"What? Roasted bamboo?" Wang Ergou was stunned when he heard this, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.

What she meant was that this unwanted bamboo could cure her mother's cough if she just roasted it to get some water out of it?

But his mother had been suffering from a cough for eight years.

It's alright during the sweltering heat of the day, but once the weather turns cool, especially when it's windy, rainy, or chilly at night, the cough just won't stop, as if it could cough up all my internal organs.

Even the old man at the Zhou family pharmacy could only prescribe medicine to keep them alive; as for a cure, he didn't even dare to think about it.

However, before he could figure it out, Su Hua had already started walking towards the mountain path.

Then came the sound of intermittent coughing from the east room. "Doggy...cough cough cough...Doggy, has the old lady who went to borrow salt left? If she has...cough cough cough...you should quickly wash up and go to bed, understand?"

"Hey, let's go! Coming right now!" Wang Ergou responded and walked back.

However, every two steps, I couldn't help but look back at the bamboo outside for a while.

What if Su Hua's method really works?

Half a mile away, on a huge locust tree that blocks out the sky.

Yu Yu, prying at the figure at the foot of the mountain, couldn't help but wrinkle her baby face. "Miss Su, is that all? Did you make a special trip to settle the bill with this scoundrel so late at night?"

They were too far away to hear what the two were saying, but they could vaguely see Su Hua take out a silver ingot.

It's not surprising that the Su family has a lot of business now.

After turning her gaze away, she couldn't help but glance at the man beside her. "Where should we go now? Should we get some burlap sacks first, or just go straight to that little scholar's house, cover him with a blanket, and give him a good beating?"

Yu Feng's forehead twitched slightly upon hearing this. Settling the bill so late at night? How could he even think of that!

But after all, they were brothers for many years. After a moment of silence, he took a deep breath and said, "Miss Su has her own plans. Let's not get involved. Don't forget what our master said. It's late at night. We can put the beating aside for now. Protecting Miss Su and getting her back is the priority. We also need to be careful that Xiao Zhong doesn't come to our house to cause trouble while we're away."

Having said that, he ignored him and climbed down the tree, following Su Hua towards the end of the village.

“I have my own plans…” Yu Yu murmured.

He knew Su Hua was cunning and shrewd, but taking money wasn't the same as settling a bill. Did he expect that scoundrel to kill someone?

Moreover, just looking at Su Hua's ruthless actions of cutting off someone's hand and skinning them at Old Wang's house, he always felt that whether they protected her or not, there wouldn't be any problems. Even the wolves and tigers in the mountains would probably turn around and run away when they saw her.

However, that old bastard Xiao Zhong is really annoying. Not only was the matchmaker he brought thrown out by his master, but yesterday he even dared to sneak towards the wooden house with the butcher's daughter...

Thinking of this, the boy couldn't help but crane his neck to look in the direction Feng Zicai had left earlier. Okay, he'd let him off this time for now. If he dared to try and steal his master's man again, Yu Yu would give him a good beating.

Two flowers bloom, each representing a different branch.

At this moment, the lights are still on in the courtyard of the blue brick building in the center of Shanghe Village.

Under the dim yellow light, the bright red silk and the many "double happiness" characters outside the courtyard were particularly eye-catching, clearly indicating that it was a joyous occasion for the family. However, inside the courtyard, not a single person wore a happy expression.

The bluestone floor was littered with broken bowls, plates, and spoons.

Among the piles of fragments and scraps, chicken, duck, fish, and meat were all present, but whether it was the bright yellow chicken, the braised duck pieces as thick as a finger, the whole fish fried until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, or the oily braised pork, almost nothing had been touched. Now, only pieces of congealed oil proved that it had indeed been served.

Looking at the flesh scattered on the ground, Li Mengshi sighed, "Little brother, it's not that I want to say such unpleasant things on this joyous day, but when our parents were alive, they often said that when choosing a wife, one must choose a virtuous one."

Even if you don't marry your son a virtuous woman, you should at least marry him a sensible and clean woman, right?

This Liang family girl was not clean before the marriage. Our Meng family is already very fortunate to give her a dowry of twenty taels of silver. But the Liang family is like a family that can't get enough to eat. Right before she got into the bridal sedan chair, they asked for some kind of sedan chair fee. And they asked for thirty taels right away. They wouldn't let her get into the sedan chair if they didn't give them the silver!

My older sister has lived for over forty years, and she has never seen such a money-grubbing family, whether in the surrounding villages of Qingshui County or in our Lijia Village!

Young man, you are truly foolish to have married such a daughter-in-law to Fu boy. Even if our Meng family had mountains of gold and silver, they would have to empty their pockets.

"Now, it's only the first day of the wedding, and out of the fifty-odd households in Shanghe Village, nearly seven hundred people, you could count the number of people who came to our house for the wedding feast on one hand. They're all just laughing at us..."

As Meng Yongfu watched the woman's lips move, his old face turned even darker than the soot at the bottom of a pot.

How could he not understand these principles?

But Fu'er's heart is completely focused on Liang Siyu. What can his father do? Besides, the marriage proposal has been announced long ago. If he cancels the marriage at the last minute because of this thirty taels of silver, wouldn't others laugh at Meng Yongfu even more?

More importantly, after Su Hua stepped on Fu'er's manhood, she originally spent a lot of money to buy ointment from Doctor Zhou.

Just when he was about to recover, he actually got together with Liang Siyu again. He was also incontinent because of a piece of tile that suddenly fell on him. His condition was also inconsistent. If he didn't marry Liang Siyu but married another woman, she would inevitably despise Fu'er in the future. At that time, the Meng family would truly never have a peaceful day.

But could he possibly tell outsiders about these private matters?

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