Although Bai Ruiji felt sorry for his younger sister.

But he also knew that his father was right.

So he grabbed Bai Ruixue and pulled her up.

They were preparing to lock her inside the house.

"No, I won't go in. If you force me any further, I'll kill myself—"

Taking advantage of the chaos, Bai Ruixue grabbed a kitchen knife from the ground and pressed it tightly against her neck.

"Xiaoxue, be good, listen to your big brother, put down the kitchen knife, don't do anything foolish."

Bai Ruiji didn't dare to force her way in.

He released his grip on his sister's arm and tried to snatch the kitchen knife.

"If you come any closer, I'll slit my throat—"

Bai Ruixue took several steps back.

"What exactly do you want? That He family boy is no good, why do you insist on marrying him? Huh? You've only met him twice and you've already lost your mind? Do you want to drive your father to his death? What's so good about that boy? Why are you so determined to marry him? Tell me! What exactly do you want? Are you trying to drive your father to his death?"

Bai Lizheng was so angry that he slapped his thigh repeatedly.

The commotion attracted many villagers.

Zhou, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Bai family, quickly closed the courtyard gate.

To avoid becoming a spectacle for the villagers.

After all, her father-in-law was the village head.

People who care about saving face.

“I don’t care if he’s a good person or not, I’m going to marry him. Brother Xiaotian is handsome, from a good family, and knowledgeable. He knows a lot of words. I like men like that. I don’t want to marry Quanshuan. He’s smelly and sweaty. All he knows is farming. He doesn’t understand anything. He’s like a block of wood. I’d rather die than marry him. I want to live a good life. I don’t want to be a village woman for the rest of my life.”

“.......

"Besides, even if he really wants to take a concubine, so what? I'm the legal wife. After I marry him and give birth to the He family's legitimate son, do you think I won't have a good life? Father, look at this gold bracelet on my wrist. Even if we sold our entire family, we couldn't afford such expensive jewelry. Yet my future mother-in-law just gave it to me like that. What does that mean? It means the He family isn't short of money at all. Father, please let me marry him. The wedding is in a few days. Can you please stop making a scene? The villagers are laughing at our family. I beg you, Father—"

Bai Ruixue held a kitchen knife in one hand and stroked a gold bracelet with the other.

His eyes were unfocused.

It's like being possessed by a ghost.

"You, you, you—"

Bai Li was so angry at these words that he clutched his chest and collapsed to the ground.

He gasped for breath, his chest heaving violently, like a fish on the verge of death, struggling with its last breath.

"father--"

"Master—"

"grandfather--"

Everyone rushed forward, except for Bai Ruixue, who stood aside and watched coldly.

"This marriage is off whether you want to or not. You have no right to act recklessly. It's an arranged marriage, not your decision—"

Bai Li was leaning against her eldest son's chest, her voice weak and trembling.

"Fine, then I'll go die—"

Bai Ruixue used three-tenths of her strength to slash the cleaver toward her neck.

"Little Snow—"

As Bai Zhaoshi screamed in agony, Bai Xiangsong rushed forward and snatched the kitchen knife.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

A bloody gash appeared on Bai Ruixue's neck.

Although it's not big.

But it was also dripping blood.

So frightened was Bai Lizheng that he couldn't take his last breath and fainted.

Now look what's happened, one is injured and the other is unconscious.

The Bai family is in complete chaos.

Just as everyone was in a flurry of activity, Bai Xiangsong quickly opened the courtyard gate to fetch the doctor.

There were twenty or thirty people standing outside watching the commotion. As soon as the door opened, everyone craned their necks to look inside.

Yan Xia was unaware of this.

She was having lunch with her adoptive father. There was stir-fried cured pork with mushrooms, stir-fried vegetables with eggs, and loofah and egg soup.

Two dishes and a soup, and one bowl of white rice per person.

It smells amazing.

And you know what? Her adoptive father is a surprisingly good cook.

Not only the dishes, but the rice was also cooked very well, neither too wet nor too dry, just right.

It has a slightly chewy texture.

It's hot in the summer, and Yan Xia's appetite has never been very good, but today she ate two big bowls of rice, which is quite unusual.

"Xia'er, you should go back quickly. If you leave too late, it will be unsafe on the road as it gets closer to evening. I'll wash the dishes. You should drive away quickly. Remember to be careful and take the main road, not the side roads."

After finishing her meal, Yan Xia let out a loud burp. She had just settled into her chair and hadn't even had a chance to digest when Yan Hecheng forcibly "chased" her away.

I was planning to go for a walk in the mountains this afternoon and see the bears.

It seems I'll have to come back next time to go up the mountain.

Helpless, Yan Xia drove her carriage away from her house.

When passing by Shirai Masako's house.

I noticed a large crowd gathered outside, chatting idly.

Yan Xia slowed down the car, her ears twitching slightly.

The sounds of the villagers chatting reached her ears.

"What a mess! If I had a daughter like that, I would beat her to death. She made her own father faint from anger over a stranger and even tried to kill herself. How shameful!"

"What do you know? I heard that the He family is from the town, and they have a big house. Moreover, Xiaoxue's future husband is going to take the imperial examination. Maybe one day he will pass the examination and become a scholar or a graduate. Then Xiaoxue will be on a high social ladder. If I were the village head, I would let her marry him. Girls are always outsiders. If she marries out, she can help support her brothers. Isn't that great?"

"You all know how much the village head dotes on his little daughter. She's spoiled rotten, just like a rich man's daughter. She's nineteen years old and can't even cook. She won't even pick up a fallen oil bottle. If my son marries a wife like that, I might as well hang him on a persimmon tree and call him a goner."

"Isn't it said that the He family is going to take a concubine? I guess it's not a good match. Taking a concubine before marriage and getting his mistress pregnant, tsk tsk, no matter how rich a family is, you can't marry into one with such bad family values."

"What's the value of family tradition? If I had a daughter, I'd marry her off to them right away. Didn't you hear what they said? The dowry the He family gave was a huge gold bracelet. I just saw the bracelet on Xiaoxue's wrist; it was incredibly thick. You couldn't buy one for less than seventeen or eighteen taels of silver. That's a huge sum. I'd even be willing to let my daughter be my concubine. It's a pity I only have two sons, sigh..."

"You have more than two sons. Didn't you have three daughters in your first three pregnancies? You abandoned them in the mountains yourself. If those three kids were still alive, they'd probably be mothers by now. What a pity they didn't have good mothers; they've become food for wolves. What a tragedy!"

"You old hag Yao, are you deliberately asking for a scolding? Whether I throw them away or not is none of your business. Girls are worthless; raising them is less profitable than raising a few pigs. If you're willing to raise them, I wish your granddaughter-in-law will give birth to many daughters, and preferably none at all—"

Well, that's terrible. I was just there to watch the show.

They're fighting now.

Yan Xia lost interest.

"drive--"

With a shout, the carriage sped up and drove away from the village entrance.