I’ll Butcher Pigs to Support You! 104

Chapter 104: If Line: Reborn Before Marrying Xizhi [3]

The two of them faced each other blankly, and the air was instantly quiet.

After a long while, she finally heard Shen Xizhi ask in a small voice, “I was originally going to ask for your name… but then you stopped coming.”

Of course, the name was not asked.

Song Yugui: …

She swallowed the words that were about to come out. The two of them were about to get married. Why not… give her wife a surprise?

It wouldn’t be a scare, would it…

She thought secretly and decided to let her wife have a couple of bites of meat first.

Shen Xizhi looked at her with eager eyes, and she took out an oil-paper bag from her robes.

“I went to town today and bought you a few meat buns. You can have a taste.”

Meat… meat buns?

Another thing she had heard of by name but had never eaten before.

Shen Xizhi was already used to eating the things she handed her and also knew that if she didn’t eat, she would be unhappy. So after only a moment’s hesitation, she took the bun from her hand and ate it in small bites.

The bun skin was soft and fluffy. With one bite, the soup came out. The meat soup was fresh and fragrant, making one’s appetite open. Shen Xizhi took a large bite, skin, soup, and meat all at once.

So delicious. I wonder if I can still eat such delicious things after I marry that person. Will she let me eat? It’s fine if I can’t… as long as she’s willing to live a good life with me and doesn’t hit me every day.

Shen Xizhi’s heart was always a little apprehensive about the future. She didn’t know what to do to make her life a little better.

She suddenly asked, “Do you know Song Yugui?”

She should, right? She and her aunt had come over to propose marriage for Song Yugui.

Song Yugui silently stood up straight and nodded with reservation. “Mmm, I do.”

She also knew that the original owner had a bad reputation outside. Before Xizhi could speak, she said again, “Song Yugui is a good person. Don’t listen to the nonsense outside. She’s very kind and will also be very good to her wife. She doesn’t hit people.”

Shen Xizhi was stunned. Seeing that she was saying good things about Song Yugui, a very strange feeling inexplicably rose in her heart…

It was not very comfortable, a little sour. Is her relationship with Song Yugui very good? Is she very much in favor of me marrying Song Yugui?

The young woman lowered her long, slender lashes, her beautiful eyes, “By the way, you’re not going to tell me your name?”

She should have taken the initiative to say it just now, but she didn’t know why, and she hadn’t.

The two of them were considered familiar. They should at least know each other’s names, right?

She already knew mine, but I still don’t know hers.

“Uh, my surname is Song. You know that, right?”

This should be known.

Sure enough, Shen Xizhi nodded her small head, her temperament obedient and gentle. “Mmm, you’re from Songjia Village.”

“Yes… Song Yugui and I are very close.”

“Oh.”

So what? Even if you’re close, you’re not her.

The young woman didn’t notice that when she thought of this sentence, a wave of dejection welled up in her heart.

“You… you’ll know on the day you marry her…” who I am.

Before she could finish, an angry curse suddenly came from the room next door. “Where’s Shen Xizhi?! Where did she go to be lazy again? I knew this little hussy wasn’t honest! Ever since she found out she was getting married, she’s been thinking of being lazy every day! I’m going to teach her a good lesson today and make her understand that as long as she’s not married for a day, she has to listen to my orders for a day!”

Mother Shen came out, cursing and looking for someone. Hearing this ghostly movement, Song Yugui’s face turned black. Damn it! It’s one thing to make my wife work every day, but she’s not even allowed to rest for a little while! This family is sick.

Shen Xizhi was cautious at home, and being obedient had become a habit. The moment she heard the voice, she was about to go in in a panic.

She was stopped by the angry Song Yugui. “Why are you going in? What if she hits you in a little while?”

“I’ll be hit if I don’t go in. You… you should go.”

She stuffed the remaining untouched bun into Song Yugui’s hand and was about to go in again, but by this time, Mother Song had already found her.

Seeing the two of them pulling at each other, her eyes immediately widened. But what shocked her the most was that she smelled the fragrance of meat!

She looked down, and her face instantly turned as ugly as if her husband had died. “Alright, you damn girl! I was wondering why you were gone! So you’re here eating alone! Where did you get the money? Did you steal my money? That money is for your brother…”

As Wang-shi spoke, she was about to go and pull at Shen Xizhi but was pushed away by Song Yugui, who had blocked her. She thought with indignation, I’m a big living person here. Is she not looking?

