Chapter 260 - The Woman Leaping the CliffAfter the woman finished crying, she seemed to have vented the grievances in her heart and told Wei Yuanwei her name was Su Lei, a peasant woman at the foot of the mountain. It was just that when Wei Yuanwei asked her about the reason for her jumping off the cliff, she only stammered out of the way.
Su Lei"s leg was injured, so Wei Yuanwei and Ah Qing could only support her and bring her home.
"My husband"s family is right in front of us." Su Lei pointed at the farmer with the red pine gate.
Although it was not a grand house, it was still one of the best in the village. The red brick and green tiles looked brand-new, and on the pine door were two red words of joy. It seemed that Master had just gotten married.
Su Lei knocked on the door, and after a long while, a sweet voice came from inside, "Who is it?"
"Sister, it"s me." Su Lei said carefully.
The door opened, and a slim girl with tied hair and a pretty face glanced at the three of them indifferently. She then covered her nose with her hands and asked, "Why are you not dead yet?"
Ah Qing said indignantly: "You venomous woman, why did you curse your sister to die the moment you entered the door."
The woman raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Not only did you not die, you even brought a wild man home. You"ve already become like this, and you can even seduce men. Su Lei, your skills are really great."
Su Lei used an extremely humble tone and said, "Ah Ye, I already gave my husband to you, what else do you want? Can"t you give me a way out? In the end, I was the one who saved my husband"s life. "
The woman flung out her handkerchief and walked into the house while twisting her body, "I"ve already told you this. You can only stay in the woodshed tonight. Leave tomorrow!"
A wry smile appeared on Su Lei"s face.
So that woman was Su Lei"s sister, Su Ye.
Su Lei brought the two of them into the woodshed. The woodshed was swept clean. There was an old and worn out bed with a thin mattress on it.
It seemed that Su Lei had not lived in the woodshed for one or two days.
"You must be hungry. I"ll go to the kitchen and get you some food." Su Lei smiled awkwardly. Letting the customer see her embarra.s.sment made her feel extremely uncomfortable.
Wei Yuanwei helped her sit on the bed: "You are a patient now, there"s no need to care about anything else. Just let Ah Qing look for you."
The cold wind poured in from the broken window. Su Lei looked at the flickering candle flame and muttered, "Mother said that I have already become like this, there will be a day when Yan He will despise me. In order to consolidate my position in the Yan family, he married Su Ye."
However, what she did not expect was that after Su Ye had married into the family, everything had changed. She was already used to her sister"s arrogance in the family, so she did not take her domineering att.i.tude to heart, but what made her sad was that her husband had actually changed his mind, the person who swore an oath to her that he would take care of her for his entire life. In the blink of an eye, she had hung out with Su Ye day and night.
Wei Yuanwei patted Su Lei"s hands: "Men are always fickle, especially when it comes to young and beautiful women."
Wei Yuanwei felt some sympathy for Su Lei.
When I was on good terms with Yan He, Yan He was just a poor scholar who had nothing at all. I sold my needlework to pay for him to hurry up and take the exam, and he failed the Imperial examinations time and again. It was I who encouraged him to abandon his literary work to start a business, which allowed him to find his own path. The wound on my face is also for the sake of saving Yan He. If it wasn"t for my various sacrifices, how could the current him exist? "
She had given up everything for her husband, but what she got in return was her husband"s disgust. Now that the new wife had entered the house, he was even colder towards her than before.
Wei Yuanwei opened Su Lei"s face, her face that was filled with deep and shallow scars looked even more sinister under the candlelight.
"What choice will you make if you recover your complexion?" Although his face was severely damaged, Wei Yuanwei still had confidence in himself.
Su Lei touched the criss-crossed scars on his face in disappointment: "If there was a G.o.dly Doctor here, I"m afraid I wouldn"t be able to recover my face."
Wei Yuanwei smiled as she played with the dagger in her hand: What if I can help you?
Su Lei knelt down beneath Wei Yuanwei and excitedly tugged at Wei Yuanwei"s clothes: "If Miss can help me recover my appearance, Su Lei will definitely be extremely grateful. If Miss wants it, Su Lei will definitely do her best to fulfill Miss"s request."
Wei Yuanwei rolled his eyes slightly. She only wanted two proof of being able to pa.s.s the city. If Su Lei could help her do it, then her and Ah Qing"s lives would be much easier in the future.
Wei Yuanwei helped Su Lei up, "This matter needs to be considered carefully. From today onwards, you will have to wear your veil until your appearance is restored."
Looking at Wei Yuanwei"s eyes that were flowing like clear spring water, Su Lei felt slightly at ease. She didn"t know why but she felt that there was a kind of magic in this woman"s body, a kind of magic that would make people trust and worship his.
Ah Qing brought all the food he collected from the kitchen back to the woodshed. There were the cured meat for New Year"s, a jar of pickled vegetables, a plate of biscuit, and a few meat buns.
Ah Qing wolfed down his food. It had been a long time since he had eaten these good things.
Wei Yuanwei coughed lightly: "Ah Qing, be careful of your demeanor."
Ah Qing rolled his eyes and stuffed a biscuit into his throat, "Sister Ah, it took a lot of effort for me to eat a good meal. Just let me open my stomach to eat."
Seeing Ah Qing"s appearance, Su Lei couldn"t help but say: "Looks like little brother has suffered a lot following big sister."
Wei Yuanwei faintly said: "I did that for the sake of training him, a good man will one day have to take charge of his own affairs, a man who is unable to cut jade is no longer a weapon."
During the night, Su Lei slept on the bed, while Wei Yuanwei and Ah Qing slept on the floor.
A loud roar broke Dawn"s beautiful dream, followed by a violent knock on the door.
"Su Lei, get the h.e.l.l out here!" Su Ye shouted from outside the door.
Panic appeared on Su Lei"s face. It seemed like she was afraid of this little sister.
Wei Yuanwei said indifferently: "In this family, you are the wife and she is the concubine. Why must you be afraid of her? "Listen to me, open the door and slap her across the face. Leave the rest to me."
She wanted to help Su Lei deal with this evil concubine.
The door opened, and Su Lei bravely raised her hand to slap Su Ye, causing her thin body to stagger and fall onto the ground.
Su Ye"s eyes reddened. She did not expect that her usually weak elder sister would actually dare to hit her.
"Su Lei, you fought well. If it wasn"t for my pleading, my husband would have already asked you to scram!"
Wei Yuanwei said indifferently: "Since Su Lei did not receive the letter of rest, then she only beat you up as her wife"s concubine, what is there for you to clamor about?"