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

Su Yunzhi's heart ached again. He didn't know where this heartache came from.

"So what if they rebel? Does the Great Yan Kingdom still have a court now?" Su Yunyan said nonchalantly.

His words silenced everyone.

After a moment, Su Yunzhi looked at Su Kunliang, "Dad, did grandfather say when the academy will be built?"

Su Kunliang shook his head and sighed, "It's hard to say. The major families are shirking responsibility among themselves and don't attach any importance to the Central Plains culture at all."

"I'll go back and talk to my husband and ask him to find a clerical job for my eldest brother and younger brothers in the military camp?" Su Yunru was well aware of the Deng family's capabilities. If she could get a full-time job, it would be good for the Su family.

"No, you just came in. It's not appropriate to make such a request rashly. Wait a little longer." Su Kunliang said.

Su Yunzhi, "Don't worry about the family affairs, just take care of yourself."

Seeing that his father and brother said so, Su Yunru no longer mentioned it. He and Deng Shifa had lunch at Su's house and then returned to Deng's house.

After bidding farewell to his family, Su Yunzhi took some simple luggage and boarded a carriage to Longtan with Wu Xingwang and his son.

Along the way, Wu Yuan kept telling him about Longtan.

On this day, when the motorcade was driving outside the city of Nanzhou, it collided head-on with a wedding procession. Wu Xingwang hurriedly asked people to drive the carriage to the side of the road to avoid it.

"Whose wedding is so grand?"

Wu Yuan opened the window and looked at the flags in the wedding procession. When he saw the big word "Yu" on the flag, he gasped.

"Dad, it's the Yu family who's arranging the marriage."

"It looks like she's marrying off her daughter." Wu Xingwang murmured.

"Uncle Wu, are we going to stay in Nanzhou Prefecture?" Su Yunzhi asked.

Wu Xingwang shook his head, "No, let's hurry back."

Pulling the window again, Wu Yuan was so excited that he couldn't wait to go home. "It's almost the New Year. Our city should be bustling now, right?"

"It's almost time to slaughter the New Year pig."

Wu Xingwang rubbed his chin. When they came out, the city lord said that he would wait for them to go back and kill the New Year pig.

Seeing the appearance of the father and son, Su Yunzhi felt a little melancholy. When would his soul, which had nowhere to rest, find a place to rest?

Su Yunzhi vaguely felt that this trip to Longtan would allow him to find the answers he wanted.

Nanzhou Prefecture

Yujia

Yu Xunmei was discussing matters in the front yard with the steward who came to report.

"Since the Ye and Zhong families are so stubborn, we will stop supplying salt to Nanman Prefecture from now on. Aren't they very powerful? If you have the ability, don't come to the Yu family for help."

The steward bowed and smiled flatteringly, "The eldest lady is still wise!"

"It's okay, just go down first."

Yu Xunmei stood up and prepared to go out, when the maid came to report, "Miss, the eldest master vomited blood and fainted!"

"Let's go and take a look." Yu Xunmei took the lead and walked out of the conference room, followed by the maid.

Just as the bridal sedan that was carrying the concubine's daughter of the Yu family left, there was chaos in the backyard because Yu Shicheng vomited blood and fainted.

Looking at the bloodstains splattered all over the floor, Madam Yu yelled at the top of her lungs, "Go get a doctor!"

When Yu Xunmei came in, she saw her elder brother lying on a low couch, his face as pale as paper, his clothes and chest covered in blood.

"Go and call my father quickly." Yu Xunmei's face was full of worry. She turned her head and instructed the maid behind her that such an important matter must not be hidden from the old man.

Madam Yu was directing the servants to carry him to the bed and asking the maid to bring him clean clothes for him to change into.

Looking at Yu Shicheng, who had taken off his clothes and was emaciated, Mrs. Yu held a handkerchief and kept wiping her tears.

"What sin have I committed to give birth to a useless thing like you?"

Fan Yuejia was supported by her maid and hurried over. When she saw Yu Shicheng's appearance, she was so scared that she took two steps back.

Mrs. Yu took a quick step forward, raised her hand and slapped Fan Yuejia in the face.

"You little whore, your husband is so sick and you don't care about him!"

Fan Yuejia covered her face with her hands, tears of grievance rolling down her eyes.

"mother!"

"Don't call me, I don't have a daughter-in-law like you."

Madam Yu's eyes were filled with majesty that could not be ignored. They were fierce and sharp. She glared at her viciously, "You are unworthy of being a wife. You hide in your yard all day long, ignoring your husband's life or death. You are unfilial to your mother-in-law!"

"You are a jinx to your father and husband. You are a jinx who can't even lay eggs!"

After listening to Madam Yu's scolding, Fan Yuejia, who had never been insulted like this before, staggered a few steps. If Yu Xunmei hadn't supported her from behind, she would have fallen to the ground.

She covered her aching chest and defended herself with a trembling voice, "My husband hasn't stepped into my courtyard for more than three months. It's not my fault."

"No wonder you are like that. He is your husband and your heaven. If he doesn't come, you won't take the initiative to care about him more." Madam Yu still stared at her.

"I found it..." Fan Yuejia opened her mouth, but there were some words she couldn't say.

Yu Shicheng's insults to her are still vivid in her mind. He said that she was even lower than the women in the brothel, that she pretended to be virtuous on the surface but was actually very promiscuous. On several occasions, he even asked her to serve him together with several concubines, saying that it would allow him to enjoy the happiness of having many wives at once.

She has humbled herself for this man, but he still refuses to let her go.

If her father hadn't died, she would never have married into this messy Yu family.

How could Mrs. Yu hide what happened in her courtyard? How could Mrs. Yu miss the opportunity to suppress a woman who was rejected by her husband shortly after marriage?

"In the end, it's because you're incompetent. If you can't even hold your husband's heart, what's the point!"

"Shut up! How can you keep making such a noise?" Master Yu's stern voice came from outside the door.

Everyone in the room turned around and saw Master Yu coming in with the help of servants, leaning on a cane, followed by a doctor.

Fan Yuejia stepped aside tactfully, and Madam Yu hurriedly went over to her, "Doctor, please come and see how my son is doing."

The doctor walked to the bedside carrying a medicine box, looked at Yu Shicheng's face, took his hand, closed his eyes and concentrated on taking his pulse.

He has seen a lot of dirty things in the backyards of aristocratic families, so he just needs to focus on doing his own thing.

After a moment, the doctor opened his eyes, stretched out his hands to pry open Yu Shicheng's eyes and took a look. He seemed puzzled, and then grabbed his other hand to feel his pulse.

After careful investigation, he shook his head and stood up, bowing to Master Yu and Madam Yu, "I am angry that I am incompetent. I can't treat Master Yu's illness."

"How can you not be able to see the doctor? You are one of the best doctors in Nanzhou Prefecture. If you can't see the doctor, who else can?"

Mrs. Yu was worried about her son, so her tone was a little anxious.

The doctor looked at Mr. Yu in a dilemma.

Master Yu saw his concerns and said in a deep voice, "Doctor, whatever the problem is, just tell me the truth."

The doctor gritted his teeth and said, "Young Master has been taking excessive amounts of Hanshi powder for a long time. The toxicity has penetrated into his bone marrow and there is no cure."

"Bang!" Everyone in the room was caught off guard and startled.

But Master Yu hit the table hard with his cane with such force that the cane broke in two. His chest heaved violently, and he tried his best to suppress the fishy and sweet taste rising in his throat.

Mrs. Yu, who had recovered from her shock, looked helpless, "Doctor, please save my son!"