Traveling to ancient times, with space

Chapter 15 Watching a Show

Su Yue then said to Wang Xiaohua, "Xiaohua! Look at your whole family, working hard from dawn till dusk every day. But your grandma still only knows how to beat and scold you three sisters, and even your parents are like oxen in the family."

Look at your second aunt, she lives such a simple life, while your cousin can still go to school. I bet even if your mother gives birth to a younger brother, he'll still have to work and get scolded all day, just like you.

You and your two sisters might even be sold by your grandmother to raise money for your cousins' dowries to get married.

Alright, it's getting late, let's head back quickly! Otherwise, I bet your biased grandma will scold you again.

"I'm different. Now I don't have to work all day at home. All I have to do is eat and drink well. My second uncle and aunt, and my three cousins, don't dare to beat or scold me anymore."

Looking at Su Yue showing off to her, Wang Xiaohua felt that she must be lying, but a thought still welled up in her mind: she also wanted to live that kind of life.

She didn't want to be sold, nor did she want to continue being beaten and scolded every day, and being despised as a useless piece of trash.

Wang Xiaohua stopped Su Yue, who was about to go down the mountain, and asked her how she did it.

Su Yue whispered something in her ear for a while, then nodded, got up, slung her basket over her shoulder, and went home.

Wang Xiaohua was left squatting on the ground, deep in thought.

Before entering the room, Su Yue took out a pheasant from her spatial storage and put it in her basket.

When Aunt Su saw Su Yue return, she took the basket from her. Seeing the pheasant in the basket, she flattered Su Yue and told her to go and rest.

This time, Su Erbao ran over and brought a stool so that Su Yue could sit in the yard to cool off, while Su Xiaobao took a fan and fanned her from the side.

Even Su Dabao brought over a bowl of water to curry favor with Su Yue.

Only Uncle Su has been sitting on the threshold of the main room ever since Su Yue returned, looking completely dejected.

Su Yue couldn't help but ask Su Xiaobao, who was fanning him, "Third cousin, what's wrong with Second Uncle? He looks like someone has drained all his yang energy. It's really bad luck."

Hearing Su Yue say this, Su Xiaobao was afraid he would be beaten again, so he carefully replied, "My dad said there's no grain at home, so he went to town to buy some today. But the price of grain in town has gone up again, and my dad didn't bring enough money. He's a little worried when he got back."

"Oh~ really?" Su Yue drew out her voice and glanced at Su Ershu again.

Actually, it was Uncle Su and Aunt Su who discussed it in the middle of the night. They decided that they couldn't let a mere girl control them, so they planned to go to town to find the family that bought the girl and see if they could get rid of her in advance.

Before dawn, Uncle Su set off for the town. But when he found the steward who had originally wanted to sell the person, he was told that the person was no longer for sale and that the one tael of silver he had given earlier would be considered compensation. He was told to find another buyer.

On the way back, Uncle Su started to whine. He couldn't be taken away, and at home he had to be treated like a king. He would get beaten if he disagreed with anyone. Life was tough for him!

When I got back, I sat down on the doorstep and started worrying about what to do next.

Once the food was served, Su Yue started nitpicking at her aunt's cooking, finding fault with everything she did.

He enjoyed a delicious meal, while the rest of the Su family looked like they'd eaten shit, not daring to utter a single word.

The entire Su family watched as Su Yue, who had just stepped out the door, pulled her foot back and said to her second uncle, "Second Uncle, I heard you're going to town tomorrow. I haven't seen Third Uncle in a long time either. Why don't we go see how he's been doing lately?"

Uncle Su dared not refuse now, so he quickly agreed verbally while silently mourning for his third brother for three seconds.

Just as I was about to take a walk in the yard to digest my food, I heard the Wang family next door let out a loud "howl," like they were slaughtering a pig for the New Year. Half the village heard it.

The Su family lived close by, and the two families shared a wall on this side.

