Jiang Bai stayed at home for two days, but he immediately became restless.
She simply picked up the tools she had brought with her and went back to the mountains in the village to dig for medicinal herbs.
This is still a sum of money, and Ren Yunzhou will take as much as she poachs.
Zhao Yi did not restrict Jiang Bai's behavior in any way, nor did he tell Jiang Bai that there were bodyguards following her to protect her safety. The two of them treated each other with respect.
That day, Jiang Bai had just entered the village and hadn't even had a chance to go up the mountain when he was stopped by someone.
Upon closer inspection, she realized it was her brother's wife.
Zhao Yi's father had three sons and one daughter. Zhao Yi was the eldest. The second and third sons were already married, and the younger sister had also married out of the country and rarely came back.
After Zhao Yi married Jiang Bai, he immediately left home under the pretext of doing business, which drew criticism from the whole family.
At that time, Jiang Bai had not yet transmigrated. The original owner was lazy and good-for-nothing. He lived with the Zhao family for less than half a month before being kicked out of the old house along with Zhao Ping'an and Zhao Xile.
At this moment, it was her second brother's wife who stopped her. She looked at Jiang Bai with disdain, first sizing him up, and then, seeing the silk clothes Jiang Bai was wearing, she curled her lip and said, "I heard that my eldest brother is back?"
Jiang Bai was surprised that the news had already reached the village, and nodded upon hearing this.
My second brother's wife asked bluntly, "Then why doesn't he come home? Is it because you're preventing him from returning?"
Jiang Bai was stunned: "It's his own business if he doesn't want to go home, what does it have to do with me?"
"If you hadn't been attracting so many women outside, would my brother have given up such a large business and come home?" My second brother's wife has always looked down on her.
In her opinion, Jiang Bai was completely unworthy of Zhao Yi, so she strongly opposed the wedding banquet.
Unfortunately, her objections were ineffective in the Zhao family.
Jiang Bai was both annoyed and amused, pointing at himself: "Me, attracting attention?"
My second brother's wife nodded: "Our whole family has heard about it. What kind of restaurant do you run in the county town? You're always flirting and teasing men..."
“I run a legitimate business, making money by cooking medicinal cuisine with my own skills,” Jiang Bai interrupted her.
"Where would a woman go out to do business?" the second brother's wife muttered.
“I don’t want to do business either,” Jiang Bai said expressionlessly, “but what if I don’t make money? Should I just starve to death at home with Zhao Yi’s two kids?”
The second sister-in-law had never seen her rebuttal so sharply, so she kept nagging, "I think you've gone astray in the city."
"I don't believe Zhao Yi didn't send you money."
After muttering to herself, she asked loudly, "Did your older brother come back to divorce you?"
Jiang Bai sighed, "Maybe." Although it seems that she wants a divorce, Zhao Yi is unwilling.
Upon hearing this, the second sister-in-law smiled and said, "I knew it, he should have dumped you a long time ago."
Jiang Bai was too lazy to waste words with her: "What do you want? If you don't tell me, I'm leaving."
The second brother's wife quickly said, "If you see Zhao Yi, tell him to come home. Our parents miss him."
This kind of relaying message was originally a simple task, but Jiang Bai didn't want to reveal that he was living with Zhao Yi, so he said, "If I see him, I will tell him."
"When will you be able to see him?" the second sister-in-law asked cautiously.
"I'm not sure," Jiang Bai replied dismissively. "Maybe in ten days or half a month."
"How can that be?" the second sister-in-law said anxiously. "I'm afraid he'll be gone in ten days or half a month."
“Then you should go find him yourselves, don’t come looking for me,” Jiang Bai shrugged. “After all, he and I are getting a divorce soon.”
The second sister-in-law was speechless at Jiang Bai's words. After a long while, she simply pointed at him and said, "Let's see what you can do after your eldest brother divorces you!"
Jiang Bai was in a bad mood because of his second brother's wife, so he didn't give Zhao Yi a good look that night.
Just then, Zhao Ping'an returned home from his day off. The family of four were having dinner together when they saw Jiang Bai's dark face. The two children ate cautiously, not daring to make a sound.
Zhao Yi looked at her: "Who upset you?"
Jiang Bai didn't answer him. Instead, he turned to look at him and asked, "Haven't you gone back to see your parents since you came back?"
Zhao Yi frowned: "You ran into them? They said some nasty things to you?"
Jiang Bai shook his head: "No, I just ran into my second brother's wife."
Zhao Yi frowned and tried to recall, but he couldn't even remember what his second brother's wife looked like.
His mind was entirely focused on Jiang Bai, and he hadn't gone back at all. Upon hearing this, he ate a few mouthfuls of rice, remained silent for a long time, and then said, "I'll go back in a few days."
Then he asked Jiang Bai, "Did your second sister-in-law say what it was about?"
“No,” Jiang Bai shook his head, “I just want you to go back.”
She could tell that Zhao Yi wasn't close to his family. And rightly so, if his family had found him a decent wife, Zhao Yi wouldn't have spent money to hire her to look after his child.
To put it another way, if Zhao Yi's mother had been able to take care of Zhao Ping'an and Zhao Xile, Zhao Yi wouldn't have so casually chosen someone to marry.
This family, including Zhao Yi, were treating the marriage like a joke.
Moreover, it seems that Zhao Yi's mother doesn't like Zhao Laoda's grandchildren. Otherwise, she wouldn't have left Zhao Ping'an and Zhao Xile to her to raise after realizing that Jiang Bai was unreliable.
Later, when Zhao Ping'an stole food and was scolded by the whole village, no one from the Zhao family came out to say anything.
After Jiang Bai transmigrated, he was bullied by Diao Yi and his wife. The whole village intervened, and even Wang Da Niang, a neighbor living next door, was indignant. The Zhao family's new house was quiet; if it weren't for the lights being on, it would look like no one lived there.
Don't even expect them to come over and ask about the situation.
Zhao Yi said he wanted to go back, and Jiang Bai, not being a masochist, naturally didn't ask any further questions.
What if someone suddenly decides to take her back with them?
She buried her head in her hands on the table, silently drinking her porridge. Zhao Yi, however, became interested and said, "How long has it been since you went back? How about we go together?"
Jiang Bai remained silent, offering a silent refusal.
Zhao Yi nodded: "Silence means agreement."
Jiang Bai looked up and glared at him: You dog of a man.
If we're going to die, we'll die together.
Jiang Bai, who was living under someone else's roof, smiled at him: "Hasn't it been a long time since your parents have seen their grandchildren? Why don't we take Ping An and Xiao Le back to them to see them too?"
Zhao Yi paused for a moment upon hearing this, then agreed: "Okay, tell the teacher at the school later."
Zhao Ping'an still has memories of his grandparents. From childhood, the two elders treated him worse than the children of the second and third wives. He saw his grandmother secretly giving eggs to his two younger brothers from the second wife's family many times.
Zhao Xile disliked the Zhao family even more. She was still young and didn't understand the meaning of "money-losing goods." She could only vaguely sense the other party's malice. At that time, the entire Zhao family used these three words to replace her name.
Upon hearing this, the two children forgot about their meal and let out a wail in unison.
Seeing their pained expressions, Jiang Bai drank another half bowl of porridge.
She apologized in her heart: I'm sorry, it's better to die for my fellow Daoists than for me. Mother needs you to distract the Zhao family.
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