Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

"But, sister-in-law, please don't take it too seriously when I say this." Lu Sangui said thoughtfully.

"My brother grew up with me. Now that he has lost his livelihood, I cannot just ignore him."

Du Wenxiu smiled and said, "You said that as if we were stopping you from controlling your brother."

Lu Sangui paused, wanting to explain but not knowing what to say.

After sitting for a while, Du Wenxiu broke the silence:

"In fact, when Yue Niang was at Qiu's house, the two of them bought dozens of acres of land and hired people to farm it. When they left, they left the land to her family, so they didn't have to worry about their livelihood."

Lu Sangui nodded: "After all, he is my brother. I also found a chance to go see him, so I feel relieved."

"Ah."

Everyone had their own thoughts and the atmosphere became silent for a moment.

Lu Sangui stood up and said goodbye, and reminded them not to forget to move and cook the day after tomorrow, and everyone could get together to have fun. Du Wenxiu and the others naturally sent him out without saying anything more.

It is said that when Lu Sangui returned home, his wife Yang was directing the maids to work busily. Seeing that he seemed to be worried, she couldn't help but come over.

"Didn't you say you were going to send watermelons to your sister-in-law? Why is it like this?" she asked worriedly.

Lu Sangui sighed and told her about Qiu Yong's family.

"It's not our place to interfere in other people's affairs. If you're worried, why don't you go visit them tomorrow?"

Yang's words were exactly what Lu Sangui wanted.

"I would like to go, but this house is a mess. I don't know if you can handle it by yourself."

Yang laughed and pushed him with her slender hand: "Look at what you said. Even if you were at home, you would just watch from the side while the servants worked hard. How could you tire me out?"

Lu Sangui chuckled and decided to go to the countryside to visit Qiu Yong tomorrow.

He got up early the next morning, had someone harnessed a cart, and headed for Taohua Village early.

But Du Wenxiu forgot to tell him that Qiu Yong's family now lives in their own house.

Lu Sangui walked around the gate of Qiu Yong's old courtyard for a long time, only to find that the door was locked and there was no one inside.

It was Old Yang, who was driving by, who saw that he looked familiar and asked a few questions.

"Uncle Yang, I'm Sangui. I just left home a few years ago." Lu Sangui greeted Old Yang with a smile.

He didn't react at first, but then he remembered and dropped the pipe in his hand in shock.

“Hey, aren’t you the one who killed Ershun’s wife and ran away?”

Lu Sangui smiled awkwardly and said, "That matter has been resolved, Uncle Yang. My brother Ershun has already turned himself in at the government office. I am not involved in any case now."

It took a long while of explanation before Old Yang finally understood.

Lu Sangui asked him about the whereabouts of Qiu Yong's family, only to find out that they had moved to Lu Fanghai's old courtyard.

Old Yang was so excited that he was in no hurry to drive away. He squatted at the door and chatted with him.

"Hey, who wouldn't say Qiu Yong's mother didn't do good things? She let such a good daughter-in-law go, and now she has an ancestor to worship at home."

It turned out that the tung flowers were making noises from time to time, pretending to be pregnant.

Coarse cloth scratches the skin, so it hurts to wear silk clothes.

She also complained that the food was not to her taste, so she specially hired a cook from the city at a high price to make some delicious fruits for her every day, claiming that they were the child's favorite.

He also didn't get along with Qiu Yong's mother. He was accommodating to her at first, but after Yue Niang left, things got out of control.

He catches chickens and chases dogs every day, and makes a lot of noise. Everyone in the village knows that there is a conflict between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law in his family. They already sympathize with Yue Niang, but now they feel even more embarrassed.

Although Yue Niang bought dozens of acres of land when she was alive, without the development of the workshop, the Qiu family could not be said to have lived a good life.

Compared with Tonghua's previous life, she just didn't have to go hungry anymore, but how could she afford to support a maid?

Tonghua had been poor for a long time but suddenly became rich. She was flattered by the cook hired from the city. She wanted to eat more ginseng and bird's nest for nourishment. If she was not satisfied, she would threaten her with the baby in her belly.

As soon as Lu Sangui arrived at the door, he heard a noise coming from the yard.

The courtyard door was ajar and opened with a gentle push, but the scene inside the courtyard made him frown:

Qiu Yong seemed not to be at home. His blind old mother was sitting on the ground in the yard crying.

A thin little girl stood beside her, holding a wet towel in her hand, looking at her at a loss.

Not far away, lying on a recliner was a pregnant woman with a big belly, served by a very clean woman.

Seeing him come in, the pregnant woman raised her eyes, looked at him coldly, and stuffed the remaining fruit in her hand into her mouth and ate it.

Then he asked slowly, "If you want to find our head of the family, go to the fields and look for him. Don't ask about our family affairs."

Lu Sangui had been doing business abroad for a long time and was well-mannered and scheming. When he saw the woman's behavior, he knew she was not someone he would get along with.

He took a step back and nodded, "I'm here to find Qiu Yong for something. I'll go find him in the fields."

He glanced again at Qiu Yong's mother who was sitting on the ground crying, and remembered what Du Wenxiu and Yue Niang had said. He shut up, turned around and walked out.

But where is Qiu Yong’s family’s land? We have to find someone to ask.

Just as he was hesitating, he met Mrs. Meng who was looking for her grandson. She saw him from a distance, waved her hand and called him to come over.

"Hey, Sangui, I just heard from Old Yang that you're back, why don't you come home and sit down?"

All Mrs. Meng did all day was look after her grandson and gossip. Now that she had met Lu Sangui, even if he said a few words to her, it might be enough to keep her gossiping for half a month.

Lu Sangui told Qiu Yong that he came to look for him, but he didn't know that Qiu Yong had gone to the fields. Meng Po volunteered to take him there.

Lu Sangui asked her to help point out the way, not wanting to delay her from finding the child. Mrs. Meng said, "Who knows where he might go to get a meal again? It would be better to wait until he is full before looking for him again."

There was no choice but for Lu Sangui to follow her into the fields.

Along the way, Mrs. Meng kept asking about what happened in Ershun's family. Lu Sangui evaded the question and then asked about the situation in Qiu Yong's family.

This question really hit the mark of Meng Po's expertise, and she told him everything about Qiu Yong's family.

He also sighed, "I think you saw it just now. That girl, tut tut, is far inferior to Yue Niang. Now Qiu Yong is so tired for this family."

Lu Sangui followed her out of the village and walked for a long time before he realized that the land Qiu Yong bought was not in Taohua Village, but in the neighboring village. It was bought by Yue Niang and Du Wenxiu at that time.

"Tell me, if Yue Niang hadn't worked with Fang Hai's family to run the workshop, how would their family have had the money to buy the land? Now there's not even enough money to build the house in the old courtyard."

Mrs. Meng curled her lips, showing a hint of disgust.

"Even though Yue Niang can't have children, if Qiu Yong can coax her into giving birth, and then have a baby outside, what can Yue Niang say? It's heartbreaking to have someone under your nose."

Lu Sangui had already heard what happened from Du Wenxiu, but he didn't ask in detail.

But Mrs. Meng was so excited about her talk that she couldn't stop for a while.