Female-dominated society: My husband is clingy and I can't shake him off

Shen Zicen slowly returned to the table and sat down, her voice muffled, "Brother, I don't like her."

Shen Ziche was somewhat surprised. Although the two of them had been bickering, he had observed that A-Cen did not dislike Li Mo'er and even liked her a little.

Normally, his minor foot injury wouldn't bother him at all; he could walk briskly on mountain paths. He was clearly holding back just now.

“I feel that if she's around, my brother will like her more and won't like me anymore.”

Shen Ziche chuckled and pulled the sullen A-Cen into his arms. "How could that be? You're my brother."

Shen Zicen buried her face in her brother's arms and said in a tearful voice, "From now on, you must always side with me, both of us."

He removed his veil and pretended to wipe away tears.

She spoke pitifully, pouting and looking at Shen Ziche with teary eyes.

Shen Ziche helplessly flicked Shen Zicen's forehead with his finger and smiled indulgently, "Okay, I'll side with you."

Hearing her brother's promise, Shen Zicen rubbed her head against his hand with satisfaction. "I will always side with you from now on. You are number one."

Li Lin, who was downstairs, saw Li Mo'er come out and hurriedly went to greet her. If she waited a little longer, she would rush upstairs.

She stared at Li Mo'er with a gossipy eye, her intuition telling her there was some juicy gossip.

"Sister Mo'er, tell me, did you guess the 'finding a wife' question correctly?"

Ok?

When Er Gouzi asked that question, she realized that she had been so frightened by Shen Ziche that she had forgotten about it.

She could only scratch her head, somewhat embarrassed, "I forgot to ask."

"Sister Mo'er, what did you talk about up there for so long?"

Li Lin was a little puzzled. If they weren't talking about this, what else could they be talking about?

"Sigh... They plan to make me their mistress."

Li Lin was stunned. Her sister Mo'er had still been sold. The Shen family was so rich; Mo'er would definitely be living a life of luxury there. But there were rumors about Brother Su as well…

"Sister Mo'er, you... you agree?" Li Lin asked tentatively.

Li Mo'er waved her hand dismissively and replied, "No, I said I'd think about it some more."

Li Lin also looked serious, "We really should think about it carefully."

After the two finished buying what they needed, Li Mo'er accompanied Li Lin to the pharmacy to get some traditional Chinese medicine for her father.

"Er Gouzi, why didn't you get your medicine from Doctor Wang?"

Every time Li Lin came to the market, he would go to the pharmacy to get medicine.

"Oh, well, Dr. Wang said that my father's medicine contains aconite, and her son can't stand the smell of it, so they don't have that medicine. That's why she sent me to town to get the medicine."

Li Mo'er then recalled Doctor Wang's furious expression, "Does Doctor Wang dote on her son?"

Li Lin looked on with envy, "Of course, she's gone bankrupt for her son. She's protected him so well all these years, hardly anyone has ever seen him."

Li Mo'er really wanted to say that she had seen Wang Jingmo twice in the past few days, even though he was wearing a veil both times.

"Ergouzi, come with me to the back mountain in a few days. I want to collect some herbs to sell for money."

Although Li Lin didn't want to discourage Li Mo'er, he thought it best to let her face reality sooner rather than later.

"Sister Mo'er, you don't even know which herbs are which, how are you going to dig them up?"

Li Mo'er looked at her inscrutablely, "You don't understand. I bought a secret manual from Doctor Wang at a high price. After I finish reading it, I will be able to recognize what kind of herbs they are at a glance."

If Li Mo'er hadn't been holding things in both hands, she would have liked to stroke her non-existent beard like the fortune teller.

"Sister Mo'er, don't worry, I know the back mountain like the back. I even know where there's a mouse hole."

When she was little, whenever her mother tried to hit her, she would run to the back mountain. As she got a little older, she would often sleep in a cave there every few days.

In the following days, Li Mo'er stayed indoors and devoted herself to studying the herbal medicine book, although she kept forgetting and relearning the contents.

However, she firmly believed that as long as she worked hard, she would definitely encounter rare herbs and become rich overnight.

The reason why Qian Duoduo was always penniless before was because she never bought lottery tickets. Now, as long as Li Mo'er goes up the mountain, she can at least find a hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, if not a thousand-year-old snow lotus.

Li Mo'er has always believed in luck, since she has no real strength and can only rely on luck.

Early that morning, Li Mo'er carried a basket on her back, took an iron hoe, and held a book of herbal medicines to find Li Lin.

The thought of becoming incredibly wealthy in a short time made her feel lightheaded. This must be the joy of money—she felt it even before she had it.

Li Lin looked at Li Mo'er, who was fully armed, and knew that she was serious.

So he turned around and went home, carrying a basket on his back and taking a hoe.

Li Mo'er stood on tiptoe and patted Li Lin's shoulder approvingly.

"When we get to the back mountain, I'll give you this herbal medicine book. Just look at the pictures in it and find the herbs. Anything that looks the same is definitely a herbal medicine."

Li Lin wanted to say no, but she was actually carrying a basket on her back because she wanted to go up the mountain to dig some wild vegetables.

But seeing how enthusiastic Li Mo'er was, and even starting to explain the drawings to her, she felt she could give it a try and not let her sister Mo'er down.

"Ergouzi, look at this picture. Its leaves have some small thorns. It's not tall, about this tall."

As Li Mo'er spoke, she gestured with her hands to help Li Lin understand.

"Sister Mo'er, I'll take you on a walk to the back mountain today, but I might not be able to accompany you tomorrow."

Li Lin rarely spoke during the journey. After struggling with the decision for a long time, she finally confessed to Li Mo'er.

Li Mo'er immediately assumed she was in trouble and quickly asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen? Do you need my help?"

Li Lin shook his head, feeling a surge of emotion. Sister Mo'er had been so good to him; she was still thinking of him now.

"I found a job in town a few days ago, and I'll be working as a blacksmith tomorrow."

She had been staying at home for the past few days, and only went out to find a job after being urged by her parents several times.

"Blacksmithing?" Li Mo'er looked Li Lin up and down, looking at the muscles on her arms, and nodded. "The boss has a good eye; he knows you're cut out to be a blacksmith."

"Sister Mo'er, aren't you angry? I didn't tell you, and then..."

Li Mo'er could tell what she was thinking just by looking at her, so she quickly interrupted her.

"What's there to be angry about? If I need to get something, I can come to you. Besides, if my path with herbs doesn't work out, won't I have to rely on you?"

"Row."

Li Lin readily agreed, and she felt much lighter after telling him about it.

She knew Li Mo'er had forgotten, so she took her hand and introduced the items to her as they walked.

"Sister Mo'er, there's only one way up the mountain. As long as we follow this path, we definitely won't get lost."

"There's a river on the other side of the mountain, and beyond that is the United Kingdom. I've heard from the townspeople recently that things aren't peaceful between our two countries, and it seems like we're about to go to war."

When the topic of war came up, Li Lin frowned. If war broke out, the first to suffer would be villages like theirs that were close to the battlefield, and they might even have to go to the front lines themselves.

"A war? Britain? Great Britain? Do they speak English?"

Li Lin shook her head. She didn't know either. She only heard the old people in the village say that they were speaking bird language, chattering away.

"Sister Mo'er, so don't cross this mountain recently, just explore this side."

Li Mo'er nodded fearfully; she didn't want to be taken prisoner and tortured by the enemy.

Her small frame made her confess immediately. The key issue was that she didn't have any useful information. If all else failed, she could write a letter to Li Hua herself and leave it to them as a secret report.