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I Like You Too A few aunties' faces changed immediately upon hearing this. "Zhu Ge'er, what do you mean by this? We're all neighbors here, helping to teach a kid shouldn't be a problem. At the beginning of the year, when you married Huzi, we put in a lot of effort too." "Is it because you think the gifts we gave were too light, and insulted you as a teacher?" "I told you they look down on us, but you didn't believe it. He's a precious young master from the prefectural city, how could he possibly value our…-
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Busy Farming Season Time flies like water, and before Liu Hu could finish learning Mandarin, the busy farming season had arrived. These past few days, he hadn't gone to town for work but stayed home to help with the wheat harvest. Song Tingzhu also gave his students a break, telling them to come back after the farming season. "Sister-in-law's husband, are we going to the mountain to dig herbs today?" Liu Xiaomei asked, sitting in the shade by the courtyard wall, sipping tea in the hot weather, as she…
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Husband, Don't Be Mad "Is it also herbs?" Liu Xiaomei asked curiously. Song Tingzhu nodded, "I was chatting with Doctor Fang about the price of herbs before, and he mentioned that properly processed honeysuckle flowers can sell for four to five wen per liang." Liu Xiaomei was shocked, her mouth agape. "These few trees can at least dry out to two jin of flowers. If one liang is four copper coins, then two jin would be eighty wen, which is more than what Second Brother earns in two days of work in…
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Trouble Comes from the Niu Family Early the next day, Song Tingzhu finished writing the wedding couplets and the "Xi" character. Instead of letting his sister-in-law, Tang Chunxing, deliver them, he went with her to the wheat field. Aunt had come to inform them that someone had lost grain at the wheat field. Ruan Xiulian didn't even have time to hang out her clothes to dry before rushing over. Tang Chunxing was also anxious, carrying Xia Ge'er and walking quickly ahead. Song Tingzhu and Liu Xiaomei…
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Rumors Spread The Niu family held onto the IOU, and compared to witnesses, the government tends to favor physical evidence. Song Tingzhu had just tried to lure villagers to testify with money, which, if investigated, would be considered forgery according to the Sheng Kingdom's laws. The punishment could be as light as twenty strokes or as heavy as six months in jail. Of course, Song Tingzhu wouldn't be foolish enough to let himself end up in jail; it was just a temporary measure. The real goal was to have…
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Corvée Labor and Taxes The next day, Song Tingzhu and Xiaomei went to town to sell herbs. After some hesitation, Song decided to have a doctor check his pulse. He was too embarrassed to ask directly about matters of the bedroom, so he asked indirectly if his body could sustain a pregnancy. The old doctor blew his beard and glared, saying that Song was courting death. His body was weak, and even if he engaged in bedroom activities, he must do so in moderation. Otherwise, even if he healed, he might find it…
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Testing the Wine Yeast Recipe The next day, at the Ruan family's house in Xiahe Village. Old Lady Ruan was all smiles when she heard that her two grandsons didn't have to go to the mountain to collect stones. Her thin face was filled with joy. "Since the silver has been given out, there's no reason to take it back. Isn't Zhu Ge'er planning to start a business? Consider it as the family investing some capital, just keep it." Wu Erniu also chimed in with a smile, "Yes, elder sister, Erniu and I are also…
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Breaking Off the Engagement at the Cui Family At night, Song Tingzhu was wearing his undergarments, lying on the inner side of the bed. The bed was narrow, and during the cold winter, they didn't feel crowded. But now, in the peak of summer, the two of them squeezed together on the narrow bed felt like they were burning. Song Tingzhu turned to the side, his back against the cool wall. The weather was stifling, and he couldn't sleep. So he started talking about the wine-making process from the day. "The…
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The Wine Yeast is Ready Liu Xiaomei's eyes sparkled with excitement. High medicinal value means it's worth money! "There's more over there, let's hurry and dig it up, husband!" After a stick of incense's time, the two of them returned with bamboo baskets full to the brim. As they reached the foot of the mountain, they encountered a few women digging wild vegetables. One of them, envious, said in a strange tone, "So you're collecting herbs from the mountain again, huh? The back mountain isn't that big, and…
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Back to Shanghe Village At the hour of the rabbit the next day, before the sun had even risen, Song Tingzhu and his husband headed to town. They first went to Master Sun's to pick up the custom-made pottery jars, then stopped by Shopkeeper Fang's clinic to buy some herbs just in case. Song Tingzhu didn't outright refuse Master Sun's offer. If things didn't work out with Uncle Ma, he'd have to order pottery jars from Master Sun. "Hey, isn't this the ceremony teacher from Yunxi Village who was invited for…
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