The cleverest housewife couldn't cook a meal without rice
Your uncle! Shen Yanbei did the calculations. Except for the unresolved accounts of Lin's Family, in the past three years, others owed him more than 15 taels of rent! 15 taels!
For a moment, Shen Yanbei almost thought that he had returned to his childhood. At that time, his family's life was very tight. He had no allowance at all, even though occasionally his mother would give him fifty cents during the holidays. He saved up all his money, but the total didn't even reach ten dollars. One day, the scumbag took away his money in the name of borrowing and didn't pay it back! At that time, Shen Yanbei really had an intention deep in his heart to kill the scumbag!
The most damning thing was to borrow money and didn't pay it back!
Those people bullied Shen Yan as stupid. Seeing that Shen Yan didn't come to their door, they didn't take the initiative to pay the rent. Now, Shen Yanbei must take the money back!
This house was a blue brick house that was built right after Shen Yan being as a xiùcái*. The foundation was well assembled and the walls were thick. The villagers were envious of this new house because this house was for Shen Yan to marry his wife. It also had another two rooms to make it easier for Shen Yan's children to live in. But no matter how spacious and nice the house was, he still couldn't get away from the leaking roof problem.
*One who passed the imperial examination at the county level in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Shen Yanbei observed the house and decided to repair the house first. After that, he bought some furniture and daily necessities after getting the rent bill. This house would be his from now on. Since you had married your wife, you had to take care of it and make it look like a home.
"Hus...Husband*... time for dinner." The man outside opened his mouth several times. Finally, he called out softly with blushing.
*fūjūn.
"Okay, I'm coming!" Shen Yanbei responded. He washed his hands before walking to the dining table.
On the table, there was a bowl of sweet potato porridge, a dish of dry greens, and a dish of pickled radishes.
Shen Yanbei never had such a bland meal since his family became rich. He froze while holding his chopsticks for a moment. He didn't know whether it was caused by hunger when he was a child, but he got hungry easily. Moreover, If there wasn't meat, he always felt never full. Now they were too poor to make the hotpot, where did the meat come from? Shen Yanbei reluctantly picked up the bowl. He prepared to eat porridge, but the man didn't sit down.
"Why don't you sit down?" Shen Yanbei asked strangely. As soon as he finished speaking, he remembered the good things the original owner did. He suddenly became embarrassed. The original owner didn't allow the man to eat at the table. Only a pair of tableware was always placed on the table!
"Ekhem... It's boring to eat alone. Since we are husbands, we should have dinner together. Now, get the bowl." Shen Yanbei said while rubbing his nose.
Hearing this, the man raised his head in astonishment and met Shen Yanbei's serious eyes. His eyes flashed as he said, "I...I have eaten..."
Had eaten? How was this possible? Shen Yanbei frowned and looked straight at the man without speaking.
The room was silent for a while and the atmosphere became a bit stiff.
The man stood there uneasy with his back straightened and his hands and feet stiff.
He made the Patriarch angry. What should he do?
"You come here or I'll go," Shen Yanbei said in a deep voice.
The man was startled but saw Shen Yanbei pointing to his own lips.
You will be punished if you did something wrong.
The man blushed in shame. He finally walked straight to Shen Yanbei then bowed a bit...
It seemed that he knew that he had done something wrong, the man's actions were cautiously flattering. He learned how to suck the lips as Shen Yanbei did now, but the man wasn't able to go further. Shen Yanbei's expression was a little slow. He turned from passive to active, held the man's face to deepen the kiss. Shen Yanbei's kiss was very gentle. It made the man's face and ears red and his heart thumped like a drum.
After a moment, Shen Yanbei let the man go and said, "Don't lie, I don't like it."
"I...I won't be like this anymore!" The man hurriedly promised. His quiet black eyes were full of anxiety.
Shen Yanbei touched the man's face and sighed, "I'm not angry that you lied. I am angry if you would rather carry it alone than tell me. We are husbands. You will make me sad if you do this..."
Shen Yanbei paused, then continued with serious eyes, "Because I haven't fulfilled my duties as a husband and failed to take care of my husband, I already made him worry without knowing it..."
The man had to bear this matter by himself. Really made him scared.
The man's heart trembled, his eyes became astringent, and his throat became blocked.
