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Chapter 426 Qu Shuqiu

Grandma Wang never expected that Wang Dalang would bring his marriage prospectus to the village, especially when there were so many people in the village.

She pulled Liu aside and said, "How could you act like that, Fourth Aunt? How could you let the woman come to the man's house? People will say we don't know the rules! Even if we're from humble backgrounds, we shouldn't be so reckless. What kind of behavior is that?"

This really made Liu feel wronged: "It wasn't us who called her. We were halfway there when this girl suddenly wanted to follow us. It would have been even worse to just chase her away."

She hadn't expected the clerk's daughter to be so bold. Despite her soft and weak voice, she had been quite eloquent when she persuaded Liu and the others on the road.

You won't be able to refuse even if you want to.

"Now that they've come, let's treat them well. Women always suffer more in these situations, so let's not let them be wronged," Old Mrs. Wang instructed.

"I've already spoken to my sister-in-law, and she'll take good care of her." After all, she's her sister-in-law's daughter-in-law, so naturally she'll do her best.

Judging from her mother-in-law's current attitude, she probably has no problem with the registrar's daughter, so Liu naturally won't say anything more.

Their family's way of doing things is different from other families; whatever the mother-in-law says is right.

The girl's father was the registrar of Yongding County. His surname was Qu. He was demoted to registrar because he had made a mistake while serving as the former county magistrate of Cao County.

The original position of Registrar Qu was awkward, but he was a kind person. Even though his subordinates were very anxious and afraid that he would be squeezed out of his position, Registrar Qu was happy to do his job.

In addition, he was reliable in his work and had been praised by Magistrate Zhang many times. It was said that he was likely to be promoted to assistant magistrate, from the ninth rank to the eighth rank.

The villagers didn't understand these intricacies; they only knew that Wang Dalang from the Wang family had been betrothed, and to the daughter of an official no less. They were all secretly envious.

That's an official, a big shot! The eldest son of the Wang family is truly extraordinary!

Qu Shuqiu had long heard of the name of Hujia Village in Yongding County, simply because they had a story about General Hu. Later, she heard that they had survived a major snow disaster, with some saying it was thanks to General Hu, and others saying that there was a little lucky star in their village.

But in Qu Shuqiu's view, none of these things matter.

After she was brought back from the countryside, her father would occasionally talk about things in the various villages at home. Although Qu Zhubu had never been to Hujia Village, he knew the village fairly well.

Because this village consistently ranks last in various official records, it is a truly impoverished county.

However, there is one thing that ranks last, which has become the village's advantage.

In the past 80 years, no villagers in this village have ever been involved in a lawsuit, nor have there been any cases of divorce, separation from spouse, abandonment of children, or filial impiety.

Even under the previous county magistrate's greed, taxes were extremely heavy year after year, and every village had cases of tax arrears and evasion, but this village alone paid its taxes in full every year.

Such a style is truly rare.

Qu Shuqiu believes that such a village cannot exist; either the village is good at concealing its true intentions, or they are exceptionally hypocritical.

Later, when she was paying her taxes this year, she unexpectedly met Wang Dalang and found that although he was simply dressed, he spoke politely and treated people with courtesy.

Unlike those pretentious young masters, the villagers beside him were surprisingly poised and generous.

It was clear that they were all from rural backgrounds, yet they did not possess the weak and miserable air often associated with impoverished families.

At that time, Qu Shuqiu had already decided that she was going to marry Wang Dalang.

A village that can support such a group of people must be a good one, right?

She was also very curious as to why such a village existed.

Just then, Wang Dalang, his face flushed, handed her a cup of water: "There are many people in the village today, so we may not have time to take good care of you. Please bear with us. This is water from our village, and everyone in the village loves to drink it. Try it."

(End of this chapter)