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86: The Unlucky Guy Injured by the Lotus

Chapter 86 The Unlucky Guy Injured by the Lotus

"Sister, your family is living a really good life now, even drinking tea. We also have some tea at home, but that tea is much worse than this. How much is this tea? You got fifty cents, right?"

Zhang picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, feeling the bitter and slightly sweet taste. She then touched the tea bowl that was warmed by the hot water and felt it was slippery. Looking at the blue flowers on it, she felt even more jealous. How could an ordinary family have such good tea leaves? And this tea bowl? Even the Zhao family only used large bowls to drink water!

Su Zhi smiled and said, "This tea was a gift from someone yesterday. It's only one or two taels. We have no money left after building this house, so how can we have the spare money to buy tea? Fortunately, someone sent it to us, so we can use it to entertain guests in the future."

"Sister, you are crying poor again. You and mom are crying poor, but we still built such a big house and bought so much land. If you keep saying you have no money, you are treating us as outsiders."

Zhao Yuanbao said, "Yes, sister, we are your family. We are happy to know that you are doing well. Don't always say that you are poor. It makes us feel bad. You can't be so cruel!"

Su Zhi said: "Brother, sister-in-law, you are my family, I will tell you the truth!"

All the members of the Zhao family immediately pricked up their ears, wanting to hear Su Zhi tell them how much silver she had. They were very eager to know this!

Seeing the greed of these people, Su Zhi laughed in her heart, but pretended to be very serious on her face, and said in a distressed voice: "Zi'an and I made a lot of money from selling tigers and ginseng. But we can't stop spending this money. We bought cows and cars, built houses and bought land, and all the furniture in this house. I spent all the money. Now it seems very glorious to have a house, land, cows and cars. In fact, Zi'an and I don't even have a few dozen coins left!"

The Zhao family's faces fell when they heard this. They thought they would hear Su Zhi report a very impressive number, but they didn't expect it to be like this. The gap in their hearts was too big, and they couldn't bear it.

Zhao Yang shouted, "Impossible! I don't believe you spent all the money! I heard that the ginseng is as thick as a man's arm, and it is a thousand-year-old ginseng! It should be worth at least a few thousand taels of silver, right? Even if you buy back all the houses and land, it won't cost that much! You, girl! You must be deceiving us!"

Su Zhi thought to herself, is Zhao Yang crazy about money? Has she ever seen thousands of taels of silver in her life? However, if the thousand-year-old ginseng is sold in the capital, it is possible to get thousands of taels, but in such a small place, eight hundred taels is considered a high price.

Su Zhi looked at Zhao Yang's greedy expression, thinking that she was not Zhao Xiaomei, so she took the initiative to show her fierce side. If she suppressed this family, Zhao Yang would say that the ginseng was worth several thousand taels, and she would not want to ask Zhao Xiaomei for two thousand taels to spend? Even if Zhao Xiaomei and Shen Zian were sold, she would not have that much money!

"Mother-in-law, although that ginseng is a thousand-year-old ginseng, it was a little damaged when it was dug. And in a place like ours, no one is willing to spend thousands of taels to buy a ginseng, even if it is a thousand-year-old ginseng. That ginseng was sold for four hundred taels. If you don't believe me, go to the medicine shop and ask."

Shen Zian said that since Su Zhi didn't want to tell the truth to her family, he would help cover up. At this time, his words were more frightening than Su Zhi's, because they were the ones who tricked their daughter into marrying him. He always had a stern face towards them, and these people were afraid of the strong and bullied the weak, so they didn't dare to go too far with him.

As expected, Zhao Yang immediately lost her temper when she heard what Shen Zian said. She muttered, "Why did you sell it at such a low price? You must have been cheated! You didn't even raise the price. If you had called me, I would have given you more money. Now you don't have enough money to spend!"

Zhao Yuanbao also said: "Sister, you are married now, why don't you know how to live? If you don't have such a big belly, don't use such a big bowl! Why would a farmer build such a nice house and such a big yard? It's safest to have money. At least you won't be afraid of not having money to treat your illness in the future!"

He said this as if he was thinking more about his sister, but in fact he was still blaming his sister for not leaving any money for him to raise.

Lotus covered her mouth and laughed, "You just want to make people jealous. Wait until you can't eat, and then you'll see how others laugh at you! Why pretend to be rich when you have nothing to do?"

Zhang frowned and said, "Your house is well built, but the location is too remote. You have bought a lot of land, but it is all wasteland where nothing can grow. Even if you want to sell it, no one will buy it!"

Su Zhi and Shen Zian both frowned, wondering what this was talking about. They had just built the house and bought the land, why should they sell it?

"We don't sell it!"

Shen Zi'an glared at Zhang with a stern face, which scared Zhang. She thought that her brother-in-law looked good, but a little fierce. She didn't know if he would beat his wife.

Lianhua looked at Shen Zian and felt moved. She thought her brother-in-law was so impressive that he could even scare her sister-in-law. She hated her sister-in-law because she always bullied her. He really gave her a chance to vent her anger. It would be great if her future husband could also protect her like this. Thinking of this, she lowered her head shyly.

