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Li Gui was originally on another path in the village, when he heard from passersby that Su Qingyue was around, he immediately hurried over. He didn’t see Su Qingyue, but heard these conversations instead.
He sneered and thought, ‘What’s the fuss about seventeen taels? I offered a hundred, and the Xiao Family still had no intention of selling Su Qingyue.’
As for Su Qingyue’s ability to make a lot of money from stir-fried ferns, he was surprised. However, he felt she was special and intelligent, so it seemed quite logical that she could earn money.
Tired of hearing the village’s older women chattering, he decided to leave quietly.
However, Wang Qigu saw Li Gui, and desperately wanted him to be her son-in-law, she shouted, “Li Gui, when will you come to visit my house…”
“Enough! He’s far away now.” The Old Lady of the Zhu family was so annoyed by Wang Qigu that it seemed to increase the lines on her face, she took the opportunity to make a sarcastic comment, “Wang Qigu, why are you so persistent with Li Gui? The village girls that are waiting to be married are much better-looking than your daughter. Li Gui isn’t interested in your daughter.”
“Who said he isn’t interested in my daughter?”
“So, you really want him to be your son-in-law?”
“Which family in the village with an eligible daughter doesn’t want that?”
“Shameless! Your daughter will never marry Li Gui.” The Old Lady of the Zhu family started to head home carrying firewood, and Wang Qigu, not willing to concede, retorted loudly from behind, “The unfortunate Old Zhu family, who sold a silver ingot for nothing, it serves you right! Your son has been studying for nine years and still hasn’t passed the scholars’ examination!”
The Old Lady of the Zhu family dropped her load of firewood on the ground, “What did you just say!”
“I said your son Zhu Nengwen will never pass the scholars’ examination, what’s wrong with that, huh?”
“I’ll beat you to death, you shameless Wang Qigu…” The Old Lady of the Zhu family rushed over in a frenzy, and Wang Qigu fought back with fury. “Scared of you! You said that my daughter won’t marry Li Gui, and that my daughter is less beautiful than others, let’s fight…”
Both of them were tugging at each other, pulling each other’s clothes and hair…
Two elderly women started to wrangle, onlookers around watching the spectacle, with those who were familiar trying to break it up…
Wang Crippled only drove the cart to the Xiao Family’s courtyard and stopped.
Su Qingyue had not yet entered the Xiao Family’s courtyard when she saw her second brother had actually gotten up and was standing at the entrance of the courtyard.
Looking at his tall, strong body, leaning on a firewood stick while looking down the road leading into the village, his face covered in a beard, a terrifying sight with his threatening and wild appearance, his deep eyes however were filled with undisguised worry.
She knew her second brother was waiting for her, worrying about her.
She could see his skin, bronzed from the sun, glistening with sweat, she didn’t know how long he had been standing there waiting.
Looking at the man, who was sturdy as a mountain, and the old adobe house behind him, and seeing the joy in his eyes when he saw her, Su Qingyue felt a sense of home for the first time.
Although her ‘home’ was old and poor, she knew she could make money and would strive to improve their living conditions.
Fortunately, the family’s situation had started to improve.
“Yue’er…” Xiao Yishan’s voice was laden with excitement.
“Second Brother.” She smiled and greeted him.
Although she had only left in the morning, Xiao Yishan missed her terribly. But when he saw her, and faced her smiling face, those clear and bright eyes, he found that he was tongue-tied and couldn’t express his longing.
The medicine on Su Qingyue’s face was something her family had become accustomed to. They didn’t look at her strangely like the people in the town and the village did. Even though she didn’t care about how others saw her, she still preferred the normal look in her family’s eyes.