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Everyone was chattering, and quite a few women felt that their social status was higher than Su Qingyueâs. In the eyes of ordinary people, those who were purchased were slaves, and even if they were bought to become wives, their status would not be much higher than that of ordinary labor slaves.
Wushan Village was a large village, and there were not many literate people in the entire village. A lowly purchased person who could read and write was bound to earn envy.
Men were also jealous, but they didnât express it like women did.
Su Qingyue noticed the thoughts of the crowd and sneered, not bothering to care.
Aunt Zhang glared at the gossiping women, âWhat is there to be envious about?
When Su Qingyue hadnât been bought by the Xiao Family and was still in the
Zhu Family, wasnât old Scholar Huangâs house right next to the Zhuâs? If old Scholar Huang was willing to teach her, what can you do about it? Su Qingyue is a good person. Even if I canât read or write, I can recognize characters, and Iâm willing to teach her as well.â
With that said, those old women finally stopped talking.
Qingyue did not know that old Scholar Huangâs house was next to the Zhu Familyâs. It seemed that her wild guess was actually correct.
Xiao Yuchuan recovered from the shock, âMy dear, you can actually recognize charactersâ¦â
She asked with a smile, âIs that not good?â
âOf course itâs good.â Itâs just that⦠a cultured person seemed to be⦠a bit beyond his reach. Fortunately, his wife was ugly. If she were beautiful too, the men of the Xiao Family would truly not be good enough for her.
Xiao Yishan and Xiao Qinghe in the room shared similar thoughts.
Qian Youfa smiled, âYo, Chuan, you didnât even know your wife could read, did you?â
âShe never said or wrote anything, so why would I know? Itâs not strange at all.â
Su Qingyue chimed in, âThere arenât any words to be written at home anyway.â
Xiao Yuchuan was pleased, âMy dear, I like it when you say âour house, our home.ââ He teased her with a grin, revealing a mouthful of bright white teeth.
âGo ahead, Chuan, be proud.â Qian Zhangshi couldnât stand it anymore. She had always shown off how much better she looked than Su Qingyue in front of her husband because Qingyue was uglier. Now, even though Su Qingyue was still ugly, she could recognize characters, which would definitely choke her when her husband found out. It was really painful for her, âSo what if your wife knows a few characters? Sheâs still so ugly.â
Xiao Yuchuan was unhappy, âMy wife is much more beautiful than you. Look at your acne-covered face and yellow teeth.â
âYour wife has a face full of pus sores, are her teeth not yellow?â Qian Zhangshi yelled indignantly.
Su Qingyue happened to smile slightly, showing a mouthful of tidy teeth. Although they were not very white, they were definitely not yellow. She planned to make some medicinal mud toothpaste with the herbs she gathered. Once she had toothpaste to brush her teeth, they would gradually become whiter.
Qian Youfa looked at her and said, âHuh, the wife of the Xiao Familyâs teeth are really not yellow anymore, they look much better than yours.â
Although he also had the last name Qian, he and Qian Zhangshi were not from the same family. Qian Zhangshi put her hands on her hips, âShe has sores, her skin is darker than mine!â She couldnât stand to lose to the only person uglier than her in the village.
Su Qingyue felt so wronged. Why did everyone wish for her to be ugly?
âThatâs trueâ¦â Qian Youfa hadnât finished speaking when he seemed to discover something strange, âThe wife of the Xiao Familyâs skin seems to have gotten much whiter since last timeâ¦â
Xiao Yuchuan snorted coldly, âMy wifeâs skin was originally very white. Itâs just that the Zhu Family mistreated her and made her tan. Now, sheâs getting whiter day by day.â
Qian Youfa looked at her, âIt seems soâ¦.â