I’ll Butcher Pigs to Support You! 48p2

Chapter 48 p2

Being called by Chi Xiangyue, Song Xinyu’s gaze fell blankly on the woman who was being held by Song Yugui. She was very different from a month or two ago. She was no longer wearing the old, patched, and dirt-resistant gray clothes, but a brand new long skirt. The color was as vibrant as any other young girl’s, and her eyes were filled with the sweetness of being doted on. She even had a jade hairpin in her hair.

That was jade. She had never seen anyone in the village wear it. She had only seen a hairpin with a very, very small jade bead inlaid in her mother’s jewelry box. It was clear how expensive it was, and Song Yugui had actually bought it for her.

Song Xinyu’s heart was a little complicated. She silently lowered her head and left with Chi Xiangyue.

Shen Xizhi was still coy and unhappy with Song Yugui. “You helped her bully me.”

Her voice was light and muffled. Song Yugui’s heart melted.

“I didn’t bully you. It was Miss Chi who was too bad. She actually laughed at us.”

Anyway, Chi Xiangyue was not here. So what if she pushed all the blame onto her? She was righteous!

Shen Xizhi was amused by her feigned anger and blaming others, and her eyes were filled with a sweet gentleness.

But Song Yugui was stunned.

The villain described in the novel always had a gloomy aura. Even when she smiled gently and gracefully at the male lead, it would give onlookers goosebumps.

It was very scary.

But the current villain was not like that. Mmm, she was being raised well. When she was angry, she would press her lips together and not speak. When she was shy, she would hide behind her. When she should be coquettish, she would hold her softly and act coquettishly. When she was gentle, she was also genuinely gentle, not like in the novel, where she pretended to be gentle to seduce men.

So beautiful.

Bright and beautiful.

Seeing her wife staring at her in a daze, Shen Xizhi’s already rosy cheeks turned even redder. Her fingers gently gripped her wife’s little finger. “Yugui-jiejie…”

Her voice was as soft as a whisper.

Song Yugui suddenly came to her senses. “Mmm? What’s wrong?”

Shen Xizhi knew very well that she had been lost in looking at her just now. Her heart was like a berry had burst, spilling out sweet juice.

“N-nothing. Let’s go home quickly.”

“Alright.”

Song Yugui took her wife’s hand and went home with her.

Neither of them knew that someone was inquiring about them in the village.

Their lives had only gotten better in the past few months. The people of Songjia Village knew that Song Yugui had changed, but the people from other villages still regarded her as the great pervert she used to be.

Seeing that her life was going well now, they were curious and knocked on the door of their friend in Songjia Village. The two of them sat in the house and recounted the events that had happened in Song Yugui’s family these past few months.

The next day, after Song Yugui had sold all the meat in town, she carried the two ribs she had specially saved and bought a little dried fruit before she started back to the countryside. Who knew that just as she reached the village entrance, she would be stopped by a villager in a hurry.

A man with a dark complexion stood in front of her, calling himself her uncle, his expression a little anxious. “It’s a good thing you came back early. I just happened to run into you. Something might have happened at your house!”

The other’s hurried words made Song Yugui’s mind go blank, her eyes also widening slightly, as if she didn’t quite understand what she had heard.

Only Xizhi is at home. How could something have happened?

The uncle had just returned from work. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and flicked it onto the ground. “My wife told me she just saw your wife’s family come to your house with a large group of people. I figured they couldn’t be here for a family visit, right? I was just about to go to your house to take a look.”

Shen Xizhi had not just married into the Song family; it had been two years. News in the same village always traveled fast. How Shen Xizhi had been at home before, how her parents and siblings were, had long been thoroughly exposed in the villagers’ gossip. It didn’t look like a simple family visit.

Although their relationship with Song Yugui was not very good usually, Song Yugui was, after all, a person from Songjia Village. Her parents had died early. How could they let her be bullied in their own village?

Her wife, having married into the family, was also a villager. There was no reason to let another village bully her.

