My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Lu Yinheng and his men quickly moved a wooden bed and a large table from the Wang family's house.

Looking at the things all over the yard, Ji Yunshuang thanked Gao Lan and her husband again and invited the family to stay for dinner.

Gao Lan was very tempted by the fragrance filling the courtyard, but still declined Ji Yunshuang's offer.

She claimed that the family had already cooked dinner and didn't want to trouble her.

After Ji Yunshuang repeatedly urged Gao Lan to stay, she reluctantly took out a small basket and saw her off at the courtyard gate.

Having witnessed the whole thing, little Lu Yanqi's lips twitched, and he muttered under his breath, "Hypocritical woman!"

He clearly saw that she had prepared a small basket as a thank-you gift long ago. This shows that he knew Gao Lan and her husband wouldn't stay for dinner.

But she insisted on repeatedly trying to persuade Gao Lan to stay, and in the end, she made it seem like they were very sorry that they couldn't stay for dinner.

Little Jade Bead leaned closer and asked, "Brother, who are you talking about?"

Her dark eyes darted around, and she said smugly, "You mean that aunt from earlier? How was she hypocritical?"

"By the way, what does 'hypocritical' mean? Why did you say she was hypocritical?"

Lu Yanqi: "..."

You don't understand anything, so why are you asking so many questions?

Seeing that her brother ignored her, the little girl stood up angrily and said, "If you don't tell me, I'll ask my mother."

Lu Yanqi sighed and pulled the person back, feeling quite helpless. "You misheard me. I didn't say she was hypocritical."

"Hmph!" Lu Yuzhu crossed her arms, pouted, and glared at him angrily, saying, "I clearly didn't mishear you, that's exactly what you said."

Lu Yanqi had a headache.

Fortunately, at this moment, Ji Yunshuang finally called for dinner.

Little Yuzhu, whose stomach was already rumbling from the enticing aroma, listened to her mother and immediately forgot about her brother, running towards her mother.

Lu Yanqi finally breathed a sigh of relief, secretly hoping that his sister would forget what he had just said when she saw the delicious food.

Tonight, in addition to making braised pork intestines and potato rice, Ji Yunshuang also stewed a pork lung and radish health soup in a cauldron.

The radish was bought by Nie from a nearby resident when he went to the river to wash pig lungs.

Unlike the radishes that Ji Yunshuang bought at the market in her previous life, which had a faint rotten smell when used to make soup.

The soup made from this radish has a refreshing aroma and a slightly sweet taste.

Ji Yunshuang served each of the children a bowl.

The pork lung and radish are simmered until they turn milky white. Besides being delicious, it also has the effect of moisturizing the lungs.

Compared to pork lung soup, adults prefer braised pork intestines, which make them sweat profusely.

There's also rice cooked with potatoes.

As they ate the delicious food, everyone wore happy smiles.

On the other hand, the Hu and Sun families were not so close.

They couldn't bear to spend money to rent an oxcart, and the village where they were to settle was far away. It wasn't until dark that the group finally arrived at Weisha Village.

Looking at the vast expanse of barren thatched grass and listening to the howling wind, Sister-in-law Hu could no longer hold back and burst into tears.

Hu Quan, like an old tree that had lost its spirit, slumped weakly to the ground.

Old Mrs. Hu wiped away her tears, turned around abruptly, pointed at Hu's sister-in-law and scolded, "It's all your fault, you jinx! If you hadn't instigated Jiao Niang and the second son of the Lu family to break off their engagement, how could we have ended up in such a state?"

Sister-in-law Hu was crying her heart out, but after being scolded by her mother-in-law, she immediately stopped crying and stood up to argue back, saying, "It was clearly the second son of the Lu family who didn't want her, so why is the blame being placed on me in the end? What? Do you think my husband is stupid and easy to bully?"

Grandma Hu clutched her chest, rolling her eyes. "You...you...you have the nerve to say that! If you weren't so restless all the time, your man wouldn't be so stupid!"

Hu Ersao also stood up and accused Hu Dasao, saying that it was she who insisted on going to the mountains to collect firewood that day, which resulted in the eldest son becoming mentally impaired and the second son's injuries not yet healed.

Sister-in-law Hu, however, shifted all the blame onto Hu Chunjiao, saying that Hu Chunjiao was not a lucky woman at all. If she were truly a lucky woman, she wouldn't have caused her elder brother to become an idiot.

Hu Chunjiao felt wronged and angry, saying that she had used up all her good fortune to protect her brother and keep him safe, so what right did she have to blame her?

Just as the group was arguing fiercely, Hu Dazhou suddenly threw his belongings on the ground and shouted, "Alright, stop arguing!"

The group of people who had been arguing fiercely seemed to be startled by his sudden reaction, and involuntarily shut their mouths, staring blankly at him.

"Does blaming each other like this do any good? Will it change our current situation?"

Hu Dazhou said, "Instead of blaming each other, let's figure out a way to settle them first, and then we can try to find the village head to help us register our household tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, Sister-in-law Hu burst into tears again.

She cried and sobbed, "But...do we really want to settle down in this godforsaken place? What will we do then?"

Hu Dazhou was also filled with bitterness, but he tried to suppress his bitterness and panic and said, "Mom, Grandpa, Grandma, it's not so bad here, is it? Maybe it's just that it's dark today and we can't see very clearly. Let's take a look again when it's light tomorrow."

