Chapter 71: Previous Life 2/2

At that time, Jin Xiaoye didn’t sell head flowers; the business he was doing was completely different from now. It was because of this that she initially didn’t realize that the Yao family’s money was earned by Jin Xiaoye.

She remembered that at that time, the Yao family would cook at home, and then Mr. Yao’s would row the boat to the pier to sell it.

Jin Xiaoye and Jin Xiaoshu had both learned some skills from Jin Dajiang. The food they made was delicious and affordable, so business was quite good. Later on, Jin Xiaoye came up with a kind of braised snack and opened a shop in Chongcheng County.

At that time, they didn’t actually have much money, but later…

Jin Moli remembered that before she passed away, thirty years later, Jin Xiaoye had a shop in the capital!

He made braised snacks here in Chongcheng County, loaded the boat early in the morning, and sold them in the capital, and they were always sold out.

At that time, the highest standard of hospitality for people from the surrounding villages of Chongcheng County was to buy some snacks from Yao Ji.

If they couldn’t afford braised chicken or duck, buying some braised tofu or eggs was also quite decent. Initially, Jin Xiaoshu helped Jin Xiaoye transport goods, but later on… he got some boats and opened a shipping company.

Jin Xiaoye was very capable, and Jin Xiaoshu was not bad either.

Jin Xiaoye had a bad relationship with Yao Zhenfu, and they almost never returned to the village together, and Jin Xiaoshu was almost the same.

By this time in the past life, the Yao family had already earned some money. Jin Xiaoshu helped with cooking and selling food at the Yao family’s place, earning income every day.

So her grandmother and her mother both wanted to marry their relatives to Jin Xiaoshu.

But her mother’s words were not pleasant, Jin Xiaoshu didn’t like her mother, so later he married a relative of her grandmother, a girl named Jiang Chunfeng.

At first, Jin Xiaoshu and Jiang Chunfeng had a good relationship, but Jiang Chunfeng… her grandmother especially liked this daughter-in-law, and Jiang Chunfeng didn’t do any work at the Jin family’s house, just pleasing her grandmother.

Jiang Chunfeng also liked to use her grandmother to suppress Jin Xiaoshu, and she wasn’t good to Jin Xiaoshu’s parents either, making Jin Xiaoshu’s mother wash her clothes.

Of course, Jiang Chunfeng behaved like this because Jin Xiaoshu’s mother was a soft-hearted person.

In short, their relationship got worse and worse later on. Jin Xiaoshu’s mother was exhausted. After falling and breaking her leg, she passed away early, and they couldn’t stand each other anymore.

But by that time, they both had children, so they still lived together. It had just been heard that Jin Xiaoshu had someone outside, but no one knew the details.

Even if Jin Xiaoshu didn’t like her, Jiang Chunfeng’s life was still very good. She was taken care of and enjoyed life in the county.

If her cousin could marry Jin Xiaoshu…

Jin Moli went back to her mother’s house early in the morning and asked her mother to be a bit nicer when facing Jin Xiaoshu, not to offend him.

Jin’s aunt didn’t think so. Even if Jin Xiaoye could earn money now, she didn’t think much of this brother and sister. She even felt that Jin Xiaoshu was not worthy of her niece.

“Mom, Jin Xiaoshu and Jin Xiaoye have earned a lot. Even if you don’t flatter them, don’t rush to offend them.”

“How have I offended them?” Jin’s aunt was unhappy.

Actually, Jin Moli didn’t think her mother had done anything wrong either. After all, her mother had always been like that to Jin Xiaoye and Jin Xiaoshu, but she still advised her mother and told her cousin how good Jin Xiaoshu was.

She even lied: “Jin Xiaoshu earns quite a bit by supporting the boat. He can earn one or two taels of silver a month!”

Jin Moli’s cousin’s eyes lit up.

“You’re prettier than Jiang Chunfeng. Be proactive when the time comes…” Jin Moli continued to advise. In her past life, her cousin had heard a lot of bad things about Jin Xiaoye and Jin Xiaoshu from her mother, so she wasn’t willing to marry Jin Xiaoshu and didn’t take the initiative at all.

Later on, when Jin Xiaoshu became successful… her cousin must have regretted it a lot.

As Jin Moli was speaking, Jin Xiaoye suddenly returned, and she directly found Grandma Jin: “Grandma, I’ve arranged a marriage for Xiaoshu.”

“What? Jin Xiaoye, when is it your turn to arrange a marriage for your younger brother?” Grandma Jin was furious.

Jin Xiaoye didn’t listen to her when she got married herself, and now she even wants to meddle in Jin Xiaoshu’s marriage!

“What else can I do if I don’t say it? Xiaoshu has eloped with a young lady from the scholar’s family, and it’s become a big deal!” Jin Xiaoye said.

The Jin family was dumbfounded. “What?”

The fact that Fang Jinniang had left the Fang family couldn’t be concealed. The people in Miaoqian Village would know sooner or later, and by now, there should be many busybodies spreading this news in the county!

Jin Xiaoye continued: “Xiaoshu likes Miss Fang from the Fang family. He brings her food every day. Miss Fang is innocent and willing to marry him. After coaxing her, he even brought her home. But Miss Fang’s mother disagrees. Now Miss Fang is angry with her mother and has gone to stay with relatives… Many people know about this. Xiaoshu’s marriage with her needs to be done quickly.”

Jin Xiaoye downplayed the situation and introduced the situation of the Fang family and Fang Jinniang: “Miss Fang’s father was a scholar before he died, and Miss Fang is skilled in embroidery. She can earn one or two taels of silver a month just by embroidering.”

The Jin family gasped in shock.

In Miaoqian Village, there were indeed girls who were fortunate enough to marry in the county town, but there hadn’t been any man in the village who could marry a girl from the county town!

Jin Xiaoshu was actually looked upon by the daughter of a scholar living in the county town? What luck was this!

“Miss Fang looks so good, and she can read… I don’t know how Xiaoshu managed to deceive her.” Jin Xiaoye added.

The Jin family also pondered over this matter.

There was nothing particularly outstanding about Jin Xiaoshu, so why did the girls from the county town like him?

Among all the people, only Jin Moli felt more and more uneasy as she listened. Unable to hold back, she asked, “Is this Miss Fang from the Fang family called Fang Jinniang?”

In fact, Jin Moli wasn’t someone who was well-informed about news, but she still knew about some major events in Chongcheng County.

Fang Jinniang was fine… but her sister, Fang Xiuniang, was a ruthless person who killed the scholar!