Chapter 1: 1-10

Chapter 1

"Oh!" He saw Xia Yang and was surprised, "Brother-in-law, this is great, can you go out?"

"I can walk a few steps today, come out and see." Xia Yang looked up at the dim sky, he didn't expect the Liu family to get up so early.

"That's good." He smiled: "Brother-in-law can get up, we can also relax a little."

She rolled her eyes and quickly picked up the wooden basin to wash, "You got up just in time, your eldest brother and others are going to work, brother-in-law will help them share some of the work, carry the water for today."

Xia Yang raised his eyebrows, looked at He in disbelief, and asked: "Sister-in-law, do you think I can carry water back in this shaky state?"

Then he changed the subject and chuckled: "I would like to do what you ordered, but I'm afraid of delaying your business and leaving the family hungry and without water."

"If you know you're hungry, don't be lazy and hide in the house." Liu's mother came out of the house and heard this with an unhappy face.

"Whose daughter-in-law was carried into the house?" Mother Liu's eyes were full of resentment. She looked at the medicine bandage wrapped around Xia Yang's head and said, "She was injured but still insisted on marrying in. No one wants her. They are afraid that she will be an old man for the rest of her life."

"Tsk." Xia Yang's eyes darkened, his tongue pressed against his teeth, and he said to stabilize his emotions, "It's because the Liu family paid a high price to marry you. I can't let you work in vain."

"I am a member of the Liu family in life and a ghost of the Liu family in death." Xia Yang smiled faintly and said, "I can't let you spend money in vain. It's also considered to be fair to the Liu family."

"Brother-in-law." Seeing her mother-in-law being humiliated, He stepped forward and said, "Don't resent your mother. Whose daughter-in-law doesn't work hard to serve the whole family when she comes home. But you are the opposite when you come in. Not only do you have the whole family to serve you, but you also spend a lot of money. What a blessing this is."

"Yes, I am blessed." Xia Yang didn't want to continue arguing with them, waved his hand and said: "Thanks to you all, I will get better as soon as possible and strive to live a long life."

He saw a basket at the door of the kitchen, walked over and picked it up and said: "I don't want to eat for free. Since I can walk a few steps today, I will do what I can and go out to dig some wild vegetables.

After speaking, he picked up the basket and slowly walked out of the door, ignoring the two gazes from behind him, and blocked his ears from their harsh nagging.

When he left the Liu family, there was no sound behind him. He exhaled a breath in his chest, and walked towards the mountains behind the village in a daze in the morning light.

It has been a few days since he came to this ancient time inexplicably.

Just like a dream, what happened made him confused.

His originally open-minded and carefree temperament, at this moment, couldn't help but be dazed, became sensitive and prickly, and didn't know what to do for a while.

"Tsk. "

Xia Yang smiled bitterly, and decided to find a way to fill his stomach first!

He was originally the modern Xia Yang, 28 years old. He had an accident and thought he would die, but he survived and woke up again as another person in another time and space, also called Xia Yang.

But what worried Xia Yang the most was that he had changed his sex!

A gender he had never known before, between men and women, called a "ge'er" here.

There are three genders here, men, women and "ge'er".

Like women, "ge'er" must marry and have children, but they do not have many offspring, are not as beautiful as women, and have a lower status, so few people want to marry them.

"Ge'er" looks and has a figure similar to men, and in his eyes, they are men, but most of them are frail and not as tall and strong as men.

He is such a "ge'er" now, and he will marry and have children. Son, when thinking about this, Xia Yang got a headache and lost all desire to live!

Really, he is now married and is someone else's daughter-in-law.

Not only is she a daughter-in-law, but she can also give birth to a child. How can he bear this, as a man full of aggression?

On the first day when he woke up in this body, he found a bloody wound on his head and lay on the bed drowsy and unable to move.

The next day he was carried out to get married. What could he do?

Two bowls of water with not much rice in them every day made his stomach protest all the time. How could he heal his injuries?

As soon as he could move today, he quietly got up and prepared to go out to find something to eat. Unexpectedly, he met the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Liu family.

There was no one along the way and it was still early. Xia Yang forced himself to come to the foot of the mountain, looking at the green and crisp mountains, hoping to get something.

...

Xia Yang sat by a stream, holding his chin with one hand and turning the pheasant in his hand with the other, swallowing his saliva unconsciously.

He was lucky and caught a pheasant. He couldn't wait to light a fire and roast it, ready to appease his hungry stomach.

As the aroma became stronger and stronger, the golden color of the pheasant with a layer of oil made Xia Yang's stomach "gurgle" a few times.

"Hmm. "As soon as it was cooked, he opened his mouth and took a fierce bite. It smelled delicious, so delicious!

In a blink of an eye, half a chicken was eaten up. He wolfed it down and ate it half full. Finally, he stopped stuffing food into his mouth in a hurry and savored it slowly.

Blowing the cool morning breeze, he stretched comfortably. His weak body seemed to be recharged and had some strength.

He sat there lazily, not wanting to move at all, but his mouth was full of oil and his hands were greasy and uncomfortable. He could only get up and go to the stream to wash them.

The clear stream reflected a handsome face, but his face was pale and lacked blood. Fortunately, his face was somewhat similar to his own. He had

thick eyebrows and big eyes, a high nose bridge, a tall and straight figure, and a thin layer of muscle evenly covering his limbs and torso. This was the result of years of hard work. Result.

This body is only twenty years old, and he is confident that after a good workout, he will definitely recover to the level of his previous life. His muscles are bursting with infinite power and full of hormones.

Xia Yang picked up the empty basket, and remembered that he still had a task to complete, so he should not continue to covet the cool air on the mountain.

In modern times, he has suffered a lot, but he has relied on his own hard work to develop. He is a boss, making his poor family rich and enviable.

In the hot summer, the shade of the trees on the mountain blocked the sun, allowing him to endure the headache and carefully look for edible wild vegetables in the cool breeze. As a farmer, this is not a problem for him. In a

short while, Xia Yang dug a basket full of wild vegetables on the seldom-traveled mountain. He wiped the sweat from his head with his sleeve and went back to report.

"Huh? "

Before walking far down the mountain, Xia Yang saw a direction beside the mountain road, under a gentle slope, a faint blush was visible, which was particularly conspicuous among the emerald green.

He turned around and slowly walked in that direction, pushing aside the thorns on the road and stepping on the half-man-high weeds, slowly walking down the slope step by step. Gradually

, several tall peach trees appeared in front of him, and huge, bright red peaches with a sweet scent were looming among the branches and leaves.

"Huh." Xia Yang's eyes lit up. The pink, sweet and delicious peaches as big as a fist were not so tempting even in modern times.

At this moment, his head was no longer aching and his steps were not slow. He strode down the gentle slope eagerly, came to the peach tree and raised his head, his mouth watering and he wanted to eat the peach immediately. He

stood on tiptoe to pick a bright red peach, pulled off the leaves and rubbed off the peach hairs, and took a big bite without caring whether it was completely clean.

"Hmm. "Xia Yang narrowed his eyes in satisfaction, the fresh, sweet and juicy peach flesh flooded his mouth. Peaches that were born and raised without any other elements were delicious.

After eating a big peach and the pheasant he had just eaten, Xia Yang, who was already very full, couldn't resist the temptation and picked another one.

While slowly enjoying the delicious peaches, he looked at a few peach trees, secretly thinking that if he sold them, he would probably get a few copper coins.

Xia Yang inherited all the original memories, so he had some understanding of this place. Just like these peaches, he knew very well how they fell into his hands.

Most of the people in the village went up the mountain to chop firewood, dig wild vegetables, pick mountain products, etc., mostly at the foot of the mountain, and only dared to reach the middle of the mountain in groups, because most of those who did these things were women, boys and children.

The men had to farm and work, and they didn't have much free time to run to the mountains. The hunters couldn't reach all the mountains, so this was a bargain for him.

Xia Yang was penniless now, and it would cost money to treat the wound on his head, and his current status and position also urgently needed money to support him.

Now was not the time, he had to go back and think about what to do next, after all, this was not the modern world, so it was better to be cautious in everything.

...

"Isn't this the young man that the Liu family just married?"

Xia Yang just arrived at the foot of the mountain and met several women. One of them said with a smile: "Your head wound hasn't healed yet, why are you going up the mountain?"

"It's a little better, come and dig some wild vegetables." Xia Yang replied, without saying anything else.

"What's better?" Another middle-aged woman said: "Looking at your face, you don't look well at all, go back and rest quickly and don't come out."

"Thank you, Auntie." Xia Yang said: "I'll be out for a while, and I'm going back."

"Don't go, don't go." When the women next to him heard this, they all surrounded him and looked him up and down, as if they were looking at a rare species.

"Tsk tsk, they say there's a boy in the next village, who looks like a man, but now he doesn't look like a boy."

"That's right, every boy has a handsome appearance and a slim figure. You see, he looks like a man, who would want to marry him? No wonder he can't get married and stays at home like a boy."

"Don't hit people in the face, don't expose their shortcomings when scolding them." Xia Yang looked at the women and said, "Don't you know what I look like? As for what I look like, I can only say that I look like a human, isn't that right?"

"Ah?"

The women were stunned. They didn't expect Xia Yang to be merciless. Even the new bride didn't dare to speak to them, the elders, like this when she just got married.

What's more, he is a boy, and his status is much lower. If someone's family is not in trouble, who would marry a boy, especially the situation of the Liu family.

"What's wrong with looking like a man?" Xia Yang was annoyed and said impatiently: "Although I am a boy, I am also a man. You can't expect me to look like a woman, right?"

"You say men are not good in this way or that way, so why do you marry a man?" Xia Yang took a breath slightly. His body was still very weak. "It's better to marry a woman or a boy, so that you don't have so much resentment and dislike for men."

After he said that, he walked around them and left. He didn't want to argue with them. He had to go back and rest for a while. He had been sweating and now he couldn't hold on any longer.

"Hey, how can you talk like that? How can you treat your elders like this? You have no manners at all."

"That's right, why do you think the Liu family married you when no one wanted you? It's because they think you're capable like a man, and they want you to work like a cow and a horse for them like a grandson."

"You thought you could enjoy a lot of happiness by marrying a cripple, but you'll be punished. Let's see if you're still sharp-tongued."

Xia Yang turned a deaf ear to all the words. If you want to live a good life, you have to rely on your own efforts. If you want to marry and enjoy happiness, you'll be manipulated by others for the rest of your life.

The angry shouting and cursing behind him gradually faded away. Xia Yang smiled lightly. He really had become narrow-minded. He still cared about a little gossip.

He raised his hand again, wiped the sweat from his head, slowed down his pace and walked back slowly, trying to recover some strength so that he wouldn't fall down as soon as he got back.

Before he reached the door of his house, he saw a figure standing by the door in the distance, and it looked like he was trying to move in his direction.

"I'm back." Xia Yang suddenly gained strength, cheered up and shouted: "Stand there and don't move, wait for me."

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Jiang Bai, a rich man, is innocent and kind, but he doesn't know that people are treacherous. During a dispute with his rival, the rival suddenly fell and broke a leg. He looked at his hands blankly, wondering how he could fall without pushing anyone.

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Chapter 2

The sun was pouring down, casting layers of golden light.

A figure in a green shirt stood in the distance, and his obedient appearance made Xia Yang feel warm in his heart. This was the person waiting for him to go home.

Against the light, the boy's eyebrows and eyes were looming, showing a hazy beauty in the golden color.

The man on the street was like a jade, a young man without peer in the world, which was the true portrayal in his heart now.

Xia Yang didn't understand what it meant before. He didn't have much culture, so he only knew that it was used to describe a man who was good-looking, but he didn't know how good-looking he was.

But now he has experienced it personally, that is, he is good-looking, really good-looking! He

has delicate eyebrows and fair skin, an outstanding figure like a green bamboo, and a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes that are moist and clear. He is the most handsome man he has ever seen.

"Why did you come out?" Xia Yang walked in front of him, looking at the stick in his hand and felt distressed. Who would have known that such a beautiful boy could not see.

"I didn't see you when I got up. I was afraid that you didn't know the way to the village, so I came out to check." Liu Jingwen clenched the stick tightly with his fingers, feeling helpless in his heart. "Tell me when you go out later, and I can show you the way."

"Okay, I'll tell you when you come out later." Xia Yang said. He didn't expect that the young man would miss him and want to come out to find him even though he couldn't see anything. "Have you been waiting for a long time?" Xia Yang couldn't bear to see him leaning on a stick, so he took his hand and said, "Didn't sister-in-law and the others tell you where I was going?" "They said you went out." Liu Jingwen's body stiffened, but he didn't break free. He turned his head to one side and asked, "Where have you been? Why did you take so long to come back?"

