Starting with choosing a wife, creating the most powerful Xia

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chu Xuan's face was filled with barely suppressed excitement, which made the onlookers even more convinced that he had gone mad, and they all showed sympathetic eyes.

Chu Xuan remained unmoved; his gaze seemed to pierce through the bustling city before him and see into the distant future.

"Good advice is useless to a damned ghost." The clan elder sighed and led the other collateral descendants of the clan to choose their own fiefdoms.

After the fiefdoms were distributed, the next step was to choose wives.

The first man to choose a wife did not hesitate to select a woman whose fine was only two hundred taels. For him, his fiefdom, though barren, could bring in at least three hundred taels of income each year, which was more than enough to easily pay the fine.

It's estimated that in just half a year, he'll be able to live a peaceful and stable life.

The others also had their own plans, and within their capabilities, they chose the wife they found most pleasing to the eye.

As time went by, fewer and fewer women remained, and their looks gradually declined.

However, Chu Xuan discovered that there was a woman who was clearly stunningly beautiful, yet everyone avoided her like the plague.

The woman had silver hair that stood out from the others, and her eyes were clear and gentle, as serene and distant as moonlight, but everyone looked at her with disdain.

She only needed to stand there quietly, and she seemed to carry an unbearable gloom.

"Get out of my way! I don't want you, I want this beautiful girl!"

The twentieth man choosing a wife pushed the silver-haired woman away as he spoke.

The silver-haired woman, burdened with heavy shackles, lost her balance and fell to the ground with a cry of pain.

Seeing this, the others not only showed no pity for her, but also sneered and said, "You're doomed, you've run into her. This woman is a natural jinx. You'd better knock on the door three times to avoid bad luck later."

"What bad luck!"

Upon hearing this, the twentieth man choosing a wife actually went to the side and banged on the door three times, cursing all the way.

“Our Chu family has no shortage of women, I don’t know why we have to bring this troublemaker along. Just standing here makes people feel disgusted.”

"This kind of scourge, who first killed his parents and then his entire family, should just be burned to death in my opinion."

The silver-haired woman explained with tears in her eyes, "No, my parents were killed by bad people. As for my relatives, they got into trouble because they ate moldy noodles. It has nothing to do with me."

In reality, her relatives treated her very badly, refusing to take her out for good meals, which actually saved her from a terrible ordeal.

Unfortunately, although he survived, his reputation was ruined, and he became a jinx that everyone cursed.

"Stop making excuses! I will not marry someone as unlucky as you!"

The twentieth man choosing a wife scoffed, "I'm looking for a wife, not a grandmother! Get out of my way!"

The silver-haired woman, unable to bear the humiliation, knelt on the ground and wept bitterly.

Seeing this, the guards scolded, "Why are you crying and wailing on such a joyous day?"

"Go stand aside and behave yourself. If someone chooses you, you're lucky. If no one chooses you this time, then take the white silk and hang yourself. The Chu family doesn't have any poisoned wine for you to drink."

This is the third time the silver-haired woman has been sent to participate in the wife selection day. If no one is willing to take her away this time, then death is the only thing waiting for her.

"No! I don't want to die!"

The silver-haired woman sobbed, but no matter how heartbreaking her tears were, no one was willing to choose her.

In the blink of an eye, only she and two other women who had been chosen remained.

As the last person to choose a wife, Chu Xuan looked at the badges on the chests of the three women and found that none of them were easy to deal with.

Although this silver-haired woman was considered a jinx, her fine was surprisingly much less than that of the other two women who were rejected.

The silver-haired woman was fined four thousand taels, while the woman standing next to her, with a cold expression who refused to look anyone in the eye the entire time, was fined eleven thousand taels, more than double the amount.

As for the most expensive one, it is naturally the barbarian woman who slaughtered hundreds of soldiers.

If you marry her, you'll have to pay off her fine of 20,000 taels of silver, and you'll probably spend the rest of your life working odd jobs.

In everyone's eyes, with Chu Xuan's wretched fiefdom, even if he remained a bachelor for life, he wouldn't live a very comfortable life, let alone have to choose one of these three women.

After all, the population of Wuming Mountain is severely declining, and young people have chosen to live in more prosperous places.

Judging from the current situation, the village will be deserted in at most ten years.

