Ugly girl only wants to farm

Xu Chaoyan gave an embarrassed smile and quickly let go of her hand: "Um, I didn't mean to, I just wanted to comfort you."

Meng Jiu coughed lightly a few times: "It's nothing serious. I know what you just said, but given our family's situation, why don't we go back? I don't want you to work too hard. I know my own body, so I'll just go back and rest."

Xu Chaoyan frowned and quickly interrupted him: "How can that be? Nothing else matters right now. The most important thing is your health. If you are well, we will be well. As for your parents, you don't need to worry too much. Once things settle down, I will go back and ask Uncle to keep an eye on things for us."

Meng Jiuhe originally planned to go back today. Staying here would cost money for everything. He had already been a burden to them long enough and didn't want to waste any more time on this pointless thing. As for his broken body, he would just let it be.

He glanced at Xu Chaoyan and saw that she looked exhausted, and the dark circles under her eyes were impossible to hide. Her younger sister looked worried. Yesterday, the two of them had gone to great lengths to get him, this useless person, to the clinic, and the medicine cost a lot of money.

He couldn't bear to drag them down any longer. Xu Chaoyan was still young, and she shouldn't waste her precious youth on him. She had initially been attracted to his looks and his status as a scholar, but now that he was in such a sorry state, she shouldn't waste her time on him anymore.

Seeing that Meng Jiuhe remained silent and his expression was somewhat distant, Xu Chaoyan was puzzled. He had been perfectly fine just moments before, but now he seemed to have changed his expression completely.

She tentatively asked, "Husband, are you feeling unwell? Should I go and fetch a doctor?"

Meng Jiuhe: "Now that I've fallen so low, you don't need to pretend anymore. I'll let you go. Little sister, we'll go back to the village in a bit."

Meng Jiuxia looked shocked, and her voice unconsciously rose a few decibels: "Brother, what are you saying? Why would you want your sister-in-law to leave? She's your wife!"

Meng Jiuhe had just thought a lot about it. He couldn't drag this woman down any longer; he already owed her enough.

He took a deep breath and said coldly, "You've been running the household these past few days. Take all the money with you. As for the dowry that your grandmother stole from you, I'll return it to you later."

Seeing that her elder brother was going too far, Meng Jiuxia quickly interrupted him, her face full of indignation: "Brother, don't go too far. Where do you expect my sister-in-law to go now? She has nothing left. We are her family. Besides, how can a divorced woman stand on her own in this world?"

Meng Jiuhe looked up at her and quickly explained, "It's not that I'm being divorced, it's that we're getting a divorce and going our separate ways. May we both be well from now on."

Xu Chaoyan listened for a long time and realized that this kid wanted to sever ties with her. Don't think she didn't understand; with his terrible acting skills, he would need to go back and practice hundreds of times to improve.

Yesterday, when this person was in danger, he pushed her away without hesitation, saving her from danger. Leaving was her wish, so how could she abandon him now? Even raising a cat or dog requires some affection.

Most importantly, she has nowhere to go and is dirt poor. She would starve to death in just a few days if she went out. Besides, the earth dragon turned over just now, and there is chaos everywhere. She is not that stupid.

She grabbed Meng Jiu and pinched her thigh while they weren't looking, her eyes reddening and tears welling up instantly.

"My husband, don't you want me to abandon Yan'er? Don't you understand my feelings for you? I went through so much trouble to marry you, how could I leave you? Waaah!"

She mentally grumbled: Damn it, these mushy words gave her goosebumps. What's wrong with this person? Why is he trying to kick her out now? He was perfectly fine just a moment ago. His unpredictable temper is really hard to fathom.

She suddenly realized that the boy didn't want to be a burden to her. Her hard work these past few days hadn't been in vain; he had seen it all. He used to always have a cold and aloof demeanor, but it turned out he was actually quite thoughtful.

Meng Jiuxia suddenly burst into tears, her voice trembling: "Big brother, please don't let sister-in-law leave. She's all alone, ugly, and will definitely be bullied if she goes out."

After she finished speaking, she cried uncontrollably.

With tears still on her face, Xu Chaoyan gave her a grateful smile, her voice slightly displeased: "Sister-in-law, if you want to speak up for me, then speak up, but you can't make personal attacks. What do you mean I'm ugly? Don't I have any good points?"

