Chapter 63 The Beauty of Whiteness Turns Bad

When the Bai family returned to Sandaohe Village, they were all disheveled and sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), rubbing the sore spots from the beating. Bai Zimei rubbed the egg-sized bump on her forehead and said angrily, "So the big idiot from the Liu family isn't stupid after all. She was just pretending. The Liu family has been fooled by her. Dad, go to the Liu family and tell them that the big idiot isn't stupid. Let them go find the big idiot!"

Bai Shuisheng was rubbing his stomach, which was throbbing from the kick. "You son of a bitch! Who kicked me right in the stomach? It hurts like hell!" he yelled. "Get the hell out of here! Did you order me to do this? You gluttonous idiot! Your head is full of shit all day long! Why did the Liu family bring that big idiot back? Even if she's not stupid, what's the use of bringing her back?"

“We hired Bai Zilin because he can hunt and support us. What can that idiot do? All you do all day is meddlesome nonsense. Get out! I don’t want to see you, you good-for-nothing!”

Bai Zimei pouted and returned to her room dejectedly. Bai Shuisheng kicked Bai Wangshi, who was staring blankly, and said, "Don't play dead! Bai Zilin is your bastard. I don't care what method you use, you have to squeeze some money out of him, or you can get out of here!"

Bai Wangshi regained her senses in an instant, her eyes turning vicious. She gritted her teeth and nodded: "I will go to him for money tomorrow. He is my son. I gave him a worthless life, so he has to repay me for the debt of giving birth to me. Husband, you don't need to come with me tomorrow. I will go by myself."

Bai Shuisheng snorted coldly and said, "You want me to go with you? I won't go with you, you shameless slut!"

Bai Wangshi was scolded so harshly by Bai Shuisheng that she didn't dare to utter a sound. She lowered her head in grievance and silently shed tears.

Bai Zimei returned to her room, feeling resentful no matter what she thought. Why could that fool enjoy a life of luxury with her brother, living in a nice house, eating well, and dressing well, while she had to suffer with his parents? No, she absolutely couldn't let that fool have it easy.

Thinking of this, Bai Zimei quietly left her house and went to Old Liu's house. She told him that Liu Ye was not a fool, but no one in Old Liu's family believed her.

Liu Ya and Liu Qing exchanged a glance, covered their mouths and chuckled. They were both laughing at Bai Zimei for saying that the big idiot wasn't stupid and that the big idiot could talk. It was hilarious. They had grown up with the big idiot since they were little. Didn't they know whether she was stupid or not and whether she could talk?

Lady Liu did not believe that the silly girl was not silly. She had given birth to the silly girl, who was born a fool. She had never heard the fool speak before, so Bai Zimei must have misheard.

Aunt Liu covered her mouth and laughed loudly: "Hahaha, Bai Zimei, I didn't expect you to be so good at telling jokes. Your mother gave birth to a joke. She was born a fool. When she's being silly, she even eats shit. Hahaha, she's not pretending to be silly, she's really silly. Hahaha, you must have misheard."

Bai Zimei got anxious when she saw that they didn't believe her: "I'm telling the truth. I heard the big idiot speak with my own ears. Her voice is so beautiful. When I called her a big idiot, she said that she has a name. Her name is Liu Ye, which she gave herself. If you don't believe me, go to Erdaogou Village and see for yourselves."

“She lives at the end of Erdaogou Village, very close to the mountains. You’ll see when you get there. I’m telling the truth. Why would I lie to you? My parents and I… just came back from Erdaogou Village. Look at my forehead. It’s from the villagers being beaten by that idiot. She’s very eloquent and persuasive. Even my father can’t argue with her.”

Hearing her say that, the Liu family actually believed her a little. Old Man Liu looked at Old Man Liu and said, "Why don't you go to Erdaogou Village and see? If the silly girl isn't silly anymore, bring her back for me to see."

The eldest son of the Liu family said with a look of disdain, "Even if she's not stupid, she's still a money-loser. What's the point of bringing her back? Besides, Dad, have you forgotten? We broke off all ties with her a long time ago. That big idiot is no longer a member of the Liu family. She's with Bai Zilin every day. Maybe they're already asleep. Bringing her back would only bring shame to our family."

Bai Zimei's eyes darted around, and she said with a wicked grin, "I have some good news for you. My older brother hunted a wild deer a couple of days ago and sold it for several hundred taels of silver. He's building a house now. If Da Shazi really gets together with my brother, and he wants to marry Da Shazi, won't he have to give a dowry? If you bring Da Shazi home, won't my brother have to give you a dowry?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Laoda looked at his father with excitement in his eyes. Old Man Liu's eyes also lit up with joy, but he still couldn't quite believe it. Was the big fool really not a fool anymore?

Uncle Liu reacted quickly: "Dad, tomorrow my eldest brother and I will go to Erdaogou Village to take a look. If Da Shazi is no longer stupid, we will bring her home and have Bai Zilin come to ask for her hand in marriage. We raised Da Shazi for so long, we didn't let her freeze to death or starve to death, we can't let him get away with it."

“Everything is getting more expensive these days, so the dowry can’t be less either. We need at least 50 taels, no, at least 100 taels of silver. That way, our family can build a big house. What do you say, Father?”

Old Liu nodded happily: "Yes, we must take more. You two brothers should go and take a look tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Lady Liu also wanted to go: "Father, I'll go and see too. Maybe the silly girl will come back with me as soon as she sees me. She used to listen to me the most."

Old Man Liu snorted coldly and ignored her. Old Mrs. Liu glared at her with her triangular eyes and scolded her with displeasure, "You shameless hussy, you talk back to everyone! And you want to go too? Why don't you just fly to the moon? You ill-mannered thing, get out!"

At this moment, Aunt Liu said gloatingly, "Mother is right, sister-in-law, don't go and make things worse. If Da Shazi isn't stupid anymore, the last person she wants to see is you. When Da Shazi was in our family, the person who treated her the worst was you, her own mother!"

Lady Liu lowered her head with a wronged expression, not daring to utter a word in rebuttal.

Seeing that things had gone smoothly, Bai Zimei happily went home.

Liu Ye suddenly sneezed twice at home. She rubbed her nose. She didn't feel cold at all. Why did she suddenly sneeze? One sneeze and someone will think it, two sneezes and someone will curse. Could it be that someone is talking about her behind her back?

Before they knew it, it was the next day. Bai Zilin went hunting in the mountains before dawn. Liu Ye got up early as well when she heard the commotion. She ate her own meal first and then put the food in the pot to keep warm, waiting for Bai Zilin to come back before eating.

After cleaning up the kitchen, Liu Ye went to the yard and saw that Liu the bricklayer and his colleagues from next door had already arrived. People in ancient times really worked hard. Liu the bricklayer and his colleagues didn't leave until it was dark, and they came to work as soon as it was light. If they kept working like this, Brother Bai's house would be finished soon, and then they could build it for her.