A farmer has a shrewish wife; he's busy making money every day.

Lu Meng gave a few more instructions, sighed, patted Lu Chuci's head, and then walked out of the room.

Outside the door, the village chief's wife, Li You, looked worried and hurriedly stepped forward to ask, "How is it? Is our son alright?"

Lu Meng shook his head with a stern face: "I don't know, let's see how things go tonight."

Li You looked at Lu Meng with a bitter face and a hint of reproach: "Isn't it a bit too much to make Xiao Ci learn how to get pregnant like this?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Meng's small, lewd eyes widened instantly, and he said angrily, "What can we do? My Lu family needs to carry on the family line! If your womb were any more capable, I wouldn't have to send an idiot to do these things!"

Li You frowned, his voice rising slightly: "Who are you calling a fool! It's one thing for outsiders to say that, but how can you, as his father, say such things about him?"

Lu Meng waved his hand impatiently: "Alright, alright, you have to fuss over such a small thing? You think you have enough trouble already? When that woman from the Ye family comes, we'll have to feed another mouth to feed! We don't have much grain at home to begin with, and now we have to give it away!"

Upon hearing the name of the Ye family, Li You's eyes immediately flashed with disgust: "Isn't that all for the sake of your Lu family's continuation of the family line? The Ye family is really something. They clearly agreed on the second daughter, who is so intelligent and generous. The child she gives birth to will definitely be good. But they changed their minds at the last minute. They are shameless old folks!"

As the two were talking, Ye Qingxue arrived.

Ye Qingxue looked up at the dilapidated brick house in front of her, and her eye twitched.

This village is so deserted!

Along the way, every household lived in thatched houses, crammed together. Even the village chief's brick house was almost completely peeling off!

Ye Qingxue pressed hard on the corner of her eye with her finger.

Well, it's still better than the dilapidated thatched hut she used to live in at the Ye family's house. Winter is coming soon, and having a brick wall to keep out the wind and snow is good too.

Moreover, there are two pigs and three chickens in the yard. Although they are a bit thin, at least they are producing eggs.

As soon as Ye Qingxue entered the room, she felt much warmer.

She looked around. The hall was about 40 or 50 square meters in size. There was a locked room on the left, which she guessed was where the village chief and his wife slept. Further in, there was an inner room, which was probably where Lu Chuci lived.

In addition, there are two small rooms: a kitchen and a woodshed.

As expected of the village chief, this place is much better than the dilapidated thatched hut from before!

"You little brat! Why did you bring your whole family?" Li You's shrill voice rang out in the hall, particularly grating.

Ye Qingxue frowned and turned her head to look. She saw a woman with a sharp and mean appearance shouting at her.

This must be her mother-in-law.

"Hey! I'm talking to you. You just married into this family and you already have a whole family to support you? What, you think we'll take care of your whole family? Let me tell you, no way!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Meng stepped forward, his face full of disgust: "A good-for-nothing is a good-for-nothing, with no manners whatsoever! Did you think that just because you married into our family you'd be fed and clothed for free?"

A cold glint flashed in Ye Qingxue's eyes, but she didn't show it. Her eyes darted around, as if she had thought of something.

She lowered her head, feigning regret as she prepared to leave: "Ah, don't you welcome us? It's pitiful that our whole family was kicked out by the Ye family, and our husband's family won't even leave us a place to stay. For this marriage, I specially consulted a Taoist priest to ask about the fortune of my future children and grandchildren. He said I am fertile and will give birth to a big, healthy son in the second year after marriage. It's a pity that I can't give birth to a son for the Lu family. I am not blessed."

After hearing this, Ye Jing and her husband felt only heartache, not expecting their daughter to have done so much and considered so much, but at the same time, they also had some doubts.

How come they didn't know when their daughter went to see the Taoist priest?

Ye Qingxue gave a very strong performance; she almost shed tears.

She had thought about it long ago. The reason why the Lu family was willing to exchange grain for other people's daughters during a famine was not only because they genuinely loved their son, but also because they wanted to continue the family line.

The Lu family probably also knew that Ye Qingxue was the only one in the whole village who was willing to marry him.

Although it was forced upon them.

If she leaves, then the Lu family will have no one to give birth to a son!

Ye Qingxue seized on this point and stabbed it right in the heart!

Sure enough, Lu Meng's eyes lit up when he heard "take good care of yourself," and he instantly became a different person, forcing a smile that looked anything but malicious.

"Hehe, since my daughter-in-law is so considerate of the Lu family, then I won't say anything more. We're all family now, so you can stay here. You can make do on the floor in the living room."

"No."

Just as they were making up their minds, Ye Qingxue's leisurely voice came over.

"My parents are sick and need to stay in bed."