His words calmed everyone down, and they all composed themselves, began packing their luggage, and started taking out their dry rations to eat.

Just like the Hu family, the Sun family's emotions collapsed again after seeing the state of Weisha Village, and they started blaming each other.

In the end, everyone blamed each other, and they scolded Sun Meixiang, Ji Yunshuang, and the others repeatedly before finally stopping.

That night, the Fang family also had a restless night.

After seeing Kong Xiufang off, Fang Zijian's mind was filled with thoughts of Fang Zi.

As soon as he got home, he asked Fang Lizheng for one hundred taels of silver.

"What did you say?" Fang Lizheng raised his hand, took off his shoe, and grabbed the sole, intending to hit him. "How much silver did you say you wanted?"

Fang Zijian was initially quite assertive, but when faced with his father's shoe sole, he couldn't maintain his composure.

He jumped behind Liao and stuck his head out, saying, "One hundred taels!"

"You brat, do you know what you're saying? One hundred taels of silver, do you know how much that is? You try selling these old bones of mine and see if you can get a hundred taels!"

The veins on Fang Lizheng's forehead bulged, and he walked around Liao Shi, about to strike his son.

This time, Liao didn't stop her.

She was truly shocked when her son asked her and her husband for one hundred taels of silver without warning.

"My dear son, tell your mother properly, what do you need a hundred taels of silver for? Has something happened?"

Thinking of her son's hurried and flustered appearance today, she couldn't help but start wiping away tears.

Fang Zijian was dodging left and right behind her to avoid being hit by his father's shoe sole.

Upon seeing his mother crying, he stopped hiding and hurriedly said, "Mother, don't cry, nothing's wrong with me. I need to ask Father for money for something important; I want to use it to buy a son."

Fang Lizheng paused in his action, "Buy a son? Buy what kind of prescription?"

Fang Zijian stammered for a while before telling Kong Xiufang about how he had eaten some pastries earlier, thought they tasted very good, and then took them to Kong Xiufang.

However, thinking about what happened at the old house today, he subconsciously concealed the fact that he later took Kong Xiufang to find Ji Yunshuang to buy a son and the conflict that occurred.

Fang Lizheng frowned and said, "Did you ask that young lady for the price? She said she'd sell it to you for one hundred taels of silver?"

Fang Zijian nodded, then, realizing something was amiss, quickly shook his head.

Looking at his son's guilty expression, Fang Lizheng felt that he was definitely hiding something from him.

He said sternly, "You didn't ask me how I could ask for a hundred taels of silver so readily? Besides, even if that prescription can bring the Kong family back to life, that's their business."

Why are you asking me for money to buy a son? Did the Kong family send you to ask me for money?

He got angrier and angrier as he spoke, slamming the sole of his shoe on the table and cursing, "Does the Kong family think their daughter is made of gold?"

They previously asked us to help them register their household registration, and now they want us to pay them one hundred taels of silver to buy them a house!

She's just a merchant's daughter, why would she be considered such a desirable catch? Let me tell you, I don't approve of this marriage.

"You'd better go back to school tomorrow. If you study hard and pass the imperial examinations, what kind of woman can't you marry? Not even a daughter of the powerful Confucius family."

Seeing that he had misunderstood, Fang Zijian quickly explained that he had taken Kong Xiufang to buy a house that evening.

After saying that, he repeatedly assured him that it wasn't the Kong family who asked him for the prescription; it was he who offered it voluntarily.

His words only made Fang Lizheng angrier.

"She says she doesn't understand, but does she really not understand? She's the daughter of a merchant, raised with such knowledge, how could she not know the value of that prescription?"

She took twenty taels to buy someone's highly profitable prescription; she's clearly not a kind person. This woman is morally corrupt; you must not associate with her anymore!

Fang Zijian originally wanted to get help from his father, but instead of getting help, he was opposed by his father again.

His eyes immediately welled up with tears.

"Father, that's arbitrary. You don't even know what kind of person Xiufang is. How can you judge her character based on such a small matter?"

Fang Lizheng, panting heavily, said, "I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice, how could I not know how to judge a person? Let me tell you, you can forget about this marriage."

Even if the Kong family doesn't offer a single copper coin in betrothal gifts, I will not allow you to marry a girl like that.

"I'll marry her! If you won't help me, I'll marry her on my own!" Fang Zijian shouted with red eyes, slammed the door frame, and rushed out.

"Little one, it's already dark outside, where are you going?"

Mrs. Liao was extremely anxious and wanted to chase after her son, but she couldn't help but complain to Fang Lizheng, "Can't you talk to the child properly? Why did you have to make him angry and leave? It's already dark, what if something happens?"

Fang Lizheng angrily retorted, "You let him run away? He's not a three-year-old child, he's not going to get lost."

"You know our youngest son has always been frail, right? If anything were to happen to him, you'd regret it!"

As Liao ran outside, she grumbled inwardly that both father and son were troublesome.

Why can't a father and son talk to each other instead of acting like enemies?

However, the person she resented the most was the girl from the Kong family.

She hasn't even stepped inside yet! And she's already causing such a ruckus in her home. What will happen if she actually gets in?