When she woke up the next day, there was no one in the house. Jiujiu changed her clothes and walked out of the courtyard. The courtyard that was bustling with noise and excitement yesterday was now filled with all kinds of rubbish. Coupled with the weeds on both sides of the path, the courtyard was particularly desolate.
What made Jiujiu laugh the most was that the rooster that she married yesterday had been slaughtered. The rooster's blood was scattered all over the ground and the feathers were fluttering in the wind, sticking to the weeds on both sides of the path. It looked comical and ridiculous.
Although Jiujiu did not want that chastity memorial arch, if she did not meet that person, she would naturally be a widow. Li Chungang's family background was not thin, but he did not have parents nor children. Thus, this house was Jiujiu's last support. Jiujiu would be living here in the future, so naturally, she had to take care of this place to make herself more comfortable.
Jiujiu went out of the house to find a broom and started to clean.
Lu Xiu 'an's body really made Jiujiu a little speechless. Clearly, she had not done anything yet, but Jiujiu was already a little breathless. Large beads of sweat dripped down from her forehead, wetting Jiujiu's collar. Jiujiu could even feel that her inner clothes were already full of sweat.
After Jiujiu cleaned the house, it was done in the morning. Looking at the abandoned courtyard that was overgrown with weeds on both sides of the path, Jiujiu secretly thought that this place could be opened into a vegetable garden. In the future, she could be completely self-sufficient in terms of food.
But before that, Jiujiu still had to practice martial arts. Otherwise, with Lu Xiu 'an's body, she would pant heavily without doing anything. Jiujiu suspected that she would be as short-lived as Lu Xiu' an.
Using the little rice left in the kitchen, she reluctantly made a meal that was still edible. Jiujiu was about to close the door and take an afternoon nap to find a sense of qi to practice martial arts when she saw Jiujiu's mother walk in with a gloomy face.
The moment Lu Xiu's mother saw Jiujiu, there was no joy on her face at seeing her child. Instead, it was extremely ugly.
"What did you do yesterday?"
Not many people knew that Li Chungang was already dead. The reason why Mother Lu married Lu Xiu 'an over was because of the large sum of money that Li Chungang had given as a betrothal gift. Secondly, Li Chungang's family background wasn't weak. If Lu Xiu' an was married over and Li Chungang was dead, Mother Lu's soft personality would be at her mercy. At that time, wouldn't Li Chungang's family property belong to her son? The third reason was the chastity memorial arch.
The most famous thing in Ling 'an Town was this chastity memorial arch. As long as any family's woman obtained this chastity memorial arch, it would be a supreme glory. As the saying goes, if a person obtained this chastity memorial arch, then their Lu family would be able to bask in the glory.
So yesterday, in order to show how serious they were to Lu Xiu 'an, the Lu family had a lot of dowry. Most importantly, the food in the bridal room was all bought from a big restaurant. Originally, it was said that Lu Xiu' an could not eat it. In the end, not only did Jiujiu eat it yesterday, but she also ate until there was nothing left. Even if Mother Lu wanted to return some of it, it was useless.
How could the food from a big restaurant be cheap? Yesterday's food cost Mother Lu one tael of silver. Thinking of this, Mother Lu's heart ached. She didn't care that today was Jiujiu's first day of marriage. She came over aggressively to question them.
Although the Lu family's wealth wasn't thin, it paled in comparison to Li Chungang's family. The purpose of Mother Lu's visit was also very clear.
The food had already been eaten by Jiujiu and she had no way of getting it out. So, she only came to ask Jiujiu for some money.
One had to know that before marrying Li Chungang, Li Chungang had asked his good friend to pass a letter to Lu Xiu 'an. They didn't see the letter because Li Chungang's good friend asked Lu Xiu' an to burn it on the spot after reading it.
After reading the letter, Lu Xiu 'an's face couldn't help but be filled with joy. This made Lu Xiu' an's mother suspect that Li Chungang's letter was the place where he put the silver. That's why he said so.
Mother Lu looked at Jiujiu with an unfriendly expression, but her tone was exceptionally kind: "Xiu 'an, did you sleep well yesterday?"
Jiujiu originally wanted to close the door, but now that Mother Lu was here, she naturally couldn't chase Mother Lu out. However, her expression wasn't very good and she just casually said: "I'm fine. Mother, is there anything you need?"
Lu Xiu 'an's personality was soft and she wasn't smart. However, as an outsider, how could Jiujiu not understand? The Lu family never cared about Lu Xiu' an. They let her stay for three years just to let her earn money to support the family. In the end, they even let Lu Xiu 'an die in vain to give the Lu family a good reputation.
Since Mother Lu was so heartless, Jiujiu naturally didn't have a good expression.
Mother Lu saw that her daughter who always listened to her had such a perfunctory attitude. Mother Lu's expression instantly darkened and her tone became heavier: "What kind of attitude is this?"
"It's the first day of my wedding. Mother, what do you mean by coming here?" Everyone knew that the bride was not allowed to see her maternal family before the third day of the wedding. However, Mother Lu came running over in a threatening manner on the first day of her wedding.
Jiujiu looked at Mother Lu with an exceptionally gentle smile. She said each word softly but it sent chills down Mother Lu's spine: "Mother, have you forgotten that I can't see my maternal family for the first three days of my wedding? If I'm not happy, then it's all your fault. "
Li Chungang was already dead and Lu Jiujiu's mother was well aware of this. Now that Jiujiu said this, Lu Jiujiu's mother panicked, but she still pretended to be calm and said, "That's just nonsense. You and I are mother and daughter, how could I harm you?"
After Mother Lu finished speaking, she was afraid that Jiujiu would pin Li Chungang's death on her. She didn't even want the money and ran away.
Her fleeing figure was extremely embarrassing. Looking at Mother Lu's back, Jiujiu sneered and slammed the door shut.
In another three days, the news of Li Chungang's death would arrive. Because he had been dead for a long time, Mother Lu and the others had a guilty conscience so they buried him on the same day.
Lu Xiu 'an had a soft personality and didn't have her own opinions. She didn't even see Li Chungang for the last time so she didn't discover the fact that Li Chungang wasn't newly dead.
Jiujiu naturally wouldn't allow Mother Lu and the others to do this. She wanted to use Li Chungang's death to suppress Mother Lu so that they wouldn't dare to ask for the chastity memorial arch.
That chastity memorial arch could be given to whoever they wanted but they couldn't pin it on her head. Otherwise, she wouldn't hesitate to shed all pretense of cordiality.
At that time, she would be a widow. If she was shameless, no one could do anything to her. However, the Lu family still wanted a good reputation so they naturally wouldn't dare to go against her.
Because she knew that the news of Li Chungang's death would arrive in three days, Jiujiu shut herself in and practiced martial arts hard.
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