Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 7 You sold my daughter and you still think you're in the right?

I thought my two sons were sure to win, but somehow those two girls managed to gain the upper hand.

Following Li Ruru's instructions, Daya and Sanya grabbed their two cousins' long braids at the back of their heads and used shovels as weapons.

As they fought, they actually won.

Chen Jingang and Chen Jintong's braids were tied together, making them unable to move. They were then straddled by two maids who whipped them with tree branches.

Chen Dagang couldn't stand it any longer. "You two good-for-nothings, get over here right now!"

He feared that if he didn't speak up, those two worthless girls would really beat his precious son badly.

Li Ruru was very satisfied with Daya and Sanya's performance, and secretly slipped them a White Rabbit milk candy without its packaging.

He instructed, "Take it and eat it, but don't tell anyone."

The two girls were very excited; they hadn't expected to beat their two cousins.

Seeing her elder brother and sister-in-law about to return to their room, Li Ruru quickly caught up with them, holding out her hands and saying, "Give it to me."

"what?"

"The money and the deed for selling my daughter."

Chen Dagang ignored Li Ruru and quickly went to his third brother's room, stuffing the silver into his hand.

"Here's the money from selling Er Ya, keep it."

After doing all this, he clasped his hands in a fist salute and looked coldly at Li Ruru.

Want money? No way!

Before Chen Sanbao could even warm the money in his hand, Zhao came knocking on his door, saying, "Give me this money; it has to be confiscated."

In villages where families haven't separated, the money they earn is usually confiscated and managed by the elders of the family.

Chen Sanbao was about to hand over the money without thinking, but Li Ruru snatched it away first.

She stuffed the money into her pocket, meeting the incredulous gazes of the crowd, "What are you looking at? You think you're in the right to sell my daughter?! I'll tell the village head about this!"

The village head was equivalent to a modern village chief, managing all matters, big and small, in the village.

Telling the village head = making it public knowledge = affecting Chen Jinbang's future = controlling the Chen family

The family was at a loss for what to do when they saw Li Ruru being so unreasonable and domineering.

While they were still in a daze, Li Ruru had already reached the door.

"Da Ya, San Ya, be good at home, Mother will go and redeem Er Ya."

The two little ones nodded happily, "Mommy, go quickly, we'll be good."

Li Ruru touched her two daughters' little faces, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

These two silly girls thought that if they behaved well, others wouldn't bother them. Little did they know that some people are just born bad.

Following the address on the contract, Li Ruru arrived at a brokerage firm in the county town.

It was already late afternoon, around 3 to 5 pm.

After the brokerage firm realized her purpose, he gave someone a wink.

Soon, an old woman came over with Er Ya.

When Er Ya saw Li Ruru, she rubbed her eyes in disbelief. "Mother? Mother! You've come to save me!"

Looking at the pitiful little girl in front of her, Li Ruru subconsciously reached out to touch her head, but was stopped by the matchmaker.

The broker tapped on the table. "Auntie, I won't make things difficult for you. Here's 50 taels of silver; you can take her away."

After saying that, he put on a kind and benevolent appearance, saying, "It's only because I'm reasonable that this girl was sold to Master Bai's family long ago."

Bai Yuanwai was the richest merchant in Pingchuan County, with a very large business and many shops in several nearby counties.

Although Master Bai was a merchant, he had a very good reputation, and everyone said that Master Bai was a kind and benevolent man.

He had a legitimate eldest daughter named Bai Lu, who was the apple of Bai Yuanwai's eye. The slave trader planned to sell Er Ya to Bai Yuanwai's eldest daughter as a maid.

This sounds like a good arrangement.

But Li Ruru didn't want her daughter to be sold. In her view, the brokerage firm was a human trafficker.

Moreover, those who are sold will lose their free status and become slaves.

Slaves are the lowest class of citizens, with no human rights whatsoever, and the power of life and death is in the hands of their masters.

In those days, every household was struggling to make ends meet. Becoming a slave in a rich family offered no benefits other than avoiding starvation.

Li Ruru has a spatial ability, so there's no reason why Er Ya wouldn't be able to afford food if she followed her.

She frowned and asked, puzzled, "Didn't Er Ya only sell for five taels of silver? Why does she need 50 taels to redeem her?"

She didn't quite understand the profit mechanism of the brokerage firm, and just felt that these people were too unscrupulous.

As expected, human traffickers deserve to go to hell!
The broker chuckled, "I said 50, so it's 50. If you don't have the money, I advise you to go back to where you came from."

