Chapter 60: A Vicious Plan
In the evening, at the foot of a mountain in Xiangyang Village, a man and a woman were talking stealthily under a big locust tree.
"What did you say? My cousin went to Qianhuan's house to propose marriage? Is the news accurate?"
The news came too suddenly, like a bolt from the blue, which stunned Cuihua. Her heart seemed to have turned into a stone and was falling down hard. Her face was full of disbelief.
The person who came to Xiangyang Village to bring the news to Cuihua first talked about the severance of the relationship between Liang Laoer's family and the old house. Cuihua didn't react much, but when it came to the matter of Zhu Wu proposing to Qianhuan, she immediately lost her composure.
"How could this be false? Your aunt brought matchmaker Wang to propose marriage this morning, but Qianhuan rejected her. This matter has already spread to everyone in our village."
The person who was speaking was wearing a worn grey shirt and trousers. He looked to be about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, with a shifty look.
His name is Wu Qiang, a notorious gangster in Yunfeng Village, who is still single at an old age. Not only is he lazy and idle, he also hangs out with a bunch of bad friends and often does sneaky things in various villages.
The villagers in Yunfeng Village all hated him very much and usually stayed away from him. They didn't expect Cuihua to hang out with such a person. This was simply courting death.
"That little bitch Qianhuan actually rejected my cousin's proposal? Humph, she is a slut whose engagement was broken off. What right does she have to reject my cousin?"
Qianhua could easily get the love of the man she had always dreamed of loving but could not get. The key point was that she did not want him. This was a naked insult to her. Why, what on earth did that bitch do?
The more Cuihua thought about it, the more hateful she felt. The expression on her face gradually became ferocious. Suddenly, a vicious and bold idea came to her mind.
Wu Qiang stood aside and looked at Cuihua's distorted face. Even a gangster like him who was used to seeing all kinds of despicable people couldn't help but shudder.
Jealousy is really a devil, it can change people beyond recognition.
At this time, Cuihua turned her head, put away her ferocious expression, looked at Wu Qiang with a smile and said, "Brother Qiangzi, thank you for coming to tell me this news. Take this money and buy some wine."
Cuihua handed over twenty cents, which were all earned by Sun Wang with great difficulty and given to her. Unexpectedly, she used it to buy information.
Ever since Cuihua attended her elder brother Liang Wenyong's wedding banquet last time and saw her cousin Zhu Wu again, the love in Cuihua's heart began to stir again.
Sure enough, when I see someone I loved with all my heart, I will still be moved.
So she secretly found the idle Wu Qiang, stuffed a few dozen coins into his pocket, and asked him to help keep an eye out for any news about her cousin and Qianhuan in Yunfeng Village. She could get another twenty coins for each time he sent over a piece of news.
Wu Qiang thought this matter was too simple. He could get money just by delivering the information about the two people. He would not refuse such a good thing. He immediately nodded and agreed. With Wu Qiang as an informant, Cuihua could know the movements of the two people in Yunfeng Village in time even if she was in Xiangyang Village.
"Since the message has been delivered, I will go back to the village first." Wu Qiang took the copper coins and said goodbye with a satisfied smile.
"Brother Qiangzi, please don't leave in such a hurry. I have something else I want to trouble you with. If you can help me with this matter, I will give you one or two taels of silver as a reward."
"What's the matter? Tell me." Upon hearing that he could earn one or two taels of silver, Wu Qiang immediately stopped and turned around to ask her.
Cuihua came over and whispered her plan in his ear.
"This... this is not good. If she goes to the county government to sue me, I will go to jail."
It was indeed the most vicious woman's heart. Cuihua actually wanted him to destroy her cousin's innocence. Although Wu Qiang often did sneaky things, he had never really hurt anyone, let alone destroying a girl's innocence.
"Brother Qiangzi, you are stupid. If you really ruined her innocence, how could she go to the county government to sue you? If she dares to shout it out, she will have no face to live in this world, and the people in the village will drown her if they know about it. As long as you do what I say, she will have no choice but to marry you. You can get the one or two taels of silver I promised, and you can get a wife for free. What are you afraid of with such a good thing?"
Cuihua didn't believe that Wu Qiang would not be tempted by what she said. For an old bachelor like him, getting a young wife for free was something he could never find even with a lantern.
