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Chapter 171 Niu Xianhuaer Recruits Her In-Law

It is early spring now. Although it is not yet spring, it is not so cold anymore. The golden sunlight shines down and it seems warm. There are some forsythia planted in the yard, and now they have bloomed into clusters of tender yellow flowers, like strings of little stars.

There were quite a few people standing in the yard, in groups of three or five, and some were sitting in the house with the door open, so they could be seen at a glance from inside the yard. As soon as someone came in, all of them looked over, and one could tell they were all nervous, for they all knew that the person coming in was either their opponent or someone who could give them hope.

After the group of people from Hebian Village came in, everyone's eyes fell on the six little kids and three women dressed as girls.

The head of the village greeted several men who came up. It was obvious that they were headmen from other villages, so they greeted them politely.

The head of the village just spoke a few words to those people, then took the villagers into a house and let them rest there.

Su Zhi looked at the people from other villages, and of course paid special attention to the pretty girls. She found that even if they were country girls, some of them were really pretty. However, no matter how pretty they were, they were not as pretty as Shen Zhu, and of course they were not as good at dressing up as Shen Zhu. Shen Zhu's temperament and dress were so good that even if she was in the county, there was nothing wrong with her. When she compared herself with these country girls, let alone whether she was prettier than them, her temperament and dress alone overwhelmed those people.

Zhao Xiaohua looked at the girls from other villages with a proud look on her face. She felt that those girls were not as good as her. But when she saw Shen Zhu walking in front of her, she became deflated and felt very resentful. She wondered why Shen Zhu was wearing such a beautiful dress today. If she wore this dress, she would definitely look better than Shen Zhu.

Zhao Xiaohua complained to Zhao Dazhu and Dazhu's wife.

Dazhu's wife also looked at Shen Zhu's clothes with envy. Shen Zhu's clothes were made of good material, and the craftsmanship was even better. The style was also good. When she wore them, she looked like a rich lady.

"Sister, why are you in such a hurry? The prettier she is today, the better. Have you forgotten what I told you?"

Dazhu's wife came closer to Zhao Xiaohua and told her not to lose her temper.

"You should build up a good relationship with her these days. The better your relationship is, the greater your chances will be. Don't let others take advantage of you."

Zhao Xiaohua thought of what her sister-in-law had said to her before, and she felt better. She looked at Shen Zhu. "No matter how nicely you dress, I will be the Queen of Rain in the future. Let you be proud of it now." She walked to Shen Zhu and started chatting with her with a smile, praising Shen Zhu's clothes. When she heard that the clothes were made by Su Zhi, she felt jealous again. Shen Zhu really had a good sister-in-law, but it was a pity that she didn't have such a good sister-in-law. Because Dazhu's wife gave her an idea, she didn't blame her, but scolded Liu Si Niang in her heart, thinking that if she was a lucky person, wouldn't she be able to buy good clothes for herself?

Shen Zhu was not interested in Zhao Xiaohua's intimate chat with her. This Zhao Xiaohua always came to curry favor with her, but she didn't want to pay attention to this person. Thinking about those times when she wanted to rely on her family, she hated Zhao Xiaohua from the bottom of her heart. But if she ignored Zhao Xiaohua, Zhao Xiaohua would go talk to Shen Ziju, which made Shen Zhu even more angry. Did she think that her brother was something she could dream of? This Zhao Xiaohua was really delusional. In the end, she could only chat with Zhao Xiaohua.

At this time, a group of people walked in. Wang said to Su Zhi, "These are people from Dashan Village."

Su Zhi looked over and her eyes fell on a girl.

This girl was wearing a red dress, with two small gold hairpins on her head, shining brightly. There were golden cloves on her ears. She had an oval face, big eyes, and two bright red lips. She was of above-average appearance, but with this outfit, she was the most outstanding among the group of girls, except for Shen Zhu.

Su Zhi thought that this girl was probably Niu Xianhuaer. She was worthy of being the sister of a concubine. She really had the air of a nouveau riche. As soon as she looked into the girl's eyes and saw the overbearing and contemptuous look in her eyes, she disliked this person from the beginning. She thought that if she were to become the Queen of Rain, it would be better for Shen Zhu to be the Queen.

Shen Zhu glanced at the woman, hummed softly, and turned to chat with Shen Ziju.

Su Zhi chuckled in her heart, thinking that Shen Zhu was not convinced. No wonder, if she was outdone by such a woman, she would naturally be dissatisfied.

“Are you from Hebian Village?”

At this time, Niu Xianhuaer came over and looked at the few people.

Wang said, "Yes, we are from Hebian Village. Are you from Dashan Village?"

Niu Xianhua smiled and said, "Yes, I am from Dashan Village. You are from the Shen family of Hebian Village, right? I heard that among the people sent by Hebian Village to choose the Rain Goddess this time, there must be a girl named Shen Zhu from the Shen family. People say that she is as beautiful as a flower. I think this is Miss Shen Zhu, right?"