It was as if Wang-shi had only just noticed her. Her expression was still not very good, and her words were still very harsh. “Who are you? Outsiders don’t need to meddle in our family’s affairs!”

“You’re the outsider! I bought this bun for Xizhi! What do you mean, ‘eating alone’? Do I have to share the food I bought with you few outsiders?!”

Song Yugui was about to explode with anger!

Every time she saw Xizhi’s parents, she would be amazed by their thick skin.

“You bought it for Shen Xizhi?”

Wang-shi looked at her with a skeptical expression, as if she didn’t believe it. But then she thought, Shen Xizhi really wouldn’t dare to steal money. And she didn’t go to town today, so she couldn’t have bought these.

But so what?

Wang-shi pouted her lips. “Xizhi is the older sister. She should naturally take care of her younger brother. If there’s good food, of course she has to give it to her younger brother first. Which older sister is like her, hiding and eating good food herself, not caring about her brother and parents at all? It was really a waste to raise her.”

Shen Xizhi was already so scared by her mother’s fierce gaze that she was hiding behind Song Yugui and kept pulling at her sleeve, wanting her to stop talking.

But Song Yugui was so angry. How could she not be angry? She was about to die of anger. “I’m not giving it to you! To make me spend money to feed you bloodsuckers, don’t even think about it!”

Wang-shi didn’t know what a bloodsucker was. She just felt that this woman was inexplicable. But before she could speak, the other said again, “And you still say I’m an outsider? Damn it! When I marry Xizhi, you’ll be the complete outsiders!”

These words stunned the two people in front and behind her.

Xizhi: Her lashes suddenly trembled, and she looked up in disbelief.

Wang-shi looked at Song Yugui with shock. After a moment, a smile quickly appeared on her face. “Aiya, so you’re Yugui. You should have said so earlier. I thought this damn girl was actually daring to have an affair.”

Song Yugui’s face was cold. “Hah, so what’s wrong with Xizhi eating what I give her? Why should she share it with others!”

It was a good thing she had always watched Xizhi finish eating before. If she had let her take it back to eat, she was afraid she wouldn’t have gotten a single bite.

Song Yugui was shivering with anger.

Wang-shi hadn’t expected the other to not even show a smiling face and was a little embarrassed, but she also felt that she was not wrong. “Even if Xizhi is married, she’s still a daughter of our Shen family. It’s only natural for her to be good to her younger brother. And… and she’s a girl. It’s not good for her health to eat so much meat.”

Song Yugui: …

Alright, alright. The brainwashing that it’s not good for girls to eat meat came from this time, right?

“Nonsense! How is it not good for a woman’s health to eat meat? If you think it’s not good for a woman’s health to eat meat, then you shouldn’t eat it! You can just starve to death! Xizhi will be living with me in the future. She’ll have meat to eat every day. You don’t have to worry about her health for me!”

She and Xizhi were both all alone. She would be the one to raise Xizhi!

“You… you damn girl! How can you talk like that!”

She’s actually cursing me to die? I’m her mother-in-law!

Wang-shi couldn’t believe it, but thinking of Song Yugui’s past rumors, she pouted her lips again. “Sure enough, she’s a little hooligan. Without parents to teach her, she doesn’t even know how to talk.”

“Hah, you have parents to teach you. They taught you to covet your in-laws’ money, they taught you to sell your daughter, and they taught you to talk nonsense and spew filth.”

Song Yugui herself had also spewed quite a bit, but when she was cursing, she was still exceptionally righteous.

This made Wang-shi so angry.

Song Yugui was not from her family and had always been sharp-tongued and unreasonable. She didn’t want to talk to Song Yugui, and she also didn’t want to show weakness in front of her, so she fiercely called out to Shen Xizhi, “What are you still standing there for? I really don’t know what’s the use of raising you for more than ten years! Can’t you see someone is bullying your mother? You haven’t even married yet, and your heart is already on someone else! Have you no shame!”

Shen Xizhi was so scared she shivered. Her fingers unconsciously tightened, leaving a few fingerprints on the white, plump meat bun.

Little by little, she moved out from behind Song Yugui and stood by Wang-shi’s side.

Wang-shi looked at her with great pride.

She had already made a good plan in her heart. This butcher is so good to Xizhi. In the future, there will be plenty of grease for them to skim. As long as Shen Xizhi is obedient, there’s no fear that Song Yugui won’t give them money.

Shen Xizhi was still in a daze and shock. She’s actually Song Yugui, the person I’m going to marry… then why didn’t she tell me?

