The White-Bone Demon of the Farm is as rich as a country

Ru Yue was injured, and Chu Ning'an took care of all the work of lighting the fire and cooking porridge, which made Ru Yue feel very embarrassed. He carried her back from such a long distance and even cooked soup for her. She owed him a big favor! She thought that since she was injured, she could indulge herself occasionally. As long as she didn't go too far and just waited for food and clothes, she should be understood, right? The result was -

"Your hand is injured, and it's inconvenient for me to use the spoon. I'll feed you." Chu Ning'an sat opposite Ru Yue with a bowl of warm porridge and spoke softly.

"It's not that serious. I can eat it slowly by myself." Ru Yue watched him open her mouth and eat the porridge he handed to her lips, but she didn't forget to refuse.

"The wound hasn't scabbed over yet. It will be more troublesome if it cracks. Leave it like this for the next two days. Wait until your hand gets better before you can eat by yourself." Chu Ning'an fed her and coaxed her patiently.

"How can I be so spoiled that I need to be fed? In the past, I had to do everything, not only meals, but also washing clothes and cooking. Otherwise, how would I eat?" Ru Yue said this casually while eating porridge and thinking about her previous life in Old Meng's house.

I suddenly felt a chill. The temperature in the mountains is unstable, dropping suddenly and unexpectedly. Ru Yue thought to herself and pulled the cloth covering her body.

"You have already escaped from the torment of that family, and it won't happen again in the future." Chu Ning'an seemed to be comforting Meng Ruyue, but also seemed to be convincing himself as if he was making a vow.

Ruyue looked at his cold face and smiled indifferently, "Chu Ning'an, has anyone ever told you that you are handsome? Your appearance is not the most delicate type, but you have an impeccable handsomeness and broadness. The thickness of your eyebrows and eyes is just right, like a profound ink painting. Even if you were wearing coarse linen clothes, it wouldn't affect you in the slightest." Meng Ruyue stared at Chu Ning'an with stars in her eyes, her eyes clear and full of admiration, "In a few years, you will definitely become a disaster rarely seen in a century. All the young girls and wives in the village will be fascinated by you."

He was just talking about the Meng family, but suddenly he turned to praising his good looks. The gap was a bit big, which made Chu Ning'an unable to accept it for a moment, but then he smiled.

"'Suddenly, a spring breeze arrives, and thousands of pear trees burst into blossom,' doesn't that describe you?" Ru Yue reached out her zongzi-wrapped hand and poked at the shallow dimple on Chu Ning'an's cheek, complaining, "How can a grown man like you be so handsome? How can a woman live with you?"

Ru Yue's look of despair once again made Chu Ning'an laugh. He always knew that he was beautiful, and he hated the obsessed look in other people's eyes when they stared at his handsome face. It made him want to dig out those people's eyes. But Ru Yue had praised him for his good looks more than once, and he was not disgusted. On the contrary, he felt a little happy, and even hoped that he could look better so that she could keep her eyes on his face. He knew that Ru Yue liked to look at good-looking people, without any lustful thoughts, but purely appreciating beautiful things.

"Ru Yue is also very beautiful. When she smiles, her eyes look like peach blossoms blooming in the warm sun." Chu Ning'an said sincerely.

"I know I'm pretty, but I'm still not as pretty as you!" She said with a little annoyance, serious yet a little slyly gloating, "You're so pretty, you'll never find a wife in the future."

"Didn't I sell myself to you? You will be responsible for finding it for me when the time comes." Chu Ning'an joked happily.

"I don't want to care about you. Where can I find someone to match you with such a troublesome face?"

"Didn't you tell the villagers that I was the husband your father found for you before he died?" He teased her in an even better mood.

"That's just a temporary solution. I don't want to hear people say that a flower is stuck in something." She even shook twice deliberately, as if she was really scared.

"Hahaha, hahaha..." Chu Ning'an couldn't hold back his laughter any longer. How could there be such a cute girl? "It's okay. I'll just tell them that you, a unique flower in the world, are stuck in my body. Hahaha."

"Then I don't want it either. I would feel so ashamed that I wouldn't be able to sleep in front of a husband who is more handsome than me." Ru Yue rejected his "kindness" very firmly.

The two chatted and laughed, and actually enjoyed the simple dinner with gusto, but they unexpectedly had a small argument before going to bed.

"I tried the temperature of the hot spring pool at noon today. It's just right for us to soak in it. How rare!" Ru Yue earnestly persuaded Chu Ning'an to let her go to the hot spring.

"You have injuries on your body, so it's not suitable for you to soak in hot water. It will be troublesome if they fester." Chu Ning'an shattered her hopes unmoved.

"My body is covered with bruises, but I don't have any wounds, so how could I get infected and fester? Hot soup has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, so it's perfect for me." Ru Yue argued.

"That won't work either. The abrasions can't get wet." Chu Ning'an looked as if he wouldn't negotiate.

"I said I'm not injured, just bruised. Do you understand what bruises mean?" Ru Yue pointed at Chu Ning'an angrily.

"Ruyue, be good. There will be another chance to pick you up in the future. Just be obedient, okay?" Chu Ning'an coaxed her patiently.