Su Zhi also thinks her husband is very impressive. She thinks her own family and her husband's family are full of the best, but her husband is not only normal, but also so good. She doesn't find it so troublesome to deal with these best people anymore and just treats it as fun.

"I feel bad for spending so much money, but there is no other way. The ginseng was given by the holy beast. We want to build a nice house and a big yard so that we can invite the holy beast to come and play. The place where the holy beast stays must be good. Besides, the ginseng was originally given by it, so it is the best to use it for this purpose."

Lotus said, "You are lying! The holy beast is a wolf. You want to invite a wolf to live in your home. Aren't you afraid that you will be eaten with your flesh and bones?"

Su Zhi said: "Believe it or not, it gave me this ginseng. Even if it is a wolf, it understands human nature and will not eat me. But it might eat you!"

Lianhua was startled, glared at Su Zhi, and said to Zhao Yang: "Mom! Look at her! She actually dared to scare me!"

Zhao Yang glared at her and said, "Who told you to talk about the holy beast for no reason? You were the one who said that? If you continue to be so ignorant, you will be eaten by the holy beast!"

Su Zhi smiled inwardly, thinking that Zhao Yang was superstitious about holy beasts. If they could really invite the big white wolf in the future, it would surely scare her so much that she wouldn't dare to come to the house. Even if she dared to enter, she wouldn't dare to act arrogantly.

Lotus felt aggrieved. She snorted, stood up, said she was going outside for a walk, and ran out.

Zhang still didn't believe that Su Zhi had spent all the money, so she asked again: "Sister, do you really have any money? Sister-in-law is not borrowing money from you, so just tell the truth, so that we can rest assured."

Su Zhi's eyes lit up, revealing a distressed expression, and she said, "Sister-in-law, you really care about me. I really have no money. I wanted to borrow some money from you, but I was afraid that you didn't have money, so I couldn't ask. Now I hear you say you don't lack money, and you are so worried about me. Then I have to be thick-skinned and ask. Dad, Mom, Big Brother, Sister-in-law, I really want to borrow money from you, not a lot, just one or two taels of silver will be fine."

After saying that, Su Zhi squinted her eyes and looked at a few people, her eyes were full of pleading, but she was laughing in her heart, wanting you to be greedy!

Zhang's eyes widened. She never expected that she had lifted a stone and dropped it on her own feet.

Zhao Yuanbao immediately lowered his head. He didn't want to lend money to Su Zhi. He came here to make money, not to lend money!

Old man Zhao was smoking a pipe. He hadn't said anything since he came in. In this house, he was just a decoration. He wouldn't speak easily, and no one would ask him to speak.

Zhao Yang glared at her daughter-in-law and said in embarrassment, "My daughter! Your sister-in-law didn't make it clear. She said she didn't want to borrow money from you, but she said the family didn't need any money right now. But the family didn't have any extra money. You also know that she is pregnant, and the expenses are huge. She eats one more meal than usual. The family really can't help you."

Su Zhi lowered her head in disappointment and said, "My daughter has made you worry again. Next time, please don't ask me what my difficulties are. Otherwise, I will keep these troubles secret and you will not worry. If I tell you about them after you ask, you can't help me and I will make you worry again. This will make me unfilial. I don't want to be an unfilial daughter."

The Zhao family felt a little embarrassed by Su Zhi's words. Fortunately, Su Zhi said she was going to prepare food and asked Shen Zian to accompany them.

Su Zhi had already cut the vegetables and meat, and kneaded the noodles. All that was left was to steam and stir-fry them, so it was very easy to make.

Su Zhi made a tofu fish head soup, a dish of stir-fried pork slices with green onions, a dish of chicken and potatoes, a dish of stewed spareribs, a dish of shredded pork with cabbage, a bowl of braised pork, and finally a dish of shredded radish and a dish of cooled pork head.

"Has Lianhua come back? It's time for dinner. Big brother, go find her."

Su Zhi said that Zhao Yuanbao looked at the fragrant rice and didn't want to move, but he had no choice, so he stood up and wanted to go out and call out a few times. As soon as he walked out, he saw Lian Hua running back with a panicked look on her face.

"Why are you running? Do you know the meal is ready? You are so greedy."

Zhao Yuanbao had a habit of scolding his sister. Just now he was angry with her for asking him to go look for her, but when he saw her running back, he laughed at her without hesitation.

Lianhua had no time to retort and said anxiously, "Mom! I just hurt someone!"

When Zhao Yang and Old Man Zhao heard this, they were both shocked and ran over to ask what was going on.

Lianhua was about to speak with a tearful face when she saw another person walk in from outside the door. He had delicate features and was dressed in clean clothes. He was a handsome young man, and it was Shen Ziju.

Su Zhi saw Shen Ziju covering his forehead with his hands and blood flowing from there, and thought that the unlucky guy who was injured by Lianhua was him.