Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

"Sangui went to Ershun to talk about going into the mountains. When he got in, he saw Ershun squatting under the courtyard wall with his head in his arms. He asked him a question, but Ershun said nothing. Seeing such a grown man crying, Sangui felt something was wrong. He kicked the door open and saw the adulterous couple making out on the kang. He went out, got a machete and stabbed them both."

"He asked Ershun to go with him, but he was afraid that we would look for him, so he came to tell me. He only had the money from selling the musk deer, and after spending some of it, he only had a dozen taels left. I thought that if he left, he might live or die, and when he is away from home, a penny can make a hero fall, so I asked you to give him the money for self-defense."

It was late at night when everyone was asleep, and Lu Fanghai told Du Wenxiu the whole story.

"Where did they go? Do you know?"

Lu Fanghai shook his head: "He wanted to tell me where to go, but I didn't let him say anything. It would be best if they didn't know where to go, so that no one would find them."

"Don't worry, wife. I can earn the money back." Seeing that she didn't say anything, Lu Fanghai hurriedly expressed his opinion.

"Oh, you said that again." Du Wenxiu moved closer to Lu Fanghai and rested her head on his shoulder. "Today I pickled some mustard greens. After three to five days, I will take them out and chop them up. I will also take some dried black fungus and go to town to see if I can sell them. If I can make some money, it can also be a way to make a living."

Lu Fanghai turned over, held her in his arms, and stared at the bare wall opposite with sparkling eyes, without saying a word for a long time.

Originally, it was just for the sake of the half cake, and I wanted to give her a peaceful life. All I could do was to work hard to earn money so that she would have enough food and clothing and would not be beaten or scolded. But I didn't expect that she could work hard with me, together!

"Wife, I, Lu Fanghai, will never let you down in this life." The man's muffled voice sounded above her head. Du Wenxiu arched her body and hugged his waist.

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The matter between Ershun's wife and Xie Dongcai took several days to calm down. The county yamen runners came several times and issued arrest warrants, but they could not find any trace of the Ershun brothers. This made Lu Fanghai feel relieved.

After I expanded the chicken coop, the mortality rate of the chicks I bought was indeed not that high, and they chirped loudly every day.

In late spring and early summer, the fragrance of locust flowers filled Du Wenxiu's nose. He was so greedy that he had to climb up the tree to pick locust flowers and steam them to eat.

Fang scolded her for being lazy and greedy, but she didn't take it to heart. Anyway, Lu Fanghai promised to help her pick them, so she just waited at home.

Du Wenxiu wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, remembering that when he was young, his grandmother always steamed locust flowers and mixed them with mashed garlic and sesame oil, which tasted so delicious.

Someone knocked on the door outside the yard. It was Yulan with Xiaohu. It had been a while since they last met. Yulan had become thinner, and her big eyes on her pale face made her unique fragility even more obvious.

"Sister Fang Hai, I want to buy some things. My mother went out and didn't leave any money. Can I lend you some money and pay it back later?" Yulan, who seemed like she would fall over if the wind blew, looked at her timidly and said softly.

"Come in and sit down. I'll give you whatever you want." The pity that inadvertently flashed in Du Wenxiu's eyes hurt Yulan. She lowered her head, revealing her flawless white jade neck.

It is said that Aunt Lu spread the word to Mrs. Jiao that she would give Yulan to whoever gave the most money, no matter if he was a cripple or a fool, as long as he gave the most.

However, they were already in the stage of discussing marriage with Xie Dongcai from the village chief's family. After Xie Dongcai died, the village chief's wife came up with the idea of ​​letting Yulan marry into the family with the tablet in her arms. She also said that it was Yulan who killed Xie Dongcai, and whoever dared to marry Yulan would be going against their family.

People from all over the neighborhood see each other every day, and Aunt Lu's behavior is known to everyone, so no one wants to get involved with this poor woman.

As a result, no matter how beautiful the magnolia is, no one will respond to this conversation.

"Sister-in-law, Xiaohu will be deposited at your house first. I won't go in. If it's convenient for you, I would like to borrow two taels of silver... If it's not convenient, one tael will also do."

Magnolia raised her head slightly, her eyes pleading like a little deer. The early summer breeze blew over, and the sun was a little dazzling.

For some reason, Du Wenxiu had a trance-like feeling as if he was not in this world.

"I will pay it back later, sister-in-law, believe me." Seeing that Du Wenxiu didn't say anything, Yulan added with a trembling voice.

Du Wenxiu reached out and took Xiaohu's hand, asked Qiao'er to look at him, turned around and went into the house to get two taels of silver and gave them to Yulan.

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Yulan lowered her head, and her tears fell on the ground beneath her feet, splashing a few grains of dust.

Yulan pursed her lips, and walked quickly out of the village with a determined look on her face. Du Wenxiu leaned against the door frame, watching her receding back. His nose felt sore and his heart was filled with anxiety.

Aunt Lu didn't know how many times she had gone to the village chief's house and fought with his wife. She won and lost sometimes, but always came back injured. As soon as she entered the door, she would beat and scold Yulan, or refuse to give her food.

Finally made a decision, eh?

But this world is a difficult place. What good results can we expect for a weak woman alone outside?

Du Wenxiu sighed that she could only provide her with help within her ability, but could not change anyone's life.

Fang was sitting in the yard peeling the bamboo shoots that Lu Fanghai had dug up, watching Qiao'er teasing Xiaohu. Perhaps she knew that Du Wenxiu had taken the silver, but she said nothing.

In the afternoon, Aunt Lu came back and brought some people home.

The door opened as soon as it was pushed, but no one was at home. Aunt Lu found the Lu family and saw Qiaoer playing with Xiaohu, but no Yulan.

Du Wenxiu was fiddling with the locust flowers picked by Lu Fanghai. When she saw Aunt Lu asking about Yulan, she said that she had gone out to buy something and had not returned yet.

Aunt Lu naturally didn't believe it and asked which direction Yulan went.

Du Wenxiu pointed it out to her, and Aunt Lu took people to chase after it.

It was getting dark when Aunt Lu came back in a bad mood. With a gloomy face, she kicked open the half-closed gate of the Lu family's courtyard.

The Lu family members who were eating were holding vegetable buns and bowls in their hands, looking at Aunt Lu in surprise.

At this moment, Aunt Lu in front of him had disheveled hair and her face was wrinkled with sweat. She was holding the door with one hand and her other hand on her waist, breathing heavily.

The people following behind him were holding sticks and looked like they were up to no good.

"Mr. Fang Hai, where did you hide Magnolia? Hand it over to me." Aunt Lu stared at her with bloodshot eyes and spoke in a stern voice.

Du Wenxiu stood up and asked curiously, "Aunt, what are you talking about? Isn't Sister Yulan back yet? Why should I hide her? It doesn't make sense."

Aunt Lu's son Xiaohu was also eating at the table. Hearing what they said, he called out in a baby voice, "Mom, my sister sent me here and then went shopping. She didn't even enter the yard."

Aunt Lu's eyes were red at this time. She pointed at Du Wenxiu and cursed: "You must have coaxed her into something. I don't know which wild man she ran off with. Now that she can't be found, I'm going to use your people as compensation."

As he said this, he called on the people behind him to come forward and pull the person away.

"Do you think I'm dead?" Lu Fanghai went up, grabbed the stick and kicked two people down. When the others saw this, they inevitably hesitated and did not dare to step forward.

Seeing this, a fat woman in red and green behind Aunt Lu said lazily: "Aunt, I have seen your daughter, so I promised you such a good price. If you want to change someone, you can't."