As expected, Wu Qiang felt Cuihua's words made sense. This plan was a sure win for him.
Qianhuan's charming little face appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel a little excited. If he could marry Qianhuan and have her under him every night, it would be a wonderful thing.
"Okay, I promise you. But you have to give me half of the silver first to show your sincerity." Wu Qiang stretched out his hand to Cuihua, wanting to take half a tael of silver first.
"Brother Qiangzi, I didn't bring that much silver with me today, so I can't give you the half tael now. I still have 100 coins on me, so you can use them first if you want. Don't worry, I will definitely give you the rest of the silver after the matter is done."
Cuihua didn't expect Wu Qiang to be so greedy. Before doing anything, he actually wanted to ask her for half of the money.
"Okay, then take out the 100 coins quickly." Wu Qiang urged her to give the silver.
As soon as Cuihua took out the remaining 100 copper coins from her arms, Wu Qiang immediately snatched them away.
This was the money Sun Wang earned from working as a helper in town for several days. It was originally intended to be given to her for household expenses, but now it's all gone.
Wu Qiang took the copper coins with a very happy look on his face. He could have a good meal and drink with his brothers tonight.
"Brother Qiangzi, since you have taken the money, you must remember to find an opportunity to take action, so that you can get the remaining money." Cui Huasheng was afraid that he would take the money and not do the job.
"Okay, I'll take care of this. But Qianhuan is with Liang Laoer and Liu every day, so how can I find an opportunity to take action?"
"Brother Qiangzi, she will be alone someday, and it won't be too late for you to make your move when she is alone. When you have accomplished this, I will bring a big gift to your house to attend your wedding."
"Okay, just wait for my good news."
Wu Qiang left Xiangyang Village happily, humming a tune all the way, with more than a hundred copper coins in his arms.
Cuihua felt happy when she thought that Qianhuan would marry an old bachelor. Humph, bitch, let's see if you dare to snatch my cousin away. When your innocence is ruined by this old bachelor, I wonder if my cousin will still like you.
When Cuihua returned home, Sun Wang had already returned from work in town.
After the family finished dinner, the couple went into the room. Sun Wang immediately took out the 15 copper coins he had earned today and gave them to Cuihua: "Wife, this is today's wages. Adding what I gave you before, we should have saved more than a hundred copper coins."
"Brother Wang, the money I handed in before is gone. I spent it all today."
"You spent more than a hundred coins in one day? What did you buy? You spendthrift woman, you really don't know how to live."
Sun Wang was a little angry. He worked hard all day and only earned 15 copper coins. After working for 10 days, he saved up 150 coins. He gave 120 coins to Cuihua and kept only 30 coins for himself for self-defense. As a result, she spent it all in one day. What a spendthrift.
"Brother Wang, I've been married for more than two months, and mother has been urging me to have a baby soon. Today, I went out and met a traveling doctor who sold fertility pills. Although they cost more than a hundred coins each, I gritted my teeth and bought one in order to give you a big fat boy as soon as possible. If you're angry, I will never buy you any more in the future." Cuihua lied without blushing.
"Cuihua, so you were trying to continue the family line for our Sun family. I was wrong about you. I'm sorry." Sun Wang quickly took Cuihua's hand and bowed his head to apologize to his wife.
Cuihua went into Sun Wang's arms and said with a wronged look on her face: "Brother Wang, I hope you understand my painstaking efforts. The itinerant doctor said that the pills would be more effective only if you take ten pills in a row. Unfortunately, I don't have that much money, so I can only buy one and try it."
Seeing Cuihua throwing herself into his arms, Sun Wang was overjoyed. Although they were husband and wife, Cuihua had almost never taken the initiative. He hugged Cuihua and said affectionately, "Cuihua, don't worry. I will ask my mother for one or two taels of silver to buy you some pills tomorrow."
"Husband, you are so good to me." Cuihua held back her nausea and spoke coquettishly in a sweet voice.
"You are my wife. If I don't treat you well, who else can I treat well? As long as you are happy, I am happy too. Cuihua, it's late at night. Let's make a baby as soon as possible."
Sun Wang impatiently blew out the oil lamp, and then the bed board began to make a "creaking" sound...