Chapter 233: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 233: Mo Hongshi Sells His Daughter, Gaining Another Uncle (1)
When Mo Yan arrived at the old Mo family's house with the IOU, she never expected to find them in the midst of selling their daughter. The one being sold was none other than Mo Erni'er, who had repeatedly caused trouble for the Mo family.
At this moment, the entrance of the old Mo family's house was crowded with villagers watching the commotion. Under the eaves sat two men and a woman who looked unfamiliar, clearly not from the Luiyang Village. Only after listening to the villagers' discussions did Mo Yan realize that they were the people brought by Hong Shi.
"Mother, no matter how big of a mistake Erni'er has made, she is still your granddaughter. You can't sell her!" Mo Yonglu knelt on the hard ground, clinging to Hong Shi's legs and pleading bitterly.
"Second son, get up! No matter what, today I must sell this little wretch." Hong Shi was determined to sell Mo Erni'er and paid no attention to her son's pleas.
Every time she saw Mo Erni'er now, she remembered the humiliation she suffered at the Mo family's house that day. Not killing her then was already showing great mercy.
At this moment, Niu Shi, tears streaming down her face, rushed over and knelt down in front of Hong Shi, who was dead silent. She prostrated herself:
"Mother, please don't sell Erni'er. She's still a child and doesn't know any better. You can punish her in any way you want, but please don't sell her. Please, I beg you!"
As she spoke, she desperately pressed down on Mo Erni'er's neck and forcefully pushed her head onto the ground. "Erni'er, quickly apologize to your grandmother, promise to be obedient in the future, kowtow quickly, and your grandmother won't sell you."
Mo Erni'er's head was forcefully knocked against the ground, making a loud thumping sound. Soon, her entire forehead turned red, but she remained silent, as if she were just an empty shell without a soul.
"This old woman is at it again, trying to sell her granddaughter. She's truly despicable."
"If she keeps this up, she'll invite retribution upon herself. Oh, wait, didn't her third son get banished? That's retribution right there!"
"Indeed! In the future, the couple from the second family will probably hold a grudge against the parents who sold their daughter!"
The surrounding villagers murmured, even though they didn't like the old Mo family, seeing this scene still made them feel sorry for the Mo Erni'er's family.
Whose family didn't have children? Whose children weren't their flesh and blood? It was okay to scold or punish them, but no one would actually sell their own daughter or granddaughter, unless they were wicked stepmothers or grandmothers.
"Mother—if you're going to sell Erni'er, then sell your son too!" Mo Yonglu, seeing Hong Shi's unmoved expression, felt a surge of despair.
His daughter might not be good, but she was his only daughter from the second family, his own flesh and blood. Even if he didn't care for her as much as his son, he still cherished her. Now, his own mother wanted to sell his daughter. What kind of sin had he committed?!
Hong Shi trembled with anger upon hearing this. "Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous! You ungrateful brat, if you don't get up, then don't ever acknowledge me as your mother again!"
But Mo Yonglu refused to get up. Looking at his daughter and daughter-in-law, both with bruised foreheads, and then at his mother who was determined to sell his daughter, a crazy idea surged in his mind.
This idea kept churning in his mind amidst the thumping sounds of his wife and daughter kowtowing. He looked at Hong Shi and shouted in anguish, "Mother, just separate us from the second family! We won't bother you anymore!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell silent, followed by a buzzing of private conversations.
"'Children should not divide the family.' Unless the parents actively propose to separate, it's considered highly unfilial to suggest splitting the family publicly like this." Mo Yonglu's proposal to divide the family in public was seen as extremely unfilial by the villagers.
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