Chapter 15

Just as Sun Shi finished speaking, her mother-in-law's voice sounded coldly behind her, scaring her.

But she soon reacted and said with a full face of smiles: "Oh my, Mother, that family moved to the county seat a few years ago, so naturally you haven't heard of it! That rich family has the surname Huang, and Shoude met them by chance when he was studying in the academy. They took a fancy to Shoude's knowledge, so they wanted to become in-laws, and I thought the family still has a daughter waiting to be married."

"If there is such a good thing, why didn't you think of Jinfeng?" The Li Family Old Woman stared at Sun Shi with triangular eyes, her gaze like a torch.

"Mother..." Sun Shi whispered, her voice as small as a mosquito. "This... Jinfeng's age doesn't fit..."

"What? Why doesn't it fit? Jinfeng has also reached the age to be married!"

"Oh my, Mother, don't worry about it." Sun Shi's voice became lower and lower, and her face became unnatural. "People want girls under ten years old..."

Hearing this, the Li Family Old Woman's face sank, and it was just as she thought; the Huang family didn't want an ordinary daughter-in-law!

Although she had been busy these few days, she had been thinking about what Xiufang said that night. She originally wanted to ask the eldest daughter-in-law herself the next day, but thought that the eldest daughter-in-law must have something to hide from her, so she wouldn't ask first and wait for her to take the initiative to say it.

This time she really waited!

Sun Shi whispered for a long time, and simply broke the jar and said: "Mother, I'll tell you the truth, that Huang family's young master has a hidden illness and only marries girls under ten years old. As long as we marry Er Ya to that Huang family, they are willing to give twenty taels of silver as a dowry!"

"Twenty taels of silver!!"

The old woman was shocked by this number, directly ignoring the fact that the Huang family's young master had a hidden illness, and confirmed again: "Are they really willing to give twenty taels of silver as a dowry?!"

"That's naturally true!"

Sun Shi saw that her mother-in-law didn't ask about the Huang family's young master's hidden illness, and immediately smiled: "Mother, our Old Li family only has Er Ya as a suitable candidate. You must hurry and find a way to get Er Ya back! Otherwise, when people can't wait, they will marry someone else's daughter!"

"Alright, I'll discuss it with your Father at noon!" The old woman was also afraid that the twenty taels of silver would fly away, and soon agreed.

Hearing this, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other with satisfaction, both seeing excitement in each other's eyes.

"They must be willing! That Huang family is a famous rich family in the county seat; marrying her daughter over is a life of enjoying happiness!"

Thus, at noon, when the Li Family Old Man brought his sons back from working in the fields to eat, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sang in harmony and told the story of the Huang family's marriage, praising the Huang family as if they were the best in the world.

But they both tacitly concealed the fact that the Huang family's young master had a hidden illness.

The Li Family Old Man frowned after listening and didn't speak.

Zhu Shi on the side couldn't help but say: "Father, what are you still hesitating about? That's a whole twenty taels of silver! With this money, won't the money for Eldest Brother to take the imperial examination be there!"

"But..." The old man sighed in a dilemma. "Er Ya has already severed ties with us; if we let her marry over like this, I'm afraid..."

"Even if she severed ties, isn't she still your granddaughter!" Sun Shi hurriedly said. "We found such a good marriage for her, she should be grateful to us Li family!"

"That's right! Even if she severed ties, I'm still her grandmother! Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected. We Li family raised her for so many years, I don't believe she dares not to recognize me as her grandmother!" The old woman said.

The old man puffed on his tobacco pipe, was silent for a long time, and finally nodded: "Alright, you find a time to ask later and see if Jiang Shi is willing to let Er Ya marry over."

Hearing this, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other with satisfaction, both seeing excitement in each other's eyes.

"She must be willing! That Huang family is a famous rich family in the county seat; marrying her daughter over is a life of enjoying happiness!"

At the same time.

Jiang Xiaoxiao and her mother went into the mountains again.

This time, the mother and daughter could almost be said to have returned with a full load.

Jiang Xiaoxiao carried a small back basket filled with fruits, vegetables, and all kinds of mushrooms.

And Jiang Wei carried two wild wolves on her shoulders.

The wolves' abdomens were pierced with sharpened bamboo, and they had already lost their breath.

This was a wound her mother deliberately forged, the purpose of which was to make outsiders think that this was a wolf hunted by setting traps.

This wild wolf was used to make things clear.

In the future, the things bought at home would only increase, and if there was no source of money on the surface, they would inevitably be suspected by the villagers about where the money for buying things came from.

Jiang Wei didn't dare to bring too large wild animals down the mountain; after all, she was still a "village woman with no strength to truss a chicken."

And this wild wolf was just right, the size was not big, one was about sixty catties, far from being as shocking as the stag of three or four hundred pounds before.

As for the fruits and vegetables in Jiang Xiaoxiao's back basket, they were also deliberately placed by Jiang Wei in the bushes for Jiang Xiaoxiao to discover after killing the wolf.

At that time, Jiang Xiaoxiao was silently complaining in her heart that her mother's little tricks could only deceive a five-year-old child, while on the surface she had to reveal a surprised and happy look.

The mother and daughter deliberately bypassed the road by the farmland in the village on the way down the mountain.

At this time, everyone was working in the fields. Seeing the wild wolf on Jiang Wei's shoulder, they widened their eyes in disbelief and gathered around one after another:

"My God! Is this a wild wolf from the mountain!"

"Jiang Shi, did you hunt this alone?!"

Jiang Wei nodded, pointed to the bamboo thorns in the wolf's abdomen, and said: "I set traps in the mountains a few days ago. I originally wanted to go up the mountain to pick some wild vegetables today, and saw these two wolves fall into the traps I dug, and they were already out of breath."

After listening to Jiang Wei's explanation and looking at the bamboo thorns in the wolf's abdomen, the villagers didn't doubt it at all and couldn't help but envy:

"Good heavens, the luck is too good! This wild wolf can't be hunted casually!"

"That's right, there used to be hunters in the village, and when they went up the mountain to hunt, they were bitten by wild wolves and broke their legs, and they barely saved their lives, and later they didn't dare to go up the mountain again and left our Yuhe Village to work outside!"

Jiang Xiaoxiao, who was listening on the side, couldn't help but think: wouldn't the house they lived in be that hunter's?

"It's not that I'm saying, Jiang Shi, your mother and daughter's life is getting more and more prosperous after dividing from the Li family. Look at Er Ya's little face, it looks meatier than before!"

Hearing this, Jiang Xiaoxiao put on a serious look, but her voice was soft and glutinous: "Auntie, I'm not called Er Ya anymore, I take my mother's surname, I'm called Jiang Xiaoxiao!"

The people in the village were amused by her serious appearance and laughed: "Hey, alright, Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao, this name sounds pretty good!"

The mother and daughter returned home under the envious and slightly jealous eyes of the villagers.

Jiang Xiaoxiao just returned to the room and put down the back basket. Turning her head, she saw her mother had already skillfully wrapped one of the wolves with oilcloth.

"Xiaoxiao, you wait for me at home, I'll take this wolf to the county seat to sell while it's fresh."

"Mm, alright!" Jiang Xiaoxiao looked up at the sky. It was just past noon, and it was still early. With her mother's walking speed, she should be able to return before dusk.