The evil mother-in-law does not whitewash, she only abuses her children

Chapter 549 Qinghewan Countryside Love

"Your mother and I have already lost our eldest son, so we cannot lose our young daughter."

"Honglian will not marry Xu Dabao."

Mr. Gu finally made the final decision.

Jia's face turned pale and Gu Ruinian clenched his fingers.

Gu Xiaoxue lowered her head, a sarcastic smile on her lips.

This was her second brother's idea. If he wanted to exchange his aunt for him, one of them would have to be given up to pay off the debt.

As for him, he doesn't have to do anything.

......

Tong Huaqiong naturally noticed the turmoil at the Gu family's old house.

First, she learned from Maner that Gu Honglian asked her to go to the clan leader's house and call Old Lady Gu under the wall.

Then the whole picture of the matter came to light when Gu Honglian took the initiative to come forward and made a series of revelations.

"...Sister-in-law, you really guessed it right. Rui Nian and Second Sister-in-law were up to no good and really wanted to use me to pay off their debts. Fortunately, I was careful and broke their conspiracy. It's useless for them to use me to pay off their debts. Dad won't agree."

Gu Honglian caught Tong Huaqiong under a shed at the edge of the cotton field and couldn't wait to confide in her.

After Gu Daqiao improved and assembled the cotton textile machine, Tong Huaqiong selected a few clever girls and wives in the village to try out the loom and see how capable they were.

Of course, she did not tell anyone in advance that she was planning to open a weaving workshop, so the girls and wives who came to try out the loom really thought they were trying to see if the loom worked.

Gu Honglian sat next to Tong Huaqiong, watching the girls and wives trying out the looms one by one, and told Tong Huaqiong about things in the old house.

"Do your second brother and sister-in-law agree to let Xiaoxue pay off the debt?" Tong Huaqiong asked.

Gu Honglian said: "Second sister-in-law has to agree even if she doesn't want to. Second brother doesn't agree and wants Ruinian to marry Xu Xinghua."

Tong Huaqiong felt that Gu Xiaoxue was the most pitiful.

Even though the matter had nothing to do with her, she was forced to bear it, as if she were a commodity being discussed as to whether she should be used to pay off a debt.

Of course, Gu Honglian was not much better. Her only lucky thing was that her parents favored her more.

When mentioning Gu Xiaoxue, Tong Huaqiong saw Gu Xiaoxue walking towards her from the ridge of the field carrying a basket.

"aunt."

Gu Xiaoxue greeted Tong Huaqiong and stopped in front of a cotton seedling.

A tender yellow cotton flower bloomed on her temple, making her look extremely beautiful, yet with an indescribable sadness.

"Xiaoxue, why are you in the field washing clothes?" Tong Huaqiong asked kindly, pointing at the clothes in Gu Xiaoxue's basket.

Gu Xiaoxue smiled and said, "Come and take a look at the fields."

Tong Huaqiong glanced at Gu Xiaoxue's rough hands from working, pointed to the cotton spinning machine beside her and asked, "Can you weave cloth?"

Gu Xiaoxue looked at the loom, shook her head, and suddenly said, "Auntie, can I try?"

Tong Huaqiong nodded.

Song Qiaoniang took Gu Xiaoxue's basket, pulled her over to demonstrate it to her twice, and then let her sit in front of the loom.

Gu Xiaoxue weaved in the same way as Song Qiaoniang, using both her hands and feet.

"Xiaoxue is smart and can learn things quickly."

"Yes, this is my first time weaving."

“It took me several times to learn it.”

The young wife and the older girl praised Gu Xiaoxue with a smile.

Gu Xiaoxue smiled shyly.

"Auntie, I should go back and cook."

Gu Xiaoxue carried the basket and said goodbye to Tong Huaqiong.

Tong Huaqiong looked at Gu Xiaoxue's figure. She was still thinking about how to prevent Xiaoxue from being used as collateral for Xu Dabao's debt.

It's really difficult to rescue Xiaoxue without getting into trouble.

Seeing the sun setting in the west, Tong Huaqiong felt hungry, so she gave Song Qiaoniang some instructions and went home to eat.

Passing by the village chief's house, Tong Huaqiong walked into the Liu family's gate.

There were voices coming from inside the room.

"......You think too simply. You want to marry Gu Xiaoxue? Even if you do, will the Gu family be willing? They are still counting on Xiaoxue to pay off their debts. Do you have five hundred taels of silver?" It was Liu Tielan's voice.

