mtl008 Chapter 146 Xu Nianxue (Part )
Chapter 146 Xu Nianxue (Part )
Xu Nianyue came to the study in the City Lord's Mansion to find Xu Siyu again because of Xu Nianxue's matter. She had received a reply from home.
"My younger brother wrote to say that my eldest sister is seriously ill and it's not appropriate for her to return to Yunyang Town, and my father was so angry that he sent my mother back to the He family..."
Xu Nianyue said these words to Xu Siyu while twisting her handkerchief.
Facing her eyes that seemed to be begging for an answer, Xu Siyu put down the pen in her hand and asked her directly, "Don't you understand what your family means?"
Xu Chengzi is now the Shaoqing of the Sinong Temple, a fourth-rank official. In his official career, the unclean Xu Nianxue is a failure, and it would be better if she had not found him.
Xu Huaishan punished He Xiangmei, which was the parents' way of expressing their apology to Xu Nianxue.
But what good is this apology? Besides boosting their reputation, are the victims comforted?
But this is the reality of this world.
"I understand, but my sister...she's suffered so much!" Xu Nianyue cried again. "I thought...they would at least come...to see...my sister...wuwuwu..."
Don’t relatives who you haven’t seen for more than ten years say that they miss you very much?
The eldest sister didn't live long, and they knew it was not convenient to report this matter back to Yunyang Town, but it was really disheartening to see them only express their concern on paper.
When it comes to human nature, Xu Siyu doesn't want to say anything bad about the Xu family, but there's no need to hide the fact that everyone has a selfish side.
Xu Siyu simply changed the subject: "You transferred Yanbei to investigate the whereabouts of the An family, but have you heard back?"
After the leader of Qinglong Mountain learned of Long San's disappearance, he sent a few more young people down the mountain. Now Yanbei takes his younger brothers and sisters to sweep the surrounding towns from time to time. One is to look for people, and the other is to ensure that there is no more tribal threat around Lezhou City.
"Yes." Having said this, Xu Nianyue stopped crying.
"The An family is truly evil, living a long life. I heard they worked at the Zhu family grain store in Yicheng, and An Dalang even married that Zhu girl, becoming a son-in-law and changing his last name."
No wonder the Xu family sent people to Jincheng Mansion to investigate, but there was no news about the An family.
This family got on a new road halfway and even changed their surname.
"What do you want to do with this person?" Xu Siyu asked.
"Anti-tooth for an anti-tooth! Sell that old woman to a low-class brothel, and send this Zhu Dalang to the Nanfeng Pavilion!"
Xu Siyu looked at her niece in surprise. She was crying so hard just two breaths ago, but now she looked so cruel.
"Auntie, isn't that right?"
"No. It's just... are you sure they can still be sold?" They are already old, and there must be no business for them in the flesh market. They might even cost the madam food.
"Then what do you say we should do?"
"There's some hard work at the salt well. Let's send the whole family there. I'll give Nianxue a whip so she can go and beat her when she's upset."
Xu Nianyue: ...
"Believe me, being tortured to death but not dying is the most painful thing. Also, remember to cut the root of the problem!"
Since Qu Chengzheng, Xu Siyu has put aside her compassion and kindness when it comes to matters of life and death and revenge.
The damage is irreversible, and no potential risks should be left.
In this matter, since we have to take action against people, we have to include An Dalang's current relatives.
Some might say the Zhu girl was wronged, but that was fate, wasn't it? It was her family's fault for being so blind as to fall for the wolf husband who had harmed the Xu girl, and it was the Xu family's fault for now having the guts to come and settle this old score with her family.
According to the logic of cause and effect in the world, retribution in this life and retribution in the next life, aren’t they all retribution?
After discussing with Xu Nianyue, Xu Nianxue agreed with Xu Siyu's approach.
Xu Siyu let Yanbei and the others do it.
General Cui of the Yicheng camp has a relationship with Xu Siyu, the Lord of Lezhou, that is both an enemy and a friend.
Before the Yanbei men kidnapped the people, they greeted General Cui and said that Lezhou wanted the people, while the property of Zhu's Silver House remained in Yicheng.
The two sides quickly reached a cooperation agreement, and all fourteen members of the Zhu family, including An Lao Po and An Da Lang, went to the Lezhou Salt Well to do the hard labor of carrying water.
An Dalang, who had lived a life of luxury for more than ten years, was buried in the mine day and night. He died within half a month.
In order to let the An family mother and son die in peace, Xu Siyu specifically arranged for Xu Nianxue to meet with them before they died.
The Zhu family was among them. They were in a much better condition because Xu Siyu asked them to work only four hours a day like ordinary workers in the salt well, instead of the eight hours of hard work that Old Lady An and An Dalang had to do, like oxen and horses.
The Zhu family, who originally had no idea why they had offended the noble, finally understood why they had brought disaster upon themselves when they saw the An family mother and son begging for mercy in astonishment.
Zhu's father staged a drama of breaking off the relationship on the spot, but how could he break off the relationship after more than ten years?
Xu Nianxue used the whip Xu Siyu gave her. She couldn't exert much strength, but the salt well didn't have much except for a lot of salt water.
The stinging power of the whip soaked in salt water was enough to make Xu Nianxue's ex-husband cry out in pain.
"Why are you crying? People like you shouldn't be alive. Why didn't you just die then? Why did you kill me and my son..."
Xu Nianxue had exhausted all her strength and even prostrated herself on the ground crying.
The love and hatred between her and An Dalang finally passed...
Right in front of her sight, Xu Nianxue saw two ten-year-old children from the Zhu family. She suddenly thought of her own children. If she had not been sold to Chunxiang Pavilion, she would be taller than them now.
When Mrs. Zhu saw Xu Nianxue's eyes resting on her child, she immediately knelt down and banged her head on the ground, begging Xu Nianxue to let her child go.
Xu Nianxue had no intention of harming her child, and she just found Zhu funny.
She and she both married the wrong person.
She didn't hate her, but she didn't want her to have a good life either.
Xu Nianxue thought that letting them live a life of misery, just as her aunt had arranged, was her greatest revenge.
After the death of the An family mother and son, Xu Nianxue also passed away quietly on a snowy day.
Until her death, the Xu family in Yunyang Town never sent her any words of concern, as if she had "died early" on the day she got married eighteen years ago.
This is the fate of most daughters in this era. Xu Siyu understands it but also doesn't understand it. She tells all this to Lin Cuiwei and asks her what she thinks of her uncle's family's attitude towards their own daughter?
The six-year-old girl didn't have any deep feelings yet. She just stared at her mother blankly, knowing only that her mother was very sad.
Xu Siyu hugged her daughter and said with emotion, "It doesn't matter what you don't understand. My girl, don't pin your hopes for your life on others; don't be sad because of being ignored by insignificant people."
From then on, Xu Siyu always brought Lin Cuiwei with her when handling official business.
Xu Siyu didn't want Lin Cuiwei to become a traditional woman of this era, always hoping for the favor of fate.
She wants to teach her daughter personally, give her the utmost love and care, teach her to rebel against the world, and cultivate her courage to be free and unrestrained and to seek her own value.