A master of metaphysics is farming.

"Slander? I know exactly where the ink is on her!"

These words caused an even greater uproar.

"No, no way..."

"He spoke with such conviction, could it be that He'er really is with him?"

"I feel something is amiss."

Everyone had different opinions, and even Xiang He was full of surprise, but after a while, she laughed at herself in exasperation.

"Alright, alright, then tell me, where is the ink on me?"

Er Gou, full of confidence, pointed to his collarbone and said, "You have one here, two on your shoulders, and one more in the middle of your lower back! I've touched it myself, how could I not know?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand that he had "touched" and made a grabbing motion.

Everyone present felt disgusted by the sight of such an ugly person who spewed foul language and nonsense.

Xiang He couldn't bear to look, so she closed her eyes to calm herself down and suppress the nausea in her heart.

He turned to look at Madam Su, "Mother, is there really ink on my lower back?"

Su glared at Xiang He and slapped him angrily, "No! How could that be! He's just talking nonsense!"

Knowing she was very angry, how could a mother not be angry when such a universally disliked thug suddenly appeared and accused her daughter of having an affair?

Xiang He quickly patted her back to comfort her, "Mother, don't be angry. I really want to ask you about a place that I can't even see myself."

"You silly girl..." she nodded reluctantly, "There was a grain of ink, how could you let others know! And you even asked me..."

Now the onlookers started watching the spectacle again, but no one could believe that He Yatou would be hanging out with such a... local thug.

"Mother, don't worry. I just wanted to confirm it. If it really exists, then things will be much easier."

Xiang He took two steps forward. "Since things have come to this point, you've come to propose marriage?"

Er Gou was overjoyed, immediately convinced that the girl was starting to get scared, and he was determined to extort a good beating from her!

"I told you when I came that you sent me to propose marriage. Do you accept it or not?"

"and then?"

Er Gou chuckled, "Back then, we were all lovey-dovey..."

"Stop, there's no need to go into those details. Just tell me what else you want to do here besides proposing marriage."

“He girl…”

Xiang He silently reassured Su Shi and Xiang Dayong, then looked at Er Gou with a relaxed expression, "Go ahead and say it."

"We agreed that I would bring clothes to propose marriage, and once your house was built, I would move in and become the head of the household. All the money would be given to me to do big business! Now that the house is almost finished, shouldn't you give me the money? I just found a business, and I'll definitely use the money to support my father-in-law."

After listening to his long explanation, Xiang He looked troubled and said, "No, it won't work. All the money is for my family, and the house is for them to live in. It seems your hopes have been dashed."

"You want to regret it?"

"It's not exactly a change of heart, after all, we've never had any physical intimacy."

The elation he had felt moments before was instantly extinguished, and Er Gou's face darkened immediately. "That night you begged me for love, and now that you have money and a house, you're kicking me aside?"

Xiang He crossed her arms and glared at him. "You're neither good-looking nor rich. What do I want from you? Do you think I'd rush to give you money and a house? I'm not crazy. I'm not that stupid. If you know what's good for you, leave now and stop spewing insults and ruining my reputation."

Er Gou, who was used to being belittled, didn't mind at all. However, he understood her meaning. After saying so much, she casually told him to leave in the end. She was just playing him for a fool!

Anger began to build up inside him. Er Gou threw the clothes he was holding on the ground, stepped on the straw sandals that hadn't been washed in who knows how long, and put on an ugly face. "If you don't admit it, I'll tell everyone we've been intimate! I'll let everyone know that you're a disrespectful person!"

Xiang He scoffed and looked down, "Folks, do you believe that?"

The villagers below shouted in disbelief, but Xiang He spotted Zhang Shi in the crowd; she hadn't expected to come and see what was going on.

"Second Aunt, do you believe what he said?"

Just as Zhang was about to turn around, she was discovered. She turned back sheepishly and said with a smile, "Hey, they've come all this way. They know you're dressed like this... this..."

She hesitated before speaking, and a woman beside her frowned, "Indeed... He'er, how come your clothes are with him? If you can't explain this clearly, we can't believe you."

A woman who was on good terms with her nodded in agreement, and the villagers who had just spoken of the news fell silent.

Madam Su cried out urgently, "My He'er is innocent! Who knows where he stole those clothes, just to ruin her reputation! He's also after our family's wealth; his thieving heart is obvious!"

"You, you mustn't be fooled by him!"

There were still many doubts below, after all, Er Gou had physical evidence and could explain the mole that even the Su family knew about, so he couldn't clear his name now.

Country women don't have so many complicated ideas; they believe everything they hear and are not surprised by anything.

Huang Laoliu then struck again with his hammer, saying, "If you ask me, this scoundrel Er Gouzi deserves a beating to learn his lesson! Seeing that his master has made money to build a house and has hope for the future, he came here with ulterior motives to cause trouble."

"What are you saying, Sixth Brother!" Er Gou said dismissively, gesturing with his hands and feet. "Do you think I'm easy to bully? You go back on your word when it comes to the door. Looks like I need to teach you a lesson to assert my authority as husband!"

"Great, it's been a while since I've beaten someone up, let's loosen up our bones."

"Boss, we'll help you!"

Xiang He raised her hand, "No need, I'll do it myself."

Seeing her smug look, Er Gouzi sneered, "Hey girl, don't blame me for being too ruthless later, or you'll come back to complain that I didn't give you a good look."

He shrugged a few times, and Xiang Dayong shielded Xiang He behind him with his hand, saying, "He... he's used to being a scoundrel, and he's quite fierce."

Xiang He pressed his hand down, "Father, don't worry, he's just a petty thug, I don't take him seriously."

"Bah! How shameless!"

Er Gou spat on the ground and charged forward with his fists clenched. Just as his fists were about to land in front of Xiang He, Xiang He turned his head to dodge and slapped away Er Gou's left hand with his right palm.

Grasp his right hand that was attacking him, bend down sharply to pull his hand behind his back, pin his right hand down, and strike his back with your right elbow. He was startled and realized what was happening, turning around to face Xiang He.

Now that's great, a direct confrontation is much more interesting.

"Don't cry out in pain later."

Before Er Gou could say anything, Xiang He grabbed his neck, pulled him up by the waist, and took the opportunity to knee him hard in the abdomen.

"puff!"

"The boss is amazing!"

Xiang He let go, and Er Gou staggered back several steps. Taking advantage of the moment when Er Gou was clutching his stomach, Xiang He rushed forward again, clenched his right fist and smashed it straight into Er Gou's cheek, causing Er Gou to bite through his mouth and spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Thud!" He fell to the ground with a thud. Xiang He squatted down and pressed his knee against his stomach, then punched him in the face again without mercy.

Rings of wind-blown rain fell, and Er Gou cried out as he was hit, "Stop, stop! Stop! Ouch, it hurts!"

Er Gou begged for mercy, leaving everyone below stunned. Even Huang Laoliu couldn't help but exclaim, "This girl is fierce!"

At this moment, Xiang He was like someone who had gone berserk, her eyes filled with a chilling rage, as if all the anger she had felt over the past few days was being directed at this Er Gou.

“Tell me, who instigated you to come here?”

Er Gou tried to block with his hands, but Xiang He's fists were really hard. He could feel his hands were swollen from being hit and were in a lot of pain. But if he didn't protect his face, he was afraid that he would be beaten into a pig's head.

"Ouch, that hurts! Mom!"

"If you don't tell me, I'll keep hitting you. Be prepared to be beaten until dark."

He had been punched several times in the eye, and felt like his eyeballs were about to pop out. He couldn't take it anymore and shouted anxiously, "It's... Lotus! Your Xiang Lotus!"