"If there is a problem in the family, from now on, we should work out a solution together. If we husband and husband are of the same mind, their sharpness can cut through metal."
Shen Yanbei's words made the man feel ashamed. He nodded dully.
Seeing the man's face full of self-blame, Shen Yanbei quickly comforted. "Actually, it is also my fault. I have been fainted these few days and forgot that a clever woman can't cook without rice*. These two days are really hard for you."
*巧妇难为无米之炊; even a clever woman [housewife] cannot cook a meal without rice; if you have no hand you can't make a fist; one can't make bricks without straw; no housewife can cook a meal without food and vegetables; the cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice; you cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs; you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear- you can't make something out of nothing.
"My husband didn't do anything wrong. It's just that I ain't quite good..." The man whispered.
"Everyone is wrong in this matter. It's no big deal to correct it!" Shen Yanbei took the man's hand and said warmly, "You and your husband are one, okay?"
"Okay," The man responded heavily with red eyes.
"Then come to eat. I can't bear you being hungry." Shen Yanbei got up and sat the man down. Then he turned to the kitchen to get a bowl.
He ran to the kitchen and found that there was no more rice in the house. Actually, the porridge wasn't enough for two people. Fortunately, there were some sweet potatoes in the corner. While the stove was still on, Shen Yanbei threw a few sweet potatoes in to simmer. He put the remaining porridge into the bowl and half-filled it with dried vegetables and carrots. At the same time, he took out the simmered sweet potatoes, blew the ashes clean, and peeled the skins. It turned out to be an attractive orange sweet potato.
"Good smell!" Shen Yanbei hadn't eaten simmered sweet potatoes for many years. The sweet potatoes had been boiled for winter and were full of sweetness. When you bit it, it was sweet and delicious, like oozing sugar water!
Tasty! It tasted the same as when he was a kid! Shen Yanbei narrowed his eyes in nostalgia. The young man squatted casually in front of the stove, held a sweet potato, and ate with relish. He didn't look like a gentle scholar at all. But the man felt that Shen Yanbei was much cuter than he was before who talked insultingly and had no gentleness.
"Why don't you eat? Is it still hot? Then eat this one!" Shen Yanbei looked at the man in a daze, passing the sweet potato peeled in his hand.
"..." The sweet potato was just bitten by Shen Yanbei, showing the bright yellow flesh inside.
"Hurry up, it's delicious!" Shen Yanbei directly moved the sweet potato to the man's mouth.
The man blushed. He bit it, only to feel the sweetness of sweet potato creeping into his heart.
Wash and Sleep
Farmers didn't have much entertainment at night so they usually went to bed early. Shen Yanbei, who was accustomed to the modern and colorful nightlife, must not be able to stand this kind of work and rest time. But it would have turned out differently if there was also his wife here! He really wished it would be dark fastly so he could soon lay on the bed with his wife! But you had to take a shower first if you wanted to sleep! Shen Yanbei immediately sought for clothes to change.
Took a shower! A serious wash! Because it was comfortable to hug the other if you smelled good. By the way, he had to pay attention to the stamina of his body! Although he wasn't as strong as his wife, in modern times he often went to the gym. Having both his physical strength and endurance were obligations!
Hearing that Shen Yanbei was going to take a bath, the man hurried to boil water. Even though Shen Yan had recovered from his illness, he still couldn't catch a cold anymore. When Father Shen and Mother Shen were still alive, Father Shen drilled a well in the yard behind the house and built a small cabin for bathing next to the wall. They usually bathed in this cabin. But after the old couple passed away, the cabin was blown down by the storm. The original owner was in a depression so he didn't have any intention to fix it. Besides that, a few days after the man got married, he had to serve the original owner and worked to support his family. The man was so busy that he didn't have time to repair it.
Generally, farmers weren't willing to make something troublesome. It was just that the Shen's Family was rich so they thought of digging wells to build wooden houses for bathing. Those other poorer families washed directly in the river and also could wash the dirty clothes at the same time. But Shen Yanbei was not used to doing bird walking*, so he thought about seeking a wooden barrel in the utility room. It was bought by Father Shen right after he married Mother Shen. It was more than one meter deep and very large, more than enough for an adult man.
*liù niǎo; another meaning especially belonged to when educating little boys, they often jokingly call the male genitalia a "little bird", so if you take off your pants and let the "little bird" come out for "breathing," it is called "bird walking"! The scientific name is "streaking".
