Chapter 874 - 875 Perseverance_1
If it were up to her, she would also choose Ms. Hong.
However, from the way Yang Xiaochuan spoke of Ms. Hong, she seemed to be no simple character, quite the schemer.
"So what’s the deal with this Ms. Hong?"
Land Officer Yang was also feeling somewhat troubled now because, according to what Yang Xiaochuan had said, the divorce was successful, with no room for manoeuvre, unless he went back to the government office to cancel the record, which, looking at the current Yang Xiaochuan, was definitely not going to happen.
"This Ms. Hong!" As soon as he mentioned Ms. Hong, Yang Xiaochuan was filled with joy and chattered away, "I bought her from the ’tooth shop.’ How about it, not bad, right? It only cost me eight silver taels. For a man like me, who can’t compare with young guys and also has two children, it’s definitely impossible to find a reputable woman. Rather than that, it’s better to spend the silver and buy one."
"Fourth Uncle!" Yang Chuxia’s voice faintly rose, making Yang Xiaochuan’s heart skip a beat, and his first feeling was that something was not right.
"Heh heh, great-niece, what do you want to say to your fourth uncle?" This laugh was definitely obsequious and fawning, and with that tone, Yang Chuxia had never heard Yang Xiaochuan talk to her like that before.
"Oh, I just wanted to ask about this Ms. Hong, since you bought her, where is the deed for selling oneself? And since it was a sale, you should not have a marriage certificate, right?"
"That’s correct!" Yang Xiaochuan stopped for a moment and then said, "The deed is naturally still with me."
"Oh"
Yang Chuxia thought to herself that Yang Xiaochuan was not completely foolish after all; if he had given the deed away and then she ran off, he would have suffered a great loss.
Upon hearing there was no marriage certificate, Ms. Luo was overjoyed—what kind of marriage was it without a marriage certificate? And since it was a purchase, what was it really? Just a trinket.
Therefore, she gave Ms. Hong a severe cold snort.
Ms. Hong, however, retorted without showing weakness, "Sister, why are you glaring at me? Glaring at me is useless; no matter whether I was bought or not, you’ve already been divorced."
"Shut your mouth!" Land Officer Yang roared after hearing her words, "You have no say here. You’ve only just arrived and you’re already so arrogant, what if you actually have a child later on? Xiaochuan, hand over the deed you have on you to me, I’ll take it to your father for safekeeping."
"Ah, Uncle, that doesn’t seem appropriate, does it?"
"Give it to me when I tell you to! If you don’t, then take her and get out!" Land Officer Yang shouted again. He was also afraid that Yang Xiaochuan, in a moment of passion, would give the deed to Ms. Hong.
Seeing that Land Officer Yang was serious, Yang Xiaochuan had no choice but to take out the deed from his bosom. In the village, aside from fear of Yang Chuxia, he was also somewhat intimidated by Land Officer Yang. Usually, the conflicts were minor squabbles, and with his father’s presence, Land Officer Yang did not interfere much, but now, with such a major matter as divorcing his wife, Land Officer Yang had to step in.
After the deed was taken away by Land Officer Yang, Yang Chuxia initially thought she would see a frustrated expression or something else in the eyes of Ms. Hong, but found that the woman seemed quite indifferent to it.
Land Officer Yang then said, "Since we have already bought her, let’s just consider her a maid. Our peasants don’t have the custom of taking concubines. As for Ms. Luo, it’s not just a matter of saying you want to divorce her. After all, she has borne you two children. Now that you have divorced her, could the Luo Family accept her back? Otherwise, it would be a dead end for her. Let’s keep her here temporarily until after the full moon before we discuss further."
"Uncle, that won’t do. Ms. Luo has already been divorced; this cannot be changed. And as for Ms. Hong, I bought her to be a wife, not a maid."
The situation was difficult; Yang Xiaochuan insisted on divorcing Ms. Luo to marry Ms. Hong. Land Officer Yang was thinking of letting Ms. Luo stay for a while, then after some time, have Yang Xiaochuan go to the government office to cancel the divorce record, and then they could draw up a new marriage certificate.