Chapter 672 Not really needed

"Envious of me?"

"Yes, I envy you."

Xie Zheng thought for a moment, his eyes filled with a soft light.

"Back then, I often regretted not hiding my feelings better, otherwise I could have come to your house with a wine jug and freeload a meal, just like an old friend."

When the past was brought up, the two had different thoughts and were filled with emotion.

Song Chunxue sat cross-legged on the stone bench, taking a small sip of wine. "So from then on, you vaguely felt that I was quite an interesting woman? It seemed like it wouldn't be bad to live with you?"

Hearing her say that, Xie Zheng smiled awkwardly and rubbed his chin.

"Actually, I didn't think that far ahead. It's just that you live such a clear-headed life, surrounded by your children and grandchildren. You teach them according to their aptitude, and you can still read and write on your own, and even learn to draw talismans. I have never seen such a capable woman before." He racked his brains to find a suitable excuse. "There is a saying that nothing is difficult if you set your mind to it, and you are the kind of person who can overcome anything."

Song Chunxue had something to say about this.

She poured herself a glass of wine and subconsciously filled Xie Zheng's teacup as well.

"That's why I used to hate a certain type of person the most: those who would say 'I can't' when faced with a problem. No matter what obstacles or opportunities were in front of them, they would just brush it off with a simple 'I can't,' clearly explaining their incompetence and laziness."

She scoffed, "It's not like anyone is born knowing how to suffer. If I had known from birth that I would not only have to have five children but also be a widow, I definitely wouldn't have lived."

She rubbed the peanut's red skin with annoyance. "That's true. People say that because they don't have to shoulder the burden themselves and can avoid things if they can. But if you try to cheat and deceive others like that, you'll only end up fooling yourself."

"As the saying goes, having more skills means having more paths. I, Song Chunxue, despise those who make excuses for not having enough to do. I don't even bother to scold them."

Seeing that she was about to get angry, Xie Zheng couldn't help but chuckle and took a sip of his wine.

"What are you laughing at? Pigs are smarter than dogs when they're not in the pigpen. How come people are even less intelligent than pigs when they encounter problems?"

These words made Xie Zheng slap his thigh and laugh until tears streamed down his face as he leaned over the stone table.

Song Chunxue kicked him, "Is it that funny? I'm not trying to make you laugh. Some people are just hopeless, like a dead chicken that can't be helped. Do you know what I think of these kinds of people as an elder over the years?"

Xie Zheng wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and asked cooperatively, "What are your thoughts?"

"If it's my own child, I'd love to put it back in my belly. If it's someone else's child, I'd love to stomp on it and slap it so it flies away to the other side of the mountain, so it won't get in my way. It feels like I can live another day."

"Hahaha...hehehe...oh dear, stop talking, my stomach hurts...hahahaha~"

Xie Zheng lowered his voice and laughed so hard he could barely stand up straight, worried that if he laughed too loudly at night, others would think the courtyard was haunted.

Song Chunxue looked at him with disdain, then tilted her head back and gulped down a glass.

Is it really that funny?

Looking back on those years, she actually encountered quite a few fools like that. In recent years, since she left Lijiazhuangzi, she has rarely encountered them.

"You mean your eldest daughter-in-law from before?" He lifted his face from between his elbows and asked weakly.

"Yes, she's number one."

"You turned a blind eye and tolerated it back then, and now you regret it?"

Song Chunxue answered decisively, "That's right, I must find an opportunity to explain it to the boss in person later, otherwise I will die with regrets."

Hahaha~

These words tickled Xie Zheng's funny bone again. He slammed his head on his arm and bit his fingers, laughing until his stomach hurt.

What's so funny? She was being very serious, okay? Right now, I really want to stomp on the boss's feet.

Isn't this how farmers chat when they get together? Why is Xie Zheng laughing like a hen that has laid an egg?

Even a nest of quail eggs rolling down the mountain couldn't make Xie Zheng laugh as wildly.

She closed her eyes, deciding to chat with Lord Xie about things that were good for her mind and body. It was a bit of a pity that she couldn't join him in cursing others.

"If you laugh again, I'll hit you. Drink your tea, don't drink alcohol, your wounds are all reopened from laughing, aren't they?"

Xie Zheng slapped the table, laughing so hard he couldn't make a sound.

He didn't know why it was so funny; not only had the wound reopened, but he could even feel the blood seeping out little by little.

"Shh, something's not right. It sounds like someone's coming." Song Chunxue patted his arm. "Wuyou just flew out."

Xie Zheng quickly looked up and pressed his stiff lips and eyes.

Where?

Song Chunxue pointed to the dark corner of the wall, "Wuyou flew over there, and the peach branch that Senior Brother gave me has also moved."

Following Song Chunxue's gaze, she saw the peach wood branch standing on the ground, faintly glowing with golden light, like a burnt-out branch, curiously looking in Wuyou's direction. The branch could still move slightly.

"Hahaha..." He covered his forehead, "This thing is just like a person, so unique, hahaha..."

Why is this person so easily amused? They just can't stop laughing, can they?

She stepped forward and covered his mouth with her hand, annoyed. "I'll let you laugh all you want later, but please hold it in. Someone might be coming to kill you, and you'll still be laughing? What are you laughing at?"

Xie Zheng laughed so hard he slumped into her arms. He was silent, but his whole body was shaking like a sieve.

Oh well, let him be. He'll want to cry once he's had enough of laughing.

"I'll go take a look quietly."

Song Chunxue got up and jumped onto the wall, hiding behind the shadows of the trees, listening intently to the sounds around her.

Wuyou slowly returned to her side, pointed at her with the tip of her sword, and then tiptoed along the wall in that direction.

Someone was pushing a wooden cart outside their yard wall, with two buckets of oil on it. They poured the oil onto bundles of firewood and were carefully tossing it over the wall.

Inside the courtyard wall was a woodshed, which would be very difficult to extinguish if a fire broke out.

Before Song Chunxue could speak, Wuyou had already knocked the three of them unconscious and pulled a tinderbox out of his clothes.

Song Chunxue tossed the tinder into her Qiankun bag, and just as she was thinking about how to deal with them, the guards jumped down.

"Throw them in, torture them severely, and then serve them as snacks and drinks. Tomorrow I'll take them to the yamen and have the servants in my household report to the authorities."

That's true.

After throwing the three men in front of Xie Zheng and stuffing rags into their mouths, the guards disappeared.

Song Chunxue tossed Xie Zheng a whip, "Didn't you practice swordsmanship? Who knows, you might become a military general from a civil official in the future. It's inevitable that you'll have to discipline people. You just lack ruthlessness, so use them to practice your skills."

Xie Zheng's smile vanished instantly.

"Go ahead and whip them, Lord Xie. If you can whip those three until they wake up and start cursing, I'll respect you as a true man." She shoved the whip into his hand. "Don't tell me you can't. If you can't learn tonight..."

"I can!"

Thinking of the tone she used to scold her former daughter-in-law, Xie Zheng knew he had to learn from her tonight.

Song Chunxue looked at him calmly, "No rush, I will accompany Lord Xie tonight."

"..." He looked at the peach blossoms tucked in his hair and thought he didn't really need them.