" I went to pick wild vegetables." Xia Yang said, "I've been lying in bed for a few days. I can't eat for nothing." As soon as they entered the yard, they saw Liu's father sitting in the yard smoking a pipe. Xia Yang continued to talk to Liu Jingwen, "Sister-in-law asked me to fetch water. I don't have any strength now, so I thought about doing something within my ability and going to the mountain to pick some wild vegetables." "I walked slowly and wasted a lot of time." Xia Yang said apologetically, "I'm really sorry for making you worry. I'll pay attention in the future." "It's okay." Liu Jingwen frowned slightly, his handsome face full of gloom, and said, "I should be the one to say sorry. I have wronged you. These things should be done by me." "You are not well yet, so just rest." Liu Jingwen said in an unquestionable tone with a hint of warning: "I am the head of the third house now, so leave it to me if you have any matters."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Xia Yang smiled slightly, not at all disgusted with his tough attitude, "I'll go deliver the wild vegetables to the kitchen first, and pick a few peaches, you can taste them." "

You go and rest, I'll take it." Liu Jingwen said: "Your palms are sweaty, you must be tired, leave it to me." As he spoke, he reached out and groped to take the things in Xia Yang's hand, but suddenly Liu's father came over and said: "I'll take it, you go into the house and rest." Liu's father took the things, looked at Xia Yang and said: "Take care of your body first, there's no rush to work, don't worry so much." Xia Yang shook his head without comment, looked at his back, and said nothing more. He should lie down for a while now, and talk about other things later. Father Liu entered the kitchen and saw Mother Liu, the eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law were busy cooking. He picked up a basin and washed the peaches without saying anything. After washing, he gave one to each of his grandchildren, and asked his eldest granddaughter to send the rest to Liu Jingwen's room. He sat in the yard and smoked his pipe. The kitchen was quiet, and no one spoke. They had heard what Xia Yang said just now. They didn't expect that he would complain, and in front of Father Liu. Facing Father Liu's cold face, they were afraid to say anything excessive, and could only endure with dissatisfaction in their hearts. No one was willing to do more work. ... Xia Yang entered the room and said to Liu Jingwen, "I'll rest for a while." Then he lay on the bed and didn't want to move at all. This body fell from the mountain and hit his head. He was unconscious for several days. He was the last one to wake up. Before he could figure out what was going on, he was carried to the Liu family to get married. It was also a shame for the Liu family and this unfortunate little scholar. Speaking of which, the reason why Xia Yang got into trouble in ancient times was directly related to this marriage. It was because of dissatisfaction that he was in a trance and had this accident. He was a boy, destined to marry and have children, but his appearance and figure were similar to those of a man, not as delicate and slender as those of other boys, so he was despised and no one wanted to marry him. He stayed at home until he was 20 years old. Originally, because he was capable, his family did not despise him, but because the Liu family suddenly offered a high price and went around looking for marriage. The family was tempted. Faced with a betrothal gift of five taels of silver, which was more than the betrothal gift for marrying a woman, they rushed forward to snatch the betrothal gift from the Liu family. The original owner was sad. He worked hard for the family for many years, but was promised away by his family like a person being sold. How could he feel good? Thinking of this, Xia Yang looked at Liu Jingwen, who was sitting at the table, motionless like a sculpture, with sympathy and heartache. At the first sight, Xia Yang fell in love with this beautiful young scholar. If he were not a boy, in a lower position and had to have a baby, he would have hugged her in his arms and comforted her in every possible way.

"What a pity." Xia Yang murmured softly. This was something that could not be changed, and he could not even discuss it. Speaking of which, Liu Jingwen was really unlucky. After ten years of hard study, he passed the examination and celebrated with his classmates on the day of the announcement. As a result, I don't know if he drank too much or was too excited, but he actually rolled down the stairs of the restaurant and hit his head and fainted.

When he woke up again, he was fine, but he couldn't see anything. The doctor said that there was blood in his head and it needed to be cleared before he could recover. But after several months of treatment, there was no effect at all. It was probably because of money problems that led to giving up treatment. The family was going to find someone to take care of the bride. But who would be willing to marry a blind person? Even the status of a scholar was useless, and the people who liked him avoided him like snakes and scorpions. The Liu family had no choice but to offer a high price for the betrothal gift, intending to marry a good match, but after all the talk, they ended up talking about Xia Yang, an old man who couldn't get married. He had a hunch that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong, so he could only let go of the idea. It didn't matter what it was, as he had already married into the family. What he should worry about was how to avoid consummating the marriage after his injury healed, but thinking of Xia Yang made him feel bad again. Even if he really liked this young scholar, he couldn't be inferior to her, pregnant and having children with a bulging belly. He had lived for 28 years and considered himself a top.

Facing Liu Jingwen, an 18-year-old tender grass, he, an old cow, really couldn't bite her. He felt itchy in his heart but had to try his best to restrain himself, and he had to think of ways to avoid her. He really owed the young scholar too much, so he could only find ways to make up for it from other places in the future, and he would never let Liu Jingwen suffer a loss and end up with nothing. "Uncle." Liu Yuhe came in with peaches, "Grandpa asked me to bring you peaches."

"Give it to me." Liu Jingwen moved his body, took the plate she handed over, put it on the table, and asked, "Have you eaten it?" "Grandpa gave it to me." Liu Yuhe was only six years old, a delicate-looking child. After she finished speaking, she turned around and was about to run out, but was stopped by Xia Yang. "Yuhe, is the meal ready?" Xia Yang smiled at her gently. This was the eldest daughter of Liu Jingwen's eldest brother, and she had been bringing him meals these days. "It will be ready soon. I'll bring the meal and call my uncle later." Yuhe said crisply, and hurried out to eat the peaches, running away like the wind.

"Eat one first." Seeing Liu Jingwen not moving, Xia Yang reminded him, "Fill your stomach first, it won't delay your meal later."

"I'm sorry." When Liu Jingwen heard this, he knew what he meant. He always had a stomachache every day because he didn't eat enough. He heard the "gurgling" sound of Xia Yang's stomach many times.

He picked up a peach and prepared to give it to Xia Yang, "Eat one first. You must be hungry after going up the mountain on an empty stomach for so long."

"Don't move." Xia Yang stopped him while lying on the kang, "Would I not taste the peaches I found first? Don't worry about me, eat one yourself."

Liu Jingwen sat there hesitantly, and after a while put the peach back on the plate, "Save it for later, it's time to eat soon."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Xia Yang didn't persuade him anymore. These peaches were brought back specially for him. If he didn't eat them now, there would always be a time for him to eat them.

He felt guilty for not bringing him some pheasants, but it was really inconvenient and he didn't want to cause trouble. After all, the two of them had a short time together.

Who knows what the young scholar thinks about eating alone? If he makes a fuss, it will be bad. He still has to stay here for a while.

"Young scholar, you always sit there like that, aren't you tired?" Xia Yang saw Liu Jingwen sitting still like an old monk in meditation day after day, knowing that he was in a bad mood, and wanted to make him happy.

"How can you be tired if you don't do anything?" Liu Jingwen said.

"Tsk." Xia Yang wanted to say that he was tired, and he was tired watching him, but he didn't say it after thinking about it. He changed the subject and said, "I can leave now. Let's go to dinner together later."

"If you are tired, eat in the room. Your body is not well yet, and no one will say anything." Liu Jingwen disagreed, turned his head and said in his direction, "Call me if you need anything in the future. Just because you can't see doesn't mean you can't do anything."

"Okay." Xia Yang agreed happily, "I will be your eyes and ears. If there is something, we can do it together, and we will have each other's company."

"Yeah." Liu Jingwen was stunned. He didn't expect Xia Yang to say that. It took a long time for him to respond and turn his head back.

Xia Yang watched his cheeks slowly turn red, secretly laughing at the young scholar for being shy, and stopped provoking him, fearing that he would get angry.

"I'll be your hand, and I'll do the hard work in the future." Liu Jingwen suddenly said, making Xia Yang's eyes widen in surprise. What does this mean

? Is it a response to me? I don't need it!

Xia Yang's heartbeat accelerated with fear, and his tongue was tied and hesitant for a long time: "Mutual cooperation, mutual benefit, we are mutually beneficial, you don't have to be polite."

"Yeah." Liu Jingwen responded softly, and said in a gentle voice: "You don't have to be polite either. Anyway, I have wronged you. In the future, treat this place as your home. I will try my best to protect you and take care of you, and don't let you suffer too much."

"Swish." Xia Yang couldn't lie down anymore, and stood up from the kang. This young scholar really regarded himself as his wife. What should I do?

"Eat a peach." Xia Yang walked to the table and sat down. He picked up a peach and stuffed it into his hand without saying anything. "You're not full anyway, so it's okay to eat a peach."

He wanted to cover Liu Jingwen's mouth to prevent him from saying anything that he couldn't resist.

At this moment, Xia Yang admitted that he was not only frightened but also surprised.

What Liu Jingwen said just now and his attitude towards him these days were all very useful to him.

He has been single for 28 years and is a typical virgin. He has never experienced love and has never tasted the taste of heartbeat.

Here, he can have the opportunity to have love with a man openly, but he has changed his gender, and the price is that he is at the bottom and is responsible for giving birth to offspring.

"I'm not that lucky!" Xia Yang sighed. He has been a human being for two lifetimes, and he is getting worse and worse. He can only say that he is not that lucky.

"What's wrong?" Liu Jingwen ate the peach in his hand silently, and heard Xia Yang sigh and asked: "What did you say just now?"

"Nothing." Xia Yang said, and then he thought that he had something to do later, so he said: "I will go to eat with you later. Two bowls of porridge a day, I'm really hungry."

"What?" Liu Jingwen put down the peach in his hand and asked in surprise: "You only drink two bowls of porridge a day?"

"Yes." Xia Yang said: "If you didn't give me two corn cakes every day, I might have starved to death."

He would solve this problem thoroughly today, and he couldn't let the little scholar starve every day, leaving half of his own food for himself.

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Chapter 3

"Uncle, it's time to eat."

Yu He came in with a bowl of porridge and handed it to Xia Yang.

"Yes." Liu Jingwen agreed, his face full of regret, "You go first, I'll go right over."

"Let's go eat." Xia Yang held the porridge in one hand and pulled him up with the other hand and said, "It's just a small matter, forget it in the past."

He didn't take it to heart. After all, when he was lying unable to move, the Liu family still gave him a bite to eat to ensure that he didn't starve to death.

Liu Jingwen didn't respond. What could he say? It was his family who did this, and they obviously didn't treat Xia Yang as their own family.

That was his relative, and he was still eating and drinking at home. What qualifications did he have to ask for justice? He only blamed himself for not being able to do anything now and letting Xia Yang suffer.

Xia Yang held his hand, and watched him pick up the stick with his other hand, trying to explore the way forward, and said: "Follow me, I will take you."

"Okay." Liu Jingwen agreed, and moved forward with the strength of Xia Yang's hand, "It was my negligence, I won't do it again in the future."

"I said it's okay." Xia Yang smiled indifferently, and wanted to pat his shoulder to comfort him, but unfortunately he was holding a bowl in his hand, "Don't be so petty, there's no point in worrying about the past."

"Petty?" Liu Jingwen turned his head suddenly and said to Xia Yang, "Who is petty? I just feel a little guilty."

"Yes, yes, yes." Xia Yang replied immediately, "I was wrong, you have a big heart, and your heart is as broad as the sea."

Liu Jingwen pursed his lips tightly, and seemed very dissatisfied with Xia Yang's words, but he didn't say anything else, just turned his head back and continued to follow him.

Xia Yang felt funny in his heart, this little scholar is quite interesting, he just said something unintentionally just now, and the reaction was so intense, isn't he petty?

Xia Yang stopped teasing him and decided to solve his own food problem. He didn't blame Liu because he had no relatives or friends with the Liu family. No matter what they did, they couldn't hurt him.

It was different for Liu Jingwen. He was his family. Looking at the expression of the young scholar, he obviously cared about these things. He didn't need to let him have a bad relationship with his family.

Xia Yang walked slowly, trying to make Liu Jingwen walk more steadily. By the way, he looked at the whole picture of the Liu family's yard and how it was different from the modern one.

It was a typical farmyard with five main rooms. It could be seen that the three in the middle were built in the early years. There was another room on each side, and they lived in one of them.

The yard was very large, divided into the front and back yards. There were two side rooms on each side of the front yard. One side was the kitchen and the firewood room, and the other side was where Liu Jingwen's sister lived. There was also a room for storing grain and sundries.

Needless to say, the backyard was a vegetable field, as well as a pig pen, a chicken coop and a toilet. There was nothing special about it. Everything was very ordinary, roughly the same as his own home in modern times.

As soon as Xia Yang and Liu Jingwen entered the hall, they immediately attracted everyone's attention. Liu's mother looked unfriendly and asked him, "Why are you here?"

"Come and eat." Xia Yang said casually. Seeing that there was an empty seat next to Liu's father, he led Liu Jingwen over and asked him to sit down.

Looking at the people at the dinner table, except for the eldest and second brothers of the Liu family, all the family members were already sitting and waiting for the meal. He said, "Before, I couldn't move because I was lying down, so I ate in the house. Now I can walk, I still have to come out and eat together."

He put the porridge on the table and sat down next to Liu Jingwen. Unexpectedly, the person next to him said, "This is the seat for my younger sister."

Xia Yang took a look at her. Even if he hadn't seen her, he could guess that this was Liu Jingwen's second sister-in-law.

He said, "Then please move your seat and make room for my younger sister." As he said that, he moved the stool he was sitting on to Liu Jingwen's side to make some space. As long as Liu's second sister-in-law moved, another person could sit down.

But Liu Ersao seemed to have not heard anything and sat there without moving. Xia Yang did not speak again. She was not begging her to move.

At this time, Liu Xiaomei was standing beside Liu Mu helping to distribute the rice. Seeing this situation, she did not say anything, but just served the porridge that Liu Mu had prepared to everyone.

"Huh?" Xia Yang glanced at the porridge she put on the table for Liu Ersao and asked, "Why are there so many grains of rice in the porridge? I can count them in this bowl. The porridge is so clear that it can reflect people's thoughts."

Liu Xiaomei casually looked into his bowl and found that there were only some grains of rice at the bottom of the bowl, at least half as many as in other bowls.

She looked up at her mother, her expression seemed puzzled, but she did not say anything. She just paused for a moment and served the porridge to others.

Liu Mu seemed not to have heard anything, but just served the porridge and distributed the cakes. Liu Dasao, Liu Ersao, and several children at the table looked at Xia Yang speechlessly.