Shen Zhu was somewhat happy after hearing what Niu Xianhuaer said. Who doesn't like to be told that they are pretty? So even though she thought that this woman might have found another way to take the position of Lady Rain, she still smiled at her.

"I am. You are such a compliment. You are also very pretty, girl."

Niu Xianhuaer smiled, glanced at Shen Ziju next to her, and said, "Is this the talented Shen Tongsheng that people say he is? Come to think of it, I should call you my cousin-in-law."

As soon as these words came out, not only the Shen family members were stunned, but even the people from the Hebian Village nearby looked over and wanted to call Shen Ziju his cousin-in-law. So, this was because of the child marriage that Shen Ziju had arranged, right?

Shen Ziju looked a little embarrassed. He had been betrothed since he was a child, and it was not that he didn't want to acknowledge her, but being suddenly brought in in front of so many people and being acknowledged as a relative, he felt a little embarrassed.

Shen Zhu was upset when she heard what Niu Xianhuaer said, because she always thought that she and Xiaoke were in the same boat. They were both so talented, but their father arranged such a bad marriage for them since they were young. She felt wronged. Now that people mentioned Shen Ziju's marriage, her grievances were naturally exposed. But she couldn't show it on the surface. Wang held her hand beside her.

Wang asked, "I wonder what kind of relationship this girl has with the Xiao family in Baihua Village?"

A woman next to Niu Xianhuaer said with a smile, "Ping'er is my niece. I've heard that my niece is very pretty. Today I see that she is indeed so. She is so lucky."

Shen Ziju bowed but did not speak. He did not know what he felt in his heart, a little bitter, but he could not say it, just like he had eaten Huang Lian. During the Chinese New Year, the Xiao family came, and he felt a little bitter at that time, but he could still bear it. But now the bitterness is getting stronger and stronger, but he still has to continue to bear it, but he can no longer say anything sweet to deal with these people.

Zhao Xiaohua said, "We haven't even gotten married yet, and someone you don't know is coming to claim you as your relative. How ridiculous and shameless."

Niu Xianhuaer looked at her and said, "Who are you? What are you talking about here?!"

Zhao Xiaohua glared and said, "I am Zhao Xiaohua. I am not like some people who are called Xianhuaer. Hum, they are fed with cow dung, so their words are really stinky."

As Zhao Xiaohua spoke, she covered her nose with her hands, and Niu Xianhuaer was so angry that her face turned red, as red as her clothes.

Su Zhi thought to herself that Zhao Xiaohua was really good at causing trouble. This was none of her business. Why did she mess with this beautiful girl? Could it be that she was possessive of all the men she thought were worthy of her? So when she saw Shen Ziju's relatives coming to meet her, she got so anxious as if someone had stepped on her tail? That's what Su Zhi thought.

The woman grabbed Niu Xianhuaer and said, "Okay, okay, stop making trouble here, let's go somewhere else." As she said that, the woman talked to the Shen family with a smile, and then pulled Niu Xianhua out.

Wang said to Zhao Xiaohua, "Sister Xiaohua, please don't be so rude to our Shen family's relatives in the future. Today is just for this kind of occasion. Otherwise, if you make a fuss, we will be the ones who will be at fault in the end. Think about it carefully! If you really can't control your mouth, we can just sit separately."

Dazhu and his wife quickly apologized and Zhao Xiaohua lowered her head and said nothing.

Su Zhi saw that Shen Ziju was worried from beginning to end, and thought that he seemed not very satisfied with the marriage. Seeing Shen Zhu's face was not good, she thought that she was also thinking about her marriage. Su Zhi thought that maybe there would be changes in the marriages of the brother and sister in the future. Then the Shen family would be in chaos again. In this country, if an engagement is broken off or someone goes to break off an engagement, it will be a big mess.

Wang had just chased Niu Xianhua and the other two, intending to apologize to them, but she turned around and came back. She told Su Zhi with a very unhappy face that she had just heard the woman tell Niu Xianhua not to lose her temper, saying that Lady Rain would definitely be hers, and if she quarreled, someone might catch her, and then even if the people in the town wanted to elect her, they would be opposed by the people in other villages.

"She has really settled down now, Fourth Sister-in-law, you must go find that rich man Zhang this time."

Su Zhi nodded and told Xiao Ri and the others to stay here well while they prepared to go find Mr. Zhang.

After Shen Zian and Su Zhi found out that no one in the town had come yet, they left. Wang wanted to go with them, but Su Zhi asked her to help look after Xiao Ri and the other two children, and they could go together. Wang thought that it would be troublesome for the three children to go with Su Zhi, so she agreed to stay here, but asked Su Zhi to do her best to meet Mr. Zhang, and instructed Shen Zian.

The couple did not catch the ox cart, but walked, and soon arrived at the Zhang family's gate.