How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 83: Amulet_1

Hu Xiufang exclaimed in shock, "A dowry of more than a hundred bucks? Oh my God! That’s enough to marry four women like my sister-in-law."

Pfft!

Li Qiao couldn’t hold back her laughter until she cried.

Hu Xiufang said, "Seriously, my brother’s wedding only cost about twenty bucks, and my sister-in-law even brought that money back, along with many dowry items. My mom said we are running out of money because of my education, and that I must get into a university and earn my own dowry, or else I’m doomed to be single forever." Her tone then shifted, "Is your stepmother asking for dowry money to save up for Li Jinhua’s marriage? A hundred bucks, that’s enough to buy a whole set of good furniture, probably with some to spare."

With such a dowry, one could boast enough face for both the bride’s and groom’s families.

Old fox.

Li Qiao fell silent; it wasn’t that she had never considered this.

Now hearing it from someone else was just confirming her suspicions. "Let her be."

"What’s included in your dowry?"

"Two chests and four quilts."

Hu Xiufang: "...."

Li Qiao and Hu Xiufang talked a lot, and around eight-thirty, the dormitory supervisor came to tell her that there was a girl outside looking for her.

She walked out carrying her notebooks.

Liu Jing and Zou Qing were waiting.

She said, "Usually, it’s Du Xinxin and Han Ting who come by. Why did you guys come today?"

"Du Xinxin twisted her ankle the other day; she can barely walk steadily."

"Is she feeling better? Give her my regards."

"Sure."

"Did you study English? Can you teach us a bit?"

Li Qiao looked around and found a dim street lamp on campus suitable for reading. After negotiating with the guard, she brought the two into the school. Upon opening the book, she still felt it was too dark, so she took out a flashlight, shone it on the book, and taught them to read.

It just happened that the English teacher was on duty and passed by.

"Li Qiao!"

Li Qiao looked back and made eye contact with the teacher.

"Your English is pretty standard. No wonder you’re not reading at school. Who taught you?" The English teacher sized her up.

"I... a forensic doctor from the county town. I heard he had studied abroad. I was involved in investigating a case he worked on once, and he taught me the correct pronunciation," Li Qiao blurted out.

"You’ve been involved in cracking cases? Is that true?" The English teacher’s outlook was profoundly shaken.

Li Qiao: "If you don’t believe me, ask them. We’re from the same village. The murder happened in our village, and when the forensic doctor did the autopsy, I was the one who took the notes. Everyone in the village can testify."

Liu Jing and Zou Qing simultaneously confirmed Li Qiao’s story.

The English teacher gave a thumbs-up: "Impressive! Next time, you’ll lead the morning reading."

Li Qiao: "Ah, you’ll need to mention it in class. I’m afraid the students won’t listen to me."

"Sure, head back to the dormitory soon; they’re about to lock up."

"Okay." Li Qiao, still unhurried, returned to the dormitory only after the two had a grip on the material. Once in bed, she chatted with Hu Xiufang a bit more about the mountains.

She drifted off to sleep without realizing it.

The next day, she and Hu Xiufang studied and reviewed together.

Before they knew it, it was already the afternoon.

As soon as Li Jinhua arrived at the dormitory, she observed Li Qiao’s complexion first thing.

Her skin was rosy and shiny; the bruise had surprisingly disappeared.

Had the talisman failed, lost its power?

She took advantage of a moment when everyone was away to check Li Qiao’s pillow.

The talisman was intact.

Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, a soft yet sharp voice sounded from behind her.

"Li Jinhua! What are you doing?!"

Li Jinhua felt a chill run down her back, and she slowly turned around: "Th-Third Sister, I thought you had left?"

Li Qiao had been watching Li Jinhua’s actions since early morning, guessing that if she saw her looking rejuvenated, she wouldn’t be able to resist checking if the talisman was damaged. Snatching the talisman from Li Jinhua’s hand, she demanded, "Why have you put such a thing under my pillow, what is it for?"

"I..." Li Jinhua was quick to react: "Didn’t you say you had a headache? I went home and asked for this especially for you."

Li Qiao smiled coldly: "Really? But I found this talisman last week. Should I have Hu Xiufang come and testify for me?"

Li Jinhua was speechless. After an awkward silence of two seconds, she tried to defend herself: "It’s an amulet."

Li Qiao: "Amulet? Fine, I’ll take it home later and let your brother-in-law have someone in the village who matches horoscopes take a look at it."

Li Jinhua’s face turned pale, but she stubbornly said, "Go ahead and check."

