The sister-in-law was wrong, please forgive her, my black-bellied brother-in-law

Xu Yi stood there without moving, as if waiting for her reply.

Seeing this, Qiao Xi pulled the corners of her mouth and revealed a smile that was uglier than crying. "Okay, I'll do it right away. It will be done soon. If you have finished washing up, please go to the table and wait."

"No, I'm going to read a book first. When I'm done, my sister-in-law will call me."

After saying that, Xu Yi went back to his room without even looking at her.

At the end, he did not forget to close his door, as if he was afraid that Qiao Xi would disturb him.

Qiao Xi dragged her legs, which were almost too weak, and finally moved to the kitchen.

It's a hot summer day now, and it's so hot even in the morning that it makes people feel stuffy.

Wiping the sweat off her forehead and face, Qiao Xi washed the little rice in the jar, put it into the pot, and lit the fire to cook porridge.

The only side dishes were pickled vegetables, and she hadn't had time to dig up wild vegetables.

"Gululu..."

Qiao Xi added more firewood, but her stomach couldn't help but protest.

She couldn't help but complain: Damn it, she hasn't had a full meal since she came into this world.

No, don’t worry about getting contribution points first, she has to think about how to fill her stomach today.

Otherwise, she would have starved to death before her brother-in-law could enter the officialdom.

The key point is that it’s so hard to survive, who wants to die?

……

"time to eat!"

Qiao Xi's voice was weak, but fortunately Xu Yi heard it.

Sitting at the dinner table, Qiao Qian ate while looking at Xu Yi.

But as she watched, she couldn't help but stare blankly.

I saw him pick up the chopsticks, gently stir the food on the plate, then slowly pick up a piece, put it in his mouth and chew it slowly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if he was enjoying the delicacy of the world.

It had to be said that in her previous world, she had seen men of all social status eat, but none as elegant and handsome as him. For the first time, Qiao Xi truly experienced the saying "beauty is a feast for the eyes."

Even porridge and pickled vegetables can reveal his unique temperament.

"Is there food on my face?"

Xu Yi looked at her for a long time without any movement. When he looked up, he found that she was staring at him and swallowing her saliva.

He frowned, touched his face with his hand, and found that there was nothing on it, so he asked.

His magnetic voice brought Qiao Xi back to her senses and she shook her head hurriedly.

Thinking about how she was stunned when she saw him just now, Qiao Xi felt so embarrassed that she wanted to bury her head in the bowl.

After finally finishing the meal, Qiao Xi stood up to clean up the dishes, but was stopped by Xu Yi.

"Don't be busy yet. I have something to tell you."

Seeing his serious face, Qiao Xi put down the dishes in her hands and sat down again.

Xu Yi took out a purse from his arms.

Looking at the purse, Qiao Xi immediately remembered that it was the one he took out of the package that night.

He wants to settle the score later?

Thinking of the suffocating feeling that night, Qiao Xi jumped up from the chair like a spring, quickly took a few steps back, and looked at him warily, "Brother-in-law, we can talk it over. I really don't want to take the money."

Xu Yi was a little surprised to see her reaction, but then he thought of his own behavior that night and felt that her reaction was reasonable.

My mother had just died that day. When I was sorting out her things, I found that the money my eldest brother had earned from selling his life was gone.

Because only he and she know how much money there is and where the money is.

If it wasn't him, then it must have been hers.

Thinking that she was unconscious at the time and would not have had time to hide or spend the money, he searched her and his eldest brother's room and found a package.

And the silver was indeed in that package.

Now she is basically in good health, and according to his observation, she has no intention of escaping, which means that she has something to gain from this family.

The most valuable things in the family right now are this house and the ten taels of silver in his hand.

She can't take the house with her, so all she has left is the money.

He raised an eyebrow, a sneer on his face. "Don't be nervous. I told you that day that I would keep your life and torture you slowly. As for this silver, just take it if I tell you to. I'm not giving it to you for free."

"Oh!" Seeing that he really didn't make any other moves, Qiao Xi bravely moved forward, but still didn't sit down.

Seeing that she was still standing, Xu Yi didn't force her.

He placed his purse on the table and said bluntly, "This money is for you to buy rice. You can eat meat after the 27th day of the lunar month, so don't buy the lard."

Josie: "What about you?"

Xu Yi, "I have to observe mourning for my mother for a year, so I need to ask for leave from the academy and bring back my things from there."

Qiao Xi: "Oh! When do we leave?"

She went to clean up. She had been kneeling all night last night and was in a hurry to cook this morning, so she hadn't washed up yet.

Now you don't even need to look at the water to know how miserable she looks.

If she goes to buy rice in this state, people will treat her as a beggar and kick her out.

Xu Yi seemed to know what she wanted to do, and asked her to wait for him at the door after an incense stick of time.

One stick of incense is about fifteen minutes.

Time was urgent, so Qiao Xi didn't even bother to clean up the dishes and went straight back to her room.

A quarter of an hour later.

"How do we get there?" Qiao Xi asked Xu Yi who was standing at the door.

She looked outside but saw no carriage or horses.

According to my memory, it's quite far from Xuliu Village to the city. It would take at least an hour for two people to walk there.

It was nothing when he left, but when he came back, he brought some rice and some other things with him. By the time he got home, he would be exhausted.

Xu Yi glanced at her and saw that she had just washed herself and looked much fresher, without putting on any top, so he nodded with satisfaction.

After hearing her words, he looked at her as if she were a fool and said, "Get in the car. Let's go."

After saying that, he closed the door and walked straight towards the village entrance.

Oh my god, what’s that look in his eyes? Why does he feel despised?

Please, he didn't say, how did she know it was by car.

Qiao Xi muttered softly as she hurried to catch up.

When we arrived at the village entrance, we saw a horse-drawn carriage.

Next to the carriage stood a burly man in a black short shirt, with dark skin, an unshaven beard, and a horsewhip in his hand.

Qiao Xi knew that the man was Chen Zhuo, a city dweller. His family had saved money from their frugal lifestyle and bought a horse-drawn carriage. They traveled between Xuliu Village and Shijing Village every day, relying on the tolls paid by the carriage passengers to survive.

A carriage like this can seat about ten people if they squeeze in.

Each person had to pay three coins for this trip alone. If they took ten people at a time, that would be thirty coins.

Those who want to pay a gift need to add two cents more.

He went back and forth like this non-stop, about two trips a day, which means four trips, and he made a lot of money.

As far as she knew, there were many people in Xu Liu Village who were jealous, but because buying a carriage was too expensive and no one could afford so much money at once, gradually everyone gave up the idea.

Qiao Xi thought that when she made enough money, she could buy a carriage and start this business. She had an advantage. With a positioning system, she could go wherever she wanted without having to remember the way.

There were only eight people in the car when the driver set off. Qiao Xi was confused when she heard Chen Zhuo explaining to them while driving the car.

It turns out there are two more people in Shijing Village.

Shijing Village and Xuliu Village are very close, only a few hundred meters apart. Soon the carriage stopped and two women got on.

The carriage started moving again.

The people in the car were either from the same village or from the next door. Everyone knew each other and since they had nothing to do, they gradually started chatting.

I could only hear a woman who came up later saying to someone next to her with a smile, "Hey, did you see the excitement yesterday?"

"Are you talking about Li Jianghua's family?"