I wanted to talk to you at your grave, but it's a pity you're still alive.
"Brother Yu, being poor and having a beautiful wife is a terrible thing! Think about how that young man in the story died! Pay up your debts now! Otherwise, you'll have to pay them off with your life!" The thug nicknamed Lao Jiu looked at Yu Xi with contempt, his eyes slanted and his mouth crooked.
Yu Yue hid behind her brother, not daring to show her head, afraid that she would be used to pay off debts.
"It's just a few strings of cash. Why are you rushing me? If you cause a scene in the inn, where will I put my face?" Yu Xi was surrounded by two or three people, but she still looked arrogant.
Seeing that he was acting arrogantly and was different from the others, Lao Jiu was a little unsure, so he went to the dinner table and asked his elder brother, "This kid, could he be something special?"
Sima Mo took a sip of wine and said to him, "Bring him here."
Lao Jiu immediately did as instructed.
When Yu Xi saw his elder brother, his face became much more serious, and he solemnly clasped his hands in greeting: "Brother Sima! I may not have money, but my wife does."
His wife, Ye Dongjia? She has such an unforgettable face, such a captivating figure, and she's incredibly rich too? How did such a woman end up in his hands?
If only I could get close to them, even just a little bit.
Sima Mo looked him up and down, then slowly drank another cup.
Seeing that her elder brother's cup was empty, Yu Xi took the wine pot and refilled it for him: "Brother, please."
Sima Mo laughed instead of drinking, saying, "I don't need this drink."
Yu Xi didn't understand and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Standing to the side, the ninth brother looked at his elder brother's face, which looked like he was starving and wanted to eat meat. He immediately understood: "Hey, Yu, your elder brother has taken a fancy to your wife. Get your wife and I'll forgive your debts."
“No…” Yu Xi said subconsciously.
"Okay! Definitely! It's a deal!" Yu Yue emerged from the corner, rushed to the table, and tightly grasped Sima Mo's hand, her eyes gleaming with an unusual light: "No backing out!"
Sima Mo glanced at her, then withdrew his hand: "Sign and seal! No going back on your word!"
She was his wife. Yu Xi was still struggling, undecided, until he saw Sima Mo take out paper and pen, and quickly complete the contract. He was still hesitant.
Yu Yue looked at him and cursed angrily, "What? You're so happy spending my money? But when it's her turn, you feel sorry for her?"
Yu Xi still didn't move.
Sima Mo glared at him, and Lao Jiu grinned as he shoved the pen into Yu Xi's hand: "Brother! Out with the old, in with the new! Come on, I'll set you up with the daughter of the richest man in the county, Old Man Liu! Sign it! Other women who want to pay off my brother's debts are beneath my notice!"
With dreams of becoming even wealthier in the future, Yu Xi signed the papers.
Sima Mo looked at the paper and drank two cups in a good mood.
The ninth brother also poured wine for his eldest brother.
Sima Mo laughed heartily: "I'm not drinking anymore! I'll save my room for your sister-in-law. If Brother Yu is capable, I'll have a beauty by my side tonight!"
After saying that, Sima Mo urged Yu Xi to quickly call Ye Dongjia over.
Yu Xi pulled Yu Yue out the door.
No one was home at the Ye residence. They knocked on the door several times, but no one answered.
Yu Yue's eyes lit up, and she suggested that they go and take a look at the wasteland next to the town.
Yesterday's wasteland has now been transformed into hundreds of acres of fertile land.
Chonghua helped Ye Qingzhou along the path and looked around briefly.
The elderly women were diligently weeding in the fields.
"Our Xiaocao family's wheat seedlings are growing the best!" Ye Qingzhou said with a smile.
Lu Xiaocao was engrossed in her work when she heard the laughter. She ran over and joined them.
"Boss! Boss! Someone's looking for you!" Pumpkin called from the other side of the woods.
"It's the Yu family again? Seriously, did we poke a hornet's nest?" Chonghua pouted in dissatisfaction.
