Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

After he finished writing the letter, he heard the commotion here, and walked over to see two servants lying on the ground howling.

"Dad, I greeted Yunkang with good intentions, but he didn't know what was good for him and hit me." Yun Hao complained.

Yun Zhenchuan glared at Yun Kang, "You've been at odds with your brothers since you came back. Have you learned all the etiquette and morality?"

The anger just now dissipated immediately. Yun Kang saluted him and said calmly, "It was Yun Hao who said that if I want to return to the Yun family, I must crawl under his crotch. I refused, so he asked two servants to force me to crawl under his crotch. Dad, is this a new rule you set?"

After Yunkang finished speaking, Yunhao's face turned pale and blue, looking extremely ugly.

"Is this true?" Yun Zhenchuan stared at Yun Hao coldly.

Yun Hao didn't expect Yun Kang to say that. He stammered and tried to defend himself. The last time he was beaten was still fresh in his mind, and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Yun Zhenchuan pointed at the two servants and said, "You two go ahead and speak!"

The servant was so eager to survive that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Master, it was the Fifth Young Master who asked us to do this."

Yun Zhenchuan was furious when he heard this. He looked at Yun Hao who lowered his head and said, "You have no respect for elders or younger brothers. Have you lost your manners and integrity? Go back and I will confiscate your salary for this month."

Yun Hao quickly knelt down to admit his mistake, then turned around and ran towards his own yard.

"Going to see your aunt?" Yun Zhenchuan turned to look at Yun Kang.

"Yes." Yunkang nodded.

"Have a good talk with your aunt."

Yunkang walked through the corridor to the courtyard where Aunt Kong lived. Aunt Kong and her maid were guarding behind the hanging flower gate.

Looking at her dark and strong little son, Aunt Kong's eyes were filled with tears.

"My son has grown taller." Aunt Kong pressed the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

Looking at his mother, whose hair had turned white, Yun Kang felt guilty. "Mom, I'm back!"

"Just come back! Just come back!"

Aunt Kong nodded repeatedly, and with the help of her maid, she took Yunkang back to the yard.

The maid brought him tea, and Aunt Kong looked at him with a worried look on her face. "I heard that Yun Hao gave you a hard time up front? Are you hurt?"

Yunkang held her hand and comforted her, "Mom, no one can bully our son now. He stole the chicken but ended up losing the rice. His father fined him a month's salary."

Aunt Kong was relieved. "Are your eldest brother and the others okay? Are your nephews used to it?"

"Mom, you don't have to worry about them. They have a lot of fun playing with their friends in the school every day. My eldest brother is now managing the affairs of dozens of villages, so he is a little busy at work."

"Will it be dangerous to go to the countryside?"

"It's not dangerous. Don't worry. We have soldiers and secret guards following us. I went to see it. My brother told me that this is the only way to learn quickly."

"Then why did you come back? Didn't you go to help your brother?"

"Mom, I came back..."

The mother and son chatted until late at night before they dispersed.

Listening to her son telling about their time in Longtan, Aunt Kong felt that the best thing she had done was to let her two children go out and explore the world with the people from the eldest wife's family.

Now they are gradually establishing themselves on their own and will no longer have to rely on others for their livelihood in the future.

In the blink of an eye, the scorching summer is still going on, and the busy farming season is about to end.

The people sent by the Chen family to study in Longtan have already returned. Steward Chen sent someone to pick them up and also provided them with money for their food and lodging during this period of time.

Lin Yinan informed Wu Xingwang early on to stock up their store with goods.

After the busy farming season is over, Longtan County will be open to the people from the villages below.

As long as one is a villager, he or she can go to the city to purchase daily necessities based on his or her identity and household registration.

At the same time, with the household registration, one can spend only three cents in the canteen of Longtan County to get thick white rice porridge with a pickle and a stir-fried vegetable, and have unlimited refills of the white porridge.

The canteen also purchases greens or wild vegetables grown by the people. High-quality baskets, straw sandals, etc. can be brought to the county town for exchange or sale.

The news was quickly spread to the village by Yun Yu and Hu Shao, and people from every household in the village all put their best efforts into picking and weaving.

For a time, the whole Longtan was bustling with people. Everyone was settling down in Longtan for the first time. Previously, in order to open up wasteland and plant crops, they had not bought many daily necessities.

When the county town was opened this time, almost half of the people from each village came.

Lin Yinan was well prepared. Three days before the opening, he asked the canteen to prepare a big pot, vegetarian dishes and pickles.

To prevent rain, a large shed was set up outside the canteen.

The only daily necessities store in the county was crowded with people. The items sold there were not expensive, and some were even cheaper than those in big cities.

Lin Yinan also put some storage space for cheap fabrics in the cloth shop run by Wu Xingwang's wife Zhao and concubine.

After hearing the news, Cui Gensheng specially applied for a day off.

He wanted to go to the county town to see Yu Niang and her son.

Cui Gensheng followed the crowd into the city with his registered residence ID card. He didn't go anywhere and went straight to the canteen.

It was not yet lunchtime, so there were not many people eating in the cafeteria.

He hesitated at the door for a long time, rubbing his hands and not daring to go in, his eyes looking around.

Soon, his attention was attracted by several children playing at the entrance of the cafeteria. Cui Gensheng looked at a child who was thin but wearing clean clothes.

Cui Gensheng recognized at a glance that it was his son.

"Goudan, where's your mother?"

He walked up to Goudan, smiled and asked softly.

Goudan tilted his head to look at him. The person in front of him looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was.

He was born weak and had very vague memories of his father. Cui Gensheng's hair was a little gray, his face was tanned and had little flesh, and his face was full of wrinkles when he smiled. Goudan just felt that he was a stranger.

"who are you?"

Cui Gensheng felt a little embarrassed and ashamed, and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Goudan said to himself, "My mother is busy in the kitchen. If you want to eat, just go in. You don't need to look for her."

After he said that, he turned around and went to play with his friends, no longer paying attention to Cui Gensheng.

It was not until after noon that Yu Niang came out of the dining hall after cleaning up.

Cui Gensheng stood up immediately upon seeing this, opened his mouth, and finally summoned up the courage to shout, "Yu Niang."

Hearing this familiar voice, Yu Niang paused for a moment, then continued walking forward with big strides.

Cui Gensheng ran after her, but he didn't dare to reach out to pull Yu Niang several times. Then he thought of something and hurriedly took out a small cloth bag from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Yu Niang.

"Yu Niang, this is the money I saved, you can use it to buy food."

Yu Niang hated this man who had abandoned his wife and children. "No need. Goudan and I can eat enough in the canteen every day. We have no shortage of food."

"Well, then use it to buy two sets of clothes." Cui Gensheng refused to give up and continued to follow her.

Yu Niang stopped and was about to refuse, but Zhang, who was walking behind her, quickly stepped forward, snatched the silver from Cui Gensheng's hand and stuffed it into Yu Niang's arms.

"Mrs. Yu has received the silver, you can go back now!"

Cui Gensheng recognized Zhang. He sighed, looked at Yu Niang reluctantly, turned around and walked towards the city gate.

After he walked away, Zhang reached out and poked Yu Niang on the forehead, looking as if she was disappointed in her.

"Are you stupid? You won't accept the money even if you have it."

Yu Niang turned her head and bit her lip stubbornly, "I have already divorced him. Whether we live or die has nothing to do with him."