Jiang Miao stood by the window and watched the fireworks. She had just finished washing up, and her half-dried hair was spread behind her head. When the fireworks exploded, the firelight reflected on her face was even more brilliant than the fireworks.
Shen Yanqing looked distracted and held her waist from behind.
"Miaoya, happy new year."
"Happy New Year."
Jiang Miao held his hand and leaned in his arms. Although this was her first New Year in a different world, she was not alone because she had company by her side.
The two of them hugged each other tightly and looked at the scene outside the window, feeling that the years had passed peacefully.
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Jiang Miao was awakened by the sound of firecrackers before dawn. Shen Yanqing had already gotten up and went out to pay New Year greetings. There was a sachet next to her pillow. When she opened it, there were several pieces of broken silver inside. There was also Zhang Xiao pressed under the sachet. note.
“Miaoya’s New Year’s Money”
Jiang Miao couldn't hold back the smile on her lips, and her heart softened. Shen Yanqing was really good at seducing people.
Zhou family
Zhao Yuan was lying alone in the woodshed. She was still wearing a tattered cotton-padded jacket. The cold wind blew in through the crack in the door, and her body was shaking with cold.
Zhao Yuan's lips were blue and the blood on her lower body was caked. After the miscarriage that day, Zhou's mother locked her in because she thought it was unlucky. She didn't even give her any medicine. She relied on her overwhelming desire to survive to survive.
Zhao Yuan stared at the wooden door with hatred in her eyes.
Mother Zhou, Zhou Shui'an, you are the ones who forced all this!
Zhou's mother pushed the door in with a basin in her hands. When she saw the woman curled up on the ground, her eyes were full of disgust.
"Get up and eat!"
Zhou's mother threw the rice bowl next to her and kicked Zhao Yuan twice.
"You bitch has a lot of luck. You can't die like this. It's a waste of my food!"
She was cursing, and Zhao Yuan lowered her eyes to hide the hatred inside. She pulled the rice basin and reached out to grab some food.
Because of long-term torture, her hands were so skinny and covered with scars that Zhao Yuan looked like a walking zombie, mechanically stuffing the rice into her mouth regardless of the blood and mud on her hands.
As long as she lives, there is hope for her!
Mother Zhou was disgusted by her eating appearance, but she was secretly excited. These bitches deserved to be tortured severely. Her methods were not enough.
Zhou Shui'an passed by and took a look. The woman inside had been tortured to a state of disgrace. He couldn't bear it in his heart. After all, he had feelings, and he was also responsible for her becoming like this.
"Mom, I'm going out to celebrate the New Year."
"Okay, come on." Mother Zhou replied to Zhou Shui'an first, then turned around and continued to scold Zhao Yuan.
"Bitch, I don't want to scold you as a new year old woman. You are an unlucky thing. If you know better, you should die immediately!"
Her tone was vicious, but Zhao Yuan seemed not to hear it, and just grabbed the rice and stuffed it into her mouth. Mother Zhou scolded her for a long time without getting any response, and she felt bored. This bitch was probably stupid.
She spat on the ground, and the saliva splashed into the rice bowl. Zhao Yuan didn't stop grabbing the rice and ate it all.
"It's so dirty!" Zhou's mother felt so disgusted that she wanted to vomit, so she kicked her out and slammed the wooden door shut, but she didn't lock it this time.
Zhao Yuan put down the basin, retched, and vomited all the food in her stomach. Her eyes were scarlet, and she smiled maniacally as she looked at the wooden door swinging in the cold wind.
After pretending to be crazy for so long, Zhou's mother finally relaxed her guard and left the door unlocked when she went out.
Zhao Yuan struggled to get up from the ground, her lower body still hurting like tearing. Zhou's mother and Zhou Shui'an went out to pay New Year's greetings and would not be back for a while, which gave her a chance to escape.
She staggered out and went back to the house to change into new clothes, which were made with Shen Yingxue and Li's money. How proud she was then, she is now miserable.
Zhao Yuan laughed crazily. She thought she would be the hostess of the Zhou family after driving Shen Yingxue away. Who would have thought?
Zhou Shui'an changed her mind so quickly, she might as well be like Shen Yingxue. At least Shen Yingxue had her parents' family to return to. She, an orphan whose parents both died, really had no way of survival at all.
"Zhou Shui'an, you were the one who apologized to me first. Your Zhou family killed my child, and now you want my life... Hehe, this is all because of you!"
Zhao Yuan poured a can of oil in the yard and threw the torch in her hand. The flames suddenly jumped up and ignited the firewood in the yard until the house was lit.
She clenched the money bag in her hand, looked back at the Zhou family, locked the door and walked away.
Zhou's mother took Zhou Shui'an out to pay New Year's greetings. She had recently taken a fancy to the daughter of a grain store in the east of the city. Although she was average in appearance, she was younger and had a good family background, making her a good match for Zhou Shui'an.
At this moment, the two of them were at the home of a grain seller.
"Shopkeeper Qi, my Anzi's appearance and character are hard to choose. Although the grocery store is smaller than yours, the business is good, and the money she earns in a month is not less than yours. Your little lady's appearance is suitable for my family. Anzi has already reached a high level, and I don’t dislike you either. I’ll just give you a larger betrothal gift when the time comes..."
Mother Zhou was talking to herself, while shopkeeper Qi and his wife opposite him frowned, anger rising on their faces.
"Go away! My daughter-in-law will not marry anyone else but your son. She is a heartless man who only has a small amount of money and dares to take a concubine. Bah, you want me to marry your son with my daughter-in-law. How can I have the face!"
The Shen family is so famous, and there is no one on the street who doesn't know about the two families. Zhou's mother almost made Shopkeeper Qi mad with her shameless words, both overt and covert praise.
"What the hell, my son is attracted to your daughter and is not grateful. He dares to scold me!" Zhou's mother was kicked out. She cursed and was angry that shopkeeper Qi didn't know what was good and what was good.
"Anzi, don't worry, my superior mother will find you a better one. This girl is mediocre in appearance and not worthy of you in the first place."
"No, I only have Yingxue in my heart and I don't want to marry anyone else."
Zhou Shui'an shook his head and refused. The longer he was separated from Shen Yingxue, the more he regretted in his heart. Why was he so obsessed with Zhao Yuan that he reconciled with her in the first place.
"That bitch has no feelings for the Zhou family and left so simply. Don't even think about it. I'll find you a better one after the New Year..."
Seeing that Zhou Shui'an was still thinking about Shen Yingxue, Zhou's mother felt troubled, wondering what kind of ecstasy drug Hu Meizi had given Anzi to make him unable to let go of her.
Zhou Shui'an held his breath and strode home. Zhou's mother, with her legs weak, chased after him slowly.
"Anzi, don't walk so fast, wait a minute, oh, my legs are about to break..."
The east side of the city is a stick of incense away from the Zhou family. As soon as the two of them reached the intersection, they saw a thick smoke rising in the direction of the Zhou family. Zhou's mother was full of confusion.
"Who is burning paper on the road, you wicked woman? This smoke can kill a person, and it won't bring good fortune to the family during the Chinese New Year!"
"Mr. Zhou, if you don't go back quickly, your house is on fire!" A neighbor of the Zhou family saw the two returning and hurried forward and said.
"What?"
"Hurry up, it's been burning for half an hour. If it's too late, it will be completely burned..."
Mrs. Zhou's legs gave way and she fell to the ground, "Oh my God!"