In other words, the total tax revenue that Chu Xuan could obtain from this nameless mountain would not exceed one thousand taels.

How will he repay his wife's fine?

While others lamented for Chu Xuan, Chu Xuan himself remained remarkably calm.

Because he knew he would definitely have money; it was just a matter of time.

He could have 200,000 taels, let alone 20,000 taels.

Moreover, Chu Xuan had no intention of repaying the money. Once he had his own army, even this clan elder would have to kneel down and call him "father." Who would he need to give money to then?

Of course, these things are not something that can be told to outsiders right now, so Chu Xuan can only enjoy them in his heart.

Seeing that Chu Xuan was staring at the sign and seemed to be considering something, the elder took the initiative to speak up and said, "Chu Xuan, this silver-haired woman is likely to bring you bad luck. I advise you not to choose her."

"Not to mention that barbaric woman, she's unruly and has a bloodthirsty nature. You might even die at her hands."

"As for the last scholar named Chen Xuening, although she is not very good, she is at least a cultured person and can be considered a lady from a respectable family."

"Take her back and discipline her properly, make her give up her rebellious heart, sincerely repent, and stop being a traitor. She should be able to live a good life then."

After listening to the clan elder's explanation, Chu Xuan finally understood what mistake this woman named Chen Xuening had made.

"Thank you for the reminder, elder."

Chu Xuan nodded to the clan elder: "I've made my choice. She will be my wife."

As he spoke, Chu Xuan pointed at the silver-haired woman.

Elder: "......"

Everyone: "???"

Everyone was dumbfounded and utterly astonished.

"I think Chu Xuan really doesn't want to live anymore. He chose such a terrible place and found a woman who brought death to his whole family. Tsk tsk, I guess we won't be able to eat his feast for long."

"Hehe, to die beneath a peony is to die a romantic death. Isn't there a saying that silver-haired women are naturally alluring? I guess Brother Chu Xuan has his eye on her!"

As everyone was pessimistic about Chu Xuan's future, the silver-haired woman also showed an expression of disbelief.

"Young Master Chu Xuan, are you really planning to marry me?"

Chu Xuan nodded: "I don't believe in fate, let alone any cursed star. I think you have a good personality and are suitable to be my wife."

As the saying goes, when choosing a wife, choose a virtuous one; when choosing a concubine, choose a beautiful one.

Chu Xuan wanted to marry a docile and considerate woman so that their future life would be more harmonious.

Needless to say, among these three women, the silver-haired woman's waist and figure were the most captivating.

As for the silver hair, Chu Xuan guessed that it was just albinism, which was nothing strange to modern people.

Only uncultured people would insist on calling this an ominous sign!

Seeing Chu Xuan looking at her with a gentle smile, the silver-haired woman's tears fell uncontrollably once again.

"Waaah, Young Master Chu Xuan, you're so kind! Thank you for choosing me as your wife. My name is Ling'er. My original surname was Qi, but because the people in my clan said I was unlucky, they removed me from the family register..."

"It's alright. Now that you've become my wife, you'll naturally be included in my family genealogy. From now on, you'll share the same surname as me, Chu, and your name will be Chu Ling'er."

Upon hearing Chu Xuan's words, the silver-haired woman was deeply moved and immediately knelt down to bow to him several times.

"Thank you, my husband, for saving me from danger. From now on, I, Chu Ling'er, will be loyal to you and do my best for you, serving you like a slave, and I will never let you have any trouble."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xuan smiled and helped the person up.

"If I need cattle or horses, I can just go and buy them."

"You are my wife. We should live a peaceful and harmonious life together."

Chu Ling'er was truly flattered.

In the Great Xia Kingdom, men held a high status, while women often had to make silent sacrifices behind the scenes.

In most families, wives are busy like servants; there is no such thing as equality, let alone a harmonious and respectful relationship.

However, Chu Xuan, this seemingly powerful man, was so gentle and considerate towards her, who was considered a guilty person. Such deep affection moved her deeply.

Seeing this, the other women were all extremely envious of Chu Ling'er.

Although they chose husbands who seemed to be richer than Chu Xuan, none of them were as considerate as Chu Xuan. Most of them treated these women as playthings, so how could they show them such respect?