You are unlucky and I am tough

Cheng Lao Da went to several hunters in the village but couldn't buy any meat. He also wasted a lot of time chatting and bragging about his son with the villagers he met along the way.

The sun was about to set. If there was no meat and there was no time to go to town to buy some, his son would have nothing to eat in the evening.

Thinking of this, he remembered that there was one last house he had not visited, that of the Hunter Zhao, so he hurried to the Hunter Zhao's house.

However, Hunter Zhao had not been up the mountain for the past few days, and there was no meat at home either.

Boss Cheng failed to buy any meat and left Hunter Zhao's house with a sad face, thinking that his wife would scold him endlessly when he got home.

Feeling bored, he looked up and saw Cheng Pan walking towards the river with three little tails following him.

Cheng Pan was holding a wooden basin in his hand, which was still steaming. In the basin was a pheasant, which looked to weigh two or three pounds.

Boss Cheng slapped his forehead suddenly. How could he have forgotten that Wei Qinglang was also a hunter?

I watched Cheng Pan take the pheasant out and place it on the stone slab by the river. He deftly plucked all the pheasant's feathers, then washed it, cut it open and took out the internal organs.

After she had packed everything, Boss Cheng walked over slowly.

"Great uncle."

Cheng Chen was the first to notice the person coming and shouted. Cheng Pan immediately turned around and suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

Having suffered a lot in the past few years, she knew too well how shameless Mr. and Mrs. Cheng were.

Boss Cheng didn't even look at Cheng Chen. He stared at the pheasant and said, "Pan'er, your talented cousin is back today and wants to eat meat. I went to several hunters and asked, but they didn't have any. Give me your pheasant."

Cheng Pan suddenly became nervous and said quickly, "Uncle, my elder sister is not feeling well. This pheasant was brought back by my brother-in-law to make soup for her."

"If you're not feeling well, go see a doctor. What's the point of drinking chicken soup?"

Boss Cheng looked impatient, "I don't want it for free, I'll pay for it."

"Not for sale." Cheng Chen opened his hands to block him. "This is for my elder sister to make soup. I won't sell it no matter how much money you pay."

Boss Cheng pushed him away and fished out ten coins from his pocket. "Little guy, is there any place for you to talk here? Hurry up, you're delaying my son's dinner."

Cheng Pan protected the pheasant tightly and shook his head. Seeing this, Wei Xinyi turned around and ran home.

When Wei Qinglang hurried over, he saw Boss Cheng pulling Cheng Pan hard, and Cheng Xu was already crying loudly with fear.

Cheng Chen was also pushed to the ground, but he quickly got up and rushed forward again, grabbed Boss Cheng's hand and bit it.

"what....."

Boss Cheng cried out in pain, and in anger and shame he raised his other hand, ready to slap him hard.

But before he could deliver the slap, he was caught, and his wrist was twisted with great force, and his arm was twisted behind his back.

Wei Qinglang forced him to kneel on the ground, then grabbed a few of his fingers and forced them back.

"Ah ah ah..."

The severe pain made Boss Cheng scream like a pig being slaughtered. Several families not far away heard the noise and ran to the door to look out curiously.

When Zhao Xiuwen saw that it was Wei Qinglang, he ran out of the house immediately.

Wei Qinglang held him down and leaned close to his ear, "Your family's shamelessness is really constantly breaking new lows. Yesterday you pretended to take things, but today you just robbed them directly."

"I didn't steal it." Boss Cheng yelled in pain, "My son came back and wanted to eat meat, so I gave him money to buy it."

"I don't give a damn if your son wants to eat meat." Wei Qinglang cursed, and the strength in his hands continued to increase. "Did I say I would sell it to you?"

"No, I don't want it anymore. I don't want it anymore."

Boss Cheng began to howl in pain, "Let go of me, my hand is going to break."

Wei Qinglang said coldly, "Cheng Deshun, go back and take care of your family and don't harass my family again. Otherwise, believe it or not, I will make you regret coming into this world.

"Believe me, believe me, I will never dare to do it again, never again, ah, my hand is really about to break." Boss Cheng shouted for mercy.

Wei Qinglang finally let go of his hand, and Boss Cheng, who was freed, immediately stood up and ran away.

"Take your money." Wei Qinglang shouted again.

Only then did Boss Cheng remember the ten cents he had thrown away, and he hurried back to pick it up, then ran home in a panic.

He ran a long way before turning back and cursing, "Wei Laosan, you hit your elders. Sooner or later, God will send down a thunderbolt to kill you."

Wei Qinglang pulled Cheng Chen over to see if he was injured and brushed the dirt off his clothes.

Hearing this, he snorted coldly, "Then let's see who will be hit first."

"Brother Wei."

Suddenly someone called out from behind. Wei Qinglang turned around and saw Zhao Xiuwen, one of the few educated people in the village.

