Chapter 379 ·Elop

"What...what?" Madam Li was shocked when she heard it, "This...this...this is too..."

It took me a long time to say “too”, but I never knew what I should say.

It was no wonder that she was so shocked when she heard such shocking news for the first time.

Mrs. Tang also sat upright and asked seriously, "Did Juren say this to you personally? What did he say at that time? Learn to me word by word. Don't misunderstand the meaning of it."

Wu Jie recalled that Mao Juren was drunk in the restaurant and was clenched with teeth while talking with a proud expression. He imitated Mao Juren's tone, "You boy don't know that the girl in the Xiang family is not a good bird. She will look at the man with a pair of fox-like eyes. She always has to look at a few more times. If she meets the same guy, the two of them will be in the street and are not much better than the kiln sister in the alley. Many housekeepers heard that her husband was going to buy things at the Xiang family's grocery store, and they wanted to tie her husband's hands and feet with ropes, for fear that the soul would be hooked away by the little girl of the Xiang family. Moreover, this little girl is very bold, and there is nothing she dared to do. She elopes with the white-faced guy at home, which was a big deal. Everyone knows that everyone in the Xiang family will be thrown away by her."

Mrs. Tang lowered her head and pondered for a moment. Wu Jie did not dare to speak out and secretly looked at her face with some anxiety.

After a while, Mrs. Tang said, "You continue to talk."

"Mao Juren said that when Aunt Xiang and Luo Xiuchun ran away, they took away a lot of money from their family. The Xiang family was in trouble. Master Xiang was seriously ill. If it weren't for the timely rescue, he would have gone there. Many people who watched the fun ran to the Yan family to congratulate him and even asked the Yan family to hold a banquet to celebrate." Wu Jie said slowly, "But the head of the Yan family is an upright person. After hearing this, he just shook his head lightly and did not go to heart. Seeing this, people who watched the fun praised the Yan family as a real good family. The Xiang family was riding a thousand-mile horse and chasing him, and they would not catch up in any case within 180 years. The reason why the Yan family was unwilling to add to the insult is that they were afraid of having to do anything with the Xiang family. After all, now one lives in the sky and the other is in the bottom of the well, and there is no need to gloat at this time."

Mrs. Tang said, "It seems that the Yan family is indeed a good family. It's a pity that Ningbo is too far from Hangzhou, otherwise we could make friends."

Wu Jie smiled and said, "The Xiang family searched around Ningbo but there was no trace of Aunt Xiang and Luo Xiuchun. The world is so big that as long as two people are willing to hide their names, the Xiang family will never find it in their lifetime. Even the Xiang family spoke, just pretending that he had never given birth to such a shameful daughter, and let her die outside. But no one expected that when the matter was almost two or three months, Aunt Xiang actually came back with dust."

"Did she come back alone, or did she come back with the man named Luo Xiuchun?" Mrs. Tang asked carefully.

"When I heard Mao Juren talk about this, I asked the same question as you." Wu Jie said, "Mr. Mao told me that Aunt Xiang came back by himself. He was so dirty that he hired a carriage but didn't even have money for the carriage. After making a fuss at the gate of the Xiang family for a long time, he was sent by Master Xiang, who was afraid of the big things, and he sent the manager and paid the money to send him away. As for what happened in the middle, outsiders didn't know at all, but since then Aunt Xiang was locked up at home by Master Xiang, and she was not allowed to go out easily."

Mrs. Tang frowned slightly, "If she doesn't go out, how can she know that confused ghost?"

What she said was "confused" naturally refers to Tang Chongzhou, who was in the long house.

"Old lady, don't worry, listen to me and tell you slowly." Wu Jie said so many words, his throat was about to smoke. He dared not drink tea in front of Mrs. Tang, so he could only swallow two mouthfuls of saliva to moisten his throat. "Mao Juren is a man who walks around the streets. Although everyone looks down on him, he is better than being thick-skinned and can get along with anyone, so he can say a few words to anyone. As long as he gives him a bite of food, he will be happy to make fun of others. Among his friends, there is a big affair with the prime minister's family.

