Chapter 54: The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife
Chapter 54: She is at Home
"Ceng Ge, you have to accompany the village chief, walk in the front, lead the way with the first team carrying the roasted pig and chicken offerings, and play the drums."
Xiao Dazhuang stubbornly repeated Xiao Guofu's words.
But Liang Lixia pulled him back, saying, "Alright, alright, whether you walk in the front or the back, the ancestors can see you. Don't be a third wheel."
"What third wheel?" Xiao Dazhuang didn't understand.
Liang Lixia looked at her somewhat clueless son and sighed, "You'll understand when you marry a wife in the future."
"I want to marry a wife like Sister, who can handle both kitchen and hall, and give sweet smiles to Ceng Ge." Xiao Dazhuang, honest but not foolish, immediately set his standards.
Liang Lixia was speechless.
Such high standards, are they heaven-sent?
The ancestral home of the Xiao family is in these mountains, with hundreds of households. Even though many have moved out, there are still over two hundred households living here, and some elders are reluctant to leave.
This is the main force for the Xiao family's ancestral worship, with over three hundred people gathered in the square, diligently roasting pig, cooking chicken, and preparing fruits for offerings.
They are waiting for the Xiao family descendants who have gone out for development to return, so they can go together to the mountains to pay respects at the Xiao family ancestral tomb.
Inside and outside the mountain, one big family; everyone gathers together, and the total number of people for the ancestral worship reaches four to five hundred.
The large group sets off towards the mountain.
The first team leads with drumming and trumpeting.
Strong men carry the roasted pig, the offerings, and fruits.
The men, women, young, and old behind them do not need to separate. Whoever walks faster goes faster, and whoever walks slower goes slower.
There is no concept of men in front, women behind.
Even the tradition of women not participating in ancestral worship is abolished here.
Because the Xiao ancestors here included a female general who led armies, brave and skilled in battle, defending the country.
During border conflicts, both male and female generals fought together to protect the land and people of China.
Therefore, gender equality prevails, and old customs are abolished.
People chat and laugh, discussing everyday matters and sharing business experiences.
Unity and mutual assistance are the norm.
Bai Lu likes this tradition. "Xiao Wei, look, you have so many family members."
In the end, Xiao Cheng was invited to the first team by Xiao Guofu. Only Xiao Wei stayed with Bai Lu.
Hearing her words, Xiao Wei looked around at the people chatting and laughing. Seeing him looking over, the Xiao family members who greeted him warmly, he nodded lightly.
Although mom and dad are no longer here.
But there is still the elder brother and many other Xiao family members.
Bai Lu is right.
"Oh, isn't this Bai Lu!"
A rough voice interrupted, and then a round figure squeezed out from the crowd.
Li Shuixian's husband is also a member of the Xiao family. He hadn't seen Bai Lu all the way and thought she didn't come.
Now that he sees her, he can't help but sarcastically say, "Pregnant and still coming to worship ancestors. If you accidentally contaminate something dirty, giving birth to monsters would be hilarious."
Since the incident in Xiao Cheng's backyard where Bai Lu played with him and was pushed down, Li Shuixian has had a falling out with Bai Lu.
Money couldn't be recovered anyway, and there was no need for her to pretend to be friendly. She could be as vicious as she wanted in cursing.
How could Xiao Wei tolerate his big brother's child being slandered? He retorted immediately, "You can't even give birth to monsters!"
Li Shuixian's face turned red, then blue, then white, finally returning to the initial anger and shame.
She had been married for more than a month longer than Bai Lu but still had no signs of pregnancy. Even her mother-in-law was starting to have opinions.
Adding to that, after the last incident, the six hundred yuan that was cheated back from the grocery store was discovered by the mother-in-law when she came to get salt.
She scolded her harshly, calling her an infertile hen, accusing her of being sly and ruining the family.
Thinking that all of this was caused by Bai Lu, Li Shuixian wanted to slap her, but the lesson from last time made her hesitant. She could only vent her anger by cursing at Xiao Wei.
"No parents, no manners!"
Bai Lu's eyes turned cold, and she sarcastically remarked, "You have manners? Teaching others to drink pesticide for money, instigating others to abort their babies – is that your executioner's upbringing?"
Li Shuixian was flushed with embarrassment.
With many people around, she spoke in a hushed tone, but Bai Lu didn't hold back. The sharp, cutting words reached the ears of the Xiao family members around, and they all shot her piercing, judgmental looks.
"What kind of person is she? So ruthless!"
"She not only instigates others to drink pesticide for money but also urges others to kill little lives. She's simply a venomous woman!"
"Her face looks unfamiliar; she's not from our Xiao family. Which family's daughter-in-law is so ruthless? It's really unfortunate that she entered the door eight generations ago."
Despite Bai Lu's cold words, her expression was stern and righteous, exuding an aura of a fair and just judge.
It was convincing involuntarily.
The gossipy aunts and uncles all joined in the public criticism of Li Shuixian.
She was pinned to the pillar of shame, unable to utter a word.
Li Shuixian came to pay respects to the ancestors today, with more important matters to attend to. She knew she couldn't leave a bad impression.
Unable to retort, she could only hastily smile at Bai Lu and say, "You must be mistaken." Then she hurriedly fled.
Xiao Wei looked at Bai Lu with an expression of disbelief, astonishment, and unexpectedness, but not fear.
Bai Lu usually seemed easygoing, appearing to have no temper. Even if she had one, she wouldn't scold people.
At most, she would stir some chili peppers.
It was the first time Xiao Wei saw her confront someone with harsh words, and instead of feeling bad, he found it strangely endearing.
Endearing in a protective way.
Suddenly, a warm feeling welled up in his heart. Holding her hand as they climbed the mountain, it didn't feel awkward anymore.
It was just this mountain... a bit high.
The tomb of the Xiao ancestors was at the top of the mountain.
Bailu and Xiao Wei climbed to the summit, exhausted and unwilling to talk. They leaned against a tree, massaging their legs.
Xiao family members with hoes and shovels began clearing the weeds and low bushes around the ancestral tomb.
The tall and sturdy figure of a man, holding a shovel, was also clearing the wild grass near the grave. Someone was enthusiastically chatting with him, but he seemed uncomfortable. After a few replies, he picked up the shovel and moved to another place.
Unexpectedly, there were also enthusiastic Xiao family members elsewhere.
A businessman who returned from the southern city, very familiar, engaged in conversation with him: "Haven't seen you in the southern city lately. I heard the big boss has opened up a new legitimate business recently. You're young and capable; you could try your luck with him."
"The small town has no prospects. The development in Pingcheng is limited. Going to the southern city, we'll surely have mutual benefits in the future."
People doing business in the southern city, as long as the market isn't too bad, have heard of the big boss.
For those deeply affected by the bad market, they understand even more. Under the big boss's command, there's the ruthless enforcer, Xiao Cheng.
Xiao Penghui's business is doing well, with a broad vision. If Xiao Cheng opens up a path in the southern city, his business will undoubtedly hitch a smooth and unimpeded ride.
Xiao Cheng has his own ideas, doesn't fancy the familiar southern city, and knows Xiao Penghui's small tricks.
Different paths, no need to say more.
He looked towards the girl under the tree not far away, refusing with ample reasons.
"The small town has a home."
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