"I'll call a few more people so the landlord won't suffer a loss." Lü Xiaocao acted immediately and went to the fields to call people.
“It’s Xiao Hong.” Ye Qingzhou continued walking forward.
Yu Xiaohong saw Ye Qingzhou from afar, broke free from the restraints of others, and ran straight to Ye Qingzhou. She threw herself into Ye Qingzhou's arms, sobbing, "Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law! My father! My father caught a cold in prison! Third Uncle and Eldest Uncle, they don't care. Yu Yue even said, 'It's better if he dies! Dying will save money! Waaaaah!'"
"He went to jail because of the fire. Do you hate me?" Ye Qingzhou asked calmly.
“It was our own fault, we made a mistake and set the fire.” Yu Xiaohong raised her head, her face covered in tears, and she even cried out a snot bubble: “If Father had listened to Mother and hadn’t come, everything would have been fine.”
Chonghua opened her mouth as if to say something, but seeing how badly she was crying, she closed her mouth again.
Pumpkin said bluntly, "I don't have any money to lend."
Yu Xiaohong wiped her face with her sleeve, cleaning up the snot and tears: "I won't lend it for nothing. I'll work. I'll do any kind of work! Sister-in-law, do you need a maid?"
Chonghua immediately blocked her way, her cheeks puffed out: "I pity you, you're stealing my job!"
Pumpkin couldn't help but laugh at her possessive way of handling her food.
Yu Xiaohong stretched out her dirty hand and grabbed Ye Qingzhou's sleeve.
He exclaimed "Eh!" and was about to curse.
Lu Xiaocao grabbed Yu Xiaohong's hand and pointed to the fields over there: "Old Song from the front street, he's passed away, he doesn't want the land anymore, are you going to take it or not? Make it clear first, don't complain about being tired!"
"Come on, come on, come on! Do it, do it, do it! I can do it even at home!" Yu Xiaohong wiped away her tears again, her face was all smeared with tears.
Ye Qingzhou handed her a handkerchief: "Go with Sister Lü! She's a very nice person!"
Yu Xiaohong took the handkerchief and wiped away her tears.
Ye Qingzhou then said to Chonghua, "Big girl, give her some money first."
Yu Xiaohong kept thanking her.
Ye Qingzhou thought for a moment, then took her hand and said, "Talk to your father about what happened today. If he knows you've been wronged like this, he'll definitely have something to say. There's a good man named Li among the yamen runners."
Yu Xiaohong nodded vigorously: "I'll go tell Father right now. You're such a good sister-in-law! I envy Yu Yue so much; you're so good to her. I wish you were my own sister-in-law!"
Ye Qingzhou smiled and said, "Pumpkin, get the ledger and have her sign it!"
Pumpkin went to get the account book and pen and ink.
Chonghua also opened his purse and gave Yu Xiaohong a copper coin, asking her to write down the amount she needed to advance.
Yu Xiaohong took the copper coin and hurried away. After taking a few steps, she remembered and shouted, "Sister-in-law! I'll come back to give you an answer at 5 PM tonight!"
"Okay!" Ye Qingzhou waved to her from afar.
Two people were crouching in a corner of the woods.
Yu Yue snorted coldly: "Traitor!"
Yu Xi smiled and said, "Heaven is on my side! It's really like this came without any effort at all! Tonight is all mine!"
At dusk, Yu Xiaohong happily walked towards the Ye residence.
I've arrived. I knock on the door.
"Who is it?" the doorman asked.
"Looking for my sister-in-law! I'm Xiao Hong!" Yu Xiao Hong said.
As soon as she finished speaking, two people hiding in the carriage not far away suddenly ran over, covered her mouth, and dragged her aside.
The doorman opened the door, looked around, and asked, "Where is everyone?"
Yu Yue helped her brother tie up Yu Xiaohong, stuffed her into the carriage, and hurriedly ran over: "Xiaohong, please ask your sister-in-law to go to the new restaurant."
