Xiao Damei's family left, and Xiao Zhengde also told everyone to disperse. Only Xiao Zhengde himself, along with Huya and Humei who were worried about Chu Jinyu, and Xiao Dayong's family, did not leave.
The Li family members somewhat awkwardly bowed to Xie Yushu, but Xie Yushu stopped them.
"No need for all that formalities, Uncle Village Chief, Sister-in-law Li, Brother Xiao, Tiger Tooth, let's sit down and talk!"
"Okay, sure!"
The group responded and sat down.
Tiger Tooth, missing Chu Jinyu, came up and pulled Chu Jinyu aside to talk. Li Shi said somewhat awkwardly...
"Brother, no, Sister Xie, are you alright?"
"Look at what I'm saying, you must be doing really well. It's just that I feel our Xiao family has really let you down..."
"Sister Li, let's not talk about that anymore. The rights and wrongs here have nothing to do with you!"
By the way, I heard Peach Blossom was injured a few days ago. Is she better now?
"Okay, much better!"
"Sigh, it's good that you left. They were truly heartless and delusional!"
Thinking of how Old Man Xiao and Old Woman Xiao were so eager to become the master and mistress of a wealthy family, Li was furious!
But then he felt it wasn't appropriate to say these things to Xie Yushu, so he kept quiet.
Xiao Zhengde couldn't help but ask.
"I will urge Xiao Damei's family to move out later. However, this house is always more afraid of being empty than occupied. If no one lives in it for a long time, the house will easily deteriorate. Does the village head have any plans?"
"Jinyu, come here!"
The village chief said, "This house is uninhabited and will soon fall into disrepair. Who would you like to temporarily live in it?"
Xie Yushu asked Chu Jinyu directly.
Chu Jinyu looked at Huya and Xiao Dayong and said
"Then let Uncle stay here, let Uncle Tiger Tooth stay here."
Tiger Tooth said
"It's fine for your uncle to stay here. Uncle Tiger Tooth just finished building the house in the fall, so there's room for him."
"Alright, then let Uncle stay here, so that Peach Blossom Sister won't be bullied."
"Oh! Jinyu is such a good child!"
Li and Xiao Dayong were truly moved, never expecting that Chu Jinyu, such a young child, would remember them.
Xiao Zhengde also agreed.
Xie Yushu felt that these families were quite upright and had taken care of them before, so she said...
"Next year I'm going to set up a medicinal herb planting base in Xiejia Village. In the fall I will buy them back directly at the market price. They are all common herbs, easy to manage, and the yield is good. If you want to try planting some, go to Xiejia Village and ask my dad for seeds. I've told him all the planting and management methods."
“That’s great. Okay, I’ll ask Uncle Xie later.”
Xiao Dayong and Huya were very happy to hear this, after all, Xiao Dayong and his wife had sold medicinal herbs several times before, and even selling them casually was more profitable than growing corn.
Although Huya and Xiao Zhengde had never sold medicine before, they knew how expensive it was to buy medicine, and they both expressed their willingness to try planting some.
The group chatted for a while longer before Xie Yushu excused herself and went home, saying she had something to do at home.
Back home, Xiao Damei felt increasingly uneasy. She thought about going to stay with other families, only to have to put up with their attitudes. Besides, in this day and age, who would be so generous as to provide them with three meals a day and greet them with a smile?
So the old lady of the Yang family said with dissatisfaction
"In the end, this is your brother's house. That little brat just took advantage of Xie Yushu supporting him for a few days, and then shamelessly went to claim a mother. Now he's back to act all high and mighty!"
That brat is a member of your Xiao family. Talk to your parents and ask them to take that brat back. Then this house will have nothing to do with Xie Yushu, that village lady!
Even if she is the village head, she can't just forcibly take someone else's child!
"At that point, who cares how long we stay?"
Xiao Damei was unwilling to go to other people's homes and have to be subservient to them. After listening to her mother-in-law, she turned around and went to the Xiao family's old house.
Xiao Yan's happy occasion was approaching, and Xiao Yuanhang made a special trip back. Xiao Yuanhang's return eased the gloom of the old lady and her two children being beaten, and the group began to tell Xiao Yuanhang about the happy news in the family.
First, Xiao Yi has become a general! He's currently leading troops in battle!
Secondly, Xiao Yi is engaged to the princess, although it is only verbal. But the princess is willing and even sent someone to visit him!
The princess sent so many wonderful things!
Xiao Yuanhang felt very uncomfortable watching his grandmother and others showing off the gifts the princess had sent him.
Xiao Yi, a cripple, actually became a general and even managed to marry a princess. How could he do that?
He's a complete brute, can't speak properly, and barely knows any characters. How can he compare to me? Why is he both a general and married to a princess? Does he deserve it?
Xiao Yuanhang was consumed by jealousy and casually asked...
"Marry a princess? He's already married, and he probably doesn't even know his wife was divorced! How can he marry a princess?"
"Pah! Don't even mention that little slut surnamed Xie! She's a disgrace! She doesn't even deserve to be compared to a princess!"
Xiao Yi isn't stupid. With such a good wife as the princess, who would want a village girl? Even if he doesn't know I divorced his wife, he'll still divorce her when he comes back!
Since the princess sent someone, Xiao Yi must have agreed to marry her. Why worry about that?
Son, let me tell you, from now on you'll have an older brother who's a general and a sister-in-law who's a princess, your future will be bright!
You should take your exams. Then, ask your sister-in-law to help you get an official position. With both scholars and warriors in our family, let's see who dares to bully us then!
While the mother and children were still dreaming about the future, Xiao Damei, like a wronged child, rushed in with a gust of cold wind and plopped down on the kang (a heated brick bed).
"Mother, you don't know yet!"
Xiao Jinyu, your little brat is back! He even sneaked off to Xie Yushu's place. That heartless ingrate! When he saw that slut Xie Yushu was made a village lady, he didn't even acknowledge his own father and went straight to be Xie Yushu's son. He even brought Xie Yushu to ask for a house for him and wanted to kick us all out!
He's still a member of the Xiao family by blood, so you can just let him run off to the Xie family and become their son!
Grandma Xiao didn't particularly value this grandson, but when Xie Yushu was involved, she instinctively wanted to prove herself superior, so she angrily spoke up.
"Of course not! I'm going to report her for kidnapping someone else's child!"
"No, Mother! Is a child more important, or is my second brother's marriage to the princess more important?"
Think about it, would a princess like her be willing to become a stepmother as soon as she enters the family?
"If he wants to go with Xie Yushu, then let him go! Even if we lose this grandson, we still have the princess's grandson. Which one do you want?"
For her own benefit, Xiao Yan immediately suppressed the old lady's idea.
Upon hearing this, Old Madam Xiao exclaimed, "That's right! Even daughters from ordinary families wouldn't want to be stepmothers, let alone a princess!" So she immediately abandoned the idea of taking Xiao Jinyu back.
Chu Jinyu, who had already changed her name, inexplicably escaped this calamity!
Upon hearing this, Xiao Damei said in a lazy, whiny voice...
"So you're just going to abandon me! In this freezing weather, are you just going to watch me freeze and starve to death? Are you still my parents? Are you still my brothers and sisters?"
Old Mrs. Xiao glanced at Xiao Damei
"Then what do you want to do? Disregard your younger siblings' future and offend the princess, making her unhappy?"
What's a little hardship for you now? When your younger siblings become successful, won't they abandon you?
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