The look in their eyes seemed very strange, with a bit of shock in them, as if Xia Yang shouldn't have said it, and it was obvious that they were treating him like a fool.

Xia Yang was speechless. What kind of look was that from the Liu family? What did he say wrong? "Why are you all looking at me? If you don't want to eat, I can help. I've been hungry for several days, and eating more today can fill my stomach."

"Huh?" The next moment, Xia Yang's eyes widened, watching these people quickly retract their gazes, lowering their heads and looking directly in front of him, and no one gave him a look.

In doubt, Xia Yang saw Liu Xiaomei distributing biscuits to everyone, half a piece for each child, which was fine, because it was too small to eat and wasted.

But Liu's father, Liu Jingwen and Liu's mother each got two, while Liu's eldest sister-in-law, Liu's second sister-in-law and Liu Xiaomei each got only one. What did this mean? What

he couldn't believe the most was that the basket for the biscuits was empty, actually empty!

Was there nothing for him? It was really obvious that there was nothing for him.

"What do you mean?" Xia Yang said, "No food for me? Lying in the house unable to move, not working, that's fine, but I dug wild vegetables and picked peaches today, and you still don't give me food?"

He was originally thinking that someone might have intercepted his food on the way, and didn't take it too seriously. Now he felt a little embarrassed.

Even if he didn't like to care about things and didn't like to get entangled in everything, he couldn't just let it go today, "Is this the attitude of your Liu family?"

"What attitude do you want?" Liu's mother threw the chopsticks on the table and said, "Five taels of silver to marry a waste, who can't do anything every day and has to be served by others, and has to spend money on medical treatment. Do you think money is so easy to earn that it comes from the wind?" "

You can choose not to marry her." Xia Yang said, "As for the five taels of silver betrothal gift, it was voluntarily paid by your Liu family. No one will snatch it from you, right?" "

Even if the Xia family did something wrong, you can go and argue with me, and find something to make up for it?" Xia Yang knew that the Xia family was not kind, but it was not a reason for the Liu family to find fault with them.

"You can't be tough, so you take it out on others. Are

you bullying the weak and afraid of the strong?" "Stop talking nonsense here." Liu's mother pointed at Xia Yang angrily, almost cursing, "Since you married into the Liu family, you must abide by the Liu family rules. Don't bring your Xia family's nonsense into the family."

"It's not your turn to speak in this family. I've given you a bite to eat and you didn't starve to death. I'm doing you a favor. Don't make trouble for yourself. If you divorce, you'll have to beg for food."

Yes, Xia Yang knew that in this era, even if a woman was divorced, she couldn't escape the tragic fate. If her family was willing to accept it, she would have a place to live, otherwise she would be reduced to begging.

And his identity as a brother was even more extraordinary. He didn't even have the opportunity to remarry. It was almost a dead end. After all, there were women in front of him, and brothers were always lower than them.

Xia Yang was helpless. The situation was beyond his control. Did he have to bow his head under the eaves?

His current situation was not suitable for a head-on confrontation, but it seemed that it was not impossible for him to endure it like this. After all, his life was important.

"Okay!" Xia Yang stood up and said, "If you don't give me food, I won't eat. I will leave when you take back the five taels of betrothal gifts from the Xia family. I

will do my best to not let you go empty-handed." He turned and left. If he left forcefully, he couldn't do it at the moment, but Xia Yang didn't want to endure it, so he could only take a step back.

As for the betrothal gifts, he really didn't want them to be disappointed. Marrying a woman here only costs three taels of silver, and a man is even less, one tael is enough.

Although these are not absolutely fixed, each family can negotiate an appropriate increase or decrease according to their own family situation, but the five taels of betrothal gifts offered by the Liu family are definitely not low.

No matter what the Liu family's reasons are, they didn't stand by and watch him die, but they didn't treat him well either. As long as he didn't go against his conscience, Xia Yang didn't care what the result would be in the future.

"Look at his attitude. Is this how he treats his elders?" Liu's mother was so angry that she slammed the table, but no one dared to answer her out of fear of her power.

Father Liu has been watching all this without saying a word until this moment when he said: "You agreed to marry her in. Do you regret it now?"

In his heart, he has always been sad about Liu Jingwen's accident. Not only did it ruin his life, but his future life was also unsafe. He wanted to ask a good family to help his son. Unexpectedly, he was

frustrated everywhere. Even if he offered a high price for the betrothal gift, no good family was willing to give their daughter to his son.

He was anxious but not complaining. Even if it happened to him, he would not want to marry his daughter to a useless person who could not do anything and could only rely on others to support and serve him.

Of course, there were families who were willing to do so. They were all families with bad family traditions or who wanted to marry their unwelcome children. Most of them were boys.

Boys were not easy to give birth to, and he was afraid that his son would not like them. He had been hesitant and refused to make a decision until his in-laws told him about the boy from the Xia family and tried to guarantee that the Xia family had a good family tradition.

Father Liu was moved. He had heard of this boy. He was very capable and filial. He heard that because of his bad looks and pregnancy mole, no one wanted to marry him at the age of 20.

If that's the case, he won't dislike his son after marrying. He can work and support a family, and he doesn't need to mind that he is two years older.

But regarding offspring, Liu's father is a little reluctant. He is afraid that he can't have children. This situation is not uncommon. Even if he regrets it in the future, it will be too late.

Facing the persuasion of his in-laws and family members, Liu's father never agreed until they came to Liu Jingwen, and Liu Jingwen made the decision himself, and then the marriage was arranged.

But the Xia family was not honest. Two days before the wedding, Xia Yang had an accident and fell. The Xia family concealed it and didn't tell them. When the wedding party arrived, they carried out a new person who couldn't move. They

also kept saying that the Liu family couldn't ruin the marriage, and couldn't cancel the marriage because of a little injury, which would affect the reputation of the Xia family and Xia Yang. They insisted that the Liu family carried the person away.

If it weren't for seeing Xia Yang sober, and taking into account his own reputation, and the problem of Liu Jingwen's difficulty in getting married, Liu's father would never compromise.

He was holding his breath in his heart, but he didn't want to vent his anger on Xia Yang. Was he, an old woman, confused?

He could do such a thing, but he taught his son in front of him and taught his wife behind his back, so he had to save face for Liu's mother. He just said that sentence with dissatisfaction.

Liu Jingwen did not say anything to his mother and Xia Yang, but ate silently until he finished eating, picked up the cake he had left and Xia Yang's bowl of porridge, and stood up.

How could his wife not eat? If others didn't give her food, he would give it to her. Even if he was blind and useless in the eyes of others, he could still support his wife.

As for leaving, he did not lose his manners, and said as usual: "Dad, Mom, I'm done. My wife is also very hungry, don't take what I said to heart, I will find a way to earn his food in the future, so as not to add burden to the family."

The implication is that he should support his wife by himself, and don't say anything unpleasant about this matter in the future, expressing his thoughts in an obscure and direct way.

As for confronting his mother directly, Liu Jingwen didn't want to. The main responsibility for these problems still lies with himself. It's his incompetence, otherwise who would dare to treat Xia Yang so lightly.

The author has something to say: Sorry, it has been stuck and can't be posted, I will update it every day.

Chapter 4

"What are you doing here?"

Xia Yang was lying on the kang, and saw Yu He leading Liu Jingwen in, holding a pancake and porridge in his hands.

"Come and eat." Liu Jingwen said, "It's almost noon, how can you be hungry?"

"Not hungry." Xia Yang really didn't want to eat at this moment. Although after a while of tossing and turning, the pheasant in his stomach had been digested a lot, he still didn't want to eat anything from the Liu family.

"Why not eat?" Liu Jingwen said helplessly, "Since I married you, I should be responsible for you. This is what you deserve."

"That's right." Xia Yang said, "But I don't want to eat. I can walk now and find something to eat myself so I won't be hungry."

"Okay." Liu Jingwen sent Yu He out, "Yu He, go play at the door first."

"Got it, uncle." Yu He looked at Liu Jingwen, then at Xia Yang, and walked away with her head back every three steps. She really wanted to see her uncle and the others quarrel!

In her eyes, Xia Yang was a fool, rather lacking in mind, and didn't want to eat anything. He would definitely not be able to quarrel with his uncle.

Liu Jingwen sat at the table and waited for a while but heard no movement from Xia Yang. He sighed in his heart and said, "You and mother were arguing, and I wanted to protect you, but she is angry. If she doesn't express it, she will always think about it in the future."

"It's okay for you to argue a few words, but if I get involved, it will affect the harmony of the family, and it will not be good for you in this family."

Liu Jingwen advised earnestly, "Yang'er, don't be angry. I said I won't let you suffer any grievances, and I will do it."

Xia Yang stood up unconsciously and looked at Liu Jingwen carefully. This little scholar was so young, but he was still here giving him lessons, guidance and comfort. He was really capable.

"Little scholar, you are great!" Xia Yang went to sit next to him, "You can talk about reason, what do you think about all day?"

"What can I think about." Liu Jingwen smiled bitterly, and then concealed his emotions, "I just want a harmonious family and a peaceful life."

He stretched out his hand and pushed the bowl of porridge in front of Xia Yang, "Yang brother, you eat first, I won't starve you, you just need to rest assured to recover."

"I can do it myself, I don't need you to raise me." Xia Yang no longer refused, and didn't want to see the little scholar's earnest look. How old is the child, why do I need him to raise him.

"Yes, Yang brother is amazing." Liu Jingwen said, and he breathed a sigh of relief, and finally put an end to this matter temporarily.

He heard Xia Yang drinking porridge, sat silently for a while, and said: "You must be exhausted from going up the mountain this morning. You can sleep for a while after eating. I'll go out for a while and may be back late."

"Where are you going? I'll take you there." Xia Yang asked.

"No, Yuhe will take me there." Liu Jingwen stood up and said worriedly: "It's hot outside, don't go out, rest in the house."

"Got it, let's go." Xia Yang urged. He was not a child, so why did he need to tell him so.

Liu Jingwen wanted to tell him not to conflict with his mother again, fearing that he would suffer if he didn't. Hearing Xia Yang's somewhat impatient tone, he opened his mouth and closed it again, turned around and left.

Xia Yang finished a bowl of porridge and ate a pancake to make up for the little gap in his stomach. He stretched and prepared to take a nap.

Since he had said big words, he had to find something to eat even if he was tired. As for Liu Jingwen's words, he didn't take it to heart at all. He still relied on others, so how could he take care of him here.

...

Xia Yang slept for a few hours, and when he woke up, it was already afternoon. He got up and saw that there was no one in the house, and Liu Jingwen had not come back yet.

Looking outside through the window, there was no one in the yard. It was so quiet that it seemed empty. He could feel the hot weather outside before he went out.

He guessed that at this time, the Liu family should all be hiding from the heat in their own rooms. Looking at the height of the sun in the sky, this time should be two or three o'clock in the afternoon.

Xia Yang pushed the door open and went out, looking for an axe in the yard, and carrying a backpack. He had to go to the mountain to find food. He couldn't starve and didn't want to eat the food that the little scholar saved from his mouth.

It's not that he is so stubborn or arrogant that he doesn't want to eat or use some of the Liu family's things. He really doesn't want to be distracted by these things, and he doesn't want to live a noisy life every day.

At least the little scholar is good to him, and he can't make things difficult for him. He also has to think about what he will do in the future. It will take a while to figure out these things bit by bit.

At this time, the village is also very quiet. It's not the busy farming season, and people usually don't come out to hang out in the hottest afternoon.

Xia Yang walked all the way to the foot of the mountain, but didn't meet anyone. He thought that he might catch a pheasant or something to satisfy his cravings and make up for the deficit these days.

His pace could not help but quicken again. Anyone who had been hungry for several days and had nothing to eat would be eager to have a big meal.

Although the pheasant in the morning temporarily relieved his appetite, it was far from enough. He wanted to recover quickly and replenish his strength.

Xia Yang had to eat more good food to replenish himself. He was much better now than in the morning. He felt that he had recovered a lot, but he had to take in a lot of nutrients to fully recover. As

soon as he entered the forest, the coolness in front of him immediately relieved a lot of the heat in his body. The trees that covered the sky blocked the burning sun.

He carried a hatchet and didn't want to dig wild vegetables. How could he be full if he ate them dry? He still looked for smaller prey such as pheasants and rabbits, and ate them before going down the mountain.

Passing by the bamboo forest halfway up the mountain, he cut a bamboo as thick as his wrist, and used the machete to cut out a bamboo that was more than one meter long, with a sharp end like a javelin.

When he was a child, he was

naughty and played tricks. Seeing the neighbor grandfather teaching his children martial arts, he shamelessly followed behind and learned some kung fu by virtue of his young age. Fortunately, he was lively and cute, and followed behind to please the parents, so they didn't lose face to drive him away, and let him practice blindly. After a while, he learned some kung fu.

In this forest, Xia Yang can guarantee his own safety as long as he pays attention. Catching prey is not a problem.

But he doesn't want to take it back. The Liu family is not worth doing anything for them now. As for the little scholar, he can only let him suffer for a while and wait and see.

He wandered around the mountain carelessly, taking the opportunity to enjoy the coolness, but he didn't know that his family was unhappy because of him.

...

"What are you doing?" Liu's mother looked at the things Liu Jingwen bought, and her face was not good.

Liu Jingwen smiled and said, "Mom is angry now and doesn't want to see Yang Ge'er, so I'll let him eat in his room and buy some things so that he doesn't have to use the things at home."

After he finished speaking, he called Liu Ershu who came back with him, "Ershu, help me take the things to my room."

"Okay." Ershu replied, he smiled at Liu's mother innocently, but his hands didn't stop moving, and he directly moved the pots and pans to Liu Jingwen's room.

