CHAPTER 134: CHAPTER 134: THE LIU FAMILY’S OPINION (2)

From Qingshui River Village to Taohua River Village, it’s about seven or eight miles.

The journey is long and muddy.

Li Yuzhu couldn’t figure out how the usually pampered Great Princess, who never wanted to endure hardship, managed to get to Qingshui River Village.

"Big sister, how did you manage to walk to Qingshui River Village in those heavy wooden shoes?" Li Yuzhu asked curiously.

Each of those wooden shoes weighs about three jin, so together they weigh six jin.

To walk fast and make it to another village seven or eight miles away, she’s quite a talent.

According to the Second Princess, when they had not noticed the Great Princess, only half an hour had passed.

But when everyone rushed to Liu Da Niu’s mother-in-law’s house by ox cart, the Great Princess had already started a fight with Liu Da Niu’s mother-in-law.

Apparently, she had arrived quite early.

The Great Princess grinned with satisfaction, "Not telling you!"

The Second Princess blinked, "Big sister, did you meet someone important who sent you over?"

"I’m not telling you anyway." The big sister raised her eyebrows slightly and ran her fingers through her hair, lifting her chin proudly.

The Second Princess blinked, "Alright, I won’t ask anymore."

Since she refused to say, no one could get an answer out of her.

And so, everyone stopped asking.

The ox cart stopped in front of the bamboo house of their new home, and the Great Princess got off the cart, saying to Liu Da Niu, "You should just stay home and recover; don’t keep thinking about going back to that wicked mother-in-law’s house."

Liu Da Niu looked worried, "How can I always stay at my mother’s place?"

The Great Princess, full of exasperation, pointed at her forehead, "Just stay there for now. You’re like this, your mother’s family wouldn’t possibly throw you out, right? If anyone dares to do that, tell me, and I’ll go find them!"

Liu Da Niu was afraid she’d cause a scene at her mother’s home and quickly waved her hand, "No, no, no, my family treats me very well. It’s just... sigh, you’ll understand once you’re married."

"I may not understand a woman’s feelings after marriage, but at least I know that being married doesn’t mean you’re an orphan. If there’s anything, just go to your family!" the Great Princess said. "Stop keeping things to yourself. If you don’t speak up, how will anyone know you’re being bullied? There are so many people in your family, they can’t all ignore you!"

Liu Da Niu opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but ultimately didn’t.

"I know, thank you for today, Miss Li. You should hurry back, your parents might be looking for you since you’ve been out for so long." Liu Da Niu forced a smile.

The Great Princess snapped back to her senses, her expression changing immediately, "Oh, yes, yes, yes, I can’t talk to you any longer. I have to rush home."

She picked up the hem of her skirt and ran home quickly.

The Second Princess called out to her from behind, "Big sister, you left your wooden shoes and umbrella behind!"

"Can’t you carry them for me? Lazy girl!" The Great Princess pushed open the bamboo house door and disappeared quickly.

Poor Second Princess had to carry the heavy wooden shoes in her hands, with an old umbrella tucked under her arm, struggling to keep up behind.

Liu Da Niu watched the sisters with her mouth agape, "..."

Li Yuzhu refused to go back and wanted to accompany Liu Da Niu home.

She also wanted to check Liu Da Niu’s arm and instruct those around Liu Da Niu on how to take care of her.

Since she refused to go home, naturally the Second Young Master and Third Young Master wouldn’t want to leave her to go alone.

So, the others continued to sit in the ox cart and headed to the Liu Family in Taohua River Village.

The ox cart belonged to Liu the bricklayer, and Liu the bricklayer lived at Liu’s second house.

Mu Yuanxiu drove the cart and stopped it at the door of Liu’s second house.

Hearing the sound of the wheels, Liu Er, who was resting at home due to the rainy weather, immediately came out to see.

Seeing his eldest niece, Liu Er called into the house, "Dad, Yuanxiu has brought Da Niu back."

Li Yuzhu helped Liu Da Niu get off the ox cart.

