You are unlucky and I am tough

The two returned home safely after being away for a few days, and the whole family was very happy. Cheng Guqiu said that she would make something delicious for them in the evening, so she ran to the kitchen and started busying herself, with her two daughters helping her.

Wei Qinglang went back to his room to change his clothes, and when he came out, Cheng Shuang was gone.

After walking around the house, he asked Wei Xinyi, who was picking beans in the yard, "Where is your sister-in-law?"

Wei Xinyi said, "My sister-in-law said she went to the village head's house to buy some meat."

Everyone in the village knew that Cheng Lizheng's family was in the braised meat business, so whoever wanted to eat it could just go and buy it. Sometimes Cheng Zhengyi would bring back some extra fresh pork, and his family would often go and buy it.

Wei Qinglang also went out, but just as he walked near the threshing ground, he saw Cheng Shuang talking to He Zhou from afar. Cheng Shuang even gave him something, and the two seemed to be talking and laughing happily.

He ran out to buy meat right after returning home, just to see He Zhou?

Are you afraid that once the person leaves, you won’t see him again?

What was given? It looked like a piece of paper. What was written on it?

The more Wei Qinglang thought about it, the uglier his expression became. He thought to himself, Cheng Shuang, do you really like him?

He approached step by step, but before he got close, He Zhou took a step back, clasped his fists towards Cheng Shuang, then turned and left.

In fact, the two people were talking normally in broad daylight and there was nothing wrong with it, but Wei Qinglang found it very irritating.

"Hey, why are you here?" Cheng Shuang turned around and saw Wei Qinglang and asked in confusion.

Wei Qinglang's expression was indifferent. "Aren't you here to buy meat? Why are you chatting with He Zhou?"

Cheng Shuang said, "There's something I forgot to mention. I've inhaled too much poisonous fog in the mountains these past few days and need to be detoxified. I'm here to send them a prescription."

Wei Qinglang breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the piece of paper was a prescription.

"In addition to giving the prescription, I also talked to He Zhou about something. Can you guess what it was?" Cheng Shuang smiled and kept the secret.

"I can't guess." Wei Qinglang instantly looked uninterested again.

"Guess what? I told you before, he is very good at kung fu." Cheng Shuang was in a good mood with a smile on her face.

Wei Qinglang looked at her steadily, and when he thought that Cheng Shuang's happy face was because of He Zhou, he felt upset.

He turned his face away again, "I'm too lazy to guess. I have no interest in him."

He admitted that He Zhou was a good person and there was no harm in making friends with him, but if he tried to snatch people from him, that would be a different matter.

"You really can't tell what I'm thinking?" Cheng Shuang crossed her arms. "You don't care, but I've found out everything. He's not just a martial artist. He studied in a college for a few years when he was a teenager, but because he preferred martial arts, he dropped out and went to find a master to learn martial arts. He's a master of both civil and military skills."

Wei Qinglang secretly clenched his fists, "And then? Why are you telling me all this?"

Is it to kill people and destroy their hearts?

Tell me in person that you like someone else?

"Who else can I tell?" Cheng Shuang looked at him speechlessly, "Nan Xing is your biological brother!"

Wei Qinglang was stunned. "What does this have to do with Nanxing?"

"Wei Qinglang, you don't understand what I'm saying at all, right?"

Cheng Shuang's fury instantly exploded when she heard him say this. "You haven't cared about your brother at all in these days in the mountains. Don't you see something?"

"What do you mean?" Wei Qinglang's mind was confused and he realized that he seemed to have misunderstood something.

"Of course, he's becoming his disciple. Nanxing's eyes are almost full of stars when he looks at Hezhou. He has always wanted to learn martial arts, so he needs a master. I just asked Hezhou, and he has agreed to take Nanxing as his apprentice."

Cheng Shuang was speechless. "Aren't you usually quite smart and careful? How could you not notice something so obvious?"

It's not that I can't see it, it's that I've been thinking wrongly from the beginning.

Wei Qinglang asked tentatively, "So, when you approached He Zhou and spoke to him in the mountains, you were hoping that he would accept Nanxing as his disciple?"

"What else?" Cheng Shuang glared at him. "What do you think it is?"

Wei Qinglang made a mistake and felt embarrassed but also a little touched. This showed that Cheng Shuang really treated Wei Nanxing as a family member, and it was he, the eldest brother, who did not care enough about his younger brother.

He coughed and said, "No, I thought you admired him so much because you wanted to become his sworn brother."

"I'm going to kill you." Cheng Shuang's mouth twitched and she narrowed her eyes. "Wei Qinglang, you don't think I like him, do you?"

"No, absolutely not!"

