You are unlucky and I am tough

Wei Da Kui turned around and was frightened by Wei Qinglang's sudden action. He trembled all over and stepped back repeatedly. He lost his balance and fell to the ground.

He screamed in panic: "Wei Qinglang, what do you want to do? You want to kill someone."

Wei Qinglang had a cold face, and the bow and arrow in his hand slowly moved downwards towards him, and then flew out with a "swoosh".

"what......."

Wei Da Kui shrank back, and the arrow landed steadily between his legs, shooting into the gap between two rough bricks, less than a fist's distance from his crotch.

Wei Da Kui looked down at the arrow between his legs, beads of sweat the size of beans rolling down his forehead. Then he screamed and kicked his legs desperately to retreat.

As soon as he got up and looked up, he found that Wei Qinglang had raised the bow and arrow and aimed it at him again.

"You're not leaving, so stay with me and practice archery." Wei Qinglang said in a cold tone, and without hesitation he shot two arrows.

An arrow flew past Wei Da Kui's arm, bringing a cool breeze.

Another arrow flew past his hair, scaring him so much that he froze in place, not daring to move.

Wei Qinglang sighed, his face full of regret as he said, "Almost again."

After saying that, he continued to wind the string and aimed it at him with a swift movement.

"Ah...murder!"

Wei Da Kui screamed in fear, holding his head and ran towards the door. He opened the door in a panic and rushed out.

Li Xianglan, who had been frightened and huddled aside, dared not say a word. Seeing her man abandon her and run away, she quickly reached out to grab the money on the table and hurriedly chased after him.

"Murder! Wei Qinglang murdered someone."

Wei Da Kui ran wildly in the village with his head in his hands, shouting at the top of his lungs. He ran to the headman's house and said that Wei Qinglang wanted to kill him.

The onlookers formed a circle outside the village head's house. Cheng, the village head, asked what was going on. When he heard that Wei Da Kui had come to ask for fifteen taels of silver for medical expenses, his face turned black. He scolded the couple and drove them out.

"What's going on? What happened to Wei Dakai? Who wants to kill him?" The villagers who arrived late squeezed into the crowd and asked.

"Who wants to kill him? The couple are just being scoundrels."

"Didn't Cheng Shuang accidentally spill hot water on Wei Da Kui on the day of the move? I heard that Wei Da Kui came to ask for medical expenses today, and he asked for fifteen taels right away."

"Fifteen taels! Isn't that blackmail?"

"That's right."

"This Wei Da Kui is so shameless. When he couldn't extort money, he said Wei Qinglang shot him with an arrow and wanted to kill him."

"Bah, how shameless! We were once a family after all."

Wei Da Kui was scolded by the village head, and when he came out and heard what the villagers said, he was furious.

He didn't expect that the village head and the villagers didn't believe that Wei Qinglang shot him with an arrow, thinking that he was slandering him because he didn't get the money.

Finally, he couldn't stand the villagers pointing and talking, so he ran home in embarrassment.

In the evening, Cheng Lizheng came to see if Wei Qinglang's family was okay.

In his mind, this family has no elders, the youngest are weak, and the oldest, Wei Qinglang, is only eighteen years old. If someone comes to make trouble, they will definitely be bullied, so he came here specifically to ask how much money was taken and to seek justice.

I felt relieved when I heard that they only took a little over a hundred coins for the medical expenses and didn't bully me.

Cheng Shuang brought a cup of tea to the head of the village, asked him how he was feeling these past two days, and then told him that they would be going to the provincial capital with Zhao Xiuwen in a few days.

"What are you going to the provincial capital for?" Cheng Lizheng asked doubtfully.

"My master asked me to go to the provincial capital to buy some medicinal herbs for him." Cheng Shuang brought up his master as an excuse again. The master he made up out of nothing was just a brick, and he could be moved when needed.

"Also, the five mu of land at home is empty. I'm thinking of planting some vegetables first, but there are too few vegetable seeds in the county town. There are many foreign merchants in the capital city. I'd like to go there and see if I can buy some vegetables that we don't have here."

Cheng Lizheng nodded as he listened, "So that's how it is. I heard that the imperial court has opened up trade with Fusang, and the Fusang people have already started doing business in Donghuang City and Luohe Prefecture."

