The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

After finishing his meal and resting for a while, Li Zhe returned to his room and brought over the money he had saved to repair Yin Baicai's house.

Yin Baicai opened the money bag in his hand and saw that there were fifty taels of silver inside. He didn't realize that this bully Li was such a rich man. He was sure that there were very few households in Peach Blossom Village that could afford fifty taels: "Isn't this too much? Thirty taels is enough to repair the house."

"Didn't you still want to buy the land?"

Li Zhe's words reminded Yin Baicai that she still needed to buy land, as all the land in her family had been sold off over the years to buy medicine for the original owner's mother.

"Li, you bully, hurry up and find someone to write an IOU so we can sign and put our fingerprints on it."

"No need, we'll be family sooner or later anyway, so it doesn't matter whether we pay it back or not."

These words shocked Yin Baicai to the core. No way, why would Li the bully bring this up? Could he really have his eye on me? This won't do.

I'm a man of steel, I can't let some big guy bully me.

"No, you have to sign!" Yin Baicai shouted. She didn't want to sell herself for fifty taels of silver.

Seeing his attitude, Li Zhe knew that this young man did not want to owe him anything before the wedding. So, to put his mind at ease, he signed the agreement with him. In any case, after the wedding, he would let him manage the family finances.

Brother Chen and the others said that a man's earnings should be managed by his wife.

"Alright, come with me to the study."

Yin Baicai was puzzled. This bully Li not only knew how to read, but also had a study in his house. He was really amazing.

He looked like a bully and a scoundrel, but it turned out he was actually a literate farmer.

Li Zhe led him into his study, sat down in a chair, and began writing an IOU.

Yin Baicai, like Grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden, looked around Li Zhe's study.

The house has a minimalist style. To the right of the door is a huge bookshelf filled with all sorts of miscellaneous books. Yin Baicai went over to take a look and found that most of them were military books.

This bully Li must be no ordinary soldier, otherwise why would he be reading books on military strategy and tactics? He must be at least a general.

If that's the case, then the engagement might not be able to be dissolved. It's said that the common people can't fight against officials, and I'm just an ordinary citizen now.

Am I really destined to marry him? I'm so worried!

I wonder if this bully Li has anyone he likes. Maybe I should look for someone for him in the village. If I find someone, he might agree to break off the engagement with me!

Li Zhe had already finished writing. He found it quite amusing to look at the young man standing in front of the bookshelf, his expression shifting between gloom and joy. He wondered what the young man was thinking.

Li Zhe called out, "It's finished writing, come over and sign it."

Yin Baicai picked it up and glanced at it. He didn't quite recognize many of the words, but he understood that it was fifty taels. Thinking that Li the bully probably wouldn't dare to deceive him, he simply and neatly put his handprint on it.

Little did he know that he would be controlled by this small IOU from then on, and would be bullied by the bully Li every day until he cried.

Li Zhe's little scheme succeeded, and a smile flashed in his eyes. "You signed this yourself, so you can't go back on your word later!"

I carefully folded the precious IOU and put it in the small box on the top shelf of the bookshelf.

Yin Baicai and he discussed for a long time in the study and finally decided to build the house near Li Zhe's house, which would not only be convenient for going to town.

Even things like fetching water are very convenient.

After discussing it, Yin Baicai decided to go to the village chief's house to talk to him about buying a land plot.

In ancient times, land transactions required official procedures; it wasn't something you could just buy on a whim.

You also need to inform the village chief so that he can go to the county government office in the town to sign and stamp the documents.

Since Li Zhe had nothing to do today, he decided to go with Yin Baicai to take a look.

When the two arrived at the village chief's house, they saw the village chief's wife sitting in the yard picking beans.

Yin Baicai smiled and said, "Grandma Li, these beans are really beautiful, each one is plump and round."

Li looked up and saw the two men approaching: "Cai-ge and Zhe-zi, come and sit down, it's rare to see you two come to visit!"

As soon as she sat down, Yin Baicai asked, "Grandma Li, where's Grandpa Village Chief?"

Li called out into the house, "Old man, come out quickly, Cai Ge'er and the others are looking for you."

Village Chief Huang came out of the bedroom; he had just carried his grandson back to the room to sleep!

"Brother Cai, young man Zhe, what business do you have with this old man?"

"It's like this, Grandpa Village Chief, my house was crushed by rocks rolling down from the mountain. I wanted to come and see if you had any suitable land. I want to build a house here at the entrance of the village."

Upon hearing this, Village Chief Huang knew that the heavy rain yesterday must have washed away the rocks on the mountain. In this village, everyone lives close to the beginning of the village, while the end of the village is close to Wutong Mountain. If they are not careful, there is a risk of flash floods that could wash away the mud and rocks on the mountain.

There are basically no people living in that village anymore. Cai Ge'er's family didn't have enough money back then, so they didn't move here with everyone else.

Besides, it's dangerous to live there. "Okay, then I'll take you to see some land. If you like it, I'll go to town and get the official documents for you when it's market day."

The three of them went out together.

Looking at the group of people leaving, Li was quite puzzled. This Cai-ge'er wanted to repair the house, which would cost a lot of money.

Could it be that Zhe Xiaozi paid for it?

But if Cai Ge'er's mother hadn't passed away, these two would have been a family long ago. There would have been no need for all this trouble.

This kid must have been afraid the villagers would gossip about Cai Ge'er, so he paid for the house repairs. Otherwise, his big yard would have been enough for him to live in.

Village Chief Huang showed Yin Baicai several plots of land, and Yin Baicai finally chose a plot near Li Zhe's house.

Thinking that since they lived nearby, she could help take care of Li Mo, who had lent her such a huge sum of money without saying a word.

The land was eventually bought by the two men for twelve taels of silver.

This land belongs to Zhu Laosan in the village. His wife just gave birth, and they needed money, so they sold the land to buy some things to help the mother and child.

Yin Baicai immediately gave the money to the village chief, and added an extra tael as a token of appreciation for the village chief's help.

Village Chief Huang refused to accept the money. He knew that the young man's money must have come from Zhe Xiaozi. This man was able to come up with so much money by risking his life to hunt in the mountains.

He was too embarrassed to accept it.

Yin Baicai had no choice but to go to town to buy some snacks and send them to them later.

He knew the village chief had a five-year-old grandson, so he could buy some pastries and candy.

After finishing with the foundation work, Yin Baicai asked, "Village chief, are there any people in this village who can build houses and do other work?"

The village chief introduced him to several families who were efficient workers.

Yin Baicai plans to visit these families tomorrow so that she can ask someone to come and fix their houses.

Originally, Li Zhe wanted to ask the person who had repaired his house last time to help Yin Baicai repair it.

Yin Baicai thought for a moment and decided to ask the villagers to help him. This would prevent them from being envious of his money to repair the house, but he also wanted the villagers to benefit from it as well, so as not to incur their hatred.

That's just how human relationships are; people hate those who have it, and laugh at those who are poor.