boyutpedia Chapter 382 Big Event at Aunt Su He's House
Chapter 382 Big Event at Aunt Su He's House
They didn't need to send another carriage to pick them up. Su He's father was afraid that it would not be enough, so he asked a driver to go back to the farm and bring another carriage. As long as they could leave the next morning, it would be fine. In this way, the driver didn't have to rush.
Su He and his friends were not idle here either. They helped Su He's grandmother make a set of wooden racks so that the old lady could grow some vegetables and bean sprouts at home in winter, which they could eat themselves and sell to the villagers.
Of course, Su He also taught grandma and grandpa how to grow potatoes in wooden barrels. In winter, people here basically have nothing to do, mainly weaving things and making shoes and socks, but Su He told them that after adding wood in the middle, the soles of the shoes will not wear out so badly, so they don't have to make shoes so often.
Su He's parents did everything they could think of for the two elderly people, after all, they would be the ones at home in the future. However, the relatives also promised to look after them from time to time, so that they could rest assured that they were their own relatives and would not sit around and watch over them when something happened.
Su He's parents were quite relieved about this. The relatives here were all good people, not unreasonable ones. They would basically lend a hand when there was something wrong in the family. If Su He's mother and Su He's aunt were not like this, they would not dare to marry so far away.
It was not easy for a girl who married far away to go home in this era. If Su He's mother's family had not been well off and had a carriage to travel back and forth, how could she have gone back to her parents' home so often? In the past, when things were not good, she could only go there during the Chinese New Year. Because Su He's aunt married far away, she had not been back for several years.
This means that Grandma Su He basically raised this daughter for nothing. Not to mention being filial, she couldn't even see her. The roads are not easy to travel on now, and it's not safe on the road. It's really not easy to come back.
What Su He's grandmother didn't expect was that Su He's aunt's family was in trouble at this time. Su He's cousin was spotted by a bully and had been forced to accept the bride price, and was going to be married in the next few days.
Aunt Su He's family all had dark faces and sat together to discuss countermeasures. Su He's eldest cousin was an honest man and couldn't think of a good solution even after patting his head. The other cousins also had no idea and were discussing whether to call him back if it didn't work.
Aunt Su He cried and said, "If it doesn't work, I'll take Xiu to hide with her grandmother. They won't come to snatch her away from such a far distance."
Su He's uncle hung his head, and had no other options. Finally, he made up his mind and said, "There is no other option. We can't afford to offend that family. You two, along with the third child, should go back together! Leave quietly at night, and when they come, we won't move our things, so let them carry them back. Anyway, we don't have anyone to help us, so we can do whatever they want."
Aunt Su He cried and said, "That won't do. If we leave, what if they don't agree with you and hurt someone again? Let's leave together. Let's lock the door, put the things in the yard, and leave the key to the front door to relatives."
Finally, after the family had discussed it, they took their valuables and drove away on a mule cart at night. They decided to hide for a while, and the house and land were entrusted to relatives. The relatives knew their difficulties and agreed to let them rest assured.
The family took advantage of the night when everyone was asleep, tied the mule's hooves, and fled quietly. Aunt Su He looked back at her home reluctantly, not knowing when she could return.
Su He's eldest and second cousins were already married, and more than a dozen people in their family squeezed into a mule cart and escaped. Originally, the eldest and second cousins were going to go back to their father-in-law's house, but later they thought it was not safe, so they went to their grandmother's house first.
With a large family, the adults took turns walking during the day, otherwise the mule would be exhausted to death. Only after they left the county town did they dare to walk slowly.
The bully didn't know the direction of Su He's grandmother's house, and even if he knew, he couldn't catch up. He also didn't expect that this family was so bold as to run away.
When he went to the house again, the door was locked. When he asked around, the whole family had run away. Someone opened the door with a key and asked them to move their things. He said the owner had said that the gifts had not been touched and the gift list was all there, so they were asked to check.