In order to help Yuan Sixi swallow the powder smoothly, Zhou Miaomiao was very attentive and considerate that day. Not only did she take the initiative to boil hot water for Yuan Sixi to wash his feet, but when Yuan Sixi was thirsty, she also took the initiative to bring him a cup of warm water with half a spoonful of sugar in it, and served Yuan Sixi very comfortably. This day was also the only day that Zhou Miaomiao was not beaten after she got married.
Zhou Miaomiao stayed up all night. After Yuan Sixi fell asleep, she found where he had hidden his money—a clay pot under the bed. She was disappointed to find only ten yuan inside. But it was better than having no money at all! She took the ten yuan and ran away from this home she hated.
At six o'clock, Zeng Shijie arrived at Laohuao and saw Zhou Miaomiao already waiting there. He couldn't hide the smile on his face. Although Zeng Shijie had only been in Taoshu Village for a short time, he was well-liked. The young women and wives in the village all liked to talk to him. Zeng Shijie had heard that when Yuan Sixi married Zhou Miaomiao, he spent a full 500 yuan on the bride price.
Zeng Shijie is not a good person. In Qingshan City, Zeng Shijie relied on his good looks to cheat on several young wives. Zeng Shijie only cheated on young wives, not older girls. Because if an older girl was cheated, she would definitely be desperate. When a young wife was cheated, she would at most cry and curse a few times that she was blind and had chosen the wrong person. Besides, older girls don't have much money, but young wives are different. The more powerful young wives hold the income of the whole family in their hands, while the less powerful young wives hold the income of both themselves and their husbands, which is much richer than the older wives.
Zeng Shijie was beaten in the street that day because of a brother who had been deceived. Zeng Shijie and Aunt Ge came to Taoshu Village not to relax as he said, but because they didn't dare to stay in Qingshan City, fearing that the man would take revenge if he didn't die.
According to the custom in S Province, the bride's family usually takes the betrothal gift back to her husband's family when she gets married. Even the poorest family would only keep half of the betrothal gift. Zeng Shijie looked at Zhou Miaomiao as if she were a mobile wallet.
Zeng Shijie is proud of his "charm". From today on, the five hundred yuan and this beautiful young wife belong to him.
Zhou Miaomiao didn’t know what Zeng Shijie was thinking, she only knew that Zeng Shijie looked even more handsome when he smiled.
Taoshu Village was so remote that it took Zhou Miaomiao and Zeng Shijie more than ten hours to reach the nearest town. It was getting late, so Zeng Shijie planned to stay overnight and return to Qingshan City the next morning.
When Zeng Shijie checked into a hotel, he only requested a room. The waiter asked him what his relationship with Zhou Miaomiao was, and Zeng Shijie said they were husband and wife.
Zhou Miaomiao followed Zeng Shijie and didn't object when he said they were husband and wife. Her face flushed, but she felt sweet inside. She knew Zeng Shijie was interested in her.
If they stayed together tonight, did it mean that Zeng Shijie would marry her in the future? Zhou Miaomiao's heart was burning with passion just thinking about marrying Zeng Shijie and becoming a city dweller. After returning to the room, Zeng Shijie pulled Zhou Miaomiao to ask for sex. Zhou Miaomiao was full of hope for Zeng Shijie, and after some hesitation, the two of them rolled together.
After making love, Zeng Shijie embraced Zhou Miaomiao and began to say a lot of sweet nothings. While Zhou Miaomiao was still dazed, Zeng Shijie asked her to keep the money with him. Zeng Shijie said that if the money was with Zhou Miaomiao, it would be bad if it was stolen. He was a man, very alert, and petty thieves would not dare to approach him.
When Zeng Shijie heard Zhou Miaomiao say that she only brought ten dollars from Yuan's house, his face changed.
"Miao Miao, you are not afraid that I will cheat you of your money, are you? Or are you thinking about your past relationship with Yuan Sixi and can't bear to take his money?" Zeng Shijie's voice changed when he questioned Zhou Miaomiao, becoming a little sharper, unlike his usual gentle and low voice.
"No, no, his family really has no money." Zhou Miaomiao felt that she was wronged when she heard Zeng Shijie ask this. If she had sided with that stinky man Yuan Sixi, how could she be willing to follow Zeng Shijie?
"Didn't everyone in the village say Yuan Sixi was a money-maker? Could it be that he's hiding something, and you haven't found it?" Zeng Shijie was still a little unwilling to accept the news. The expected hundreds of yuan had suddenly shrunk to ten, and Zeng Shijie felt a huge gap in his heart. Ten yuan, what could ten yuan really do? He didn't know if he could make it to Qingshan City. The car fare alone for two people would cost six or seven yuan, and he would have to eat on the way. If they just went back like this, would they both have to starve to death?
"Shijie, all the money Yuan Sixi earned over the years was given as a betrothal gift to my uncle's family, and he's still in debt!" Zhou Miaomiao said with disgust. She didn't notice the calculating look in Zeng Shijie's eyes at all, and she told him about her life, which was even more miserable than "Little White Cabbage."
Zeng Shijie's heart sank when he saw that the expected "Goddess of Wealth" turned out to be a pauper. Hearing that Zhou Miaomiao was a "small cabbage" whose family didn't want to give to her uncle's family to pay off their debts, Zeng Shijie knew his chances were in vain. Fortunately, others had gotten some, so it wasn't too bad. He could only grumble, "Go to sleep!" and turn away.
Seeing Zeng Shijie's cold look, Zhou Miaomiao felt very aggrieved. She had eloped with Zeng Shijie, so why was he so impatient with her before the night was over? Zeng Shijie was fine when she first entered the room.
Oh? Oh, right? Zeng Shijie didn't dislike her because she had no money, did he?
Money, money! Where can I get some?
Thinking of the pile of money that Zhou Jiaxing had hidden under the bed when she was at Zhou's house before, Zhou Miaomiao calculated it over and over in her mind before slowly falling asleep.
In order to please Zeng Shijie, Zhou Miaomiao told Zeng Shijie early the next morning that her cousin Zhou Jiaxing had a lot of money.
Zeng Shijie's eyes lit up when he heard this.
However, Zeng Shijie had concerns. Zhou Jiaxing had been in prison and was likely a ruthless person. He really needed to carefully calculate the cost of taking his money.
So, Zhou Miaomiao secretly returned to the Zhou family home with Zeng Shijie. She had the key to the Zhou family home. After she left, Zhou Zhiqiang and his son Zhou Jiajie both stayed at Wu Jinfeng's house. The small kitchen in Zhou Zhiqiang's home had never been used.
Zhou Miaomiao and Zeng Shijie hid in the kitchen and, seizing an opportunity, added a pinch of salt to Wu Jinfeng's cooking and put some sleeping pills in Zhou Jiaxing's cup. While Zhou Jiaxing was fast asleep, Zhou Miaomiao stole a large bag of money that he had hidden under his bed.
After Zeng Shijie got the money, he praised Zhou Miaomiao a lot.
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