The moment she learned this news, the first emotion that rose was not happiness, but anger. She was angry.

To fool me around in the name of friendship, is it fun? Is it very fun!

Shen Xizhi pressed her thin lips together and went to her mother’s side.

Song Yugui also knew that she couldn’t immediately make Xizhi be obedient and keep her distance from her family. While she had a headache, she made a request. “Wait a minute, Xizhi. You can finish the bun before you go back.”

Although Xizhi had already eaten from this bun, what if the Shen family were shameless?!

To let them take a little advantage was more painful than killing Song Yugui.

The moment Wang-shi heard this, her expression indeed changed, and she muttered unhappily, “I said that it’s not good for a woman to eat too much meat.”

Song Yugui didn’t care about this nonsense at all. She reached out and pulled Xizhi to her side, insisting that she eat, that she had to eat!

Shen Xizhi was silent. She wanted to look at Wang-shi cautiously but was blocked by her. Her tone was a little fierce. “Hurry up and eat! I specially went to town to buy it for you!”

You’re not allowed to say you want to give it to someone else. Otherwise, I’ll really be angry.

Song Yugui thought with her lips pressed together.

Shen Xizhi herself was still angry, but angry was angry. The fragrance of the meat went straight to her nose. In the end, she still couldn’t resist and lowered her head to eat in small bites.

Seeing this, Wang-shi was even angrier. This little hussy! She actually ate when I told her to! Her brother hasn’t had meat in a long time. She doesn’t even think of her family at all.

“Sure enough, no one has taught her. She doesn’t even know to bring something when she comes to see her parents-in-law.”

She was so drawn in by this fragrance she couldn’t even walk. She was angry that Song Yugui didn’t know how to act, and also angry that Shen Xizhi had actually listened to her, that she had raised a daughter for nothing.

Song Yugui watched her wife finish a meat bun and even handed her a second one. Shen Xizhi was startled. I… I can still eat?

The meat bun was delicious, but…

Her mother’s fierce gaze was already about to pierce through Song Yugui and see through her.

As if sensing something, Song Yugui stuffed the bun into her hand and turned around angrily. “My betrothal gift to your family wasn’t for you to abuse Xizhi! Six taels is enough for an ordinary family to marry two wives! If I see any injuries on Xizhi on my wedding day, you’ll see if I don’t tear down your house! Whether you can hold onto that six taels is still uncertain!”

Her words were fierce, and the original owner was already known for being fierce. It didn’t arouse anyone’s suspicion at all.

Wang-shi indeed took a step back, showing a bit of timidity, but she was still a little dissatisfied. “Xizhi, you damn girl! Didn’t you hear her threaten me? I really raised you for nothing.”

Song Yugui’s face was cold. “Xizhi is timid. From now on, I’ll be the one making the decisions at home. She listens to me, and you have to listen to me too. Otherwise, that little son of yours, what’s his name, Shen Yaozu, hehe.”

She hadn’t finished her words, but the malice in them made people not dare to underestimate her. Hearing her mention her precious son, Wang-shi was so shocked she jumped up and cursed her.

Song Yugui didn’t care at all, her eyes only on her own wife, and she ordered, “Eat! It’s going to get cold if you don’t eat now.”

Shen Xizhi suddenly felt a stuffiness in her heart. It’s as if she shouldn’t be ordering me like this, being fierce with me. She should be coaxing me and holding me.

But now she was being blocked here. If she didn’t eat, she wouldn’t be able to leave.

Song Yugui wouldn’t let her go. She had no choice but to take the new bun and eat it in small bites.

Her fingers were a little too strong and actually broke the bottom of the bun. The warm, fresh soup flowed out from below, which made Shen Xizhi panic a little, feeling that it was a pity. She quickly ate from the bottom, looking extremely endearing.

Song Yugui smiled and rubbed her wife’s head, but she hadn’t expected her to take a step back and dodge her hand.

Angry? Hmph, I’m doing it for your own good!

The young woman didn’t speak, just kept retreating.

Seeing her finish eating, and that her own house still needed to be decorated, Song Yugui finally left. But before she left, she warned Wang-shi again not to hit Xizhi.

On her way out, she ran into Father Shen, who had just returned, and she also gave him a warning.

Father Shen didn’t know what had happened and was bewildered until Wang-shi told him what had happened today and glared at Shen Xizhi fiercely.

Shen Xizhi went home and silently picked up the broom to continue sweeping.

Father Shen narrowed his eyes and stopped Wang-shi from scolding her. “Xizhi, that one from Songjia Village likes you very much?”