The gatekeeper didn't believe her, so Yu Yue pointed into the distance: "Xiao Hong went ahead. She's waiting for her sister-in-law! She said she wants to thank her properly!"
Sister-in-law, you should thank me properly for finding you a strong and healthy man. He can fight, but he'll take good care of you!
The doorman saw it was her and was about to close the door.
Yu Yue grabbed the door and handed over a handkerchief: "Don't you believe me! This is for Xiao Hong! Hurry up! Xiao Hong is getting impatient!"
The doorman took the handkerchief and slammed the door shut again.
In the inner courtyard, Ye Qingzhou sat at the table, reading a letter. Her expression was gentle, and a smile played on her lips. When she saw someone arrive, she quickly tucked the letter under the book.
She redrawn it and handed the handkerchief to her. Then she repeated the doorman's words verbatim: "He said that the first sentence was shouted by Xiao Hong. After that, Xiao Hong disappeared as soon as the door opened. The doorman said that the master must not go. Yu Yue doesn't seem like a good person."
The lamplight flickered, and Ye Qingzhou held the handkerchief, recognizing it clearly as the one she had given to Yu Xiaohong earlier that day.
"Just now, the dog in the front yard kept barking. How could Xiao Hong have disappeared into thin air?" Ye Qingzhou asked with a worried expression.
He redrawn: "But, your body..."
Ye Qingzhou bit her lip a few times, as if she had made up her mind. She sighed and said, "This afternoon, the constable surnamed Li delivered a letter saying that things had taken a turn for the better, but the official documents haven't been issued yet. If something goes wrong at this critical juncture, none of us will be in good shape."
"But I'm afraid something will happen to you, girl!" Her face, now heavily painted, was filled with worry.
A series of footsteps sounded, and the doorman came running over again, stopping outside the door: "Master! That woman is urging me again! Should I send her away?"
"No! I'll go!" Ye Qingzhou stood up. Xiao Hong had helped her before.
The door opened.
Yu Yue invited Ye Qingzhou to get into the carriage.
Ye Qingzhou looked up and saw Yu Xi in front of the carriage.
Although we haven't seen each other for many days, my heart is still troubled by your presence. Yu Xi got out of the carriage and invited her to get into the carriage.
Ye Qingzhou remained motionless.
Yu Xi stopped, flicked the reins twice, and aimed at her slightly protruding belly: "Our son is so big now, Madam. I miss him so much. What about you, do you miss me?"
The son isn't yours. I wanted to stand before your grave and say something, but alas, you're not dead yet. Ye Qingzhou thought to herself, turning her body away from him.
"You blame me? Don't worry, you and your daughter will soon be living a good life!" Yu Xi put away the reins and walked towards Ye Qingzhou.
Sima Mo is a weirdo; he has a thing for married women. He doesn't even mind if Ye Qingzhou is pregnant with another man's child. Once Ye Qingzhou gives birth to his son, the son will inherit the Sima family's wealth, and then he, the biological father, can come and reap the benefits. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
In Yu Xi's heart, he celebrated his own brilliance with fireworks all night long, and smiled broadly: How could he be so kind to receive such a wonderful thing without working for him?
Pumpkin harnessed the carriage out, and Ye Qingzhou, too lazy to pay attention to Yu Xi, got into the carriage.
When the carriage arrived at the newly opened restaurant, Ye Qingzhou and Nangua whispered a few words to each other before getting off the carriage.
Yu Yue and Yu Xi stood beside Ye Qingzhou, one on the left and one on the right, forming a pincer movement.
"Sister-in-law, let's go eat something delicious!" Yu Yue said affectionately, pulling Ye Qingzhou's hand with a smile. In her mind, Sima Mo's sinister face flashed before her eyes, along with the image of him devouring meat, bits of flesh flying everywhere. She thought to herself: Ye Qingzhou, you can't escape! Just wait to be bitten to death, tortured to death!
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