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Auspicious chased after Xiao Lihua, feeling delighted when she saw Xiao Lihua stop. She smoothly approached Xiao Lihua.
“Sister Four, you finally stopped. They say your temper has improved, but I still see you have quite the temper. That's not good. Be careful, or my Fourth Brother might lose interest and look for another woman, which would be hard on my two nephews. You need to be more gentle, respect your parents, and cherish your family. Only then can you earn your man's wholehearted love and gain support from the In-laws. That would be wonderful.”
As Auspicious spoke, she realized that Fourth Brother's family was indeed wealthy now, so her attitude towards Xiao Lihua had improved compared to before. However, she still spoke in a lecturing tone, trying to suppress Xiao Lihua while making her believe it was for her own good.
Xiao Lihua glanced at her and said, “No matter who says it, it’s more useful than hearing it from you. You haven't even been a good daughter-in-law yourself, yet you have the nerve to lecture me? Didn't you say you had something important to discuss? If you have something to say, say it; if not, stay away from me. And don’t think that what you did before is forgotten.”
Auspicious said with a frown, “Sister Four, are you really holding a grudge about that? That wasn’t my idea; it was Sister-in-law's idea. I was just tricked by her and later couldn’t bring myself to admit it and ended up saying some nonsense. You and Fourth Brother can’t hold a grudge forever; he only has two sisters.”
“Just say what you need to say; if you don’t hurry up, I’m leaving.”
Xiao Lihua didn’t believe Auspicious's words. It was hard enough for her to keep her from coming over again; she couldn’t let herself be provoked again. As she turned around, thinking that if Auspicious kept talking nonsense she would leave, she didn’t believe that Auspicious would catch up and not say anything important. Sure enough, as soon as she turned around, Auspicious became anxious.
Inside, Auspicious cursed Xiao Lihua, but still wore a smile on her face as she said, “Sister Four, let’s talk about serious matters. I do have something important to tell you, but I can’t just tell you for free; you need to lend me some Silver.”
Xiao Lihua snorted coldly and said, “You want to borrow Silver? No way! You can keep your big news to yourself; I don’t believe there’s anything so important that I can’t handle. If it comes down to it, I’ll just spend my own Silver to settle this matter.”
As Xiao Lihua took a few steps forward, Auspicious immediately grabbed her.
“Sister Four, don’t go! What I know is truly important; it must be worth some Silver. If you won’t give me any Silver, just a few hundred coins will do; I’ll tell you something that will definitely make it worth your while. Sister Four, I’m really short on money; I’m not lying to you. If we don’t have money to fix the house, we’ll really have nowhere to live.”
With a pitiful expression on her face, Auspicious thought that since Fourth Brother's family was indeed wealthy now, she felt emboldened enough to claim that there was something important worth settling with Silver. Hearing this made her feel jealous, so her attitude softened even more.
Xiao Lihua remained skeptical and said, “You’re telling me you’re out of Silver? That thirty taels were given to your brother-in-law for his health? I don’t believe it.”
From the way Bai Da had spoken those words earlier, it was clear that they weren’t true.
Upon hearing this, Auspicious could only reply, “Well, the Silver really is gone; my man lost it all gambling. He was tricked into betting money and ended up losing everything.”
Thinking about how Bai Da would actually go gamble surprised Xiao Lihua. She originally thought he had been taken advantage of by Auspicious, but now it seemed he had actually taken advantage of her instead. At least Auspicious was always trying to find ways to get money from their family; in the end, she couldn’t stop him from gambling even once.
"Auspicious" said, "Sister Four, you and Fourth Brother have at least three hundred taels of Silver now; it would be too easy to borrow some money from you. Don't be so heartless."
Xiao Lihua glared and said, "Stop with the useless talk. Don't think that just because you say a few pitiful words about the past, it will be forgotten. The fact that I'm even talking to you is already generous; if you were at my doorstep, I would have kicked you out. There's no way you're borrowing Silver from me. Are you going to tell me about that big matter or not? If you do, we can still talk when we see each other outside; if not, you'll just be like a stone or grass by the roadside."
Auspicious felt angry and wanted to turn around and leave. She thought Xiao Lihua really wanted to hear her talk about the big matter without giving her a single coin; how stingy! However, she held back, thinking that since Fourth Brother and the others had money now, they might have even more in the future. If she kept pestering Xiao Lihua, perhaps they could still maintain a relationship. It would be better to give her a hint; maybe she would feel grateful and forgive her.
