You are unlucky and I am tough

Wei Nanxing didn't know why his elder brother suddenly got angry and asked him to go home, and he didn't dare to say a word along the way.

After racking his brains for a long time, he immediately started talking as soon as he got home and entered the courtyard: "Brother, I don't know what's wrong with Luo Cuihua. She insists on working there, and I can't drive her away."

He thought about it carefully and figured it out. Luo Cuihua had proposed to his brother before, and his brother was probably angry because he was afraid that his sister-in-law would mind.

Wei Nanxing looked at Cheng Shuang and said sincerely, "Sister-in-law, don't be angry. My brother has nothing to do with her."

Cheng Shuang was suddenly embarrassed. Why was she angry?

"Nanxing, can't you see why she went to help with the work?"

Wei Nanxing shook his head blankly, "Why?"

Cheng Shuang looked at his confused face and sighed helplessly. She didn't blame him, after all, he was only fourteen years old.

"Your brother and I are already married, so he's not going there for your brother."

She glanced at Wei Qinglang and continued, "On our way to find you, we saw Luo Cuihua's parents going to look for your father."

"What's wrong with looking for my dad?" Wei Nanxing was still confused and looked puzzled.

Cheng Shuang was a little distressed, so she simply asked directly: "Do you like that Cuihua?"

"Ah, how could I like her?" Wei Nanxing was so scared that his eyes widened twice as wide.

"If you don't like it, stay away from her from now on." Wei Qinglang looked at him seriously, "There's enough manpower over there to build the house, so don't go there. If you're there, she won't be able to leave, and you won't be able to explain yourself if gossip gets spread."

"Brother, you mean, she went to help me because she likes me?"

"Maybe. Whether it is or not, stay away from her."

Wei Nanxing finally realized what was going on and nodded hurriedly, "I understand."

For dinner, the family had white porridge. Cheng Shuang boiled six eggs, separated the egg yolks, mashed them and poured them into the porridge, added some salt, and then cut the egg whites into small pieces and fried them to go with the porridge.

After eating, I boil water for a bath. Now the family boils hot water every night, and Cheng Shuang stipulates that I must take a bath before going to bed.

Even if you don’t want to take a shower, you still have to wipe your body before going to bed. My brothers and sisters all cooperate and wash themselves clean every day.

After washing, they gathered in the main room to start class. Today was Wei Qinglang's turn to teach. Because there was no blackboard, they had been writing larger words on paper these days and then sticking the paper on the wall.

Lying on the bed after class, Wei Qinglang suggested to Cheng Shuang whether they should get a blackboard. After a few words, the person opposite him fell asleep without making any noise.

The next day, the morning mist dissipated and smoke rose from each house.

Cheng Shuang and Wei Qinglang got up at the same time, washed up, had a simple breakfast, and then loaded the donkey cart and prepared to set off for the county town.

"Nanxing, go to town today and pick up the door you ordered last time. Don't go to Zhushan."

Wei Qinglang worriedly warned his brother, and then gave him the balance of 400 coins for the wooden door.

There is no need to install a gate in this yard, but the yard on the new side of the house just needs one.

Cheng Shuang packed up and came out, climbing onto the donkey cart. She waved to her brothers and sisters, "Just stay home and be good. I'll bring you some snacks when I come back."

Wei Qinglang drove out of the house to pick up Li Zheng Cheng. Li Zheng was already waiting at the door with a cloth bag on his shoulder. He had also asked his family to tie Wangcai in the yard in advance.

Wei Qinglang went down to help Cheng Lizheng into the car. Aunt Xinghua next door happened to be going out to the fields and ran over immediately when she saw him.

"Oh, Uncle Lizheng is going to the county town. Take my two sons with you. I'll ask them to buy some oil, salt and sauce."

Cheng Lizheng sat down and frowned, "It's not my son who's driving the cart today. I'm also riding in the Qinglang family's donkey cart to go to the county government office to get their land deeds."

Aunt Xinghua glanced at Wei Qinglang and took Cheng Shuang's hand, "Wife Qinglang, please take my two sons with you. They got up too late and missed Lai Fu's ox cart."

