Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

Because they had to prepare things for the mushroom bed at the village head's house, Liu Changshun and his family did not go back. Liu Changshun and his three children started tinkering in the yard of Liu Xu's house. Chen Lan and Xu Ruolan, apart from occasionally helping out, took care of the children's cooking and sewing.

the other side.

Chen Shuman had someone bring the news to Liu Dongcheng and his son yesterday afternoon. Therefore, Liu Dongcheng and Liu Chengming came back this morning.

When they got home, the old couple Liu Dashan were not in the house. Chen Shuman quickly pulled the father and son into the house and told them the story in an exaggerated way.

After hearing this, Liu Dongcheng stood up suddenly and said angrily:

"I'm going to find this traitorous girl!"

Seeing her father angry, Liu Juan looked gloating. Humph, you little bitch, wait and see how I'll deal with you in the future.

After all, Liu Chengming has studied for so many years and is still a student, so naturally he thinks more.

"Dad, don't be impatient." He stretched out his hand to stop Liu Dongcheng.

"We have already separated, and from what mother said, grandfather seems to be on the side of the second branch. If we go there rashly, not only will we not get the prescription, but we will also mess things up."

Liu Dongcheng frowned and thought for a moment before sitting down again. Liu Dongcheng looked at his son, who was as tall as him, with an extraordinary appearance and calmness. A flash of pride flashed in his eyes, and then he asked in a gentle voice:

"What do you mean, Ming'er?"

Chen Shuman and Liu Juan also looked at Liu Chengming with confusion.

"Mom, please take Juan'er and Cai'er to cook first. Dad and I will discuss it first." Liu Chengming turned to Chen Shuman and her daughter and said.

His mother and his sister were just good at fooling his grandmother, but if the girl from the second house was really like what they said, she wouldn't have separated from the family before, and she wouldn't have come up with a way to grow mushrooms. So, it's better not to let them know some things.

Chen Shuman and her husband were not very happy about it, but seeing their son's (brother's) look that refused to be rejected, they had no choice but to go to the kitchen reluctantly.

Only the father and son were left in the room.

"Ming'er, what do you think about this? Dad never thought that the mushrooms in Zuiyunxuan were actually made by that damn girl Liuxu. Think about how much effort and money your grandfather and I spent to get three or four samples. Otherwise, all the customers of Bazhenlou would have been snatched away by Zuiyunxuan. When I think about this damn girl being such a traitor, I want to beat her to death!" Liu Dongcheng said gritting his teeth.

"Dad, if we were my second uncle's family, my second aunt and Xu'er would bully mom and Juan'er every day. Would you be willing to give your way of making money to my second uncle?" Liu Chengming looked at his father and asked quietly.

"This..." Liu Dongcheng was speechless after being asked.

"Dad, Mom and Juan'er, you should have a good talk. Your son will have to take exams in the future. If his classmates or teachers find out, and my mother and sister at home mistreat my second uncle's family who have supported my father and me in our studies since we were young, what future do you think your son has?" Liu Chengming asked with a frown?

Liu Dongcheng opened his mouth and said dejectedly after a while:

"Father will tell your mother and Juan'er." Then he said unwillingly:

"So let's just forget about this mushroom cultivation thing?"

Liu Chengming stood in front of the window, looking out for a while before he spoke:

"We are also members of the Liu family, and you are her eldest uncle. And you have her grandparents, so how can you teach outsiders the way of cultivation without teaching the family? Since Mom and Juan'er did something wrong, shouldn't Dad, as the eldest uncle, take his wife and daughter to apologize? Second uncle is serving in your service and hasn't returned yet, shouldn't you care about your nephews and nieces who have been separated from the family?"

"You mean...but they probably won't accept it?" Liu Dongcheng hesitated.

"Whether they accept it or not is their business. We have to do what we should do. At least we have to let the villagers see our sincerity. Don't you agree?"

Liu Chengming curled his lips.

"What about your grandfather?" Liu Dongcheng frowned. He never thought that his old father, who had remained silent all this time, would actually favor the second wife.

"I'll go with you to Grandpa's place. Grandpa only hopes that we and my second uncle's family can support each other. Father, you must remember that you are going to apologize to Grandpa and let him know that you didn't know before and you feel guilty..."

Liu Xu was naturally unaware of the plans of Liu Dongcheng and his son.

The father and son talked in the room for a while before opening the door and going to the main room.

In the room, Liu Dashan lay on his side on the bed. He was still upset about Liu Xu's decisive words yesterday. The old man didn't understand how a good family could become like this. He was angry at Chen for making trouble, his old wife for being stupid, and Liu Xu for being heartless. Whenever he thought of it, he sighed deeply.