There were a lot of things on the car, in addition to kitchen utensils, there were also grains, oils and seasonings. It was clear what it meant at a glance, how could Liu's mother be happy.

"Mom, don't be angry." Liu Jingwen wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, leaning on his stick: "What the Xia family did was ill-considered, but the responsibility does not lie with Yang Ge'er. What can a junior like him say?"

"When he came, you saw what happened. He was also in pain, so it's inevitable that he felt uncomfortable and offended mom. I apologize to you on his behalf."

"No matter what, we will be a family in the future. We must live in harmony, right? Let the past go, and pay attention to your health, otherwise how can your son feel at ease."

"Hmph." Liu's mother sneered, looking at Liu Jingwen with a meaningful look, "Your words sound nice, but the things you did are ugly. What's the point of buying these things? Do you think I'm blind?" "

You're not blind, I'm blind." Liu Jingwen said: "You are my mother. No matter what you say or do, your son should bear it, but Yang Ge'er shouldn't bear it."

"Since he married me, I have the responsibility to protect him, but you are my mother, I can't refute or disobey, isn't it good to separate for a while to calm down each other."

Liu Jingwen didn't want to confront his relatives, but he didn't want to indulge them to do whatever they wanted. Without making enemies, he tried his best to let the family live in peace.

"Do you mean that I abused him?" Liu's mother heard him defend Xia Yang in every sentence, and the meaning of every sentence was that she was wrong, and it was all a soft knife stabbing herself. She was immediately angry and her chest was heaving.

"Don't you think about it, because your family has paid so much and why you paid a high price to marry a daughter-in-law? Do you still want me to support him?"

"You are also a married person. You can't let your daughter-in-law do nothing and be served by others every day. Is this fair to others?"

"A new daughter-in-law, after only a few days, you ignore your family's protection. In the future, how can you still have this family in your eyes, and how can you still think of me as your mother?"

"As a mother-in-law, can't I teach him a lesson and teach him the rules? Instead, I have to be humble to him and live by his face?"

Mother Liu pointed at Liu Jingwen and said, "I tell you, as long as you enter the Liu family, whether to beat, scold or teach him in any way, it is my decision, not yours. Remember this."

"Mom, you said this too much." Liu Jingwen didn't expect her to say this, "He is your daughter-in-law, not an enemy. I won't stop you from teaching him, but what kind of teaching is it?" "Besides, don't you think it's not the right time to teach him now? What did Yangge'er do wrong? He didn't get hurt voluntarily, and it's not his decision to come into the family with injuries.

What do you want to teach him?" "

If you really don't like it, you might as well let him leave. It's just right that we haven't consummated our marriage yet, so let him find a good family. Why make things difficult for others and yourself?" "Let him leave?" Liu's mother suddenly laughed and said sarcastically, "He is just an old man that no one wants. He looks ugly like a man, and he may not even be able to give birth to a child. Who would want him?"

" If they didn't see that he is capable and wanted him to come and work, why would the Liu family let him in? He can just wait to die of old age at home." "The betrothal gift is really too much."

Liu's mother looked at her eldest daughter-in-law with resentment. It was all her mother's fault for the matchmaker. "For someone like him, the family was happy to send him here with a few hundred coins. It's such a waste of money." "And the treatment cost me several hundred coins. If I wasn't afraid that my five taels of silver would be wasted, why would I have spent so much again? I can give him a bowl of porridge already." She became more and more angry as she spoke. At that time, she said that the betrothal gift was five taels, but she didn't say that she would give five taels for marrying this Xia Yang. She didn't even wait for her to get the silver back to discuss the betrothal gift again. The eldest daughter-in-law's mother gave the silver without her consent, catching Liu's mother off guard.

She regretted that she had given the silver to her in-laws in order to arrange the marriage as soon as possible. She let her in-laws show it off at any time, letting everyone know that if she promised her child to the Liu family, she would get a high betrothal gift immediately. She was a little too arrogant . Liu's mother couldn't get it back no matter how much she regretted it. She had to take care of the Liu family's face, so she could only suffer this loss in silence. Who knew that the Xia family would continue to irritate her. First, she concealed the injury, and then made excuses for not giving any dowry. On the day of the wedding, the Liu family was very embarrassed. How could she not hate Xia Yang. At the beginning, Liu's mother urged Liu's father to agree to marry a boy. She wanted to save money and find a man who could work. Boys are stronger than women. Who knew that all her plans would fail, and she lost a lot of money. She didn't dare to say these words to Liu's father. How could Liu's mother treat Xia Yang well? "So that's how it is." Liu Jingwen felt depressed when he heard these words. He nodded and said, "Thank you for your trouble, mother. You can enjoy your life in the future." After he said that, he stopped trying to persuade Liu's mother. This was a knot that could not be untied. Liu Jingwen understood very well at this moment that it seemed that the decision he made today was right. As for tomorrow's matter, he was still hesitant and wanted to give it a try. Now it seems that no matter how difficult it is, he must persist. After all, this is the only thing he can do now.

☆ 5. Chapter 5

Chapter 5

As the sun sets, a figure slowly walks out of the woods.

Xia Yang was full, carrying a basket of peaches on his back and a small bundle of firewood in his hand, and he walked slowly and burped towards the village.

Farmers usually have two meals, usually around nine in the morning and a little after four in the evening.

Looking at the sky now, it is about six o'clock. The Liu family should have finished their meal and packed up everything. He can go back to avoid meeting those people.

Because every family gets up early and there is not much entertainment, most people lie down to rest at night when it gets dark. Only a few people will go to the drying yard to enjoy the cool air.

The Liu family lives on the side close to the mountain. Although it is not far from the drying yard in the center of the village, Xia Yang does not pass by there, so he did not meet anyone on the way back to the Liu family.

As expected, Liu Jingwen was standing at the door of the Liu family again, looking forward to the mountain, waiting for him to come back.

"I'm back." Xia Yang walked over quickly and took his hand naturally, "Don't wait outside in the future, I'm just going to the mountain to dig some wild vegetables, it's okay."

"Yeah." Liu Jingwen said: "The body is not fully recovered yet, it's too tiring to run twice a day, you should go out less in the future."

"It's okay." Xia Yang said indifferently: "It's cool in the mountain, more comfortable than home, you don't have to worry about it."

Liu Jingwen stopped, looked at Xia Yang solemnly and said: "Yang brother, you are my husband, how can I not miss you."

"I said, I will be responsible for you, you don't have to worry about things at home, leave everything to me, and I won't let you suffer again."

"Yeah." Xia Yang nodded, thinking that he couldn't see it, and said: "I know, you were not at home today, so I didn't tell you. I will tell you in advance if there is anything in the future."

"Go back and have dinner." Liu Jingwen said.

"I've finished eating." Xia Yang said, "I also picked peaches. You can eat two later."

"I bought you some cakes." Liu Jingwen said gently, "Tell me what you want to eat in the future and I'll buy it for you."

"Cakes?" Xia Yang saw a bag of cakes on the table, as well as a bowl of thick white rice porridge with a few red dates in it and a boiled egg on the side.

It would be a lie to say that he was not touched, but he was just a rough man, so why did he need cakes, red date porridge and eggs? Where did Liu Jingwen get these?

He thought so and asked, "Where did you get these? Did you take them from your home?"

"Eat without worry." Liu Jingwen smiled lightly and said, "I bought them. You can eat in our own room in the future. You don't have to go to the main room. I have bought everything. Tell me if you need anything and I will buy it."

He pointed to the pile of things in the corner of the room, "All these kitchen utensils have been bought, and the grain and oil will be enough for a while."

"Little scholar." Xia Yang's rough big hand hesitated for a moment, and finally patted him on the shoulder, "That's very kind. I will protect you in the future." At

this moment, he felt at ease. Liu Jingwen's small move was precious to him now. He could take care of himself unconditionally.

Regardless of the wishes of his family, he was always willing to protect him. What else could he worry about? He could do it freely.

Liu Jingwen was helpless. His husband was a good person. He could feel it, but he was really bad at manners. His words and deeds were vulgar and didn't look like a little brother.

"Okay, you protect me." Liu Jingwen said, "But there is one thing. If my mother has a conflict with you again, don't suffer any loss. Avoid it if you can. Don't confront

her head-on. After all, you are her daughter-in-law, and no one will say anything even if they take you to the ancestral hall to be punished." "Why?" Xia Yang glared and was about to refute, but saw Liu Jingwen's helpless look on his face. He paused and said, "Everything must be reasonable."

"Yes, she is unreasonable, and you don't have to say anything." Liu Jingwen soothed, "Just ignore it. Your statuses are naturally unequal, and there is not much fairness to speak of."

"Tsk." Xia Yang didn't respond. It's not that he didn't understand, but the situation didn't allow it now. "Little scholar, where is my household registration?" "

In the Liu family." Liu Jingwen said, "Don't worry, no one can make you leave if I don't agree. You can stay here with peace of mind."

Because of what Liu's mother did, he wanted Xia Yang to leave for a moment, but after seeing what Liu's mother said and the attitude of the Xia family towards Xia Yang, Liu Jingwen didn't want him to fall into a miserable situation.

"Oh." Xia Yang just asked casually. He couldn't get it no matter where he was. There was no point in thinking about it. He would just take it one step at a time

. "I have to go up the mountain tomorrow morning." Xia Yang said. He told him in advance so that he wouldn't have to worry about it.

"Don't go into the mountain." Liu Jingwen told him. He hesitated for a moment and then said, "I have to go out too. I'll be back in the evening."

"Where are you going?" Xia Yang checked the things he bought and asked casually.

"To the town." Liu Jingwen said, "Eat quickly. Don't be hungry. You have to prepare your own food tomorrow. I will be back very late."

"Got it." Xia Yang responded and looked at the things on the table. "I'm full. Save it for tomorrow morning."

He didn't ask Liu Jingwen what he was going to do. He just said, "Do you need me to accompany you?"

"No, there's someone to go with you." Liu Jingwen said.

"Oh, okay."

...

The next morning, Xia Yang got up quietly at dawn.

He picked a basket of peaches yesterday and planned to sell them in the town. He couldn't walk alone with Liu Jingwen.

He ate the porridge and eggs that he hadn't eaten last night, picked up his backpack and quietly set off, wanting to leave before the villagers got up.

He had already discussed the route with Liu Jingwen in advance. After leaving the village, he would walk along the official road for about twenty miles to reach the West Market in the town.

Xia Yang touched the cloth bag in his arms. Before going to bed last night, Liu Jingwen gave him a purse with dozens of copper coins in it, asking him to spend it when he needed it.

He also told him frankly that all the silver money had been spent on buying things and only these were left, but he would have silver in a few days and would give it to him to spend when the time came .

Xia Yang felt very happy. No one had ever wanted to give him money. He had always earned money for others. This was the first time he tried to manage other people's money.

He couldn't explain this feeling, but he felt sour in his heart. Xia Yang could see that Liu Jingwen was very unhappy and even very depressed.

Everyone could understand that if such an accident happened, his life could almost be said to be ruined. It was only a little over two months, and it was good to have Liu Jingwen in this state.

This is also the reason why Xia Yang controls his temper and does not act too recklessly. It is true that he is open-minded and generous, but he is not a fool and will not choose to swallow his anger.

He is a child from the countryside. He followed adults to work when he was a teenager. How could he become a boss and earn a lot of money to make his family rich and happy?

It is not because he dares to fight and is aggressive and not afraid of blood and sweat. In addition, he is a character who can give up everything. He dares to step forward in anything if he is thick-skinned.

Looking at the face of the little scholar and the current actual situation, it is not a good time for him to stand out. Xia Yang thinks it is better to be cautious.

However, he is now somewhat confident in his heart. Liu Jingwen will definitely stand on his side. He believes that he will not be wrong. He is just a simple child.

Black is black and white, and the world is pure color. If there is really something, he thinks he has to do it himself. The little scholar is not good at all. He

is just a native of the local area. He does not have his own guilty conscience to cover up, and he only knows a little about this place from some memories of acceptance.

As time went by, the rising sun gradually emerged from the sky, and more and more people walked on the road.

Xia Yang looked at the cloth wrapped around the base of his left hand, which just covered his pregnancy mole that looked like a flower bud with a little bit of light red.

Anyone who saw his handsome face and his tall figure among men would think he was a man.

Look, he is now, with a warm smile on his face, approaching a few men, looking at the things in their backpacks, and saying with a smile: "Uncle, are you going to the West Market to sell things?"

"Yes." A middle-aged man said: "Are you going to the market too, little brother?"

"To the market." Xia Yang said, looking at the mushrooms in the basket on the man's back, he asked: "Uncle, are you going to the West Market to sell mountain products, or are you sending them directly to the shop?" "

To the restaurant." The uncle was a talkative person, and seeing Xia Yang's smiling face, he was quite interested, and said with a smile: "The mountain products collected in our village are sent to the big restaurant in town, that is, Fu Ke Lai. There are several men from our village working there."

"Uncle is so lucky to be able to meet people in such a big restaurant." Xia Yang complimented, his smile became more and more sincere, and he took out a few peaches from the box behind him, "Uncle, you have peaches."

He stuffed them into the hands of several people without saying anything, "You have worked hard on the way, eat a peach to quench your thirst."

"Hey!" The uncle pushed the peaches back and refused, "The peaches are for sale, how can we eat them?"

"Why can't we eat them?" Xia Yang smiled and said, "They are all picked from the mountain. It's a no-cost business. Why are you being so polite, uncle?"

"Okay, okay." The uncle looked at Xia Yang and saw that his linen clothes were all patched and there was almost no large area of ​​good space. He accepted the peaches without saying anything.

