The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man

Chapter 790: 790 The Big Maid’s Trap 1

Xiao Qinghe felt a pang of pain in his heart and somewhat unsure of how to face her.

She didn’t say anything, just asked casually, “Fourth Brother, can we eat breakfast now?”

He nodded, his voice somewhat hoarse, “Yes, we can.”

The three of them ate breakfast in silence.

Su Qingyue still followed her usual routine of taking the little bastard up the mountain to collect medicinal herbs.

Xiao Yuchuan went out to sell goods, while Qinghe stayed at home and read medical books.

The Xiao Family still lived their days seemingly in harmony, as if they were all trying their best to maintain the peace that could shatter at any moment.

In the town, in the wealthy family’s Ministry Councillor Fang’s residence, more than ten workers were repairing an old building in the backyard under the scorching sun, scraping the wall skin, carrying bricks, and working in an orderly manner under the foreman’s command.

Several maids looked at the workers laboring under the scorching sun from the long corridor in the mansion, each of the men shirtless and strong.

“Look, those men don’t even wear shirts…” one of the maids pointed at one of the men and said.

“It’s too hot, men who do physical work are all like this,” said another maid.

“It’s really embarrassing to look at them…” one of the maids looked at a foreman and said, “You know that foreman wearing gray clothes? His name is Huang Da. I heard that he hasn’t married yet and has fifteen acres of paddy fields at home. Whoever could marry him wouldn’t have to work so hard as a maid. Among these part-time workers, the richest one is Huang Da’s family…”

“Heh, are you girls thinking about love?” A middle-aged man walked over, and several maids respectfully greeted him, “Steward Fang.”

Steward Fang glanced at the part-time workers repairing the old building, “Let me tell you, the richest among them is not Huang Da’s family, but Xiao Yishan’s family. It’s the Xiao Family, you know? The Xiao Family sold ten thousand jin of dried ferns to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, earning two thousand taels of silver, and their bayberry wine also sold for 625 taels. I heard from a friend in Wushan Village that the Xiao Family bought a hundred acres of farmland all at once, becoming the richest family in Wushan Village.”

“Wow!” The maids widened their eyes, “So rich!”

They eagerly asked each other, “Which one is Xiao Yishan?”

“He’s easy to recognize,” said Steward Fang. “He’s the biggest and strongest man with a scar on his left face.”

The maids all looked at Xiao Yishan together, and one of them named Bi’er said, “That man looks so terrifying…”

“Yeah, like a wicked bandit, it’s scary just looking at him…” Huan’er, another maid, continued, “I don’t know how he got that scar on his left face…” @@novelbin@@

Steward Fang said with some admiration, “You girls really don’t know anything. Xiao Yishan may look fierce, but he’s actually quite a good person. His fourth brother, Xiao Qinghe, had both his legs disabled more than four years ago, but Yishan never gave up on him and kept working to support the family. Over six years ago, the Xiao family was very poor, and Yishan had a girlfriend named Liu Haitang. That woman deceived him and got involved with Wealthy Wan, a rich man from the neighboring town. She said she was pregnant with Yishan’s child, but Wealthy Wan was fearful of his wife and didn’t dare to marry Liu Haitang. She then accused Yishan of fathering the child in her belly. Wealthy Wan’s wife was no easy person to deal with, so she had Liu Haitang thrown into the deep mountains. Yishan went into the mountains to save Liu Haitang, encountered a bear, and got his left face scarred. That scar on his face was earned while trying to save someone.”

Huan’er asked, “What happened to Liu Haitang afterward?”

“She was pregnant with Wealthy Wan’s child, but he still married her as a concubine despite fearing his wife. However, Liu Haitang gave birth to a daughter, who died last year, and she was divorced by the Wan Family a few days ago.”