Zhang had also been well behaved since yesterday. She sat on the edge of the bed and tapped the soles of her shoes. She wanted to make a scene, but when she thought about the village chief's words yesterday about sending her away, and saw that the old man had ignored her since he came back, she felt a little sad.

This is what Liu Dongcheng and his son saw when they went in. They looked at each other and Liu Dongcheng took the lead and walked in.

"Dad, Mom, Ming'er and I are back to see you!"

"Grandpa, grandma! Grandpa is not feeling well. Ming'er, let's call the doctor to check on you." The two of them bowed respectfully, and Liu Chengming looked at Liu Dashan with concern.

When Liu Dashan heard Liu Dongcheng talking, he turned around. He felt better when he saw his eldest grandson caring about him so much. When Zhang saw her eldest son and grandson, she asked excitedly:

"Why are you and your son back? Doesn't Ming'er have no day off yet?" After Liu Chengming went to study in the town, he had one day off every ten days, but most of the time he was on day off in the town and would only come back once every one or two months.

"Is it Chen who sent you the news?" Liu Dashan slowly sat up, leaning against the head of the bed and said softly.

Upon hearing this, Liu Dongcheng lifted his robe and knelt down, looking at Liu Dashan with tears in his eyes and said:

"Dad, I am an unfilial son. I shouldn't have been so busy making money all day. I married Chen but didn't manage her well, causing conflicts between her and my second brother's family. This brought shame to my parents."

Liu Chengming followed suit and knelt down

"Grandpa, grandma, I am an unfilial grandson. I shouldn't come home so seldom just to copy a few more books. If I came back every time I had a day off, I would never let mother and Juan'er treat my second aunt and little sister like this. I have failed grandpa and grandma's teachings, and I have failed my second uncle who has worked hard to support my grandson's education for so many years. I feel guilty."

"Oh, Dongcheng, Ming'er, what are you doing? Get up, get up!" Seeing this, Zhang quickly dropped the basket in her hand, jumped off the bed to help the father and son.

But the father and son looked at Liu Dashan and were unwilling to get up.

"Oh, old man...how can you blame them? It was obviously that dead girl..." Zhang shouted to Liu Dashan anxiously.

"Shut up!" Liu Dashan scolded her directly when he saw that she was about to talk nonsense again. When he saw that she stopped talking, he glared at her fiercely and then turned to look at Liu Dongcheng and his son.

"Everyone, get up and talk. Old lady, go kill a chicken and stew it for Dongcheng and Ming'er."

Zhang knew that the old man wanted to get rid of her, so after hesitating for a while, she finally went out.

"Get up and sit down." Liu Dashan said softly to the two of them.

The two of them found a place to sit down as they were told, and then looked at their father (grandfather) together.

Liu Dashan sighed again and looked at the father and son.

"Dongcheng, do you remember that when you wanted to marry Chen, the Chen family asked for a betrothal gift of 30 taels. At that time, you had just started working and your family didn't have much money. How did you get the betrothal gift in the end?"

"Yes, my second brother went to the mountains for seven days in a row, hunted wild animals and sold them for chips..." Liu Dongcheng lowered his head and replied.

"Cheng Ming, your father's monthly salary was three taels. The rent of your courtyard in the town is 300 wen per month. Your annual salary is fifteen taels. The cost of pens, ink, paper, and inkstone and buying books will be more than ten taels a year, not to mention the daily food and clothing expenses. Do you think your father's monthly salary is enough?" Liu Dashan looked at Liu Chengming again and asked softly.

"Grandpa..." Liu Chengming also lowered his head.

"Although the old man has never been to school, he still knows the saying of repaying a favor. Tell me, did Chen and Juan'er do the right thing?" Liu Dashan asked in a deep voice.

"Cai'er stole eggs from the house and refused to admit his mistake when he was discovered. He also falsely accused Xu. Chen and Juan'er not only refused to teach him a lesson, but also helped to cover it up. Xu was almost beaten to death by her grandmother.

When Xu was eight months pregnant, Chen asked Cai'er to play Cuju in the yard, but Cai'er knocked Xu down, nearly killing three people.

After the family split up, the girl Xu ventured into the mountains and lost the money she had earned with her life to build a house. Chen and Juan'er said the money was not obtained legally, so they instigated your mother and grandmother to make trouble. And there were also the daily mistreatment of food and clothing, one by one, don't you know anything about it?"

The more Liu Dashan spoke, the more upset he felt, because it wasn't just them, father and son, but even he, who turned a blind eye to these things.

