Today, Sister-in-law Xu saw Xue Zhuang run to the riverbank as soon as he returned from the county, so she secretly followed him and saw him enter Song Liyun's house.
She immediately became certain of her idea.
What man doesn't have an affair? Besides, Song Liyun is quite pretty and still unmarried at her age. Maybe she's just messing around with other men.
As Sister-in-law Xu entered the woods and walked to the outside of Baolin Residence, she looked at the carved gate of Baolin Residence and felt a surge of envy: It would be so much better to live here.
After a moment of envy, I suddenly heard someone talking on the road behind me: "Ping-ge'er, are you bringing this grass back to feed the pigs?"
"No, I keep a few rabbits at home, I feed them."
"Ha, you still raise rabbits? There are people in town selling rabbits every day now. You can buy one for fifty coins." A man who went to the river to soak acorns chatted enthusiastically with Song Zhenping.
Song Zhenping said vaguely, "My son Xiao An likes rabbits, so I let him keep them as pets."
Sister-in-law Xu quickly hid behind a tree and soon saw a young man pulling a cart toward the Song family.
Several baskets of green grass were piled on the cart, and a boy of about eight or nine years old was sitting on it.
Song Zhenping and Xiao An had just finished working in the fields and were heading home for dinner when they didn't notice anyone spying on them from the nearby woods.
After the two pushed open the door and went inside, Sister-in-law Xu slipped back to the main road and hurriedly pulled Xiao Bao home.
Xiao Bao pouted, looking unhappy. His mother said she was going out to buy pine nut candy, but in the end, she didn't buy anything.
Also, what was that person on the cart carrying that could spin?
In the woods, Black Gold lay lazily, chin in hand, clearly observing the furtive mother and child.
Now that it's hot, Black Gold doesn't go up the mountain anymore. He just sleeps in his rattan hanging basket every day, and is woken up by those two.
Yes, Xiao An is back, I can go play with him again.
When Sister-in-law Xu returned to the house, Xue Zhuang was still not home.
Xu Yan'er was busy cooking on the stove, and when she saw her sister-in-law return, she hurriedly called out, "You said you came to take care of me, but you've been cooking all day and never come back. You only come back when it's time to eat."
Sister-in-law Xu plopped down in front of the stove, picked up a fire poker, and said with a sneer, "It takes two people just to cook a bowl of thin porridge and fry two steamed buns."
Xu Yan'er was furious: "You don't do any work and you still want to eat? Once Xiao Bao's head injury is healed, you can go back and let your mother come over. I can't get you to do anything."
"Wow! You've married a good man now, you're speaking with such confidence."
When I get back, I'll teach my cousins from my uncles' families to be more discerning and quick-witted, and to snuggle up to any good-looking man they see.
Sister-in-law Xu was never one to lose a verbal battle, so of course she pointed to the sore spot.
Xu Yan'er was about to cry again.
When Xue Zhuang returned from the Broken Gold Guild Hall, Xu Yan'er was still sitting in the room, shedding tears.
"What's wrong with you now? What are you trying to do all day at home?"
Xue Zhuang had just found Old Master Zhang and had already discussed the matter of borrowing a household to buy land. He was in high spirits when he got home and found Xu Yan'er crying and sobbing.
Xu Yan'er rubbed her eyes and stammered, "It's nothing, it's nothing, I'll bring you your food."
Xue Zhuang pulled her close, staring at Xu Yan'er's face, and said, "Tell the truth!"
Although he was annoyed by Xu Yan'er's past antics, she was his wife and pregnant with his child, so he couldn't just watch her cry like that every day.
If I have a child later, won't I be crying my eyes out?
Pressed by Xue Zhuang, Xu Yan'er panicked. She knew that if her husband found out that her sister-in-law was gossiping again, he would definitely kick her out.
She shook her head vigorously: "It's nothing, I just miss home."