Seeing her relatives, Liu Da Niu’s eyes turned red, and she called out, "Second Uncle."

"You, oh you, broke your arm and still didn’t want to come back? That family isn’t even taking care of your injury." Liu Er shook his head, not knowing what to say.

Liu the bricklayer, who was repairing farming tools inside the house, immediately dropped his tools and came running out.

Second Lady Liu also came out from the backyard to see them.

"Thank you, Yuanxiu," Liu Er patted Mu Yuanxiu’s shoulder.

"It’s my duty," Mu Yuanxiu replied with a soft smile.

Liu Da Niu, with reddened eyes, also greeted Liu the bricklayer and Second Lady Liu, "Grandpa, Second Aunt."

The Li Yuzhu siblings greeted Liu the bricklayer.

Liu the bricklayer, with a stern face, said nothing and walked off to Liu’s house, swinging his sleeves.

"Your grandpa is angry with your parents," Second Lady Liu shook her head, "I’ll take you home." She greeted Li Yuzhu and her siblings upon seeing them.

Li Yuzhu said, "We met Da Niu on the way and saw that her arm was injured, so we came along to check. The arm hasn’t been bandaged properly, it needs to be redone."

"Oh? Not bandaged properly?" Second Lady Liu said furiously, "That Hu Family’s woman is too much! She injured Da Niu and didn’t even tend to the injury!"

"Second Aunt, let it go. It was my fault that day, I was late with the cooking," Liu Da Niu sighed.

"Late cooking and she breaks your arm? Is she even human?" Second Lady Liu scolded, "You should never have married into that family! Hu’s woman drove her husband to death, and now she’s bullying her daughter-in-law, what kind of thing is she? Spit!"

Li Yuzhu was surprised, Liu Da Niu’s mother-in-law forced her husband to death?

This woman is quite fierce!

The Second Young Master and Li Xing’an exchanged glances, both thinking in their hearts that they absolutely couldn’t let their sister marry into a family with a fierce mother-in-law.

No matter how good the husband was, she wouldn’t marry!

If being late with cooking led to a broken arm, wouldn’t sleeping in mean getting killed?

"Let’s go, we’ll talk more at home." Liu Er waved to Second Lady Liu, "You take Da Niu home first, I’ll have a word with Yuanxiu and the others."

Second Lady Liu took Liu Da Niu home.

Li Yuzhu and her siblings, along with Mu Yuanxiu, were invited into the house by Liu Er.

With Liu Da Niu’s matter likely leading to arguments, it wouldn’t be good for them to listen in as outsiders.

Once inside Liu’s second house, Liu Er asked Mu Yuanxiu how he managed to get Liu Da Niu.

Liu Da Niu’s arm was broken by her in-laws, and they wouldn’t let her go, and Liu Da Niu wouldn’t come back either.

Her family was terribly anxious.

They even asked the village chief to get her, but couldn’t.

The whole family was worried sick, and Mu Yuanxiu volunteered to get her.

Unexpectedly, he managed to bring her back so quickly.

Liu Er was quite surprised.

Mu Yuanxiu was about to speak when the Second Young Master and Li Xing’an both coughed heavily, their eyes fixed on him.

Li Yuzhu was also looking at Mu Yuanxiu with her big eyes.

This set of siblings!

Mu Yuanxiu found it amusing.

He said to Liu Er, "Da Niu ran out herself, my ox cart happened to arrive just in time, so I brought her back."

Liu Er was very surprised, "Wasn’t she not willing to return? How did she come back by herself? That shrew from the Hu Family watched her closely, how did she manage to run out?"

"Ahem—" Li Xing’an coughed again.

Liu Er slapped his forehead, "Oh dear, I got so busy worrying about Da Niu that I forgot to pour you all some drinks. There’s tea in the house, I’ll get some."

He went to fetch the tea.

The Second Young Master and Li Xing’an both glared at Mu Yuanxiu, "Remember what our big sister said!"

Mu Yuanxiu chuckled, "I won’t say a word."