"I'm not a child. I don't want to be obedient. I want to take a hot spring bath." Ru Yue turned her head and covered her ears and screamed, giving Chu Ning'an the first time in two lives that she was willful.

To be honest, Chu Ning'an didn't dislike Ru Yue's willfulness. On the contrary, he felt a little happy about it. After all, this was the innocence and naivety that a fourteen-year-old girl should have. She was usually too independent and strong, which made him feel distressed.

He bent down, pulled down Ruyue's hand and placed it at his side, supported her thin shoulders, stared into her fiery eyes, and said patiently: "Ruyue, be obedient. If the wound really fester, Anping and Ruxue will be sad. Is that what you want? This time, I won't take a hot bath. Can I accompany you to soak your feet?"

Ru Yue puffed her cheeks in frustration and glared at Chu Ning'an, her eyes rolling around. Just as she was about to speak, Chu Ning'an interrupted her, "You have to promise me that you won't fall into the hot spring on purpose." After saying that, he looked at her steadily.

"Chu Ning'an, it's wrong for you to do this. Boys and girls under the age of seven should not sit at the same table. We are all adults and should know how to avoid suspicion." Ru Yue said seriously.

"It's okay, I won't look at you." The little girl brought out all the separation between men and women just to take a bath in the hot spring, which shows how much she wants it!

"This isn't a question of whether you look at me or not, but I can't let my future husband down, and you can't let your future wife down either. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

"So you don't want to soak your feet?" Chu Ning'an glanced at her sideways. "Then it's a good time to go to sleep. We can get up early and travel tomorrow."

"No, I'm going to soak my feet." Unable to convince Chu Ning'an, Ru Yue lowered her head resignedly. She had forgotten that Chu Ning'an was just a servant she bought, and she didn't need to care about his thoughts at all. On the contrary, he had to obey her orders unconditionally. However, if she didn't mention it, he wouldn't remind her, or even if he reminded her, she wouldn't take it seriously.

After reaching a consensus, Chu Ning'an picked up Ru Yue and walked out of the cave.

"I can walk by myself, my feet are not hurt." She struggled to get down.

"Don't make noise. It's late. If you don't want to go, go to bed." He made the final decision and didn't give her any excuse to refuse.

"Where there is oppression, there is resistance. Tyrants will not have a good end." Meng Ruyue muttered softly.

The cave wasn't far away, and Chu Ning'an, with his long legs and quick steps, arrived there in no time. He personally took off her shoes and socks, rolled up her trouser legs, and let her adjust to the heat before he placed her by the pool to sit and soak. Then he got busy with himself.

"Chu Ning'an, shouldn't you all pay attention to the separation of men and women?" She wanted to say that he was an ancient person and should pay attention to these things, but she forgot that she is an ancient person now.

"Do you mind?" Chu Ning'an thought she was deliberately reminding him that he was too frivolous, so he asked back.

"I don't care. I'm not getting married and I don't worry about what others think." She answered nonchalantly.

"You don't want to get married? What will you do in the future?" He was frightened by her rebellious ideas.

"I want to be rich enough to rival a country, and I will be able to roam freely across the vast world." She made a bold statement.

At this moment, he believed these words and kept them in mind. He wanted to help her realize this ambition.

The purpose of going into the mountains was achieved, and the two of them went down the mountain without stopping the next day.

After less than two days of sleeping in the open air, the two finally returned to the hut. They had been gone for five or six days, and Anping and Ruxue were living in fear. Fortunately, they saw their elder sister return safely. They hugged her for a long time and refused to let go. When they heard that their elder sister had picked the magic herb, they were even more delighted.

In recent days, life has not been easy for everyone. The two children did not ask their sister any questions, and they went to bed early after settling down.

The next morning, before Ru Yue went out to town, there was a knock on the wooden door of her house.

"Meng Ruyue, are you dead? Why don't you open the door at this time?" A sharp knock came from outside the door.

The two little ones couldn't help but shudder, filled with fear at the voice, "Sister? Yes, it's Meng Wenxiu!"

Ru Yue was busy drying the things she brought back yesterday. When she heard the shouting and was about to put down what she was holding and go to open the door, she saw Chu Ning'an come out and said, "You are busy, I will go open it." Ru Yue did not refuse and continued to be busy.

The wooden door slammed loudly, and the fence swayed along with it. "Meng Ruyue, you little bitch, are you dead?"

Chu Ning'an suddenly opened the wooden door. Meng Wenxiu's powerful blow missed the target and she stumbled into the courtyard, almost falling to the ground. "You little bitch, how dare you..."

The voice stopped abruptly, and Meng Wenxiu stared at Chu Ning'an without blinking. She had heard before that a handsome young man had come to Meng Ruyue's family, and that he was the husband found for her by her dead uncle. She thought that no matter how good he was, he could never catch up with her scholar brother, but this, this was too handsome.

"Brother Chu, I'm Meng Wenxiu, Ruyue's cousin." She pinched her throat and pretended to be shy, "The elders in my family want to discuss something with Ruyue, so they specially asked Wenxiu to come and invite them." Her shy look made Chu Ning'an click his tongue.

