Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

When Li Yu heard the noise and ran out, Han Sheng was pressing a man to the ground.

The man was much smaller than Han Sheng and was pressed so hard that he couldn't move.

The man saw Li Yu from the corner of his eye and yelled, "Xiu Wen's wife, please tell him to let me go. I am your brother Wang An."

When Li Yu heard the name Wang An, Han Xiuwu's words instantly echoed in his ears and his expression froze.

She walked over quickly, looked down at Wang An, and then asked Han Sheng, "Brother Han Sheng, what happened?"

Using both hands, Han Sheng raised his chin in one direction and said, "He sneaked over here just now and threw the brick into the ditch over there while I was not around."

Li Yu walked a dozen steps in the direction he pointed, and sure enough, he saw about twenty or thirty bricks piled up in the ditch.

She walked back and looked at Wang An coldly, "Why did you throw the brick at me?"

Wang An felt uneasy at the sight of Li Yu, and stammered, "I...I saw that the bricks were not well made, and I was afraid...I was afraid that it would affect the construction of the house, so I threw them away for you."

What a great excuse for “affecting the construction of the house”! He really knows how to think of excuses.

A light laugh escaped from his throat, and Li Yu said, "I've never seen such a helpful person, and I guess the village chief hasn't seen it either. I'll have to ask him to judge. Han Zheng, go get the village chief."

Han Zheng, who followed Li Yu out, immediately ran towards the village.

Wang An didn't expect her to be so disrespectful to him. He was a little panicked and annoyed. "Xiu Wen's wife, didn't I just throw a few bricks at you? I didn't take them away. If you still want them, just pick them up."

"You didn't take it? I think you wanted to take it, but you just didn't have time!" Li Yu mercilessly tore off his mask, "Let me guess, if Brother Han Sheng hadn't found out, you would have found a chance to take all the bricks back to your own home by the afternoon at the latest. I heard that your table was broken, and you stole my bricks, probably to take them back to pad the table."

The more she talked, the more shocked Wang An looked. "How did you know my table was broken?"

Li Yu just smiled and said nothing.

Why did she know that? Of course it was Aunt Wu who told her.

In the past few days, Aunt Wu kept a close eye on Wang An's wife and talked to her. Not only did she know that the leg of Wang An's table was broken, she even knew that Wang An's mother secretly dyed her lips with red paper at home.

*

Footsteps were heard in the distance; the village chief and the villagers who came to watch the fun arrived.

Han Zheng had already told everyone about the situation, so when the villagers saw the bricks in the ditch, they all had indescribable expressions on their faces.

Wang An couldn't stand seeing people looking at him like a thief. Thinking about what he and Li Yu had just said, no one except Han Sheng heard it, so he argued, "I didn't steal anything. I was just curious whether Xiu Wen's wife could notice that there were fewer bricks, so I put the bricks in the ditch. Now that she has found out, I will pick them up for her later."

Unfortunately, the villagers have gained a lot of experience following Li Yu over the past year and are no longer so easily deceived.

A woman said sarcastically, "Wang An, you are really curious. Even my Shu Ge'er is not as curious as you."

"Do you think we are all fools? But I really didn't realize that you, Wang An, are that kind of person."

"You seem to be quite honest usually, but it turns out that you are a..."

The villagers didn’t say the word after that, but everyone knew it was the word “thief”. Wang An also realized it, and for a moment, his nerves were severely pricked.

"Xiu Wen's wife!" He stared at Li Yu, his tone hinting at a threat: "My wife makes snacks for you every day. You're harming me like this, aren't you afraid that she won't make snacks for you anymore?"

Li Yu was calm and composed: "Your wife..."

Just after saying three words, a loud female voice suddenly came from behind Li Yu, "You damn Wang An, you actually used me to threaten others!"

Li Yu turned his head and saw a fat woman rushing towards him with a rolling pin.

It was Wang An’s wife, Mei Er Niang.

Walking up to Li Yu, Mei Erniang smiled embarrassedly, "Xiu Wen's wife, I'm sorry, my husband is a bastard, I will deal with him right away and will never cause you any more trouble."

After saying that, without giving Li Yu time to reply, she kicked Wang An.

"Wang, I finally found a job and you want to take it away from me. I'll beat you to death!"

*

Mei Erniang kept shouting and beating, and even Han Sheng, who was controlling Wang An, was hit.

Li Yu was afraid that Han Sheng would suffer an unexpected disaster, so he asked him to let go of Wang An and hide aside.

Wang An was freed and jumped up.

Mei Er Niang was not afraid and continued to kick Wang An's legs.

Wang An couldn't stand it anymore and raised his hand to grab Mei Erniang's arm, "How dare you hit me, are you crazy?!"

"I'm just crazy." Mei Er Niang easily broke free from him, her eyes like knives: "You Wang, you can't stand seeing me doing well, I'm going to fight you."

The villagers all around were stunned as they watched the scene of a wife beating her husband.

"Is this really the Second Mother?"

"Could she be possessed by a ghost? She's not usually like this."

"Yes, Mei is a little fat, but she has a good temper and speaks softly on weekdays. She has never hit anyone, let alone quarreled."

"What's going on? Do you want to find a great immortal to take a look?"

*

Wang An was even more shocked than the villagers. His whole body was in pain and he was crying.

Realizing that he could not beat Mei Er Niang, he ran away, but unfortunately Mei Er Niang was faster than him and grabbed his clothes.

"Do you still dare to use me to threaten Xiu Wen's wife?" Mei asked viciously.

Wang An shook his head, "You are not Er Niang. Er Niang is not like this."

"I am Er Niang." Mei Er Niang spat in his face, "I was just pretending before, it was just because I liked you and wanted to live a good life with you, so I pretended to be gentle and kind to you, but now I don't want to endure it anymore.

Wang An, you are a heartless person. I married you with a generous dowry. After I came to your Wang family, I cooked and washed clothes for you, took care of your mother, and during the busy farming season, I mostly farmed the land at home. But what did you do? Except for the first year after I married you, after I gave birth to a daughter, you let your mother torture me and called me a chicken that doesn't lay eggs.

I endured everything for my daughter, but you set your sights on her. Folks, do you know what Wang An did? "

Before anyone could answer, Mei Erniang continued, "My little Yu'er was only seven years old, and Wang An's mother found an old man for her as a husband. She also said that she would send her to a rich family as a maid, and then bring her back to marry when she was old enough."

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

Mei Er Niang still felt it was not enough, and continued: "Also this time, I made snacks for Xiu Wen's wife and others. They were kind to me and paid me enough. I was too grateful to say thank you, but Wang An and his mother forced me to threaten Xiu Wen's wife that they would stop working if she didn't raise her wages.

He is so heartless, I don't want him anymore, I want to divorce him!"