Whether in ancient times or modern times, the thing that is never lacking is people watching the fun.

At the busy village entrance, some people had gathered and were pointing at Pei Xiuluo.

"That's right. My family doesn't dare to marry a girl like that."

"Well, after all, he was born to a stepmother, so he must be incompatible with the original wife..."

"I heard that Pei Xiucai had just gotten married, and his stepmother asked for a division of the family property. He didn't even visit his wife during her confinement..."

"Look at what my daughter has taught me. She doesn't even call me sister-in-law. She's not even doing the courtesy..."

“Tsk tsk tsk…”

"You! You're talking nonsense!" Pei Xiuluo never dreamed that this loser Su Li would become so sharp-tongued, allowing others to point fingers at her with just a few words.

What the third sister said was indeed true. Su Li's personality had indeed changed drastically, and he was no longer as weak and vulnerable as before.

After all, she was young and shy, and Pei Xiuluo could no longer stay there after being pointed at by so many people in front of her. She ran home crying, not even caring about her nephew.

"Auntie, wait for me, wait for me, wuwuwuwu..." The little fat boy cried anxiously when the adults were not around, and quickly ran back home.

Pei Zhao and his sister stared with wide eyes at their aunt who ran away crying, and were extremely shocked.

In the past, my mother would cry secretly at home when she was bullied.

It’s different now. Their mother is really not afraid of their grandmother and they are no longer. She can even scold their aunt until she cries!

"I'm sorry, Brother Lin, I made you laugh."

Lin Luzi was also a little overwhelmed. Although he didn't have much contact with the scholar's wife, he could tell from her usual words and actions that she was a gentle person. He didn't expect that she had such a sharp side, which shocked him a little.

But the Pei Cheng family is really too inappropriate.

"It's okay. Everyone has troubles at home. Get in the car. I'll take you home..."

The two children were exhausted after running around all morning. When they got home, they didn't even have time to take the candied haws and fell asleep as soon as they touched the pillow.

Su Li couldn't help but laugh and started to organize the things he bought.

First, place the two chickens in the chicken coop. The original owner also raised chickens, but Pei Zhang often used moral blackmail to force the original owner to respect her, and every time the chickens grew up, she would catch them away.

The original owner thought that if she raised chickens, her husband and children would not have enough to eat, so she simply stopped raising them.

When she went to the town, she took all five taels of silver with her and spent a total of two taels on buying things.

In remote towns and villages, prices are still relatively low.

Su Li gave one string of candied haws to Lin Luzi, asking him to take it back to his little grandson.

He left two strings for Pei Zhao and his sister, and then took the remaining string and some rice to Lin Dong's house next door.

Lin Dong's wife, Lin Su, whose original name was Su Xiaocui, was from Sujia Village, the same village as the original owner. They were good sisters who grew up together.

In the past, whenever the original owner went to town to buy things, he would entrust Pei Zhao and his sister to Su Xiaocui's care.

Yesterday, when she bought rice from her family, Su Xiaocui refused to take her money, so she took the rice and wanted to return it to her.

Su Xiaocui got married a year earlier than the original owner and gave birth to a son who is six years old this year. His nickname is Xiaohuzi, and he is a lively and clever child.

When Su Li gave him the candied haws, the little tiger's big eyes sparkled. He thanked her and happily started eating.

"Look at you, why would you spend that money?" Su Xiaocui said angrily.

She looked at Su Li's expression and found that she seemed different from before.

He still looked the same, but how should I put it? He seemed more energetic.

Yes! My face looks energetic.

"I just came back from the village, and everyone in the village is talking about you."

"Oh? What's going on?"

"They said your temperament has changed so much that you're not even afraid of your mother-in-law anymore..."

"Haha...it spreads quickly."

So Su Li told him everything that happened yesterday.

Su Xiaocui grew up with the original owner and married into the same village. She understood her better than Pei Ji, who was rarely together. Of course, she had to give her a reasonable explanation for such a big change.

"This family has gone too far! It's bad enough that they treat you and Zhao'er harshly, but they actually withheld your subsidies and nearly killed you!"

Su Xiaocui was very angry after hearing this.

"Yes!" Su Li pretended to be disappointed. "Thinking about it carefully, I've been tolerant of them all these years because they are Pei Ji's family. I didn't expect them to become more and more excessive. The two children have suffered so much because of my tolerance and weakness. If I hadn't woken up yesterday, I don't know what my two children would have faced..."

"So, after a near-death experience, I've finally figured it out. From now on, I can't tolerate them anymore, and I can't be so weak and let others bully me..."

Su Xiaocui was very pleased: "Ali, you should have thought of this earlier. It seems that this time it is a blessing in disguise..."

Su Li didn't stay at Su Xiaocui's house for long before she went back. The two children at home were asleep, and she felt a little worried about being away for too long.

When she returned home, the brother and sister were sleeping soundly. It seemed that this trip really exhausted them. She tiptoed out of the house and went to the study.

There is a simple bookshelf in the study, on which are placed a dozen books that Pei Ji hardly uses now. Next to the bookshelf is a shabby and paint-peeling desk and an unpainted wooden armchair, which is where Pei Ji used to study.

However, since he passed the imperial examination and went to study in the county school three years ago, Pei Ji rarely studied in this study.

But the original owner would still take time out every day to clean the study spotlessly out of love for her husband.

Su Li picked up a book at random and found that the text inside was basically the same as modern text, except for some traditional Chinese characters.

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