My Naive Ginseng Spirit Wife and My Cultured, Scheming, Delicate Husband

Ye Jiao was woken up by a burst of firecrackers. She opened her eyes in a daze, and then saw a large red covering her vision. She reached out to pull it off subconsciously, but before she could touch her face, Ye Jiao suddenly froze. She, she has hands now? This filled Ye Jiao with extraordinary surprise. She hadn't forgotten that not long ago, she was still worrying about taking human form. Her original body is a ginseng, having cultivated for a thousand years, but she still couldn't transform into a human. She watched the little fox who practiced with her already able to seduce men, the tiger spirit reigning as king in the forest, even the most clumsy little black bear could turn into a human, only she was still stuck. Ye Jiao had worried a lot about this, especially that vixen always kept bragging to her about how prosperous the mortal world was, with delicious food and drinks and handsome men, living a happier life than immortals. The little ginseng spirit didn't think men were anything great. All she wanted was to not be buried in the soil, and ideally have good food and drink, to experience the joy of being human once. But who would have thought that she just slept through one night, didn't even go through a tribulation, and somehow became a human just like this? Ye Jiao stared at her hands in a daze, turning them over and over to look, the more she looked the more she thought they were beautiful. Look at these hands, so pretty and lovely, they're not much worse than the little fox's hands! But before she could finish admiring them, she saw another hand reaching over and grabbing hers. Only then did Ye Jiao realize she was sitting in a sedan chair. Right now the curtain on the window was pulled open, revealing a strange face. Sister-in-law Ye Er looked at Ye Jiao, whose face was covered by the red veil, crying on the surface but laughing inwardly. This Ye Jiao was the youngest daughter of the Ye family, her parents died early, and fortunately she had two older brothers. Ye Dalang, the eldest brother, was promising, capable in both civil and martial arts. You couldn't find another man as heroic as him in the whole village. But after he went out five years ago, he never came back. Except for sending money home in the first two years, he didn't send a single copper later. Not long ago, someone brought a letter saying that after Ye Dalang joined the army, he died on the battlefield, not even leaving his remains behind. Compared to Ye Dalang's ability, Ye Erlang, the second brother, was a complete good-for-nothing. He couldn't even farm properly, and lost all his money doing business. After Dalang left, Ye Erlang just threw money away, and it didn't take long for him to squander the Ye family's meager family property completely. With no money left at home, and Sister-in-law Ye Er not being the type to endure a hard life, she set her sights on Ye Jiao. Ye Jiao was very beautiful. Sister-in-law Ye Er thought that in terms of looks, her sister-in-law was no worse than those rich ladies in the city. But Ye Jiao was timid, barely went out on weekdays. Ye Dalang also worried that her looks would bring trouble, so he let her stay at home helping with housework, and never let her do farm work. Even though she was a peasant girl, Ye Dalang spoiled her like a spoiled young lady. But in Sister-in-law Ye Er's eyes, she was just a useless freeloader. Now that Ye Dalang wouldn't be coming back, and Ye Erlang was unreliable, it just so happened that Qi Yun, the always sickly young master of the wealthy Qi family in another village, was on his last legs. The Qi family was looking for someone to drive away bad luck with an auspicious wedding. Sister-in-law Ye Er sweet-talked Ye Erlang, then tricked the Qi family into saying Ye Jiao was willing, took the Qi family's silver, and was ready to marry this burden of a sister-in-law off whole. Her crying on the face was just for the neighbors to see. But with the heavy silver cakes in her arms, Sister-in-law Ye Er had to cover her mouth to hide the upward curve of her lips. So what if other people say she sold her sister-in-law to a sickly man? They must be jealous that she has a beautiful daughter that the Qi family would take a liking to! She held Ye Jiao's hand tightly, looked in from outside the sedan chair, and said in a low voice: "Jiaoniang, don't blame your brother and sister-in-law. The Qi family is a wealthy family anyway, you just go there and obey them, don't cry and make a fuss." The subtext was, no matter if Qi Yun lives or dies in the future, Ye Jiao has nothing to do with the Ye family anymore. Even if Ye Jiao becomes a widow in the future, don't think about coming back to eat free food! Ye Jiao didn't say anything. It was just that she didn't understand a single word Sister-in-law Ye Er said... But Sister-in-law Ye Er took Ye Jiao's silence as acquiescence. She felt proud in her heart. What did it matter that Ye Jiao cried all day locked in her room yesterday, even threatened to kill herself? In the end she got on the bridal sedan chair today, didn't she just accept her fate? So she squeezed Ye Jiao's hand and said again: "Once you get on the bridal sedan chair today, you are a member of the Qi family. Don't come back in the future, do you understand?" Ye Jiao still didn't say anything, she exerted a little force trying to pull her hand back. Just at this moment, the sleeve of Ye Jiao's wedding dress slid down her arm. Sister-in-law Ye Er