Chapter 130 Can only be a concubine
Ma snorted, "Yes, I will go find the village head right away. You are the only scholar in our village. The village head has always valued you, and the elders also look at you differently. Unless Erya doesn't want a good reputation, she won't dare to refuse this marriage. Besides, marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words, and Shen is weak and incompetent. I'm sure she will agree if I scare her a little. I'll go find someone to go with me to avoid more trouble."
At the headman's house, Ma explained her purpose. The headman frowned and pondered, but did not speak. Wang Min passed the imperial examination a few years ago, and the villagers thought highly of him. However, in the past two years, everyone has more or less seen his true colors. Selfish, arrogant, and domineering, coupled with the rumors about Ma in the village, everyone has long disliked his family. It was just that they were worried that he would take revenge on them if he really became an official one day, so they endured and did not tear their faces apart.
Ma asked the village head to go with her to the Shen family to propose marriage, but she could not come up with any specific rules. She was the village head, not a matchmaker, and Erya was a woman with her own plans, so she might not agree to the marriage. But Ma said that the two children fell in love with each other, and Erya even gave her personal belongings to Mr. Wang. Inviting the village head to go was to show that she valued her more.
The village head couldn't believe it, but Ma's words were so serious that he had to half-believe and half-doubtfully agree, and secretly winked at his wife Zhou. Ma then asked the village head to find the elders together, but the village head didn't say a word the whole time, it was Ma who was talking. Finally, she called her son, and a group of people went to the Shen family's courtyard at the foot of the mountain.
Zhou secretly came to the Shen family and told them about Ma's proposal. "You must be very careful. Ma has a hundred tricks. She didn't find a matchmaker, but chose to rely on my old man and the elders of the clan. Who knows what tricks she will use."
Shen felt panic in her heart, thinking that what she feared would come true. Her third aunt's wife hurriedly comforted her and told her not to be afraid, as there were so many people in the family, how could she dare to force him to marry.
Uncle San called the two guards left by Eunuch Cao. They were two brothers, one named Qingfeng and the other named Qingyu. Qingfeng and Qingyu told them not to be afraid, they would guard the door, and no one would be able to enter with them.
Shen Zhi and the others also heard about this. She frowned slightly. She finally had some peace and quiet today and was thinking about taking a nap, but now she was interrupted again. She asked Lan Tian and Lan Xue to take Zhou to Ah Si's room to see the baby, so as to prevent the Wang family from seeing her report the news and doing something bad.
Ma was smiling all the way, and when she met an acquaintance who greeted her, she took the initiative to say that she was going to the Shen family to propose marriage. The villagers were curious, and seeing that the head of the village and the elders were following behind, they followed to watch the fun. When they arrived outside the courtyard, there were three layers of people inside and outside.
Ma knocked loudly on the door of Shen's house, but no one paid attention. She did not give up, and banged on the door for a long time, and the door slowly opened, and two fierce guards walked out. Ma was about to curse, but when she saw the person coming, she swallowed her words back.
"Why are you knocking? Don't you know that everyone is having lunch at this time?" Qingfeng glared at Ma.
Ma felt aggrieved, thinking, how can farmers take a lunch break? She forced a smile and said, "Young man, I want to look for Erya, please let me in."
Qingfeng glanced at Ma and said, "You can't see Yixiangjun whenever you want. Wait outside. I'll go and tell him." After saying that, he closed the door and left.
Ma was furious and anxious. She cursed at Qingfeng's back, "You little dog slave, just wait and see. When that damned girl Erya becomes my Wang family's concubine, I will punish you and your servant. Ouch."
Before Ma finished her scolding, she was hit in the mouth by a small stone, which made her grimace in pain. She looked up and saw Qingyu standing on the wall, looking at her angrily. Ma lowered her head and took a step back guiltily.
Soon, the door was opened and the Shen family came out. Shen Zhi glanced at Ma and said, "Aunt Ma, why did you come to see me? You have to mobilize so many people, including the head of the village, the elders of the clan, and so many villagers. If you don't know, you might think I dug up your ancestral grave."
Ma's face changed and she said angrily, "How can you talk like that, little bitch? That's how your mother taught her daughter. Like mother, like daughter. Your mother was divorced for disobeying your grandmother, and you are also learning to disobey your elders. You deserve to be divorced."
"Pah," Third aunt-in-law rushed over and slapped Ma in the face, "What did you say? You are a woman who is ridden by thousands of men and you still call yourself the mother of a scholar. You are so shameless. You and Erpang's father have been hanging out in the grove countless times. In the future, if you hang out with men, stay away from my house, so as not to pollute my eyes." The grove was right on the mountain outside the backyard of the Shen family. Third aunt-in-law often went there to collect firewood. She had seen Ma taking different men into the grove several times.
Ma was hit by her uncle's wife without noticing, but she was not a weak woman. On the contrary, she was strong and strong. She immediately resisted, and saw that her claws were about to grab her uncle's face. At this time, a stronger woman rushed out from the crowd, grabbed her hair, scratched and scratched her, and she screamed in pain. After finally recovering, she found that this person was the second fat woman.
Ma complained bitterly, saying that Erpang Niang was a scoundrel and that if anyone provoked her, she would keep pestering you and scolding you. She might let you go when she was tired, or she would continue to bother you after she had rested.
At this moment, the fat lady grabbed her hair and slapped her hard on the face, leaving her without any ability to defend herself.
Wang Xiucai's face became extremely gloomy at this moment. He also knew about his mother's affairs. On the one hand, he despised his mother's dishonorable behavior, but on the other hand, he felt at ease spending the money his mother earned through these dishonorable means. As far as Wang Xiucai knew, the silver tael obtained from this fat daddy was no less than twenty taels. Twenty taels was a huge sum of money for a farmer's family. It was said that it was the pension given by the only brother of the fat mommy's family who had an accident in the mine. Her brothers only had her as a relative, so the pension was given to her. In the end, it fell into Ma's hands. It was probably taken secretly by the fat daddy.
Mr. Wang pulled away the fat girl who was beating his mother, and said to his mother, "Mom, let's get down to business."
Ma covered her slapped face, approached Shen and said, "Shen, my son Minzhi and your Erya fell in love with each other, and Erya even gave her personal belongings to Minzhi. I was not satisfied with Erya at first, because she had a pointed face and hung out with guys on the farm all day. She might run away with another man in the future. But she was lucky and caught my son's eye, so I reluctantly agreed to let her enter my Wang family, but she could only be a concubine. She was not worthy of the position of a principal wife."