"Sister Four, I'm not asking you for money anymore. I'm in a desperate situation and can't stop thinking about money. Please don't hold it against me. I’m telling you, this is truly important; it concerns your sister Meihua."
"Meihua?"
When Xiao Lihua heard that it was related to her sister, her brows furrowed slightly. She never expected that this so-called big matter was connected to Meihua. If it were about herself, she wouldn't care much; she could just deal with it as it came. But when it involved family, she took it seriously. Although she didn't interact much with Meihua, she really liked her sister and didn't want anything bad to happen to her.
Seeing the change in Xiao Lihua's expression, Auspicious knew she was concerned and immediately began to plot again. However, before she could make any move, Xiao Lihua's single sentence made her abandon the thought of asking for money.
Xiao Lihua said, "Don't think you can threaten me with Meihua's situation. If necessary, I'll bring Meihua here and keep an eye on her; no one will dare to lay a hand on her under my watch. At that time, I'll remember how you tried to play tricks on me! You'll regret it later!"
Xiao Lihua thought she couldn't be polite with such people; they would seize any opportunity to gain benefits and were truly annoying.
Auspicious said, "Sister Four, Sister Four, I didn't mean it that way! I'm telling you that someone wants to marry Meihua but is trying to deceive her into marrying."
Auspicious spoke quickly and clearly explained the situation.
It turned out that Auspicious had heard about this incident by chance. In Wheat Village, there was a family named Liu who had a son who was somewhat slow-witted and had reached marriageable age but couldn't find a girl willing to marry him. His mother doted on him greatly and wanted to find him an obedient and good-looking bride without any flaws; such girls were hard to come by. Eventually, for some reason, they set their sights on Meihua and planned to use a matchmaker to propose marriage knowing that the Xiao Family wouldn't agree; they intended to deceive them.
The Liu Family had two sons named Liu Shu and Liu Mu. They planned to say they were marrying Meihua off to Liu Shu while actually marrying her off to Liu Mu. Once Meihua was married into the Liu Family, there would be no turning back.
Xiao Lihua's face turned pale upon hearing this. She had seen similar plots in novels and TV dramas before and had been furious then; now that it was happening in real life, she couldn't believe that such a good sister like Meihua could be deceived into marrying a fool. Did they think the Xiao Family members were dead?
Auspicious said, "Sister Four, don't you think this is a big deal? Meihua is such a good girl; we can't let them ruin her. A woman fears marrying the wrong man; that's a lifelong matter."
Xiao Lihua glanced at her and coldly said, "If it weren't for this snow collapsing your house, would you have come back to your mother's home? Were you planning to keep this matter to yourself and let my sister marry a fool?"
"I just didn't think of it, Sister Four, you are misunderstanding me."
Under Xiao Lihua's icy gaze, Auspicious lowered her head, feeling distressed. She thought to herself that she was doing a good deed; how could things still be so difficult with Sister Four? Now this Sister Four was even harder to deal with than before, but she couldn't argue with her. After all, this was a good match, and she wanted to mend their relationship.
Xiao Lihua threw down Auspicious and strode away.
Auspicious stood there watching helplessly, wanting to chase after her but unable to catch up. She thought that even if Sister Four was ignoring her now, she could wait a few days and work on them; perhaps their relationship could improve again. At least in the future, if Fourth Brother and Sister Four had money-making opportunities, it wouldn't be impossible for her to get involved.
Thinking about the good things, Auspicious turned back. It was very cold that day, and she thought her mother's earlier suggestion was quite appealing. If she didn't give Silver any money, she could stay at her mother's house with the men from her family. That would be more comfortable than going back to live with the in-laws. Plus, with the New Year approaching, they would definitely have good food every day. Before that, she could also catch Ruyi's wedding, which would be a big celebration. Perhaps she could even gain some benefits from it; then she wouldn't believe Bai Family's Wife wouldn't beg her to return!
After returning home, Ruyi asked her what she had discussed with Xiao Lihua. Auspicious told her everything, and Ruyi shot her a glare. Auspicious felt unhappy about this; after all, she was the older sister. Why was Ruyi glaring at her? But Ruyi was soon going to enjoy life in Gao Family; even being a concubine would be better than her current situation, so she didn't want to offend her.
