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Chapter 22 New Home

Su Zhi was sitting on a cart. She had been confined in such a small world since she came to this world. Now she could really see the streets and houses here. Although they were just farmhouses in the countryside and not a prosperous scene, she was still in a good mood. It would be even better if there were no people hiding far away and watching her.

After the commotion at noon and the word-of-mouth spread by a few gossipy women, the people in Hebian Village now all know that the Shen family's new daughter-in-law is not only a sickly woman, but also a bad luck charm. Now she has been separated from her family, and the couple are going to live east of the river together.

Shen Zian and his brother had just pulled something and had been seen by the villagers. They all paid attention to them. Now when they saw them again, their eyes fell on Su Zhi in the car. They were afraid of the lucky star, but they were also curious, so they watched from a distance. There were all kinds of complicated expressions in their eyes, disgust, fear, indifference, pity, and happiness. There were really all kinds of people.

Su Zhi sat quietly, watching the villagers peeking in, thinking that reputation was really important in this era, and she must find a way to get rid of the reputation of a "lucky-winner". She also believed that she could, because people are like that, and when something bad happens to them, they like to find a reason to vent their pain, dissatisfaction and frustration. People like her who are labeled as "lucky-winners" are used as targets.

But if a person brings only good things to everyone, I believe he will eventually get rid of the reputation of being a bad luck person!

There is a kind of people in this world called liars.

Su Zhi believed that she was not a jinx, so the old Taoist priest was a liar. She saw that the old Taoist priest's eyes were not right at that time, but she had no evidence, and the incident happened suddenly, so she was at a disadvantage. After knowing that she could divide the family, she gave up the argument. As long as the family was divided, she would not have to live in that broken thatched house, and she would have her own home. At that time, she would be able to make the lie fall apart.

Shen Zian felt uncomfortable watching the villagers pointing at Su Zhi from a distance, especially when he found that some children actually wanted to hit Su Zhi with stones. He became furious and stopped, looking at the children coldly. The frightened children fled in panic, and the adults also retreated a little further.

Shen Zigui watched all this and thought that his fourth brother really held this daughter-in-law at the top of his heart. He turned his head to glance at Su Zhi and found that Su Zhi was sitting there steadily. Although she was sitting on a shabby flatbed cart, she seemed to be sitting on a luxurious carriage. She was not timid or annoyed at all despite being looked at with such disgust. Her face was covered with a cloth, and the exposed eyes were smart and warm. Thinking of the way she greeted him when she saw him, he thought to himself that this sister-in-law was not the same as at the beginning. He hoped that she could live a good life with his fourth brother.

The Shen family lived at the westernmost end of the village, and Shen Zian was going to the easternmost end of the village. There were about two hundred households in the village, so it took him a while to walk.

Su Zhi saw a river suddenly appear in front of her and her eyes lit up.

The river is quite wide, but the water does not flow very fast. It looks green, with willow trees planted on the bank and lotus and reeds growing sporadically on the water's edge. At this time of year the reeds have dried up and the lotus has withered, leaving only some dry lotus leaves that have little green left. When blown by the wind, they make a rustling sound, and a few birds fly around, chirping.

After walking along the shore for a while, we saw a bridge at a narrower part of the river. It was made of wood and not very wide, only big enough for a wooden cart to pass through.

After crossing the bridge, walk about a hundred meters and you will find houses. There are not many families, only six or seven. The distances between them vary. The closest ones live next to each other, while the farthest ones are dozens of meters away. They all have earthen walls and thatched roofs. Some houses have fence walls, and some are built with earth, but they are not too high.

Su Zhi looked at everything in front of her and felt that this place was indeed much quieter than the village. She liked it very much, especially when she saw those mountains. She liked it even more. Now in this late autumn season, the mountains were colorful, green, red, and yellow, looking like a painting. It is said that there are many treasures in the mountains. It is obvious that this is not a barren mountain. When the time comes, let Shen Zian take her for a walk when he goes hunting. Maybe they can find good things. She remembers that when she read novels, the heroines would have a good harvest as soon as they entered the mountains!

"Wife, we're here. I'll help you down."

Shen Zian stopped and turned to help Su Zhi. He saw that her eyes were looking at the mountain not far away, her eyes were shining. His mood, which was originally a little depressed because of the separation of the family, improved. He thought that his wife seemed to like this place very much, but the place they lived in was too shabby, which was unfair to her.

Su Zhi came back to her senses, put her hand on Shen Zian's hand, jumped out of the car, and looked at the new home in front of her, thinking it was really shabby.

There were three thatched houses without even a fenced yard. When the wind blew, they felt as if they were about to collapse.

"Wife, I'm sorry for wronging you. We will build our own house in the future and things will be better."

Shen Zian saw Su Zhi looking at the house and thought she thought it was too run-down, so he comforted her and said that he really wanted his wife to live in a good house as soon as possible. This house is too old, and he wondered if it could survive this year's wind and snow.

Su Zhi smiled and said, "Why should I feel wronged? I'm not that petty. This house is much better than the one I lived in before after I cleaned it up. It's bigger and has three rooms. I think it's good."

After hearing this, Shen Zigui felt that his fourth brother's wife was not difficult to get along with. He knew she was a straightforward and gentle person. He was happy for his fourth brother to have such a daughter-in-law. He said, "You two stay here first. Zi'an and I will clean up the house, add some grass on top, and put up fences. This will be our home. As long as you live well, your life will definitely get better and better. Who knows, we may even be able to build a new house next year."

"Thank you, second brother. Sorry to trouble you."

Su Zhi saluted Shen Zigui, her movements were light and her voice was gentle, which made Shen Zigui blink and almost step back to avoid her. Why did he feel that this sister-in-law didn't look like a country woman? He didn't believe her even more when she said she was a bad luck charm.

"Don't be so polite, Fourth Sister-in-law. We are a family and should help each other. Zi'an is my brother. I think we should pack up quickly while it's still early so that you can have a place to stay tonight."

Shen Zian and Su Zhi nodded, and the three of them started to pack up.

Su Zhi looked at this shabby house and felt that everything here was familiar. Although it was shabby, it was her home. It was the place where she settled down in this strange era, and it was also the place where she and the gentle and responsible man beside her began to live. Su Zhi looked at Shen Zian and her heart was filled with energy.

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