The man brushed the barrel clean and hurried in and out to fill it with a bucket full of hot water. Shen Yanbei stood aside helplessly while watching him. He wanted to help but his wife did not let him. This body was pampered for many years, being unable to carry anything either on shoulders or in one's hands. He couldn't even lift a bucket of water! He just tried to carry a bucket of water but before he straightened, he staggered and almost fell into the mud. If his wife didn't catch him, he would make a fool of himself!
Laozi's face was lost! Shen Yanbei was extremely depressed.
After ensuring that the temperature was right, Shen Yanbei sighed comfortably when he soaked in the water. It was a pity that his wife was too shy then ran away so fast, or else they would have a mandarin duck shower, hehehe! Shen Yan thought it while washing the northern part, but when he saw his body as a white chicken*, all his thoughts of desires were gone. Just looking at this pair of soft skin and tender flesh, it was very similar to a woman with a very delicate appearance and fair skin. Not to mention that his physical strength was still feeble. How could his pride as a gōng? Shen Yanbei rubbed his body hard by using saponins** and decided to start exercising tomorrow.
*bái zhǎn jī; a kind of dish.
**zào jiǎo; also known as "soap jade". Made with honey locust.
When Shen Yanbei made the bed, the man came out from the shower. The man's face was flushed because of was soaked in warm water. The clothes on his body were very unfit so the neckline was wide open and could not be fastened, revealing the man's strong chest. The man's hair was still dripping. The drops of water slid down his neck, rolled over his sexy chest muscles, and finally disappeared in his clothes.
Shen Yanbei stared at the disappearing drops of water, his eyes were straight. Shen Yanbei's gazes were too naked, the man's ears were red with embarrassment. He stood at the door but liked not being afraid of this embarrassment when he walked in.
"Ahem..." Shen Yanbei hurriedly retracted his gaze. He called the man, "Come here. I will dry your hair, otherwise, you will catch a cold."
The man didn't know what Shen Yanbei meant by catching a cold. The man hesitated for a moment but still walked to the bed obediently.
"Sit!"
Shen Yanbei seated the man on the side of the bed, picked up a cloth towel, and wiped the man's hair,...and by the way, watched the scenery. Shen Yanbei's gaze slipped from top to bottom into the man's slightly bulged chest, he swallowed involuntarily. On the other side, the man's back stiffened, and did not dare to move. His head was dizzy, only hearing the thumping heartbeat.
If only it could be touched... the skin was smooth and elastic, and it must feel good... Shen Yanbei was stunned, the movements under his hands became unstable.
Suddenly the man trembled, Shen Yanbei came back to his senses. "Do I hurt you?"
The man originally wanted to say no. But Shen Yanbei only told him not long ago that he didn't like a lie, so he nodded.
"Sorry, I'll be gentle." Only then did Shen Yanbei get serious, but after wiping twice, Shen Yanbei stopped. "What happened? Why do you have scars on your head?"
There was a scabbed wound on the back of the man's head. It seemed that the wound was still new. He just pulled the hair from the man's wound.
"When were you injured?"
The man said in a dull expression, "Half a month ago..."
Shen Yanbei frowned. The man knew martial arts and his skill must not be that low. How could he hurt his head? Shen Yanbei realized the problem afterward. The original owner bought the man back from the trafficker. How could a man with good martial arts fall into the trafficker's hands?
"Aren't you good at martial arts? Why were you arrested by traffickers?"
The man's eyes opened slightly. How could the Patriarch know that he could do martial arts?
Shen Yanbei looked at the wound and was a little worried. "Does it still hurt? Let's go see the doctor tomorrow morning."
This ancient medical technique was backward. If the wound was not treated well, it would be infected. Especially the important part one like the head.
The man's heart warmed. "It doesn't hurt much anymore." After a pause, he said, "Half a month ago, I fell off the cliff then hit my head and fainted. When I woke up, I found that I didn't remember anything. ..."
Your uncle! Wasn't this plot like a part of the TV series? Shen Yanbei's eyes widened in shock. Only then did he remember that he still didn't know what his wife's name was. He hurriedly asked, "Do you still remember your name?"
"Gu Changfeng... My name is Gu Changfeng."
The man lowered his head and dared not look at Shen Yanbei.
