Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 107

Zhou Yuru hid in the kitchen and eavesdropped. The more she listened, the brighter her eyes became. Her heart was pounding. She planned to go to Xinghua Village to find Zhong Laosan and tell him about this when no one was at home, in order to sacrifice her own family for the greater good.

What if Zhong Laosan doesn't believe it? Then take him to the grove that Zhou Yushou and Wang Laizi mentioned. If he sees it, he will believe it, right?

However, I must not let my family know that I had informed on the matter, otherwise I would be beaten to death.

It was also Zhong Ruyi's good luck that she found out about Zhou Yushou's plot against her.

When I marry into the Zhong family in the future, they will have to treat me well. After all, I am the one who saved their beloved daughter!

She had already made up her mind to go and talk to Zhong Laosan about this matter. Coincidentally, Zhou Yushou came into the kitchen to look for something. Wang Laizi said he was hungry and shamelessly asked him to bring him some food before he was willing to leave.

Zhou Yushou was a little annoyed. He had already given him two taels of silver at the beginning, but this person came to deliver a message and actually wanted to eat his food for free!

Are the people in Xinghua Village so shameless?

As soon as I came in, I saw Zhou Yuru's eyes rolling around, and I could tell from her look that she was up to no good.

He got so angry that he rushed over and kicked Zhou Yuru, cursing, "You lowly bastard! How dare you eavesdrop on me here? Do you think I'm blind? As soon as you open your eyes, I know what you're thinking."

Then he kicked Zhou Yuru again, "Are you planning to go to the Zhong family and complain to Zhong Lao San? Ugh!"

Zhou Yuru didn't expect Zhou Yushou to start a fight right away after a disagreement. She was kicked in the stomach and fell to the ground.

When I heard him say that he was going to complain to Zhong Laosan, I felt extremely panicked.

"Ah! I didn't! Stop spitting blood on me!"

She was kicked in the stomach again, and the pain made sweat break out on her forehead.

Zhou Yushou looked down at her with a sneer on his face, "Do you think that after living together for so many years, I don't know what you're thinking?"

He squatted down and patted Zhou Yuru's face. "I know exactly how my elder sister was sold. If you still want to live in this family, don't have any bad thoughts about me! Otherwise!"

Before he could finish his words, Wang Laizi kept shouting outside. He spat on the ground, stood up, took two cakes and left.

Zhou Yuru lay on the ground and didn't get up for a long time. Zhou Yushou said that his elder sister was sold. How could he have the nerve to say that? !

Yes, my eldest sister was sold. She herself said that a wealthy businessman sent human traffickers to various villages to ask if anyone wanted to sell their daughter, but she just said it casually.

It was her parents who actually sold her eldest sister, not herself. She didn't get a penny of the money from selling her eldest sister's body. Instead, Zhou Yushou used it to pay off his gambling debts. How could he have the nerve to say that about herself?

In the past, my eldest sister was loved by my parents. Unfortunately, what was the use of being loved by my parents? She was still sold by them to pay off their son’s gambling debts! How ridiculous!

When she thought about her elder sister marrying a rich old man as a concubine, she felt jealous and happy!

Jealous that she married a rich man and lived a life of luxury, but was happy that she married an old man who was over 50 years old and smelled like an old man.

But it doesn’t matter. Although Zhong Laosan’s family is not as wealthy as the businessmen, they are considered wealthy families in several nearby villages.

Zhou Yushou gave the cake to Wang Laizi and told him, "Be careful when you go back, don't let anyone see you!"

Wang Laizi curled his lips while holding the two dry cakes, thinking that Zhou Yushou was too stingy. Instead of giving him these two whole-grain cakes that could choke him to death, he should at least give him two white flour buns!

He responded perfunctorily with "I know, I know", took the money and ran away, leaving Zhou Yushou with a gloomy face.

It was originally agreed that if the matter was done, he would give Wang Laizi another two taels of silver, but seeing Wang Laizi's shameless look, he suddenly didn't want to give it to him anymore.

If he doesn't want to give it to you, then he won't. Even if Wang Laizi tells others about it, it doesn't matter. The Zhong family has already married their daughter to him. Can they go back on their word?

Thinking of this, he sneered, turned around and went to the kitchen. Seeing Zhou Yuru's angry expression, he smiled smugly again.

"I will talk to my parents and ask them to find a good family for you to marry into. Forget about the Zhong family!"

"No!" Zhou Yuru's expression suddenly became panicked. Zhou's father and mother listened to Zhou Yushou very much. If he really said such words to them.

Tomorrow, tomorrow she will be tied up hands and feet and sold, just like her elder sister. No matter how favored she is at home, it will be useless. She will still be gagged, tied up hands and feet and stuffed into the sedan chair.

"No! I won't tell! I promise!"

She begged repeatedly, hoping that Zhou Yushou would give up the idea and let her go.

Zhou Yushou smiled maliciously and whispered something in her ear. Seeing her shocked face, he asked, "Why? You don't dare?"

Zhou Yuru was frightened, but she thought that if Zhou Yushou really went to his parents and told them to sell her, it would be better for her to listen to him and help him steal Zhou's father and mother's money. Even if she was discovered, being beaten was better than being sold.

