Chapter 759: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 759: Beauty Lies in the Eyes of the Beholder (4)
As they walked, Mo Yan asked why Tie Tou was home and why Wu Shi had become so angry. She soon learned that it all involved a woman.
The Wu family had built a large house, and the scent of meat often wafted from within. No longer wearing ragged clothes, it was obvious that the Wu family’s fortunes were improving. Many people in the village had noticed this and hoped to marry off their daughters to the Wu family, hoping to secure a better future for their own families. Likewise, the eligible bachelors in the area hoped to marry Da Nier, knowing that the Wu family would be a strong ally.
Even the original residents of Liuyang Village began considering distant relatives and friends, thinking it would be beneficial to establish ties with the prosperous Wu family through marriage.
The nearby villages had heard of the Wu family’s newfound wealth and were eager to gather information. They knew that Tie Tou, though simple, had no major flaws and had found a good job at the rice shop. His prospects seemed bright.
As for Da Nier, she was hardworking and docile, and almost every suitor in the area had tried to propose to her. Yet both Tie Tou and Da Nier had not easily accepted any of them. Wu Shi, though eager to see her children settled, wanted to be careful about who they married. She had suffered in the past and didn’t want her children to follow the same difficult path.
Wu Shi, especially concerned about Tie Tou and Da Nier, had always been determined to find suitable matches for them. However, even though she had always sought the best for her children, she had recently taken drastic action against Tie Tou, using a large wooden rod to strike him. Tie Tou, ever obedient and dutiful, had simply knelt and let his mother hit him without defending himself.
When Mo Yan arrived at the Wu house, she saw Wu Shi, exhausted and tearful, sitting on a chair holding the wooden rod. Her eyes were filled with anger and pain.
In the corner, Shi Tou held San Nier, both crying in fear. San Nier, though scared, was trying to comfort her younger brother, her face showing her deep fear.
Tie Tou was kneeling with his back to the door, and Mo Yan couldn’t see his expression. As she stepped into the hall, her first action was to try to ease the tension. "Aunt Wu, let’s talk calmly. Mother and son should be able to work things out. Look, San Nier and Shi Tou are scared!"
Wu Shi, lost in her determination to correct her son’s path, hadn’t noticed Mo Yan’s arrival. When she heard the voice, she turned to see Mo Yan standing there.
Seeing Mo Yan, Wu Shi suddenly seemed to find a vent for her frustration. Without caring for the family’s dignity, she grabbed Mo Yan’s hand and choked out, "If I had known… if I had known he was bewitched by such a woman, when the matchmaker came to propose, I would’ve accepted it right away. It would’ve been better than... better than that woman!"
From Da Nier’s vague words earlier, Mo Yan hadn’t known much about the woman Tie Tou liked, but now, hearing Wu Shi’s words, she was shocked. Was the woman married?
However, Wu Shi’s next words cleared up her confusion, and Mo Yan was even more taken aback by the woman’s identity:
"...There are so many good girls in the world. Why did he pick a woman who came out of a brothel? As a woman, I sympathize with her circumstances, but I will never accept such a woman as my daughter-in-law, never..."
Before Wu Shi could finish, Tie Tou suddenly lifted his head, loudly defending the woman. "Mother, Qingqing is a good girl! She’s not a filthy woman. It’s not her fault I fell for her. If you’re angry, blame me, not her! Qingqing is innocent!"
Mo Yan, who had known Tie Tou for so long, had never heard him speak so forcefully. It was clear that the woman from the brothel had deeply affected him.
As Mo Yan was thinking of a way to ease the tension between mother and son, Wu Shi suddenly stood up and swung the wooden rod at Tie Tou’s back with all her might.
The blow came so quickly that Mo Yan had no time to stop it.
The rod struck Tie Tou’s back with a dull thud. Pain flashed across his face, but he gritted his teeth and bore it, continuing to defend Qingqing. "Mother, Qingqing really is a good girl! Aside from her background, she’s a perfect match for me! You may not like her origins, but she didn’t choose them. You always say you regret letting Fourth Sister be sold, and you must have felt sorry for her. But Qingqing, when she was my age, was sold to a brothel by her family. How could a little girl have the power to resist? She didn’t have a choice. She never demeaned herself, and she even found a way to redeem herself to live a decent life. With all that, she’s not a bad girl! Mother, even if you don’t pity her, at least pity me! If I can’t marry her, I’d rather stay single for the rest of my life!"
Tie Tou spoke in one breath, his eyes locked onto his mother’s, showing a determination Mo Yan had never seen in him before. He wasn’t just making empty threats; he seemed ready to live his life alone if it meant not being with Qingqing.
With a loud thud, the wooden rod fell to the ground.
Wu Shi staggered back two steps, her eyes filled with tears as she collapsed into the chair. It was unclear whether she was crying for her lost Si Nier or for the words Tie Tou had just spoken.
(End of Chapter)
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