She was practically about to say "get lost" out loud. As soon as she finished speaking, the once kind-looking old woman suddenly became fierce and dragged Er Ya away.

Several men rushed into the room, their meaning clear: if Li Ruru didn't leave, they would ask her to leave.

Li Ruru cupped her hands and said, "Shopkeeper, 50 taels it is, I'll go and get the money right away."

The shopkeeper chuckled and said, "Then you'd better hurry, or tomorrow you'll have to go to Master Bai's house to find your daughter."

He didn't believe that a village woman could raise 50 taels of silver, but Li Ruru had already come up with a plan.

She didn't intend to get into a conflict with these people; she just wanted to redeem her daughter as soon as possible.

Li Ruru ran to an empty alley and slipped into the space.

In the mall, I found a set of fine cotton clothes to change into and then put on some makeup.

When she emerged from the space, she had transformed into a noble lady.

Knocking on the door of a pawnshop, Li Ruru calmly took out a carved glass bottle.

"Shopkeeper, how much do you think this is worth?"

My husband needs money urgently for his business, and I'm unwilling to sell this family heirloom unless absolutely necessary.

Explain everything clearly at once, so the shopkeeper won't become suspicious.

She just grabbed the glass bottle from the mall; it's made with modern machinery and isn't worth much. It costs 99 yuan in the supermarket; it's just an ordinary vase.

If you put this on Taobao, it would cost at most 9.9 yuan, including shipping.

However, only a few top royal craftsmen of this era could create bottles with this shape and craftsmanship.

Her worthless vase was a priceless treasure in the shopkeeper's eyes.

The shopkeeper carefully held it in his hands and examined it for a long time, confirming that it was an excellent item.

He saw that Li Ruru was dressed expensively and looked like a rich person.

Only rich people have such rare and valuable things.

The shopkeeper was incredibly excited, but he remained calm on the surface and said, "Madam, I can only give you 200 taels of silver for this."

If you think it's okay, I'll take it.

If you don't think it's suitable, then... you can try asking elsewhere.

He said the last sentence almost through gritted teeth; he absolutely did not want Li Ruru to ask other people.

He was even prepared for Li Ruru to haggle with him.

Unexpectedly, Li Ruru simply said, "Fine, 200 taels it is. I want loose silver, or some copper coins will do."

Now is not the time to haggle; redeeming Er Ya is the priority.

She turned 99 yuan's worth of goods into 200 taels of silver, which was a huge windfall for her.

The shopkeeper also felt he had made a profit; he could easily resell this item for double the price. The two parted amicably, looking at each other as if they were fools.

After receiving the money, Li Ruru changed back into her coarse, tattered clothes.

Two hundred taels of broken silver and copper coins weighed quite a lot. One jin is about sixteen taels, so two hundred taels would be about 15 jin.

She picked out 50 taels of loose silver and put the rest in her storage space, so as not to flaunt her wealth when she was away from home.

The process of redeeming Er Ya went smoothly. Although the broker was a little surprised, they immediately processed the paperwork for her as soon as they saw the money.

The contract was torn to pieces by Li Ruru. The two returned to Chenjia Village at around 6 p.m.

Pushing open the door, Li Ruru saw a broken table set up in the yard, where the family was about to eat.

Upon seeing her return, her two daughters rushed over, grabbing Er Ya's hands with boundless joy.

Zhao glanced at her, then turned to her two grandsons and said, "Eat quickly, you'll grow strong."

Tonight's dinner is wild vegetable porridge, dark flour buns, and boiled eggs.

"Da Ya, San Ya, have you eaten?" Li Ruru asked.

The two girls shook their heads. Sanya was so hungry that her stomach was sticking to her back. "Mother, Grandma and Grandpa won't let us eat today. They only make us work."

Daya said aggrievedly, "We dug up wild vegetables, fed the chickens, washed clothes, and even cooked a meal."

After doing so much work, there wasn't a single bite to eat. No wonder they felt wronged.

Li Ruru put down her basket, led the three children to the table, and pushed Wang Shuixia away, saying, "Sister-in-law, go over there."

She squeezed closer to Zhao Shi, saying, "Mother, please move aside, I have nowhere to sit."

She managed to squeeze into the small space, and turned to her three daughters, saying, "Come and eat."

Zhao's face immediately darkened, and she angrily picked up two dark steamed buns and threw them on the ground.

"Go eat! Don't get in my way! In the Chen family, there's no such thing as a maid serving meals!"

(End of this chapter)