Tao Xiaoxi arrived home feeling irritated and anxious, only to find Grandma Sun and her granddaughter rolling marbles, pouting in displeasure because they couldn't win. Finally, Beibei let her give way and managed to get into the hole. She immediately danced with joy, like a 100-pound child.
Tao Xiaoxi looked at the puddle of water under Grandma Sun's body and frowned.
"Ms. Sun Huang, aren't you cold?" Ever since her divorce from Sun Wangcai, Tao Xiaoxi would not call her that if possible, but if she had to, she would call her Sun Huang. Her maiden name was Huang Qiying, and she was only called Sun Pozi after she married into Mantou Village.
Mrs. Sun didn't pay any attention to what Tao Xiaoxi said. She was completely focused on her marble and was determined to get it into the hole.
"Beibei, ask your grandma to go in and change clothes." Tao Xiaoxi called her daughter.
Beibei put away the marble, and Mrs. Sun really followed the marble.
Tao Xiaoxi shook her head, not knowing whether Mrs. Sun Huang had any worries.
After Sun Huang changed her wet clothes, Tao Xiaoxi couldn't bear to watch anymore and stuffed them all into the bamboo basket to wash.
But the river water was too cold, so she thought about it and decided to go get some well water to wash.
As luck would have it, I met Liang Hengsheng again by the well.
This happened three times that day, and both sides felt a little awkward.
"Come and do the laundry."
"Well, let's do the laundry."
Then both sides fell silent again.
Tao Xiaoxi thought, "Spring is almost here, and it's still so cold. I wonder if Li Nanshan has water from the well to wash clothes?" She smiled again at the thought. She was nothing, so why should she worry about it? She didn't have to be with Li Nanshan in her life. If he cared about her past, she wouldn't force him to do it.
"I thought about it and think what you said makes sense." Liang Hengsheng suddenly spoke.
"What makes sense?" Tao Xiaoxi was caught off guard.
"I believe what you said about the educated youth returning to the city is true," Liang Hengsheng said clearly.
Tao Xiaoxi smiled heartlessly, "That's right. History will prove that what I said was right."
Liang Hengsheng looked at Tao Xiaoxi for a long time without moving his eyes away, which made Tao Xiaoxi nervous. She silently prayed to Guanyin Bodhisattva, "Father, please don't give me any bad love."
Liang Hengsheng is a nice person, but he is not her type. She is quite picky about this.
"You are really different." Liang Hengsheng laughed to himself, like a nerd.
Tao Xiaoxi had just finished washing, and without any further greetings, she went back with her clothes.
It’s really cold, and talking to Liang Hengsheng is even colder!
Somehow, the news of Liang Hengsheng's regretted engagement spread throughout the village, just as the news of his upcoming marriage spread like wildfire. Soon, everyone knew that Liang Hengsheng no longer wanted the pockmarked daughter of the village chief. Also spreading like wildfire was the rumor that Liang Hengsheng had set his sights on Tao Xiaoxi, or that Tao Xiaoxi had seduced Liang Hengsheng, which was why he regretted the engagement.
Soon after, news came that the pockmarked girl had hanged herself, and Liang Hengsheng was completely shocked.
The village chief and his men blocked Liang Hengsheng in the pigpen and asked him whether he would marry his daughter.
Liang Hengsheng was scared to death, his legs were shaking, but Tao Xiaoxi's words kept ringing in his ears: It is only a matter of time before the educated youth return to the city.
So even though he was afraid, he still shook his head firmly: No.
The village chief waved his hand and ordered his men to rush forward and force Liang Hengsheng into the pig manure pile. They didn't beat him, but just wanted to prevent him from getting out.
Liang Hengsheng was an educated youth from the city. He had received a good family and school education, and he loved cleanliness and hygiene. Now he had fallen into pig manure, which was a disgrace to him and a disgrace to his entire family. He wished he could just run into a wall and die in the pigpen.
He really planned to kill himself by hitting his head against the pigpen, but luckily the girl with pockmarks appeared at this time. She drove everyone away and scolded her father in front of everyone.
The village chief was so angry that his blood pressure soared. He threw away the shovel in his hand and walked away. Those people also dispersed.
Liang Hengsheng looked at the pockmarked girl gratefully, but the words he said pierced his heart. He said, "I still won't marry you."
The pockmarked girl was so angry that she covered her face and ran away again.
No one could have imagined the story would unfold in this way. Everyone was eager to see what the second female lead, Tao Xiaoxi, would do. With the ground still frozen and the busy planting season still to come, everyone eagerly awaited the story's next developments.
But Tao Xiaoxi was not destined to be a good actor. She could not win the Best Supporting Actress award, so she hibernated herself into a cocoon.
It wasn't because she was scared, but because she had a cold, a severe cold. She had a stuffy nose, dizziness, and a sore throat, and it hurt when she swallowed.
To outsiders, this seems like Tao Xiaoxi is being cowardly.
Now Tao Xiaoxi not only has the title of witch, but also has the crime of destroying someone's marriage. Everyone shook their heads and wondered how this woman could become like this. She used to be a submissive and honest young wife.
Tao Xiaoxi didn't have the energy to argue with them for the moment, and lamented that people's hearts have changed and the world is so fickle.
She had never expected that none of the precious medicinal herbs in the space could cure her severe cold. Could she be a sheep?
However, she still believed that this was her retribution. The old saying goes that it is better to demolish a temple than to destroy a marriage. She had ruined a marriage, and this was the retribution given to her by Yue Lao. Maybe Yue Lao would take the opportunity to cut off her red god. She seemed to see Li Nanshan getting farther and farther away from her.
But there was one thing she had not expected, that was that the girl with pockmarks could have such courage to confront her father in such a deeply rooted concept in Mantou Village, and to "beautifully" save the hero, which required greater courage than hanging herself.
As a result, Tao Xiaoxi suddenly developed a feeling of mutual understanding towards this girl he had never met, and felt that they had met too late.
But this heroic, pockmarked girl wasn't willing to sympathize with Tao Xiaoxi. On the contrary, she felt that her unhappy marriage was entirely Tao Xiaoxi's fault, and she was ready to remain single for the rest of her life. In her view, since she was betrothed to Liang Hengsheng, she was his for life. No matter if they had kissed, held hands, or slept together, as long as they had looked into each other's eyes and breathed the same air, they were married.
No one expected that the matter would develop in such a dramatic way in the end, and that Tao Xiaoxi and Mazi would develop two completely different feelings towards each other.
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