strictlysupreme Chapter 148 Another Wife for Free
Chapter 148 Another Wife for Free
Ignoring their words, Hou Jie muttered to himself, "Huai Ru, Qin Huai Ru." He raised his head and took a few more glances. Her temperament was full of the flavor of tea.
He had no opinion about Qin Huairu, but rather he admired her. No matter what his personality was like, if he were in her situation, he might not do as well as she did.
Qin Huairu could let anyone down, except the Jia family and the children. From this point of view, he should not look down on others. They are all people struggling in the sea of suffering, so no one should look down on anyone else. Maybe one day, they will turn the tide.
However, I have already stepped into the threshold of marriage and I am well aware of the trivialities and difficulties of family life.
Facing the trivialities and responsibilities of life every day makes me cherish my existing marriage life more.
I no longer pursue romance and excitement like I did when I was young. I don’t want to attract men and women and harm other girls. I pay more attention to the balance between family and career and try to be a good husband and father.
Hou Jie sighed, "Oh my God, you are trying to kill me! What is going on? Why do women keep breaking into my life one after another? So many accidents, this is too much of a coincidence!"
"There's also Liu Ruyan in Sijiu City who's looking for trouble with me. I really can't cause any more trouble."
Make up your mind, pay some money and get out of here quickly! He spoke first, acting like a fool. "I am willing to pay, and I hope everyone will not ruin the girl's reputation. This is just a misunderstanding, I really want to save her, I have no other thoughts."
After discussing it, they repeatedly asked him if he was married and saw his marriage certificate.
Unfortunately, everyone had no intention of letting him go and continued to give him bad advice.
Someone said, "Why not let Huairu be a concubine? Anyone who can come up with so much money at once is definitely better than the average person. That rich family has several concubines."
"Yes, I just checked. This guy has only one wife, and it's no problem for him to avoid concubines. It's not possible for ordinary people to be a driver these days. It's not a big problem for him to have two or three wives."
"Anyway, we already know his name and where his home is. It doesn't matter if he runs away. We can go into the city to find him ourselves. I don't believe how he explains it."
"Huai Ru is the most beautiful girl in our village who deserves him. Besides, having a relative in the city will bring a lot of conveniences. If you miss this opportunity, you will never get it again."
Hou Jie was completely at a loss when he heard this. He quickly took out 30 silver dollars from his pocket and said, "This is all my salary for the year. I just got paid and I have no more. I am willing to give this money to the girl. The city is expensive and I have to support five or six people by myself. It is very difficult. If it were not for this, I would be happy to marry her. After all, having another wife is still very happy."
After hearing this, everyone started to negotiate again. The leader said, "We don't care about money, we just want you. Come on, tie him up and take him back to the village." He waved his hand and was about to tie him up.
Hou Jie suffered another critical hit and finally struggled and fought to the death.
"Emma, it's too late to run away now. The rural areas are full of tricks. I want to go back to the city."
"Even if I run away, if they come to my house and cause trouble, I'll still be finished."
Hou Jie and his men couldn't beat him, and if he wanted to run, they couldn't stop him. "Fellow villagers, wait a minute. I'll give you two more dollars each. Please let me go, please."
Everyone stopped moving and smiled. "Look at you, why are you being so polite? Are you really going to give us two dollars?"
Hou Jie nodded hurriedly. He finally realized what it meant when poor and remote areas gave rise to unruly people.
Who would have thought that just when Hou Jie was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a foul-mouthed woman suddenly said, "Didn't you just say that you had no money left? I heard it for real. Why did you say you would give us two dollars each? You are not honest!"
Hou Jie wanted to cry but had no tears. He slapped himself in the face and said with a bitter face, "I was too nervous just now and said the wrong thing."
When everyone came to their senses, they looked at Hou Jie with strange eyes.
The leader said worriedly, "We can't let you go easily. You have to give us Huairu a promise."
Someone interrupted and said, "Yes, you have to give our Huairu a promise. If Huairu turns 18, you must come and marry her."
Everyone echoed loudly, "That's right!"
Hou Jie thought about it. Qin Huairu is 14.5 years old now. When she turns 18, the new marriage law will be implemented. By then, they will be monogamous, and this agreement will not count at all. He made up his mind and agreed readily. "Okay, I agree."
"However, I have a condition. Huairu cannot come to me before she turns 18. Can you agree to this?"
Everyone thought about it, and since Huairu's third uncle was among them, they discussed it again and agreed.
The leader asked Hou Jie to take out his household registration. Hou Jie had no choice but to do as he was told. He found a piece of paper, wrote a letter of guarantee on it, and signed it.
It was a pity that some of these people could read. It took a lot of effort to let Hou Jie go.
Hou Jie said that good things must be done, so he gave each person two dollars as a hush money.
He wanted to give Qin Huairu 30 yuan as compensation, but Qin Huairu refused. She was also confused by this matter. When she saw Hou Jie wanted to give her money, she refused it resolutely. After all, Hou Jie saved her life, so it didn't make sense, and there was still his money.
"I can't take it. You saved my life. I can't take your money anymore."
As he was trying to refuse, he was pulled away by an aunt standing nearby and his money was snatched away from him.
"Silly girl, you have to take this money. It's the betrothal money. When you turn eighteen, he will come to marry you."
Hou Jie was speechless at the aunt's outrageous behavior. Qin Huairu was not as snobbish as she was in the TV series. She was still a very nice person.
Seeing that the food was almost cooked, Hou Jie turned around and was about to leave.
"Son-in-law, take care! Come often in the future!"
Before leaving, he walked up to Qin Huairu and whispered to her, "Don't think too much. Take good care of yourself."
After saying that, he got in the car and ran away in a hurry, as if there was a hungry wolf chasing him.
Qin Huairu was left alone, feeling sad and melancholy. When she could no longer see anyone, an old lady came up and pulled Qin Huairu.
"Huai Ru, stop looking. When that day comes, if this guy doesn't come, we will go find him together. It's better for you to follow him than to live your whole life in this mountain valley. Although there is some element of using you, so that you can help the villagers. But there is no other way. We are too poor and need a way out."
The leader took the paper and gave it to Qin Huairu, telling her: "Huairu, take it. You may need it one day. Don't lose it, and keep it well. Don't tell anyone when you leave here, understand? There are many people in the village, and it's not good if too many people know about it. I will tell them well, don't worry!"
Qin Huairu nodded and went home to change clothes.
The other villagers stopped working and went home happily. Naturally, everyone kept their mouths shut. As villagers, they all understood these principles. Even if there was no benefit, gossiping and ruining the girl's reputation was a taboo.
Everyone pretended that this incident had never happened, and only Qin Huairu had the shadow of Hou Jie in her heart. Otherwise, there would be no wonderful life in the future.