A Good Country Wife
Chapter 276 - 270 Want to Take Someone_1

Chapter 276: Chapter 270 Want to Take Someone_1

Lin Qing mentioned that, apart from the few in the Zhao Family’s old home, Zhao Erhu didn’t have any other brothers. There was no need to inquire about the affairs of the Zhao Family’s old home—just calling Li Xiaomei over to ask would clear things up. Indeed, it was Zhao Xing who had spoken for the marriage, and the intended bride was the Chen Family girl from the same village as her, the one Lin Qing mentioned.

"Sister-in-law, what’s wrong? Is there a problem?" Seeing that Lin Yue had specifically called her over to ask about this matter, Li Xiaomei was sure there was some issue.

"Nothing much, just overheard that Zhao Xing is getting married, so I called you to ask about it."

"So that’s what it is. Sister-in-law, you don’t know, that girl from the Chen Family is really something. They say her bride price must be eight taels of silver, or she won’t marry in. Wei Family’s old witch was unwilling, but I don’t know what kind of spell Zhao Xing was under—he insists on marrying the Chen Family girl. My mother-in-law favors her own, seeing her eldest son so set on it, she didn’t hesitate to propose marriage. My own bride price was only five taels of silver. It’s so unfair. I want to see what sort of fine lady Zhao Xing is bringing home to merit such a hefty bride price. Could she possibly be prettier than you, sister-in-law?"

Li Xiaomei was the kind who spoke without thinking. Upon Lin Yue’s questioning, she just rattled off everything she knew, not forgetting to complain about the Wei Family in the process.

"What are you talking about? Why compare her with me!" Lin Yue was already displeased with being compared to others, let alone such a girl from the Chen Family with that kind of reputation. If she were compared to her, wouldn’t that lower her own status? Of course, there were some things that she couldn’t tell Li Xiaomei, otherwise, with that girl’s mouth, if she carelessly let something slip, the whole village would know, and where would that leave any secrecy?

"That’s true. Originally your bride price was fifteen taels of silver, sister-in-law. Even that Chen Family girl didn’t get as much as you, surely she can’t be as beautiful as you." Li Xiaomei nodded thoughtfully.

Lin Yue was somewhat speechless. This girl, how could her mind be so straightforward? Everyone in the village nearly knew under what circumstances she had married Zhao Erhu. Li Xiaomei still brought it up so indiscreetly in front of her. No wonder people said she easily offended others. Had she been the petty type, she would definitely have gotten angry.

"Sorry, sister-in-law, I didn’t mean anything else, just saying that woman definitely can’t compare to you." After speaking, Li Xiaomei then realized there was something inappropriate in her words and hastily apologized, fearing that Lin Yue might get angry.

"Oh, I forgot to mention, that girl is also from Shanglin Village, same as you, sister-in-law." The reason Li Xiaomei compared the girl with Lin Yue was also because they came from the same village, subconsciously making a comparison between them.

However, in Li Xiaomei’s mind, Lin Yue was an exceptional being, believing everything about Lin Yue to be superior. Naturally, the girl couldn’t compare. In fact, she hadn’t even seen the girl’s face; when they went to see her, Wei Family brought Jin Family instead, afraid that Li Xiaomei would cause a scene, although indeed Li Xiaomei harbored a bit of that intention.

After chatting for a while longer, Li Xiaomei returned to the Zhao Family’s old home. With Zhao Xing getting married, there was an abundance of work at home, and she couldn’t be completely lazy.

Having confirmed that Zhao Xing was indeed the unlucky guy her brother had mentioned, Lin Yue felt no obligation to divulge this to the people of the Zhao Family’s old home. Not to mention her relations with the Zhao Family’s old home, with a man like Zhao Xing, if he were to truly marry a good woman, Lin Yue would feel sorry for that girl. Now that Zhao Xing was marrying the Chen Family girl, with neither being commendable, wasn’t it just perfect for them to be together? Why bother breaking up their marriage? Besides, even if she went now to tell Wei Family’s mother and son, they wouldn’t believe her words. It was better not to play the villain unnecessarily.

Lin Yue, though she had already made up her mind, did not forget to go and speak to Zhao Erhu. Some details between husband and wife still need to be taken care of; this is conducive to a harmonious marital relationship and also minimizes misunderstandings and conflicts.

Upon hearing what Lin Yue said, Zhao Erhu replied directly, "That’s the Wei Family mother and son’s business, we should not interfere. Isn’t Wei very capable? When the daughter-in-law joins the family, she will naturally find a way to deal with her. Let’s not meddle in their affairs unnecessarily."

Such a response was exactly what Lin Yue had in mind. Remembering what Li Xiaomei had shared, Lin Yue asked, "Erhu, I heard from Li Xiaomei that it was Zhao Xing who insisted on marrying the girl from the Chen Family. Do you think he has seen that girl from the Chen Family and found her beautiful, which is why he’s so adamant about it?" Lin Yue, being a woman, naturally had a gossipy side and was curious about the reasons for Zhao Xing’s insistence on marrying the girl from the Chen Family.

Zhao Erhu’s eyes darkened upon hearing Lin Yue’s question. Recollecting the few times Zhao Xing had seen his wife, he always appeared infatuated, clearly harboring affectionate feelings. Given that the girl from the Chen Family was also from Shanglin Village, Erhu could guess what Zhao Xing was thinking and scoffed inwardly, "No matter how beautiful, she cannot compare to my wife. Zhao Xing certainly doesn’t have my good fortune to marry someone as beautiful and virtuous as my wife."

"Am I really beautiful and virtuous?" Lin Yue asked with a giggle, feeling quite flattered by the compliment.

Seeing Lin Yue react this way, Zhao Erhu knew exactly what Niuniu was thinking and generously praised, "Of course, my wife is the most beautiful."

Over at Zhao Xing’s side, although Wei had already set the date with the Chen Family and even sent the betrothal gifts, just waiting for the day to fetch the bride, Zhao Xing couldn’t contain himself when he thought of the graceful figure he had seen outside the courtyard. He sneakily made his way to Shanglin Village again.

Having been there once before, Zhao Xing easily found his way to the Chen Family’s courtyard. It seemed no one was around, and after a short while, the girl he had seen in the courtyard last time came out of the house. Zhao Xing’s eyes lit up with excitement, thinking that since he had already been betrothed to the girl from the Chen Family, and the wedding was imminent, it wouldn’t be a big deal to meet. As long as no one knew, he could use the time before the wedding to deepen the relationship with his future wife.

Zhao Xing looked around to make sure there were no other people in the courtyard, then went to knock on the door.

Mrs. Chen found it odd, as their family, due to the younger sister’s unclean hands, was mostly shunned by the village. Who would be knocking at this time? Mrs. Chen wondered as she hurried to the door and opened it, only to see a strange man at the threshold, staring at her with a goofy smile. She frowned immediately, thinking, what kind of rogue runs to her home in broad daylight?

"Husband, come quick! There’s a rogue at our door!" Mrs. Chen yelled at the top of her lungs.

Zhao Xing panicked at Mrs. Chen’s reaction, "No, wait, miss, don’t shout. I’m your fiancé, Zhao Xing from Zhao Family Village. I came specially to find you."

Zhao Xing hastily tried to explain, but Mrs. Chen wasn’t listening at all. Inside the house, Chen Jiaxing, hearing Mrs. Chen’s shouts, had already come out with a wooden stick, ready to drive the intruder off. Zhao Xing had no choice but to run off quickly, completely oblivious to anything being amiss.

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