A Good Country Wife

"Erhu, sister-in-law, don’t you suspect that it was us..." Mrs. Liu was just too honest and couldn’t keep things to herself. Even though Lin Yue had already said so, she felt extremely uncomfortable not asking about it. Although it was Mrs. Liu who asked, Wu Qiang and his wife listened carefully, feeling slightly different than Zhao Dahuo and his wife. After all, Zhao Dahuo and Erhu were blood brothers, while their relation was a bit more distant, which gave them a bit more concern.

"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? If Erhu and I didn’t trust you, why would we have entrusted these matters to you in the first place? Don’t say such things. You are the people that Erhu trusts and is closest to, and your character is beyond reproach. To put it unpleasantly, if you had such intentions, you wouldn’t have waited until now. Erhu and I both believe you would never do such a thing."

"Erhu, sister-in-law, I don’t even know what to say with how much you trust us. We definitely won’t let you down." Mrs. Liu was very touched and quickly shared her feelings. Wu Qiang and his wife felt the same way. The way Erhu and his wife acted today made them feel that working for the couple was worthwhile, and they would be even more dedicated in their work from now on.

"So, how are we going to resolve this issue? We have to find out who this backstabber is. I won’t let it go lightly," Wu Qiang thought practically and was very angry. Zhao Erhu and his wife had always treated the hired help quite well, and yet there was someone so ungrateful, doing such things— they couldn’t be let off easily.

"For now, we don’t have any other solution. We don’t have any evidence, and unless that person reveals himself, we simply don’t know who it could be. However, I think that after this incident, Master Wei will have had a taste of success and will try the same tactic with our family again. If Zhao Lingxiang or someone from the Wei Residence comes to our village, we should keep a closer watch. Maybe we will discover something," Lin Yue proposed this wait-and-see strategy after some thought.

Everyone nodded at what they heard, thinking that Lin Yue’s method was feasible since there were no other options.

As for Zhao Xing, he wasn’t at ease with just letting his mother view the girl from Shanglin Village, fearing that her tastes would differ. His mother valued whether the girl was virtuous and fertile above all else. So, he had inquired the girl’s address from Matchmaker Wang himself, planning to sneak a peek and see if she was as good as Matchmaker Wang claimed.

Upon reaching Shanglin Village and sneakily finding the location, he peeked into the courtyard of the girl’s home and indeed saw a comely girl hanging clothes. Zhao Xing subconsciously thought she was the girl Matchmaker Wang had mentioned. Although she wasn’t quite as pretty as Erhu’s wife, which was a bit disappointing, he was overall satisfied. She had a slim, well-proportioned figure, and her demeanor while hanging clothes suggested a gentle nature. Shanglin Village really did produce good girls.