The other people were embarrassed to accept them. They looked at the person who was talking with the peaches. The uncle waved his hand and said, "Little brother, this is a sincere gift. Just eat it."

"Thank you." Several people thanked Xia Yang, and one of them said, "I remember that peaches still need to wait for a while to ripen. How come yours are ripe so early? You will definitely be able to sell them for a good price."

"I don't know how much I should sell them for." Xia Yang touched his head and laughed heartily, "It was just a coincidence that I found a few peach trees on the sunny slope of the mountain. Maybe they will receive more sunlight and ripen earlier."

"Good luck." The uncle who was talking to Xia Yang said: "When the peaches were first harvested, there were few in number and they were sold at three cents per pound. Everyone enjoyed them for the freshness. When there were many, they were sold at two cents. Your peaches should be sold at least three cents per pound."

"Thank you uncle for your advice." Xia Yang expressed his gratitude and then said: "I want to ask you something. Is it convenient for you to tell me?"

"What is it? Tell me." The uncle said readily.

"Does the restaurant collect prey?" Xia Yang asked, "Is the price at the market better, or is the price at the restaurant higher?"

"Do you have prey?" the uncle asked in surprise, "The mountains are not a place that anyone can go to. Even hunters dare not go everywhere. Don't think of that, little brother."

"If you don't go deep into the mountains, just catch some small prey such as pheasants and rabbits on the outskirts." Xia Yang saw that the uncle was kind-hearted, and said without hiding it, "I really lack money, so I can only run more in the mountains to try my luck."

"Then you come with us." The uncle said, "We are all familiar with the purchasing manager of the restaurant. You can go and ask. The owner of this restaurant is honest and never lowers the price."

"Thank you, uncle." Xia Yang was waiting for him to say this, thinking that it would be better to go to the restaurant with them to explore the situation than to run around like a headless fly.

They talked and laughed, and soon came to the town, passed through the West Market, and came to the most prosperous main road in the center of the town, where Fu Ke Lai was.

They went to the back door of Fu Ke Lai. Xia Yang only took a quick look at the restaurant. The three-story building covers a large area, almost half of the street.

"Manager Wang." The back door of the restaurant was open. There were many people working in the backyard. Xia Yang followed the uncle and saw Manager Wang who was shopping. Manager

Wang was about 40 or 10 years old. When he saw the uncle and the others, he smiled and greeted them, "I'm here."

"Sorry to bother you, Manager Wang." The uncle responded with a smile, "I picked some fresh mushrooms. They look good and I'm sending them to you."

Manager Wang stretched his head to look at the basket on his back. The mushrooms in it were large and fresh in color. They were handled very cleanly. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "The things you send are always very good. Send them again in the future. The price will not be lower."

"Manager Wang always gives a high price, much more than what we get when we go out to sell at a stall." The uncle smiled flatteringly.

"Okay, let someone weigh and settle the bill for you." After Wang Guanshi finished speaking, he was about to leave when the uncle stopped him and said, "Wang Guanshi, my little brother wants to ask if the restaurant accepts prey. He wants to send the prey he caught here."

"Are you a hunter? I don't see you." Wang Guanshi looked at Xia Yang and said.

"I just finished my apprenticeship and can hunt by myself." Xia Yang said, "Uncle said that your restaurant is honest, so I want to ask if you accept prey."

"Of course, we accept tigers here, but I'm afraid you don't have any." Wang Guanshi smiled and teased Xia Yang, and Xia Yang's words made him feel comfortable.

"Thank you, Steward. I'll send you the prey I catch." Xia Yang straightened his chest and patted it a few times, laughing: "I have enough strength."

"Hahaha." Steward Wang was amused by him, "Okay, no matter what you catch, just send it over."

"Wait for me." Xia Yang was not modest, and said confidently: "Now I'll send you something good."

As he said that, he took off the backpack. A basket of peaches as big as fists were neatly arranged. The color was bright red and moist, and people wanted to take a bite at first sight.

"Wow!" Steward Wang asked in surprise: "Are the peaches ripe so early? I remember it would take more than half a month for them to start to ripen sporadically."

"I found a few peach trees growing on the sunny slopes, which ripen earlier." Xia Yang said: "If the restaurant buys them, I can send some over. They are all so good."

"Yes." How could Steward Wang miss it? Their restaurant needs fresh fruits for the fruit plate, especially the first batch of fruits that have just been harvested, which will bring a lot of customers.

"I'll give you three cents per pound for peaches that have just come down, and they're of this quality." Steward Wang thought for a moment and said, "Yours is much earlier than expected, so I'll give you four cents per pound. Bring me the rest of the peaches."

"Thank you, manager." Xia Yang said happily: "I get up early every day to deliver it to you, so that the guests can eat freshly picked peaches every day. If there are no peaches, I will tell you." "

Okay, go."

...

"Uncle, I will treat you to a meal." Xia Yang treated them generously and held them tightly, "Thanks to the uncles today, I must express my gratitude."

"Really, no need." The uncle also said that he would not go no matter what. Such a small matter was not worth a meal. "We have something else to do. We have to go to work and can't delay. Let's go together another day if we have a chance."

"Okay." Xia Yang saw that they were not lying, "Uncle, leave your name or address, and I will express my gratitude another day if I have a chance."

Several people exchanged their names and villages, and then parted at the restaurant. Xia Yang wanted to walk around the town, but he was afraid of meeting Liu Jingwen and being seen by his entourage.

He could only go back regretfully, dodging and evading people all the way. Touching his purse for more than a hundred coins, his back finally straightened.

☆ 6. Chapter 6

Chapter 6

"Pah."

With the sound of the wake-up stick, the young man sitting at the teahouse table made a crisp sound in the lobby.

He wore a blue shirt that was a little washed and bleached, but it did not reduce his elegance at all. He was handsome and beautiful, which made the people in the teahouse hold their breath.

Liu Jingwen heard the noisy sound and slapped the table with the wake-up stick, attracting the attention of the people in the teahouse.

Although he couldn't see, he still turned his beautiful peach blossom eyes to look around, and there was no more chaos.

So he opened his thin lips and spoke slowly. Although he had never told stories, he had seen it and was confident that he could tell them well. It didn't need to be very exciting as long as the tea drinkers were willing to listen.

He couldn't see the expressions of the tea drinkers, and he was telling stories by himself, but the audience in the audience was stunned. Wasn't this Liu Xiucai?

How many interesting things can there be in a small town, and how many big things can happen? It happened that Liu Jingwen became famous at a young age and passed the examination for a scholar, and then an accident ruined his future.

These two things touched everyone's heart, most of them were regretful and sighing. Now seeing him appear here, they naturally knew why, it was just to make a living.

The momentary sympathy made the whole teahouse silent, only Liu Jingwen's clear and pleasant voice like pearls falling on a jade plate slowly attracted everyone's attention.

"Is this a new book? It's well told, I haven't heard it before."

"Yes, whose book is this, it's the first time I've heard it."

"Hey! I thought how could a scholar tell a story, just relying on a little knowledge to make a living, I didn't expect it to be so good."

"This is a scholar, otherwise it is said that scholars are noble and everything they do is particularly colorful."

There were murmurs, and some people whispered to each other, but no one was shouting loudly, and even when they talked about the exciting parts, they had completely forgotten about Liu Jingwen and immersed themselves in the book. What

is popular now is just infatuated men and women, with romantic affairs of literati, and some gossip news, over and over again, these people have long been tired of hearing the same.

But Liu Jingwen was talking about a book he had compiled on the spur of the moment, just for his first appearance today. If he was booed, he would lose his job.

He was talking about a general of this dynasty, who not only fought bloody battles on the battlefield, but also aroused the passion of the people with his bravery and invincibility, and was also a mixture of love, hatred and vengeance.

Because there really was such a person, everyone had heard some gossip, and Liu Jingwen arranged some funny plots, which immediately attracted everyone's attention and made them unable to stop listening.

"Speaking of Princess Qingyun, as a foreigner, she fell in love with him at first sight and fell deeply in love with him again. For the sake of General Shenwu, she resolutely broke into the military camp alone, just to meet the general and express her tender feelings."

Liu Jingwen slapped the wake-up stick, "If you want to hear what happened next, please listen to the next explanation."

After he finished speaking, he stood up neatly, and immediately a little boy about ten years old ran over, handed him a stick and asked him to grab one end, and led him to the back of the teahouse.

"Hey, why don't you talk anymore?"

"Let's go after you finish talking!"

The tea drinkers hadn't come back to their senses at first, and saw that Liu Jingwen had left, and they immediately shouted anxiously, and they liked to listen to new books.

How could these people be willing? They were all idle people who gathered in the teahouse every day to have fun, but now they were aroused and didn't talk.

"Everyone, everyone." The shopkeeper of the teahouse came on stage in a hurry. "This show has ended. There are other gentlemen who are going to speak. Please wait a moment and they will come on stage soon."

After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he ran quickly and turned to the back. Liu Jingwen was sitting there drinking water. "Liu Xiucai, your speech was so wonderful."

"You are too polite, shopkeeper." Liu Jingwen said lightly: "I still have to go to the market outside the town. I will come back in the afternoon."

"Hey!" Shopkeeper Wang rolled his eyes and smiled flatteringly: "There are only a few customers in that small tea stall. It is better to add another show here and make more money."

"No." Liu Jingwen shook his head and said: "Thank you for your support, shopkeeper, but if I have one more show, others will have one less. It is not easy to make a living."

After he finished speaking, he stood up and said: "Besides, I have already made an agreement with Uncle Wang. I cannot break my promise and I am ashamed to see Brother Wang."

"Then go." Shopkeeper Wang was helpless and felt a little regretful.

Liu Jingwen said goodbye, turned around and left the teahouse, walked on the street and exhaled deeply. He finally took the first step.

"Sanshu, are you used to it?" Liu Jingwen asked the child who was leading the way.

"Very good." Liu Sanshu turned around, his eyes full of admiration, "Brother Jingwen, you said it very well, it's amazing!"

"You haven't heard it before, it's boring after a long time." Liu Jingwen laughed.

"I can't get enough of listening to it every day." Sanshu said. It was his first time in a teahouse. He liked everything, especially the books Liu Jingwen told.

The child led the way for him with all his heart. He held the front end of the guide stick in his hand and walked in front of Liu Jingwen, looking at the people on both sides and his feet, reminding Liu Jingwen to pay attention at all times.

Liu Jingwen grabbed the stick and slowly followed behind Sanshu, but he was worried about Xia Yang in his heart, afraid that his mother would make trouble for him.

He had to go out to earn money and couldn't stay at home. He knew that his mother didn't like him, and sympathized with Xia Yang's situation, and wished to take him with him all the time.

Unfortunately, he couldn't. He came out to tell stories and fell to this point. He didn't care, but others might not think so.

Considering Xia Yang, he didn't want others to put his storytelling business on his head and take the blame for himself, so he asked his friend's brother to lead him.

This is the only thing he can do now. He doesn't care what others say. He makes a living by his own ability. There is nothing lowly about it.

Even if he is blind and can't see anything, he is not useless as others say. He still has hands and mouth, and can still support a family and support his husband.

"That's a fool!" Liu Jingwen sighed in his heart. He was really worried about Xia Yang's carefree personality. Why should he suffer for a few words?

Walking all the way to the outside of the town, there is a tea stall there, where people who come to the town can stop for a while, sell some cheap tea, and you can sit down and listen to the story and drink a bowl of tea for one penny. The business is very good.

Because the price is much cheaper than the teahouse in the town, people from nearby villages and some people in the town often come to support him and drink a bowl of tea and listen to the story to relieve boredom.

This is the second place he rushed to, which is also opened by an acquaintance. His classmate's father, Uncle Wang, is a brother of the shopkeeper Wang in the teahouse.

It was also because of this relationship that Liu Jingwen thought of changing his career to storytelling and got this job. There were also other things involved.

"Jingwen is here." Uncle Wang saw him coming and hurriedly greeted him and asked, "How was it, did the first story go smoothly?"

"Not bad." Liu Jingwen smiled and said, "As long as it's a new book, it won't offend others. The tea customers are quite satisfied, and the shopkeeper didn't say anything."

"That's good, that's good." Uncle Wang patted him on the shoulder, sympathizing and regretful, "Your uncle Wang, hey! Let's not talk about him, at least you can have a bowl of rice to eat."

"Thank you, Uncle Wang." Liu Jingwen said indifferently.

He is just temporarily suppressing his grief. The only person who can make him care now is Xia Yang, the person who will be with him for the rest of his life. He can't spare his mind for the time being.

If it weren't for Xia Yang's difficult situation in the Liu family, he wouldn't have the energy to do anything. In order to support Xia Yang, he can only force himself to forget about these things and find ways to make money.

Xia Yang, who he had always been concerned

about, was indeed in his element. He shamelessly chatted up people on the road and unexpectedly found a way to Fukelai Restaurant. He wanted to move all the things that could be sold on the mountain there, so that he could make enough money to face anyone, but he was impatient and couldn't eat hot tofu.

There were not so many things for him to sell on the mountain. In addition to peaches, he could only think of hunting some small prey, and put the future things aside.

And he couldn't take these things back to the Liu family. Xia Yang could imagine what would happen. He was not so stupid as to give the things he had worked so hard to get as a dowry to others.

Anyway, there were already restaurants that accepted his things. As for whether he could make money, it depended on his own ability. But the most urgent thing for Xia Yang was to find a place to stay.

He didn't want to stay in the Liu family, and he couldn't leave for the time being. When Liu Jingwen was not at home, he wanted to find a place to stay, so he kept busy in the mountains.

He prepared some of the things he needed. Seeing that the sun was about to set, and Liu Jingwen was expected to come back soon, he hurried down the mountain.