had sharp eyes, and immediately saw the gold bracelet on her wrist. Sister-in-law Ye Er recognized this bracelet, it was a relic from the old Mrs. Ye. They thought the thing was buried with the old lady after she died, who would have known it was with Ye Jiao! Of course Sister-in-law Ye Er wouldn't let Ye Jiao take even a single copper from the family away. What's more, this gold bracelet looked quite heavy, how did Ye Jiao hide it, that it managed to stay hidden until now! Seeing the bridal sedan chair was about to leave, Sister-in-law Ye Er reached out to grab Ye Jiao's arm, her voice anxious: "Jiaoniang, this is a thing from your maiden family, you can't take it to someone else's house, take it off and give it to me!" Ye Jiao, who had already taken over this body, looked at this yellow-faced woman with some distaste. She tried to pull her hand back, but found that this woman was surprisingly strong, she didn't break free even after one tug. This made Ye Jiao's face change. She had long heard from the vixen that humans have always been hostile to spirits and monsters. If they find out what you are, you'll most likely be burned to death. She didn't understand a single word of this woman's nonsense, but her strong will to survive made Ye Jiao struggle even harder, even reaching out and scratching Sister-in-law Ye Er hard! "Ah!" Sister-in-law Ye Er screamed, and stumbled back a few steps abruptly. What was just a fake crying turned into real wailing now, and she couldn't stop her tears at all. But the neighbors around just thought Sister-in-law Ye Er was putting on a show again. After all, if this woman could even sell her husband's sister to someone for a luck-changing wedding, what else wouldn't she do? Sister-in-law Ye Er was fuming with anger, but the bridal sedan chair had already been lifted, firecrackers exploded and gongs and drums sounded all around, leaving only Sister-in-law Ye Er behind clutching her hand, grinning in pain. Ye Jiao originally wanted to run away after scratching her, but the moment the sedan chair lifted, some memories belonging to the original Ye Jiao suddenly flooded into her mind. It took the little ginseng spirit a while to finally understand that she hadn't transformed into a human, she had entered someone else's body... Right now, she was being packaged up and married off to a dying man? If it were anyone else, they would most likely bemoan how unfair fate was. But the little ginseng spirit was actually very happy. She didn't really understand what getting married was, so she didn't care if her future cheap husband lived or died. She only knew that she had a legitimate identity now, she could finally be a human! But very soon, Ye Jiao found out that being human isn't that easy. Why do I have to be carried in through someone's back? Why do I have to step over a fire basin? Why... did I hear a rooster crow? After being tossed around for a while and finally standing in the main hall, Ye Jiao looked blankly at the big rooster beside her, looked at the red ribbon tied to the rooster's body, then looked at herself holding the other end of the ribbon, and suddenly felt that being human is really hard, there are so many messy things. But this rooster is pretty fat, I wonder if it tastes good. The little ginseng spirit who had never eaten meat admitted that she was craving it. And the old Qi couple looked at Ye Jiao standing straight there, their expressions were not good. This Ye Jiao was bought by them from the Ye family. They didn't fancy her for her looks or figure, it was just that only the Ye family in the whole village was willing to marry their daughter to their family. Their second son Qi Yun really didn't have many years left to live, no one wanted to let their daughter come here just to wait to be a widow. Now that they had found someone willing to come for the luck-changing wedding, the old Qi couple didn't even have time to look at Ye Jiao once, they hurriedly picked a date and married her in. Since it's a luck-changing wedding, it has to be grand and festive. Although the Qi family can't compare with those rich people in the city and town, they are considered wealthy in the village, and now they are even holding a big banquet, inviting many guests. Who would have thought, this Ye Jiao has been standing here for so long, she hasn't moved at all! The smile on Mrs. Liu's face couldn't hold on anymore. Of course she knew that a good girl marrying here to be a widower-to-be's wife would be upset, but if you didn't want to you should have said it earlier! Now that you're already here, who are you putting on a bad face for? But when Mrs. Liu's eyes moved to the rooster, she couldn't get angry anymore. Her Yun'er, why can't he live longer... Mrs. Liu covered her mouth wanting to cry, but she was afraid of ruining this auspicious day, so she could only hold it in, her face turning red from holding it. Then the old woman in the village who always organizes weddings walked up to Ye Jiao, grabbed her arm, and said in a low voice: "Bride, kneel down, it's time to worship." Ye Jiao's eyes were still fixed on the big rooster, and she didn't react for a moment. Just at this moment, there was suddenly a commotion in the crowd. Mrs. Liu looked at the person coming, stood up abruptly, her eyes wide open. Ye Jiao quickly felt her other hand being grabbed by someone. This person's hand was a little cold, icy, which made Ye Jiao tighten her fingers subconsciously. Then, a low voice sounded in her ear: "Take the chicken away. I'm not dead yet."