In that instant, Jiang Changtian was thinking...

"Brother Jiang, I didn't expect your courtyard to be so charming, even though it's not far from the academy!"

Guo Hongfang was somewhat surprised to see the exquisite little courtyard; it looked so full of life and warmth.

Jiang Changtian's thoughts were interrupted, and he introduced Guo Hongfang, "This is my wife."

Hearing the word "wife" from her, Lin Shuyun felt instantly delighted.

Guo Hongfang looked at Lin Shuyun, recalling the scene of her hitting someone that day, and his voice involuntarily lowered by two octaves.

"My name is Guo Hongfang. I have met Madam Jiang."

"You brought your classmate here. Hello, just in time to wash your hands and get ready for lunch."

Lin Shuyun pointed to the basin of water next to them and told them to wash their hands first. There was also a soup on the stove, and she went to fetch it.

After Guo Hongfang sat down, his eyes widened as he looked at the dishes on the table. He couldn't help but mutter, "I never expected that Brother Jiang's wife, who is so fierce, could cook such a good meal."

Old Xu poured himself a small cup of rice wine, squinting contentedly, "What do you know, kid? A fierce wife is a treasure."

This rice wine was brewed by him again at Yun Yatou's request, and Yun Yatou said that he could drink a cup every day.

"No, no, no, I still prefer a wife with a gentler temperament, preferably one who can cook well." Guo Hongfang swallowed hard.

All that was left of the braised food was the pig's head. Old Xu ate half of it by himself, and Lin Shuyun cut up the remaining half.

She made pork skin jelly from yesterday's pig skin and then made a cold pork skin jelly salad.

I also made a bok choy and shiitake mushroom salad, and a cucumber salad.

The soup is winter melon soup; I ate too much braised meat today, so this helps to cut through the grease.

The food was simple, but it smelled really good.

Especially the braised pig's head, which is still hot, shiny, and has an irresistible aroma when it's freshly taken out of the braising pot.

"It smells so good! This aroma is making the neighbor's kid drool," said Old Xu, reaching for a piece of pig's head meat.

Lin Shuyun stopped his chopsticks, "Old man, don't eat."

Old Xu looked at Lin Shuyun pitifully, "Girl, I'll just have one more bite, just one more bite!"

Lin Shuyun raised an eyebrow. "Not even a bite! How much meat have you eaten today? At your age, aren't you afraid of getting sick from eating too much? No meat allowed, eat vegetables and drink soup!"

Seeing that she really wouldn't let him eat, Old Man Xu had no choice but to drink the soup with a wronged expression.

Shi Feng, watching from the rooftop next door, gritted his teeth.

That wicked woman! The rent for this courtyard was only reduced because our master intervened, yet she wouldn't even let our master eat a single piece of meat!

This shameless couple, working together to bully a mentally deteriorating 70-year-old, have absolutely no conscience!

Lin Shuyun picked up a piece of aspic for Jiang Changtian, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw someone on the roof of the neighboring house.

It's that kid selling bamboo baskets again.

This kid seems to be following them quite often!

Lin Shuyun stroked her chin and went into the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Coal Ball was engrossed in eating braised pig's head. Lin Shuyun whispered, "Coal Ball, do you see that kid on the roof across the street? Go scare him away."

With a meow, Coal Ball turned and strode out with an air of majesty.

Shi Feng gritted his teeth and watched as his master didn't get a single bite of meat, only eating green vegetables and cucumbers. He was so angry he almost cried.

This time, no one could stop him; he was determined to teach this wicked woman a lesson!

Seeing Lin Shuyun come out of the kitchen, Shi Feng was about to throw the pebble in his hand when suddenly a tiger roared behind him.

Shi Feng was startled and tumbled off the eaves.

In the neighboring yard, a short, plump girl with a pockmarked face was picking her toes when she saw a man fall from the sky.

He excitedly grabbed Shi Fengchong and shouted into the house.

