The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 79 - 77 Xuanbao Figures Out How to Catch the Bad
Chapter 79: Chapter 77: Xuanbao Figures Out How to Catch the Bad Guy!
Chapter 79 -77: Xuanbao Figures Out How to Catch the Bad Guy!
Old Man Zhen looked at the tiger with its yellow and black striped coat, so smooth and shiny, and the white fox without a single stray hair, and he drooled. He couldn’t resist touching them; they were so comfortable!
The quality of this white fox’s fur was so good that he didn’t even know how to describe it. In any case, if he took it to the city to sell, it would definitely fetch him a hundred taels of silver!
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And with this tiger skin, he could make a coat for his son, so he wouldn’t be afraid of the cold when he read at night.
Old Man Zhen said to Granny Lei, “Granny Lei, since your third son is now divorced, why don’t our families intermarry? I won’t ask for much of a dowry, just a tiger and a white fox will do, I want nothing else! Your family wouldn’t have to spend a penny and could marry someone as diligent and pretty as my daughter Zhen Yi. Wouldn’t that be a good deal?”
After finishing, Old Man Zhen looked at Ruo He, “Ruo He, if you agree, I will go to the butcher Zhu tomorrow and call off the engagement! Look, I have already accepted the gifts, and this white fox was not even what I asked for; it’s to apologize to the butcher Zhu. How about it?”
Old Man Zhen thought more and more that marrying his youngest daughter to Butcher Zhu was not a good deal. Butcher Zhu had said that after marrying into his family, Zhen Yi would have to sever ties with her family and sign documents, no longer associating with them.
His previous daughters had also stopped associating with their natal family. Without daughters to marry off in the future, how would he earn silver?
If he intermarried with the Ruo Family, it would be different. They were from the same village, and if they had no food, they could just go to their house and scrounge for a meal!
Daniu’s mother glanced at Old Man Zhen, “You old Zhen, I was thinking of giving ten coins! You’re trying to pluck everything clean! You’re even greedier!”
Baocai’s grandmother also said, “Exactly! The greediest one is you; you’re trying to catch a white wolf with empty hands! Your family previously said they didn’t think much of the Ruo Family, but now you see someone with a tiger and a white fox, and you’re tempted again!”
Old Man Zhen shooed them away like flies, “Go, go, go… What does our business with the Ruo Family have to do with you! Ruo He, what do you say? If you don’t agree now, next month Zhen Yi will be married to Butcher Zhu’s son. Do you not want to marry a daughter-in-law if you can’t part with a tiger and a white fox?”
Ruo He’s expression was impassive, and he did not speak.
He felt sorry for Zhen Yi, but he couldn’t disregard the feelings of his family.
Having married Madam Zhao had already made his family’s life uneasy; he couldn’t be so selfish.
Ruo He somewhat hated himself for not being able to think of a solution that would satisfy both sides.
Granny Lei looked down on Old Man Zhen and would never dare to intermarry with the Zhen Family. She laughed, “Old Man Zhen, stop joking! I’m afraid that Butcher Zhu would come chopping at Ruo He with his big knife. Besides, the tiger and white fox belong to ancient Shopkeeper, who said they were for Lady Xuanyuan’s clothes.”
“Oh, others are just talking. These trophies were given to you, and now they are yours to deal with as you please!”
Granny Lei sneered, “I am not you—I make a promise in the morning but can renege by the afternoon. A man without his word is nothing! Honestly, we can’t afford to marry your daughter Zhen Yi. You better leave!”
Having said this, Granny Lei didn’t bother with him any further. She didn’t have the time or mood to entertain the villagers anymore, so she smiled at the crowd, “We’re not selling these trophies, and you need not inquire further. Look, it’s almost dark, and we still need to deal with these animals, so we won’t entertain you any longer!”
Ruo Hai stepped forward and addressed the villagers, “I’m going to close the yard door. Are you leaving or not?”
Seeing that it was Ruo Hai, the villagers were so scared they immediately left, almost fighting to get out the door.
“Go, go, go, leaving right now!”
