Gu's father was over forty years old. Before his son was admitted to the Juren Examination, he opened his own shop and did business. He couldn't afford to hire a man, so he had to do all the transportation of goods himself.

He dragged Huahua into the house alone and threw her on the ground.

Huahua couldn't stop crying, choking and shaking her head. Her hands and feet were tied, the shoe soles in her mouth were spit out, and her face turned red.

"Take out the shoe soles first," Gu's father said.

Gu's mother was still angry, "Take it out and she will scream non-stop, making it so noisy. Stuff it first to temper her wildness."

Father Gu nodded: "Okay, remember to take it out in two hours."

Gu's father left first with his hands behind his back. Before leaving, he sighed heavily: "It's really unfortunate for our family to have a poor wife!"

After all the tossing before, Gu's mother was out of breath now.

She spat on Huahua: "You loser star, just wait for me. When you get back, send a message to Zhihua and ask him to come back and get rid of you. Hens that can't lay eggs and good food will be given to you."

It’s ruined!”

Gu's mother left with the two maids, and the door was locked again. Huahua fell into boundless despair...

In Changping Village, Ping'er couldn't sleep well for the past two nights. Her dreams were filled with scenes of Huahua being bullied at the Gu family. She was not given food or water, and was beaten and scolded at every turn.

Every time I wake up in the middle of the night, I have to wait for a long time before I can fall asleep again.

Zhou Sheng saw it in his eyes and felt heartbroken.

"Look at the dark circles under your eyes getting darker every day, and your complexion is also very bad. If it doesn't work out, I'll take a leave from Li Zheng tomorrow and accompany you to the county town to visit Huahua!"

Ping'er wanted to nod, but after thinking about it, she shook her head and refused.

"Forget it, no news is good news, go to sleep."

…

They agreed to pull out the shoes within two hours, but Gu's mother turned around and put the matter aside after changing her shoes, while the two maids beside her didn't take it to heart at all.

When the maid went to deliver breakfast the next morning, she discovered that Huahua's mouth was still stuffed with shoes.

Daqi has long since abolished the mandatory requirement for women to bind their feet. Women can bind their feet voluntarily. Women from farmers' households, or women who do hard work in the market, usually do not have their feet bound.

Gu's mother didn't bind her feet. Her feet were big, so her shoes were naturally big.

The big shoe was stuffed into Huahua's mouth for a day and a night. The corners of Huahua's mouth were stretched to the point of cracking, and blood flowed all over her mouth.

My lips were dry and had a layer of dead skin. They were burning and painful at first, but then they became numb.

The maid quickly pulled the shoe out of Huahua's mouth.

Huahua's mouth took a while before she managed to close it.

"The old prostitute who killed a thousand cuts will not die a good death if she tortures me like this!"

Huahua stared with scarlet eyes and bit out each word from her teeth.

The maid didn't dare to argue with her, so she untied the rope in her hand, put the breakfast in front of her, and quickly left the house.

Two days later, Gu Zhihua returned to Gu's home after receiving the news.

From the moment he got off the carriage to the moment he entered the door, his face looked ugly.

In the hall, Gu's mother told him about Huahua's return in the past few days.

"Zhihua, we don't want this daughter-in-law anymore. She's too much of a toss-up. She's calling me an old prostitute at every turn!" The aunt pulled Gu Zhihua's sleeves to wipe away her tears.

Gu Zhihua frowned, "Mom, your son is unfilial and you have been wronged."

Gu's mother waved her hand: "It has nothing to do with you. You are a good and filial son. When you and Shuhua were childhood sweethearts, we forcibly separated you and sent Shuhua to marry hastily. In the end, you married a short-lived ghost and cheated Shuhua.

, I originally thought that by marrying a country girl like Huahua, she would be able to tolerate others with some self-awareness, but I didn’t expect that she is more jealous than anyone else, and my two eldest grandsons are all gone..."

Gu's mother couldn't stop crying when she mentioned her two grandchildren, and Gu's father's face looked ugly.

"Mom, Dad, it's useless to talk anymore. My son came home this time to deal with this matter." Gu Zhihua found a seat and sat down, his face still gloomy, but his eyes were determined.

When Gu's father and mother saw this, they looked at each other. Gu's mother stepped forward and asked, "Zhihua, how do you plan to deal with this matter?"

After saying that, she raised her head and glanced at Father Gu who was standing aside. Under Father Gu's encouraging eyes, Mother Gu then asked, "Are you... going to divorce Huahua?"

Gu Zhihua nodded: "There are three unfilial piety, but the worst is not having an offspring. As a wife and daughter-in-law, if you cannot bear children for your husband's family, you have committed the seven sins. Even if you file a lawsuit with the government, we will be responsible."

"Zhihua, when you got married before, you were high and low. People in the city and town who were from the same family as ours were unwilling to marry me for some reason. It's not easy to get married.

Fang, I don’t feel bad at all if you divorce Huahua. What I’m worried about is that if you divorce her, it will be even harder for you to marry a daughter from a good family in the future!”

Gu Zhihua raised his head and looked at his mother, "Mom, I have finally realized a truth. When marrying a virtuous wife, you don't have to care about the other person's background and family background."

"So...Zhihua, you have found a suitable candidate?" Gu's father, who knew his son, Mo Ruofu, asked.

Gu's mother's eyes also lit up, and she was about to ask Gu Zhihua whose girl that was and what her family background was like. Gu Zhihua stood up, straightened his robe, and knelt down to Father Gu and Mother Gu: "Father, mother, I will tell you the truth.

My cousin and I were childhood sweethearts and childhood sweethearts. No matter whether she was sent out to get married by you or when I married Huahua, she was not angry and kept waiting for me. Huahua lost the child in her belly by herself. It was Shuhua who couldn't take off her clothes.

Take care of her."

"Later, Xiaoqing was hurt by Huahua and had a miscarriage. Shuhua was even more sad than me. She had to take care of Xiaoqing during the day, kneel in front of the Buddha statue at night to pray, eat fast and recite Buddha. Such a virtuous and generous woman, if she can marry her, she will definitely be able to live in the house.

thriving."

Hearing that the person his son was going to marry turned out to be Shuhua, the niece at home, Gu's father and mother had different thoughts.

Father Gu simply didn't like Shuhua's family background and background, nor was he satisfied with her experience.

Although Gu's mother also had this consideration, she felt more sorry for her niece.

"Is this...is this okay?" Gu's mother murmured, looking at the father and son.

"Zhihua, you get up first and talk later." Gu's mother leaned over and pulled Gu Zhihua.

Gu Zhihua did not get up, but knelt on the ground and looked at Father Gu: "Dad, cousin Shuhua is really good to me. To be honest, her son's heart is actually mine."

"What? My heart is yours? Are you crazy? Can you say such nonsense?" Father Gu was so shocked that his voice rose. He picked up the tea bowl on the table and almost threw it on Gu Zhihua's head.

Gu's mother rushed forward and hugged Gu's father's arm. The two maids also quickly took the tea bowl from Gu's father's hand at the signal from Gu's mother's eyes.

"Don't do anything, let Zhihua speak clearly first." Gu's mother stopped him and persuaded him.
Chapter completed!