The moment Song Yugui heard that the Shen family had come, her head buzzed. She secretly thought, Something has really happened. Then she threw aside the cart she usually used to pull meat, carried the ribs and dried fruit in her hand, and hurried home.

Thinking of how the Shen family had treated her wife in the past, and thinking of her wife enduring all this at home alone, Song Yugui became more and more worried as she ran, her face turning pale with fear.

When she reached the bottom of the small earthen slope, she was panting heavily, sweat soaking her forehead. She rested her hands on her knees and looked up. Sure enough, a group of people were gathered at her gate. From a long way off, she could hear the loud voices of the female lead and Auntie Li. “What parents? Even parents have no right to force their way into someone’s home!”

“Where in the world are there parents who completely ignore their daughter after she’s married? Don’t tell me they’re here to claim kinship now that they’ve heard their daughter’s life is going well and she has some savings?”

The two of them were so angry that the other’s voice was even trembling. “You… what are you talking about! I’m Shen Xizhi’s mother. What’s wrong with coming to see her? Why are you slandering me!”

Shen Xizhi was shielded behind Auntie Li, her eyes slightly red, her slender figure trembling slightly, whether from extreme anger or extreme fear.

Song Yugui ran all the way, gathered her strength at the bottom of the slope, and ran up in one breath, cursing, “Damn it! Which bastard is causing trouble at my house!”

She had no strength to speak loudly, but no one would ignore her voice.

Because of Chi Xiangyue’s words, “Yugui! You’re finally back! They’re all bullying your wife at your house! They even knocked down your fence!”

Truly rude.

Hearing Song Yugui’s name, everyone couldn’t help but look back. The woman who had looked so frail and pale behind them also suddenly looked up, her pearly white teeth biting her lip as she looked at her.

She was so pitiful it broke one’s heart.

The man from the Shen family saw her and quickly went up with a smile. “You must be…”

He was halfway through his words when he didn’t know how to address her. He was hit by the person behind him before he remembered and quickly said, “You must be Yugui-meimei, right? I’m Xizhi’s older brother. My parents and I came to see Xizhi today. Look at Xizhi’s temper. She must have held a grudge against us for not coming to see her for a long time. She even closed the fence and wouldn’t let us in. She’s so disobedient.”

The somewhat ugly man opened his mouth and spewed nonsense, constantly criticizing his own sister.

Song Yugui looked at him in disbelief.

It was hard to imagine how Shen Xizhi would have been treated if the original owner had been standing here and had heard these words.

Xizhi’s own brother didn’t consider her at all!

Shen Da was a little scared by Song Yugui’s stare and was about to say something more, but only got a “shameless thing!” in return.

This time, it was his turn to be in disbelief. What? How could she just start cursing?

Song Yugui pushed everyone aside and walked up to Shen Xizhi, panting heavily. She pulled her into her arms and patted her back comfortingly. “I’m back. It’s alright. If you don’t want them to come in, then don’t. I’ll listen to whatever you say. Don’t be afraid.”

Shen Xizhi was actually not afraid. She had been about to go and get a stick to hit them just now, but the moment Song Yugui appeared, she didn’t dare to do such a shrewish thing in front of her. The moment she held her, all her grievances overflowed.

Her long, thick lashes were soaked with tears. She gripped her wife’s clothes so tightly that the well-made clothes were wrinkled. She puffed out her cheeks, lifted her small, fair face, and complained, “They came to our house so aggressively today and insisted on coming in. I said there was no room for them to sit, but they wouldn’t listen. They even wanted me to kill our chicken to entertain them!”

The young woman was clearly very wronged. Her nose was also red, and her small mouth was pouting so much you could hang an oil bottle on it. The grievance of being bullied was now fully displayed to the person closest to her.

These words made the group of people a little embarrassed. Shen Da glanced at his mother, but his parents’ gazes were fixed on the ribs Song Yugui was carrying back, their eyes filled with a greedy light.

