Quick Transmigration: My System is a Big Liar

After the banquet, the aunties and grandmas who helped cleaned the pots and pans, tidied up the tables and chairs, and then took them home to bring to the next family's celebration.

This is a custom that has been passed down from generation to generation in the village.

After seeing the villagers off, Shi Xiao helped clean the yard. Smelling the strong smell of alcohol on his clothes, and worried that it might offend his wife, he took his clothes to the river to wash them.

In the new room, Du Yuejiao filled her stomach, then sent the two maids out, washed up, and leaned against the headboard to wait for Shi Xiao.

After what seemed like an eternity, the door was pushed open, and Shi Xiao walked in. Seeing his wife dozing off against the headboard, he felt a surge of satisfaction; he now had a home.

"You're back?" Du Yuejiao was still half asleep when she realized something. She opened her eyes and saw Shi Xiao staring at her.

Shi Xiao sat down on the edge of the bed and said gently, "My wife must be sleepy! They made you drink a lot of wine, and I was afraid the smell would bother you, so I went to take a bath in the river. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Du Yuejiao, realizing it was their wedding night, was instantly wide awake. "The river water is too cold. Husband, you should wash up at home from now on."

"Okay, I'll do as my wife says," Shi Xiao replied with a smile.

Du Yuejiao blushed deeply and gave him a reproachful look.

That one glance made Shi Xiao's breathing quicken. "Wife, it's getting late, let's rest!"

The bed curtains were drawn, and clothes were thrown out one by one.

"My wife, I have finally married you."

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"pain."

"Sweetie, just wait a moment."

The woman's sobs and the man's heavy breathing sounded exceptionally clear in the quiet night.

Before Du Yuejiao fainted, she was still relieved that no one lived on either side of their new house, otherwise she would be too ashamed to face anyone. She vowed that she could never let him have his way again, or her back would not be able to take it.

Time flew by and it was already December. Yang Peng's injuries had almost healed.

Du Yuejiao had a lot of spare silver and planned to buy a few estates and shops near the prefectural city to rent out and collect rent. So this task fell to Shi Xiao and Yang Peng.

The two worked from dawn till dusk every day, and it took them more than half a month to finally get back a few land deeds and house deeds.

I bought a total of seven shops in the prefectural city, spending two thousand taels of silver. Two of the shops were located on the central street, in a better location and with more space, which is why they were more expensive.

The three estates, one of eighty mu and the other of one hundred mu, cost a total of 1,900 taels of silver.

This dynasty had a clear rule: scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants. Merchants were ranked last and had the lowest status. Merchants' descendants could not participate in the imperial examinations for three generations. Therefore, Du Yuejiao did not plan to do business in this world, so that her children would not be able to participate in the imperial examinations in the future.

As the year draws to a close, it's time to prepare for the New Year. The villagers, who have been busy all year, can only take a break and enjoy some good food during the few days of the New Year.

Yang Peng couldn't stay idle. With Du Yuejiao's consent, he drove a horse-drawn carriage to pick up people from the town every day to earn money.

Sometimes, when she encountered villagers, she would give them a ride for free. As a result, Du Yuejiao's reputation in the village grew better and better.

On the eve of the Lunar New Year, Yuan Shao sent New Year's goods and wedding gifts. After these few months, all the people behind the scenes have been exposed, and the real culprit who killed the Wu family has confessed.

Du Yuejiao accepted the gifts and then gave them a lot of her own dried cured meat, pheasant, rabbit, various dried mushrooms, chestnuts, and other local specialties from the mountains, so that they could have a taste.

Yuan Shao brought a cart full of goods and took it back with another cart full, constantly marveling at the hospitality of Du Yuejiao and her husband.

On that very day, Du Yuejiao discovered a small bean sprout in her belly while practicing pulse diagnosis. It was about a month along, and she must have conceived it shortly after getting married.

She originally planned to take the fertility pills after she turned eighteen next year, but he couldn't wait and came first.

Upon discovering she was pregnant, Du Yuejiao immediately told Shi Xiao and shared the good news with him.

Shi Xiao didn't disappoint her. He kept grinning foolishly, and then rushed out to tell everyone he met that his wife was pregnant. In less than half a day, the whole Niujia Village knew that she was pregnant.

Those who are close to them are naturally happy for them.

If the relationship between the two families is bad, or if there is conflict, such as the Niu Tiegen family or the Shi Hu family, they will secretly curse each other.

Clearly, their curses had no effect; Du Yuejiao continued to eat and drink as usual, living a remarkably carefree life.

Even Du Yuhang, who chose to live in Beijing, sent gifts to his future nephew (niece).

In the days that followed, Du Yuejiao lived a life of luxury under the pampering of her family. She was waited on hand and foot, and even when she went to the outhouse, she had to wait outside, because Shi Xiao had specifically instructed that she should not be separated from anyone.

When Du Yuejiao was five months pregnant, a major incident occurred in Niujia Village: Niu Tiegen was attacked by a wild boar while chopping firewood on the mountain and broke his leg.

Not long after, his wife was caught cheating on him by the villagers and drowned in the pond.

Niu Tiegen's aunt was divorced because of her niece's shameful deeds. She couldn't go back to her parents' home, and her husband, son, and daughter-in-law despised her. With nowhere else to go, she killed herself by crashing her head against the front gate.

Niu Tiegen's two children went missing at some point. The village chief led everyone to search for three days, but they couldn't find any clues. Reporting to the authorities ultimately came to nothing.

Several months later, Niu Tiegen was found dead at home, having starved to death.

This series of events, coupled with her husband's strange behavior, made Du Yuejiao somewhat suspicious. Niu Tiegen and his wife deserved to die, but the two children were innocent. Although she believed that her husband would not harm the two children, she was really not at ease until she found out the truth.

While sleeping that night, Du Yuejiao tossed and turned, and after a few times, Shi Xiao noticed and asked, "Wife, is the baby bothering you?"

Du Yuejiao sat up, shook her head, hesitated for a long time before asking softly, "Husband, what about the two children?"

Shi Xiao was taken aback, realizing what she was asking. He didn't hide anything and confessed truthfully, "You guessed it, it was me. I found a childless couple for the children in the mountains. They have a good reputation and their family is well-off. They won't mistreat them."

Du Yuejiao leaned against her husband's chest and said softly, "That's good."

After ten months of pregnancy, Du Yuejiao gave birth to a son, named Shi Yurui, nicknamed Little Stone.

Little Stone inherited his parents' good looks, but not their devotion to one another. At a young age, he had many suitors: the village's childhood sweetheart, the teacher's darling at the academy, and his classmate's sister, among others.