Chapter 246 Being Hated
That year, the Zhou family bought more and more land and planted more and more rice.
Her family's rice not only yields a lot, but also matures quickly. Many people want to buy seeds from them, but even if they buy the seeds, they can't grow the exact same rice.
Everyone only knows that the Zhou family is good at farming.
The newly purchased land is in Luoniu Village, just across a small river. The soil here is fertile.
Du Wanchun enclosed the land to form a village, built several small houses inside, and invited several young men who were on good terms with the Zhou family to look after it.
Zhuangzi is very large; it would take at least the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to walk from one end to the other.
After Du Wanchun finished settling things at the estate, she went home with Zhang Qiuhe. On their way back, they happened to pass by the house of the matchmaker from Chu.
Seeing the matchmaker's family in the distance, Du Wanchun thought of Wang Qiu and asked Zhang Qiuhe with a smile, "Sister Zhang, how is your marriage with Brother Wang going?"
Zhang Qiuhe blushed and quickly lowered her head, saying, "It's still early, I'll do whatever Aunt Wang says."
Seeing this, Du Wanchun probably guessed that the two of them were about to get married, so she stopped teasing her. The two of them discussed going to the market next time to buy some red silk to make wedding dresses.
The two walked past the matchmaker's house, chatting and laughing.
The eldest sister-in-law of the matchmaker from Chu happened to see it.
The matchmaker's elder brother's family lived next door to the matchmaker's family. The niece that she mentioned to Du Wanchun last time was her elder brother's youngest daughter.
The eldest brother of the Chu family had two sons and two daughters. The two sons and one daughter are all married, leaving only the youngest daughter.
The eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family glanced displeasedly at the backs of Du Wanchun and Zhang Qiuhe, and pulled the matchmaker Chu aside, saying, "Is that Zhang Qiuhe, the one who got divorced with her child?"
The matchmaker looked up and said, "Yes, that's right, it's her."
The eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family raised an eyebrow and said disdainfully, "I thought she was some great beauty, but she's just a peasant girl. She's nothing special. In what way does my daughter not compare to her!"
As the matchmaker turned and walked into the house, she advised, "Sister-in-law, let's call off this marriage. Not only does Wang Qiu disagree, but even the Wang family elders don't approve of it."
The eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family, hands on her hips and chin raised, scolded, "That Wang family is nothing but a farming family, yet they dare to look down on my darling! Humph! My darling doesn't even look at them!"
As she spoke, she caught up with the matchmaker, Chu, and said, "Second Sister, you must help Jiao'er! If the marriage isn't settled soon, her belly will be getting bigger!"
The matchmaker frowned deeply. "I'm at my wit's end. I've tried to find a husband for her several times, but none of them have worked out. Sister-in-law, you might as well let Jiao'er find the child's biological father."
"No, I don't want that family." Sister-in-law Chu said fiercely, turning around and going into the house in a huff. "If you won't think of a solution for Jiao'er, I'll think of one myself."
The matchmaker sighed and said, "Fine, I'm not going to interfere anymore!"
The matchmaker's niece was named Chu Jiao'er. She studied at the academy for a few years and later learned embroidery at home with her mother, thus acquiring an embroidery skill.
She was of marriageable age and ready to get married, but she accidentally became engaged to another man and got pregnant.
The man's family had a feud with the eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family, so the eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family thought of finding another marriage for Chu Jiao'er so that she could get married as soon as possible.
The matchmaker from Chu helped her find several families, but she only liked Wang Qiu's family the most.
Because Wang Qiu is an only child, and in Changliu Village, there are very few families with only one son. If her daughter marries into the family, then everything in the Wang family will belong to her daughter. If Wang Qiu passes away in the future, then everything will belong to the Chu family.
The eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family had a perfectly calculated plan, but she didn't expect that the Wang family would look down on the Chu family and instead take a fancy to a woman with a child.
This made her even angrier.
The eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family thought about it all night, and went to the pharmacy early the next morning to buy some medicine.
Du Wanchun arrived at the incense shop early that day, accompanied by the Fifth Prince.
The Fifth Prince had been in Changliu Village for a few days. During these days, he followed behind Granny Zhou, either chopping wood or making incense. He had finally become a little more familiar with the place and wanted to visit the market in Changliu Village.
Du Wanchun then brought him along as well.
After arranging things at the incense shop, Du Wanchun took him for a stroll through the market, where they bought some delicious food and fun things before returning to the shop.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw that it was Chu's eldest sister-in-law.
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