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"What are you doing? Can't you see I'm right here? Are you blind?" Liu Qingzhi scolded angrily, hands on her hips.
The frail Liu Qinglian lowered her head timidly, not making a sound, feeling completely insignificant in front of her.
"You're really a blockhead, can't do anything right. You spilled water just carrying a basin. What can you even do? Our family is wasting resources raising someone like you!"
Liu Qingzhi had rushed back unexpectedly, causing Liu Qinglian, who was coming out to splash water, to accidentally spill it on her feet.
"Do you have any idea how expensive this outfit is? Do you know that these shoes are worth more than you could ever afford? Clumsy and useless, what good are you?" Liu Qingzhi yelled, pointing at Liu Qinglian's nose.
The two drops of mud on her embroidered shoes made her heart ache; these were brand new shoes that cost a whole two Ten Wen!
Not satisfied with just scolding, Liu Qingzhi pinched Liu Qinglian hard a couple of times, making the girl tear up but still too afraid to speak.
All her anger towards Liu Qingxi and the pain over the shoes were vented onto Liu Qinglian until she finally calmed down.
Leaving Liu Qinglian covered in dirt and looking disheveled on the ground!
When Liu Laowu and Zhao returned in the afternoon, they did not see their daughter waiting at the door as usual. Confused, they waited until mealtime, but Liu Qinglian still hadn't come back.
When everyone finished eating and was resting, Zhao grew worried about her daughter and went out to look for her. Finally, she found her squatting by a big tree two hundred meters away from the cave.
"Lian'er, why are you here all alone? Why didn't you come back for dinner?" After asking, Zhao paused for a moment!
Oh dear! Wasn't that a pointless question? What other reason could there be? Her daughter must have been bullied again!
Her lips trembled as tears flowed uncontrollably for her own misfortunes, for her daughter who suffered alongside her, for their daily toil year after year, for their dark and hopeless life.
"Mother!"
She hugged Liu Qinglian's frail body tightly, feeling nothing but bony protrusions.
The two women were about to speak when tears began to flow, the pressure of fate making it hard for them to breathe.
In stark contrast were Liu Qingzhi and Wang Shi in the cave.
The middle-aged woman smiled as she took out a bundle, happily counting the silver coins and Copper Coins. "Zhi'er, this Master Wan is really something. You haven't even entered yet, and he's already sent so many things!"
"Of course! Don't you see who I am?" The girl rolled her eyes, looking proud. "That Liu Qingxi, that Dead Girl, has no vision!"
She hated her deeply, and Liu Qingxi's curse of being divorced echoed in her ears: "Once I marry into the Wanjia, I will make Liu Qingxi regret it!"
A strange light flashed in Wang Shi's eyes; as long as Liu Qingxi was not doing well, she would be happy. "Yes, we can't let that cheap Girl have a good life. Daughter, our family will depend on you in the future!"
"Don't worry, Mother!" The determined light in Liu Qingzhi's eyes greatly satisfied Wang Shi.
She believed that with her beauty and youthful age like a blooming flower, she would surely win the affection of Wandehai. Perhaps she could even become the head matriarch of the Wanjia.
No one expected that this sixteen-year-old Farmer girl had such great ambitions.
As Wang Shi encouraged her daughter while counting the silver coins, she suddenly widened her eyes in surprise.
Beside her, Liu Qingzhi disdainfully rolled her eyes. "Mother, how much is it?"
"Hahaha! A full twenty-eight taels of silver! Master Wan is really generous. Daughter, once you get to Wanjia, you won't have to worry about food and drink!"
Twenty-eight taels of silver was an unimaginable amount for Wang Shi, who had always lived in poverty. When these tangible coins were laid before her, she suddenly felt as if it were an illusion.
"It's just twenty-some taels of silver; there will be more in the future!" Her fingers, dyed with a delicate color, lightly brushed over the silver hairpin on her head.
Wang's face was as bright as a chrysanthemum. "Yes, look at what you're wearing and carrying; those two hairpins alone are worth seven or eight taels of silver!"
"That's right, Mother. There will be even better things in the future. This is nothing; soon it will all be gold jewelry!"
After several rounds of persuasion, Liu Qingzhi, who had been successfully brainwashed, was feeling quite proud.
What future could there be in the countryside? She didn't want to spend her days wallowing in mud!
Rolling her eyes, Liu Qingzhi casually remarked, "Mother, look at our family living in a cave. When I go back to my in-laws, how embarrassing that will be!"
"Yes, yes! Don't worry; I'll find someone to build a house soon. Hehe, it will be a big one!" Wang was almost ready to obey her daughter completely!
In her eyes, her daughter was now a money tree!
The clinking of silver gave Wang confidence as she murmured to her daughter, who was dressed unlike any farmer, "After we finish building the house with this silver, we’ll have to find a wife for your brother!"
"Just take care of it yourself, Mother. I'm going to rest; otherwise, my skin will suffer!" Ever since she accepted the marriage proposal in her heart, Liu Qingzhi's spoiled temperament had grown even more pronounced.
She touched her increasingly smooth face after skincare and smiled with satisfaction. How could Liu Qingxi's thin figure and dark yellow skin compare to hers?
The Liu Family's First Branch and Fifth Branch formed a stark contrast: one side filled with laughter and joy, while the other wore frowns.
Having been oppressed time and again and watching Second Sister live freely, Liu Qinglian suddenly gathered her courage and said to Zhao:
"Mother, why don't we split the family?"
Split the family!
This word was heard by Zhao for the first time, leaving her—who usually kept her head down—confused as she stared ahead. "Girl, don’t bring this up again!"
Liu Qinglian bit her lip, leaving deep marks, and gathered her courage again. "Mother, why can't we split the family? Many people in the village have done it, and I think if we split, our lives will be better!"
"Your grandparents and your aunt won't agree!" Zhao had never dared to think about such things.
At home, she held the lowest status; just the fact that she had no sons was enough to make her unable to stand tall, constantly scolded by Wang for being a hen that didn't lay eggs.
Indeed, she couldn't give birth to a son and couldn't carry on her husband's lineage, so how could she have a say?
Seeing her mother hesitating and looking confused, Liu Qinglian suddenly felt despair. But then she thought of her strong Second Sister, who managed to live with her younger brother. Why couldn't she do the same?
"Mother, look at Sister Liu; she's living on her own, right? If we earn our own money and spend it ourselves, we can definitely have enough to eat and wear. As long as you, Father, and I work hard, our lives can improve!"
"Sigh, it's easier said than done. Don't bring this up again!"
Without a son, Zhao felt deeply guilty. According to the rules of being cast out, her lack of children was a serious offense. If pursued, this accusation could lead to her downfall!
A woman who was divorced had no way to survive!
"Let's go back and get some good sleep. Don't provoke your elder sister again!"
The lonely figure appeared even more desolate under the swaying shadows of the trees, limping away while supporting herself, telling of fate's unfairness and solitude.
But this conversation left an indelible mark in Liu Qinglian's heart!
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