The last three days were relatively quiet and peaceful
Except the occasional banter it was relatively quiet
It was a big household
Amongst the biggest in Qingshan village
She had come to terms with almost everything about this body and had now embraced her new identity fully
The air was crisp, light, way better than the air she was used to which had become polluted overtime
Donning an old brown dress with numerous , she made her hair into a low bun and headed out
The past few days she had been critical about her hygiene, making sure she had a hot bath twice a day
Don't be fooled by the mess she makes, when she's worked up and depressed
She wasn't a clean freak
However she absolutely could not handle only washing her mouth and vital parts then calling it a day
It definitely wasn't going to be a good day
"If one didn't know better, they'd think you are the head of the house" Mrs Guang from the first house couldn't help snickering seeing Sun hwa walk out
"To think we had to spend so much silver or a wretched being, when it could be exchanged for enough food for our fourth house" Chen Ruyun couldn't help glaring at Sun hwa
The lose making sun hwa
That much silver could be exchanged for White flour, white sugar and even a pound of pork
Improving their meals greatly
Sun hwa wasn't bothered with their remarks, she had somewhat gotten accustomed to it over the past few days
Provided they didn't go to the extreme, they weren't even worth her bickering with
Uncultured, illiterate and lousy women, she scoffed disdainfully in her heart before pulling a stool under one of the trees
And there she sat to sun bathe
"Hwa'er" Guo jinyi alas came out of the kitchen with a small bowl in hand
Seeing this the other sister-in-laws couldn't help frowning
"Mm, I was getting hungry" sun hwa didn't wait on ceremony, she directly grabbed the bowl and begun examine its content
While Guo jinyi found a spot to sit and begun to amend clothes
The courtyard was large but with over 40 occupants, the space was cramped
In the bowl was some watery porridge and by the side two vegetable pancakes and one vegetable bun
However biting into it sun hwa couldn't help frowning
Just one bite and she was almost choked to death
Luckily there was a bowl of watery porridge
Which made it easier to eat
However finishing the hard bun was impossible and the pancake
Barely had any taste
She couldn't help but secretly scrutinize Guo jinyi
"Such terrible cooking skills" she scoffed disdainfully
"Did you say something sister-in-law?" Guo jinyi paused amending the clothes in her hand and turned to sun hwa who was glaring at the bun in her hand
"I didn't say a thing, you're starting to hear things!" Sun hwa mocked
She was in a dilemma
She had no idea what to do with the bun
She couldn't eat it
And she couldn't throw it away as that would be wasteful
"If you can't eat it give it to hao'er" Chen Ruoxuan pointed, gesturing to her son who was planning on mud
Sun hwa frowned finding this son of hers unbearable to look at it
Not only was he ugly, he had snort all over with an oddly shaped head
She suspected he had inherited it from this dark faced ugly woman
In the end even without sun hwa calling any child over, the bun was rudely snatched
"Ugly sister, beat sister to death" the children pointed laughing happily as they ran
Sun hwa couldn't help glancing to the bunch of stupid women mending clothes or soles
"Saying that and you all are comfortable?" She couldn't help asking
They were so young with the eldest barely ten
"You should be beaten to death! If the Wang family weren't cautious! You'd put a green hat on fifth son's head! All because of a past flame" Hui Xiang couldn't help mocking loudly
"To think you've been eating for free with barely any merit point, you do no work
All you do is wake up and wait to be fed then cause trouble for the whole family! Who knows if the child is actually for the fifth son!" Qiongju snapped
"Second's wife!" Guang Huan snapped angrily
"Did I say something wrong! Who gets pregnant in the first month! Who knows if fifth son even touched her!" Qiongju scoffed, hands on her hips with spittle flying everywhere
"I support second's wife! There was no evidence! We second branch do not accept lose women!" Hui Xiang spat
"We stand righteously for justice! Just because she's pregnant then it's the fifth's child, if that's how it's done everyone should be carrying the fifth's child by now" Chen Ruoxuan added spreading both arms righteously.
Qin Rong couldn't help shifting from her spot to where Guo jinyi sat
As a second branch wife and also one with no sons like Guo jinyi
She almost had no status in her mother-in-law's eyes who was deeply favored by the Matriarch who valued boys more
"Coward" Chen Ruoxuan spat seeing Qin Rong's little action
But Qin Rong said nothing
Even sun hwa in question had her eyes closed sun bathing
Leaving the eldest wife Guang huan in a tight spot "we're all women from one family, why speak this way about each other?" Guang huan tried to meditate
However having four daughters and only one eldest son
She was deeply unfavored compared the Qiongju of the same first branch
Hence no one took her seriously
Meanwhile sun hwa on the other hand was conflicted
Her thoughts a jumbled mess
She knew for a fact that her pregnancy was for that cheap husband
Though Sun hwa loved the other man
She wasn't a lose or promiscuous woman
They hadn't even held hands
Talk more of kiss
And that cheap husband had in fact forced himself on her
She hadn't wanted him either
However the pressing matter wasn't her pregnancy or her cheap husband
But her diet
How could she upgrade her diet
Cause if things went on this way she might die a second time from
Food lodged in her throat
But that itself would be a shameful death
If she couldn't even defeat food.
She didn't dawdle long listening to their nuisance instead she strolled out of the old courtyard.
The streets were lined with similar courtyards some with fences and others bare to be seen
Middle aged aunties could be seen under various trees, cracking melon seeds and gossiping
She didn't care what they did
And had no intention ingratiating herself with their kind
The busy farming season was almost over hence everyone was somewhat laid back and idle awaiting harvest
The air was warm, fresh and crisp
She strode down the Rocky path towards the mountains area,
She intended to take a look however she never expected to come back with a bountiful harvest
Which made her grin widely, humming an off tune as she made her way back to the wang family courtyard.