dognovel Chapter 100 Come and work as a farmhand for me!
Chapter 100 Come and work as a farmhand for me!
Jiang Yuwei stepped forward and slapped Grandma Sun's hand away, staring angrily:
"If you have something to say, talk about it and don't use force. Daya is not young anymore, you can't beat her up anymore. I've also heard a little about Jiang Zhuangzhou Tietou, the man you just mentioned. He's a lazy drunkard. He has a lot of land at home and some spare money, but he worked his three wives to death, and he beats them when he's drunk. Is this the good match you found for Daya?"
Ning Daya was so frightened by Jiang Yuwei's words that her face turned pale and she kept shaking her head.
"I don't want to marry him. I would rather die than marry him. I, I don't want to... wuwuwu..."
Ning Qiu saw that Ning Daya was crying so hard that she seemed to have lost all her strength and was about to fall down, so he hurried over to help her up and took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears:
"Don't cry, Sister Daya, you, don't cry..."
After hearing what Jiang Yuwei said, Granny Sun seemed to feel a little guilty. She glanced at the matchmaker standing next to her and asked:
"You only said that he had lost three wives before, but you didn't say that he beat his wives and was a lazy man..."
Jiang Yuwei snorted coldly:
"If the matchmaker hadn't told you, wouldn't you have asked proactively, or spent some time to inquire about the people in Jiang Manor? Why were you so anxious to take the betrothal gifts and marry Daya off? You are so cruel! You even disregarded your own granddaughter's life for money! Don't you think about how a good family could have three wives die for no reason?"
The matchmaker's face immediately turned cold after hearing Jiang Yuwei's words:
"It's someone else's business, why do you, an outsider, get involved? Besides, Zhou Tietou's family is rich, so he can be a little lazy. At least Daya won't have to worry about food and drink after she marries him. Men beating women is also common to us. If Daya is sensible and honest and can please men, then why would Zhou Tietou beat his own wife for no reason? I'm afraid he's too heartbroken to do it. I've been a matchmaker for so many years, I know the best about how men and women get along. Whether they can live a good life or not depends on whether the couple is compatible."
The matchmaker said as she took Grandma Sun's hand and patted it:
"Don't forget that I compared your daughter's horoscope with Zhou Tietou's. The two of us are very compatible. Otherwise, such a good thing wouldn't have happened to a family like yours, right? Grandma Sun, he immediately took out two taels of silver to marry your daughter, and he also clearly stated that he didn't want your dowry. How many girls would beg for such a good marriage but couldn't get it!"
After hearing this, Granny Sun was immediately moved and nodded repeatedly:
"You are right. This fortune will not lie. Maybe if my daughter marries him, the two of them can live a good life. Don't worry. My daughter always listens to me. She just can't think it through for the time being. I will persuade her again. You go back first!"
The matchmaker raised her eyebrows and glanced at Jiang Yuwei, then said to Granny Sun with a fake smile:
"You must persuade your daughter not to let the person with ulterior motives succeed. Such a good marriage is something you can't even pray for!"
Ning Qiu was immediately furious when he heard this and spat at the matchmaker:
"Bah! You can marry someone good by yourself! Don't come and bring trouble to our eldest sister!"
After hearing what Ning Qiu said, the matchmaker immediately widened her eyes in anger and pointed at her and cursed:
"You, you, you are such a sharp-tongued person! You are such a powerful girl, I wonder who will dare to marry you in the future!"
After saying that, the matchmaker flicked her sleeves and left without looking back.
Ning Qiu did not forget to spit at her back:
"Bah, you old bastard, no matter how powerful I am, you don't need to worry about my marriage. Just pack up and marry Zhou Tietou and earn your two taels of silver!"
Jiang Yuwei looked at Granny Sun and said in a deep voice:
"You sold your granddaughter for two taels of silver? I will give you two taels of silver a year and let Daya work as a long-term worker for my family. From now on, Daya will live and eat at my house and will not be able to work for your family anymore. I only ask that you not interfere with Daya's marriage in the future."
After hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Grandma Sun's eyes lit up:
"You mean to give me two taels of silver every year, and I won't have to let this cheap bone eat and drink here?"
Jiang Yuwei said in a deep voice:
"Two taels per year or marrying Zhou Tietou for only two taels, you choose!"
Granny Sun's eyes turned and she nodded quickly:
"No need to choose, no need to choose. Let her be your long-term worker. I agree."
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei took out paper and pen without hesitation and drafted a document, agreeing that Ning Daya would work as a long-term worker for her family and receive two taels of silver every year, and that Mrs. Sun could no longer interfere in Ning Daya's marriage. After both parties drafted the agreement, Ning Qiu accompanied Ning Daya into the house to pack up.
Jiang Yuwei handed the silver to Grandma Sun. The way Grandma Sun's eyes lit up when she received the silver made Jiang Yuwei feel sick.
Ning Daya packed her things while crying. Ning Qiu helped her out. The three of them left without stopping. Ning Daya looked at Jiang Yuwei timidly and said:
"Sister Yuwei, you, you gave me so much money, I, I'm afraid I'm not worth it..."
Jiang Yuwei patted Ning Daya comfortingly and said with a smile:
"Relax, you will live in the paper mill in our backyard from now on. On weekdays, you can help Tiezhu and Ningwu. You can also go to help out in the front yard. On market days, you can go with us. You have a lot of work to do, so it is definitely worth the two taels of silver."
Ning Qiu also comforted him:
"Sister Daya, don't think too much. The fact that you were able to get out of your grandmother's place today is all thanks to Sister Yuwei. Just follow Sister Yuwei in the future and don't let her down."
Ning Daya nodded. She has always been a grateful person. Today, Jiang Yuwei saved her life. She only wanted to do more work in the paper mill. She had to make herself worthy of the two taels of silver wages and not let Sister Yuwei suffer any loss.
When Jiang Yuwei brought Ning Daya back to the courtyard, she saw Ning Huaizhi waiting by the stone table with a worried look on his face:
"Yuwei, what's going on?"
As soon as Ning Huaizhi opened his mouth, he saw Ning Daya, who was timidly following Jiang Yuwei, and smiled at her:
"Daya, you're here too. Come, you haven't eaten yet, come eat with your sister Yuwei!"
Ning Zhao and Ning Wan saw their mother coming back and hurriedly brought out the hot food in the pot. Seeing that Ning Daya was still a little nervous, Jiang Yuwei pulled her to sit down at the stone table and said with a smile:
"Eat quickly. I have to clean up your room in a while. It will be quieter if you live in the backyard. You can help me look after the paper mill. I will separate a small room for you in the paper mill and make a bed for you. You can live there first."
Ning Daya nodded gratefully after hearing this. As long as she could find a place to live, it would be much better than the leaky thatched house at her grandmother's house. Now that she could help Jiang Yuwei with things, Ning Daya felt that she seemed to be of some use.