mesbooks Chapter 29 Peach Blossom, please save me!
Chapter 29 Peach Blossom, please save me!
Zhao Shenglin is nineteen years old and still unmarried. Besides him, his mother, Xu, is also in poor health.
Zhao Shenglin grew up without a father to discipline him, and Xu Shi couldn't control him either. So, he idled away his days, never going out to work or earn money, and just lived off the meager harvest from the fields.
He came from a poor family and didn't work hard, so no girl in the village wanted to date him.
However, he heard a secret today: Zhao Shengxiang smells terrible and will never be able to get married. If he reveals this secret about Zhao Shengxiang, he can get a wife for free!
Hearing Zhao Shenglin banging on the door so loudly, and seeing that the gate was about to be broken down, Zhao Shengxiang's heart jumped into her throat, and she quickly hid inside the house.
"Peach Blossom, please save me!"
Seeing this, Zhao Taohua put away her brush and decided to make a hand seal and strike Zhao Shengxiang's stomach directly.
With a single strike, in the next instant, a plump durian flew out from inside.
Just as it was about to escape, Zhao Taohua reacted quickly and grabbed its handle, holding the large durian firmly in her hand.
Seeing this, Zhao Shengxiang was so frightened that she hid behind Zhao Taohua, afraid that the durian spirit would return to her stomach.
After struggling repeatedly in Zhao Taohua's hands without being able to break free, the large durian actually transformed into a little girl in Zhao Taohua's hands.
She looked to be just over five years old, wearing a golden yellow dress with durian patterns embroidered on the hem, and a crown made of a golden durian shell.
Her long, jet-black hair hung smoothly down her back, adorned with a pomegranate flower that swayed gently in the breeze, emitting a pungent stench.
Just as the durian essence was about to slip from Zhao Taohua's hand, Zhao Taohua grabbed her by the back of her collar.
"Hmph, bad guy!"
The durian spirit glared at Zhao Taohua with wide eyes and cursed, but its tone was soft and harmless.
Instead, Zhao Taohua patted the durian shell on her head, and the durian spirit immediately shrank her head and shut up, but still made some unconvincing humming noises.
"Shut up, or I'll grind you to dust!"
"!!!"
The durian spirit was so frightened that it dared not utter another sound.
"Stop stinking, or I'll grind you to dust!"
"..."
The durian flower that had bloomed amidst the durian essence immediately closed, and the stench in the air vanished instantly.
Zhao Shengxiang exclaimed in surprise, "It doesn't smell anymore?"
Not only was there no more odor in the air, but she also smelled her own arm and found it smelled bad too.
Jiang was finally able to breathe freely. Heaven knows, ever since she returned home last night, she had been living in a stench that had almost completely overwhelmed her.
But since it was his own daughter emitting such a foul stench, he could only endure it, no matter how disgusted he was.
Just then, Zhao Shenglin broke open the outer gate, and some villagers who had come to watch the commotion peeked into the courtyard.
"Huh? Why wasn't manure poured on?" someone asked in confusion.
Zhao Lianhua said softly, "That stench isn't actually coming from Xiangxiang, as that fool said, is it?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Shenglin's confidence soared; he was about to win over his wife!
"Xiangxiang, are you alright?"
As Zhao Shenglin spoke, he strode toward the main room.
Just as he was about to enter the main room, Madam Jiang suddenly rushed out from inside, pointing at him and cursing:
"You Zhao Shenglin, why aren't you digging for medicinal herbs? What are you doing damaging my door?"
Jiang stared wide-eyed, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she spat directly into Zhao Shenglin's face.
Jiang was a notorious shrew in the village, and her husband, Zhao Guangzhu, was afraid of her his whole life.
The moment Zhao Shenglin saw Jiang Shi, he immediately cowered. However, in order to get a wife, he still mustered up his courage and said:
"Aunt Jiang, I'm worried about little Xiangxiang, I came to check on her..."
Before he could finish speaking, Jiang interrupted the shrew, saying, "My Xiangxiang is perfectly fine, what are you worried about?"
"Aunt Jiang, I heard that Xiangxiang smells bad. I've come to see if there's anything I can do to help..."
Zhao Shenglin was interrupted again before he could finish speaking.
Zhao Shengxiang walked out of the main room and spat at him, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? I don't smell bad at all!"
As she spoke, she walked straight up to the other villagers and invited Grandma Chu to smell it.
"Grandma Chu, do you think I smell bad?"
"No, absolutely not!"
Not only did Grandma Chu think so, but the other villagers also thought so.
Zhao Shenglin felt that the stench in the air had dissipated. He immediately thought of the time when Jiang invited Zhao Taohua back to her home. Could it be that Zhao Taohua had driven away the stench and evil spirits from her body?
Even though Zhao Shengxiang no longer smelled bad, and he had lost the wife he had gotten for free, he still wanted to ruin Zhao Shengxiang's reputation so that she would have a hard time getting married in the future, and he could also benefit from it!
Thinking about it, he headed towards the main room, intending to search out Zhao Taohua.
If the villagers present see Zhao Taohua, they will definitely be able to ruin Zhao Shengxiang's reputation!
Zhao Shengxiang never expected Zhao Shenglin to be so bold as to dare to go inside.
Just as the person was about to go in, fortunately, Mrs. Jiang reacted quickly and stopped him:
"My personal belongings are kept in my main room. What are you going in there for? Are you trying to be a lecher?"
As she spoke, Jiang grabbed a broom leaning against the door and swung it at Zhao Shenglin, blasting him out of the courtyard.
"You brat, how dare you lay a finger on me! I'll beat you to death!"
Jiang was fierce, and Zhao Shenglin took several blows from the broom.
But what truly chilled Zhao Shenglin was Jiang's words: she was so old, how could he possibly be interested in her?
Seeing this, Grandma Chu took the lead and said, "Everyone, disperse. Fool, you go too. Xiangxiang is perfectly fine!"
However, many people are still puzzled about where the stench from Zhao Guangzhu's house came from.
Only after everyone had left the courtyard did Madam Jiang sneak back into the room and whisper to Zhao Taohua, "Taohua, thank you for hiding here."
Zhao Taohua waved her hand while carrying the durian essence in one hand, completely unconcerned. She understood that Jiang was trying to protect Zhao Shengxiang's reputation.
Before leaving, she reminded Zhao Shengxiang, "Sister Xiangxiang, not many people have been up the mountain for nearly a hundred years. It is very likely that some spirits and monsters have been born on the mountain."
If you see any more fruit, don't eat it indiscriminately.
Zhao Shengxiang nodded repeatedly. Having learned her lesson this time, she would never dare to do it again.
She said gratefully, "Thank you, Peach Blossom Sister. If it weren't for you, my life would be over!"
Today, Mother used an excuse to send Matchmaker You away, which probably means Matchmaker You already has some ideas in mind.
There were also idiots spreading rumors in the village. Some villagers had already smelled a foul stench coming from her house, but later there was no concrete evidence.
All of this made Zhao Shengxiang feel uneasy.
Madam Jiang also said gratefully, "Peach Blossom, thank you so much, Auntie. Please take this basket of eggs home and eat them."
Zhao Taohua glanced inside; there were about twenty eggs, worth more than twenty coins!
She immediately refused, saying, "Aunt Jiang, no need. I've already received your money, so you don't need to give me any extra eggs."
“If your aunt gives you food, take it back. If you don’t, your aunt will be unhappy.”
Jiang put on a stern face and pretended to be angry.
Despite her words, Zhao Taohua still refused to accept it.
Zhao Taohua knew Jiang's character well. Now that she had accepted her eggs, who knew what gossip they would spread later.