Meng Jiuxia took the handkerchief handed to her and wiped her face haphazardly a few times: "I was ugly to begin with, but it's okay. My brother is handsome, so your children won't be ugly either. You don't need to worry about it."

Seeing the tears on their faces, Meng Jiuhe felt a pang of guilt, but he had to be ruthless. He then turned even colder and said in a frosty tone, "I think you're too ugly, and I'm afraid my child will look like you."

Meng Jiuxia looked at his elder brother with indignation: "Brother, how can you do this? You're complaining about your sister-in-law's looks now. Everything you wear and eat is earned through her hard work. If you're so capable, then don't take it. That medicine yesterday cost almost a tael of silver. If you think she's ugly, then spit it out and don't drink it! You might as well just wait to die. Anyway, there are only the three of us left in our family now. You want to kick your sister-in-law out too? What exactly do you want?"

As she spoke, she reached out to strip Meng Jiuhe of his clothes.

Xu Chaoyan was so frightened that she quickly pulled her away: "Don't be impulsive."

Meng Jiuhe also started coughing violently, the coughing sound was heart-wrenching. Xu Chaoyan was so frightened that she quickly helped him catch his breath and shouted to Meng Jiuxia beside her, "Quickly pour some hot water over. Don't provoke him. Your older brother just doesn't want to be a burden to me."

Meng Jiuxia hurriedly went over and poured hot water, then stumbled over to bring it over, saying, "Sister-in-law, water, water."

After a period of chaos, the room finally quieted down. Meng Jiuhe coughed violently, and some blood came out of his handkerchief. He tried to hide it, but he didn't have much strength in his hands.

Xu Chaoyan frowned, looking worried: "Stop talking. Your health is the most important thing right now. Don't say these irrelevant things. I'm not leaving. Don't try to push me away. What do you mean by the baby being ugly? With your pretty face, the baby won't be ugly. Don't try to fool me with excuses."

Meng Jiuhe leaned against the pillow, his chest rising and falling. After a moment, he calmed down, glanced at Xu Chaoyan, whose eyes were filled with unclear emotions, and finally nodded helplessly.

"Sister-in-law, go check on breakfast. Your brother is probably hungry. He didn't eat much yesterday and he still needs to take his medicine later."

Meng Jiuxia looked at her with a worried expression, saying, "Come with me."

Xu Chaoyan gave her a reassuring smile and said softly, "It's okay, you go first and I'll say a few words to him."

Xu Chaoyan raised her hand to smooth his slightly messy hair: "I know you're thinking of me. Now that you're seriously injured, just focus on getting better. Don't worry about anything else, and don't say those things anymore. I won't abandon you."

She muttered to herself that even if she were to leave, she would have to take good care of him first. He had just saved her life yesterday, and she couldn't be heartless.

After a moment of calm, Meng Jiu spoke: "Now I'm the one who's dragging you down. So, as you said, stay here for now and go back in a few days. My little sister is young, so please take good care of her. She's not a bad person, just stubborn but soft-hearted."

Xu Chaoyan frowned and quickly interrupted him: "This sounds like giving your last words."

Meng Jiuhe couldn't help but cough again. Xu Chaoyan patted him on the back while sighing, "Don't I know what kind of person my sister-in-law is? I won't hold it against her."

Meng Jiuxia then brought Zhang Xuyang over: "Brother Zhang just said that the village chief came here to assess the damage to the houses and said he has something to discuss with us."

Meng Jiuhe nodded to him: "Brother Zhang, just say what you have to say. Thank you for your help this time."

"Brother Meng, you must already know the suggestion I just made. Right now, the village chief is leading people to check on the disaster situation in each household. He will probably report it to the higher authorities, and the imperial court should allocate disaster relief funds. However, we ordinary people don't know how much will actually reach us. I'll just report you directly, saying that you are my uncle's nephews. Then you can use the money to repair your houses and settle down first."

Meng Jiuhe glanced at Xu Chaoyan and then nodded: "This matter is troublesome. We have troubled you during this time."

They stayed at the Zhang family's house for the next few days. The house had been tidied up, and the roof tiles needed to be replaced because it had been in disrepair for many years. The tables and chairs inside could be used temporarily.

When Xu Chaoyan went to the clinic to get her medicine, she happened to meet the cart driver and asked him to look after the yard and help her if she needed anything, as they would be staying in town for a while.