I will lead the whole village to occupy the land and become the king.

"Mrs. Lu, I'm Wang Bo."

Jiang Qinyu raised her eyebrows when she heard the voice. She stood up to open the door and said to the two children, "Go wash up first. We're getting ready for bed."

The children obediently went to fetch water, while Jiang Qinyu opened the yard door.

"Mrs. Lu," Wang Bo called out with a shy smile on his face. He pointed into the yard, "Can I come in and talk?"

Jiang Qinyu didn't move a muscle and refused directly, "It's not convenient at night. If you have anything to say, just stand here and talk."

What a joke, she is now a widow whose husband has died. If she lets a young man into her house late at night, even if nothing happens, she will be called a fickle woman by those gossipmongers.

Wang Bo's smile froze, and he lowered his eyes with a look of loneliness, his voice lowered, "Do you know that my mother just proposed to Miss Liu next door?"

Jiang Qinyu nodded, not taking it seriously. "I heard a little bit."

"Then do you know why my mother wants to propose to Miss Liu?" Wang Bo asked again.

Jiang Qinyu was speechless. "How should I know? And why should I know?"

"This matter really has something to do with you." Wang Bo looked at her with a hint of apology.

Jiang Qinyu frowned when she heard this, "What do you mean?"

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Lu, because I accidentally made my mother think that I was mean to you... to you..." Wang Bo looked away. "Anyway, I came here to tell you because I hope you can be prepared, in case my mother comes to embarrass you..."

Jiang Qinyu interrupted him directly. "Wait a moment," she looked at Wang Bo with a bad face. "Are you saying that you talked nonsense in front of your mother, causing her to think that you had some plans for me, but she didn't want you to be with me, so she went to ask Miss Liu for marriage?"

"Yes." Wang Bo nodded in agreement, and did not deny Jiang Qinyu's statement that she had "ulterior motives" towards her.

Jiang Qinyu couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Is there something wrong with your family? If so, go get treatment!"

After saying this, Jiang Qinyu slammed the door shut, bolted it, and then propped a large wooden stick against the door.

"Auntie, don't be angry." Seeing her ugly face, the two children ran over and hugged her legs.

Jiang Qinyu was only angry for a moment, but now she was no longer angry. "Auntie, it's okay. Are you two done washing?"

"It's done." They said in unison.

As expected of twins, they mostly say the same things. The biggest difference is probably that Shufan matures more precociously than Paner.

"Then you go back to your room and lie down first. Auntie will come after she cleans up and washes up." Jiang Qinyu touched their heads and urged.

Pan'er blinked her eyes, "Auntie, will you tell us about Sun Wukong tonight?"

"Tell me, tell me. Our Pan'er wants to listen, so of course auntie has to tell you." Jiang Qinyu tapped her little nose with amusement.

This child, a little girl, was particularly interested in the story of Monkey King fighting monsters.

Shu Fan, on the other hand, is more interested in other myths derived from Journey to the West, such as Nezha's Conquering the Dragon King.

"Auntie is the best!" Pan'er pulled Jiang Qinyu down and kissed her on the cheek. "Pan'er loves Auntie the most!"

Jiang Qinyu touched her face and smiled, watching them enter the house.

Although what the Wang family did was disgusting, seeing the two children growing more and more adorable, her heart was filled with joy and she felt motivated to do anything.

Jiang Qinyu glanced at the saltpeter, charcoal and other items under the eaves of the courtyard, walked over and put them all into the utility room to avoid moisture at night, and then went straight to the bathroom.

I didn’t bathe the two children today, mainly because I was afraid that if they were bathed too clean, it would arouse suspicion among the villagers, so they are bathed every other day.

It was still bearable to take a shower the next day, but Jiang Qinyu still had to wipe herself before going to bed, otherwise she would always feel sticky and couldn't sleep well.

Wang Bo stood outside Jiang Qinyu's yard for half an hour and left only when he heard the sound of flowing water inside.

His action also successfully caused people in Dingshui Village to start gossiping.

Early the next morning, the women who went to fetch water gathered together and whispered.

"Hey, did you see that last night? The eldest son of the Wang family went to Lu Yanzheng's wife's house and stood there for most of the night!"

"What? Standing there for so long? Why would he stand at someone's door?"

"You don't know this, right? My family and the Wang family are neighbors. The mother and son had a huge argument last night. I just overheard it, and guess what? Tsk tsk tsk tsk..."

"Hey, what's the matter?"

"Let me tell you, Wang Bo has his eyes on Lu Yanzheng's wife!"

"What? Then..."

Chen was also used to getting up early to fetch water, but today, before she even reached the well, she heard a group of people talking about Wang Bo falling for Jiang Qinyu, and her face immediately turned grim.

"Sister-in-law, are you here to fetch water? Why don't you go over?" Aunt Qin came a little late today. Seeing Chen standing there and not going up, she came up and asked.

Chen tightened her grip on the bucket and said with a grim expression, "I still have some water at home, so I won't draw water today."

After saying that, she turned and left.

Aunt Qin was a little confused and muttered, "What's going on? I don't think I've offended her, have I?"

Aunt Qin also came to the well with doubts. Others pulled her aside and asked about Liu Ruyi. As they were talking, they brought up the topic of Wang Bo standing outside Jiang Qinyu's door for a long time last night.

Aunt Qin was shocked. "There is such a thing? How come I didn't know about it?"

Jiang Qinyu lived next door to hers. She didn't expect that she didn't know what everyone else knew.

No wonder Chen wanted to go back just now. She must have heard these words, right?

"Well, you probably went to bed early last night. Anyway, several of us saw it."

Of course, what they saw was not themselves, but the men who got up at night.

Aunt Qin sighed, "Isn't it just that I went to bed early?"

The atmosphere in Liu Ruyi's room last night was different from usual. The whole family didn't dare to speak loudly and went to bed early after finishing their work.

"Then let me tell you, the eldest son of the Wang family..."

Wang Bo fell in love with Jiang Qinyu and wanted to marry her, but Wang Po disagreed and went to propose to Liu Ruyi. The news that Wang Bo stood outside Jiang Qinyu's house for most of the night spread.

As the central figure in the gossip, Jiang Qinyu locked herself in her home, concentrating on making explosives, completely unaware of what was going on outside.

The two children also helped and did not go out all day.

Village chief Li’s grandson Xiaopang came to ask Shufan and Paner to go out and play.

"Go ahead, but it's almost time for dinner, so you should come back early." Jiang Qinyu said to the two of them with a smile.

The two children cheered and followed Xiaopang out.

They played under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, where it was cool.

"Shufan, I heard that your aunt is going to marry into Old Wang's family. Will you go with her?" Xiaopang asked curiously.