Chapter 206 I'm Not Willing

Wei Zhongping lowered his head and sighed softly. When he raised his head again, his face was full of helplessness, like a pitiful man who didn't understand, with obvious disappointment on his face.

"Brother Xu, you're really heartless to say that. I rushed over as soon as I heard the news, and even prepared a carriage. I never expected that your family's money would suddenly disappear so coincidentally."

Now you're suddenly asking the brigade headquarters to pay for this, and I can't make that decision myself. But as I said, I can ask the brigade headquarters to lend you the money in my name, since saving the child's life is the most important thing. But let's put it another way, it's public money, so it definitely has to be repaid, with work points. Isn't that the normal thing to do? This has always been the rule in our brigade when someone has an emergency and needs money.”

Upon hearing this, and seeing the approving expressions on the faces of the people around him, Xu Laosan immediately deflated.

He wasn't stupid; he had already realized that if they argued any further now, their family would be completely in the wrong. Secretary Lu already disliked their family, and if they offended the brigade leader and most of the villagers, it would probably implicate the entire Xu family. His brothers wouldn't let their branch of the family off the hook.

"That……"

"No, absolutely not! We don't have many work points to begin with, and we've used them all to pay for medicine. What will we eat and drink next year? You're trying to force us to our deaths!" Before Xu Laosan could even nod, Aunt Xu jumped up in a panic. Suddenly, she saw Xu Laidi and grabbed him.

“My son, Xu Lai Di, is nineteen this year and of marriageable age. Whoever can offer two hundred yuan, I'll give him Xu Lai Di right now. He can do whatever he wants with me!”

"mother!"

Xu Laidi stared in disbelief at her biological mother. Although she had expected the outcome, she still couldn't believe it when her own mother treated her like merchandise, disregarding her life and ready to sell her off to someone else.

"Shut up! I gave birth to you and raised you, and now your brother is like this. What, you don't want to take care of him anymore? How can you be so heartless?" Aunt Xu ignored Xu Lai's protests and turned to look at the leper hiding in the crowd not far away.

When he was a child, this guy got stung on the face by bees while climbing the mountain. He couldn't help but scratch it open, and even after it healed, he still ended up with a face full of scabies. He was usually lazy and irresponsible, and he would beat his parents at the slightest provocation at home. However, like Xu Jiabao, he was the only male in his family and was spoiled rotten.

But he was lucky; he had two beautiful older sisters who married into other counties. Not only were their dowries high, but they also regularly sent nice things to their parents' homes, so his family was never short of money.

However, he was already forty years old and still couldn't find a wife. He had previously considered marrying Xu Lai Di, but the Xu couple wanted to keep a free laborer at home to serve their family of three, so they never agreed.

Aunt Xu grabbed Xu Lai Di by the collar and walked toward the leper in the crowd.

"I don't want to, Mother! You can't sell me! You can't sell me!"

"Xu Laosan, hold your wife back! Do you and your family not want to stay in Qishui Brigade anymore?!" Wei Zhongping shouted angrily, his eyes blazing as he glared at the Xu couple.

"Captain, I'm getting my daughter married off, and you still want to interfere?" Aunt Xu looked at Wei Zhongping indignantly.

Wei Zhongping, his face turning ashen with rage, pointed at Granny Xu and roared, "If you marry off your daughter normally, I certainly can't interfere. But in our Qishui Brigade, as long as this brigade leader is surnamed Wei, no one is allowed to force their daughter to marry, much less openly sell their daughter. If you dare to say that today, I'll immediately report it to the commune and have your whole family kicked out of Qishui Brigade. If the commune doesn't agree, I'll quit being the brigade leader."

Before Xu Laosan's eldest and second daughters got engaged, the brigade leader and Secretary Lu had their wives go and ask the two girls if they were unwilling. The brigade headquarters could make the decision for them.

In Qishui Brigade, the practice of selling daughters to raise sons is absolutely unacceptable. If you have the ability, then remove the two of them from their positions as brigade leader and secretary. If you don't have the ability, then you should obediently abide by the rules.

However, those two girls had been tormented by Xu Laosan and his wife for more than ten years and dared not resist at all. They said it was voluntary, and since it was voluntary, the brigade headquarters had no say in it.

As you can imagine, their marriages were all miserable.

Many people in the brigade know about this. The brigade leader and Secretary Lu can't do anything about it. They chose this path themselves. They did lend a hand back then, but the two girls don't need the brigade's help. So, as outsiders, they can't interfere in how their married life turns out.

Now that Xu Laidi has clearly shown resistance, Wei Zhongping and Secretary Lu can no longer just stand by and do nothing.

"Captain, I... I'm just following the normal procedures when I marry off my daughter. Why are you stopping me?" Aunt Xu turned her head and glared at Xu Laidi. The expression on her face was fierce, as if she were looking at a debtor she didn't see as her own daughter.

"Xu Laidi, I'm asking you, I'm going to marry you off now to get a dowry for your brother's medical treatment. Do you agree?"

Xu Laidi trembled, his shoulders hunched, his whole body shaking uncontrollably, his face full of panic and fear. He slowly raised his eyes to look at his mother in front of him, opened his mouth, and suddenly remembered what he had heard these past few days.

Women are never born with a lowly fate!

Why should I sacrifice myself to give those scumbags who bullied me, beat me, and cursed me a better life?

The fact that top leaders say women hold up half the sky proves that we women are never inferior to men.

If no one loves me, then I will love myself. There is no one in this world more reliable than myself, so why should I sacrifice myself for others?

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