Shocking! My Rugged Husband is the Hidden Tycoon in the 70s Novel-Chapter 196: He Yuzhen Marries Again

He Yuzhen came back, but everyone at home had finished eating. Xie Chunxiang was leaning against the door frame talking to Ye Dazui about her matchmaking, and they didn’t shy away when they saw her coming back.

"With Yuzhen’s reputation, not to mention a bride price of thirty yuan, even if you pay extra, good families won’t want her. This family I mentioned knows me well. No other words necessary; they’re willing to offer thirty yuan, and once Yuzhen marries, she’ll definitely live a good life."

"Thirty is a bit low!" Xie Chunxiang said. "Our second sister can bear many children."

"What children are needed? The family’s two sons are already quite grown. The older one died from illness, so it doesn’t matter if there are no more kids, as long as she takes care of them."

Ye Dazui looked up and down at He Yuzhen and laughed, "Yuzhen, you ought to thank me. When you marry over there, you’ll be so happy you might not leave the bed!"

He Yuzhen took a basin into the yard, hung up the clothes, and went inside to eat, only to find pots and dishes piled together like they’d been licked by dogs, without a scrap left for her.

"Second sister, it’s time for work!" Xie Chunxiang called.

"I haven’t eaten yet." He Yuzhen replied timidly.

"Eat what? Did you bring back any food?" Xie Chunxiang sneered, "These days, people don’t just eat at other people’s homes without bringing food. Where’s the sense in that?"

"I used to bring money home often!" He Yuzhen’s tears rolled down.

"You know that was before; the past is the past, and now is now. Second sister, can’t you see the state of the family?" Xie Chunxiang said.

"Consider your brother and younger sibling. Our family isn’t like the Jiang Family; for years, we hoped to rely on you, but nothing came of it, and you’re still shamelessly living off us."

He Yuzhen went to work on an empty stomach, while the two sons of the He Family took afternoon naps at home, sleeping until nearly quitting time, then went to the fields for appearance’s sake, earning a work point before coming back.

A couple of days later, He Yuzhen found out the man Ye Dazui was matchmaking her with had a big physique and great strength. His former wife had been killed by him, and he’d been a widower for years with no woman daring to marry him.

The He Family, eager to receive the bride price, arranged for Ye Dazui to bring the man for a look.

Ye Dazui told Ye Quanguai, "When you go, show Yuzhen what you’ve got. Her former in-laws were unsatisfied with this, so she cheated. I see you two as a perfect match, so don’t skimp on my matchmaker fee."

"Rest assured, as long as it works out, I guarantee you’ll get plenty." Ye Quanguai was confident in himself.

It was late, the sky already dark when He Yuzhen finished making dinner. Barely managing to get a coarse corn bun, she hadn’t finished it before Ye Dazui brought Ye Quanguai over.

Xie Chunxiang snatched half of the bun from He Yuzhen, "Stop eating, the man found for you is here. Quickly, go have a look."

He Yuzhen was hustled into the main room, and upon seeing the man - broad-shouldered and big-boned, with a face as dark as the bottom of a pot and limbs like logs - she frowned immediately.

Ye Dazui was still praising the man, "Willing to give a bride price of thirty yuan. Where else could you find such a good man?"

These past two days, both Xie Chunxiang and Li Xinghua had noticed that He Yuzhen was just pretending to work, earning less than a full day’s work points. As autumn harvest approached, there would be no work afterward, and staying idle at home all winter wasn’t an option.

So, she had to be married off no matter what.

"Alright, second sister, take him out and have a good talk." Xie Chunxiang winked at Ye Dazui.

Ye Dazui understood and signaled the man, "Don’t go far, just talk in the backyard."

Without much thought, He Yuzhen led him to the backyard, where she had made a shelter next to the pigsty to sleep as she hadn’t had a place to stay.

As soon as they reached the backyard, the man picked her up and took her into the shelter. Faced with the burly man, she had no strength to resist, only repeatedly shouting for help.

But it was as if her voice was silenced, with all her relatives in the adjoining room and no one came to check on her.

A tearing pain surged through her, making He Yuzhen wish for death right then and there.

He acted like a madman, laughing maliciously with yellow teeth bared.

He Yuzhen felt a pain deep in her heart, liver, and lungs, desperately pleading for mercy, but the man didn’t relent at all.

If not for Ye Dazui’s call, she feared she would have died at the man’s hands that night.

The man handed over the thirty yuan bride price, and Li Xinghua told him to take He Yuzhen away directly.

He Yuzhen was completely stunned, dropping to her knees, "No, mother, father, brother, you’re selling me!"

"Selling you? They still offered thirty yuan for you. At Shangjiang Team, you were free anyway. Getting thirty yuan for you took a lot of convincing." Xie Chunxiang mocked her.

Ye Dazui persuaded, "Yuzhen, you’ve slept together already. Just now, I heard how loud you screamed; how is it that you refuse to acknowledge now that your pants are up?"

"No, please no!" cried He Yuzhen. "I will die; I can’t marry him. Please find someone else!"

"Find someone else? You’re not picky, but he might be with you. Besides, aren’t you just seeking pleasure? No one else can match Quanguai in that regard!" 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

He Lao Pao waved a hand indifferently, "We’ve received the bride price; let’s take her away."

The man laughed, hoisting up He Yuzhen and carrying her out. The pitch-dark night engulfed them, and as they walked, he felt her all over. He Yuzhen struggled desperately, but her strength was like tickling compared to the man’s power.

News of He Yuzhen’s remarriage soon spread to the Shangjiang Team. Most sided with Jiang Xingyong, as He Yuzhen’s affair was well-known.

Yet some mocked the Jiang Family, thinking that He Yuzhen’s infidelity was due to Jiang Xingyong’s impotence, and marveling at how quickly she married the renowned man from several villages.

Ye Quanguai was famous for his endowment, with rumors that his previous wife had died from excessive bleeding caused by him.

Regardless of the gossip, the Jiang Family acted as if they hadn’t heard a thing, but after a couple of days, the news emerged that Jiang Xingbing and Jiang Xingyong had stopped working altogether.

What was going on?

Were they hiding out of shame?

"Guizhi, what’s going on with Xingbing and Xingyong? It’s such a busy time, why aren’t they working? Don’t they want the work points?" Ever since Li Fengying’s husband was arrested, she hadn’t shown her face much.

She came to work but couldn’t lift her head.

This was her chance to laugh at Zhou Guizhi, and she did so with gusto.

Everyone around pricked up their ears.

Zhou Guizhi replied, "No, we don’t need the work points. They’re not working anymore!"

God knows how hard it had been for her these days. She could hardly tell people her sons had gone to work in the county, as it would seem too showy. Having lived modestly all her life, she couldn’t do that; she waited for people to ask, and her anticipation was running thin!