He was an ugly Shuānger with five big three thick and had an unknown origin.
My wife and the hot Kang
Shen Yanbei stroked his chin and frowned in thought. It was amnesia but he still remembered his name, it should be selective amnesia. It was said that selective amnesia was to selectively forget something, or people or things, that one didn't want to remember... It seemed that his wife had experienced something sad and forgot it. It must be because he wanted to live with him happily!
After hearing Shen Yanbei's words for a while, the man's heart cooled bit by bit and the fists on his knees couldn't help but clench.
Husband, he... after all, he still cared about that thing...
"Gu Changfeng... Changfeng...My wife, your name is so nice!" Shen Yanbei's relaxed and lively voice sounded above his head. The man suddenly raised his head and met Shen Yanbei's narrow eyes with a smile. "But I still like to call you a wife!"
The uneasiness in his heart was swept over by Shen Yanbei's smile for a moment. The man stared at him firmly, "Don't you mind?"
"Care?" Shen Yanbei said helplessly, "Of course I care! My wife is so powerful it would make your husband very useless..."
"Husband..." The man's heart throbbed, his eyes gradually filled with warmth.
Suddenly remembering another thing, Shen Yanbei lowered his head. "You had been caught and sold by traffickers. You must have been seriously injured at that time, right? Your injury is healed?"
The man was taken aback, his eyes dodged.
Shen Yan didn't get angry and said, "Do you work like this while you are injured?"
The big bucket of water just now was carried by the man himself! And before that, the man went to do coolies to earn money!
"No...no problem... I didn't use my internal strength!"
The man hurriedly explained. Seeing that Shen Yanbei's face was still stern, the man hesitated before finally standing up, turning his head, and kissing Shen Yanbei's lips.
"My husband, I was wrong!"
"..." Really an improvement! Was this a good way to teach* him? Shen Yanbei said unhappily, "You are not allowed to do heavy work until your body is well healed!"
*Learning is now used in novels with H plots. Learning is not only physical but also psychological, to make it completely surrender. It is also suitable for couples when one party helps the other to correct bad habits.
The man breathed a sigh of relief. He nodded while blushing.
"It's getting late. Let's go to bed!"
Shen Yanbei opened the quilt and laid it first. The man opened his lips but finally went to bed silently.
"Wife, this quilt is thin. You have to be a little closer so it can be warm." Shen Yanbei said solemnly then moved to face the man openly.
Feeling the damp water vapor and smelling the faint Saponaria scent from the man's body, his heart like a capering monkey and his mind like a galloping horse*. This was his wife. They were now lying on the same bed. If they didn't do something, didn't it seem not to be decent? But he was just transmigrated here today so he hadn't gotten acquainted with his wife yet. His wife was also so shy. Wouldn't he think of Shen Yanbei as a beast? But now the time and place were right and the people were harmonious. If he still didn't do anything, wouldn't it be worse than a beast? After fighting for a while, Shen Yanbei finally obeyed his inner desires and hopes.
*xīn yuán yì mǎ; wavering in purpose-restless and whimsical- unsettled [fickle] in mind.
A cold hand quietly climbed onto the man's tight and sexy chest. The man's eyes opened slightly and his body tightened involuntarily.
"Wife, you are really in good shape!" Shen Yanbei's eyes were bright. Then he turned over and laid on the man. The man's face flushed, his eyes flustered, and he didn't dare to let out the atmosphere. Shen Yanbei put his ear to the man's chest, said with a chuckle, "Wife, your heart beats so fast."
Hearing this, the man's heart was beating faster... thump, thump... as if to jump out!
"Hus... Husband, your... your body is still in poor health... it's not... it's not good to sleep together*..." The man stammered but he didn't stop what Shen Yanbei was doing.
*xíngfáng; have sexual intercourse.
He was so ugly that it was difficult for his husband to be willing to be close to him. It would be a blessing in misfortune if his body could be liked by his husband.
"It's okay. I can accommodate it by touching it."
Shen Yanbei licked his lips. He finally fulfilled his wish to touch the chest muscles that undulated with the man's breathing. That skin felt warm, smoother, and firmer than expected...
The man breathed suffocation. His whole body was red from head to toe like a cooked shrimp.