Little did they know that when Liu Jingwen returned home in the evening, Xia Yang had not yet returned to Liu's house, giving Liu's mother a chance to make a scene.

☆ 7. Chapter 7

Chapter 7

"Jingwen."

As soon as Liu Jingwen returned home, he met his mother in the yard, "Where is your wife? Why haven't I seen her for a whole day?"

Liu Jingwen: "..."

He looked up at the sky, and it was pitch black in front of him. Although he knew it was getting close to evening, he still didn't know if it was completely dark.

"He went to the mountain." Liu Jingwen said as he turned and walked out, probing the way forward with the stick in his hand, "I'll go meet him."

He was anxious and regretful now. Xia Yang didn't come back at this time. Was it because he heard her tell him to stay away from his mother that he didn't dare to go home.

"Stop." Liu's mother took a few steps forward and grabbed him, "What on earth do you want to do? One of you can't do anything all day, and you married a lazy one who doesn't want to do anything, so that the family can support you for nothing?"

"Mom, I'll go outside to see if there's anything and come back to tell you." Liu Jingwen broke away from Liu's mother's hand and was about to go out.

Unexpectedly, Liu's mother snatched the stick from his hand and said, "Don't go looking for him. If he doesn't come back, I will go to the Xia family tomorrow to ask for a betrothal gift, and their son will never have to come back."

"Don't you know why you married him?" Liu's mother said angrily, "He said that he was injured and hasn't recovered yet, but he runs out every day without any delay. Who are you kidding?"

"Mom." Liu Jingwen hurried out and reached out to grope for the stick. "It's not safe on the mountain. I'll go look for him and talk about this when I come back."

"No." Liu's mother dodged. "Let's make it clear today. What do you want? Since you bought the things yourself, you can eat in your own room in the future. The Liu family can't support you in vain."

"Mom, are you going to separate us?" Liu Jingwen was anxious and stopped talking softly. "In that case, I'll listen to your arrangements and do whatever you want." After

he said that, he strode out. A walking stick couldn't stop him. He just fell a few times. Before he reached the door, Xia Yang stepped in.

"I'm late." He took a few steps forward and took Liu Jingwen's hand, panting and saying, "I made you worry."

Xia Yang looked apologetic, blaming himself for neglecting Liu Jingwen, thinking that he was alone and free outside, and no one would wait for him to come home.

"I will pay attention in the future, just this time." He said and pulled Liu Jingwen back to his room. The Liu family was watching him in the yard, and Xia Yang felt very uncomfortable.

"Stop." Liu's mother stopped in front of them, "Where have you been? You haven't been home for a day, do you still take the Liu family seriously?"

"I went to the mountains to find food." Xia Yang said.

He saw that Liu's mother looked at him with a bad face, and she was holding the stick used by Liu Jingwen in her hand. He was puzzled but didn't ask, and didn't want to say more to her.

"Why are you covered in dust?" Xia Yang looked at Liu Jingwen and saw that he looked exhausted. He said, "I'll go get you some water to wash."

"Go get the water yourself. The water in the jar is not for you." Liu's mother said, "You will live on your own in the future. It has nothing to do with the Liu family. You can't touch anything in the yard."

"If you don't want to move it, then don't move it." Xia Yang stepped forward and took the stick back from her hand. "You can see it too . Why are you taking his stick? Don't touch our things in the future." Liu's mother's face changed drastically. She didn't expect Xia Yang to dare to treat her like this. She raised her hand to teach him a lesson, but was scolded by Liu's father. " You think I'm not here, right? You're making trouble and it's endless, right?" "Look at your good son and the daughter-in-law he married." Liu's mother turned around angrily and saw Liu's father standing at the door of the main hall. "They are going to rebel. Do they still have me as their mother in their eyes?" "Enough." Liu's father said expressionlessly, "All this is caused by you. You don't act like an elder, and you still expect others to respect you?" "Jingwen, go back with your wife first." Father Liu glanced at Xia Yang and said to Liu Jingwen, "Talk to your wife about some things. We can't stay in the mountain too late." "Dad, since mother told us to live on our own, it seems she has some ideas in her mind." Liu Jingwen said, "I am an unfilial son. I can't be filial to my parents, and naturally I can't let my parents worry about us." He paused, closed his eyes and made up his mind, and said, "Let's live on our own as mother said. Now the only thing my son can do is not to burden the family and not make mother angry for us." " Give us a few more days. I will find a place to move out tomorrow. We will part ways and live well. This is considered to repay the Liu family's kindness to me." Liu Jingwen frowned and looked helpless. This was not something he wanted to do, but he had to do this for the sake of future peace. "My son is now a useless person. I'm afraid he won't be able to fulfill his filial duties in the future. We will leave the Liu family with nothing, as a way to fulfill our filial duties to our parents and to fulfill the last bit of friendship between brothers." When Liu Jingwen said this, all the Liu family members were stunned. No one thought that he would do this and even couldn't believe it. He would leave no room for maneuver and no way out. In their hearts, Liu Jingwen will be a burden to them in the future. They can't give up their blood relationship, but it's a good thing to have less burden. That's why Liu Jingwen was asked to marry a little brother back. Even the focus of the match was whether the little brother could be capable, and everything else didn't matter. I didn't expect Liu Jingwen to be so tough. Not only did he leave the Liu family, but he also chose to leave the family with nothing. Isn't he afraid that he won't be able to live in the future? Even they didn't dare to say that they would live well after the separation, and they were still in a situation where they had nothing. I'm afraid Liu Jingwen was too deeply stimulated and had a problem with his brain. "Third brother, don't be impulsive." Old Liu said, "How can you move out in your current situation?" "That's right." Second Liu also stopped them, "Don't mention it. If we can't let you go out, how are you going to live in the future?" "Humph." After the initial shock, Mother Liu said disdainfully after hearing these words, "Okay, since you have the ability to go out, then go out." She glanced at Xia Yang and sneered, "For the sake of your wife, you are so ambitious. I want to see how you can live." "But we have a deal, we won't help you at all. Don't come back and tell us if you have any difficulties, and don't ever set foot in the Liu family's door in the future." "Mom." Little Sister Liu pulled her mother, "Don't say anything." "Shut up." Mother Liu glared at her, "You have no say in this family. You can move out if you don't want to stay. I want to see how capable you are." Seeing the current situation, Sister Liu Da and Sister Liu Er, who were standing by, didn't dare to say anything. As daughters-in-law, they had even less status in the eyes of their mother-in-law. "Jingwen, you've made up your mind." Father Liu said, "If you really want to move out, you don't have to leave the house empty-handed. Just divide it up according to the rules." "I've made up my mind." Liu Jingwen said, "I don't want to see a family in disharmony, and I don't want to see each other get tired of each other in the future. It's a good time to leave now." "Okay, I'll go to the village chief and the elders tomorrow." Father Liu said, "Get the documents for the division of the family, and give you what you deserve." "Dad." Liu Jingwen interrupted his father, "Your son knows your good intentions. What I said just now is indeed what I really think. I don't want to leave the family property to the two elders and my brother." His resolute and solemn expression made everyone know that Liu Jingwen was telling the truth and had made up his mind and could not change it. "Brother Yang, let's go back." After Liu Jingwen expressed his intention, he didn't stay any longer and went back to his room. Father Liu saw them going back to their room and looked at the Liu family in the yard, "You just let your mother make a fuss without saying a word. Are you here to watch the fun?"

"If I didn't speak up, how long would you want to make a fuss today?" Father Liu had a cold face and looked at his two sons, the eldest and the second son. "If I'm gone now, will Jingwen have no way to survive?"

"Dad." The eldest and the second son became anxious when they heard this. How could they dare to disobey their mother? "How could that be? Don't say that."

"It seems that I was right to rush Jingwen to get married." Father Liu sighed, "If you have a little affection, you won't treat his wife like this for Jingwen's sake."

"You are so calculative about his marriage. They are your brothers and your family. How can you discuss everything clearly? Family affection can never be measured by interests."

Father Liu was so angry that his face turned blue, and more of it was disappointment. He swept his eyes over everyone in the Liu family one by one, wondering why they couldn't be less calculative and help each other a little.

"In order to keep everyone fair and harmonious, I have to think twice before speaking and doing anything, for fear of causing dissatisfaction and causing trouble."

"How can I be your father, or the head of the Liu family? I have to look at your faces and guess your thoughts. I always take the overall situation into consideration and try to take care of everyone in every aspect."

"But for a family, including everyone, how can I satisfy you? There is no absolute fairness, and how can everything be weighed with a scale without any error?"

Father Liu said so much in one breath, his chest heaving and taking a breath, and said: "Now, I just want to ask you, does your face hurt and do you feel guilty?"

The Liu family looked at Father Liu's back. How could his face not hurt? He was beaten by Liu Jingwen, and now everyone felt that their face was burning and they were irritable.

They looked at Mother Liu with complicated thoughts, not knowing what she was thinking. Even if they were dissatisfied, they would just nag a few times for the sake of family affection.

Why did Liu Jingwen have to live alone? Why did he look down on that young man? If that was the case, why did he marry him at a high price?

"You don't have to look at me." Seeing her son and daughters-in-law looking at her, Liu's mother said coldly, "Since ancient times, I have never seen a daughter-in

-law who doesn't respect her mother-in-law. I don't have to look at my daughters-in-law's faces. If you don't want to listen, just leave." She took the opportunity to knock on Liu's eldest and second sisters-in-law, "You must abide by the rules of the Liu family when you enter the Liu family. Don't dream of doing things according to your own temperament. It's not someone else's turn to make decisions in the Liu family."

Liu Jingwen and Xia Yang returned to their own room, ignoring everything outside, and sat quietly at the table in silence.

After a long time, Liu Jingwen looked up and smiled at Xia Yang, saying: "What happened just now was the fault of the Liu family. I apologize to you on their behalf."

"Why are you doing this?" Xia Yang said: "Don't make your family unhappy because of me. After all, I am an outsider. I will leave tomorrow."

"Don't worry." Xia Yang added, "I will not leave the village until I return the betrothal gifts to you."

Chapter 8

"Manager Wang."

Xia Yang brought a few pheasants and rabbits, and found Manager Wang and said with a smile: "We caught some small prey, Manager, would you like to take them?"

Manager Wang looked at Xia Yang, smiled slightly and said: "Don't mention it, you have some skills, but why are your pheasants and rabbits so wounded?"

He looked at the prey Xia Yang sent. Except for two alive ones, the remaining three had holes on their bodies. He wondered what kind of hunting method this was.

"There is no tool at hand." Xia Yang smiled heartily, without any embarrassment, and said: "The alive ones were caught with traps, and the dead ones were stabbed with bamboo sharpened at the end and thrown out, so the wounds are bigger."

"Oh." Manager Wang nodded, looked at the wounds, and then looked at Xia Yang's clothes that were full of patches and old and unrecognizable, and smiled knowingly.

"Okay, there are some differences in price." Manager Wang did not despise him. Seeing Xia Yang's frank smile, he said, "Live pheasants are 12 cents per pound, hares are 16 cents, dead pheasants are 12 cents per pound, and hares are 12 cents. Do you want to sell them?"

"Yes, of course." Xia Yang immediately said, "Manager's price is fair. If I go to the market, I may not be able to sell so much. Thank you, Manager."

"Okay, let's go to the scale to settle the bill." Manager Wang smiled with satisfaction. He also took care of Xia Yang because he liked him.

"Alas, Manager, you are busy." Xia Yang happily asked the waiter to weigh him and handed the peaches he carried to the waiter. He was particularly considerate and took out a peach in advance, "Brother Xiaoer, how do you taste my peaches?" "

It looks good at first glance." The waiter chuckled and said, "In the future, if you have anything, just send it to us. As long as we need it, we can accept it."

"Thank you, Brother Xiaoer." Xia Yang said with a smile. As long as he stayed in the restaurant first, he would not have to worry about his life in the future.

"Here, four hundred and sixty-two coins." After counting the money, the waiter handed the silver to Xia Yang.

"Come back tomorrow." Xia Yang said, and said goodbye to the waiter and left.

He had a lot of things to do today. He had to find a place to stay first and try to move out of the Liu family today to avoid the embarrassment of meeting each other.

Originally, he found a cave in the mountains yesterday, and he could go there directly to stay. It was very convenient for hunting and picking fruits, but it was not easy to get past the young scholar.

No matter how he promised, no matter how hard he tried to persuade him, the young scholar made up his mind to leave the Liu family, and Xia Yang didn't want him to do so.

After all, it was impossible for him to really become a real couple with the young scholar. Xia Yang didn't want to cause him to fall out with the Liu family, so he waited until he earned enough money to pay back the betrothal gift.

His fate with the young scholar was broken. Xia Yang couldn't stay here, nor would he return to the Xia family. After getting his household registration back, he would immediately fly away.

He appreciated the kindness of the young scholar, but could only say sorry in his heart. Xia Yang couldn't say he was getting rid of him, and now was not the right time. He had to pay back what he owed.

After returning to the village, Xia Yang went directly to the wasteland not far from the foot of the mountain. This place was right between Liujia Village and the villagers at the foot of the mountain who were chopping wood and digging wild vegetables.

Whether the villagers were going up the mountain or chopping wood and digging wild vegetables, they would pass by here. He could be seen at any time, so that the Liu family would not suspect that he had run away.

If he could settle down here safely, the young scholar would not make a fuss about moving out with him. After all, no one wants to suffer, and the young scholar was also protecting himself.

Xia Yang went to the woods at the foot of the mountain to chop trees and cut grass in the wasteland. He was very busy. He wanted to build a shack, which was no problem to live in in the midsummer.