When Su Erbao saw Su Yue in the main room, wanting to watch the excitement, he quickly finished the thin porridge in his bowl, which had barely a grain of rice left. He then picked up the stool he was sitting on and placed it against the wall, gesturing for Su Yue to stand there and watch.

Su Yue wasn't being coy; with her small frame, she probably wouldn't be able to squeeze past the villagers watching the spectacle.

A row of heads popped out from the walls of the Wang and Su families.

In no time, the gate was packed with villagers, all of whom had been summoned by that shout.

At this moment, in the Wang family courtyard, Wang Xiaohua, her face covered in blood, was holding a kitchen knife and pointing it at Wang Xiuying, who was sitting on the ground crying. If she hadn't been held by her parents, she would have rushed over to kill her.

The rest of the Wang family were also terrified, their faces pale, and they stood scattered in the courtyard, fearing that Wang Xiaohua would go berserk and start attacking people again.

Seeing that the man had been subdued, Wang Xiuying on the ground began to wail: "This is outrageous! A junior in my family is trying to kill someone! God, send down a bolt of lightning to strike this heartless little beast dead..."

Wang Xiaohua, who had been restrained, suddenly held a knife to her own neck and broke free from her parents' arms. She then knelt down in front of the villagers outside the door, crying and pleading her case.

"Second Aunt, if I'm a little beast, then you're an old beast. My older sister and I get up early and work late every day to wash clothes, fetch water, dig wild vegetables, gather pig feed, and feed the chickens. My father has to go to town to work and earn money before dawn every day. My mother has to cook for the whole family and serve your whole family. Even my little sister who has just learned to walk has to learn to feed the chickens."

In my second aunt's mouth, our whole family became a money-losing burden, and what about my eldest aunt, second aunt, and third aunt, who do nothing?

"If that were all, it would be one thing, but Second Aunt, you and Grandma are so wicked! You actually planned to sell my eldest sister and me to a slave trader! Grandma! My eldest sister and I are your granddaughters too, how could you do this?"

The youngest son of the Wang family, who had just been holding his daughter, looked at his mother with a blank expression after hearing his daughter's words.

Wang Xiaohua's mother hugged her daughter and burst into tears, unable to believe that they were going to sell her two daughters.

Wang's youngest son asked his mother, "Mother, Hua'er, is what you said true? Are you really going to sell my two daughters?"

When questioned, Old Mrs. Wang felt no remorse whatsoever. Instead, she felt that the brat had caused trouble and brought the whole village to laugh at their family, so she started scolding her.

"You wretched wretch! In this day and age, who doesn't sell their sons and daughters? Fourth son, anyway, your family has plenty of money to lose, so you can still buy one or two. And you, you wretched girl, I've really raised you for nothing!" As she cursed, Wang's old woman even felt wronged by her own words.

She sat on the ground, wailing that her son and granddaughter were unfilial and were trying to drive this old woman to her death.

"Grandma, my cousin from my uncle's side is older than my older sister and me. Why don't you sell her? I, Wang Xiaohua, would rather die than let you sell me and my older sister." Wang Xiaohua knelt on the ground and gripped the kitchen knife in her hand even tighter.

When Wang's eldest daughter-in-law heard that her daughter had been dragged into this, she immediately became displeased. She had only wanted to watch the show and take advantage of the situation: "Hua, how can you be so vicious? Your cousin is going to marry into the town. How can you two sisters, who are worthless, compare to her?"

Wang's youngest daughter-in-law is such a pushover; she has no status in the family and all she does is cry while holding her daughter.

At this moment, a girl with a blood-covered face came out from another room in the Wang family. Wang Dahua knelt down in front of her parents and pleaded, "Father and Mother, I don't want to be sold. Let's separate the family. Once we separate, Grandma and Second Aunt won't be able to sell me and my second sister anymore. Father, please."

Seeing that his father didn't react, he knelt down and begged the old lady of the Wang family.

Seeing that everyone had knelt down and no one had said anything, Wang Xiaohua, wielding a kitchen knife, went berserk and began hacking at the people in the yard.