Sensing that the body under his hand was shaking slightly, Shen Yanbei raised his head and glanced at the man. The man's messy hair was scattered on the pillow, his head tilted up, his eyes closed, and his face flushed. The faint light shone on that rough but handsome face, creating a different kind of charm. The man's rolling apple knot was even sexier.
Shen Yanbei swallowed his saliva. When he was in confusion, he leaned forward to bite, suck, kiss, and lick the raised apple. His hand went into the man's shirt and stroked the thin waist.
"Hmm..."
Suddenly the man trembled and yelled uncontrollably, the voice was low and dull. The man himself was shocked then hurriedly struggled to rise up.
"Ka La" sounded, and the man and Shen Yanbei were both stunned.
...The bedboard was broken.
The man's face flushed red like he was being steamed. He froze and didn't dare to make a single move.
At this moment... Your uncle... The bed board actually broke? Shen Yanbei gritted his teeth, feeling extremely sad and angry.
When he got rich, he had to immediately get a sturdy and durable bed!
As soon as he moved, the bedboard creaked. Shen Yanbei already lost his mood. He bowed his head and kissed the man, saying helplessly, "Okay, let's sleep."
Although he felt so bad because he couldn't eat the man, there was still something to do tomorrow. Let's subordinate temporary interests to long-range interests ba. We still had a long time! Shen Yanbei comforted himself and laid down holding the man. After all, his body was still not in good condition and he was also in a state of excitement. So as soon as Shen Yanbei closed his eyes, he fell asleep soon after his fatigue hit.
When Shen Yanbei's shallow breathing sounded, the man's tight nerves relaxed. Turning his head to look at the young man lying on his chest and sleeping soundly, his mood surged. Having lost his memory, he couldn't remember anything except his name. He didn't know where he came from, where he was going, or let alone what he was going to do... In the days when he fell into the hands of human traffickers, he was completely at a loss and even felt that he had nothing to love.
But now, he has a husband and a family.
His husband did not dislike him, loved him heartily, and was willing to share ups and downs with him...
"Shen Yan..."
Reaching out to hold Shen Yanbei tightly into his arms, the man felt a sense of satisfaction and peace that he had never had before. Like a boat that had drifted for a long time and finally found a harbor where he could anchor.
Collected the Debt
The next day, when Shen Yanbei was in a daze and was about to get up, the bed board "creaked". Shen Yanbei immediately became conscious.
The temperature around him had cooled down, it meant that Gu Changfeng had woken for a while.
Hey, it was not a good thing for a wife to be too diligent! He also wanted to ask for a good morning kiss! Shen Yanbei sighed and got up to wash after getting dressed.
The door was pushed open, Gu Changfeng came in with breakfast. "Get up? I just made fish soup. Come and eat!"
There was no more rice at home, so he had to get up early in the morning and go to the river to catch some fish.
"Fish soup?" After eating such a bowl of gruel and a few sweet potatoes last night, he was already hungry. But... Shen Yanbei frowned and said, "The river is too cold in the morning. Don't go into the water to catch fish in the future."
"Good." Gu Changfeng nodded in response.
The fish soup was originally delicious, but it had not been specially processed so there still was a smell of soil in the soup. That was the case, but Shen Yanbei still drank two big bowls.
Ate and worked! Putting down the bowl, Shen Yanbei wiped his mouth and said, "Okay, Wifey, let's go. Go get the money back!"
Gu Changfeng didn't know why, seeing that Shen Yanbei was anxious to go out, he quickly put a coat on him.
Shen Yanbei had long thought about it. He took all the notes of the leased field with him and walked directly towards the home of Shen Youcai. This Shen Youcai was the son of the original master's grandfather's cousin. He was extremely stingy and was a famous iron cock*. At first, because he could be regarded as a relative, Shen Youcai cried to Father Shen and called Mother Shen repeatedly to promise to pay the rent on time. Only then did Father Shen agree to rent him three acres of paddy fields and two acres of dry land. As a result, after the land was obtained, Shen Youcai cried poorly, dragged the tenant's rent without paying. When Father Shen and Mother Shen were gone, Shen Youcai didn't take the leased field seriously and directly declared that it was his.
*tiěgōngjī: a stingy person; a person who will not lift a finger to help.
This was the most difficult one among all the people who owe the rent to the Shen family. Besides that, even if the original owner knew what Shen Youcai was doing, he did not dare to tear his face with him.