"Ruyi, don't you want me to tell Sister Four? Are you still angry with Sister Four? Didn't she fail to connect you with Zhao Gongzi? Honestly, how could Fourth Brother persuade Zhao Gongzi to marry you? They don't help you because they feel they can't; saying you're not worthy is just saving face for them. Don't hold a grudge against them. Speaking of which, Fourth Brother and the others are living quite well now. Once you enter Gao Family, they'll be the ones who can help you the most."
Auspicious encouraged Ruyi because she hoped Ruyi would have a good life; if Ruyi did well, she would benefit too.
Ruyi snorted coldly and said, "Help me? As long as they don't cause me trouble, that's enough. They were just servants driven out by Gao Family back then and later harmed Su Family. I won't have a good life once I enter Gao Family. That matter is related to Meihua."
Auspicious replied, "Oh dear! If it weren't for her, Su Family might have already given birth to a big fat boy by now; how could it be your turn to give birth to the eldest son? Besides, Su Family clearly has grievances against you; if something goes wrong for you later on, they'll blame it on her. Aren't you afraid that Gao Gongzi won't support you? Thinking about it this way turns bad things into good things."
"Why do you always speak well of Xiao Lihua? Did she give you Silver?"
"No, she didn't give me anything. But sister, now that you have money, why not give your sister some silver for spending? I've always cared for you since we were young."
Auspicious immediately said when Ruyi glared at her; she wasn't intentionally speaking well of Xiao Lihua but thought that if they were doing well, she could benefit too. In her eyes, there were no lasting grudges—only tangible wealth mattered.
Ruyi said, "No."
Auspicious said stubbornly, "Then you still gave Ziwen and Shackles money to go to school. You can't just be nice to them and ignore me."
"Wait until I enter the Gao Family and have Silver. Right now, my Silver isn't enough. Do you think that once I enter such a deep courtyard, I won't have to manage the people under me? You should be grateful that I'm not asking you for Silver!"
Ruyi frowned slightly at the thought of going to the Gao Family. If she were marrying someone else as the main wife, she could manage the household finances, and then it wouldn't matter if her dowry was a little less. But now she was going to be a concubine; she needed money even more to manage the servants, yet she wouldn't have access to any of the Gao Family's wealth unless she could win over Gao Zhengping and get him to give her money. However, it was clear that Gao Zhengping was not very pleased about being forced into this marriage, so getting him to part with his money would require some effort. She was truly worried about her dowry.
Ruyi already hated Fourth Brother and Sister Four for not helping her with Zhao Linting, ruining her life. Now she hated them even more for not giving her a larger dowry. They had three hundred taels in hand; clearly, they could have given her some benefits when they brought her over from Shangqiao Village, but they only thought of themselves and completely ignored her. This was not how a brother and sister-in-law should act; they didn't care about her at all. The more Ruyi thought about it, the angrier she became. But as Auspicious said, their lives were getting better, and in the future, they might be the ones she could rely on from her maternal family, so she couldn't completely fall out with them.
Auspicious looked at Ruyi frowning and, despite feeling unhappy inside, said nothing more. However, she kept muttering to herself that she was truly unfortunate; her brother and sister-in-law were all stingy. It was really hard to get anything from them. One already had several hundred taels of Silver, while the other was going to marry into a wealthy family.
"Just wait and see who becomes more successful in the future; I'll have to get closer to whoever it is. They can live well, but they shouldn't think they can leave me behind!" Auspicious thought secretly.
Bai Da and Auspicious went to borrow Silver, but the Xie Family refused to lend them any. In the end, just as Wang Clan said, this couple ended up staying there. Although Xie Youkang and his wife were unhappy about it, they couldn't say anything; they just thought about how to get rid of them quickly without upsetting their parents. The couple Xie Youtai didn't mind at all. As for Xie Youhe, they smiled happily; after all, they weren't spending anything on them and enjoyed seeing their older brother and sister-in-law unhappy.
When Bai Da and Auspicious returned home to fetch gifts, no one from the Bai Family showed their face.
The villagers pointed at Auspicious when she returned but quickly shifted their focus to the upcoming marriage of Ruyi.
After a heavy snowfall, the snow on the road had not yet been trampled down, and in the biting wind, people's hands and faces turned red from the cold. During such days, the Xie Family was having a banquet.
The author has something to say: I will find a good man for Mei Hua; it's already settled! ^-^
In spring, I will write about farming matters; let's hope winter passes quickly. When I first reincarnated, there wasn't much land for me to work with; farming is much more interesting.
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