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

Hearing the name Li Jianghua, the bored Qiao Xi immediately became alert and pricked up her ears to listen to gossip.

"Yes, it's her house."

"They did. Almost the entire Shijing Village went there yesterday. Oh, I mean, Li Jianghua was really ruthless. She scratched her man's face until it was covered in bruises."

"That's right. But Li Jianghua didn't get any benefits either. I heard that she was beaten by her husband that night. If you ask me, this is her karma."

"What do you mean?"

"It's said that she said it was normal for men to visit brothels in Xuliu Village yesterday. And it turns out her husband also went there yesterday. As luck would have it, Li Jianghua found out about it and used her words to stop her. Li Jianghua was so angry that she started a fight with her husband."

"Well, her son just got 20 lashes, and then she got into a fight with her husband. Things have been happening one after another in her family in just one day. Do you think Li Jianghua has offended someone she shouldn't have?"

"It's possible. She keeps talking nonsense all the time. Maybe some god knows about it and punishes her."

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As they listened, Qiao Xi realized that the two people were talking more and more outrageous, even talking about ghosts and gods.

She couldn't help but look at the roof of the car. According to what they said, it seemed as if she was the ghost. After all, Li Jianghua had been unlucky since she offended her yesterday.

She didn't know if it was her illusion, but ever since they mentioned Li Jianghua, the other people from Xuliu Village kept glancing at her from time to time.

They probably knew about what happened when Li Jianghua came to Xu's house to cause trouble yesterday.

Qiao Xi secretly glanced at Xu Yi opposite her and found that he was sitting upright with his hands folded across his chest. Even though there was such a loud noise in the car, it did not disturb him from closing his eyes to rest, which made her admire him very much.

After listening to the gossip, she followed suit, closing her eyes to avoid prying eyes.

An hour later.

Lingxiao City.

Because the car owner was eager to take on work, he dropped them off at the city gate and took another group of people back.

The group immediately dispersed and soon disappeared from sight.

For a moment, only Xu Yi and Qiao Qian were left.

Xu Yi looked at Qiao Xi and whispered, "There are many people in the city and they are gossipy. Don't run around and don't cause trouble. Come here and wait immediately after buying rice. You can go directly to the nearest Juyuan Rice Shop to buy rice." After saying that, he pointed her in the direction.

Seeing Qiao Xi nod, he left with a cold face.

Qiao Xi stuck out her tongue at his retreating figure.

She is not a child, so she won't be so obedient.

Although I have memories of Lingxiao City in my mind, there is still a certain difference between memory and seeing it with my own eyes.

Calculating the time, it is almost the end of Chenshi, which is the time when street vendors set up their stalls.

There were gradually more and more pedestrians on the street.

As Qiao Xi walked, she felt firsthand how the street went from somewhat deserted to gradually bustling with activity. This kind of fireworks atmosphere was something she had once envied.

After walking around for about an incense stick's time, Qiao Xi felt a little tired.

Lingxiao City is just a small city with a small population, so there are not as many shops on the streets as she imagined.

As Qiao Xi walked around, she thought about the future of the Xu family.

For some reason, the Xu family lived in Xuliu Village, but they had no land.

After paying rent or taxes, most landowners would save the remaining grain for their own consumption. The Xu family could only buy it with money.

She used to rely on Xu Tai to make money, but now Xu Tai is dead, and her mother-in-law wants her brother-in-law to pursue a career in politics, so now she is the only one who can make money.

As a woman of modest means, she can either work in a wealthy family or be a slave, but both are lives of dependence on others. She doesn't want to live like this.

Since the family had no income from the fields, they had to find other ways to make a living.

In just the time it took to burn an incense stick, she had basically walked through the busiest street from beginning to end.

The things sold in this shop are closely related to people's lives.

If she had enough spare money, she could consider opening a shop in the city, so that she could at least support herself and Xu Yi.

Qiao Xi paused, glanced at the people passing by on the street, and decided that this was a feasible idea. She could discuss it with him when she got home.

Thinking of this, Qiao Xi felt that the time agreed with Xu Yi was almost up, and she had to hurry to buy rice.

Just now, when she was strolling around, she saw the sign of Juyuan Rice Shop. Soon, she arrived at the rice shop.

As soon as she entered the shop, she saw a young man arguing with the rice seller.

"Oh, we don't have the person you're looking for here. Go away and don't delay me from selling things."

"How is that possible? He clearly said this. Boss, think about it again. Was it because there were so many people around that you didn't notice it?"

Don’t be in a hurry to buy rice. Qiao Xi stared at the two people with her brows slightly furrowed.

I wondered if this Juyuan Rice Shop was a shady store?

"If I say no, then I mean no. Are you going to leave or I'll kick you out if you don't."

The shopkeeper looked at the young man with a gloomy face.

"She wore a thin spring green shirt and an ordinary blue embroidered skirt. Around her waist hung a purse embroidered with a white crane with its wings spread. On her feet were embroidered shoes with magnolia flowers. She was almost as tall as my shoulders. She had her hair in a bun."

"No, no!" The shopkeeper impatiently started to chase the person away, "Go away."

Hearing this, Qiao Xi felt familiar and looked down at herself. Hey! Could the man be talking about her?

In order to confirm her thoughts, she looked at everyone in the rice shop and found that she was the only one dressed like this. Then she saw the man with an anxious look on his face. He was wearing a long gown like Xu Yi and spoke and behaved like a scholar. Driven by curiosity, she walked over.

"Are you looking for me?" she asked the man who was stamping his feet anxiously in a soft voice.

Hearing her voice, the man hurriedly turned around and almost bumped into her because he turned so quickly.

Seeing this, Qiao Xi quickly stepped back and repeated, "Are you looking for me? Do you know me?"

Unexpectedly, I saw the man shaking his head, then he was stunned for a moment and nodded.

Qiao Xi was confused by his reaction. Did he know her or not?

But before Qiao Xi could ask clearly, the man suddenly said, "Are you Xu Qiao from Xuliu Village, Xu Yi's sister-in-law?"

Did this person know Xu Yi? Could it be that he had something going on and couldn't come over, so he asked his friend to let him know?

Qiao Xi raised her eyebrows and nodded with a smile, "Exactly. Did my brother-in-law ask you to come over?"

Hearing her answer, the man looked relieved and said quickly, "Yes and no, oh, there is no time, sister-in-law, please come with me quickly, I will tell you in detail on the way."

He is so anxious, could something have happened to Xu Yi?

Qiao Xi didn't bother to ask more questions and nodded quickly.

The two of them left Juyuan Rice Shop one after the other.

Not long after they walked, the man began to explain to Qiao Xi as he walked.

It turned out that the man's name was Han Yun'an, and he was Xu Yi's classmate and good friend in the academy.

Today, Xu Yiben went to the academy to ask for leave from his teacher, then packed up his things and went home to observe a year of mourning.

Everything was fine at first, but as soon as he was sent to the door, he was stopped by Yu Hongtao and his men, who accused him of stealing things from the academy.

Xu Yi said he didn't steal it, but he just didn't believe it, and later he made a fuss to the dean and the teacher.

The academy has never tolerated people with bad behavior. Before the investigation is thorough, Xu Yi is afraid that he will not be able to leave.

But he was afraid that she would get anxious waiting for him, so Xu Yi had no choice but to let him come to find her, so that she wouldn't be anxious and wander around if she couldn't find her.

Hearing this, Qiao Xi curled her lips, showing how worried he was about her.

But she was very curious and asked, "What precious thing is missing from the academy that caused such a big commotion?"