My humble days in ancient times

Daybreak arrived, and the red sun slowly rose, casting its soft rays upon the earth. Many people gradually arrived at the wasteland, ready to begin their day's work.

Only then did Du Lei let the two of them, who were frozen stiff, go down the mountain.

The village head saw them and asked curiously, "Why are you two together? Why did you both come down from the mountain?"

Huang Guiyun and Wang Erdan lowered their heads, their lips turned purple from the cold, and they didn't say a word.

Du Lei cleared his throat and said, "Yesterday, the two of them sneaked into the shed and I happened to find them. Seeing that they were up late at night and had evil intentions, I simply took them up the mountain to get some fresh air all night."

After hearing this, the village head couldn't help cursing in his heart, these two troublesome guys, who only did petty and sneaky things, deserved the punishment they suffered for their own evil deeds.

At this time, Xu Shi also came over. He frowned and looked at Huang Guiyun and Wang Erdan, and said with disgust: "I don't need to know about what happened today. You can handle it. I have no objection." After that, Xu Shi ran to work without looking back.

The village head stood there and thought for a moment. After all, they were from the same village, and as the village head, he couldn't just ignore it. So he said, "Du Lei, what are your thoughts? How do you plan to deal with this matter?"

Du Lei said without hesitation: "Of course, tell the young lady and let her decide."

The village head said, "Well, let's wait until Ruyi and his sister arrive!"

Du Lei took Huang Guiyun and Wang Erdan to Ruyi Chili Shop.

The village head also followed with a worried look on his face.

Du Lei ordered Du Xiaoyue to call Xu Ruyi and his sister over.

After a while, Xu Ruyi and his sister hurried over.

Xu Qinghe looked at Huang Guiyun and Wang Erdan, his face filled with anger: "You two still don't repent!"

Huang Guiyun lowered her head, not daring to meet Xu Qinghe's eyes. Wang Erdan stiffened his neck and said, "Kill me or chop me up, it's up to you!"

Xu Ruyi took a deep breath and said, "Du Lei, bring them in."

Du Lei responded and led the two into the reception room.

The village head looked at Xu Ruyi and said, "Ruyi, you have to be careful about this matter. After all, we are from the same village."

Xu Ruyi said, "Uncle Village Chief, I know, but they refuse to change despite repeated warnings. We can't let them off easily."

Xu Ruyi politely asked the head of the village to sit down, and then she sat down steadily. Then Song Ping'an swiftly brought a cup of steaming hot tea to the head of the village and her.

Xu Ruyi still sat there with a leisurely, calm and composed look, drinking tea slowly and leisurely.

Wang Erdan looked up at the wall behind Xu Ruyi with trepidation. Sure enough, it was a portrait of himself and Huang Guiyun. Wang Erdan was stunned: the painting was so lifelike, it looked exactly like the real person.

Xu Ruyi asked slowly, "How do you want me to deal with you two this time?"

Huang Guiyun forced a smile and said ingratiatingly, "Look at the two of us. Last night, Du Lei dragged us up the mountain and we were exposed to the cold wind all night. Now we are both freezing, shivering all over, and the cold is seeping into the bones. We have also been punished, so please be kind and forgive us this time."

Wang Erdan quickly followed up, "Yes, yes, yes, we know we were wrong."

When Xu Ruyi heard that Du Lei had dragged them to the mountain to enjoy the breeze all night, she couldn't help but look at Du Lei. Du Lei gave her a firm and affirmative look in return.

Xu Ruyi thought this Master Du was quite interesting. So, she straightened her face and said to them, "This isn't your first time. Oh, have you set your sights on my house? Why do you always come to my house?"

There was a moment of silence.

Xu Ruyi took a leisurely sip of tea and said, "You two are really giving me a headache. Forget it, for the sake of the head of the village, each of you give me two taels of silver, and I'll let this matter go."

When Huang Guiyun and Wang Erdan heard the two taels of silver, they felt nervous and thought they shouldn't give it. So Huang Guiyun stiffened his neck and said, "We didn't steal anything. Why should we give you two silver? This is unfair!"

Xu Ruyi smiled, but a hint of coldness flashed through his eyes. He said, "Two taels of silver isn't much, is it? Of course you don't have to give it. Master Du, tie them both up in the shed and deprive them of food, drink, or access to the toilet. Keep them tied up for three days first."

Huang Guiyun and Wang Erdan's hearts skipped a beat when they heard this. They definitely disagreed, so they both drooped like eggplants hit by frost and fell silent.

Xu Ruyi quickly took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, spread out the paper, picked up the pen and dipped it in ink, and wrote quickly: On March 12, Huang Guiyun and Wang Erdan appeared in the shed of Xu Ruyi's house late at night.

The handwriting was vigorous, clear and eye-catching.

Xu Ruyi handed the written paper to them both and said seriously, "Sign it. This will serve as a certificate."

They both hesitated for a moment and did not sign. Instead, they dipped their fingers in the ink pad next to them and pressed their fingerprints on the paper.

The village head then said, "You two are ungrateful bastards. Ruyi has already shown some mercy. Two taels of silver is nothing. If I had to hand you over to the authorities, it wouldn't be such a simple matter!"

Huang Guiyun and Wang Erdan looked at each other. Although they were reluctant, they knew that this was the best outcome.

Wang Erdan gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, we'll give you two taels of silver."

Huang Guiyun also nodded.

Xu Ruyi said: "Well, let's go back and get the silver now. I don't have the patience to wait."

Then Du Lei took them both back with an expressionless face, his posture upright and majestic, as if he was escorting two prisoners.

Along the way, Du Lei's eyes were stern and he did not relax his vigilance at all, for fear that the two of them would play tricks again.

Huang Guiyun and Wang Erdan walked dejectedly with their heads hung, like two defeated roosters.

They went to Huang Guiyun's house first. When they arrived, Du Lei stood silently by the side, watching her coldly as she took out the silver. His eyes seemed to say: Don't even think about taking any chances.

Then, Du Lei went to Wang Erdan's house. Wang Erdan's wife, Jiang, had just finished preparing breakfast, and the steaming hot porridge was already served on the table.

When she saw Wang Erdan coming home at this time, she was furious and wanted to ask him where he had been yesterday and why he hadn't been seen all night.

But when she saw Du Lei following behind, his tall and stern figure made her feel inexplicably bad, and she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

Wang Erdan hung his head and reluctantly took out two taels of silver and gave it to Du Lei. Du Lei took the silver, looked at Wang Erdan coldly, and then turned away without saying a word.

After Du Lei left, Jiang couldn't hold it in any longer. She grabbed Wang Erdan's ear and scolded him, "You good-for-nothing, what trouble have you caused outside again? And you even had someone come to our house. What's the matter with these two taels of silver?"

Wang Erdan grimaced in pain and said quickly, "Oh, please let go first and listen to me slowly."

Jiang let go of her hand, put her hands on her hips, and glared at him.

Wang Erdan told her everything that happened last night. After hearing this, Jiang was so angry that she stamped her feet and said, "You are such a loser. You only know how to cause trouble for the family. How can you live like this?"

Wang Erdan muttered, "I just wanted to make some money, who knew I'd get caught?"

Jiang glared at him and said, "If you dare to do anything stupid again, I will never let you go."

Jiang looked at Wang Erdan's cowardly appearance, her heart full of resentment and helplessness, and she secretly thought to herself: How could I be so blind as to marry such a scoundrel, who is so dishonest all day long and does all kinds of inappropriate things.

If we want to live a peaceful life now, we can no longer let him do whatever he wants. We have to keep a close eye on him, otherwise we don’t know what our future will be like!