"I'm busy, please go away." Ru Yue didn't say anything and just drove the man away.

"Little bitch... Ruyue, how could you refuse the elders' summons? That's extremely unfilial. Listen to your cousin and pack up quickly to go home and listen to your grandparents' teachings." He parroted the words he'd heard from his brother and said, "Brother Chu, please help Wenxiu persuade Ruyue. How can you disobey your elders?"

"Ms. Meng, please respect yourself. Revealing your maiden name in front of a strange man is not what a good girl should do. You don't care about your reputation, but I still have to consider my face." Chu Ning'an could ignore Meng Wenxiu's coquettish behavior, but he could not tolerate anyone slandering and scolding Ru Yue.

Meng Wenxiu's face flushed with shame at Chu Ning'an's words. She thought she was better than Meng Ruyue in every way, and even had a brother who was a scholar. How could anyone in the village not look up to her? She had never expected Chu Ning'an to treat her like this. It must be that little bitch Meng Ruyue who had said bad things about her, which caused Brother Chu to misunderstand her.

"Brother Chu, Wenxiu didn't..." She covered her face with her hands and ran out of Ruyue's yard crying shyly, thinking she was graceful.

"It seems I can't go out this morning." Ru Yue sighed helplessly, but her eyes were shining with excitement. Last time they gave her five taels of silver, what could she "extort" from them this time?

She pulled Ruxue over and whispered a few words in her ear. The little girl grinned and nodded continuously, then ran out.

"Sister, do I still have to be afraid and beg for mercy?" Anping asked.

"No, you are the head of the family. If you have something to say, you should argue with reason. If you have nothing to say, you can get very angry. In any case, we are the ones being bullied." Ru Yue said to An Ping jokingly.

"Sister, I understand. People will tend to favor the poor people who cry." Anping looked as if he understood everything.

Sure enough, within a cup of tea, the eldest and second Meng brothers' wives, along with their children, came charging over cursing and swearing, and naturally, they were followed by a large group of onlookers who had followed them all the way from the village entrance.

Mrs. Hu was still as stupid as ever. "Meng Ruyue, you damn little bitch, you actually dared to bully my Wenxiu. I'll tear you apart." As she said that, she rushed towards Ruyue.

When Mrs. Hu saw Ru Yue, she became like a madman and forgot that her daughter was still hanging on her arm. The rush was not a big deal, but it caused Meng Wenxiu to stagger and fall to the ground. She dragged her daughter for two steps and was finally stopped.

"Mom, you're pulling me, mom." Meng Wenxiu screamed with her neck stretched out, forgetting the pinched throat she usually used when speaking in front of the villagers. This immediately scared everyone to the ground. Was the old hen's neck pinched?

"Oh, my poor Wenxiu, it's all that little bitch Meng Ruyue's fault. Mother must make amends to you with money and gifts. How could this black-hearted little bitch hurt you like this!" Mrs. Hu dragged Meng Wenxiu to the doorstep of Ruyue's house and started wailing, as if her own mother had died.

Meng Ruyue and the villagers who came to watch the fun were confused. They didn't understand what Hu was trying to do. Hu howled for a long time, but when there was no movement, she became confused too.

Meng Laoer's wife was too embarrassed to watch any longer, so she hurried forward to help her and Meng Wenxiu up, "Sister-in-law, get up quickly. Everyone knows that you care about the younger generation, so don't get too emotional."

Everyone was stunned. This Meng Laoer's wife was really talented. How did she come up with such a statement? Wasn't she afraid of being struck by lightning for such a casual nonsense? Everyone was secretly complaining.

"Ruyue, your grandparents are waiting for you at home. Go back and see them." Meng Laoer's wife finally got back to the point. "Why are you so irritable? Are you holding a grudge against your elders?"

Ru Yue was really impressed by her second aunt. A country woman was so good at playing house fighting. She labeled herself as having a bad temper and holding grudges against her elders. It was really outrageous. If a tiger doesn't show its power, do you think I'm a sick cat?

"Second Aunt, what are you talking about? The uncles, aunts and uncles in the village have all watched Ruyue grow up. I have never had a temper. Even when I was beaten and scolded by your family and not given food, I didn't dare to say a word. Second Aunt, you are making up stories in front of everyone and framing Ruyue, which is fine, but do you think we are all fools?" Ruyue said aggrievedly.

"The second son's wife has the best mouth in our village. She can turn black into white. We have seen Ru Yue grow up. She has a terrible temper. How can you, as an elder, say such nonsense?" Grandma Meng Si was the first to stand up and support Ru Yue.

"Both of my aunts have houses, land and food to eat, but my sister and I can't even have a full meal after working all day. How dare we wander around like our cousins? Not only are you kicking my sister and me out of the house, but you're also going to starve us to death?" Meng Anping said timidly in a low voice that everyone could hear.

"Since the whole family can't invite my second cousin, grandma can only come and invite you herself." A young man's voice sounded from behind the crowd.

Meng Wenfeng, the only scholar in Mengjia Village, actually came here supporting Old Lady Meng.