roccoschili Chapter 402 The Hunter's Little Darling 63
Chapter 402 The Hunter's Little Darling 63
Ma Erya froze on the spot upon hearing her words.
Xie Qingyu is right. She has no grudge against Shuanzi, but she has a grudge against her.
But she should be suffering from amnesia now and doesn't remember the grudges between the two of them.
Seeing her expression, Xie Qingyu didn't say anything more, turned around and left, but left behind a sentence before leaving, "Don't make him work anymore, otherwise he'll really be crippled and no one will be able to help him."
After Xie Qingyu left, the remaining people all pointed their guns at Ma Erya, to teach her a lesson and stop dragging Shuanzi around.
Shuanzi's mother viewed her as a thorn in her side.
She's caused chaos in the family since she married into the family, and now she still hasn't gotten pregnant.
If she really caused Shuanzi's leg to become crippled, she will definitely not be forgiven.
Xie Qingyu stopped paying attention to what was happening here.
Springtime always flies by. Back on the mountain, Xie Qingyu and Tu Shen were busy all spring long.
The vegetables I planted last year are ready to eat.
When her cousin came, Xie Qingyu let her take a lot with her.
Aunt Tu would come here when she had time, but she wasn't close to Xie Qingyu. Xie Qingyu only had a superficial relationship with her, and they kept to themselves and didn't bother each other.
They only exchanged a few words when they met, and Xie Qingyu didn't say anything when she came over to pick vegetables.
However, Granny Tu probably couldn't stand Xie Qingyu, but because Xie Qingyu knew medicine, she couldn't go against her, so she simply avoided seeing her and rarely came here.
Of course, Xie Qingyu didn't go that way either, so no one bothered anyone else.
After spring, we'll start discussing my cousin's wedding.
My cousin's marriage has been arranged. He's the daughter of another family. Xie Qingyu has met her; she's sturdy and a capable girl.
My cousin was probably satisfied too; the two had already set a date in the spring and were just waiting to get married.
Now that my cousin's marriage is settled, it's time for my cousin's to get married.
The two were only two years apart in age, and even got married around the same time.
The little girl would come to Xie Qingyu to complain about her troubles.
She frequently visited this place, and since Xie Qingyu was about the same age as her, she finally had a friend of similar age, and she always confided in Xie Qingyu about everything.
Just like now, she's worrying about getting married and is discussing it with Xie Qingyu.
It was agreed from the beginning that we would see if we could help her find a husband's family down in the mountains, so that she could suffer less after marrying into that family.
But now she doesn't want to go down the mountain. Her family is all up there, and if she goes down, she'll be all alone.
Once she's in someone else's territory, they call the shots. Even if they don't give her food, she can't come back and complain.
"You're already thinking the worst before you've even started. Why don't you think the best?" Xie Qingyu tapped her forehead.
My cousin was lying on the table, not angry when Xie Qingyu pointed at her, but just talking to herself, "Look at all these married couples on the mountain, which one of them doesn't argue?"
After saying that, my cousin added, "Except for you and my older brother."
Xie Qingyu looked at her and smiled, "But there are also people who don't argue."
"I don't look like you. If I were a guy and married someone like you, I'd be so afraid you'd run away while I was sleeping. I'd want to tie you to my belt with a rope, just like my older brother..."
"Don't talk nonsense," Xie Qingyu scolded with a laugh.
My cousin isn't afraid of her at all now.
"I think I should marry someone from the mountains. I think my dad also wants me to marry someone from the mountains. There are only so many families on the mountains, and I can come back to visit when I have time. If I go down the mountain, I don't know if I'll ever be able to come back again in my life." My cousin said with some melancholy.
Xie Qingyu simply stayed by her side without interfering.
My cousin has her own parents, and they love her quite a bit, so Xie Qingyu doesn't need to interfere with her marriage.
As long as the person involved feels it's acceptable, it's fine.
"I think Ma Erya is going to run away." My cousin's thoughts wandered, and she suddenly shifted from the previous topic to this.
Xie Qingyu was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked outside, but there was no one there.
"It's not that she's running away now, it's just that I have that feeling, you know? I often run into her when I'm digging for wild vegetables lately." My cousin doesn't like Ma Erya very much now, but Ma Erya is quite friendly to her when she sees her, so she can't very well refuse her with a long face.
"How so?" Xie Qingyu casually picked up the fruit that Tu Shen had brought back from the mountains and took a bite.
"Shuanzi's leg isn't doing so well..." My cousin started her story from this point.
Shuanzi's leg took a whole spring to heal, and it was doing alright at first. At that time, Shuanzi's mother even came to ask Xie Qingyu when he could walk again. Xie Qingyu felt that it was about time and told him, but she also specifically instructed him not to walk too much, only a few simple steps, and that he still needed to rest.
I ran into him twice more after that.
Later, for some reason, he had a conflict with Ma Erya. Ma Erya ran out late at night, and Shuanzi went to look for her. When he came back, his leg was a little sore.
Xie Qingyu went to see him, and Xie Qingyu scolded him as soon as she saw him. He recovered very slowly afterwards, and he still has some difficulty walking.
Because of this incident, Shuanzi's mother and Ma Erya fought several times. Shuanzi was caught in the middle, torn between the two, and because his leg was not fully healed, his relationship with Ma Erya was also somewhat strained.
"She secretly hid her prey twice. The last time, she even asked me if she could sell me a pheasant for only two coins. I ignored her. Later, I realized that she was secretly trying to save some money. Since Shuanzi's mother definitely manages the money in Shuanzi's family, and she doesn't get along with her, she doesn't have much money. What else could she do with the money? She can't spend it on the mountain, so she must want to go down the mountain."
My cousin finished speaking in one breath and looked at Xie Qingyu as if seeking praise.
“What you said makes a lot of sense.” Xie Qingyu knew Ma Erya’s personality well; she came to Tu Shen simply because she wanted to live a better life.
Now that she can't live the good life she imagined with Shuanzi, she's naturally going to cause trouble.
She has a strong will; if she could carry food up the mountain alone, she must have a way to come down the mountain alone.
Even her cousin could guess that she wanted to go down the mountain, so others probably could too. Now, it's uncertain whether she'll actually be able to go down the mountain.
After all, not all the wives in the mountains were married through proper channels.
Quite a few were bought.
Of the girls who were sold up the mountain, some couldn't bear it and wanted to leave, but none of them were able to. Was it that they didn't want to leave, or that someone was preventing them from leaving?
Just as Xie Qingyu thought, if her cousin could deduce this, Shuanzi's mother must have gotten the information from someone else.