Divorce the bad husband, store grain fields, and marry the emperor's uncle for the second time

Zhu Yun looked at the panic-stricken Song Liu, secretly curled her lips, and still refused to give in, "Humph, if anyone from our Yanyuan has a disease, I will definitely come to you for compensation!"

After saying that, she walked away.

After Zhuyun walked away, Song Liu stamped her feet in regret, cursing herself for forgetting that Xia Xiaorou had also been to Yanyuan.

She also prayed that no one in Yanyuan would get sick, otherwise she would not be able to afford the compensation.

-

Xia Xiaorou rode to the village entrance and met Zhou Maoxun.

"Xiao Rou, I heard that you divorced your husband?" Zhou Maoxun was standing at the intersection, waving at Xia Xiaorou, carrying a load of firewood.

Xia Xiaorou was worried about the baby in her belly, so she didn't dare to ride fast. She slowed down and nodded to Zhou Maoxun, "Song Wenshan already has another woman, so why should I stick with him?"

After saying that, she laughed sarcastically.

Zhou Maoxun walked to the side of the horse, raised his head and looked at Xia Xiaorou with deep affection in his eyes, "Xiaorou, I..."

"Cousin Zhou, I have something else to do, so I have to go first." Xia Xiaorou patted the horse's belly and rode away.

How could she not understand Zhou Maoxun's eyes?

Before she got married, she had thought about marrying Zhou Maoxun and had hinted to him.

However, Zhou Maoxun kept dodging and evading.

Then she gave up.

She agreed to her family's arrangement and married Song Wenshan.

Now, Zhou Maoxun is looking for her again, but her heart is no longer the same as before.

Zhou Maoxun looked at Xia Xiaorou who was walking further and further away, feeling lost. When he turned around, he saw his mother looking at him with a cold face.

He asked guiltily, "Mom, why are you here?"

"If I hadn't come, your soul would have been seduced away by that little witch Xia!" Madam Zhou moved the basket on her arm from her left arm to her right arm, gritted her teeth and sneered.

"Mom, Xiaorou is an honest lady, not a witch. Don't say that to her. It's not good for her reputation." Zhou Maoxun sighed and shook his head.

He walked over, took his mother's basket and started carrying it. The basket contained a few winter bamboo shoots.

Madam Zhou didn't want him to take the basket, so she snatched it away and took it herself. "I'd rather die of exhaustion than be pissed off by you. Her mother is a witch, her sister is a witch, how much better can she be?"

"Her mother is her mother, her sister is her mother, what does it have to do with her? How can Xiaorou be blamed for their affairs? Besides, Xiaorou was only four years old when her mother died. Mother, it's unfair to say that to Xiaorou!" Zhou Maoxun shook his head and said.

"If I don't blame them, who should I blame?" Madam Zhou sneered, "Your uncle is such a smart and generous man, but since he came to the capital and married Xia Wei, he has become honest and pedantic. He listens to Xia Wei in everything, and all the delicious and useful things are only used by Xia Wei and her son. He has eaten up all the family wealth! Your uncle has to live a poor life."

"Mom, but I heard that the money originally belonged to the Wei family, not my uncle," Zhou Maoxun explained.

"Impossible! Your uncle works as a guard in the capital, earning twenty taels of silver a year. He has been working as a guard for several years. How could he not have money? But that Wei, who is delicate and tender, can't cook, wash clothes, or even sew. She has a maid's life but a lady's heart, and is an orphan. How could she be rich? Don't believe the nonsense that bitch Xia Xiaorou says!" Madam Zhou said with her eyes rolled up.

Every time he talked about Xia Xiaorou, he would bring up Xia Xiaorou's mother and scold her. Zhou Maoxun knew his mother's temper too well.

But the person has been dead for more than ten years, what's the point of talking about this?

He said perfunctorily, "I know, Mom, I'm going home first."

He shifted the burden on his shoulders and left.

Madam Zhou chased after him, "I'm telling you, Xia Xiaorou is divorced now, you can't go looking for her, no matter who you marry, you can't marry that bitch, do you hear me?"

Zhou Maoxun was feeling annoyed, so he quickened his pace without saying a word.

-

The village is about a hundred miles away from the county town.

If you work harder, you can run two round trips in a day.

But Xia Xiaorou didn't dare to tire herself out like that, for fear of bringing trouble to the child.

She set the horse at a trot.

It was evening when we left the village. We had only walked twenty miles when it was completely dark.

Xia Xiaorou had to stop and find a place to stay.

Seeing a light on in a house on the side of the road, Xia Xiaorou got off the horse and walked over.

The gate was open and a carriage was parked at the door.

The carriage was large and spacious, but the roof was covered with snow and its original appearance could not be seen.

She only glanced casually, led the horse into the yard, and walked towards the wide-open door of the main house. "Excuse me, is there anyone there?"

A 67-year-old man came to the door and looked at Xia Xiaorou, "What's the matter, young lady?"

"I'm a traveler. It's getting late and snowing, so I want to stay at the old man's house for one night." She took out her purse and said, "I'll pay you."

The old man looked embarrassed and said, "Young lady, if you had come a day earlier, maybe I could lend you a room, but now, there are no vacant rooms."

"Where's the woodshed? Is there any empty space in the woodshed? It would be fine if it can shelter from the wind and snow."

"There is someone living in the woodshed, so there is really no empty room." The old man shook his head and said.

Xia Xiaorou thought of the carriage parked at the door.

I guess it was the carriage master and servant who lived in the old man's house.

She pursed her lips and said, "How about you let me stay in the main room for a night? It's too cold outside, and a house to shelter from the wind would be nice."

Sitting in the main house is better than spending the night in the wild.

The old man looked back at the house and nodded, "Okay, come in. It's free to rest in the main house. Just come in. Alas, it's not easy in the winter."

But Xia Xiaorou still took out a few dozen coins and put them in the old man's hand, "You still have to pay for the tea and the fire, just accept it."

The old man looked at the handful of money in his hand and felt bad. "Okay, leave the lady's horse to me. I'll feed it for you."

He then called his own wife to boil some hot water.

Xia Xiaorou thanked him, brushed off the snowflakes on her body, stomped her feet, and went into the main house.

At this time, the curtain of a bedroom was lifted, and a tall and straight figure walked out.

When Xia Xiaorou saw him, she was stunned.

Yan Heng stared at Xia Xiaorou without blinking, her eyes flickering, "Why is it you?"

The old man tied the horse to the barn, and when he came back he saw the two men looking at each other in surprise.

He looked at the two and smiled, "Huh? You know each other?"

Yan Heng nodded, a smile on her lips, and walked over to hold Xia Xiaorou's hand, "This is my concubine."

Xia Xiaorou's face suddenly turned red, she felt both ashamed and angry.

Who is his concubine?

He really dared to say it.

She tried to pull her hand back, but couldn't.

The old man suddenly realized, patted his thigh and said with a smile, "Ah, this lady said she wanted to stay in the main room for one night. It turns out she is your concubine. That's good, you two can live in the same room."

Xia Xiaorou was anxious to explain, "No, it's not..."

"Xiao Rou, I didn't go to pick you up, so you got angry and ran out alone?" Yan Heng took Xia Xiao Rou's hand and led her to the bedroom, "I apologize to you."

Xia Xiaorou was annoyed. What nonsense was he talking about?

Yan Heng whispered, "Don't worry about so many things when you're out, Xiaorou. Unless you want to freeze to death? Then are you going to the county town or not?"