123, Debate (2nd Update)
Xie Zhinuan returned home, intending to pick a few melons first.
At least by the time she reached the backyard, she noticed something was amiss.
The sponge gourds were missing, the cucumbers were missing, and they just happened to be missing from the obscure corners, the kind of places she had taken note of from the beginning.
After a moment of reflection, she understood and smiled gently, not too concerned.
She picked cucumbers and sponge gourds, then pulled up some green vegetables, cleaned them, and placed them in a basket. After kneading the dough, she measured the size of the mats and found them slightly too big for the town.
She’d also have to place an order for three more with the bamboo craftsman.
Xie Zhinuan called Routuan and headed out to the bamboo mat craftsman’s to order some mats; fortunately, they had the right size available, so she paid, rolled them up, and took them home.
On the way, she ran into Liuwang’s wife, “Miss Xie!”
“Madam!”
“Why are you buying mats again? Didn’t you already buy some?” asked Liuwang’s wife curiously.
“I’ve bought a shop in town, I may be moving there in the future!”
“…”
Liuwang’s wife was stunned.
She’d bought another shop in town? Moving to town…
“Then, what are you planning to do with this house?”
This house was great, whether it was the location, the size, or the land behind it, it would definitely be very comfortable to live in.
“I’m not quite sure yet!” Xie Zhinuan chuckled softly.
Liuwang’s wife thought about it and felt it made sense.
A girl can’t just move on a whim, and she added, “Do you know about the mute’s family?”
Xie Zhinuan shook her head.
“Oh dear, it’s a long story to tell. I just didn’t expect Ai’s wife to be so cruel. She killed herself by collision yesterday, and the mute started to speak. He took his younger brothers and sisters and left, Yuan Amu went crazy, filled the house with blood from the chickens, stabbed the pigs to death, and threw the carcass in front of his father’s house. Everything in the house was smashed to bits. If that’s not madness, what is?” Liuwang’s wife spoke with a full face of regret.
Seeing Xie Zhinuan not responding, she continued, “This couple is too cruel, they drove their daughter-in-law to death and forced their grandchildren away, even driving their own son mad. Their eldest grandson was already betrothed, and as soon as the girl’s family heard the news, they immediately came to call off the engagement. Certainly, no one dares to marry their daughter into such a family!”
Xie Zhinuan hummed in acknowledgment.
She thought of the saying, “Those who pity others have some detestable trait.”
If Yuan Amu had been more assertive earlier and protected his wife and child, would his parents dare to bully others like this?
Now his wife is dead, his children gone, what’s the use of his madness?
It was all too late!
“If I treated my daughters-in-law like this, let alone my sons, my old man wouldn’t agree to it, I couldn’t do such things!”
Xie Zhinuan suddenly laughed.
Liuwang’s wife had a certain charm; she always praised herself when she had the chance.
Seeing Xie Zhinuan laugh, Liuwang’s wife also began to smile.
“I’ve got some things to take care of, I’ll be off. We’ll chat more another day, haha!”
“Take care, Madam!”
On her way home, Xie Zhinuan couldn’t help worrying about the mute and his siblings.
Four children, it wouldn’t be easy for them on the outside…
“Miss Xie!” Yuanbao walked out from the shed.
“Hmm? What’s up?” asked Xie Zhinuan.
She unlocked the door and let Routuan go play on his own.
She gestured for Yuanbao to sit down under the shed.
“Miss Xie, are you really moving to town?” Yuanbao asked.
“?” Xie Zhinuan raised an eyebrow.
Yuanbao continued, “If you’re moving to town, sell me this house, name your price. If you want to buy it back later, we can settle at the same price!”
“…”
Xie Zhinuan looked at Yuanbao, and after a while, she said, “Because of the well?”
Her question was direct, without any beating around the bush.
Her eyes were icy, devoid of any emotion, and her smile had vanished.
She was calm and collected, not as gentle as before, and her aura was fully unleashed.
Yuanbao’s heart skipped a beat.
This was the real Xie Zhinuan, not the one who always smiled gently and avoided conflict.
“You’ve hidden yourself well, Miss Xie!” Yuanbao said with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.
His eyes too lost their mirth as he stared solemnly at Xie Zhinuan.
Chapter 125