In the past, Wei Qinglang and he only knew each other's family background.

"Is there something wrong, Zhao Tongsheng?" Wei Qinglang looked at him puzzledly and asked.

Zhao Xiuwen stepped forward and bowed. "I do have something to discuss. Could you please come to Brother Wei's house and sit down to discuss it in detail?"

Wei Qinglang was puzzled, but nodded.

After bringing the man home, the two of them went into the main room to talk. There was no boiled water for tea at home, so he directly poured two cups of plain water over.

"Zhao Tongsheng isn't in the academy at this time, why did he come home?"

Speaking of this, Zhao Xiuwen sighed helplessly, took a sip of water and said, "The other day, a student in our academy fell down the stairs in the study due to dizziness caused by overwork. He was seriously injured and is still in critical condition.

Because of this incident, the headmaster was reprimanded by the county magistrate for not caring about the students' health. When he returned, he gave the entire academy a holiday, asking us to go home and rest well and return to class on May 1st.

Wei Qinglang asked, "What does Zhao Tongsheng want to talk to me about?"

Could it be that Cheng Shuang was asked to treat the injured student? But the news that Cheng Shuang was a doctor hadn't spread yet!

Zhao Xiuwen coughed lightly and got straight to the point, "This is what happened. Today, I overheard Madam Wei talking to a few children in the village about how she was teaching her younger brother to read.

I happen to have some connections at the Mingde Academy in the county, so if the two children want to go to school, I can recommend them to enroll."

“I know Madam Wei can teach, and Brother Wei is also somewhat knowledgeable, but you two are not professional teachers after all.

Children can learn more than just elementary knowledge in a private school. If you want your two younger brothers to continue their studies and take the imperial examinations in the future, it would be more appropriate to send them to a formal academy."

Wei Qinglang was stunned when he heard this and looked at him in confusion, "Zhao Tongsheng came here... to introduce my two younger brothers to Mingde Academy?"

Zhao Xiuwen nodded with a smile.

"Why?" Wei Qinglang didn't understand.

Mingde Academy is the best private school in the county. It does not recruit students from outside the school and only accepts referrals from acquaintances. Students also need to pass a screening process. The children there either have good talents or good family backgrounds.

Why would Zhao Xiuwen help introduce me for no reason? I feel like he is either a villain or a thief who is being too nice to me.

But it seemed like there was nothing in their family that this person wanted to gain, and Wei Qinglang couldn't understand it.

Zhao Xiuwen lowered his head. "I'm ashamed to say this. I've always felt guilty towards Madam Wei about the incident with Song Hui two years ago. I only wanted to make amends by helping to introduce her to a private school."

Wei Qinglang frowned. "Song Hui? The scholar who first proposed marriage to Cheng Shuang?"

Zhao Xiuwen nodded and began to describe in detail the cause and effect of the whole incident, and how his warning to Song Hui indirectly led to Song Hui's mother fabricating the story that Cheng Shuang was unlucky and canceled the engagement.

After hearing this, Wei Qinglang finally understood where Cheng Shuang's fate of killing her husband came from. He said that there was no such thing as a natural fate of killing her husband, it was just feudal superstition.

Seeing Zhao Xiuwen's guilty look, Wei Qinglang smiled instead.

"Zhao Tongsheng, you're worrying too much. Cheng Shuang won't blame you. She'd rather be called a jinx than be deceived into becoming a concubine and ruining her life."

"Yes."

A voice came from the door and they both looked over.

As the door of the main room was pushed open, Cheng Shuang walked in.

"Zhao Tongsheng didn't do anything wrong. There's no need to blame yourself for someone else's shamelessness."

Zhao Xiuwen looked at the person who had barged in and glanced at Wei Qinglang, "Has Madam Wei been outside the door?"

Wei Qinglang touched his nose, and Cheng Shuang was also embarrassed.

This scholar reads too much and has low emotional intelligence. Isn't it obvious that she is eavesdropping, but you shouldn't say it directly.

Don't blame him for eavesdropping. She was just curious about what Zhao Xiuwen was going to do, so when she heard Cheng Pan say that he was here again, she couldn't help but run outside the door to eavesdrop.

"Zhao Tongsheng, let's discuss what you said later and consult the opinions of my two younger brothers." Cheng Shuang skipped Zhao Xiuwen's question and changed the subject directly.

Zhao Xiuwen nodded, thinking it was reasonable to discuss it. After all, Mingde Academy was not free.

He heard from his family that the Wei family made some money by digging ginseng, but it might still be difficult to support two children. He could understand that.

He smiled gently and said, "Then you two should discuss it first. I'm going to the provincial capital in a few days, and I'll come to visit you when I get back. If you've made up your mind then, bring your children and go with me to visit the Master."

"You are going to the capital city."

Cheng Shuang's eyes lit up, and she grasped the key point. "Which boat are you taking? Is there room? Can you take us?"