"Squeak squeak squeak".
"What the hell? You want me to support you?"
Su Muyao frowned. Foxes are never kept in captivity, and besides, she disliked the smell of foxes.
The little white fox hopped and skipped around, indicating that it was very obedient and cute, and had already set its sights on Su Muyao.
"It's not that I can't support you, but you need to take a shower every day."
And you have to wash twice, be obedient at home, don't scare people, and definitely don't grab anyone.
Su Muyao thought the little fox probably just found this place strange and would go back to the mountain in a few days.
And so, the little white fox settled down temporarily.
The little fox wants to go to the river now, wash itself until it smells nice, and then crawl into its little master's quilt.
"Squeak squeak squeak"
"Stop making noise. It's so cold in the river, how are you going to wash? Come on, I'll go get you some bathwater."
And so, the little fox experienced warm water for the first time, and had every inch of its fur carefully rubbed by the human cub.
Su Muyao raised the little white fox like a kitten, and the whole family went from being apprehensive about this extra little member to getting used to it.
It seems those legends aren't true, after all, this little white dumpling in front of me doesn't know anything else besides acting cute and charming all day.
...
That evening, Su Muyao had just come home from school and was passing by Old Zhao's house when she saw that it was surrounded by people.
He joined in as well.
"Oh ho, I wonder which brave man dared to cause trouble at Zhao Jinhua's house? Isn't this like an old lady hanging herself?"
The Zhao family is notorious for its fierceness, and the villagers have always been afraid to provoke them.
Zhao Jinhua raised several sons to adulthood on her own, which makes her quite a remarkable figure.
The villagers had blocked the entrance to her house, so Su Muyao squeezed in because she was small.
Some villagers, upon seeing that he was a lucky star, immediately gave up their seats without saying a word.
The crying inside grew clearer, and the female voice inside sounded very unfamiliar.
He shoved aside the women watching the commotion ahead, but the women in front of him were so large and plump that they completely blocked his way.
The woman craned her neck to watch the commotion, without turning around: "Who is it? I'm just watching the show, what are you rummaging around for?"
She turned her head and said, "Oh my, isn't this the Su family's little lucky star? Come, come, let Auntie let you have some."
As he spoke, he squeezed to the side to make room for Su Muyao.
The person who was squeezed just frowned and didn't bother arguing with her.
Then you see Grandma Zhao's youngest daughter-in-law, Peach Blossom, sitting on the ground.
There were a few other people I didn't recognize; they didn't seem to be from Taoliu Village.
There were two men and a woman standing there, and a young man lying on the ground. Next to the man was a woman crying her heart out.
The young woman cried and wailed, as if her husband had already passed away.
Su Muyao learned from the snippets of conversation among the aunties and older women around her.
Grandma Zhao's daughter-in-law, Taohua, has a difficult family.
Since marrying Grandma Zhao's youngest son, Peach Blossom has often brought things from home to give to her family.
If it weren't for Grandma Zhao's shrewdness, she really wouldn't have been able to control this young daughter-in-law.
Later, under pressure from Zhao Jinhua, Taohua gradually stopped doing so. Unexpectedly, just half a month ago...
Her younger brother gambled away more than 20 taels of silver, and now the creditors are coming to their door.
Her family had no other choice but to turn to Peach Blossom.
"Peach Blossom, this is your own brother, the only remaining member of our family! You can't let him be beaten to death like this!"
Peach Blossom knelt on the ground and kowtowed until her head was bleeding.
"Mother, I may not have done anything meritorious in marrying into our family, but I have certainly worked hard. Please save my brother for the sake of the grandson I gave you."
"Sigh, I have to say, this peach blossom is really shameless,"
"They're really shameless. Their brother-in-law, who has gambling debts, actually came to their sister-in-law's house to cause trouble. It's truly an eye-opener."
"Tsk tsk tsk, you don't know this, there are two older sisters on that peach blossom."
I heard the two bigger ones have been sold; they went to the place where those tobacco sticks are made.
The people around gasped; they naturally knew what the spot where the cigarette was stuck meant!
Another young married woman asked incredulously, "No way, otherwise she wouldn't be my biological daughter."
"Oh my, how come she's not their biological daughter? Everyone in the surrounding area knows that family is notoriously vicious."
"That's right, if it weren't for the birthmark on her face, this peach blossom would have been sold too."
I heard that the steward disliked her, which is why she wasn't sold, and she married off to the youngest son of the Zhao family.
"That old woman is too vicious! And Peach Blossom is brainless. She finally got married, she should have cut ties with her family. How can she not have any self-awareness?"
Su Muyao listened from the side and nodded in agreement. Since she was already married, she should get rid of that family of bloodsuckers as soon as possible.
Old Mrs. Zhao pointed at the woman sitting on the ground crying and started cursing.
"I don't know where this slut came from. What does she have to do with my family? Whether her husband lives or dies is none of our business. What does she want by bringing her to my doorstep?"
Then he turned and pointed to the peach blossoms that were still kneeling on the ground.
"If all else fails, return the money my family spent on your marriage to me, and if you're going to divorce, then divorce. Get out of my house."
Peach Blossom never considered divorce, much less did she expect her mother-in-law to say such a thing.
Although Zhao Jinhua was a local tyrant, almost no old lady dared to provoke her.
But he was genuinely good to his daughters-in-law, treating them almost like his own daughters.
Peach Blossom used to sneak things back to her parents' home from home. Although her mother-in-law disagreed, she turned a blind eye to it.
Peach Blossom's husband is currently working odd jobs in the county town and is not at home.
If her husband were home, Peach Blossom wouldn't dare to be so brazen.
After all, her husband doesn't have a very good temper.
"Grandma, please, I can't just stand by and watch my brother get beaten to death by this man."
The two burly men next to him were clearly debt collectors.
The two men dragged the man lying on the ground away.
"What a waste of breath, saying they're coming here to get money. This family is really speechless."
"Brother, that's right. Coming to your sister's in-laws' house to ask for money, why should they give it to you? It's a waste of our time. Drag them back and give them a good beating."
The woman, who had been sitting on the ground crying, immediately grabbed her husband's leg.
Turning to Peach Blossom, he shouted, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, please! Please save him! He's your own brother, the only remaining member of your Zhang family!"
Having no other choice, Zhang Taohua knelt before her mother-in-law and kowtowed desperately.
Zhao Jinhua sighed as she watched her youngest daughter-in-law being so brainless, kowtowing repeatedly on the ground.
"Peach Blossom, it's not that I don't want to give you these 20 taels of silver, but do you think our family can afford it?"
“Mom, then give me whatever amount our family can afford, consider it a loan, and I’ll pay you back later.”
In the end, Zhao Jinhua couldn't bring herself to give her a tael of silver.
"Your family still needs to live, so this tael of silver is for your maternal family. There won't be a second time like this."
“Your sister-in-law, this is really not enough. You should beg your mother-in-law to pay her back when we earn money in the future.”
"They're all family, we can't just stand by and watch them die."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Jinhua snatched the tael of silver from Taohua's hand.
"I've figured it out too. Even if I give you this money and you don't have to pay it back, I won't get a kind word in return. Since that's the case, I might as well throw this money into the river and at least it'll make a splash."
After saying that, he clutched the one or two taels of silver in his hand and stormed back into the house.
The eldest and second sons were also in the courtyard, so these people probably wouldn't dare to do anything.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com