But Shen Yanbei was not the original owner, so he liked to use such thorns to operate. This Shen Cock clearly bullied those who were kind and feared those who were severe. Yet this Shen Cock wouldn't know how powerful Shen Yanbei was if he didn't give him a bit of fierceness.
"Shen Yan, how are you?"
A middle-aged aunt walked towards him, who was short and chubby with a kind face. She looked up and down at Shen Yanbei and then cast her gaze on Gu Changfeng, who was behind Shen Yanbei, with a curious look.
"Thanks for Aunt Li's concern, I am fine now." Shen Yanbei smiled slightly.
This aunt was a big speaker in the village. Her hobby was to join in the fun and spread gossip. As long as she heard any trivial matter as big as sesame beans, it would spread throughout the village within an hour.
Aunt Li was taken aback by the title of 'Aunt Li'. She couldn't help but look at Shen Yanbei suspiciously. This Shen family boy, who won fame as a scholar because of his young age, never put their elders in his eyes and he didn't want to say hello when he met them. Why was his attitude so good today? Was it possible that people were refreshed because of happy events?
Aunt Li muttered in her heart. It was said that Shen Yan didn't like this Shuānger at all. He didn't regard people as wives but as slaves. Suddenly right now, the husband and wife were in and out together, it didn't look like having a bad relationship...
Thinking about it this way, Aunt Li's curiosity reappeared. "Early in the morning, where are you going?"
"Go to Uncle Cai's house," Shen Yanbei said with an unsightly expression.
What were you going to do to find Shen Cock? Aunt Li asked hurriedly, "What are you going to do with him? Borrowing money?"
No wonder Aunt Li thought this way. He was really poor when the original owner got married and couldn't even afford a wedding wine.
Shen Yanbei smiled helplessly.
Aunt Li thought that she had guessed it correctly, said happily, "Shen Yan, although you go to Uncle Cai's family and they just sold a cow and got a sum of money, I advise you not to look for him."
"If you go to Uncle Cai, he won't lend you money. You might as well go to Shen Lao Er. He hunted a wild boar two days ago. He slaughtered it and sold it and made a lot of money..."
It was a coincidence! Shen Yanbei raised his eyebrows. This second Shen's Family also rented the land of the original owner's house!
"Shen Yan, you are all married, so should you go out and find some work?" Aunt Li asked tentatively, "You still have to repay the money if you borrow it and you still have a wife to raise?"
"I'm not looking for Uncle Youcai to borrow money but to collect debts from him." Shen Yanbei frowned, "When my parents were still there, Uncle Cai rented three mu of paddy fields and two mu of dry land for farming. Except for the rent in the first year, they have not paid a penny to me in the past two years!
"When we wrote the lease note, you also were there to watch, Auntie Li, weren't you?"
Aunt Li smiled slyly and did not answer Shen Yanbei's words. In the past two years, Shen Youcai said that he bought the three acres of paddy field and two acres of dry land, but no one in Shen's Family came to urge the rent to be paid. Everyone thought that he really bought it. Now Shen Youcai's eldest son, Shen Chengwu, was married to the daughter of Guo Xiucai. The second son, Shen Chengwen, was said to be expected to be admitted as a scholar. Everyone did not want to offend him for things that were not related to him.
"He hasn't paid the rent for a long time. I'm afraid that Uncle Cai has forgotten that this is mine?" Shen Yanbei said in a deep voice, "If he has forgotten, I'll be nice to say if he has other thoughts..."
"It's against the law to embezzle other people's property! It can range to twenty hits by flogging and it can be imprisoned."
Aunt Li was shocked and asked, "If he doesn't give the rent, you...what are you going to do?"
"I have written the testimony. If he doesn't give it to me, we will go directly to the county to sue him! The county magistrate, Liu Dàrén, loves the people like a child. He will definitely give me justice!" Shen Yanbei said sternly. After speaking, Gu Changfeng left.
It was incredible! This Shen Youcai was going to go to court! Aunt Li turned her eyes and immediately turned and walked towards the river.
"Something happened!" Aunt Li shouted at the women and Shuānger who were washing clothes by the river.
"It's Sister Li, what's the matter? Whose chicken ran to the field to lay eggs, or whose dog ran to chase the chickens?"