"Mr. Liu." A voice suddenly sounded, "What are you doing?"

Xia Yang looked up at the person who came. It was a boy of about seventeen or eighteen years old. He looked at him curiously and asked suspiciously: "Are you building a house?"

"Can this build a house?" Xia Yang was speechless. He didn't know the villagers, but he was not stingy with a few inappropriate words to interrupt his work. "Build a shed."

"Oh." The boy nodded and stood there thoughtfully for a while. He didn't say anything when he saw Xia Yang busying around. Finally, for some reason, he stepped forward and said: "I have nothing to do now, I can help you."

"No, no." Xia Yang waved his hands and said: "It's just a shed, I can do it myself."

No matter what he said, the boy still helped him and gave some advice: "Don't build it too small, it will be more convenient to build it bigger."

"One person doesn't need such a big house." Xia Yang said: "It doesn't matter. As long as it can accommodate people without leaking rain or water, it will be fine."

"It's OK if it doesn't leak, but it's impossible for it not to get wet when it rains." The boy looked at the place Xia Yang chose. It was relatively high, but a shed is different from a house.

"You don't understand this." Xia Yang smiled and said, "Look at the bamboo I cut. I directly put up the house. It is a certain distance from the ground. How can water get into the house?"

Xia Yang pointed at a row of bamboos he had cut. He had already planned to build a bamboo or wooden house. There was no shortage of materials here, but it would cost money to use more.

He planned to use the trees he had cut to make a few pillars and corners, and then cover them with straw mats like a shack, and lay bamboos underneath, so that he could save even the bed.

"Huh?" The boy heard him say that, looked at the materials Xia Yang had prepared, and said with admiration: "Not bad, what you said does make sense, no wonder people say you are capable and can support a family."

"It's all because of life." Xia Yang shook his head and smiled: "If I don't think of a way myself, can I still count on others, or pie in the sky!"

He came out of the village in his teens and had done all kinds of jobs. In the end, he gritted his teeth and went to work on the construction site regardless of his youth and frailty just to earn more money.

The hardship was not in vain. With age and experience, he formed his own construction team, and his business grew bigger and bigger. When he got into trouble, he was already worth millions. It's a

pity that he has a life to earn but no life to spend. Fortunately, he has made all arrangements for his parents and siblings at home, and the property he left behind can fully support his parents in their old age.

"Where are the people!" Xia Yang thought of this, looked at the young man who helped him work and said: "You should have a clear conscience and don't be greedy for too much."

The reason why he got into trouble was that he went to the construction site to check and found that a worker was not getting enough sleep. Xia Yang was afraid that something might happen and asked him to go back and rest. Just when the worker was walking down, he suddenly became unstable.

Xia Yang stretched out his hand and pulled him back, but he was tripped by something under his feet and fell off the shelf.

He smiled bitterly, lamenting his rough fate, but he didn't regret it. As the old saying goes, if you can't die in the river or the well, you may be destined to get into trouble.

"What's wrong?" Seeing him suddenly standing there motionless, the young man stopped his work. "The villagers have a good impression of you, but we are poor here and there are no vacant houses. There are still many good neighbors in the village."

"That's not what I'm talking about." Xia Yang came back to his senses, waved his hand indifferently, and said, "I just said a few words casually, thank you for helping me."

Xia Yang didn't know if there were any vacant houses in the village, but he knew that they might not rent them to him, an outsider, so there was no need to flatter him and ask about it.

Even if he was thick-skinned, he still had to save face. Renting a house also cost money, which was what he was most unwilling to do.

He would just find a place to deal with it for a while. He didn't have much food and accommodation at the construction site before, but now this situation is not a big deal for him. Xia Yang also had his own selfishness. If he lived here, the little scholar would not follow him.

Thinking of this, he was full of energy and was interested in talking to the boy, "Which family are you from in the village? I'm not familiar with this place and I don't know any of them."

"I know them now." The boy smiled shyly, as if he felt that what he said was inappropriate, and hurriedly added: "I live at the end of the village, not far from you. I'm from the Liu family and my name is Ershu."

"Brother Ershu." Xia Yang laughed and looked at the houses at the end of the village, which were only five, six, or ten meters away from him. "We will be neighbors in the future."

"Yes." Ershu nodded and said, "Why don't you build it at the end of the village? That way we can be closer."

The distance between each household here is about ten meters, and the maximum is no more than twenty or ten meters, which is for the purpose of expanding the house in the future and for each household to prevent people from hearing what they say in the house.

"I'm afraid that the villagers will have opinions about building this shed, so how dare I go to the village to make do with it." Xia Yang said.

"What are you afraid of with Liu Xiucai?" Ershu said, "Since we are here, we are from Liujia Village. We outsiders live well here. No one oppresses us, and you have someone to support us."

Xia Yang smiled and didn't say anything. He knew how well the young scholar protected him. He was confused and happy. It was undeniable that he was really happy.

The more this happened, Xia Yang felt that he couldn't let him make things difficult for him to suffer with him. He said with regret and emotion, "The young scholar is really good, but he is not blessed to enjoy it!"

Liu Ershu glanced at him and didn't say anything. He just accelerated his movements and smiled at the corners of his mouth. What exactly it represented was hard to see.

With help, the project was not very large and was completed early. A large shack with a length of four meters and a width of three meters was freshly baked. Xia Yang looked at the four-in-one in front of him and remained silent.

Whether it was a shack or a house, it looked weird. I have to say that it should be very comfortable to live in. Not only was there a large space, but there was also a window near the door. These are all the things that Ershu said.

Sometimes he complained that it was too small, and sometimes he said that it was too dark inside and he couldn't see anything during the day. No one could live with the door open every day. Xia Yang didn't think too much about it. He was generous and said with a pat on his chest: It's not a big deal. As long as the house has something, he can let this shack have it. So, he built something that is not a shack, and not a house. It looks ugly but very practical. He just lives alone, and the original intention is to deal with it. Is it necessary to decorate it so well? Not only did he build a simple kitchen outside the shack, but he also built a small yard with a fence, and even planned to leave a piece of land behind the shack to grow vegetables. "Okay." Ershu patted the dust off his body, looked at the small courtyard in front of him with satisfaction, and smiled: "If you really say it, it's not worse than a house, but it's not as sturdy as a house and can be lived in for many years." "You are really awesome." Ershu gave Xia Yang a thumbs up in admiration, "Liu Xiucai will definitely enjoy a good life with you, and you and your wife have good days to come." "Ahem." Xia Yang's face was inexplicably hot, and he looked at the setting sun and said frankly: "Brother, I don't have anything prepared today, I will treat you to dinner another day to thank you." " You're welcome." Ershu said indifferently, said goodbye to him and turned to leave. But he didn't expect that not long after, when Xia Yang estimated that the little scholar was about to come back, he was ready to go to Liu's house to tell him that he would not go back. From a distance, he saw several people walking towards him, including the little scholar, and someone he didn't expect. The author has something to say:

-Chapter 9

"Little scholar." Xia Yang was stunned, looking at the things he brought, his mouth opened and closed.

"I thought you would move things later." Liu Jingwen smiled: "I asked someone to help and directly brought them here."

Xia Yang looked at Ershu pushing a cart of things, and suddenly realized: This is a spy. He was wondering why he was so active in helping and making various suggestions, and he wanted to build a better shack by himself.

"This is Ershu, my friend since childhood." Liu Jingwen introduced to Xia Yang, "You said you were going to build a shack today, so I specially asked him to come and help you when he has time."

"Mr. Liu." Ershu moved the things on the cart down and smiled at Xia Yang, "I'll move the things in for you, you and Jingwen discuss what else you need to move, and move everything together today."

He said that he took the bedding and some other things to the shack, and a child in his teens took the pots and pans to the simple kitchen he built.

At first glance, he was an excited child. He smiled at Xia Yang with pursed lips, and moved things very quickly. He looked like a regular worker.

"I've brought the bedding, clothes and kitchen utensils." Liu Jingwen said, "Just move two wooden boxes, desks and bookcases over later. There's nothing else."

"It seems we need to buy some more." Liu Jingwen smiled and discussed in the direction of Xia Yang, "There are no water tanks and buckets. Let's buy them tomorrow. Ask Ershu to help with this. You don't have to worry about it."

He talked for a long time, but didn't hear Xia Yang speak. He looked a little confused and tilted his head as if listening to something. Little did he know that Xia Yang felt mixed emotions at the moment.

This couldn't be shaken off. Building a shack in the wasteland couldn't stop the little scholar's footsteps. What else could Xia Yang do? He couldn't say no anymore.

Especially looking at the way the young scholar listened, his heart was both sour and warm, "I'm here, I just want to let you down, why do you have to!"

"You got it wronged." Liu Jingwen heard him speak, and smiled embarrassedly, looking a little shy and a little guilty, "I am the one who has wronged you, I can't even give you a home."

"But I can promise that there will be one in the future." Liu Jingwen said firmly, "I'm not a useless person who can make money. You are my husband and I should support you."

"Okay." Xia Yang was confused and didn't want to say more, perfunctorily said: "I believe you don't have to worry about these, just leave them to me."

"Listen to my husband." Liu Jingwen just smiled and didn't refuse, and said: "Just now, Dad said that he would give us one or two taels of silver and one hundred kilograms of grain, but I didn't want it."

"Life is difficult at home." Liu Jingwen was a little melancholy, and explained to Xia Yang: "Don't mind that I didn't discuss it with you in advance. I know the situation at home. Don't worry, I will bring the silver back in a few days."

"You decide." Xia Yang was not interested in these things. Seeing that Ershu and the others had finished moving, he said to him, "I'll move the boxes, you stay here."

"No need." Liu Jingwen shook his head, "I'll go with Ershu, you stay and arrange the things at home. I bought some buns, you can eat them if you're hungry, don't wait for me."

After he finished speaking, he didn't give Xia Yang a chance to refute. He turned around and asked Sanshu to lead the way for him, and left with Ershu and the others. Xia Yang looked at their backs and smiled silently.

He understood what the young scholar meant, and didn't want to disappoint his kindness. He turned around and went into the shack to pack up the bedding and clothes he brought. Fortunately, the shack was big enough to hold all the things.

Simply put them together, put the bedding and clothes away, and look at the space in the shack. You can hang a curtain in the middle to divide it into two parts, front and back.

There are two wooden boxes for clothes on one side, and the other side is where they sleep. In this way, it's better to make a simple bed tomorrow. It's not suitable to sleep on the ground, and it looks awkward even if there are bamboos underneath.

The desk is placed outside, under the window near the door, and the bookcase is placed next to the desk on the wall. This arrangement makes it look like a home.

When Liu Jingwen returned to the Liu family, the whole family stood in the yard to watch him move things. He refused his two brothers' help to deliver things to the shack, "It's just a few things, let Ershu help me carry them over."

"I won't be at home in the future, and I'll have to trouble you two brothers to take care of my parents." Liu Jingwen saluted them, "Thank you for your hard work, two brothers."

"What are you talking about." The eldest brother Liu was helpless, helped him up and said, "If you have anything, just tell me. If you don't have anything else, you still have strength. Don't say you're not a brother if you go out."

"How could that be." Liu Jingwen smiled and said, "Didn't the second brother help me move things? The eldest brother also found me a bucket, a water jar, and jars. I understand."

"It's good that you know." The eldest brother Liu was helpless. Looking at himself, who had been well-behaved since childhood and looked so good that people couldn't take their eyes off him, he sighed, "I've grown up, and it's no longer the time for me to follow my brother."

"Yeah." Liu Jingwen's nose was sour. He didn't want this to happen. On one side was his family, and on the other was his husband who depended on him for survival. "I will never forget those childhood fun times in my life."

"It's all the same." Brother Liu said, "There's only one thing. No matter what anyone in the family thinks or plans, it can be said that no one has ever thought of ignoring you. This is absolute."

None of them expected things to develop to this point, and their younger brother caught them off guard so quickly that they couldn't even say a word to keep him.

Their mother's attitude made Liu Lao Da and the others understand that if they stayed, something might happen again. Separation was a good thing for both of them.

"Brother, there is no need to say more." Liu Jingwen knew in his heart that if there was a little leeway, he would not be so strong towards his family, "I know all this."

"We've finished moving." Liu Laoer and Ershu came over, "We can't move it all at once, Ershu said he would make another trip, let us talk."

"Okay." Liu Jingwen stood there, although he couldn't see, he still turned his head to look around, as if he wanted to remember this home where he had grown up for many years, "Thank you, second brother."

"Look at what you said." Liu Laoer said: "If you have anything, just tell me, we are still brothers after moving out."

Liu's father, who had been silent, felt uncomfortable seeing him like this, came over and patted him on the shoulder and said: "Live well, Dad believes in you."

Without Liu Jingwen secretly looking for him to discuss, Liu's father would never let him leave, "Remember what you said, losing face in front of Dad is nothing."

"I know." Liu Jingwen concealed his emotions and smiled at Liu's father: "If

you can't make it, come back to find dad." He seemed to be smiling happily, but his heart was full of tears. "I'm not worried. Dad doesn't care. I still have my eldest brother and second brother. I won't fall to the ground."

Liu's mother and Liu's eldest and second sisters all looked puzzled when they heard this. No one spoke, only Liu's younger sister came over, "Third brother, there's still me."

"Yes!" Liu Jingwen smiled and sighed: "How could you forget my younger sister? This time, third brother will definitely remember."

The Liu brothers and sisters talked together, and their words were full of parting melancholy. Even if they were not far away from each other in the same village, they felt that there were many indescribable emotions.

"Let's go." After a while, Ershu and Sanshu came back with a cart and loaded the remaining things into the cart. Seeing that they were almost done talking, they greeted them.

