The Formidable Lady of the Poor Scholar’s Household - Chapter 20

Chapter 20: Qian Sishui Shocked Everyone

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Just as the villagers were fighting to show their loyalty, Qian Sishui walked past the big banyan tree with a boar weighing about 200 pounds. It felt like time suddenly stopped.

The villagers’ jaws dropped. Why in the world did they need to show her loyalty?

“Wasn’t that the girl from the Shi family?”

After she had walked into the distance, the village chief rubbed his eyes and asked, “Are you sure? I’m old, and sometimes my vision is a little blurry.”

“Y-yes. I think so, but maybe not,” the person closest to Village Chief Liu replied before he could react.

“Oh my god, how strong is she?”

The person had delicate skin and a unique appearance. Her strength was unbeatable!

Auntie Wan looked at Qian Sishui, who was walking away. Was she really a girl? Who could explain to everyone what kind of family raised such a girl?

“It’s good enough if she doesn’t bully others in the future,” Wang Xiaoling said, still in shock.

Qian Sishui’s actions unintentionally stunned the men, women, and children in the village. The person in question rushed home without knowing what was going on. When she reached home, she kicked the door open.

“Who’s that?” Who was it that kicked the door so hard?

But when he saw the wild boar that his wife was carrying, Shi Jinhua’s legs went weak. He held onto the door frame and pointed at the woman, unable to say a word. Qian Sishui was definitely not a woman!

She was Hercules. How could a woman be so strong? It seemed impossible. He must have seen something wrongly. Thinking that he was dreaming, he turned away.

“Help me boil some water.”

Qian Sishui threw the wild boar on the ground, and Shi Jinhua felt the ground tremble. At the thought that this woman was his legal wife, he felt a gust of wind blow past him.

“Why do you always mess with these dangerous things?”

He had been too much shock to notice it just now, but now, he saw blood on Qian Sishui’s clothes.

“Where are you hurt? Ah! Where are you hurt?” He immediately checked the woman all over.

“Say something!” Was he trying to make her anxious?

“It’s blood from the wild boar. I’m fine.” Qian Sishui turned around and prepared to fetch water to wash her face.

“Don’t move. Sit down. I’ll go boil water for you. I’ll get water for you.” After thinking for a while, he said, “Don’t do such dangerous things in the future. It’s fine as long as we have enough to eat.” He had never dreamed of being rich.

“Then why do you study?”

In any case, he wouldn’t starve to death, so why did he insist on studying?

“My father hoped that I could study.” Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to persevere for so long either.

“Son, you have to study! Only when you study will you have the ability to look for your brother! No one knows if he’s alive or dead all these years. If he dies one day, you must be able to bring his corpse home! If you don’t study, you won’t be able to go either!” Shi Jinhua’s father had held his hand, not letting go nor closing his eyes even after his death.

He studies so that he would be able to find his elder brother. If he wanted to find his elder brother, he had to study. Only by studying could he have a way out.

“Oh.”

When Qian Sishui tidied herself up and came out, she was wearing clothes that she had made herself. It was definitely home clothes. The style was still not innovative, and she was dressed like a farmer’s wife.

Even so, it was still stunning. Shi Jinhua entered the room and took out a headscarf. “This is my mother’s. It’s new and I couldn’t bear to burn it. At that time, she even jokingly said that such a good headscarf should be kept for her daughter-in-law.” As he spoke, he handed it to the woman.

Qian Sishui fiddled with it on her head for a long time, but it didn’t work. Shi Jinhua was bored to death watching his wife put it on to no avail.

This woman! Why doesn’t she know how to do what women should know to do?

“Don’t move.” How silly!

It was rare for Qian Sishui to be obedient and not move. With his face blushing, Shi Jinhua finally put the headscarf on his wife.

“Aiya! Brother Jinhua is really stupid. He made it look so ugly.” Li Jiajia had been standing at the door for a long time and couldn’t take it anymore. Both of them were stupid.

“I’ll do it. Watch carefully.”

It didn’t take Li Jiajia any time before she got it done

“You’re so beautiful that even if you wore a rag on your head, it would look good!”

“Sister-in-law, my mother asked me to ask if you’d sell wild boar meat?” There were probably many people in the village who wanted to eat it.

As soon as she asked that, Village Chief Liu came in and stood in the courtyard outside.

“Hey Sishui, are you selling this wild boar meat? Many people in the village asked me to ask.”

“Anything’s fine.” The couple couldn’t finish it anyway.

“Hua, what do you think?” Scholars still needed their dignity.

“Sure, we can’t finish such a big boar anyway. The weather is hot, so it won’t last long.” When would the two of them finish such a huge boar?

When Village Chief Liu received the answer, he turned around and called the men from the village over to help deal with the wild boar meat.

Shi Jinhua knew that Qian Sishui liked to eat pork belly and pork ribs, so he asked the men to leave some of them behind and sell the rest.

The village had long heard that such boar meat was rare. Besides, adult wild boar meat did not have that same gamey taste to it.

It was a rare opportunity to eat boar meat. Although it was expensive, they were afraid that they would not be able to get any if they were late.

When Shi Jiaojiao heard about it, she also wanted to come, but the trauma of being thrown out of the door by that crazy woman was too much. From afar, she saw the long queue. “Pfft! Sl*t! I’ll make you cry one day!”

Jealousy and unwillingness surged in her heart! Auntie Wan came to help collect the money. They could forget about counting on Qian Sishui for something like that.

Shi Jinhua shut Qian Sishui in, telling her to rest well. In fact, he was just shielding his wife. Those unmarried men always stole glances at Qian Sishui, and some would even lowered their heads shyly.

Qian Sishui didn’t know how to deal with these people. She was used to being independent, so she didn’t know how to socialize. Sometimes, she even hated crowded places. Perhaps she even had a little social phobia.

Qian Sishui was awoken by her growling stomach. When she opened her eyes, it was pitch-black. She didn’t know what time it was, but she thought about going to the kitchen to find something to eat.

When she went out, she saw that the dew had already fallen. It was probably late at night but the kitchen light was still on. She walked closer and saw that the bookworm was still reading.

“You’re awake. Hurry up and eat. I’ve been keeping it warm for you.”

There was braised pork and pork rib soup, just like how Qian Sishui had taught him to cook.

“Why aren’t you sleeping?” Wasn’t he going to school the next day?

“I was afraid you’d be hungry when you get up. I’ll keep the fire warm for you. Yes, eat quickly.”

“Alright.” Qian Sishui didn’t stand on ceremony.

“This is the money from selling the wild boar meat today. It’s in this box with all our money. Keep it well. The academic load might increase when I go back this time, and the teacher might not let me come back.” She was the only woman left at home, so he was naturally worried.

“Remember to close the doors and windows at night. If you need anything, look for Auntie Wan,” he instructed.

Then, he thought of Qian Sishui’s abilities and suddenly realized that ordinary people could not do anything to her.

“If there’s anything urgent, look for me at the academy!” He looked at Qian Sishui. “You’re not allowed to go deep into the mountains again!” This woman simply could not stop moving!

“Once we harvest our crops and pay taxes, we’ll have money. Don’t do anything dangerous.” When he went back to studying, he would copy books for the bookstore when he had time. Compared to ordinary families, the Shi family’s life was already very relaxed.

Shi Jinhua said embarrassedly, “If you really have nothing to do, can you help me make a few more clothes and shoes?”

“It’s too expensive to buy clothes.” He had to spend as little money as possible!

“Ok.”

But they still had the money to make clothes. They were living together anyway. Helping each other was a given.