“Return the travel expenses and have some luck that I, Xiao Yuchuan, won’t beat you to death.” He brandished his stick and charged at him again, “Why don’t you roll away and avoid being beaten?”
Xiao Ailiu grabbed his bundle, screamed in fright, and quickly ran far away.
The villager spectators in the distance all burst into laughter.
“Oh, Yuchuan looks gentle and polite, but he’s ruthless. Dashan, on the other hand, seems fierce, but he’s much more agreeable to deal with.” One of the villagers said, then another cut in, “To deal with a woman like Xiao Ailiu, you need someone like Yuchuan. Otherwise, wouldn’t she constantly yearn for the Xiao Family’s money?”
Among those watching, old lady Liu, who was once a human trafficker, said, “Hey, if I knew Su Qingyue’s face would heal and she’d earn so much money, I would’ve offered one hundred taels to buy her from the the Xiao Family… ”
“One hundred taels?” Ding Er said, “Look at how much money Su Qingyue has earned for the Xiao Family, and how the three sons treasure her. If I had known earlier, I would have bought her as well.”
“You Ding Er cannot even afford one hundred taels, so what could you buy?” someone laughed. Ding Er replied, “That’s true, I can’t afford it. If only we knew this earlier, the Old Lady of Zhu Family would never have sold Su Qingyue. They are the ones who regrets it the most.”
“Exactly.” The group laughed again.
“You can still laugh…” said a villager who got hit by a stick by Yuchuan, “I got beaten by Yuchuan and it hurts like hell!”
“You almost got the man’s wife killed, so you deserve to be hit by Yuchuan’s stick, it’s a fair punishment.”
Afterwards, everyone dispersed.
The half-dead members of the Wang Family also left, supporting each other.
Liu Xianglian, hiding behind a tree, clutched an embroidered handkerchief tightly and stared at the handsome and annoyed face of Xiao Yuchuan from afar.
Brother Chuan may be fierce, but she had never seen another man in the village trust their wife as much as he does, nor was there anyone who defended their wife so fiercely.
She became even more determined to be with him.
The Xiao Family’s courtyard returned to its usual tranquility.
Xiao Yuchuan threw his stick onto a pile of firewood and pulled Su Qingyue into his arms, his voice muffled as he said, “My dear wife, I’m sorry for causing you distress.”
With a calm expression on her face, she shook her head, “How can there be any grievances when my dear third brother trusts me that much?”
He buried his head in her embrace, “I am wrong, my dear wife, I am so sorry.”
As he rested his head on her chest, feeling soothed by her softness, she gently pushed him, “Don’t act …”
“I’m hurt,” he said as he sulked.
She raised an eyebrow and placed her fingers on his pulse, “Your poison is completely cured, and your strength is almost completely restored. In a few days, you will feel even better. You aren’t injured.”
“I was injured emotionally for your sake…”
She rolled her eyes at him and pushed him away.
He missed her chest but saw her cold expression, so he grinned, showing his bright white teeth.
Xiao Yishan’s gaze was filled with tender affection as it lingered on Qingyue, “My dear wife, I…”
“Second brother, you don’t have to say anything,” she said coldly, “You’ve done everything well, from beginning to end.” Only to disappoint her again and again, that was all.
Xiao Qinghe was envious of his third brother’s ability to protect his wife so fiercely. Although Xiao Qinghe also wants to, he has no strength to do so…
Su Qingyue said, “Aren’t we going to make bamboo baskets? I don’t know how to make them, so who can teach me?”
“You don’t have to worry, my dear wife. This is a job for your husband. You can just rest.” Xiao Yuchuan picked up a hatchet and cut the vine binding the bamboo. He then picked up a bamboo stick and made a small cut at the top of the bamboo with the hatchet. He applied force, and the hatchet got stuck in the cut. He gripped the split top and pulled the hatchet with all his strength, making the bamboo split into two halves.