It was rare for him to use a gentle tone with this daughter.

Shen Xizhi’s heart, on the contrary, felt a bit of unease. From their interactions these past few days, she felt that Song Yugui quite liked her, but she didn’t want to say so.

So she just lowered her beautiful eyes and said quietly, “I… I don’t know either.”

Father Shen frowned. How can she not know?

He said to himself, “Since Song Yugui took the initiative to propose marriage and said she wanted to marry you, she must like you very much. Aiya, in the blink of an eye, you’ve also reached the age of marriage.”

Father Shen sighed.

A hint of caution appeared in Shen Xizhi’s eyes. This father of hers, he was most fond of pretending to be an honest, good person and then plotting behind her back.

“After you’re married, you have to serve your wife well. You also know that your younger brother is at the age of studying now, and it costs a lot of money. If he passes the imperial examinations in the future, you’ll also be able to stand tall in the Song family. If Song Yugui is good to you… you can discuss your younger brother’s tuition fees for next year with her.”

Her words actually meant that she wanted her to pay for Shen Yaozu’s tuition fees.

Shen Xizhi suddenly looked up and saw a look of certainty on her father’s old face. She took a step back with trembling hands. Wang-shi also reacted at this time and quickly said, “That’s right, that’s right! That Song Yugui has no parents to support. It’s useless to save money. Your younger brother is in need of money now. When he passes the imperial examinations in the future, you’ll also benefit!”

The more they thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. The cost of supporting a scholar was so great that it was about to bankrupt the Shen family.

Just selling a daughter couldn’t make up for much.

Shen Xizhi’s heart was panicking. Her fear of her parents since she was young forced her to immediately want to agree, but her reason, when she thought of that gentle woman, instantly returned, and she pressed down on her throat, telling her that she couldn’t agree. If she agreed, her life would be over, and she would never be able to get rid of this family.

And Song Yugui…

No matter how much she liked her, she would definitely not be able to tolerate her always taking money from her family. She would get tired of her sooner or later.

Did she want her life to become a mess for them?

After being timid for more than ten years, Shen Xizhi suddenly didn’t want to be obedient anymore. It’s fine if I’m not obedient, right? They want the betrothal gift. They can’t possibly beat me to death.

So she was silent. The Shen parents’ faces went from slightly smiling at first, with a look of victory, to a little ugly.

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The next day, Song Yugui, finding some free time, came again. She hadn’t even gone to town yet. She had brought a shouzhuabing that she had made herself, with lettuce and pork tenderloin. Shen Xizhi was still busy at home. She stood at her gate and threw a stone inside.

A stone fell on her shoe, and the familiar feeling instantly came back. Shen Xizhi: …

She pressed her lips together and averted her gaze. Song Yugui then beckoned to her, an oil-paper bag in her hand. Without even thinking, she knew that she had brought her something to eat again.

But she just glanced at it, didn’t say anything, and turned to leave. Song Yugui was bewildered and couldn’t help but call out, “Xizhi, come out! I’ve brought you something delicious!”

Shen Xizhi felt that she had been deceived and ignored her, her pace getting faster and faster.

Song Yugui was given a cold shoulder.

Damn it! My wife is angry with me. Is she really angry?

She wanted to look for a while at the gate but didn’t expect Father Shen to come back. The moment he saw her, he insisted that she go in and sit for a while. Song Yugui had no good feelings for this family at all and immediately refused, turning to leave.

Now that her wife was living at someone else’s house, it was not good for her to coax her even if she wanted to. She could only go back first.

For the next few days, with the help of her relatives in the village, Song Yugui cleaned the house very well and also hung up several large ‘double happiness'(喜) characters. The bed was covered with a new, large red lily-patterned quilt and matching pillows. The missing tables and chairs were also replaced. She had gotten a set of rosewood ones, but she had only bought one set. When the guests came on the day, she would just borrow a few more sets from the villagers. Anyway, two people living together didn’t need so many.

The betrothal gift she had given for this wife was not as much as the original owner had given, and there was a lot of money left over. She had also been diligently selling pork for a few days, and the money she had saved was enough to hold the most magnificent wedding in the village for the two of them.

Logically, the Shen family should have also made a bit of a scene for their daughter’s wedding. After all, it was a joyous occasion. But the Shen family was reluctant to spend money and had just cut a few ‘double happiness’ characters to paste on, and had also taken out the red lanterns that had been hung at home for the New Year. They hadn’t even planned to add a new set of clothes for the family. They had invited quite a few villagers. They were also known in the village for being stingy, so it was clear that they were after the gift money.

