After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 25 A Man Was Hidden in the House

Actually, when the original owner was alive, his family rarely ate meat. Even when they did eat meat, it was just stewed in water without any seasoning.

The flavor was quite bland. This time, the preserved duck was oily and flavorful, with plenty of seasonings, making it very fragrant.

Su Xiaoxiao put a few pieces of cured meat on Sanlang's plate, and Sanlang ate them with great relish, praising Su Xiaoxiao's cooking skills as really good.

Su Xiaoxiao also praised it highly, saying that the preserved duck was eaten at the perfect time; if it had been eaten a few days later, it probably wouldn't have tasted as good.

The next day, when Su Xiaoxiao went hunting again, she felt many people pointing at her from behind as if they were talking about something.

Of course, as a widow, Su Xiaoxiao was the subject of much gossip behind her back. Whatever those idle people said about her, they were all saying that she was a widow who beat and kicked her children all day long and was not filial. Su Xiaoxiao was already tired of hearing these rumors.

But this time, she clearly felt something was different.

The villagers' gazes were strange, filled with disdain, and some gossipy women even spat at Su Xiaoxiao.

How could Su Xiaoxiao tolerate this?
The way you spit is quite artistic; you almost spat it on me.

Just as Su Xiaoxiao was about to grab someone to ask what was wrong, she ran into Granny Wang.

Aunt Wang had helped Su Xiaoxiao before; she was a very kind person.

She just didn't dare to talk to Su Xiaoxiao too much, because doing so would easily lead to her being isolated by the other villagers.

When most of the people had left, she came over and whispered to Su Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, is there really a man hiding in your house?"

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao's expression darkened.

"Is there a man hiding in our house?"

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao guessed that someone had already told her about this.

What should she do? Su Xiaoxiao has no choice but to admit it now.

Besides, Aunt Wang was someone Su Xiaoxiao respected very much, so she nodded.

“A few days ago I went up the mountain and saw that this person was seriously injured, so I rescued him.”

"You silly child, how could you just bring a man home like that? You're a widow, it'll sound terrible if word gets out."

"I?"

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao immediately pointed to herself and said, "If I hadn't saved him, he wouldn't have survived. Besides, what's the big deal? So all this talk about me today is about this?"

Su Xiaoxiao finally understood what had happened to the villagers today.

Aunt Wang nodded.

"Is this a small matter? Think about it, you're a widow now. If anything happens in your family, wouldn't that be a big deal?"

Su Xiaoxiao threw her head back and burst into laughter.

"Thank you very much, Aunt Wang. Let everyone say what they want. Anyway, I'm a widow now, so why should I care what people say?"

“I don’t care about those people from the Liu family anymore. They come to my house every day trying to sell me to slave traders. They either rob us or try to take advantage of my children. My mother-in-law even drugged me a few days ago, hoping to get me for free with those two beasts in the village. These are all the good things they’ve done!”

When Aunt Wang heard this, she was stunned.

"How could this happen? Your mother-in-law is such a terrible person!"

"Therefore, from now on, I, Su Xiaoxiao, have no relation to the Liu family."

Aunt Wang wholeheartedly agreed. She said to Su Xiaoxiao, "Child, you must remember to be careful in everything you do. Protect yourself. Aunt Wang has been too foolish all her life, always living cautiously, afraid of what others will say, afraid of what they will criticize." Su Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Auntie, I think saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. In this matter, I don't care if it's a man or a woman; if I encountered it, I wouldn't stand idly by."

After Su Xiaoxiao finished speaking, Aunt Wang expressed her strong agreement with her words.

"Okay, just be careful in everything you do, and don't let your mother-in-law take advantage of you again!"

Su Xiaoxiao nodded.

Back home, Su Xiaoxiao saw her neighbor, Granny Wang, peeking into her house. Granny Wang had probably gotten some information and wanted to see what kind of man Su Xiaoxiao was hiding in her house.

Su Xiaoxiao pretended to cough in front of her, "Grandma Wang, you've been stretching your neck quite a bit lately, haven't you?"

Grandma Wang quickly pretended to stretch her neck, acting as if nothing was wrong.

"I'm just staying home and getting some exercise, what's wrong, Su Xiaoxiao?"

"It's alright, you can continue moving around. Be careful not to twist your neck, or you won't be able to turn it back!"

Granny Wang, furious, twisted her obese body and turned back to her room.

These villagers all have a gossipy nature. How can you shut them up? It's impossible. So let them guess whatever they want. Their mouths are their own; you can't sew them shut.

When Sanlang saw Su Xiaoxiao return home, he hesitated for a moment before finally asking, "Your sister-in-law and older brother came over yesterday. Did they gossip about you when they saw me?"

After hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao laughed and said, "I didn't say anything. Besides, even if they did say something, what could they do?"

Su Xiaoxiao said she didn't care about any of that, which surprised Sanlang.

"Xiaoxiao, actually, this is the trouble I've caused you, I..."

Sanlang wanted to continue, but Su Xiaoxiao gestured for him to stop.

"stop!"

"If they don't gossip about me all day, they'll gossip about others. Those gossipy women just can't keep their mouths shut. What do you want to eat tonight?"

Su Xiaoxiao turned to ask Da Bao and Xiao Bao, and the two children thought for a moment and said, "We want to eat noodles."

Su Xiaoxiao readily agreed.

"Okay, we'll have noodles tonight!"

Sanlang was still there saying, "Xiaoxiao, don't worry, I will definitely make it up to you in the future!"

Su Xiaoxiao thought to herself: "You should think about your own things first before you talk!"

They haven't even thought about their own problems, yet they're here saying they want to help this person and that person.

Su Xiaoxiao could completely understand how Sanlang felt right now; he must have felt extremely indebted to have said that.

Su Xiaoxiao made delicious noodles, thinking that no one would dare to come and bully them again.

It would be great to have a guard dog, the kind that bites anyone who isn't family.

Saburo's injuries are gradually healing, and he is able to get out of bed and move around.

Su Xiaoxiao was quite happy. When she changed Sanlang's dressing, she found that the wound had scabbed over. Now he just needed to take some medicine to nourish his body.

Sanlang is young and quite strong. Although he has lost a lot of weight during his illness, Su Xiaoxiao noticed that he actually has a lot of muscle and a pretty good physique when she changed his dressings.

(End of this chapter)