"What are you yelling about?!" Cai Die emerged empty-handed from the kitchen, her face darkening at the sound of the wailing. "If you dare to yell again, I'll cut your tongue out and feed it to the dogs!"
Another half hour passed, and they grew so hungry their hearts began to tremble, but the old village chief still hadn't returned.
Moreover, this family was incredibly stingy. Every cabinet in the kitchen was locked, and even the rice container was sealed with an iron gate. The only drinkable thing was the water in the water tank, but they drank it ladle after ladle. The toilet area was completely unusable.
"So it wasn't a ghost after all!" Madam Qian clutched her chest in lingering fear as she watched the pink figure emerge. "If it wasn't a ghost, why was it dressed all in white? Wasn't that just trying to scare people..."
Halfway through his sentence, the white figure slowly turned its head.
The rest of Qian's words were stuck on the tip of her tongue. She was stunned for a long time. This girl's face was almost identical to her sister-in-law's. For a moment, she couldn't tell who was prettier. It was just that her figure was too thin. She looked weak and frail, as if she would fall down after taking a few steps.
I'm afraid it'll be difficult to have a son...
Seeing Qian Shi nodding and shaking her head at her master, Cai Die was even more furious. "What are you looking at! Look again and I'll gouge your eyes out!"
Startled back to her senses by the shout, Qian clutched her stomach with one hand and pointed at the people in the courtyard with the other, yelling, "Where did this brat come from! This is our Shanghe Village territory! Cutting out tongues and gouging out eyes, how dare you be so arrogant! Be careful, I'll have my husband and sister-in-law beat you so badly your parents won't recognize you!"
"Well, I've certainly seen my share of wicked people in poor and remote areas today."
Cai Die's face was ashen, and she slapped away Qian Shi's outstretched hand. "Go and call your man and sister-in-law over right now! I want to see how badly you dare to beat me and the princess!"
Qian, wincing in pain, withdrew her hand, about to strike back, but her elbow abruptly stopped at the last sentence, "What? Princess... what is a princess..."
Her tongue seemed to be tied in knots, and her gaze towards the white-clad figure was filled with surprise and uncertainty.
This girl is indeed exceptionally beautiful, especially the jewelry she wears on her head and wrists, which is all made of jade.
But the emperor's daughter should be a princess, so what about the county princess? Is she the daughter of a prince? Or a prince of the blood...? No, whatever she is, what is this county princess doing in their village so late at night?
Are you just bored and have nothing better to do?
"Ugly hag! How dare you curse me!" Seeing this, Cai Die finally lost her temper and raised her hand to slap the woman across the face—
However, just as she raised her hand, a panicked cry rang out, "Oh my goodness, my stomach hurts so much!"
Qian's fox-like eyes darted around, and she slumped softly against Chunhua, narrowly avoiding Caidie's slap. "Chunhua, quick, help your mother back to rest. I can't take it anymore, my stomach hurts so much..."
Chunhua lowered her eyes and quickly helped the person walk home. As they walked, she said in a flustered voice, "Mom, you must hold on! Chunhua will help you back home right away."
"That ugly thing, it actually tried to run away." Cai Die missed her target and instead slammed into the fence. The sharp fence tore a hole in her clothes. All the anger that had been suffocating in her chest that day burst out uncontrollably, and she ran out of the yard.
"Forget it." Jun Qingcheng frowned and stopped the man. "That woman is pregnant. If something happens to her, wouldn't that cause more trouble?"
Cai Die paused, her face turning grim. "Princess, the entire Shanghe Village is full of unruly scoundrels, each one more disgusting than the last. If I don't get over this, I won't be able to sleep at night."
"What's the rush?" Jun Qingcheng said calmly. "There's still a long way to go. Have you memorized this woman's appearance?"
"Cai Die remembers." Cai Die nodded, her expression complicated.
She had never seen anyone who looked so terrifying; their face was covered in red bumps, making it impossible not to remember them.
Just then, Yan Yi returned with a guard. "Princess, I caught two wild rabbits and a pheasant on the mountain. Would you like to roast them, braise them, or make soup?"
The master and servant looked up at the raw rabbit and pheasant in Yan Yi's hand, and for no reason, they swallowed hard.
My stomach kept growling.
Cai Die blushed slightly and awkwardly pressed her stomach. "Braised rabbit and pheasant are the best dishes, but we don't have any oil, salt, or seasonings. I'm afraid we'll just have to skin them and roast them."
Jun Qingcheng withdrew her gaze. "Roast the rabbit, and make soup with the pheasant."
She had been hungry all day, and if she didn't drink some soup or broth, she probably wouldn't be able to get up tomorrow.
"Yes, Princess." Yan Yitong, the guard, bowed and accepted the order.
One person plucked the feathers and skinned the animal, while another went to chop branches to build a grill; they quickly got the fire going...
Back at the Su family ancestral home, Madam Qian jogged home, slamming the courtyard gate shut. Cold sweat beaded on her forehead. "Oh my god, that scared the hell out of me! This damn princess, why isn't she staying in the capital? Why is she coming to our Shanghe Village to scare people..."
Chunhua walked around the house, lit an oil lamp, and came out. "Mother, Father hasn't come back yet."
"It's better that he didn't come back. Don't let your father know about your trip to Qianjia Village today." Madam Qian breathed a sigh of relief, then continued to nag, "Go and catch three crucian carp from the bucket and gut them. I'll make a crucian carp soup for your father later."
I remember when we gutted the fish, we went to the backyard to do it because I couldn't stand the fishy smell.
And those green crabapples, wash one for me to eat first..."
Before she could finish speaking, her nose twitched, and she stood up abruptly. "Hey, where's that hot pot smell coming from? And it even smells like beef and lamb!"
Upon closer inspection, outside the fence, Widow Liu was hurrying towards them, leading two cows and each carrying a large bowl.
"Aunt Liu, wait a minute!" Madam Qian swallowed hard, quickly opened the door to stop the woman, her eyes fixed intently on the red oil-soaked meat slices in the woman's arms. "Auntie, where did this hot pot come from? Is there beef in this bowl too?"
"Erhu's wife has such a keen nose!" Widow Liu chuckled and quickly moved the bowl in her hand.
This Qian woman was a glutton to begin with, and now that she was pregnant, she had no doubt that if she were given a second look, she would probably take a couple of pieces of meat from her bowl.
Qian paused, her hand hidden in her sleeve, and glanced behind the mother and her two children. "Aunt Liu hasn't said where this hot pot came from yet. Did she perhaps steal it from my sister-in-law?"
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