Many people knew, but after all, they were from the same village, so they had to give them some face.

On the wedding day, the band had been playing music all the way from Songjia Village.

Song Yugui had also rented a wedding sedan, making everything look very proper.

The wedding dress Shen Xizhi was wearing was bought by her, and the matchmaker who had done her makeup was also sent by her.

After all, it was a woman getting married, and it was still a little different from a man getting married.

For example, Song Yugui couldn’t ride a horse, so she had already sat in the couple’s wedding sedan in advance when she went to pick up her wife.

The road was full of onlookers and children, whispering and exclaiming in amazement. The wedding sedan had arrived at the Shen family’s house.

For convenience, Song Yugui didn’t wear a veil and stood at the Shen family’s gate, watching Shen Xizhi being led out by the matchmaker.

The Shen family’s expressions were still considered happy, but when their gazes fell on Song Yugui, she would always feel a bit of low-level plotting.

Song Yugui didn’t want to curse on her big day, so she ignored them all and just watched the slender Shen Xizhi come out of the main gate.

Song Yugui’s eyes lit up. Even if the red veil faintly obscured the woman’s beautiful face, she had already guessed how beautiful the person inside would be.

Shen Xizhi, I’ve finally married you from the beginning.

“Aiya, look at this bride! You’re so stunned! Hurry up and catch her.”

Song Yugui was called back to her senses. Seeing everyone around her smiling at her, the matchmaker stuffed the other end of the red string into her palm. This time, she quickly held on, her pretty face red. “It’s my first time marrying a wife. I’ve made a fool of myself in front of everyone.”

There were also people from other villages who recognized Song Yugui. Seeing her show such a pure expression, their jaws almost dropped.

Song Yugui held the red string, pulled it a little toward her, and then walked into the sedan with her.

Shen Xizhi was wearing a red veil, and her vision was obstructed. She could only follow the red string.

She knew who the person in front of her was, and her heart actually felt very at ease. I’m leaving, finally leaving.

The red string was pulled little by little until a warm palm held her wrist.

Her heart suddenly skipped a beat, and the name that had been appearing in her mind from time to time these past few days flashed through her mind.

Song Yugui.

“I’ll help you. Be careful. Lift your foot.”

Her tone was so gentle. Shen Xizhi subconsciously listened to her.

It wasn’t until her whole body was in the sedan, and she was also in the sedan, that she finally reacted. I’m still angry.

She had deliberately not told me her name, and then she had suddenly disappeared. After a long time, she had only appeared for two days, and then she was gone again…

Shen Xizhi’s heart was heavy. Her parents had both said that Song Yugui liked her and had told her to please her to get some benefits for the family, to trick her out of her money. But how could she not feel that Song Yugui liked her very much?

Just as she was thinking this, her small hand was secretly held. She was startled. It was the first time she had been so intimate with someone. She subconsciously pulled her hand back. Under the red veil, her small mouth pouted with a wronged expression.

She had been thinking about her being angry these past few days, but she hadn’t even been able to see her. She had been waiting for today to coax her.

The voice that came out was even a little forced. “I’ve hired a cook to help us cook today~ Can you eat a little more in a little while?”

Shen Xizhi pressed her lips together. In the small space, there were only the two of them. She… she was too embarrassed to ignore her anymore.

After a long while, she finally replied in a voice as faint as a mosquito’s buzz, “Mmm…”

My wife is cute.

She brought it up again. “By the way, did your parents hit you these past few days when I wasn’t here?”

This was what she was most worried about, afraid that Xiaozhi’er had been bullied while she wasn’t looking.

The cuff was gently lifted, revealing a snowy white wrist. But Shen Xizhi was startled and quickly pulled her sleeve down, her delicate body shrinking to the side. The voice from under the veil was as soft as water, with a hint of grievance. “You… don’t be like this. We haven’t even entered the bridal chamber yet.”

Song Yugui’s figure stiffened. Hah?

I’m not trying to do anything. I just want to see if you have any injuries!

She was too familiar with Xizhi, so familiar that as long as they were in a place where others couldn’t see, she could be handsy. But she had forgotten that this was the Xizhi from the beginning, the Xizhi who was not yet familiar with her. The moment she had done something a little out of line, she had been taken for a libertine!

Although there was a veil blocking her view, Song Yugui felt that her wife was definitely secretly glaring at her from below.