Cheng Shuang was speechless. It was not because they got up late that they were reluctant to spend two cents on the bus fare. In the original owner's memory, this family always waited for someone from the headman's family to go to the county town and took a ride with them.

"Sure, Auntie." She put on a sweet smile. "Three cents per person. Ask your family to come over. We'll be leaving soon."

"Why do you want money for this trip? Three cents! Lai Fu only charges two cents per person to take people to the city."

"How can it be the same?"

Cheng Shuang smiled harmlessly, "Uncle Lai Fu is a man who makes money by transporting people, but we are not. He transports more than ten people in a trip, and it is so difficult to turn around in the car that my whole body hurts.

I bought a donkey cart specifically because I wanted to sit in it comfortably and spaciously. Otherwise, why would I spend so much money? Of course, if any villagers can't catch an ox cart, they can bring one or two. They're three cents each."

Aunt Xinghua's face turned ugly. Seeing that the headman didn't say anything, she muttered, "Three cents can buy a pound of coarse flour. We are all from the same village, and you still charge money for bringing it along. How much land can two people occupy? It's not generous at all."

Cheng Shuang smiled wryly, "Auntie, you are so generous. You can buy a donkey cart and take the villagers into the city for free every day."

After saying that, he gave Wei Qinglang a look, and Wei Qinglang drove away.

Aunt Xinghua would definitely tell the villagers that their donkey cart refused to take villagers and demanded three cents. This was exactly what Cheng Shuang wanted. She didn't want to be hitched every other day.

Cheng Lizheng also agreed with Cheng Shuang's approach. If he pulled this for free today, he would pull that tomorrow.

He accepted that the villagers liked to take a ride on his car to the county town because he was the village head, but Cheng Shuang and the others did not need to indulge the bad habits of those villagers who liked to take advantage of others.

Donkey carts run faster than ox carts. Last time, it took more than an hour to ride in Lai Fu's ox cart, but this time, we arrived at the city gate in less than an hour.

The three of them paid to enter the city. When they arrived in the city, Cheng Shuang got off the car and went to Baicaotang alone. He told the village head that he had some private matters to attend to, and Cheng didn't ask much.

The Qushan County government office was at the end of the main street. Cheng Lizheng, having been the head of the village for decades, was very familiar with the county government office. He asked Wei Qinglang to take him to a teahouse near the county government office and then went in alone to do his business.

Wei Qinglang was sitting in the teahouse drinking tea. Seeing a few men chatting at the next table, he pulled a stool and sat over.

"Brothers, this is my first time in the county town." Wei Qinglang pretended to be worldly-wise and pointed across the street. "Is that the county government office?"

A man nodded and said, "Yes, that is the county government office. It is where the chief judge of Qushan County, Zheng County Magistrate, goes to court to judge cases."

"Have those brothers met the county magistrate?" Wei Qinglang continued to ask, "What kind of person is the county magistrate?"

Several men shook their heads. "We have never seen the current county magistrate. This County Magistrate Zheng was transferred here only three years ago. The previous county magistrate was a worthless person. He imposed heavy taxes and accepted bribes without caring about our boss's life or death. Later, he was arrested and beheaded by the court because of a false case.

I heard that this County Magistrate Zheng is quite fair and honest. After taking office, he lowered taxes and built bridges for several villages.

"I heard someone reported a child being abducted, and County Magistrate Zheng personally led people to look for him."

"I know that. I went there when the court opened, but there were too many people and I couldn't squeeze in and see what the county magistrate looked like."

Seeing that the few people had started talking, Wei Qinglang asked the teahouse owner to bring a plate of melon seeds and listen to them continue talking.

The fact that Chengjia Village has a mine is related to the future of Chengjia Village and even several nearby villages. He and Cheng Shuang both feel that they must ensure that the official in Qushan County is a good one, so as to save a lot of trouble.

The prefect of the prefectural city and the governor of the provincial capital must also inquire about it. What if the officials above are not good people and, after finding the mine, only care about their own political achievements and seek credit from the court, without caring about the lives of the people? The people in those villages will suffer.