Seeing the female ghost disappear without a trace, Widow Zhou and Sun Zhitong looked at each other and saw the fear in each other's eyes.
After a long pause, Widow Zhou pushed Sun Zhitong away. "It's all your fault, you bastard! If it weren't for your stupid idea, how could that woman, Luo Shi, have come to my house? You've ruined me!"
Sun Zhitong didn't have the energy to coax her at this moment, and hurriedly put on his clothes, "Fang Niang, it's getting late, I'm going back."
Although Widow Zhou resented him, at least he was there for her, so she wasn't so afraid. Seeing him about to leave, she immediately rushed over and hugged him: "How dare you! You want to abandon me at this time? Sun Zhitong, do you still have a conscience?"
In the end, Sun Zhitong was unable to leave. The two of them hugged each other and stayed awake until dawn, suffering the entire night.
As soon as they saw the daylight, their tense nerves finally relaxed. They say ghosts fear sunlight, don't they? She wouldn't come out in broad daylight, would she?
Sun Zhitong hurriedly and quietly left through the back door. Widow Zhou barely packed up and didn't even have time to eat breakfast. She sent a maid to find a matchmaker, conveyed her intention to change the wedding date, and asked the matchmaker to notify the Xue family.
Judging from the ghost girl's attitude last night, except for Xue Shun, she had no good feelings towards other members of the Xue family, especially Old Lady Xue, and she was eager for her to torment them.
Because she was thinking about Widow Zhou's dowry, after learning her request from the matchmaker, Old Mrs. Xue gritted her teeth and agreed.
You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child! Wait until that widow marries and becomes the daughter-in-law of her Xue family. Are you still afraid that you won't be able to deal with her then?
Mrs. Xue originally wanted to borrow money to build a new house, but after borrowing a lot, she only managed to borrow a few dozen dollars! She was so angry that she cursed countless times in her heart.
In the end, he had no choice but to knock out one of his gold teeth.
The new house was built on the site of the original firewood room. The west and north walls were directly shared with the kitchen and courtyard wall, which saved a lot of money.
After painting the inside and outside, tamping the ground flat and firm, and putting tables, chairs and cabinets in it, it looks quite real.
On the day of the wedding, when Old Mrs. Xue looked at the dowry that was carried all the way from the village entrance, the smile on her face suddenly became more sincere.
She directly led the people carrying the dowry: "Come, carry it to this room." She was clearly referring to her room.
This blatant act of appropriating the daughter-in-law's dowry left the villagers who came to watch dumbfounded.
Several women who love gossip looked at each other and thought that there would be a lot of fun to watch in this family in the future.
After paying homage to heaven and earth and entering the bridal chamber, Widow Zhou was helped by a maid to sit on the bed.
The family didn't have much money, so Old Lady Xue couldn't afford a lavish banquet. She simply set up two tables in the yard, without a single meat dish. It was extremely shabby. When the guests arrived, there was no wine to drink, just a bowl of boiled water per person.
In Mrs. Xue's opinion, since she had already married him, why bother with all those face-saving projects? Those free food and drinks?
Someone asked, "Aunt, the clan leader and Seventh Uncle's family have all given gifts, right? Those gifts were quite generous, with meat and candy. How come there's not even a scrap of meat at your banquet?"
Not only the clan leader and Xue Rong's family, but most other families also gave gifts. There was always a basket of vegetables and a few eggs. Why did the Xue family treat them with such bland food?
This is too perfunctory!
Old Mrs. Xue was not always rude and arrogant. At this time, she showed some wisdom. She did not confront the man directly, but looked miserable and cried poor in front of everyone.
He started by talking about the time when his house was robbed, and tearfully described how difficult their family's life was.
The villagers were speechless and embarrassed. Today was her eldest son's wedding day, and she was crying here? What would the bride in her new home think?
The banquet was not enjoyable, but the subsequent wedding night prank gave everyone some comfort.
"This wedding dress is so beautiful. Is it made of silk? It's so red that it's blinding. I remember when I married my husband, he gave her a set of clean old clothes."
"The bride is really pretty, with such a white face."
"Yes, the people in this town are different from those in the countryside."
"Looking so delicate, I'm afraid she can't do any heavy work, right?"
"He runs a silk shop, and I don't know how much he makes in a year, and yet he still has to work in the fields?"
"Mrs. Zhou is so good, why did she fall for Shunzi?"
Madam Zhou sat on the bed, letting these ladies, young and old, look at her and talk about her without saying a word, quietly playing the role of a newly arrived bride.
Even if someone asked her about it, she still had the maidservant by her side to take care of it.
Only after the people in the room finally left did Xue Shun step into the room. When Madam Zhou saw him, her delicate body trembled.
"Xiao Huan, pour some wine."
She hadn't planned to consummate her marriage with Xue Shun in the first place, and now she was even more afraid. She didn't know if the female ghost was watching her from the shadows.
When Madam Zhou thought of this, she felt sick all over.
After drinking the wine with added ingredients, Xue Shunren became dizzy. His tall body swayed and he fell headfirst onto the bed.
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From that day on, Xue Huan often heard some news about the Xue family.
Such as "dowry controversy", "battle between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law", "quarrel between sisters-in-law", the good shows are one after another.
Sometimes, she would go invisible to watch the live broadcast.
In this peaceful village, the Xue family brought her a lot of fun. Among them, Madam Zhou played a great role, perfectly following the instructions of "Luo Shi" and making the Xue family a place of trouble.
Of course, she never took the initiative to cause trouble, but only fought back when the Xue family provoked her.
Madam Zhou is rich and well-connected, and she is not the type of person to be bullied. Plus, she has the support of the "Luo family" behind her, so she is not afraid of the Xue family at all.
Even if Old Lady Xue and her two daughters-in-law joined forces, they would not have the slightest advantage against Madam Zhou.
Old Mrs. Xue was so angry that she wanted to chew Madam Zhou into pieces and eat her, but her hatred was useless. Madam Zhou was not affected at all and continued to eat and drink as usual.
Xue Huan was very satisfied with this.
When she heard that the Xue family had split up and Xue Shun's branch was separated to live on its own, she no longer paid much attention to the Xue family.
After all, she still has a lot to do.
She still has the main task of "leaving the village to help Si Ni'er live a better new life" to complete.
In this era, if a woman wants to leave the place where she has always lived, the only way is to get married, but of course it is impossible for her to get married here, so how to leave becomes a question that needs to be carefully considered.
And after leaving, you have to live a beautiful new life.
Xue Huan thought for a while and decided to take the path of "doctor girl". She would first learn medical skills from her grandfather Xue Rong. After she had achieved success and accumulated a certain reputation, she would be able to leave the village openly without any worries.
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