"Mother, look! A handsome husband has fallen from the sky!"

Shi Feng was so frightened that he took off running.

"Husband, don't go!"

Coal Ball: Hehehe, you little brat, you were spying on Shu Yun.

……

……

Ten days have passed in the blink of an eye, and the academy is giving students two days off.

Lin Shuyun planned to take Jiang Changtian and Old Man Xu home.

Of course, she wasn't going back to the Jiang family, but to the Lin family, to see how her eldest brother's marriage was going.

The three men had just set off in their donkey cart when they ran into Guo Hongfang.

"Brother Jiang, Brother Jiang, where are you going?"

"I'm going back to the village today to take a look." Jiang Changtian noticed Guo Hongfang was still carrying two books. "Did you go to the bookstore?"

"Oh, these are two books I brought from home. I've already finished reading them, so you can borrow them." Guo Hongfang said with a slightly disappointed tone as he handed the books to Jiang Changtian.

He originally intended to use delivering books as an excuse to freeload a meal, but things didn't go as planned.

Jiang Changtian took it and saw that there were annotations that would be helpful to him, so he didn't refuse and said, "Thank you."

"Why are you thanking me, brothers? Let's get together again when you come back!"

Guo Hongfang waved goodbye reluctantly.

Old Xu covered his face with his straw hat and said, "Your classmate is really interesting."

It's obvious they're putting in a lot of effort to get a meal.

Jiang Changtian remained silent while reading.

The college entrance exam is just around the corner, so he needs to hurry.

Just outside the county town, Lin Shuyun was about to walk on the main road.

Old Xu said, "There's a small path that goes through the side; we should be there before sunset."

"Why didn't you say so earlier? Hold on tight."

Lin Shuyun flicked her horsewhip—no, her donkey whip.

The donkey started running very fast.

Jiang Changtian and Old Man Xu both stumbled.

The road is fine in every way, except it's bumpy.

Lin Shuyun usually feeds the donkey well and takes good care of it. She raises the donkey for ten days and uses it for one. Now the donkey is running away as fast as it can.

"Uu——"

Lin Shuyun suddenly slammed on the brakes, and if Jiang Changtian hadn't grabbed Old Man Xu in time, Old Man Xu would have been thrown out.

After finally regaining his balance, Old Xu saw the man lying on the road who had almost been run over by the donkey cart, and he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at him.

"Lying down on the road, do you want to die?!"

A woman dressed in red was lying on the overgrown path.

The woman's loose black hair covered half of her face, and the exposed half was covered with dense red rashes, which looked rather frightening.

Just as Lin Shuyun was about to get off the bus, Old Man Xu grabbed her arm.

"Don't go over there. Judging from her clothes and appearance, she doesn't seem like a girl from a respectable family, and... could she have some kind of disease?"

Old Xu was practically saying he had a sexually transmitted disease.

Only courtesans would wear this kind of clothing.

There were stones on both sides of the road, making it difficult to take a detour, so Lin Shuyun had to get out of the car to check.

The woman was unconscious, and her wrists were covered in wounds.

"It's not an infectious disease, it's probably an allergy. She fainted due to dehydration from being in the sun. Give her some water and move her to the nearby tree."

Lin Shuyun guessed that he must have run away from home after being abused by his family.

Damn it, she hates men who abuse their wives the most.

"That girl is so kind-hearted," Old Xu remarked.

Lin Shuyun carried the person to a tree not far away. "Husband, where is our water bottle?"

Jiang Changtian picked up the kettle and handed it to Old Man Xu.

Old Xu handed the kettle to Lin Shuyun.

Lin Shuyun helped the woman up, brushed the hair away from her face to reveal a face covered in dense rashes, and then picked up a water bottle to give her water.

The woman kept swallowing, and soon drank half a pot of water.

Lin Shuyun placed the remaining half-pot of water next to the woman, and as she got up to leave, her skirt was tugged by someone...

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