A woman with a slightly dark complexion and a wrinkled face stood out. “What are you talking about, my good wife? We’re Xizhi’s family. It’s a rare visit. Xizhi should have treated us well. Since you’ve married Xizhi, you’re also my daughter. It’s only natural for a mother to come and see her daughter.”

She sounded very reasonable. If she could have taken her eyes off the ribs, it would have been more believable.

Song Yugui comfortingly rubbed the woman’s back. At this time, a few tall men from Songjia Village also gradually gathered around, as if they just wanted to watch the show. But if the people from Shenjia Village wanted to make a move, they wouldn’t just stand by and watch.

“Is this how you come to see your daughter? Anyone who didn’t know would have thought you were here to rob us!”

A group of people had come. It was probably not just Xizhi’s family, but also her parents’ relatives. What did they mean? Did they think they could bully them just because they had more people?!

Mother Shen had originally married over from Wangjia Village, and her surname was Wang. Hearing this, her face immediately showed displeasure. “What are you talking about? We really are here to see our daughter. I’m Xizhi’s mother. How could I bully her?”

After she spoke, she looked around again. Seeing more and more onlookers, she couldn’t help but feel her face heat up. She quickly said, “Let us in first. How can you leave your elders outside? You have no manners.”

Wang-shi was used to being sharp-tongued and just said it casually. She hadn’t expected to make the other person even angrier.

A group of people looked at them with unfriendly eyes. The young girl who had been the first to scold her was about to jump up. “No manners? Who on earth has no manners? A group of people came over so aggressively, first eyeing their chicken, then their pig. Did they say they were going to give it to you to eat, that you’re telling them to cook it? If I hadn’t seen it, you would have even wanted to hit her!”

Chi Xiangyue was also really angry. In the capital, she had always interacted with noblewomen and young ladies from good families. Everyone cared about their reputation and was always amiable in front of others. It was the first time she had seen someone so shameless.

Song Yugui’s eyes suddenly turned fierce and cold. She looked down at the person in her arms, her arms holding her tightening even more. “Did they hit you?”

There was a hint of, If you say yes, I’m going to put them in a sack tonight.

Afraid that she would worry, Shen Xizhi quickly shook her head. “It’s all thanks to Miss Chi’s help.”

Song Yugui remembered Chi Xiangyue’s kindness in her heart, but her face became even uglier. “The people from Shenjia Village came to Songjia Village to hit a Songjia Village wife. Who on earth has no manners!”

A chorus of very dissatisfied “that’s right, that’s right” came from the surroundings.

“A mother just teaching her daughter a lesson. You child, how can you take it so seriously?” Wang-shi was also dissatisfied, her brow furrowed. She thought, Sure enough, she’s the child who pleases me the least. The person she married also makes me dislike her.

“Yugui-jiejie, I’m tired.”

Shen Xizhi lowered her eyes. Seeing that her parents were still the same as before, her father always hiding behind, letting her mother do the embarrassing, resentful, and disliked things, and when everyone was unhappy, he would come out to mediate, at which point the other party would usually take a small step back.

Just as she finished speaking, her father did indeed speak, his voice a little low and old. “Xizhi, about what happened today, it was your brother and mother who were rash. Let’s go in and talk first. It’s too ugly for a group of people to be gathered outside. We’re just here to see you.”

He seemed to be thinking of everyone.

But Shen Xizhi hated him the most.

From the moment this group of people had arrived, their greedy gazes sweeping over her, she had known what they were here for.

A dark look swirled in Shen Xizhi’s lowered eyes. She stopped her wife, who was about to curse, bit her lip, and her voice was gentle but very clear. “Is that so? Are Dad and Mom just here to see me, and not to ask us for money?”

When Auntie Li saw Song Yugui arrive, she had stepped aside. Hearing this now, her eyes widened. “Hah! I was wondering why you didn’t come before, but now you suddenly come when it’s neither a holiday nor a festival. So this is what you’re up to. When Yugui married her wife, she spent a lot of money. You haven’t used it all up, have you?”