Shuānger, about the same age as Aunt Li, looked at Aunt Li disapprovingly and laughed.
On weekdays, this woman always loved spreading rumors. Her mouth was so broken. It was really annoying!
"The second Shen's Family, this matter has something to do with your family too!" Aunt Li raised her eyebrows, a bit of gloating in her words.
"Sister Li, just talk about it. If not, then don't talk! What's wrong with our family?" This Shuānger was quite aggressive. He became on fire when he heard Aunt Li's words.
Aunt Li ignored him but said to the other young wife who craned their necks. "I just met the young scholar of the Shen's Family and his wife on the road!"
"Oh, Is it Shen Xiùcái who keeps insulting me all day long?" A young wife in a floral dress said, "What's the matter with him? He beat his Shuānger or was beaten by Shuānger?"
As soon as she said this, the blue-robed Shuānger beside her smiled. "Just his small body, how can he beat this Shuānger! This Shuānger was very powerful! My brother said he saw him two days ago moving goods at the dock!"
"Really? He ran to the men's pile to move goods, that Shuānger?" The wife in a flower skirt stared wide, "Shen Xiu agree?"
"I don't know about that." Shuānger with blue garments put the washed clothes into the wooden bucket and sighed. "You can't blame him for this. If Shen Yan and his family are still the same as before, how can he be used? A Shuānger to support the family?"
"Hey, I'm not talking about Shen Yan and his Shuānger!" Aunt Li hurriedly said when the topic was turned off. "What I want to say is that Shen Yan is going to the county to sue Shen Youcai!"
"This...what the hell is going on?" Everyone was shocked.
Lawsuit
Shen Lao Er's husband sneered. "I said Sister Li, Shen Yan is going to sue Shen Youcai. What does it have to do with our family!"
"Just listen to me!" Aunt Li talked to the curious wife and Shuānger excitedly, "Do you know the three good paddy fields in the west of Shen Youcai's house and the two acres of dry land in the village?"
"Auntie Li, just tell the story!" The wife in a flower dress scolded with a smile.
Aunt Li straightened her waist proudly, said meaningfully, "It belongs to Shen Yan's house. It was rented by Shen Youcai from Shen Yan's parents three years ago!"
"Rent from Shen Yan's house? How could it be possible! The eldest wife of Shen Youcai said yesterday that her father-in-law spent fifty taels of silver to buy it!" The wife in a flower dress was full of disbelief.
"That's the problem. Shen Yan is going to sue Shen Youcai for occupying his land!" Aunt Li looked at the wife in a floral skirt with a secret gaze. "You have only been married for less than a year. You don't know how rich Shen Yan's family was. It's just paddy fields. There are more than 20 acres. Most of the land of Zhao Dahu's family is bought from Shen Yan..."
The wife in the flower dress opened her eyes wide in shock. But the blue-clothed Shuānger were disapproving. "They used to be rich and wealthy, weren't they already down now."
"Shen Yan really wants to sue Shen Youcai. What will happen to Shen Youcai?" Someone asked.
"The light punishment is 20 hits by the whip and the heavy is to get jailed," Aunt Li said loudly. After she said that, she looked at the second house of Shen's Family. "Didn't your family also rent the land from Shen Yan's house? Has the rent been paid?"
The heart of Shen Lao Er's husband jumped. He said loudly, "Of course we did! How could we not! We give it on time every year!"
"Really?" Aunt Li questioned.
"I won't tell you! I have to go home to cook!" After leaving a word, Shen Lao Er's husband picked up the clothes that had not been washed and hurriedly left. Because he was walking in a hurry, he didn't notice someone in front and ran into a little wife.
"Oh, who doesn't have eyes!"
Shen Lao Er's husband gave the little wife a fierce look. "What a good thing your family has done! What a shame!" This little wife didn't seem like she had just arrived, so she guessed she heard everything Aunt Li said.
"You are shameless!" The little wife's face turned red, white, and red. Finally, she gritted her teeth and kicked the ground, then rushed towards the house.
In an ownerless bamboo forest near the village, Gu Changfeng put down the hoe in his hand and asked hesitantly, "Husband, aren't we going to Shen Youcai's family to collect debts?" Why did you come here to dig bamboo shoots?
"Just let someone else take the initiative to send it to the door to save trouble."