Liu Jingwen was led out by Sanshu holding a stick. When he was almost at the door, he suddenly turned around, knelt down and kowtowed several times, "My son is gone. I hope my parents are healthy and my family is safe. This is my son's greatest wish."

...

It was late at night and Xia Yang tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

He could make do with everything and had suffered too much. He didn't care about anything, but now there was another little scholar, which made him feel uneasy.

This hot potato was not easy to get rid of. He was anxious and hesitant. From all aspects, he couldn't take a tough attitude. Just based on Xia Yang's own heart, he couldn't bear to do this.

"Alas!" Xia Yang sighed. Facing the little scholar, what else could he do? He could only let it go, praise, coax, and spoil him!

"What's wrong?" Liu Jingwen couldn't sleep either, but he could stay calm. "Not used to it?"

"No." Xia Yang was startled. Hearing his steady breathing, he thought the little scholar had fallen asleep. "I was just thinking about what to cook for you tomorrow morning."

"I'm not picky about food." Liu Jingwen's mouth curled up. He had experienced his husband's carelessness more than once or twice. "We've been through times of hunger before. Even now, our family can't be completely full."

"That's right." Xia Yang had experienced it before, and said distressedly: "How can two cakes fill you up? You look so thin."

"Don't worry, I will make sure you're full." Xia Yang vowed: "Don't worry about life at home, leave everything to me, and I will make sure you get fat."

"Okay." Liu Jingwen chuckled. He didn't expect to hear any nice words from Xia Yang. It didn't matter if he was thin or not. "You're very thin too. Remember to eat more."

"In a few days, the money will be counted and there will be a few hundred coins." Liu Jingwen didn't want Xia Yang to worry about life. "I'll leave everything to you when I come back. I will try to build a house before winter."

"I've always wanted to ask you." Xia Yang turned over and lay on his side, looking at Liu Jingwen, and asked: "Why do you go to town every day, and who are you with?"

"To tell stories." Liu Jingwen clenched his fists suddenly. For a moment, he was afraid that Xia Yang would react greatly and think he was embarrassed like others. "In the teahouse, Sanshu leads the way for me every day."

"Oh." Xia Yang understood, and asked curiously: "Aren't scholars noble? They have to find some decent jobs when they work?" "

I'm blind." Liu Jingwen said faintly. He didn't hear Xia Yang's wrong reaction, and he breathed a sigh of relief. "Besides telling stories, I can't think of anything else to do for the time being."

"Storying stories is good, I like it." Xia Yang hurriedly comforted him, "Don't think too much, as long as you make money with your own ability and don't be inferior to others, some people want to say but no one listens."

"Yes." Liu Jingwen's mood suddenly improved, "I make a lot. I make twenty cents per show in the teahouse, and I can tell stories twice a day. It's less at the tea stall, and I tell stories twice at ten cents per show."

"Great." Xia Yang complimented. He was not stupid. He knew that the young scholar suddenly went to tell stories for himself, otherwise why would a scholar do such a job.

He made up his mind to find a way to make more money so that the young scholar could return home as soon as possible without worrying about life.

Chapter 10

After a good night's sleep, Xia Yang still got up early.

The little scholar now lives with him, and he has to take care of him.

It was just dawn, and in this wasteland, the lonely little courtyard without anyone else made Xia Yang feel more comfortable.

The high mountains in the distance were shrouded in a layer of mist, and the real outline could not be seen clearly, giving people a feeling of seeing flowers in the fog.

In the small mountain village not far away, most people did not get up. Only the crowing roosters were busy, holding their necks high and telling the time.

He quickly washed up and started to make a fire to cook. There was not much to eat here, so Xia Yang cooked a pot of porridge and boiled two eggs.

Looking at this little food, he wiped his face helplessly. There was not even any pickled vegetables to go with the rice. It was extremely shabby. It

was easy to deal with it alone, but the little scholar could not live like him. It seemed that his plan had to change and he should focus on making a living first.

Just as he was thinking, he heard the little scholar getting up, and hurriedly stopped him at the door, "Call me when you get up, don't come out by yourself, there are steps at the door and it's easy to fall."

"Got it." Liu Jingwen replied.

"I'll get you some water to wash up." Xia Yang said, led him down the steps, quickly got some water, and after he finished washing, led him to sit down in the yard.

"There's nothing to eat, so I just made some porridge." Xia Yang put a worn-out square table with low legs in front of him and said, "I'll buy some vegetables today, and then I'll turn over a piece of land and plant some vegetables, so we'll have something to eat."

"Okay." Liu Jingwen said, "I'll buy some rapeseeds. Plant some of the vegetables first because they grow fast. Don't worry about the others."

"I know all this." Xia Yang was born in a farming family and had farmed before he was a teenager. "Don't worry about family matters. I can do it myself."

He paused and said casually, "If you want to tell stories, tell them. If you don't want to, come back. I don't need the money you earn, and I can still support you."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Liu Jingwen smiled and told Xia Yang something in a gentle voice.

In the quiet morning, the two sat in the yard, facing the morning breeze and talking about sex, as if they had a lot to say.

Xia Yang watched him drink a bowl of porridge and put down his chopsticks after finishing an egg. "There is still a lot of porridge. You will be hungry before you reach the town if you eat so little."

He picked up the bowl and served another bowl of porridge to the young scholar, and handed it to him, saying, "There is another egg, you eat it too."

"No." Liu Jingwen was firm, as if he knew everything. "One is enough. Eat that one yourself. You don't have to tell me that you have eaten it."

"Tsk." Xia Yang was shocked and wanted to say that you are very clear-headed. But then he thought it was wrong. You can't be blind and say blind things. "I don't like it. If you don't eat it, it will be left."

Liu Jingwen didn't say anything, but expressed it with practical actions. He directly took the egg that Xia Yang peeled for him and fumbled to his mouth. One word: "Eat."

Xia Yang thought about it and opened his mouth without hesitation, holding the egg in his mouth. The young scholar was embarrassed to eat alone. At worst, he could cook another one later.

Liu Jingwen quickly withdrew his hand and felt his face getting hot. His fingers moved unconsciously a few times, as if he could still feel the warmth on Xia Yang's lips.

"Ahem." He coughed a few times to hide his discomfort, "Don't worry, take your time, you can go to Ershu's house to buy some vegetables."

"I know." Xia Yang chewed the egg in big mouthfuls, and said vaguely: "There are a lot of food in the mountains, we can buy some when we run out."

Before they finished eating, Ershu brought his younger brother Sanshu over, and the two of them brought a lot of vegetables, including cabbage, cucumbers, persimmons, eggplants and other seasonal vegetables.

"You don't have any vegetables here, so I'll send you some." Ershu said, "Mr. Liu said yesterday that he wanted to grow vegetables. I'll get some rapeseed for you."

"Thank you so much." Xia Yang was a little uncomfortable with the name Mr. Liu, but he could only turn a blind eye to it as the local customs require. "Thank you for troubling brother Ershu."

He politely stood up and warmly invited them to eat. Liu Jingwen raised the corner of his mouth and joked, "Is there any porridge?"

"Uh." Xia Yang was dumbfounded. There was still a thin layer of rice porridge in the pot, only enough for one bowl. "I'll go and make some more."

"No need." Liu Jingwen slowly put down the bowl, took out a handkerchief from his arms to wipe his mouth, and said, "Ershu is not an outsider. It's just that there are etiquettes and rules that prevent me from always coming to help. But if you have something to do, don't hesitate to come to me directly."

"Oh." Xia Yang nodded as if he understood, "I know, I won't be polite, we are all friends."

Liu Jingwen shook his head, knowing that Xia Yang didn't understand what he meant, and didn't say much, "We still have to hurry, so I'll go first."

"Let's go." Seeing Liu Jingwen was about to leave, Xia Yang handed him a bamboo tube, "Bring some water, drink if you're thirsty on the way."

He also wanted to thank Ershu, invite him to dinner in the evening, and thank him for his help, but Ershu was already standing at the gate of the fence, so he simply didn't say anything.

He was in a hurry for the moment, and would find an opportunity to return the favor later. He still had modern ideas and didn't put himself in the position of a young man, so naturally he didn't think of the matter of not being intimate with each other.

After seeing Liu Jingwen off, Xia Yang "slurped" the remaining porridge, washed the pots and dishes, and tidied up. He didn't have time to sit down and rest for a while and hurried up the mountain.

He went to see the places where he had set traps. He was lucky enough to get two pheasants. There were a lot of things to do at home these two days.

Xia Yang was not busy with hunting. He picked a basket of ripe peaches and sent them to the restaurant. He got more than 200 copper coins when he came back, which was several times more than what people here earned from working.

He was quite content. It was impossible for him to eat a fat man in one bite. He would first make a little money and then think of other ways. In fact, he was more eager to go to the back mountain to hunt some big guys.

But he was not good at bows and arrows. Hunting was strictly prohibited in modern times. It was okay to catch some pheasants and rabbits. Xia Yang had never caught other things. He could only rely on his own practice to try.

"Huh?" It was almost noon when he returned to the village. Before Xia Yang got home, he saw a group of people gathered at his door from a distance. "What are

you doing?" Xia Yang's heart "clicked" and thought something had happened. He walked over quickly and asked these women who were gathered together.

"What happened?" He looked at his yard. Everything was the same as when he left. He looked at these villagers suspiciously.

"Nothing." A woman said: "I heard that Liu Xiucai moved here and came to see. Why did you move here?"

Not only the woman herself, but also the few people next to her, all looked gossipy, hoping to get some news from Xia Yang.

"Alas! It's not easy. You are a newly married young wife. You have to take care of a family before you have a few days of leisure. It's really pitiful."

"That's right. The Liu family is not honest. How can they let you move out under such circumstances? They won't give you any way to make a living."

"Mr. Liu, why do they want you to move out? Is there something wrong?"

"What could it be? It's just that Mr. Liu is blind. It's a burden to stay at home."

Xia Yang frowned and watched them discuss enthusiastically. They looked at him with pity, and some of them looked gloating.

"You are so idle." He was annoyed when he saw these gossipers, "Have you figured out the affairs of your own family? You come to other people's houses to talk nonsense."

"How can you talk like that?" The women were fed up when they heard it, and they scolded Xia Yang, "You are a young man with a bad temper. If you have the ability, go to the Liu family to reason. Why are you trying to force us?"

"That's right. You dare not speak after being driven out, but you are capable of fighting with us." A woman in her thirties, wearing a half-new cotton dress, looked like she came from a well-off family, "For someone like you, you thought you could enjoy life by marrying into the Liu family, but you didn't know that they would just let you work like a cow and a horse to support Mr. Liu."

"It's none of your business." Xia Yang was blunt. He stood there with a tall and strong man who didn't look like a gentle young man at all. "You want to get married but no one wants you. Why don't you try to find someone else to marry?" There

was sarcasm in his eyes. He knew that if he ignored them today, these women would think he was easy to bully and might say something unpleasant.

"It seems that you are used to being treated like a slave, and you think that living at home is a disaster." Xia Yang said disdainfully: "Just divorce if you've had enough. No one will stop you. Why do you come to us to vent your dissatisfaction?"

"What does it have to do with you whether Mr. Liu is blind or not." This sentence completely annoyed Xia Yang, and his words became more and more unpleasant, "Is it stabbing your heart or cutting your lungs that makes you so poisonous? Don't you know what to say and what not to say?"

"You you?" The woman pointed at Xia Yang angrily, "You should be sold to the Liu family to suffer. You don't know what is good and bad."

"I don't know what is good and bad?" Xia Yang was suddenly amused by her, "Then how do you think I know what is good and bad, whether to make trouble with the Liu family or to divorce Mr. Liu? You should show me a way to survive, so that I can thank you properly!"

"Don't look for trouble. You are all bored." He didn't want to waste time arguing with some women. How could a grown man like him have an argument, "Stay away from my house in the future. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will find your man to have a good chat."

Xia Yang saw that the women were all looking at each other in bewilderment, and looked at him speechlessly. He didn't care how ugly the face of the woman who was arguing with him was. He turned around, opened the door and walked in.

"Mr. Liu is sick, like crazy."

"Yes, a husband wants to talk to our head of the family, what does he want to talk about?"

Xia Yang's last few words confused them. They didn't know what to talk to their husband about?

Until one woman said hesitantly: "Are you going to complain?"

This sentence woke everyone up, and they immediately became uneasy. They were all surnamed Liu. If their families knew that they were gossiping and provoking Xia Yang, their families would definitely not give them a good face, and they might even get beaten.

"It's been a long time since I was a big brother, and it's not easy to be unwanted. Now that I've finally gotten married, how dare I go against the Liu family?"

"She was fascinated by Liu Xiucai's face. She was willing to work hard to support him in the future."

"We are worrying about nothing, and we shouldn't care about this matter at all."

Several women said a few words in a bluffing manner. Unlike the gossiping look at the beginning, they were a little scared by Xia Yang's words to their men, and they were afraid that he would complain.

The woman who had just quarreled with Xia Yang also said with a guilty conscience: "I just said that Liu Xiucai was blind, and the family was afraid of being dragged down by him. Why are you so angry?"

In any case, they didn't dare to stay any longer, and left one by one, looking like they didn't want to see Xia Yang.

However, Xia Yang's reputation as a fierce person was spread by them, making the villagers more and more evasive and curious about him, always looking at him from a distance with an inquiring look.

It made Xia Yang quieter, and he was busy building his own family, trying to find time to make money as soon as possible.

The author has something to say: Sorry, I have something to do recently and have not updated on time. From tomorrow on, I will update daily, at 6 o'clock every night. I will finish the article as soon as I start, and I will not give up. Thank you for your support, thank you!