"Dad, I really like Xiaoxue. If I don't save Xiaoxue, she will have no way to survive. We have two hundred taels in our family. You can consider it as a loan to me. I will find a way to collect the remaining three hundred taels. I... I can endure hardships. I earn money at Aunt Tong's pig farm during the day and make money by burning charcoal in the mountains at night."

The voice was obviously Liu Tielan's youngest son Liu Qingsong.

Tong Huaqiong had been stopping by the village chief's house, but unexpectedly she took a bite of the melon.

Liu Qingsong likes Gu Xiaoxue.

Qinghewan rural love!

Liu Qingsong is seventeen years old this year. He is handsome, sweet-mouthed, sharp-eyed, and able to endure hardships. He now works in Tong Huaqiong's pig farm.

He went to the city to deal with the butcher shop owners and to various villages to collect piglet feed. He never made any mistakes and was Tong Pandi's right-hand man.

Tong Huaqiong likes this handsome country boy very much.

Unexpectedly, he was still a love-brained person. For Gu Xiaoxue, he was willing to help Gu Ruinian pay back the five hundred taels of silver.

Liu Qingsong works at a pig farm, and Tong Huaqiong now gives him two taels of silver every month.

How long will it take him to earn five hundred taels?

"You can do whatever you want. What does Xiaoxue going to the Xu family have to do with you? Her brothers and parents don't feel sorry for you, but you do. Qingsong, let me tell you, you can't get involved with the second branch of the Gu family. Even if Xiaoxue is a good girl, even if the Gu family doesn't owe the Xu family five hundred taels, I don't agree with this marriage just because she has a second brother who gets into trouble and parents who are cunning and look down on others." Liu Tielan's wife, Yi, was so angry when she heard this.

"I just like Xiaoxue, and I won't marry anyone else except Xiaoxue." Liu Qingsong jumped up and down.

"I'll beat you to death! You're still asking me to marry you. Can I marry you? You're not very capable, but you're arrogant. Don't think that just because you can make money from Aunt Tong, you can't marry anyone you want. You can marry whoever you want. Do you understand the meaning of your parents' orders and the matchmaker's words? Do you still have me, your mother, in your eyes?"

Yi chased Liu Qingsong with a broom in his hand and beat him.

Liu Qingsong ran into the yard and saw Tong Huaqiong head-on, so he stopped.

Tong Huaqiong was quite embarrassed.

She really didn't mean to disrupt the Liu family's family conflict.

Liu Qingsong felt that he had found a backer. Tong Huaqiong was his boss, and his parents would have to give him face in front of Aunt Tong.

When Yi saw Tong Huaqiong in her yard, she was not embarrassed at all and raised her voice to ask Tong Huaqiong to judge the matter.

"Dashu Niang, you just heard that this wicked boy has set his eyes on Xiaoxue. He hasn't even become the second son-in-law of the Gu family, but he wants to pay back 500 taels of silver for that useless Gu Ruinian. He is trying to kill me and his father. Tell me if I am right or not, this marriage is not a good idea and our Liu family cannot afford it."

Tong Huaqiong laughed awkwardly. She had no way of judging the answer to this question.

Liu Qingsong said with a wronged look on his face: "It doesn't necessarily mean we have to take five hundred taels of silver. Let's go to the Gu family to propose marriage and finalize the marriage between me and Xiaoxue first. Then the Xu family won't come to snatch us away, right?"

Yi said, "You're going to finalize the marriage? Even if I agree, Xiaoxue's parents won't agree. Didn't you hear what Xiaoxue's mother said? The men Xiaoxue proposed to marry in the south were either officials or scholars, and she didn't like them. How could she be interested in a peasant as her son-in-law? I advise you to give up this idea."

Liu Qingsong's eyes were red.

When he thought about Xiaoxue being sent to the Xu family to pay off the debt, his heart felt like it was being torn out.

Liu Tiejian coughed twice and asked slowly, "Qingsong, let's put aside your liking for Xiaoxue for now. Let me ask Xiaoxue if she likes you. We can't be so one-sided about this matter."

Liu Qingsong scratched his head.

He didn't ask this question.

But Xiaoxue doesn't hate him, right?

Usually in the village, he helped Xiaoxue carry water, helped Xiaoxue chop firewood, and sat beside her and talked to her when she was washing clothes.

Xiaoxue always said thank you softly and smiled at her with her eyes curved. Once, when she saw that he had not eaten breakfast, she stuffed two eggs into their mouths.

This is what love is.