"I miss home!" Xue Zhuang let go of her hand, his expression indifferent. "Then bring the food over!"
If Xu Yan'er had said she missed home at the beginning, Xue Zhuang would have tried to cheer her up. But now that the money has been sent back and her family has been brought back, and she still misses home... this is just a tactic to get money.
Sister-in-law Xu hid in the side room, staring intently at the main room. She saw Xue Zhuang go in, carrying a small package.
That package was taken from the Song family.
Sure enough, the adulterous couple were bullying Yan'er, even daring to take her things home directly. I wonder how they'll lie to her later.
Just then, she saw Xu Yan'er rubbing her eyes as she came out of the main room and headed to the kitchen. She quickly went over and said, "See? I didn't lie to you!"
You're such a fool. Your man is with that slut every day, everyone in town knows, but they're keeping it from you.
If I hadn't seen Xue Zhuang enter the room with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it either. After all, Song Liyun is still a young woman... Oh! I forgot, Young Master Xue has plenty of tricks up his sleeve, he specializes in seducing young women! He can be in bed with her in just a few days, hehehehe!"
Being mocked again, Xu Yan'er was both ashamed and angry: "What nonsense are you talking about? Brother Zhuang didn't say anything."
When Xue Zhuang came back, he only said a few words to her, one was what he was doing, and the other was serving food, but he really didn't mention anything else.
When Sister-in-law Xu heard that she hadn't said anything, she immediately exploded and pushed Xu Yan'er toward the main room: "She didn't say anything, which means she's still hiding it from you! She's still hiding it from you!"
Forget about the food, just go and ask him where he went and see if he was carrying a small package.
Xu Yan'er was half-believing and half-doubting. Xue Zhuang had indeed been carrying a small package, but he hadn't opened it.
Urged by Sister-in-law Xu, Xu Yan'er returned to the main room, carrying two side dishes: porridge and steamed buns, and a plate of braised pig's head.
Because of the heat, Xue Zhuang took off his clothes and sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) wearing only a short jacket.
Xu Yan'er placed the food on the kang table and glanced at the package that had been left on the kang.
Seeing that Xue Zhuang was eating and seemed to be in a good mood, she asked, "Brother Zhuang, what were you busy with this morning? Hu Qing and the others came looking for someone but couldn't find them."
While eating, Xue Zhuang casually said, "I met Hu Qing at the guild hall."
After returning to town from Baolin Residence, he went to find Old Master Zhang again, where he also met Hu Qing, who was searching for him everywhere.
Hearing that he hadn't seen Song Liyun, Xu Yan'er felt relieved and looked at the small cloth bag: "What's that?"
Xue Zhuang tossed the cloth bag into her arms: "Open it and see if you like it."
Xu Yan'er hurriedly unwrapped the package and saw that it contained a fabric softer than gauze. She exclaimed with delight, "Ah! There's such fine fabric!"
I checked with Aunt Ma, and she said they only have coarse cloth in town, not fine cotton cloth for children. I was just thinking of asking you to buy some!
The two general stores in Suijin Town only sold coarse cloth, which even adults found uncomfortable. Unexpectedly, Xue Zhuang brought it back.
She took out the cloth and turned it over, and suddenly discovered a problem: there was so little cloth, only enough to make two clothes for a child.
She wanted to make an undergarment out of something so nice.
"Brother Zhuang, where did this cloth come from?"
Xue Zhuang thought for a moment before saying, "I bought it in town yesterday."
He originally wanted to say that it was given by Song Liyun, but then he remembered that Xu Yan'er had always been petty and narrow-minded, and now that she was pregnant, her emotions were even more unstable.
In addition, with her sister-in-law causing trouble at home, it would be bad if any gossip spread. It's better to wait two days until her sister-in-law leaves before explaining.
Xu Yan'er's face immediately darkened as she stared at Xue Zhuang and said, "You really bought it yesterday, so why didn't you give it to me yesterday?"
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