You are unlucky and I am tough

Chapter 221: Only Widowed

If we were to ask who was the happiest person in the village after Cheng Laoxiu and his family moved back, it would definitely be Qian Xifeng. When Cheng Jinxiu was not around, she had no sense of existence in the village.

When Cheng Jinxiu came back, the villagers' eyes would be on her as long as they stayed by her side.

Now that she has moved back, she has the opportunity to meet so many rich people. Her mother is right, she shouldn't hang herself on Cheng Wanpeng's tree.

Only by currying favor with Cheng Jinxiu could she have the opportunity to meet other rich young men. If any of them took a fancy to her, she would no longer have to live a hard life.

When Qian Xifeng heard Cheng Jinxiu asking about soap, she perked up. "I know about that. Their family has opened a soap-making workshop and hired a lot of people from the village to work. I heard they sell the soap in the city, and people deliver it to the city every day by donkey cart."

"Is the soap sold in the city really made by her? How is that possible?" Cheng Jinxiu muttered in a low voice.

"They even sold the damaged soap in the village at a low price. My family bought two bars, and they were quite useful for washing clothes." Qian Xifeng continued, "I guess they made a lot of money from the soap, and they hired more than 30 servants at once."

"What! Why does their family need so many servants?" Cheng Jinxiu was surprised.

There are only twelve or thirteen servants in his family, but they actually employ more than thirty servants?

Qian Xifeng had already inquired about the Wei family's affairs. She whispered, "Those people all live next to the peach blossom forest at the end of the village and grow vegetables every day. The Wei family bought hundreds of acres of land and even spent three thousand taels to buy a hilltop."

"It's only been a short time since I came back, how come they have become so rich?" Cheng Jinxiu was instantly furious.

No wonder I met them at Taibai Tower for dinner last time. Wei Qinglang has become so rich now. If I had known it would be like this, if I had known...

The more Cheng Jinxiu thought about it, the more unwilling she became. Why did Cheng Shuang marry him, and why did Wei Qinglang ignore her again and again?

She is obviously the only eldest daughter in Chengjia Village, and all the men of the same age in the village have only revolved around her since she was a child.

Qian Xifeng knew Cheng Jinxiu was angry as soon as she saw her expression, and she quickly coaxed her, "Jinxiu, don't be angry. You are a rich lady, and she is just a farmer. No matter how rich she is, she is not as noble as you.

When Brother Wan Peng passes the imperial examination, your family will have two scholars. Everyone will look up to you.”

Cheng Jinxiu felt better after being coaxed, and she relaxed her expression and continued to entertain the guests.

As for Cheng Shuang, after she and Wei Xinyi left the old scholar's house, Qin Suyue asked curiously, "Sister, about Cheng Jinxiu, I've observed her attitude towards Wei Langjun these two times. Could it be that she's fallen for your husband?"

Cheng Shuang curled her lips and gave a thumbs up, "You are really good at judging people."

"Her family is definitely a scholarly family." Qin Suyue was puzzled. "Could it be that she wants to be your mistress?"

"Cough cough cough..." Cheng Shuang was so shocked by Qin Suyue's words that she choked on her own saliva and looked at her in surprise.

"Who are you going to be a mistress for? Are you talking about Wei Qinglang?"

"Judging from your reaction, you can't stand a man taking a concubine."

Qin Suyue sighed softly, "But aren't all men like this? However, I don't think Wei Langjun has any interest in her, so you don't have to worry."

No matter how solemnly they swear at the time of marriage, they will always change their hearts after a long time, just like his father. When he got married, he swore to his mother that he would not take a concubine. But in less than two years, he brought two concubines into the family. Later, he died of illness, and the two concubines who had no children were sent away by his grandfather.

"Hehe...what do I have to worry about? If he dares to take a concubine, I guarantee he'll have to sleep with his eyes open for the rest of his life."

Cheng Shuang couldn't stand the thought of it, and coldly pulled out a silver needle. "I don't have concubines, only widows. If he dares to have such thoughts, I promise to let him pass away peacefully without anyone knowing."

Qin Suyue opened her mouth wide as she looked at the silver needle flashing with cold light, then covered her face and laughed.

This couple is so interesting!

Wei Qinglang took the blueprint to find Manager Chang and talked to him about building a pavilion and a road to the top of the mountain. Suddenly, he felt a chill on his back and shivered.

Looking back, they found that everyone at their table had left.

He was puzzled. Since Cheng Shuang was not there, he probably took Qin Suyue to the workshop. Where did Zhao Xiuwen go?

At this time, Zhao Xiuwen quietly came to the backyard of the old scholar's house alone. He had just asked the servant where the toilet was, but he did not go there. Instead, he pretended to be lost and came here.

In a small courtyard, several people from a troupe were preparing props. Zhao Xiuwen hid in a corner and waited for a while. After they all went into the house, he ran into the courtyard.

As soon as I entered, I saw a red ribbon tied to the door knocker of a room, swaying in the wind.

Zhao Xiuwen recognized it at a glance as the ribbon that Lin Zelan tied around her waist and ran to the window at the back to knock on it.

After knocking a few times with the agreed-upon code, the window was opened from the inside, revealing Lin Zelan's face with rosy lips and white teeth.

Zhao Xiuwen hurriedly climbed in through the window and closed it tightly.

Lin Zelan was just taking off her clothes to change into her costume, and was only wearing her underwear.

He leaned against the table and said, "You're not very skilled at climbing through windows. You need to practice more in the future."

Zhao Xiuwen awkwardly straightened his clothes, looked up and saw the other person's clothes, and turned away unconsciously.

"You suddenly came to the village. Did you bring me some news, or were you just invited to perform?"

"I'm not that idle yet."

Lin Zelan smiled and reached out to pull out the hairpin on her head. "The news arrived the day before yesterday. I originally wanted to wait until the announcement to give you the news, but I ran into someone from your village who came to our theater to invite someone to come over. I also wanted to see what your village is like, so I came here."

The front end of the hairpin was unscrewed, and the inside was hollow. Lin Zelan took out the note stuffed inside and handed it out.

"The capital knows someone is investigating them, so they told their subordinates to wait until the results of the college entrance examination are out and then host a banquet for the successful candidates to get to the bottom of the matter."

"Governors, prefects, associate magistrates, assistant magistrates, academic officials, and possibly even military officers, among these officials, big and small, who are their minions? It will be up to you to identify them when the time comes. At the same time, be careful not to expose yourself."

After reading the note in his hand, Zhao Xiuwen took out a lighter from his pocket and lit it.

After the flames burned out, he spoke, "I can handle this matter. But how are the two brothers Zhu Shaoyuan doing?"

"A few days ago, I followed Zhu Shaoyuan to the Zheng family's houseboat. The two brothers were very polite and respectful to the girls serving drinks and the dancers.

Zhu Yongsi even helped the Pipa girl who was being molested by a drunken dandy. No matter who you look at them, these two are kindhearted and gentle, respectful and respectful to their brothers, and hate evil as much as they hate evil.

Lin Zelan shrugged. "Except for the fact that Zhu Shaoyuan is a homosexual, he is absolutely flawless. He is indeed worthy of being raised in a century-old family."

Zhao Xiuwen frowned, "Zhu Shaoyuan makes me feel very uncomfortable. You should be careful when dealing with him."

"I know what's appropriate."

Lin Zelan snorted coldly, "He's just a jerk. The more I ignore him, the more excited he gets."