Fuso?

Cheng Shuang and Wei Qinglang looked at each other. Isn’t that just a normal life?

Cheng Lizheng continued, "I also heard that many people in the north grow mustard greens, which were brought in by foreign merchants. They can be pickled and dried, and can be preserved for a long time. However, we don't have it here yet. You can check it out when you go to the capital."

Wei Qinglang said, "If the village head wants to buy something, we can bring it back together."

"Then bring me some mustard seeds." Cheng Lizheng said as he was about to take out the money.

Cheng Shuang saw his actions and said, "Grandpa Lizheng, you don't have to pay first. Let's talk about it after we bring the things back."

Cheng Lizheng did not stop, but continued to take out money, put the more than two taels of silver he had on the table, and then pushed it to Wei Qinglang.

"Poor family, rich road. You two have never been far away, so bring more money for self-defense. This money is a thank you for helping this old man sell herbs. Take it with you and stay in the inn for safety."

Wei Qinglang looked at the old man with eyes full of emotion. Since he came to this place, Cheng Lizheng was the first person who treated him well. If the Lizheng had not helped to put pressure on Wei Changgui when the family was divided, he would not have been able to split up.

Cheng Shuang was also deeply moved. Sometimes people are truly incomparable. Her so-called blood relatives treated them like free cattle and horses. But Cheng Lizheng was only the head of the village, yet he treated them like children and was always considerate of them.

"Mr. Village Head, we have money." Wei Qinglang wanted to push the money back.

Cheng Lizheng held his hand with a stern face, "Just take it if I let you. Just think of it as giving this old man some peace of mind."

Wei Qinglang was in a dilemma, and Cheng Shuang winked at him to accept it first.

She had made up her mind that she would use the money to buy some things for the village head and bring them back, and also buy some vegetable seeds for their family at the mall. If she bought too many seeds, she could sell them if she couldn't finish them all.

For such a kind old man, she doesn’t mind taking his family to make money in the future.

Speaking of making money, Cheng Shuang suddenly remembered something.

She took the silver on the table and stuffed it directly into Wei Qinglang's hand, then pushed him away and sat down opposite the head of the village.

"Grandpa Lizheng, I have a business to cooperate with you."

Cheng Lizheng said with a smile, "Business? The old man is so old, he can't do any business."

"I'm not asking you to do it. I want to teach Second Uncle and Aunt Yang how to make braised meat. Your family can then arrange for someone to take it to the town or county to sell it. You can sell it on the street or to restaurants. I won't be in charge of anything after I teach you. I'll take 10% of the profit every month."

Cheng Lizheng frowned. He knew that the braised meat made by Cheng Shuang would definitely make money if sold outside. He had told Wei Qinglang that they could try making it and selling it to restaurants. He didn't expect that they would turn around and give this business to their family.

Cheng Lizheng asked in confusion, "Why don't you start your own business when it's a good and profitable business?"

"I want to learn medicine, and Qinglang has a lot of things to do at home." Cheng Shuang didn't feel comfortable saying that they were lazy, and thought that making braised meat was troublesome.

After hearing this, Cheng Lizheng did not agree immediately, but said that he would go home and discuss it with his family.

After seeing off Cheng Lizheng, the two called Cheng Chen and Chen Xu in and asked them if they wanted to go to the private school in the county.

The two little guys immediately said excitedly that they wanted to go, and the matter was settled. No matter whether they could become famous in their studies or pass the imperial examinations, they would go to school first.

Cheng Shuang was careful. After asking her two younger brothers, she asked Wei Qinglang to ask Wei Nanxing, for fear that his ideas would be ignored.

Wei Nanxing was about to go out to fetch water with a bucket when Wei Qinglang stopped him, "Nanxing, if you want to study in an academy, you can go. Study for another two months and you should be able to pass the entrance exams for some academies."

Wei Nanxing shook his head. "Brother, I'm not going to the academy. I don't want to take the imperial examinations or become some great scholar. I'm happy just learning to read with you guys like before."

Rather than relying on studying to get ahead, he wanted to learn martial arts, but he didn't say it.

Wei Qinglang nodded, "Okay, then you three should follow me and your sister-in-law to learn from now on."