn’t come out, instead ridiculing Mrs. Lai from inside, "Sister-in-law, stop wasting your effort and let’s discuss the children’s marriage."

Knowing the Niu family’s greed, she tempted them with silver, "Our house and land sold for fifty taels of silver. If you and Brother agree to this marriage, and allow us to continue living in the house, we’ll split the fifty taels. You’ll get twenty-five taels, more than Mrs. Hua was offering, not a loss."

"You wretch, planning to leech off my house! I’ll tell you, it’s not happening!" Mrs. Lai was angry, not agreeing immediately, but she and Niu Laoda were listening to Mrs. He Niu’s words.

Twenty-five taels of silver were indeed five taels more than Mrs. Hua was offering, truly not a loss.

However, they were completely unaware they were being deceived. Fourth Son He’s house and land only sold for twenty taels, nowhere near fifty taels.

Niu Laoda had a hot temper, and despite being swayed by Mrs. He Niu’s words, he broke open the door, dragged He Jinwa out, and beat him up.

Mrs. Lai, not to be outdone, hacked open the door to Mrs. He Niu’s room, dragged her out, slapped her a few times, kicked her over, and then stopped.

Still, they had decided to marry Niu Qiao’er to He Jinwa, so they didn’t beat Mrs. He Niu and her son too severely, fearing they’d have to pay for doctors if they injured them, not worth it.

"My Qiao’er was supposed to be an official’s wife, but your Jinwa, that mongrel, ruined her innocence. Twenty-five taels aren’t enough, it must be thirty. Without thirty taels, don’t dream of marrying Qiao’er or staying in my house!" Mrs. Lai grew more resentful and raised the price immediately.

Mrs. He Niu agreed without bargaining, her face hurting from the beating, "Fine, thirty taels... but until the household registration is transferred, only five taels as a deposit."

Mrs. He Niu understood the Niu family’s nature, as she was Niu Laoda’s sister, and she ate them up.

Niu Laoda, for the sake of silver, had to agree, but he still asked for an extra two taels from Mrs. He Niu, "The brothel girls get a red envelope for their first night. Since Qiao’er can’t go to the brothel because of your Jinwa, you owe a red envelope. Two taels, at least, or I’ll beat He Jinwa again to vent my anger!"

Mrs. He Niu was furious, but she knew her brother’s temper. Afraid He Jinwa would end up badly beaten, she agreed.

Humph, two taels, huh? Today you took so much from my family; tomorrow I’ll make you spit it out!

Niu Qiao’er watched them, feeling utterly disgusted. They decided her entire life with a few words; was she merchandise? Even goods aren’t treated this badly!

Niu Qiao’er bit her lip, drawing blood... Her first half of life was ruined by the Niu family, the second half couldn’t be ruined by the He family.

So when Mrs. He Niu pretended to comfort her, telling her to think it over, she smiled, "Aunt, I’m already Jinwa’s woman. In this life, who else could I follow if not him? Should I become a prostitute?"