Lu Yu understood what she meant. "I understand," she added. "I will live my life well."
She heard that Li Zhen was doing very well in her second marriage, and would occasionally come back to visit her daughter and former mother-in-law, not paying any attention to the gossip in the village. If she continued to live in the midst of other people's gossip, she was afraid she would really be trapped to death.
She was the bride with the most generous dowry in the entire Wangjia Village. If she couldn't live a good life even with all that, then she would truly become a laughing stock.
Qin Xiaozhou raised an eyebrow in surprise, somewhat surprised that this little girl could understand these things. "Then I'll wait and see. Auntie, don't let me down. After all, I've invested over a hundred taels of silver to give you a good life. I'm a businessman, and I value returns the most. If you don't live well, all this money will be wasted."
When the Lu family married off their daughter, they slaughtered pigs and sheep, set off firecrackers, and filled the house with red silk, creating a joyous atmosphere.
People were coming and going at the gate early in the morning. Two big pigs were slaughtered by the river and carried into the village's public house. They were happily butchered, steamed, and stir-fried. There were also two sheep, which were bought from the village for six taels of silver each.
The village children spread the word, "The Lu family is slaughtering a pig and a sheep, are you going to come for dinner?"
Another child wiped his drool and said, "Mom, I want to eat at the public room too."
The woman was also tempted, "Go, everyone go and eat!"
"Hey, let's go watch the sheep being slaughtered."
Seven or eight children ran off together, leaving only three or five women behind. "The Lu family has really made a fortune. I heard that a pig costs three taels of silver, and they slaughter two at a time."
"Three taels of silver is nothing. Go and see what Lu's wife is wearing. Her clothes are as beautiful as water ripples. I heard they cost ten taels of silver."
"Oh my goodness, that's incredible! Ten taels of silver can buy a pig and a sheep, and she's wearing a pig costume on her body."
"Different people, different fates, different people, different fates." A woman muttered to herself, her figure thin, looking in the direction of the Lu family and almost bursting into tears. She and Qin Xiaozhou had married into Wangjia Village one after the other. At that time, she had married a husband who was wealthier than the Lu family, for which she was once glad. She felt sympathy and a bit of amusement for the then infamous Qin Xiaozhou.
But now Qin Xiaozhou is dressed in new clothes, wearing bracelets and silver hairpins, looking just like the rich ladies in the county. Meanwhile, she is dressed in coarse linen clothes, with a headscarf wrapped around her head, her face is sallow, and she is pregnant and uncomfortable all over. You can't tell that they are from the same year. She is born into wealth and privilege, while she is sick and has never enjoyed the good fortune of others in her life.
Tears suddenly welled up in my eyes.
How come some people are so lucky?
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