Chapter 169 - 168: Seizing a Glimmer of Opportunity
"Test, how shall we test?"
When Tian Er walked out of Qingping Temple, he was still somewhat confused, feeling like he was in a dream. The sky had fallen!
But that handsome gentleman’s words echoed endlessly in his mind - everything leaves a trace.
There were three brothers in his family, and he was the second. From childhood, he was neither cherished by his father nor loved by his mother. Whenever there was any good food at home, it was never his turn. His elder and younger brothers would eat it secretly, while all the dirty, tiring jobs were left to him.
Even when it came to getting married, he was the last. His elder brother got married at sixteen, and his younger brother at seventeen. As for him, he was dragged out until his twenties until the elders in the village couldn’t stand it anymore and mentioned it to his parents, beginning to arrange his marriage.
His wife, Hua’er, was from the neighboring Tianjia Village, pretty in appearance, but her reputation was not very good. She was the eldest daughter of a widow, but which rural folk would consider such a thing? Her beauty alone made the line of suitors during her matchmaking very long.
Tian Er didn’t expect to be chosen, but Hua’er resolutely picked him, and when he welcomed his bride through the door, it felt like he was dreaming.
After getting married, his hardship multiplied from one person’s to two. His parents and family treated them like oxen, always assigning them the dirtiest and most exhausting tasks. For this, he often felt sorry for his wife.
The most crucial point was that after marriage, they still had no sons. His parents muttered under their breath incessantly and ordered them around even more harshly.
They were all sons; why was there such a disparity?
At home, their status was even lower than the younger children, just like long-term laborers, except without the wages.