"Yes, Aunt Li, I haven't returned the soap you lent me last time I did laundry."

Aunt Li waved her hand at Su Luo and said, "Oh! Those are all things picked from the tree. I have plenty at home, so you don't need to return them."

"I can't accept that, Aunt Li, are you also going to the county for a visit?"

As soon as Su Luo finished speaking, she realized she had made a mistake. Aunt Li's eyes flickered, but she still smiled and said, "Yes, let's go for a walk."

Only Aunt Li herself knew that she was thirty-two years old and still had no children. She had taken a lot of medicine and burned countless incense sticks at temples praying for children, but nothing had worked.

She heard that there was an old woman in the county who gave her daughter-in-law some kind of folk remedy that made her pregnant immediately, so she wanted to ask her about it.

"Yan Chuan's mother, actually, in the whole Changping Village, I envy you the most. You were able to get pregnant with two children at once. Do you have some kind of method?"

How was Su Luo supposed to answer that? The original owner of this body was mentally challenged and got pregnant by chance. It also depended on the physical condition of both of them. If Chen Huaixu could get pregnant with twins at once, his physical condition should be okay.

"I...I wasn't thinking clearly at the time, I don't remember." Su Luo was a little embarrassed to talk about this, as she had never experienced anything like this in her previous life.

At this point, several more women and men boarded the oxcart, so the two could no longer continue the conversation.

Moreover, a vicious gaze was constantly fixed on Su Luo, and when Su Luo looked up, she saw Luo Mei rolling her eyes at her.

It's true what they say, you always run into what you hate. Either you run into Chen Xique or Luo Mei.

"Oh, are you going to sell something again today? Or are you going to the county to see your lover?" Luo Mei said, shaking her head from side to side, her tone full of sarcasm.

When the people around heard Luo Mei say that about Su Luo, they immediately looked at Su Luo. This was a matter of chastity, and if a woman did this, she would be spitting on her.

Su Luo has been a widow for many years and is only twenty-two years old. She is still so young, which makes people more believe that she may have really found someone else outside.

"Mrs. Luo, don't make things up without evidence." Aunt Li defended Su Luo, and the villagers were also skeptical. It was understandable that Su Luo had been mentally ill before, but now that she was cured and knew that she was a widow again, it wasn't impossible for her to find a man to rely on.

"I'm not making this up!" Luo Mei turned her large body around, pushing everyone around her to the sides.

"You wouldn't believe it, but my niece-in-law often brings her husband back to Wayaoyao for meals. And once, her husband even drove her back to the village in a horse-drawn carriage."

How could a woman suddenly have so much money, enough to buy a courtyard? Who knows if it came from her lover? Maybe he's doing something shameful every night.

It wasn't appropriate for anyone to discuss this in front of Su Luo. Su Luo had taught the villagers how to save people, so it probably wasn't as terrible as Luo Mei described. Besides, the two families had a history of conflict, so who knew if what Luo Mei said was true?

"Ha!" Su Luo sneered.

“My mother-in-law watches over everything I do, unlike some people who just spew nonsense,” Su Luo paused and then continued.

"I've heard that there's a widow named Sun in the east village. She's incredibly beautiful and charming. My uncle is completely infatuated with her. I wonder when my aunt will take her home as a concubine. If she could give the Chen family another child, that would be a joyous occasion."

Su Luo only found out about this when she overheard gossiping in the fields a few days ago.

"Shut up! Who did you hear that? I'll tear her mouth apart!"

Luo Mei was so angry that she gasped for breath. This was a sore spot in her heart, and she had never told anyone about it. How did Su Luo find out and even bring it up here? Did that bitch deliberately tell everyone?

Luo Mei only recently learned that Chen Dazhi and Widow Sun from Dongcun had gotten together. It was one thing for Chen Dazhi to love gambling, but now he was giving all the money he won from gambling to Widow Sun.

The money she had left over from selling her land to save Chen Dazhi was also stolen by him. She argued with him, and Chen Dazhi even scolded her for being fat and not as attractive as Widow Sun. If it weren't for the fact that their two children had grown up, he would have divorced her.

Su Luo: "It doesn't matter who I heard it from, what matters is that quite a few people know about it."

The people on the oxcart looked at each other instantly, and a few couldn't help but turn their heads to the side and chuckle.

I think Luo Mei can't even control her own husband, and she even sold her land to give money to Widow Sun. She's so stupid.

"Laugh! Laugh! What are you laughing at? My Dazhi has never done such things." Luo Mei said this without even a hint of confidence.

The hatred in her heart intensified, especially towards Su Luo. That foul mouth of hers even gossiped about her own family's dirty laundry. Had she forgotten that they were the closest of relatives? They were two completely different people.

Luo Mei cursed Su Luo in her heart, wishing that she would die soon, taking her two children with her, so that the second son's family line would end.

It was already late morning when the oxcart arrived in the county, not yet lunchtime. Su Luo didn't know if Nangong Qing was at Fumanlou, nor did she know where he lived.

Let's go take a look first. Yan Chuan wants to sell a pen, so let's go find it and see.

After turning a corner, Su Luo finally saw a shop with the words "Baozhai Pavilion" on it. It sold many books and should have what Su Luo wanted.

When the shopkeeper saw Su Luo come in, he walked to her side and said, "Madam, what would you like to buy? I have books and calligraphy and paintings all."

Su Luo looked around the shop, and the shopkeeper asked again, "Are you buying books for your husband?"

“No!” Su Luo said.

"I want to buy the Four Treasures of the Study (writing brush, ink stick, inkstone, and paper) for my child's early education."

"Oh, so it's for children's early education. Our shop has several kinds of writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones. Let me show you, young lady..."

Su Luo followed the shopkeeper behind the counter. She didn't know if it was because there were few students here, or what, but almost no one came into the shop.

The shopkeeper introduced several sets of brushes and ink to Su Luo, and Su Luo tried out the brushes herself until she found one with good quality bristles.

"Shopkeeper, I'd like two pens like these." Su Luo held up the pens in her hand for the shopkeeper to see.

"Young lady, you have a good eye. This pen is made of the finest wool and won't split when writing. However, it's a bit pricey, costing seven taels of silver."

A basic writing brush costs seven taels of silver, not to mention ink, paper, and inkstone. No wonder so many children here don't go to school; it's a bottomless pit.

"I want all four treasures of the study, please show them to me again."

Su Luo picked out two more inkstones, as well as ink and paper. Since she was a beginner and it was easy to waste money, the shopkeeper advised Su Luo not to buy too much, except for the brush.

The other three items cost two taels of silver each for an inkstone, five taels for a piece of ink, and ten taels for two inkstones. The paper was cheap, costing ten coins per sheet. Su Luo bought two hundred sheets, which cost two taels of silver.

These alone cost thirty taels.