At the east end of the village, in the yard of old Shen’s house.

Old Lady Shen was cursing at the top of her lungs. In front of her, Miao was squatting in the yard, scrubbing a large basin of clothes. There were two other basins beside her, with clothes, sheets, and bed curtains piled up high. Fine beads of sweat were oozing from Miao's forehead.

"You're such a lazy bastard, just like your son, you're just as cunning and lazy! You can't do all the housework, but you still want to go out and play and run around!"

Zhao Aiye brought out another pile of dirty clothes from the west wing and put them next to Miao, with a fake smile on her face: "Sister-in-law, you have worked so hard! This kid is so naughty. He goes out for a day and comes back like a mud monkey. This clothes must be changed frequently. You don't know if you don't have a kid!"

Miao paused while washing clothes.

Zhao Aiye half covered her mouth and said, "Oh, I said the wrong thing. I just speak faster than my brain. I don't mean anything else. Sister-in-law, please don't bother with me."

Old Lady Shen's voice came from the kitchen again: "She still has the nerve to make a fuss? This is the truth! A mother can't even take care of her child..."

Miao sniffed, and a tear fell into the basin, splashing a little water.

After finally finishing washing a large basin of clothes, Miao stood up to hang the clothes out to dry. Chen Zhuang appeared from nowhere and kicked a muddy rattan ball into the basin of clean clothes. He turned around and left two muddy handprints on the clothes.

Zhao Aiye leaned against the door of the west wing, cracking melon seeds and watching the scene, without scolding Chen Zhuang. Miao even felt that there was a hint of expectation in his eyes - expecting her to say a few words to Chen Zhuang, so that she would have another excuse to attack.

Shen Zhuang also made a face at her and ran out of the yard with the rattan ball in his arms.

In the end, Miao said nothing and silently added water and washed again. Zhao Aiye spat out the melon seed shells and said, "Chopping is so boring."

He curled his lips and was about to go into the house when he suddenly saw Shen Qing and a strange man walking home one after the other. The man was dressed very luxuriously, like a wealthy man in the county town.

"Mom! Mom, please come out and take a look!" Zhao Ai Ye shouted into the house.

After a while, Old Lady Shen came out and said unhappily, "Calling for the soul?"

"Mom, look, who is Qing'er and who is that?" Zhao Ai Ye said excitedly.

When Mrs. Shen saw it, she was stunned.

It wasn't just Old Lady Shen who was stunned. Since coming down from the mountain, every villager he met stared at Song Kaiji. Some looked at him stupidly, while others dodged and glanced at him furtively. At first, Shen Qing's hand was held by him, but she felt more and more embarrassed when being stared at, so she quickly shook it off.

"What's wrong?" Song Kaiji, who was walking in front, didn't react at first. When he turned around and saw Shen Qing's embarrassed and panicked face, he understood and smiled: "I almost forgot, our Qingqing is still a child now." He can't hold his hand and show off around the village like in the future.

Shen Qing frowned. He was not a kid at all. He might have done it. But until now, Shen Qing still feels unreal and curious about her "future husband".

Is it true that people from the future can go back to the past?

So he likes this kind of person in the future? Shen Qing rubbed his hands a few times, which seemed to still be stained with Song Kaiji's body temperature.

It doesn't seem strange to like him...

The two of them walked like this, not holding hands but maintaining a distance between them, all the way to Old Shen's yard. Many villagers followed behind them, secretly coming over to watch the fun. Song Kaiji stood at the gate of the yard and looked at the people in the yard. He didn't recognize Miao at first glance.

So pitiful. Song Kaiji's eyes were filled with shock. If Shen Qing was just skinny, he would still be quite energetic. Miao looked like she might collapse at any time and was almost at the end of her rope. Even in this situation, she was able to hold on for several years and finally get a divorce and live a good life. He didn't know whether to say that Miao was in good health or not.

This was the person he had called mother for several years. Song Kaiji was filled with heartache. He glanced at Old Lady Shen's expression and forced himself to hold back. He knocked twice on the door frame with two fingers: "Excuse me, I have something to ask you."

He pointed at Miao in front of him and Shen Qing behind him and said, "I like these two people. I want to buy them. How much? Just name your price."

Everyone in the yard was stunned. However, Zhao Ai Ye was only stunned for a moment, and then he was filled with uncontrollable ecstasy. This man looked rich, and he allowed people to name any price. The old Shen family now had only Shen Zhuang, his son. If they sold Miao and Shen Qing, all the money would belong to his son. He looked at Old Lady Shen expectantly.

Old Lady Shen's expression was somewhat stiff. She glanced at Song Kaiji's luxurious clothes again and again, and then glanced at Miao and Shen Qing. She said stiffly, "No! Who are you? How can you go to someone's house and ask to buy their daughter-in-law?"

"Shen Qing! Get in here! Second Brother's, lock the door!"

