Chapter 11: Something Is Not Quite Right

The wedding pickup went unexpectedly smoothly; no one from the Shi family made things difficult.

The son of Clan Leader Xiao and the others even felt as if the Shi family was breathing a sigh of relief.

However, the faces of the Shi family members were all looking quite unpleasant.

The "scum father" and the others moved the boxes and books that the original owner had brought back from the Taoist temple onto the ox cart used for the wedding.

Then, under the threatening gaze of Shi Qingluo, they gloomily carried five bags of grain and tossed them onto the cart.

Shi Laosan looked at Shi Qingluo and said with a cold face, "You chose to marry into this yourself, so don't come crying back later."

They couldn't even get a few taels of silver in bride price; this daughter was truly raised in vain.

The key was that they had never suffered such a big loss or such a great grievance, and it was all caused by this biological daughter.

Shi Qingluo gave them a wide smile. "Don't worry, I won't be coming back here again."

"I'm just afraid that you'll be the ones coming to my door, crying and begging me later," she added.

Shi Laosan snorted, "In your dreams."

Shi Qingluo curled her lips. She felt that day would surely come; for the Shi family, when faced with great benefits, things like "face" were worth nothing.

She spoke her mind, "Even if you come crying and begging me, I won't pay any attention to you."

She had plenty of ways to deal with these toxic people.

Shi Laosan and the others looked incredibly ugly. "We'll just wait and see how you make us cry, and see how long you can remain arrogant."

Shi Laosi added, "You will pay the price for what you've done recently."

Shi Qingluo raised an eyebrow. "Are you referring to the Wu family wanting to take revenge on me?"

Shi Laosi: "..." Since when did this niece become so smart?

Or was she playing the fool to catch the tiger when she first came back?

"It seems you already know something."

As soon as Shi Qingluo saw Shi Laosi's expression, she knew this degenerate was still in contact and colluding with the Wu family.

She recalled that in the two days since she had returned, the woodshed where she stayed had been rummaged through.

She asked playfully, "Is the Wu family eyeing the little black ball my master gave me?"

Shi Laosi's expression changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal. "I don't know what you're talking about."

Shi Qingluo curled her lips. "As I thought. But I'm afraid they won't live long enough to covet it."

Since the Wu family could become wealthy merchants in the county, the head of the family wouldn't be a fool, especially since they had established connections with the prefect.

She had used the earth bomb to threaten the toxic members of the Shi family and the old nanny from the Wu family.

The head of the Wu family would naturally realize that this thing could be used in other areas, such as warfare.

If they could present this thing, the Wu family would have performed a great service.

Of course, because only the old nanny and others had seen the earth bomb, the head of the Wu family couldn't be certain, so he had sent Shi Laosi to steal it.

However, she had been prepared and had already transferred everything into her space, so she wasn't afraid of the Wu family's actions.

She waved at the scum father and the others. "Alright, then, we'll meet again!"

The Shi family: "..." Who wants to meet you again?

They never wanted to see this wretched girl again.

Old Master Shi waved his hand with a heavy heart. "Go, just go."

Shi Qingluo carried a small bundle and turned to leave the Shi family without a hint of nostalgia.

Seeing this, Old Master Shi and the others unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief; this jinx had finally left.

Old Madam Shi, Niu-shi, and the other female relatives didn't cry or come out to see her off.

This represented their disdain for Shi Qingluo.

Shi Qingluo didn't care about this at all; instead, she felt it was better that they didn't come out to be an eyesore.

After walking out the door, she greeted the son of Clan Leader Xiao and the others with a smile.

Xiao Erlang was all smiles. "Sister-in-law, I'm here to pick you up on behalf of my brother!"

Shi Qingluo smiled and patted his shoulder. "Then let's go!"

The Clan Leader's son and the others looked a bit strange when they saw that not a single person from the Shi family had come out to see the bride off.

Seeing this, Shi Qingluo smiled and said, "They couldn't bear to part with me and were afraid they wouldn't be able to stop crying if they came out, so I told them not to."

The Shi family members standing in the courtyard: "..." Who couldn't bear to part with you? Shameless.

The Clan Leader's son guessed that the Shi family probably didn't want their daughter to go perform a "spirit-warding" marriage, but couldn't withstand Shi Qingluo's request.

It was no wonder that when they met earlier, their faces didn't look like they were marrying off a daughter, but rather like someone in the family had died.

He gave a dry laugh. "Get on the ox cart."

This was their family's ox cart; his father had told him to drive it to pick her up.

He had originally thought the Shi family would be difficult and that it would take some effort to pick her up; he really hadn't expected it to be so smooth.

Shi Qingluo didn't act coy and took the initiative to get on the ox cart and sit down. "Sorry for the trouble!"

And so, the group headed toward Xiaoxi Village.

When getting married in the village, if the economic conditions weren't good, many people just wore their everyday clothes and followed the groom's family back.

Only the powerful and wealthy would have their daughters wear phoenix coronets and robes, and enter the door in a sedan chair with a red veil.

Shi Qingluo sat on the ox cart, leisurely watching the scenery along the way.

She sighed inwardly, never expecting that as a wealthy young lady in the modern world, she hadn't managed to get married, but after coming to the ancient times as a little village girl, she had actually gotten herself married off.

When they arrived at the Xiao family's courtyard, Shi Qingluo nimbly jumped off the ox cart.

Mother Xiao and Little Sister Xiao were already waiting at the door.

Seeing her arrive, Mother Xiao took the initiative to step forward and hold Shi Qingluo's hand.

"Qingluo, Zheng'er hasn't woken up yet."

"When you bow in the ceremony later, Erlang will hold Zheng'er's clothes for you to bow with."

"After Zheng'er wakes up, you two can bow again separately."

"I've wronged you!"

Shi Qingluo smiled. "It's fine."

Bowing with clothes was actually quite good. If Xiao Hanzheng woke up and they couldn't get along, it would be easier to divorce later. Anyway, the two of them hadn't even officially bowed together.

The families who had a good relationship with Mother Xiao, as well as those who had helped her after she separated from the main household and cut ties, were all invited.

Including the Clan Leader and the elders, there were three tables of people in total.

Shi Qingluo was led by Mother Xiao into the main room, and under the witness of these people, she bowed to Xiao Hanzheng's clothes.

Then, she was sent into Xiao Hanzheng's room.

After entering the room, Shi Qingluo put down her small bundle and walked to the bedside to look at her husband, who was still in a coma.

She reached out and touched him; Xiao Hanzheng's forehead was no longer hot.

She pulled her hand back and frowned slightly. "The fever has already broken, why hasn't he woken up yet?"

This didn't seem right.

She lifted the quilt and rolled up his pant legs.

There were a few shallow scars on his calves and thighs that had already scabbed over. The wounds had been treated well and there was no inflammation or redness.

She reached out and touched his legs. "No broken bones either."

So, she wanted to see if there were any other hidden injuries on Xiao Hanzheng's body. After checking his legs, she unbuttoned his clothes to see if there were any injuries on his upper body.

She lowered her head to check carefully, not noticing that the person who had been in a coma had his fingers twitch slightly, and his body even stiffened.

He was struggling to wake up, but he just couldn't open his eyes.

For Shi Qingluo, it was a check-up without any distracting thoughts, but for someone else, it was a different story...

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Xiao Hanzheng: Why does this woman keep touching me and taking advantage of me~~