How can this be allowed?
She married far away, and her husband's family wouldn't let her go back. But Jiang Hua married nearby, from the same village. Her family was struggling, so as a daughter, she would definitely take the initiative to help them.
She's living a better life than her, hasn't had any children, and has a younger brother in her family who needs to go to school. If she doesn't send money back to help him, what is that if not selfishness!
"Haven't you been home?" Jiang Hua interrupted her incessant accusations with a cold face.
Xu Daya was taken aback: "No, I didn't have time today. My husband told me to go back early, so I came directly to find you."
When she left home tonight, her husband and mother-in-law repeatedly told her to be back before noon to cook, otherwise the small food business at home would be too busy.
We can't tire them out. I should help out whenever I can, and I can't just stay at home and eat for free.
He'll be relieved once his son is born.
Xu Daya thought to herself, comparing herself to Jiang Hua in front of her, and sighed softly.
This younger sister is still young, and I didn't teach her well when she was little, which is why she's so selfish now.
"Did your mother tell you in her letter that she sold me for fifty taels of silver?" Jiang Hua suddenly asked.
"Fifty taels! Why can you sell it for fifty taels!" Xu Daya stood up from her chair excitedly: "Did your mother give you a dowry when you got married?"
"Why are you so agitated?" Jiang Hua asked, looking at the excitement and jealousy in her eyes.
"I was just concerned about your life at your in-laws' house," Xu Daya said with a forced laugh after realizing she had overreacted.
"I have no connection with the Xu family anymore, so you don't need to worry about these things," Jiang Hua said leisurely.
"As for what happens to the Xu family, that has nothing to do with me. These bowls of noodles today are on my behalf."
"What do you mean by this?" Xu Daya asked, puzzled. Seeing Jiang Hua's indifferent expression, she became somewhat anxious.
Her husband's family also ran a small business, selling food outside. She was thinking of asking this younger sister for the recipe so she could take it to the county town to buy the powder herself.
"Literally, I have other things to do, so I won't entertain you. You can go wherever you want."
Jiang Hua turned around and walked into the kitchen, ignoring Xu Daya behind her.
"The girl is so pitiful." Wenya whispered in Honghua's ear as she watched Xu Daya reluctantly leave with the child.
"You should know what you should and shouldn't say. As maids, we shouldn't gossip about our masters." Wen Yu's voice rang out from behind the two women, startling them.
To Jiang Hua, Xu Daya's appearance today was nothing more than an insignificant passerby.
If someone is sensible, they might help her out of respect for the original owner of this body. However, since they themselves are living in an abyss, they still want to drag her down with them.
After closing her shop that night, Jiang Hua was about to return to Mingyue Tower when she unexpectedly found Bai Heng standing at the door of her shop.
"Young Master Bai."
"Going back to Mingyue Tower? I'll take you there," Bai Heng asked as he walked to Jiang Hua's side.
"What are you doing here? Did you wait for me here on purpose?" Jiang Hua teased, meeting his alluring peach blossom eyes.
“I was just getting here when I came to pick you up because I was worried that Ye Shaoling was still not giving up.” Bai Heng said, adding, “Didn’t Huahua say before that we are friends?”
"Thank you very much, Bai Heng." Jiang Hua smiled knowingly.
The two walked side by side under the cover of night, illuminated by the lanterns lining the streets.
...The Power of Time...
As time passed day by day, Jiang Hua's antique-style mansion in Shili Village was finally completed.
I've been staying at Mingyue Tower for a while now and haven't been back to Xujia Village. I'm back today to move all my things to the new house.
So today I specially brought Wen Yu and Wen Qing back to tidy up.
"Huahua, are you moving? Where are you moving to?" Aunt Liu rushed over as soon as she heard that Jiang Hua had returned to the village.
"My house is finished and you can move in now, so I won't stay any longer." Jiang Hua instructed the two women to get ready while she went to entertain Aunt Liu.
It's better to move away sooner rather than later. During this time, because she hasn't been going back to the village, Da Xu and the others have been much quieter, and she's been enjoying her freedom.
"House? What house? When did you build it?" Aunt Liu looked at Jiang Hua with a puzzled expression.
“That five-courtyard house is mine,” Jiang Hua announced. “I didn’t say so before because I was afraid of gossip, so I asked Village Chief Lu and me to keep it a secret.”
"My goodness! Such a big yard! How much money must have cost!" Aunt Liu exclaimed in amazement.
"Money is meant to be earned and spent," Jiang Hua said with a light laugh. "Auntie, is Village Chief Xu home today? I'll go find him and sell the land in our village."
"Selling land? Do you have the land deed?" Aunt Liu asked.
"Yes, it was given to me by A-Zhou before he left."
Hearing Jiang Hua mention Jiang Xingzhou, Aunt Liu felt that Jiang Xingzhou had been gone for quite some time.
“Huahua, when is Xiaojiang coming back? You’re the only one managing the household. Luckily, Ayi has gone to school, so you don’t have to work so hard.”
“He’ll be back in a few days, so I was thinking of moving over there to wait for him,” Jiang Hua explained.
"Finally coming back?" Aunt Liu was relieved. Otherwise, it would be awkward if the two of them were not together.
"Auntie, what's wrong?" Jiang Hua noticed that Aunt Liu's expression was a little strange and asked in confusion.
"Huahua, when you stayed in town the other day, were you getting very close to a man?" Aunt Liu asked in a low voice.
“The villagers say you’ve been living with him and are being kept by him, which is why you haven’t come back.”
“That’s Magistrate Bai. I was in danger in town before, and he saved me,” Jiang Hua explained.
Well, well, these people really are too full, otherwise where would they get so much energy to gossip?
"Lord Bai? I see. Are you injured?" Aunt Liu asked hurriedly.
"No, Auntie, do you know who spread this rumor?"
"I reckon Xu is definitely involved," Aunt Liu said, shaking her head.
One night, Mrs. Xu and Old Mrs. Xu went to town to wait for Lin Shuyan to return. It was from that time that the rumors started.
"Anyway, we're moving out, so let them say whatever they want. They can say whatever they want." Jiang Hua changed the subject.
"Auntie, have you moved in yet?"
Judging by the time, Aunt Liu's brick house should be finished by now.
"It's just been covered, let it air out for a few days first." Aunt Liu wasn't in a hurry, not because she was reluctant to leave Xujia Village.
On the contrary, when I was building a house in Shili Village, I had already become familiar with the villagers. Sometimes we would even go to the river together to catch crabs to sell.
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