Wei Qinglang's mood was now brightened, and he couldn't suppress the smile at all, saying, "You don't even like me. He looks much worse than me. How could I possibly think that? Absolutely not."

"Hehe... sometimes being too narcissistic is also a disease." Cheng Shuang looked at him with disdain, "How about I treat you?"

Wei Qinglang was in a good mood and didn't care at all about Cheng Shuang's insults. He raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Let's go. Aren't we going to the village head's house to buy some meat? We haven't eaten well in the mountains these past few days. Let's have a good meal tonight."

The carriage had not yet left. When the two men passed by, County Magistrate Zheng had already boarded the carriage and the team was preparing to set off. Some villagers who had come to join in the fun gathered around and chattered, discussing what treasures the two baskets of things still covered in mud that the county magistrate had brought out were.

In fact, they are just sweet potatoes and potatoes dug out from the mountains.

Wei Qinglang walked straight towards He Zhou who was about to mount his horse, clasped his fists in a serious salute, and said sincerely with a smile on his face, "He County Lieutenant, my brother will be in your care from now on."

He Zhou pulled the reins and scratched his head. He was not happy that Wei Qinglang would be so polite all of a sudden. After spending a few days together in the mountains, he felt that Wei Qinglang was cold towards him. He thought that was just his personality, but it turned out that he had such a humble and polite side.

Is it because he knew his younger brother was going to become a disciple? Then he is a good brother to his younger brother.

He Zhou quickly returned the greeting, "Brother Wei, you're welcome. Madam Wei is a great doctor. Dalong's injuries have recovered very well. I said I would do anything for him. Besides, Nanxing is a good candidate. I'm very happy to be his master."

He Zhou had to hurry back. He would come again in a few days when he delivered medicine to the next village. He had already agreed with Cheng Shuang that they would perform the apprenticeship ceremony then. He also wanted to go back and prepare a gift for his first apprentice.

After watching the convoy go away, the two followed the headman back to buy meat. There were many fresh pig intestines today, so they ordered half a pair, as well as a one and a half pound pig ear, a pound of braised pork belly, and then a dozen braised duck feet and three long duck necks.

After paying, Cheng Shuang came out of the kitchen carrying the things, "Grandpa Lizheng, we're going back first."

Cheng Li was waving at them from his recliner, "Don't leave yet. Let me tell you what happened in the village during your absence."

The two looked at each other. Cheng Lizheng was not a gossipy person. If he told them that, it must be related to their family. He quickly walked over and sat down on the small stool next to them.

Cheng Lizheng sat up and looked at Cheng Shuang. "A few days ago, your second uncle went to your house to look for Gu Qiu, wanting her to go back, but he was chased out with a broom. He came to ask me if there was any way to get her to go back, saying that he didn't want Gu Qiu to live in your house and be gossiped about by the villagers. I said I couldn't do anything about it, because you spent dozens of taels of silver to buy her from the Lu Mansion.

I mentioned the money on purpose to let them give up and stop bothering me. But who knew that the next day Hu Chunhua ran to Feng Tiegen to borrow money, and asked for fifty taels, shouting that Gu Qiu was sold by her husband and wanted to borrow money to buy her back. Tiegen's mother disagreed and the two started arguing.

You also know that Tiegen's family is building a house and many people in the village go to his house to work. Everyone knows about this quarrel. There have been a lot of gossips in the village these days, talking about why the three of them, mother and daughter, live in your house instead of going back to the Cheng family.

I went to see Gu Qiu this morning. She said she didn't care what the villagers said, but I think she must be feeling bad. Please comfort her when you get back."

Cheng Lizheng paused and continued, "And I saw them acting like they didn't want to stop. This morning, I heard someone say that Cao complained to some women in the village, saying that she begged her sister-in-law to go back with her, but was instead splashed with feces. Cao's reputation isn't as bad as Hu's, so many people sympathized with her when she said that, and the comments about Gu Qiu weren't so nice."

Cheng Shuang was a little angry when she heard this. She was sure that the family had spread the news on purpose, hoping that Cheng Guqiu would not be able to stand the gossip in the village and go back to live with them.

Thinking about how Cheng Guqiu looked so happy when she just returned home and there was no sign of abnormality on her face, she became even angrier. It was impossible that she didn't care, but was just forcing herself to stay together because she didn't want to make her worry.

After understanding the situation, the two thanked the village head and took their things home.

As the sun set and they walked side by side on the village road, Wei Qinglang noticed that Cheng Shuang was furious and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Cheng Shuang snorted coldly, "I have to avenge my aunt and let their family have a taste of what it's like to be pointed at by the whole village."