He originally planned to go directly to Shen Youcai. Who knew that met Aunt Li on the road, so he made the matter serious. With Aunt Li's character that she couldn't sleep without gossiping, she would definitely publicize that he wanted to sue Shen Youcai.
This incident was originally Shen Youcai's fault. Also, Shen Yan was a talented person. If he really made the matter bigger, Shen Youcai would not be able to eat it.
"They will be delivered to the door automatically?" Gu Changfeng was puzzled. If they would take the initiative to deliver it to the door, it would have been delivered long ago. So why did I wait now?
"Yes." Shen Yanbei threw the dug-out bamboo shoots into the basket. Looking at Gu Changfeng, who had doubts, smiled to explain to him.
The eldest wife of Shen Youcai's Family who had just married was the daughter of the old scholar Guo Xiucai. If Guo Xiucai knew that his in-laws did such dirty work, he would definitely explode.
The fact was that Guo Xiucai had not yet exploded but his daughter did.
"Well, you Shen Chengwu! Your family dares to lie to us!" Guō shì was shaking with anger. Had it not been for the fact that their family had land and their youngest son, Shen Chengwen, was expected to be admitted as a scholar, she would not want to marry here. Who knew that half of this field was rented from someone else's house. The most disgusting thing was that they dominated other's lands and said that those belonged to them. If they were sued by the county magistrate, her father would definitely be mad!
"This...I don't know anything about this..." Shen Chengwu hesitated.
"Do you have those pieces of land in your family? You treat people as fools, right? I tell you Shen Chengwu, if Shen Yan really sues us to the county magistrate, don't even think about taking the exam!" Guō shì packed her things. She would go back to her parents' house.
"Hey, Rong'er, don't go!" Shen Chengwu stopped Guō shì. But Guo was already angry and stepped on his foot violently. Then left angrily.
"If this matter is not handled properly, don't find me!"
"Rong'er!" Shen Chengwu watched Guō shì leave without looking back. His face darkened. "What a woman who dislikes the poor and loves the rich! She is also the daughter of a scholar, why she values money so much..."
"Where's Guō shì? Let her eat eggs." Shen Youcai's wife Wang shì put a bowl of brown sugar and eggs on the table. Watching her son stand there with his head lowered, she couldn't help saying, "Chengwu, can you talk to your wife? Say, this egg has to be eaten every day? She doesn't have to go to the land or study but all the eggs in the family are almost eaten by her! Chengwen was studying so hard. Mother wants to keep this egg to strengthen his body..." The daughter of this master xiùcái's family was delicate! Her Chengwen only ate one egg a day, but this Guo shì actually had to eat two a day. She was a really big face*!
*It is inversely proportional to shyness.
"Chengwen is so fat like that. What kind of body can he make up?"
Shen Chengwu's face was even more ugly. Since childhood, his mother had been partial to Shen Chengwen. All the delicious food was reserved for Shen Chengwen. It was obvious that he had been working hard to earn money to support his family. Why could Shen Chengwen sit and wait for food without doing anything!
"He needs nutrients to study well and the exam is coming soon. How about he couldn't replenish the brain and body!" Wang shì looked at Shen Chengwu and exhorted, "Let wife talk to his father to give instructions to Chengwen. It is good and harmless for Guo's Family..."
Shen Chengwu sneered. "What else to give? Guo Xiucai is fine if he doesn't turn his face! She knew about our family renting the land from Shen Yan's home to plant the land and pretend to be our own. She went back to her family's home. Now Shen Yan is going to the county to sue our family for occupying his land!"
Wang shì was shocked. "This... how can it be?"
When the matchmaker was talking about the marriage, the Guo's Family disliked a poor family whose land was not a few acres. They happened to be planting the land rented from the Shen Yan's Family, so they talked to the matchmaker. They lied, saying that those acres of land belonged to their family...
"If Shen Yan really goes, there will be no need to go to the written examination!"
If this matter was announced. During the examination, the examiner would definitely have opinions on Shen Chengwen. It also would not be impossible to be questioned for misconduct.
"Hurry up and stop him!" Wang shì suddenly panicked and shouted, "Hurry up and find your father!"
His mother didn't care that his wife ran away, she only cared about Shen Chengwen! Shen Chengwu felt resentful. Only that right now if this matter was not handled well, the whole village would blame them. So he had to go out unwillingly to find Shen Youcai.