Now everyone was stunned. Miao was trembling like a sieve, fearing that her family would sell her and Qing'er - in her mind, she was living such a life in her own family, she didn't know how hard it would be to be sold as a slave! I'm afraid he has to be whipped every day?

In the end, Old Lady Shen refused to sell them!

Zhao Ai Ye was a little anxious, "Mom? Didn't you decide a long time ago to sell Qing Ge'er to the mountains in a few years? Now someone comes to buy him, why don't you sell it yet?" Can you sell it in the mountains at a higher price than now?

Shen Qing and Miao were both stunned when they heard this. The people watching outside the courtyard also muttered quietly, "This old woman from the Shen family is really cruel."

Old Lady Shen glared at Zhao Aiye fiercely. She felt uncomfortable in her heart. Although she planned to sell Shen Qing, she wanted to sell him to the mountains - even if he was sold, he had to be sold to a poor place. The man in front of him was dressed richly and came with Shen Qing. It was hard to tell that he liked Shen Qing very much.

Because one of her daughters married and moved to the county town, Old Lady Shen had seen a bit of the world. She knew that the slaves in wealthy families lived better than those in ordinary wealthy farmers, not to mention becoming a nobleman's concubine! How could Shen Qing, whom she looked down upon and wanted to sell, live a better life than her in the future!

Shen Qing and Miao will have to crawl in the mud for the rest of their lives and will never be able to surpass me!

So even though she saw the noble man trembling in her heart, she still kept her face firm: "I said I won't sell it, and I won't sell it!"

Unfortunately, what she said can't be completely true. The news that a nobleman had come to the Shen family to buy someone spread quickly, and Shen Zhigao immediately returned home from the fields: "Why not sell it? Sell it! Take it away quickly!"

Shen Zhigao has disliked Shen Qing for a long time! This guy has been in a lot of fights outside, and he has become very angry, like a little wolf cub! He hit his wife a few times, and the guy looked like he wanted to eat her, but he still dared to confront him!

Old Lady Shen was furious: "What are you selling? He's even going to buy your wife, are you so eager to be a cuckold!"

Song Kaiji almost choked on his saliva. This was not something he could say! This is his mother-in-law!

Shen Zhigao was also surprised, he thought he was only buying Shen Qing. Although he had long disliked that yellow-faced woman Miao, there was no man in the world who was willing to be cuckolded! But he looked at Miao, who had a lot of white hair and was much older than himself, and then at Song Kaiji, who was handsome and young.

That's not possible? There seems to be a 20-year age difference between the two men. How can this rich man be so harsh?

Song Kaiji frowned, "Nonsense!" Then he said to Shen Zhigao, "I came here to do business, and I don't have enough people to serve me. I heard that your wife is a good cook and is famous in several villages. I just want to buy her because I am greedy. And your brother is also smart, and the mother and son can keep each other company."

Shen Zhigao somewhat believed what he said. Miao's cooking was indeed delicious and fragrant. But even if she had to sell the child, her wife would still be very embarrassed and would never be able to hold her head up in the village again.

Song Kaiji glanced at Shen Zhigao again. Shen Qing explained to him in detail why Shen Zhigao wanted to divorce Miao and marry Widow Li. Song Kaiji knew exactly what was bothering Shen Zhigao: "I heard that your wife is injured and can't have children. You are still so young, why waste your time? Sell her and marry another wife, and you will still worry about not having a son."

Shen Zhigao:! ! !

Zhao Aiye:? ? ? not good!

Zhao Aiye was now anxious, but it was too late to stop him. Shen Zhigao didn't even need to think and said decisively: "Sell!"

"Eight... no, ten taels of silver each! Just take it away!"

Old Lady Shen's face changed, and she wanted to say something, but Shen Zhigao just said, "Mom! Can you bear to see me without an offspring?" and stopped her from saying anything.

"With the money from selling it, I will marry a virgin girl and give you a bunch of grandchildren!" Shen Zhigao seemed to have already seen the scene of his new daughter-in-law coming home.

Miao's face was already full of tears, and she was scared! He pulled Shen Zhigao's clothes: "Boss... Brother Gao..."

Shen Zhigao pushed her away and cursed, "Get lost! You can't even have children yourself, and you want to make me suffer for the rest of my life?!"

Miao fell to the ground and cried. Shen Qing quickly took two steps forward and helped her up. He wanted to tell her the truth, but he was afraid that the old Shen family would hear her and open their mouths loudly, so he held back and said nothing. Among the crowd of people watching the excitement outside the yard, a female voice cursed loudly: "Shen Zhigao, you are worthy of being a man!"

Song Kaiji turned around and saw that it was Second Aunt Lian. After she finished cursing, her face was filled with anxiety and she ran away at the speed of the wind.

Seeing this, Shen Zhigao was afraid that something might happen if he was late, so he hurriedly said, "Two eighteen taels, do you want to buy them? We can go to the village chief's house to get the documents now!"

Song Kaiji raised his eyebrows: "Buy!"