Li Qiao snorted coldly as she pocketed the talisman, "You just wait!"

Li Jinhua pondered stealing it to make it a case of no proof, no crime.

Whenever she had the chance, she searched Li Qiao’s bed and even rummaged through the rice bags, but couldn’t find any trace of the talisman.

Could it be in the pockets of clothes?

Taking advantage of everyone asleep, she got up in the night to search through the clothes hanging at the end of Li Qiao’s bed.

Zhao Li’s clothes were also hanging there.

Half asleep, when she noticed someone standing at the foot of the bed, she screamed in great alarm.

A thief!

As soon as she yelled, the waiting Li Qiao turned on the flashlight.

Everyone saw Li Jinhua’s hand inside the pocket of Zhao Li’s clothes.

"Li Jinhua, what are you doing?"

"Are you stealing Zhao Li’s money in the middle of the night?"

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Only their dorm hadn’t lost a thing, so many suspected it was someone in their dorm, and now that Li Jinhua was caught red-handed, everyone expected her to explain.

Li Jinhua vehemently denied it: "I didn’t."

"Then what are you doing rifling through people’s pockets in the middle of the night?"

Li Jinhua, sweating profusely, exclaimed, "I, I’m looking for sister’s amulet."

Li Qiao knew Li Jinhua would have an excuse and was waiting for her. "What amulet? The slogan to eliminate feudal superstition isn’t chanted in vain, I don’t believe in that stuff."

"But sister, you clearly have an amulet," Li Jinhua insisted firmly, "I advised you not to believe in it, but you insisted on doing so. I was worried it might get out, so I had no choice but to get up in the night to look for it!"

Hu Xiufang was shocked by Li Jinhua’s brazenness. Attempting to smear her sister could lead to trouble if teachers heard about it the next day, surely they would talk to Li Qiao, wasn’t Li Jinhua pushing her sister into a pit?

Still worried?

Aren’t you the one promoting it now?

She was furious.

But it wasn’t the right time for her to speak up.

Li Qiao scolded angrily: "Nonsense! Isn’t my partner more useful than any amulet?"

Zhao Li had personal experience; Loser Qin’s bad crowd was all over the commune.

Who would dare to mess with Li Qiao?

"Sister, it’s not to ensure your safety, it’s to bless your studies. Just admit it!" Li Jinhua said with a helpless tone.

Those unaware started to feel uneasy, having heard from a few repeaters in the class that Li Qiao’s grades were worse than Hu Xiufang’s last year.

Now she was streets ahead of her, could it really be some item’s blessing?

Where did she get such a powerful talisman?

Knocking was heard from outside: "What are you doing in the dorm? Making such a racket, are you not letting people sleep?"

Everyone fell silent.

Li Jinhua scampered back to her own bed as if fleeing.

Li Qiao: "You said I have an amulet, and promoting superstition isn’t a small matter; we need to clear this up, or none of us will get any sleep tonight."

Everyone also thought it necessary to clarify whether Li Qiao’s amulet was real and whether Li Jinhua was a thief; otherwise, their belongings were far too unsafe.

"Li Qiao, since Li Jinhua claims you have an amulet, let everyone search your bed. And Li Jinhua, in the dark, we don’t know who’s lost what, so can you handle a search too?" Liu Lanlan believed Li Jinhua probably wasn’t speaking nonsense and thus suggested an idea.

Grateful, Li Jinhua glanced at Liu Lanlan, thinking that if Li Qiao’s talisman was found, it would prove her claim true, and since she hadn’t stolen anything, she naturally had no fear of being searched. "Okay. Search away."

Everyone used flashlights to thoroughly search Li Qiao’s bed first, emptying all the pockets in the clothes.

They did not find the amulet.

"It must be in the desk," Li Jinhua regretted bitterly; if Li Qiao had been near that talisman all the time, there was no way she’d look this good.

What a miscalculation!

"Bullshit! I don’t have that thing!" Li Qiao couldn’t help but curse.

After rummaging through all of Li Qiao’s personal items, they started searching Li Jinhua’s, and finally, while going through the pocket of her clothes, they pulled out a yellow talisman.

Li Qiao put on an expression of sudden realization: "Oh, you said I had an amulet; could it be you intentionally wanted to plant it in my pocket? It’s too dark in the room, my clothes and Zhao Li’s are hanging together, and you put it in the wrong one. At that moment, I conveniently turned on the flashlight, and you quickly hid it in your pocket to divert attention. Aren’t you my sister? How could you be so wicked?"