There are now about ten people in Jiang Xiaohong's family, large and small.
Jiang Xiaohong stood in the middle, her head lowered, her hands tightly grasping the corners of her clothes, tears falling down her face.
As soon as Guan Yue and Chen Zifei entered the door, all those people turned their attention to them.
"Are you..." a man in his forties asked cautiously.
Guan Yue said: "I am Jiang Xiaohong's teacher."
"Teacher Guan!" Jiang Xiaohong raised her head and a look of surprise appeared on her face.
Guan Yue came over and took Jiang Xiaohong's hand, then turned her eyes to the others and said, "Who among you are Jiang Xiaohong's parents?"
The man who just spoke immediately took a step forward, smiled dryly, and said, "I am Jiang Xiaohong's father. Hello, Teacher Guan."
Guan Yue said: "Jiang Xiaohong didn't go to school today. I wanted to ask what happened."
In front of Jiang Xiaohong's father Guan Yue, Jiang Xiaohong was somewhat at a loss. He laughed dryly and said, "Teacher Guan, our Xiaohong doesn't want to go to school anymore. She will get married soon and won't go to school anymore."
Guan Yue frowned and said: "Marry? She is only sixteen years old, how can she get married so early?"
Jiang Xiaohong's father said: "Nearly all girls here get married at the age of fifteen or sixteen."
Jiang Xiaohong's mother also said: "Yes, this is the custom here, which is different from that in your city."
Guan Yue frowned and said: "I understand the customs here, but Jiang Xiaohong must be willing to do this. If she is not willing, then she cannot be forced to marry."
Jiang Xiaohong immediately choked up and said: "Teacher Guan, I don't want to get married, I still want to study."
Jiang Xiaohong's mother glared and said: "What books are you reading? You are a girl, no matter how many books you read, it is of no use. Get married and have children as soon as possible. That is the serious thing."
Then he turned around and said to Guan Yue: "Teacher Guan, this is our family matter, so don't worry about it. The girl is ignorant, and we will persuade her ourselves."
"Teacher Guan! I don't want to marry, please save me!" Jiang Xiaohong held Guan Yue's arm tightly and wouldn't let go.
Guan Yue immediately said: "Don't worry, as long as you want to study, I will definitely let you continue reading."
Jiang Xiaohong's father coughed slightly at this time and said: "Teacher Guan, our family has even accepted the bride price, so this matter can only be settled like this."
At this time, a strong man in his thirties glared and said: "I don't know where this wild girl came from, and she came to take care of other people's housework. Go and cool down somewhere, don't delay me."
Today I have a wedding with Xiaohong."
"Bridal chamber? With you?" Guan Yue suddenly cried out.
The strong man raised his chin proudly and said, "Yes, just accept the bride price with me, and then she will be my mother-in-law. Whatever I want, that's fine."
Guan Yue felt her anger rising, and she gritted her teeth and said, "No! This is absolutely not allowed!"
"No! This is not your decision. I advise you to stop being meddlesome, otherwise don't blame me for being rude to you." As he spoke, the man slammed the table and said something menacingly.
The posture of taking action if there is disagreement.
Chen Zifei stood directly in front of Guan Yue and said in a deep voice: "Jiang Xiaohong is only sixteen years old, not yet the legal age for marriage, and now that marriage is free, no one can force her to marry. What you do is illegal.
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"What kind of law is it against? What kind of law is it against me to marry my wife? We have been here for decades, and girls have been marrying in their teens. What's illegal? Boy, get out of here, or don't blame me for being rude to you."
Guan Yue and Chen Zifei felt that the people here were simply ignorant.
And it is obvious that no one here thinks there is anything wrong with forcing Jiang Xiaohong to marry. Instead, they all think they are troublesome.
Since it doesn't make sense to reason, Chen Zifei said very directly: "Then what if we have to take Jiang Xiaohong away today?"
"Then we have to see if your bones are strong or not." The man raised his fist in a more threatening tone.
The man had several companions, all of whom were full of anger at this time, and they came directly towards him.
Jiang Xiaohong was so scared that her legs were weak, and she stammered: "Teacher Guan, Teacher Chen, let's go."
Guan Yue grabbed Jiang Xiaohong's hand and said with a tigerish face: "It's okay, as long as Teacher Chen is here, no one can do anything to you."
"Hit me!" The strong man rushed over and punched Chen Zifei.
His companions also rushed over directly, fearing that Chen Zifei would take Jiang Xiaohong away.
These people are very strong physically, but they are just strong and have no fighting ability at all.
In less than a minute, Chen Zifei had already subdued them all to the ground.
But in fact, Chen Zifei didn't do anything serious. It seemed that they forced Jiang Xiaohong, but this was actually their custom here, and they were not really evil people.
Jiang Xiaohong's family members were all dumbfounded at this time, and they were all stunned by Chen Zifei.
Chen Zifei said in a deep voice: "You should return the bride price to them."
Jiang Xiaohong's mother quickly took out a stack of money, which was only about five to six thousand yuan.
Chen Zifei took the money directly and gave it to the strong man, saying: "This gift money is returned to you. Don't come to trouble the Jiang family again in the future, otherwise I won't be polite to you next time."
With that said, Chen Zifei took an arm-thick wooden stick from the door and broke it into two pieces with both hands.
The strong men were so frightened that their legs weakened, and they quickly left after taking the money.
Several other people also left quickly at this time. There were only Jiang Xiaohong's parents and an older brother at home.
Chen Zifei looked at the three of them and said, "I will cover all the expenses for Jiang Xiaohong's study, and I will also take her to the mountains."
Jiang Xiaohong's mother said with a sad face at this time: "You can't do this. If you take her away, we won't receive the gift money. Then how can we give her brother a wife?"
Chen Zifei said angrily: "Besides marrying off Jiang Xiaohong, do you have no other way to find a wife for your son?"
"No more." Jiang Xiaohong's parents answered simply, and then Jiang Xiaohong's mother showed a smile on her face and said: "Teacher Chen, you can take Jiang Xiaohong away, or you can give us 10,000 yuan, she
You can just take her away as you like, and we don’t care what happens to her in the future."
Chen Zifei and Guan Yue felt their hearts trembling, and then they both agreed in unison.
"good!"
After they left, Jiang Xiaohong would definitely not be able to escape the fate of marrying young, so they could only take Jiang Xiaohong away.