Bai Han then stepped out of his aunt's arms and picked up his chopsticks. His simple and adorable appearance attracted the attention of his sisters, who all teased and played with him. He obediently let his sisters rub his face, looking both adorable and endearing.
"The sisters are so beautiful, like flowers. In the future, Han'er will marry many sisters to support the family."
Bai Hantian's innocent words made the sisters burst into laughter.
Bai Yi and the Green Snake couldn't help but secretly smile at the harmonious scene, their soft light dripping into the warm, flowing stream.
As night fell, all was quiet except for the sound of rain pouring down outside. The Spring Festival was just a few days away, and we needed to prepare for a good year.
A few days later, a major event occurred in the county town: the county magistrate Ying Rui and his family were found guilty of embezzling more than 5,000 taels of silver, which was considered a heinous crime. The whole family was arrested, imprisoned, sentenced, and exiled.
The news shocked the entire Yunli County and Xinghua Village. Everyone knew what kind of person Ying Rui was. Now that he was gone, the county could finally breathe a sigh of relief. On the day of the parade, the villagers took to the streets and threw vegetable leaves and stones at Ying Rui and Ying Baocai's prison cart. The father and son were in a sorry state, no longer as arrogant as before. Their eyes were full of anger as they stared intently at Li Xiaoxiao in the crowd.
It felt as if it were burning through her soul.
However, the villagers' stones hit Ying Rui's face, and blood flowed down his face. Ying Baocai's eyes were full of hatred. Rotten vegetable leaves hit his face. "Kill them! Pests of Yunli County, maggots of Xinghua Village, kill the maggots who harm the people!"
"Give me back my daughter's innocence."
“Give me back the money I paid for my taxes. It was all your fault. If it weren’t for you, how could my youngest son have starved to death?”
Amidst the clamor, Ying Baocai roared at the sky and cried out in grief and indignation, "It's all Li Xiaoxiao's fault! If it weren't for this woman, how could my Ying family have come to this? It's all because of this vicious woman that my Ying family has fallen into such a state. What a sin! I curse you! I will make sure you die a horrible death and never have a good life!"
Ying Baocai's tearing voice echoed through the street, and the curses of the people continued to drown out Ying Baocai's curses, "If it weren't for your Ying family colluding with bandits, if it weren't for how many women you've ruined by running brothels, why blame Madam Li?"
Hearing the curse, Li Xiaoxiao wasn't angry. Instead, she laughed. How ridiculous! In her previous life, she was the Queen of the Apocalypse. She had survived by killing countless traitors in a world filled with self-interest. Those people had cursed her a thousand times over. What was this curse compared to that?
Qi Yu stood beside Li Xiaoxiao, staring coldly at Ying Baocai, that bastard who once tried to harass his wife.
After the day's parade, the Ying family members would be imprisoned to await the final verdict from the new official.
As night fell, Qi Yu said he needed to go down the mountain to have some tools custom-made and to investigate what the strange creature that had appeared east of Xinghua Village was, and then left home under this pretext.
A man dressed in black appeared in the cell and walked step by step into the cell. Just as the jailer was about to stop him, the man took out a jade token. The jailer's eyes widened, and then he made a gesture of invitation to let the man into the cell.
In Ying Baocai's cell, he casually opened the cell door, and Ying Baocai saw him and couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Who are you? Who are you..." However, before he could finish speaking, the man flicked a pill from his hand, and Ying Baocai accidentally swallowed it, coughing violently, but the pill still went down his throat instantly.
The pain from the burns was so intense that his skin seemed to be rotting all over his body. Ying Bao tried to scream, but no sound came out of his throat. The man saw him struggling on the ground in agony and revealed a devilish smile. His eyes turned bloodshot, like a terrifying red-hot torture device. The entire shadowy figure looked like a demon from hell under the moonlight.
How dare you?
Ying Baocai's body began to rot, revealing his bare bones. After a while, the rotting skin slowly began to heal, and a foul stench filled the entire cell.
Qi Yu smiled and turned to the place where the strange objects had appeared. Sure enough, they were in a pond, slowly floating around all kinds of red things. Without thinking, he caught a few and put them in his cloth bag. Then he went to the village and found an inn to stay for the night.
The next morning, Qi Yu found Old Wu and asked him to forge a fine sword.
Old Wu was quite surprised. "You ordered a wooden box before, why did you order a sword this time? And why did we send it to you in the forest last time? Was it to contain wild boar meat? After all, your wife often goes hunting."
"Yes, it's good to put a cage in the forest to catch some rabbits or something. You know I've never been able to catch large prey, I'm definitely not as good as my wife, I need to practice more."
Old Wu laughed heartily and patted Qi Yu on the shoulder.
With the order in hand, they prepared to start customizing the equipment. Ever since Qi Yu's family became wealthy, Lao Wu also became wealthy, and seeing Qi Yu made him feel much better without realizing it.
"Qi Yu, ever since your wife started placing orders with me, I've become quite wealthy. The widow Gan next door has also accepted my advances, and I'll be getting married soon. Although I can't marry a wife as prosperous as you, my wife is very gentle and lovely. Aren't you envious?"
Old Wu smiled happily, but Qi Yu disagreed, saying, "My wife is naturally very gentle too."
Old Wu was forging iron when he almost hit his own hand with the hammer. Startled, he quickly dropped it. "Hey, Qi Yu, don't play such a scary joke."
Qi Yu responded and left, taking the cloth bag from last night back home.
Everywhere on the street, you can see villagers complaining that they still can't get rid of the strange shelled creatures in the fields. They've hung up lanterns and are preparing for a good New Year. Today's harvest is pretty good, and the villagers still have surplus grain at home. They're ready to have a happy New Year. It's not far from the capital, and their families in Beijing will be back soon.
Qi Yu hurriedly returned home. He would rest for a few days and not have to go to school, so he could spend more time with his wife and nurture their relationship.
When they arrived home, it was already past 7 AM. Li Xiaoxiao was lying in bed when Qi Yu opened the door and came in. Seeing his wife lying there, he couldn't help but move closer to observe her. Come to think of it, he couldn't sleep at all last night because he hadn't held his wife while sleeping.
The man's large hand touched her face repeatedly, making Li Xiaoxiao feel uncomfortable. When she opened her eyes, she saw her husband secretly watching her, and she immediately blushed. Last night, she was thinking about how the man wasn't here, so she didn't do any aloe vera juice facial care. Her skin must be very rough now. What if her husband disliked her because of her bad sleeping posture?
Little did she know that her face was now as delicate, smooth, fair, and radiant as white jade.
"Husband, why didn't you call me when you arrived? Look at me, all disheveled." With that, she covered her face with her hands and shrank into the quilt. Qi Yu was puzzled, as he had wanted to see his wife's beautiful and gentle appearance when she was asleep.
"Wife, I have that strange animal in my bag. Would you like to see it?" He started rummaging through the bag. Li Xiaoxiao immediately poked her head out from under the covers, then stood up from the bed barefoot and stared curiously at the man's deliberately turned back.
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