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After Daniu’s mother ran out, she pursed her lips, “So what if they’re not selling? It’s no big deal; I’ll tell Daniu’s father to hunt a few on the mountain. It won’t cost ten coins.”
With that, she sashayed away!
When everyone had left, Granny Lei said to Ruo He, “Third son, it’s not that your mother is heartless, but Old Man Zhen is not someone our family can afford to provoke. You see, the moment he sees profit, he’s treacherous and shameless, capable of anything. Zhen Yi is a good girl, but having such in-laws would ruin your future.”
Ruo He nodded, “I understand, Mother.”
Life hadn’t been easy for his mother, and he didn’t want her to worry, “Don’t worry, Mother. I won’t be a burden to the family.”
Even if he married Zhen Yi, he would definitely not be a burden to his family.
He would surely think of a way that would be best for all.
Ruo Shui patted her third brother’s shoulder, “A true man will not be lacking a wife!”
Ruo Hai said directly, “Third brother, go with big brother to tidy the Stone House in the back, and keep these trophies there.”
With that, he took Ruo He to renovate the Stone House in the back.
People stop overthinking when they get busy.
The wild pigeons need to be raised, as well as the deer and the goats.
But these deer seemed to have been bitten by a tiger, their wounds are rather severe, and it’s uncertain whether they will survive.
Granny Lei said to her sons and daughters-in-law, “Fourth, Sixth, skin the tiger and the white fox, process them. Second, you handle the wild boar, turn it into cured meat! We’ll give more to the elder Lady Xuanyuan later.”
“Okay!” The three brothers agreed and hurriedly went to bring the tiger down.
Goodness, that tiger was truly heavy. The meat and the tiger bones are worth quite a sum of silver.
However, who shot the tiger? The archery skills were too impressive, one arrow to the tiger’s throat, another through both eyes, without damaging the pelt.
Granny Lei then asked Ruo Xuan, “Xuanbao, do you want to have a hotpot tonight? Shall we put a wild chicken and two wild pigeons in the pot?”
“Yes!” Ruo Xuan crisply agreed.
Madam Jiang happily said, “I’ll go boil water for the chicken now!”
Now they won’t have to worry about lacking silver for the children’s schooling after building the house.
Even if the tiger skin isn’t sold, the tiger meat and bones are worth a lot of silver, surely tens of taels.
Madam Liu said, “Then I’ll start cooking the rice.”
Granny Lei went to keep the wild chickens and hares in separate cages, as it’s too crowded now.
Ruo Zhou immediately went to help with carrying the chicken cages.
Ruo Xian and his brothers also ran over to help, mainly wanting to pet the rabbits.
Ruo Xian called his sister over, but Ruo Xuan flatly refused—she did not want to touch the rabbits!
The family got busy swiftly.
Ruo Xuan sat there, gazing at the sky and thinking about Uncle San’s matter.
She also felt that the Zhen Family’s people were a big problem—she wasn’t afraid, but just felt annoyed at their presence.
Yet Uncle San’s marital destiny was truly with Zhen Yi!
It was destined, no matter what happened, the two of them would eventually end up together.
Defying the heavens to change fate would provoke the wrath of thunder!
Is there a way, after Uncle San and Zhen Yi marry, to prevent the Zhen Family’s people from causing trouble?
Or is there a way to defy the heavens and change fate without being struck by thunder?
Oh, Ruo Xuan thought of a way to catch the villain!
Could she trick the villain into helping Uncle San change his marital fate so that it is the villain who gets struck by lightning from Lord above? Uncle San’s fate would be changed too; wouldn’t that be killing two birds with one stone?
The Divine Monarch must have a way!!
She must ask him!
Ruo Xuan then said, “Mother, where did you put the bamboo fungi picked today? I’ll bring a basket to Granny Xuanyuan.”
“No need, I’ve just given a basket of bamboo fungi and a basket of square bamboo shoots to Shopkeeper Gu to take back,” Madam Liu replied.
“Then I’ll bring some pigeon eggs to Brother Xuanyuan, he surely hasn’t eaten them before!” Having said that, Xuanbao picked up the pigeon egg and ran out.
Granny Lei hastily called for Ruo Zhou to follow her.
