Ugly girl only wants to farm

Suddenly, he said, "Hey, Tianci, have you seen Meng Jiuhe's beautiful wife? She came to our school a few days ago. You weren't there at the time. Tsk, tsk, tsk, her figure is simply amazing. It's just that her face was covered up, so you couldn't see her clearly. Why did he leave such a beautiful wife and ask the teacher for more leave instead of rushing back in such a hurry?"

The people next to him were desperately trying to signal him, but the man still continued to speak, oblivious to the danger: "I heard that Scholar Meng's father-in-law owns several shops in our town and is quite wealthy. Why not just stay at home with his vast fortune and instead come to this school to study and pass the imperial examinations?"

"He thought that citizenship exam was so easy. Didn't he see that Zhang Xuyang is a bookworm who studies all day long and always ends up second place?"

Qi Tianci was blinded by jealousy. The people around him were still chattering away, and he couldn't calm down his anger. He was determined to find a way to teach Meng Jiu a lesson, preferably to the point that he couldn't stay in the school anymore. He was disgusted by the teacher's praise and his smug look.

Once that wicked seed was planted in his heart, it began to take root and sprout. He turned around and glared at the man, who felt a chill run down his spine from his stare and asked uncertainly, "Heavens, Tianci, what's wrong with you? Is there something on my face?"

Qi Tianci glared fiercely at the man and said through gritted teeth, "I'm inviting you all to my restaurant for drinks. Today's bill is on me, so you don't need to go."

The man asked, somewhat puzzled, "Tianci, what's wrong with you? Aren't we good buddies? Why won't you let me go drinking? That's so unfair!"

Qi Tianci snorted coldly: "I don't like the look of you. Your nose and eyes are too ugly."

That night, everyone got completely drunk, and the thought of messing with Meng Jiuhe lingered in their minds. Qi Tianci thought of several methods, but none of them seemed appropriate. Finally, he decided to ask Zhang Xuyang to join them when he had the chance, since Zhang Xuyang probably also disliked Meng Jiuhe.

These days, Xu Chaoyan and Meng Jiuxia have been locked in the room, diligently learning to sew clothes. Although she is not very skilled at needlework, she is a little uneasy under Meng Jiuxia's disapproving gaze.

She took out a piece of candy and handed it over: "Sister-in-law, look at this needlework, we don't necessarily have to learn it, why don't you do it for us?"

Suddenly, Meng Jiuxia was given a piece of candy. She was a little unaccustomed to it and her face flushed as she was so intimate with Xu Chaoyan.

Seeing that she was looking at her with unfamiliar eyes, Xu Chaoyan stuffed the candy into her mouth with her hand; as the saying goes, "He who eats another's food is bound to do his bidding," and since you've eaten my food, you have to do my work for me. I won't let you work for free. You can pick whichever hairpin you like from my pile.

Xu Chaoyan looked at the three plain silver hairpins and felt a pang of heartache. After all, she had boasted that she would make clothes for them, so she had no choice but to give them away with a heavy heart. As long as Meng's peach blossoms didn't end up wearing them on her sister-in-law's head, she wouldn't be too stingy.

She rubbed her aching back, stretched, and murmured, "It's so stuffy staying in the house all day. I said, my sister-in-law, the market is tomorrow, why don't we go out and see what's going on? Being cooped up in the village all day is driving me crazy."

Meng Jiuxia shook her head: "Grandmother won't let me go. She says that young ladies shouldn't show their faces in public like this, it's immoral."

These words startled Xu Chaoyan. How could the Meng family's grandmother be so domineering? It was obvious that she was bullying her and wanted her to take on all the housework.

She put her arm around Meng Jiuxia's shoulder and said with a bold expression, "Don't worry, let's sneak out and come back early. We'll hide the baskets behind the trees and bring back some grass. We'll just say that I went out with you to cut grass."

Meng Jiuxia was somewhat tempted: "Would that work? If Grandmother finds out, she'll definitely chase us all over the yard with a stick."

Xu Chaoyan patted her chest and said, "Just listen to me and I'll keep it safe. When we come back with two big baskets of stuff, Grandma won't have anything to say."

Meng Jiuxia nodded with some doubt: "You said it yourself, I'm penniless when I go to the market in town."

Xu Chaoyan chuckled lightly: "Alright, look at how stingy you are. What do you want to eat? I'll treat you tomorrow."

These days, Qi Tianci has been seizing every opportunity to sow discord between Zhang Xuyang and Zhang Xuyang. Because he restored the Zhang family's tofu business, Zhang Xuyang has become more friendly towards him and their previous relationship has been restored. However, it's just a facade; everyone knows this, but they still maintain a semblance of civility.

Seeing that he had stirred things up enough, he casually mentioned, "That Meng Jiuhe is too arrogant and ruthless. He doesn't take you seriously at all. I heard him talking about you behind your back last time, saying that you'll always only be second best. Are you willing to be suppressed by him like this? You've studied hard for ten years and your knowledge is no worse than his. Are you just going to let him continue to suppress you? Don't you want to vent your anger?"

Under Qi Tianci's persistent persuasion, Zhang Xuyang was slightly tempted and gave Meng Jiu a small lesson to teach him not to be too smug.

Seeing that he hesitated for a long time and did not agree, Qi Tianci continued to persuade him: "We will just play a little prank on him, hide his books, or play a little trick on him on his way back to his hometown."

Seeing that these were just harmless pranks that wouldn't actually hurt Meng Jiuhe, Zhang Xuyang agreed. However, he made it clear beforehand that this matter should not be brought to the teacher's attention, because the mastermind would be Qi Tianci, and he would have nothing to do with it.

When Qi Tianci saw that he had agreed, he grinned, unable to hide the malice in his eyes. "Meng Jiu, just you wait, I will definitely not let you get away with this."

Xu Chaoyan and Meng Jiuxia went out early in the morning with baskets on their backs. Their grandmother looked at them with a strange expression: "Oh my, the sun must have risen in the west today. Some lazy people actually know to come out and do some work. It seems that the chickens and eggs have all been broken. They have been incubating eggs for so long without any reaction. They have finally come out of the nest."

Xu Chaoyan did not respond. Meng Jiuxia said something to her grandmother and then the two left.

When Xu Chaoyan left, she told Li Sanniang that she was bored and wanted to go up the mountain to cut more grass. The two hid their baskets in a secluded spot and took the village's oxcart to the market.

I last visited this town when I was returning to my parents' home, but I didn't really explore it properly.

Meng Jiuxia looked around the whole way, the light in her eyes impossible to hide.

Xu Chaoyan was still very curious about everything in ancient times. Although this small town was not very lively in this remote and impoverished area, it was already quite good for her, who had been in the village for too long.