After saying this, Xue Huan turned around and left without caring how shaken Xue Shun was.
Only after she had gone far away did Xue Shun come to his senses. How could he still have the heart to plow the fields at this time? He didn't even bother to plow and hurried home.
Old Lady Xue was just sending out a matchmaker who was wearing all kinds of makeup. When she saw Xue Shun coming back, she glared at him: "Why are you back so early? Have you finished your work in the fields?"
Xue Shun was about to question his mother, but when she glared at him, he unconsciously lowered his head and replied subconsciously, "No, I haven't finished it yet. Mother, I heard you're going to marry me to the widow Zhou in town?"
His voice was weak, as if he was the one in the wrong, not Old Mrs. Xue.
At this time, the matchmaker looked Xue Shun up and down and said, "Oh, your eldest son is quite handsome. The child he will have with that lady Zhou will definitely be good-looking."
Old Mrs. Xue: "We live in the countryside. It looks good but it can't be eaten."
He glanced at Xue Shun impatiently and said, "That's right, the marriage has been decided. You can wait another half month and then become the groom. Come on, stop standing here and do what you need to do."
He turned around and sent the matchmaker away with a pleasant face.
"Mom, I don't want to marry Widow Zhou. She, she is not a good person." Xue Shun said sullenly.
As for what was wrong, he couldn't say it, nor could he say what Xue Huan told him.
Old Lady Xue's eyebrows exploded when she heard this. She jumped up, grabbed his ear, and twisted it hard. "You don't want to marry me? I tell you, you have to marry me even if you don't want to! What's wrong with Widow Zhou? She's pretty, her family owns a silk shop, and they're very rich! The fact that she likes you is a blessing you've earned in eight lifetimes! I'm just waiting to drink the tea she offers you. If you try to make trouble for me, I'll expose your skin!"
She spitted and slapped Xue Shun, then glared at him fiercely, walked into the yard angrily, and slammed the door shut.
Xue Shun stood there for a long time, clenching and unclenching his fists. Finally, he wiped his face, slumped his shoulders and dragged his heavy steps back to the field, continuing to work.
Xue Huan originally thought that with her reminder, the marriage between Xue Shun and the widow Zhou would not take place. However, two days later, Xue Jinbao came to tell her that the widow Zhou would marry in three days.
Xue Huan: “…”
Well, she should have known that Xue Shun had no human rights in the Xue family at all. How could he decide whether to marry Widow Zhou?
Old Lady Xue might not have been unaware of the strangeness of Widow Zhou's marriage, but so what? After all, it was Xue Shun who married Widow Zhou. Using her eldest son, whom she disliked to begin with, to bring a wealthy daughter-in-law into the family, benefiting the Xue family, wasn't this a very cost-effective deal?
Originally, Xue Huan shouldn't have interfered in this matter anymore, but could she watch Old Lady Xue get what she wanted?
Want to drink the rich wife's tea? That depends on whether you can swallow it when the time comes!
In town, at Widow Zhou's house.
On the night before her wedding, Sun Zhitong, Widow Zhou's lover, came over again. The two were having fun when something was suddenly thrown into the tent and hit Sun Zhitong, who was working hard. He was so scared that he immediately collapsed.
"Squeak--" The thing that was smashed in was a mouse, still alive. It fell off Sun Zhitong and ran around on the bed.
Widow Zhou was so frightened that she screamed and dodged everywhere.
The culprit was sitting on a stool, legs crossed, watching with great amusement.
When the mouse finally ran away, Widow Zhou and her husband, who were still in shock, saw a person sitting at the table in the house and were frightened again.
"You, who are you? How did you get in?" Widow Zhou huddled behind Sun Zhitong, grabbing his arm tightly.
How did Xue Huan get in? Of course, she used the invisibility technique to come in openly.
At this time, she was wearing the vest of Luo Shi, Si Ni'er's mother who died in childbirth. Her black hair was disheveled, her face was deathly pale, her lips were blue, there were two bloodstains under her eyes, and she exuded a strong smell of blood. She looked abnormal no matter how you looked at her.
It was easy for Widow Zhou and the other woman to think of it as a ghost.
Xue Huan's lips curled up strangely. "Aren't you going to marry Xue Shun? How come you didn't even know about this?"
This is strange. Why does she have to know her if she wants to marry Xue Shun?
Widow Zhou was startled by what she thought and cried out, "Are you Xue Shun's daughter-in-law who died in childbirth?"
This time, even Sun Zhitong, a grown man, was terrified. However, he was a man in the government office after all, and he had seen many strange things while investigating cases. But in the final analysis, those legendary ghost stories were nothing more than someone pretending to be a ghost.
Where do ghosts come from in this world?
Thinking of this, he looked at Xue Huan with a little more suspicion. He picked up a boot from the pedal and smashed it towards her, wanting to see her reaction.
Sun Zhitong had quite some strength in his hands and his aim was pretty good. Just as the boot was about to hit the "female ghost", the female ghost suddenly disappeared!
Right under his nose!
Widow Zhou clenched her fingers and trembled violently.
The next moment, the female ghost appeared directly in front of Sun Zhitong. He was so frightened that his heart almost went off the rails. He froze in place, not daring to move.
Seeing that the two men were frightened, Xue Huan smiled slightly, but she didn't know that this smile was really scary to Sun Zhitong and the others.
She walked back to the table and sat down leisurely. Sun Zhitong and Widow Zhou huddled at the foot of the bed, their hands and feet weak, not daring to breathe.
After a moment of trembling silence, Widow Zhou suddenly knelt down in front of Xue Huan, "Sister, I was wrong! I won't marry Xue Shun! I'll cancel this marriage tomorrow morning! I promise I'll never look at Xue Shun again!"
Xue Huan chuckled, "No, I came to you not to ask you not to marry Xue Shun, but I hope you can marry him smoothly."
Widow Zhou was dumbfounded. In shock, she couldn't help but look at Xue Huan. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw her, and she quickly lowered her head.
The fact that Widow Zhou was able to run her silk shop successfully even after her husband's death showed that she was by no means a fool. On the contrary, she was quite shrewd. "You want me to marry you, but what do you want me to do?"
Xue Huan gave her an appreciative look. "That's right. First, change the wedding date. As for when—have the matchmaker tell the Xue family to build a new house for you and Xue Shun. You can marry into it when the new house is finished."
This request was really beyond Widow Zhou's expectations. This matter could be said to be beneficial to her. Why would Mrs. Luo do this?
Although she couldn't figure it out, it didn't stop Widow Zhou from agreeing immediately: "Okay, okay, I promise to do as you say."
"Secondly, after you marry into the Xue family, you must separate the family and live alone with Xue Shun."
Widow Zhou: “…”
She seemed to have figured out some of Luo's intentions.
This woman was still thinking about Xue Shun even after her death?
"If Old Lady Xue starts making a scene and uses her status as a mother-in-law to pressure you, you don't have to be afraid of her. You must not give in at all, understand?"
"I know, don't worry, sister. I'm not someone who lets anyone push me around. If that old woman dares to make trouble in front of me, I promise to fight her back! Let her know how powerful I, Madam Zhou, am!"
Xue Huan nodded in satisfaction, "It's good that you have this awareness."
She stood up and said, "Well, I should go too."
Before Widow Zhou and the other woman could breathe a sigh of relief, they heard her say again, "I'll come find you when the time comes."
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