Chapter 92: Forced Marriage

Chapter 92: Forced marriage
Along the mountain road, Xu Chuniang did not take long to return home.

Looking at the familiar thatched cottage in front of her, obviously is a daily house, she actually had a sense of long absence.

Xu Chuniang shook her head, suppressing this strange feeling.

“Third girl, didn’t you go up the mountain to cut firewood? How come you’re back so soon? Huh, where’s the firewood?”

A puzzled voice came from behind, it was Mother asking.

Xu Chuniang turned around, only then remembering that she had gone up the mountain to chop firewood.

But somehow, after going up the mountain, she felt her mind in a daze, in a trance, as if she had forgotten something.

After waking up from that state, she went straight down the mountain, even forgetting to chop firewood.

Seeing the third girl in a state of disorientation, a hint of heartache and helplessness appeared on Mother Xu’s face.

“Forget it, if you didn’t cut it, you didn’t cut it. Anyway, there’s still quite a bit of firewood in the house, so it’s not too late to go up the mountain to cut it when it’s almost burned.”

Xu Chuniang nodded, placing the basket on her back in the courtyard and walked into the room somewhat sullenly.

Mother Xu followed behind Xu Chuniang, her mouth rambling.

“Third girl, what I told you the other day, how have you considered it?

Although Xu Quangui is a bit older and a cripple. But he’s honest, and has several older brothers and sisters, so if you marry there, you won’t be shortchanged.”

Said said, Xu mother’s face revealed a trace of sadness, three girl where all good, is this face of that birthmark …….

Thinking of this, Mother Xu shook her head, there was no way around it.

Fortunately, Xu Quangui is an honest man, the village, the family also know the roots.

The third girl’s nature is not a can suffer, do things and capable, inside and outside are a hand, married over, the days will not be too difficult.

Xu Chuniang remembered the conversation a few days ago, in fact, these words, after she turned fifteen, I do not know how many times I heard.

As she grew older, she heard similar words more and more.

The general meaning was nothing more than that her mother wanted her to find a good family and marry early.

Xu Chuniang was a bit annoyed, what her mother said actually made sense, men are older when they get married, women are older when they get married, the custom of life in the Xu Family Village, has always been like this.

In Xu Jia Village, once a girl reaches the age of fifteen, her family will help to settle the marriage.

Xu Chunniang eyes are almost seventeen, the marriage has not yet settled it, no wonder Xu mother will always urge.

It is really this ten miles of the countryside, only Xu Chuniang one, so old, even the relatives have not settled down.

To know, those married earlier women, in Xu Chuniang this age, has been two children’s mother.

Because of this matter, Xu Chuniang became the joke of the village of Xu family, even with her family gossip, there are a lot.

And her marriage, but also completely become Xu mother’s heart disease.

Xu Chunniang heart secretly sighed, Xu Quanfu this year are thirty-one years old, to put it nicely is honest, to put it bluntly is weak and incompetent.

The family is poor, and limp a leg, ten miles and eight villages simply no family to look at him, so Xu Quan Fu has been a bachelor until now.

Do you really want to marry such a person?
Xu Chunniang’s heart is naturally reluctant. But Xu mother nagging twice a day, really let her some unbearable.

During dinner, Xu mother, not without surprise, once again brought up this topic.

“Third girl ah, you refused to marry, suffering your own life even so, but harmed your younger siblings ah.”

Mother Xu sighed and opened her mouth, she was well aware of this daughter’s temperament.

The third girl had grown up with a stubborn personality, and when she decided something, even ten oxen couldn’t pull it back. But for her two younger siblings, she was very loving and caring. Xu Chuniang silent, brother has thirteen this year, sister twelve. In two years, they should also talk about marriage.

Xu mother’s words continued.

“San Ya ah, it’s not that mother wants to force you. Mother also knows that that Xu Quanfu is not a good home. However, your situation ……”

Speaking here, Mother Xu paused for a moment.

Three girls with a birthmark on her face, her character is notoriously strong, and this old, in the countryside, there are really not many people who are willing to take.

There are one or two families that have taken a liking to the third girl’s ability, but they are also afraid of her nature and don’t dare to propose marriage.

Mother Xu sighed, “If you as a sister’s marriage is not successful, your younger siblings will be affected by you, and their marriage will be equally difficult to fulfill.”

The third maiden as a sister, if the front does not marry, the youngest son and youngest daughter’s marriage, can not even be mentioned.

This is the custom of the village, the order of the eldest and youngest, you must wait for the older siblings in front of you to become a family before it’s the turn of the ones behind you, otherwise it’s just unlucky.

In fact, in Xu mother’s opinion, the third girl and Xu Quanfu’s marriage, if it can be accomplished, it is not a beautiful thing.

Although that Xu Quanfu is a weak and timid, but her family three girls strong and bold, once married to the past can be in charge, not afraid of being bullied.

Xu Chuniang sniffed and remained silent for a long time.

Mother was right, she could care less about the gossip in the Xu family village, but what if the gossip fell on her younger brother and sister?
She didn’t want to marry, she couldn’t let her younger brother and sister not be able to start a family because of her.

Seeing the third maiden faltering, Xu mother’s face brought a hint of pleading, “Third maiden, even if mother begs you, just agree to this marriage, if you don’t marry again, mother will be poked and prodded when she walks out.”

“I know.”

Xu Chuniang’s heart surged with a wave of helplessness and sourness, suppressing all her hundred unwillingness.

Perhaps this was her fate.

But how unfair is this fate!
She thought she had the courage and vigor of a man, but because of this daughter’s body, coupled with a small birthmark on her face, her fate was sealed.

Xu Chuniang in the past one or two years, has been insisting on refusing to marry, is not a fight against fate?
In hindsight, she had lost the battle completely.

Xu Chuniang was a small peasant girl, with parents and siblings on top, and unmarried siblings underneath. How could she live her life the way she wanted, as she wished and as she wished?
Seeing that the third girl had finally listened to her own advice, Mother Xu was overjoyed in her heart, and took the few leaves on the table into Xu Chuniang’s bowl.

“Third girl, you’re a good daughter …… It’s mother, I’m sorry …… for you.”

Xu Chuniang scrutinized the one or two leaves of vegetables in her rice bowl, but she had no appetite. It seemed that she had eaten food that was much more delicious than this, and she could not be interested in this clear soup and small dishes in front of her.

This thought had only just risen, but Xu Chunniang secretly felt amused, how could she have such strange thoughts?

The family had always been poor, especially after her brother married his sister-in-law three years ago.

In order for her brother to marry, her parents had emptied the last of the family’s wealth, and also owed a lot of external debt.

Thinking of this, Xu Chuniang was slightly stunned as to why her family lacked silver money to spend. With a hundred taels of silver, her elder brother should have been able to get a marriage very easily.

The next second, Xu Chuniang became more and more confused, one hundred taels of silver, where did the family get one hundred taels of silver? She wasn’t dreaming, was she?

The family was obviously poor, and had never been rich.

Why would she think that her family had a hundred taels, what was going on?

Xu Chuniang’s head suddenly ached, she whacked her head, feeling as if she had forgotten something important.

But her mind was blank, she couldn’t think of anything.

On Xu Quanfu’s side, after learning that Xu Chuniang had accepted the marriage, she quickly set a date for the wedding, just three days later.

Thank you to the Taoist friends clear early snow, Lan Wei Zi’s reward, as well as the friends of the monthly votes, Mu Ma ▽

(End of chapter)