The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 156 Your Family Is Starting to Get Retribution

The mountain road was rugged, and the ground was muddy and difficult to walk on after the snow melted.

After leaving Zhao Family Village.

Hu Dalang carried Hu Yaozu home with great difficulty.

He was exhausted, both physically and mentally.

After Shunzi kicked Hu Yaozu away, he felt he couldn't win and raised his fist to smash him.

Not to mention that Hu Yaozu was too weak to even kill a chicken, even Hu Dalang couldn't withstand a single move from him.

How could Hu Dalang bear to see Hu Yaozu in trouble? He had no choice but to bite the bullet and rush over to shield him.

And then...and then he got bruised and battered.

The two brothers didn't say much along the way.

Until we fast approached Xilin Village.

Hu Dalang carefully chose his words: "I know your feelings for my stepmother."

"But second brother, some things, once missed, are missed forever."

He was about to offer some advice.

Hu Yaozu's gaze was deep and somber.

"Big brother."

He said softly, "I'm going to get married."

"That girl is beautiful and intelligent; she is Master Chu's daughter. I came back this time to ask my father to choose a time to propose marriage."

Hu Dalang was both surprised and delighted upon hearing this.

"Really?"

of course it's true.

He remembered the humiliation he suffered today.

I will repay them a thousandfold or a hundredfold in the future.

What a joke! He's obviously a street thug! Yet we embarrassed him in front of so many people.

He needs to marry a woman from the Chu family as soon as possible, so that Master Chu can pave the way for him with everything he has.

Hu Dalang: "This is a good thing!"

That's the daughter of the teacher in town!
He was overjoyed.

Can……

He didn't forget to remind her: "Now that you've married, you must live up to your husband's expectations and forget about your stepmother. Live a good life."

"Don't make a mistake."

A hint of regret flashed in Hu Dalang's eyes.

If Wanniang marries her second brother, then they will still be a family.

But that's it.

Hu Dalang: "That's how it should be. You should also look ahead."

Look ahead?
Hu Yaozu lay on top of Hu Dalang, and from an angle where Hu Dalang couldn't see, a deep sense of resentment flashed in his eyes.

Chang family in Xilin Village.

The village head sat at the doorway, holding a worn-out pipe in his hand. He stuffed some tobacco into it, lit it with a tinderbox, and took a puff.

He glanced at the dejected Hu Dazhu beside him.

"You probably guessed why I called you here, right?"

In just a short time, Hu Dazhu seemed to have aged more than ten years.

His voice was terribly hoarse.

"know."

The village head stopped smoking and said, "Then you'd better control your temper!"

“They beat and scold each other at home every day, making such a scene just to make themselves a laughing stock.”

His tone was soothing, devoid of the initial accusation: "I know you resent Wang Shi, but Wan Niang has already remarried."

Upon hearing this, Hu Dazhu's eyes welled up with tears.

He was trembling all over: "Uncle, you know, when the constables from the yamen sent word that my little sister had passed away but left behind a lineage, I was so grief-stricken that I didn't care about anything else and just wanted to bring that child back."

“Over the years…over the years, I may have acted somewhat biasedly in order to maintain harmony in the family, and I admit that. The family’s conditions were poor, and everything had to be prioritized for Erlang, so I also admit that my stepmother suffered. But compared to Dalang, I value and care for my stepmother more.”

At this point, he felt a lump in his throat.

"But I never expected that Wang would dare to do this behind people's backs!"

He has been dreaming about his younger sister for the past few days.

The younger sister's eyes were filled with resentment, but she didn't say a word to him.

In the dead of night, he tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

"As for my stepmother's marriage, I wanted to choose the best one for her. The Wei family..."

"okay!"

The village head interrupted.

What happened to the Wei family?

"You look down on me like that?"

The village headman thought Hu Dazhu was confused: "When you wanted to wait until Erlang became a scholar before arranging a marriage between your wife and your stepmother, I said that this was not appropriate."

"The matter of Yu Niang..." Yu Niang was Yu Tingwan's birth mother.

He paused, then didn't mention it again.

"You should know this in your heart. Those who come to propose marriage are just hoping to establish a marriage alliance with the scholar's family, but how many of them truly like the stepmother and don't care about her background?"

Hu Dazhu did not argue further.

However, he did not agree with what the village head said.

Erlang is successful, and with her family supporting her after she marries into the family, who would dare to treat her badly?
The village head looked at him for a long time, then suddenly asked a question.

"Dazhu, are you blaming me?"

Hu Dazhu was stunned, and hurriedly said, "Uncle, what are you saying?"

The village head didn't know whether he had received the letter or not.

The eldest son of the Wei family is a shrewd and capable man, but the family has already separated.

He, as the village head, knew exactly who Shouzhong and his wife were.

At first, Li Lian felt it was a pity.

But the village head didn't have one.

To put it bluntly, even if Wei Shen really is beyond saving, and his stepmother becomes a widow, can Shouzhong and his wife really bear to keep their young wife tied up for the rest of their lives?

Yu Tingwan will likely have an additional family that always puts her first.

The village head never objected to the girl marrying Wei Shen; at the time, he even thought the boy was steady and discerning.

“When Shouzhong went to Zexian, he borrowed money from every household.”

The village head said, "Your family isn't exactly well-off, but you're not exactly strapped for cash either. But Wang didn't take a single copper coin."

“He came back yesterday and went door to door to pay back the money he owed.”

The commotion was quite significant, and the villagers were all wondering why the Wei family was no longer poor.

But the Hu family's gate was tightly shut.

Hu Dazhu did not chase after them to make a scene.

The village head sighed; Hu Dazhu hadn't completely lost his mind.

"I've also heard about Erlang's matter."

A smile finally appeared on his face: "This kid really does great things quietly."

“Once he goes to school in the county town, not only will you, his father, stand tall, but I will walk with my head held high.”

He said meaningfully, "Don't quarrel with Wang. You are husband and wife. Erlang is your child. Take my advice, and don't be so stubborn in everything you do."

How could Hu Dazhu not understand the meaning behind his words?

He looked intently at Liang Zheng.

"I got it."

"Only when the family is well can Erlang be well."

"If Erlang recovers, he can help the Wei family, and then Wanniang will recover as well."

Just then, someone ran in from outside.

It's Granny Fan.

She had one hand on her hip, panting heavily, perhaps from running too fast.

"Oh no!"

The village head despised her loud and boisterous manner.

"Take your time to talk."

"Did your man hit you again?"

The village head is a real nuisance.

There are always things to worry about all day long.

Granny Fan didn't like hearing that.

In the past, she would have made a scene.

But now.

Granny Fan's eyes lit up: "I wasn't the one who got beaten."

She pointed at Hu Dazhu.

"His Erlang!"

Village head: !!

Hu Dazhu: "Stop talking nonsense!"

“My second son is always gentle and reasonable. How could he possibly fight with someone?”

"I don't know. Who knows if he's messed with someone he shouldn't have?"

Granny Fan: "It was your eldest son who carried the person back, limping all the way."

"We're only just entering the village now."

"I don't know if the scholar injured his leg or his back, but he can't move."

"By the way, your eldest son isn't doing too well either; his face is more swollen than the pigs I raise."

Granny Fan couldn't help but ask, "What happened? Could it be...?"

Her eyes darted around.

"Is your family starting to suffer retribution?"