Chapter 107 Young Master, why are you crying?

"Young Master Liu, it's getting late, I should head back now, thank you."

Ye Wan and Liu Wenshu sat for a while before getting up to say goodbye.

By the time she gets back to the village, the sun will have already set. She needs to be back before dark, otherwise her three daughters and Ye Hua will be worried.

"Madam Ye, you don't need to be so polite. You are my savior, so it wouldn't be too much for you to ask me to do anything." Liu Wenshu said with a smile.

Lady Ye was also educated, and her literary talent was probably no less than his. This discovery delighted him, and he couldn't help but want to talk to her a little longer.

“You also saved Er Ya and San Ya, so we’re even.” Ye Wan took out a fruit from her small bag and placed it on the table. “I brought this from home when I came. This is for Young Master Liu.”

The small bag was sewn by Daya and hung on her body; it's similar to a crossbody bag, making it convenient to carry things.

The fruit was what she had left over from eating on the way.

"Yantai, when we went to Madam Ye's house last time, we didn't see any fruit trees. Where did she get the fruit?"

Ye Wan left, and Liu Wenshu picked up the bright red fruit on the table and smiled.

He had never eaten this fruit before. He took a closer look and smelled its fragrance, which made him salivate.

He recalled the fruit that Lady Ye had given to his grandmother last time. After eating it, his grandmother recovered quickly, regained her appetite, and became much more energetic.

"Inkstone, do you think this fruit is a celestial fruit?"

"They probably picked them in the mountains; their family lives near the mountains," Yantai thought to herself, rolling her eyes.

"Fairy fruit, young master, you're quite the talker. Why don't you just call Lady Ye a goddess?"

But Madam Ye is so stingy. These fruits look delicious, but she won't give him one. He wants to eat some too.

"Picking it from the mountains? Are there such delicious fruits in the mountains?" Liu Wenshu chuckled again, picked up the teacup next to him, and drank it all in one gulp.

After finishing my tea, I looked at the teacup. The tea I had just changed tasted a bit strange.

Liu Wenshu poured another cup, but it still tasted the same, and he frowned.

This tea is awful. The shopkeeper should replace it. How can anyone drink such terrible tea?

After sitting for a while, Liu Wenshu decided to try his luck at the bookstore.

As soon as I got up, I felt hot all over and couldn't help but tug at my clothes.

"It's not hot at all..."

"Young master, what's wrong?" Yantai looked up and was startled. Why was the young master blushing?

"Inkstone, I feel a little unwell." Liu Wenshu held the fruit in his hand, his eyes watery.

Yantai muttered softly, "Young master, you shouldn't be sad. No matter how sad you are, it won't change the fact that Lady Ye is already married. Why are you crying?"

Liu Wenshu glared at him. "I'm going to lie down in the side room for a while. Go and fetch a doctor for me. I feel like something's wrong with me."

Upon hearing this, the inkstone hurriedly ran away.

This is Liu's property, so he naturally feels at ease.

After Zhou saw which room Liu Wenshu went to, she instructed Zhou Yi, "The opportunity has come. In a moment, you should pretend to have gone into the wrong room."

“Sister, doing this…” Zhou Yi stammered, her face flushed.

"Listen to me, once the deed is done, not only will the entire Liu family be yours, but you might even become a Lady of Imperial Decree."

Zhou Yi blushed and awkwardly went over to push open the door.

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"Hua'er, you've been staying at your sister-in-law's house for so many days now, it's time to go home. What kind of married woman stays at her relatives' house forever?"

Ye Hua looked at Wang Hu outside the courtyard with a calm expression, "My little sister has something to do, so I won't be going back for the next few days."

"Okay, you can stay as long as you want. I'll be waiting for you to come back at home."

After Wang Hu finished speaking, he left, and when he saw Ye Wan return, he walked even faster.

Ye Wan rushed in and was relieved to see that Ye Hua was alright. "What's he doing here?"

“They came to call me back, but I said I wouldn’t go back and left.”

Ye Hua added, "He's a spineless coward. Even if I really get angry, there's nothing he can do. Don't worry."

Ye Wan went to the basin to wash her hands, thinking about how to deal with Wang Hu so that he would stop bothering Ye Hua.

Ye Hua brought out the food. "You must be starving after being out all day. I saved some food for you. Eat something."

"My brother-in-law..."

"Don't worry, he'll be fine. You guys should go to sleep early. After the previous warning, no one will come tonight."

Ye Wan put the dishes and chopsticks in the kitchen, intending to go inside and take a shower in her space after they had rested.

Ye Hua was still a little worried and wanted to ask a few more questions, when she heard Er Ya speak in a high-pitched voice.

“Aunt, look at my mother, she must be alright now. She used to ask about my father so many times during meals, but now she has a smile on her face.”

Ye Hua chuckled upon hearing this, "You're such a clever one."

She had previously thought that Lin Anyuan had a bad reputation and three daughters, and that Ye Wan had fallen into a fire pit.

Unexpectedly, Lin Anyuan was very good to his family, and his three daughters also cared about their youngest sister.

"Of course, my dad wanted to have another baby brother for us before, one night she and my dad..."

"Er Ya, did you secretly wear my clothes?"

Ye Wan's voice came from inside the room, and Er Ya immediately retorted, "Mother, I didn't wear it. I just looked at it and saw that the flowers embroidered on your clothes were pretty."

She really wasn't wearing any; Mother is wronging her.

Ye Wan was speechless. She would have to teach this girl a lesson later, for she could say such nonsense.

It got dark.

Ye Yaozu was preparing to set off to meet up with Brother Wen, and then they would go to Shenggou Village together.

Thinking that he would be able to have a full stomach tonight, Ye Yaozu couldn't help but swallow hard. It had been so many days since he had seen any meat.

He had already inquired with the madam of the brothel, and the whole family, adults and children, could be sold for twenty taels of silver.

"Brother Wen, I miss you so much! I thought you'd forgotten about me."

Behind the earthen wall, Xianglan's eyes lit up when she saw the roast chicken in Wen Ge's hand.

"I can forget anyone but you, you little slut. I never thought your father would marry you off. I heard he asked for twenty taels of silver. You're really my son." Brother Wen leered at Xianglan's big belly and gave it a pat.

"If it wasn't yours, how could it be that good-for-nothing Ye Yaozu? It's all your fault..."

"You shameless slut, you dare to cheat on me with a man?"

Old Mrs. Qian rushed out, broom in hand, furious and ready to hit someone.

"Ye Yaozu! Your mother hit me!" Xianglan screamed.

Ye Yaozu just went to the outhouse and ran out without even pulling up his pants.

“Yaozu, she cheated on you, and the child in her belly isn’t yours either, that slut, she…” Old Mrs. Qian trembled with anger, pointing at Xianglan and Brother Wen.

She spent twenty taels to marry a slut. And the child in her belly wasn't Yaozu's.

"Xianglan, is it true?" Ye Yaozu's face turned deathly pale.

Xianglan glared at Ye Yaozu. "Your mother misheard, Ye Yaozu. Do you still want to be with me? How dare your mother talk to me like that! Aren't you supposed to be doing important business? Hurry up and go, I'm starving!"