I became the villain's deceased wife

"After all, he is a scholar. He didn't even talk back when Xu scolded him so harshly. He even bowed to her!"

Someone in the crowd sighed.

"Yes, I think this young man is very polite and doesn't seem like someone who would do such a wicked thing."

Someone agrees.

"I saw his brother get injured that day. It was indeed Xie Yunzhao who released the dogs to force the man onto the tree. If it weren't for his wife's ability to swim, the man might have died.

I would say this is retribution for doing something wrong.”

"That's right. There are a lot of people coming and going on this road, and there are also many grown children passing by. Who knows, the dog must have scared someone to cause this misfortune..."

The wind direction quickly turned to Xie Yunzhe's side.

Seeing that she could not gain any advantage, Xu cursed a few times and left with her son.

The crowd dispersed, and Xie Yunzhe supported Liu and walked back.

"Tell me the truth, did you kill that dog?"

Liu couldn't be sure either.

Her son has been a thoughtful person since he was young, and sometimes she, as a mother, is not sure what he is thinking.

Xie Yunzhe shook his head calmly:

"If a man is upright, he fears no slander; my son has a clear conscience."

Liu sighed, "It's good that it's not."

Song Tian waited until the crowd had dispersed, and then prepared herself mentally before entering the door.

"Mother, we only got these sixteen copper coins today, and the Cheng family said that after we finish washing these clothes tomorrow, there will be nothing left to wash."

She went to Liu to settle the bill.

Xie Yunzhe continued:

"Today I found a footman's shop that is willing to take me in for work. Thirty copper coins a day, which will be enough to buy Hao'er some medicine the day after tomorrow."

"That's perfect!"

Liu breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he looked at his eldest son worriedly:

"Is that footwork tiring? Can you do it if you are so delicate? Also, is there any danger?"

Xie Yunzhe smiled gently:

"Don't worry, mother. Although I can only walk, I only carry light things like cotton cloth. Otherwise, I wouldn't have accepted a son like this."

Liu nodded bitterly.

"Oh, that's good."

There is nothing we can do about it, since they are really short of money now.

"Sister-in-law, I heard a dog barking outside this afternoon. Did something happen?"

Haoer sat up from the bed and pulled Song Tian's hand.

Since the fever subsided that day, he has never had it again and his physical condition has improved a lot.

Because the porridge cooked by Song Tian tastes better than that cooked by his mother, the little guy has a good impression of Song Tian and is willing to get close to her.

Song Tian looked up at Xie Yunzhe and said to Haoer:

"The Erhei who was chasing you that day died. I don't know who choked him to death in the pond."

Xie Yunzhe poured himself a glass of water calmly, with no expression unusual on his face.

"what?"

A trace of sadness flashed across Haoer's face.

"How pathetic!"

Song Tian was a little unbelievable:

"That dog almost killed you, don't you hate it?"

Haoer shook his head:

"Dogs always act according to their owner's mood. It's not Erhei that I should hate."

Song Tian couldn't help but touch Hao'er's little face, and glared fiercely at Xie Yunzhe who was not far away.

"Hao'er is so sensible!"

Some people are worse than a child!

The next day, Song Tian finished washing the clothes early, took them to the town to hand in his work, and exchanged them for six copper coins.

She wanted to go to the market or commercial district again to see if there was any small business suitable for her.

Although the capital has not been secured yet, we still need to understand the situation before making plans.

She didn't know that she was seen by two people when she passed by a teahouse.

"Isn't that Song Tian? Why is she here?"

The person who spoke was a fourteen-year-old girl named Song Jiao. She was Song Tian's half-sister and the one who forced Xie Yunzhe to marry Song Tian.

Xie Yao beside him also looked surprised:

"I heard that she has been looking for death all day after entering the Xie family. How can she still be in the mood to go shopping?"

Song Jiao felt a little jealous when she saw her sister, who looked pretty good except for the fact that she was dressed a little shabbily.

"I agreed that you should find her a shabby man. I thought he would be a beggar or a scoundrel, but he turned out to be just a scholar. I heard he's not bad looking."

She gave Xie Yao a reproachful look.

"You didn't handle this matter properly."

Xie Yao shook her handkerchief and said disapprovingly, smiling:

"Don't underestimate Xie Yunzhe, he has a good appearance, but he is the descendant of a criminal. He looks like a scholar but cannot take the imperial examination, which means he is half useless.

and……"

She approached Song Jiao mysteriously.

"My father said that as long as he lives, there will be people who don't want him to have an easy life.

If Song Tian marries him, she will never be able to turn her life around. She might even end up being a widow someday. Just wait and see."

Song Jiao frowned:

"Really?"

"of course it's true."

Xie Yao smiled proudly.

“Although my father refused to tell me the whole story, I did hear the general idea of ​​what they were talking about in the house that day.

The reason why Xie Yunzhe's father was sentenced to death in the capital was because he offended a big shot, and that big shot didn't want his wife and children to have an easy life."

Song Jiao knew that Xie Yao's father was a man with supernatural powers and had some connections with nobles in the capital, so she finally believed it.

She pushed away the resentment in her heart and thought that if Song Tian really became a widow, she would ask her mother to take her back and sell her again.

When the time comes, she will have to choose her own sister-in-law.

Whether she is a rogue or a beggar depends on her sister's fate.

……

Song Tian strolled around the commercial district for a while.

Restaurants, teahouses, rouge and powder, jewelry and silk... everything is available.

But this is not what she can expect now.

Turning a corner, she prepared to go to the vegetable market to take a look.

"Hey, isn't this Miss Tian from the Song family?"

An elderly woman suddenly stopped her.

Song Tian was in a trance for a while before she dug out this person from the original owner's memory:

"Auntie Wen, are you here to buy vegetables too?"

She smiled and said hello.

She originally thought that he was just an acquaintance, but she didn't expect that he would cry while holding her hand.

"My eldest daughter-in-law gave birth a few days ago and was away for a few days. I didn't expect to hear when I came back that you were badly harmed by the Chen mother and daughter, and married a poor scholar who had been convicted.

My child, I have wronged you so much!"

Song Tian was crying for no apparent reason.

According to the original owner's memory, this lady surnamed Wen lived not far from her home and was a kind-hearted neighbor.

In the past, because she didn't do her job well, her stepmother Chen wouldn't let her eat, so Aunt Wen would secretly feed her food through the back door.

But that's all.

But when she cried today, it was as if the original owner was her own daughter.

"Don't cry, Auntie. Although my husband's family is a little poor, my mother-in-law treats me very well..."

Aunt Wen cried for a while before she took Song Tian's hand and explained:

"Don't be offended, little girl Tian. It's just that when I see you, I think of your poor mother, and my tears can't stop flowing!"

"Do you know my mother?"

Song Tian was curious.

The original owner only knew that her mother died of complications during childbirth, and knew nothing else.

"Yes."

Aunt Wen wiped her tears, looking very emotional.

"Speaking of which, Song Daxing's current family business is entirely due to the money your mother provided him.

Your mother was originally the eldest daughter of a noble family in the capital. I don't know what happened to her family and she ended up here.

At that time, her origin was unknown and no one dared to take her in. Song Daxing saw that your mother was beautiful and had quite a bit of money, so he married her without spending a penny on the betrothal gift.

With your mother's guidance, I started a small business and gradually became prosperous.

But that poor woman, she bled heavily when she gave birth to you, and she only had time to see you once before she passed away..."

Aunt Wen cried sadly.

Song Tian gradually clenched her fists...