Yuan's person is the younger brother of the third daughter-in-law of the Xiang family. Although their family is a butcher, their family is very wealthy. The son is the only one in the family, so he is very favored and treated, and the family does not carry him on anything. Once his sister went back to her parents' home and whispered to her mother, but he accidentally heard it. It was about Aunt Xiang's elopement. It turned out that Aunt Xiang and Luo Xiuchun went north to Shanghai, rented a small house and lived a happy life.

That period was beautiful and pleasant. The two of them were like birds flying out of a cage, so happy that they didn't know what to do. Besides, they still had money and had no worries at all, but they had a happy life. But where is Shanghai? Every inch of land is valuable. When they open their eyes, they are money, and without money, they are hard to move. When they elope, the money they stole from the prime minister's family was quickly squandered. As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Without money, the two of them dare not even go out.

, all day long, I looked at each other and slowly disliked each other. Aunt Xiang regretted it at this time, but it was too late to regret it. She had to bite the bullet and discuss with Luo Xiuchun that Shanghai would definitely not be able to stay. With their ability as a three-legged cat, they were afraid that they would be tired and had no time to stand out. It would be better to go back to Luo Xiuchun's hometown. Although life is not necessarily rich and noble, fortunately, there is a tiled covering her body. As long as the two of them are willing to work hard, life will definitely get better and better."

Mrs. Tang sneered, "Is this Luo Xiuchun naturally unwilling to do so?"

Wu Jie nodded when he heard the sound.

Madam Li, who was beside her, asked in surprise, "How do you know, old lady?"

But Mrs. Tang did not answer, but instead shook her eyes at Wu Jie and signaled him to continue talking downwards.

Wu Jie said, "At the beginning, Luo Xiuchun was just a cover-up. Every time Aunt Xiang mentioned these to him, he would talk to him, but later he pretended not to hear it. If Aunt Xiang was forced to be anxious, he would only use sweet words to coax people. If it were a woman next to him, he would probably be easily deceived by him. Unfortunately, he met Aunt Xiang, who was a person with a hundred ideas when his eyes turned. She immediately noticed the problem, tentatively and questioned, and even forced to fight to death. In the end, Luo Xiuchun had no choice but to tell the truth."

"What are you saying?" Madam Li was extremely curious. When she heard such a critical place, Wu Jie still wanted to keep it in the dark. She urged anxiously, "You can talk down quickly!"

But before Wu Jie could speak, Mrs. Tang said slowly, "What are you saying? I'm afraid Luo Xiuchun has a family background?"

Wu Jie widened his eyes and asked in disbelief, "Old Madam, how did you... guess?"

"Does it still have to guess?" Mrs. Tang smiled faintly, "How old is Xiang's age? She is an old girl who can't get married. Is everyone the same as her? Luo Xiuchun is about the same age as her, and she is not even two or three years older than her. How could she not get married?"

"That's right." Wu Jie simply confirmed Mrs. Tang's speculation, "Luo Xiuchun has indeed become a family. Not only that, he already has children and daughters, and is the father of two children. After hearing this, Xiang Niang naturally had to make a big fuss. First, he scolded Luo Xiuchun for being shameless and deceived herself with various lies. Luo Xiuchun argued that his feelings for Xiang Niang are understandable, and that he was in love with him and could not help himself. He only regretted that he had started a family before meeting Xiang Niang Niang. However, he and his wife were completely in accordance with the orders of their parents and matchmakers. He treated his wife with slightest words.

There was no emotion at all. After hearing this, Aunt Xiang forced him to divorce his wife. Luo Xiuchun naturally refused. Aunt Xiang threatened to sue the official, saying that Luo Xiuchun had accused the good women of the family. The two of them had been dealing with him for a few days, and finally Aunt Xiang had a big fuss with him and hired a carriage to return to Ningbo. These words were all overheard by Aunt Xiang while she was whispering to her mother and was overheard by her third wife in the dark. She returned to her parents' home and told her about this as an interesting thing. Unexpectedly, she was heard by her younger brother again. As a result, he mentioned it at the table and found out to Mao Juren again."
Chapter completed!