Ji Dashan and his wife returned to the village in a horse carriage today.
They deliberately hired a nice carriage from the town to make a grand return to the village, which immediately attracted astonishment from many villagers.
"Which wealthy family’s carriage is this? It cannot be Gui Lin Ju’s again, right?"
"No way, Gui Lin Ju’s carriages all bear their emblem, and this one obviously doesn’t. It looks more like a private carriage."
"Goodness, I wouldn’t be surprised if Lady Ji was doing business with some wealthy folk again, paying a special visit to the Ji’s! Ji Xinhe is truly remarkable."
After all, the wealthiest person in the village is now Ji Xinhe, so villagers can’t help but think along these lines.
But who would’ve expected that the curtain of the carriage would be lifted, and inside, Lady Ding, in a high pitched, smug voice, says: "Ji Xinhe? This is our Ji family’s!"
The villagers gasped in astonishment, as if shocked. An old man couldn’t help but say: "Dashan, have you sold your land again? Spending all day selling land and burning money on your wife isn’t sustainable! What will you do when the land is all sold out?"
Lady Ding spat out angrily: "What are you talking about? This is not from selling our land. We’re striking it rich now! I don’t even care about one or two acres of land anymore. From now on, if we are to buy any land, we will be buying in batches of a hundred acres! Moreover, we’ll hire permanent workers to farm for us, unlike you all, fussing over petty change!"
Lady Ding’s haughty attitude was truly irksome.
But after hearing what she said, everyone couldn’t help but feel surprised: "When did your family come into wealth?"
"Why? If Ji Xinhe can get rich, why can’t we?!" Lady Ding scoffed coldly, before commanding the coachman to take the carriage home.
They left behind a group of villagers, buzzing like a stirred beehive: "What on earth is going on?"
"Could it have something to do with the Wang Family? A few days ago, Lady Ding was still boasting about her family’s entanglement with the Wang family, intending to climb this relationship."
"My God, they’re so fortunate!"
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Upon returning to the courtyard, Lady Ding stood haughtily, shouting: "I can’t stand living in this shabby house any longer, go find Li Zheng at once! We must buy a good spot in the village, against the mountains and near the river, to build an opulent mansion! Unlike certain people, toiling from dusk till dawn for petty cash, they can’t even bear to spend it."
Then, on purpose, she shouted in the direction of Ji Xinhe’s house: "We need to prepare a rich dowry for our dear Xiulan, ask the Wang family to help find a match for an official, ensure a future of wealth and honor. We can’t be like those countryside girls, marrying any man they meet without a penny to their name, deceiving people with their looks."
Ji Xiulan also got indulgent at that time, and followed with her snide comments: "Indeed, once our family has a connection with the Wang family, isn’t it easy for me to marry an official? Some people even treat a man without a background as a treasure."
Inside the house, Ji Xinhe, her head propped up on one hand as she cracked sunflower seeds with the other, couldn’t help laughing at Mu Houchu hearing the vitriolic words outside: "They are saying you’re incompetent."
Mu Houchu, sitting cross-legged by the table and shelling sunflower seeds, didn’t even lift his head, and seemed not to care at all: "Hmm."
Then he casually slid over a freshly peeled tray of sunflower seeds in front of Ji Xinhe.
Xiao Bei was sitting on the other side at a low table, writing big characters, annoyed by the noises outside. He couldn’t help but lift his head to look at Mu Houchu, who appeared calm and unruffled, then at Ji Xinhe, who was amusingly watching the play outside.
Xiao Bei couldn’t help but say, "Sister, Brother Mu Chu, they are so arrogant, can you bear it?"
His sister was not a person with such a good temper before.
"Let them be arrogant for a few days, enjoy their good days. When they start suffering, they will feel worse. Besides, I find it quite amusing to watch," Ji Xinhe laughed.
Right now, in her eyes, the family in the main room of the Ji family was no different from a dying clown.
"Xiao Bei, focus on your writing. Don’t listen to the noisy environment outside. In a few days, when our new home is built, we will move in and won’t have to deal with these people." Ji Xinhe sat up and stroked Xiao Bei’s head.
"Yes!"
"We can’t move in a few days." Mu Houchu, who usually doesn’t talk much, suddenly said.
"Hmm? Why? You’ve gotten used to this thatched house and can’t bear to leave it?" Ji Xinhe asked jokingly.
He might not want to leave, but she was eager to!
Not to mention the extremes of summer heat and winter chill, the most important thing was the irritating commotion caused by the big family outside.
Mu Houchu looked at her, surprisingly serious, "The new house, once it’s completed, needs to be arranged as a wedding room. Let’s move in together the day we get married."
Upon hearing the words ’wedding room’, Ji Xinhe inexplicably thought of Mu Houchu’s lascivious behavior, and her face turned a little red. "Let’s keep the wedding simple, have a banquet and invite some village folk. Why do we need to specially arrange it?"
In her previous life, she was an assassin, wandering around all her life, never even seeing relatives, let alone a lover. Therefore, in this regard, she’s not greedy. Now, having relatives and a lover by her side is already enough. As for the wedding, she has never experienced one in her previous life, and in this one, she doesn’t have too many requests. After all, being with her beloved is what truly matters, what does a ceremony count for?
However, Mu Houchu was very serious: "No, for what is a once-in-a-lifetime wedding, how can you be so casual? You stay here quietly for me. Once the new house is built in a few days, I am going to start decorating it."
Once in a lifetime?
These four words struck her heart, bringing her inexplicable joy.
"Great, great! Xiao Bei wants to see the wedding room too, Xiao Bei will move in after sister gets married!" Xiao Bei excitedly grinned.
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At this time, Lady Ding and Ji Xiulan had been spewing sour words in the courtyard for half a day, and there was no reaction from inside, which made them feel quite frustrated. It was like punching cotton, extremely annoying.
But they didn’t dare to storm into the room. The ghostly happenings last time still haunt their dreams at night.
"Humph! Pretending to be aloof now, aren’t we? I would like to see how long this damn girl can hold her breath!"
Lady Ding wanted to show off and flaunt her wealth, but Ji Xinhe didn’t give her the chance, making her feel that Ji Xinhe was intentionally holding back.
Little did she know, Ji Xinhe didn’t care about her at all.
"Mother, why bother arguing with them? Let’s focus on ourselves. This eight hundred taels of silver, how shall we spend it?" Ji Xiulan’s eyes were lit with excitement.
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