She could only nod and agree, "I'll get it when they get out!"

Zhou Yushou nodded in satisfaction, "Hurry up! Come to me as soon as you get the money. I'm still waiting to go to town and have some fun!"

As soon as he left, Zhou Yuru covered her face and started crying. Her life was so miserable. When her eldest sister was at home, she was the least valued one. Her eldest sister was prettier than her, so her parents had always fed her well, just wanting her to marry a rich man so that they could benefit from his wealth.

Not to mention Zhou Yushou and Zhou Yuming. Zhou's father and mother favor boys over girls and have always regarded them as the most important.

Zhou Yushou wanted to gamble, and although his father and mother were angry, they still gave him money to let him go. As for Zhou Yuming, he was obviously not a good student, so he just held a book in his hand all day long to fool his father and mother.

Studying is the most expensive thing, while paper, ink, pens and inkstones are free. However, they still hold on to the idea that if Zhou Yuming passes the imperial examination and becomes an official one day, they will become officials themselves.

With these two brothers around, the Zhou family's assets would be emptied out. Otherwise, based on their expectations for their eldest sister, it would be impossible for her to marry a wealthy businessman. She would have to at least be a county magistrate.

And I have been doing endless housework since I was a child. Not only do I have to get up early and work late every day, but the handkerchiefs I made with great difficulty and tried to sell for money would be snatched away by them.

They say that they have raised you to this age, but instead of giving the money to your parents, you dare to keep it for yourself. This is simply outrageous. If you don't give it to them, you will be beaten.

The three meals a day she ate were the leftovers of what they didn’t like to eat, and the clothes she wore were those her sister didn’t want.

My hands are covered with frostbite from washing clothes in the middle of winter, and I can’t even bend my waist. After washing clothes, I still have to cook for the whole family when I get home.

My sister finally got married, and I was already sixteen or seventeen years old, but they still wanted to marry me to a widower in the village as a concubine.

If I hadn't vowed to never obey, I would have been sold and beaten to death by that cruel widower.

They thought I didn't know, and kept persuading me that I would be able to enjoy a happy life if I married him, that the widower was kind and caring, and that his father-in-law and mother-in-law were easy to get along with.

But she found out that the widower's previous wife was beaten to death by the widower. Even if she was not beaten to death, she must have been tortured to death by her father-in-law and mother-in-law.

His parents were after the twenty taels of betrothal gift from the widower. At that time, Zhou Yushou happened to owe money to the gambling house, and the gamblers came to his house several times. Zhou Yushou was so scared that he hid outside for several days and did not dare to go home.

They loved their son very much, and a matchmaker happened to come to propose marriage. When they heard that the other party offered a dowry of twenty taels, they were immediately moved. They also heard that the previous child was beaten to death, and her parents came to make a fuss and paid twenty taels as compensation.

When the time comes, the betrothal gift will be 20 taels. If she is really beaten to death, she can still get 20 taels. Why not do it?

They immediately agreed to the matchmaker's request, and the widower came to pick her up half a month later.

If I hadn't been hiding by the window and heard it, I would have ended up being sold out!

This time she couldn't just sit there and wait for death! Zhou Yushou wanted to steal money from Zhou's father and mother's room, so she would steal it for him, but she had to tell Zhong Laosan about his conspiracy with Wang Laizi!

After finally waiting for Zhou's father and mother to go out, she sneaked into their room and searched everywhere, finally finding a cloth bag at the bottom of the cabinet where Zhou's mother kept her clothes.

There were some copper coins and small change in it. She didn't dare count them. She just took a piece of silver and quickly put the cloth bag back.

Zhou Yushou was sitting in the rocking chair where Zhou Yuming usually sat, rocking comfortably. When he saw her hurried out, he only opened one eye, stretched out his hand, and motioned for her to give him the money.

Seeing that there was only one tael of silver, Zhou Yushou was very dissatisfied, "Why is it just this little? What can it do with it?"

Zhou Yuru said timidly, "If you take too much, you'll be discovered."

"I've already taken it, why do you still care about how much I took? Go back quickly and give me another five taels!"

Zhou Yushou was full of impatience. He thought that he had to teach Zhou Yuru himself how to do such things. What a loser! If his parents hadn't warned him again and again not to gamble again, why would he let Zhou Yuru steal?

As long as he asked, his parents would give him money. But recently they said that Zhou Yuming's studies cost too much, so they didn't allow him to gamble. They told him to spend money sparingly. When Zhou Yuming became an official in the future, he could gamble however he wanted.

He never thinks about the future. If he wants to gamble now, he can just take the money. If he has to wait until Zhou Yuming becomes rich, he doesn't know when he will have to wait, and he may not be able to benefit from Zhou Yuming's success.

Zhou Yuru was terrified, "No! If I'm discovered, I'll be beaten to death!"

Seeing her timid face, Zhou Yushou became very impatient, but he also knew that Zhou's mother would find out sooner or later. However, he wouldn't be the one to be beaten by then, so he didn't worry too much.

"Alright, alright! Stop showing me your deadly side! I'm warning you, if you dare to complain to Zhong Lao San, I'll show you how I'll deal with you!"

After Zhou Yushou took the money and left, she immediately closed the door and went to find Zhong Laosan.