Thinking of this, Liu Dashan closed his eyes, tears of guilt flowed from his eyes. He was sorry for his younger son. Not only did he favor the older son since he was young, but because of his favoritism, the younger son's family was almost broken up. He was not worthy of being a father.

"Dad, I was wrong. I will take my wife and children to apologize to my brother and sister-in-law right now!" The father and son exchanged glances, and Liu Dongcheng said to Liu Dashan in a sad tone.

Liu Dashan didn't open his eyes when he heard this, but just raised his hand and waved, signaling them to go out. Seeing this, the father and son didn't stay any longer, and told him to have a good rest, and then left the main room.

The father and son returned to the main room. Chen Shuman and her daughter were already in the room, and Liu Chengcai was probably in the kitchen.

"Dad, how is the child? What did Dad say?" Chen Shuman asked anxiously as soon as they entered the house. Although Liu Juan didn't say anything, she also looked at her father and brother anxiously.

With a "slap", Liu Dongcheng slapped Chen Shuman in the face. Liu Chengming and his sister were shocked:

"Dad" "Dad"

Chen Shuman was stunned by the sudden slap, and then reacted and screamed:

"Ah, Liu Dongcheng, why did you hit me!"

"Why do I hit you? That's a good question! I usually don't feed you enough, don't wear enough clothes, or what? The housework is done by the second wife, are you bored and looking for trouble everywhere? It's ok to make trouble before the separation, but you still make trouble after the separation. Are you bored that my son and I have a good reputation?"

When Liu Dongcheng thought about what his father had just said and the advice from the villagers in the future, he was furious. If this matter spread to the town, how could his son take the examination for the scholar and the top scholar!

Liu Chengming pursed his lips when he heard this, looked at his mother and said nothing more.

Liu Juan swallowed and shrank herself back.

Chen Shuman felt a little guilty when he heard this, but when he thought of him hitting him, he couldn't help but yelled again:

"It's true that we have enough food and clothes, but look at what I eat and wear now. You are so capable, why do you still leave us mother and son in the village?"

"I'm a good town girl, but I can't live a good life with you for two days. I have to stay in this country to take care of your parents! Not to mention your father, but your mother, don't you know what's going on?"

"Oh, now you're accusing me of causing trouble. Did I spend all the money earned by your second brother's family?"

Liu Dongcheng couldn't help but get angry when he heard her say that, and raised his hand to hit her again. Liu Chengming quickly stepped forward to stop him.

"Dad, calm down. Business is more important! Mom, you should stop talking too."

The room was quiet and everyone sat down. Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Liu Chengming spoke:

"Now that things have come to this, what's the point of arguing about who is right and who is wrong! We should now think about how to ease the relationship with Second Aunt and the others. Only in this way can we get the recipe for growing mushrooms."

"Then, Ming'er, what do you think we should do?" Chen Shuman didn't want to pay attention to Liu Dongcheng. She looked at her eldest son and asked hesitantly.

"Mom, for me and our family, I have to let you and Juan'er down this time!" Liu Chengming glanced at Liu Juan and said gently to his mother. The mother and daughter looked at each other, very confused.

"Mom, this afternoon Dad will take you, Juan'er, and my second brother to apologize to my second aunt..."

"What? We have to apologize to that bitch? Why?" Chen Shuman shouted before Liu Chengming finished speaking.

"Mom!" Liu Chengming raised his voice and shouted.

"My son will take the examination for the title of Scholar next year. His family tradition and moral character will be taken into consideration. Do you want him to be rejected?"

Chen Shuman heard this and shut up guiltily. Liu Chengming continued:

"Besides, mother, we must get the mushroom cultivation method. With it, our family can move to the county town, my second brother and I can enter a better academy, and my sister can find a good family. So for me and for our family, mother, please be patient and reconcile with them temporarily, okay?"

Seeing that Chen Shuman was still a little unwilling, Liu Chengming continued to persuade her:

"When we are rich and powerful, will you still be afraid that you can't handle a country girl?"

Chen Shuman's brows slowly relaxed when he heard this, and he pondered for a moment:

"Okay, for you and our family, I will bear with it for now. When we go to the county town, I will pay you back tenfold or a hundredfold for all the suffering I've endured these days!"

She said through gritted teeth.

Liu Juan opened her mouth to say something, but she knew in her heart that her parents and brother had made their decision, so it was useless for her to say anything. She could only hate in her heart: Bitch, I'll let you be arrogant for a while longer.

When they were almost done discussing, they heard Mrs. Zhang calling them to eat. So they tidied up their expressions and clothes and went to the main room to eat.