Chapter 195: Drive Out of Shenjia Village
Chapter 195: Drive Out of Shenjia Village
The scene was extremely chaotic. There were the Liu family's coachman, the Zhang family, a group of thugs, and villagers from Shenjia Village who were trying to stop the fight.
Shen Tao's hair was messy and her face was a little red and swollen.
When Nanny Liu saw Shen Dahe and his son rushing over, she glared at them fiercely.
He grabbed Shen Tao, stripped off her new clothes, and walked away angrily.
When Shen Wen saw the extremely angry look of Liu's nanny, he felt a pain in his back.
"Second Brother Shen, your Shen family is truly amazing! You clearly promised to marry your daughter to my son, but you turned around and married her off to a wealthy family as a concubine!"
"If my son hadn't arrived in time, our Zhang family's daughter-in-law would have been gone!"
Zhang's mother's voice was loud and everyone around could hear it clearly.
Shen Laoer's family actually wanted to send their daughter to another family as a concubine.
There were several elders in the crowd who were quite respected in Shenjia Village. After hearing this, their faces turned red with anger.
He actually sold his daughter for fame and fortune. Although Shen Er's family has been expelled from the clan, they still live in the village.
"Your daughter clearly has ambitions of climbing up the social ladder. Our Zhang family cannot afford such a daughter-in-law. As for saving my son's life, you should give her one hundred taels of silver."
"Go ahead and grab it!"
Wang couldn't help but choke.
Even after selling everything at home, I still couldn't afford a hundred taels of silver.
He actually dared to ask for such a high price.
One hundred taels of silver was not enough for her two sons to marry.
"No, I don't have the money, but if you want people, you can just..."
Having said this, Wang also stopped.
Shen Tao looked at Wang in disbelief.
In the end, it was Shen Wen who spoke up, and they all returned to the Shen family to discuss.
Zhang's mother stood in the yard of Shen Er's house with a gloomy look on her face.
"Since you have seen what happened today, you have also stopped it.
You want money. Originally, our Tao'er would have had it if she married into the Liu family, but now you have ruined Tao'er's marriage and her reputation has also been ruined.
I don't have any money, and if I want to thank you for saving my life, I can only let my daughter marry your son."
Shen Dahe spoke.
Shen Tao, his daughter, is now of no value at all. Even he and his son will definitely be bullied if they return to the mine.
When Zhang's mother heard Shen Dahe speak, her eyes lit up, but it disappeared in a flash.
"It's better to do it today than to wait for a day. Let's do it today. The Liu family chose today, but if our Zhang family had chosen a later date, we would be in trouble."
Mother Zhang continued to speak in a controlled manner.
Shen Dahe glanced at Wang, who went into the house and packed some clothes for Shen Tao.
No one expected things to turn out like this today.
These sets of clothes are the only thing she, as a mother, can give.
"I won't marry, I don't want to marry!"
Shen Tao couldn't help but understand Shen Dahe and Wang's attitudes.
"Awen, go get a rope."
He actually wanted to tie Shen Tao up and marry her to Zhang Gousheng.
The thugs who followed them found an old cart from somewhere, and Shen Tao was tied up and put on the cart.
With her hands and feet tied, Shen Tao was unable to struggle.
Lying on the cart, watching the door of my home disappear from my sight, despair and confusion filled my heart.
It was a warm spring day, but she felt like she was in an ice cellar.
Her life is over.
There was no wedding dress or red candles, no guests or friends, and even less the husband and life she wanted.
What awaited her was a hard life caused by despicable means.
After Shen Tao was taken away, there was a moment of silence in the courtyard, followed by Wang's loud crying.
Shen Dahe and Shen Wen also fell silent.
But the silence didn't last long, as it was broken by a violent knock on the door.
Shen Lizheng and several clan elders were standing in Shen Er's yard.
"Village head, clan elders, why are you here?"
Facing Shen Lizheng and the elders of the Shen family, Shen Dahe was still a little afraid.
"Shen Dahe, today we are here on behalf of everyone in Shenjia Village to inform your family.
Starting today, move out of Shenjia Village immediately!"
Move out of Shenjia Village!
Shen Er's family widened their eyes.
"Village head, elders—"
Just as Shen Wen was about to speak, he was coldly interrupted by the other party.
"Your family has repeatedly made mistakes and yet you still refuse to repent. Now you're even doing things like selling your daughter for fame and forcing good women to become concubines. I, Shenjia Village, will definitely not tolerate your family."
Concubines were traded, and in the Great Qi, the status of a concubine was equivalent to half a slave status.
With a guiding light like Shen Tang, Shenjia Village is on the road to prosperity. How can it be ruined by such a person?
Therefore, the Shen family decided to order Shen Er and his family to move out of Shenjia Village.
The news that Shen Er's family sold their daughter for fame and fortune has spread around, and if something is not done about it in time.
It is bound to affect the entire Shenjia Village, especially those families with children of school-age, who now hate Shen Dahe's family even more.
Originally, when Shen Er's family was expelled from the clan, they should have moved away, but the people of Shenjia Village were kind and did not make any demands.
Shen Dahe didn't expect that marrying his daughter would involve so much.
The people of Shenjia Village really showed no mercy this time.
He used the family property to buy the land from Shen Dahe's family.
Within a few days, Shen Er's family was driven out of Shenjia Village.
It was seven days later when Shen Tang received the letter from Shenjia Village.
“I never thought that someone could do something like this.”
After hearing what Shen Tang said, Wang couldn't help but click her tongue.
If he treats his own daughter like this, what about others?
The letter also said that Old Mrs. Shen was unwilling to follow Shen Er's family and wanted to come to the town to find Shen Dashan, but for some reason she ended up following Shen Dahe.
I heard that the whole family moved to a place near the mine.
After Shen Tao married into the Zhang family, she fought with Zhang Gousheng every day, but a woman's strength could not match that of a man, and she was often beaten by Zhang Gousheng until her face and nose were red and swollen.
Not only does she have to help the Shen family with housework, but she is also subject to rules set by Zhang's powerful mother-in-law.
What happened after that had nothing to do with Shen Tang.
Liu Wendong's vacation is almost over and he has to return to Beijing.
Shen Tang also received a summons from Emperor Jing and had to go to the capital.
Liu and Shen Dashan are going to pay homage to Old Master Liu and Old Madam Liu.
Therefore, the Shen and Liu families set out for Beijing at the same time.
Shen Qingqing volunteered to stay in Jiangnan. She wanted to help her niece look after the cotton mill in Jiangnan.
We must keep our own people in the cotton mill.
"Aunt, I'll come pick you up after I'm settled in the capital. This time, I'll find a good teacher for Ayan."
Shen Tang and Shen Qingqing made a solemn promise.
Of the Shen family's servants, Shen Tang only brought the cook and a few close friends.
In mid-April, the Wu family's boat left Qingshan County and headed north.
After more than ten days, we arrived at Kyoto Port.
As soon as Shen Tang got off the boat, Emperor Jing had sent people to wait for him at the dock, and he even entered the palace without changing his clothes.
Every family in the capital received the news.
Marquis Ning'an has finally arrived in the capital!
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