Tang Yongfu nodded, put his hands behind his back and said, "Where's your mother? I have something to ask her."

Tang Yongfu also studied in his youth and passed the county examination, which put him just one step away from becoming a scholar. However, he failed to take this step even after eight years of hard work. Finally, he gave up and returned to his hometown to farm, but he was still a sour and hypocritical person on weekdays, as if he was different from other people... He walked in the mud all day long and often wore a half-new round-necked robe, the hem of which had turned white from being washed.

Wang had already responded and came out, saying softly, "Uncle, come in and sit down."

"No," Tang Yongfu waved his hand and said with a smile, "It's nothing serious. It's just that Yue'er went there yesterday and had a quarrel with A Niang. A Niang was so angry that her heart ached. She moaned for half the night yesterday. I had to persuade her to stop. Otherwise, she would have come to make trouble again..."

Tang Shiyue was cleaning up the dishes and watching calmly.

Tang Yongfu obviously came here just to curry favor, and for some reason, he didn't mention the money.

But Wang looked so weak and frail, and Tang Yongfu leaned towards her while talking, and from time to time he extended his hand to support her, his hand brushing across the back of her hand. The two of them exchanged glances and were full of affection... The most tender thing was the gentleness of lowering their heads...

Haha! Haha!

I've long felt that there was something wrong with this old guy. He was too attentive and even helped them find a house to live in. It turns out this was his plan!

The most disgusting one is Wang! Damn, this is not half-hearted, this is impatient! The look in her eyes is about to drip tears! Although she doesn't object to a widow remarrying, this guy is your uncle! She is so hungry that she doesn't care about food!

...

...

But today is a big day for the Tang family after all, so Tang Yongfu didn't dare to stay any longer and left in a hurry.

Tang Shiyue wiped her hands clean and said to Xiao Yaoer, "You play outside and watch over the people. I want to talk to my mother."

Xiao Yaoer nodded in agreement. Tang Shiyue walked in directly and closed the door. Wang glared at her and shouted, "Rebellious son! What do you want to do now?"

Wang seemed to like to call people rebellious and unfilial, without caring whether the words were appropriate or not.

Tang Shiyue was too lazy to say more to her, and only said: "Listen carefully, I will only say two things. First, don't think that others can't see what you are thinking and what you want to do! If this kind of thing is known by others, what will be the consequences? You should think carefully!"

Wang's face suddenly changed, and she wanted to speak with her eyes wide open, but Tang Shiyue didn't give her the chance at all, and continued, "Second, I have the ability to lead you to a good life, you don't have to rush and ask for this or that. Even if you don't believe me, you should wait and see, and don't do anything stupid! Otherwise, I will never help you cover up even a little bit!"

She stood up and looked at her coldly: "Take good care of Xiaoyaoer at home, and I will guarantee that you will have a good life in the future. I'm putting my words here, think about it carefully!"

She opened the door and left.

After walking out of the door, still feeling a little annoyed, he ran into Madam Zhou from the winery after walking a few steps.

The place where they lived was very close to the village's small wine shop, and Mrs. Zhou's son Tang Junchen was also Tang Shirong's classmate, so the two families got along well these days. Mrs. Zhou called her from a distance: "Girl Yue, do you want to go up the mountain?"

Tang Shiyue turned around with a smile on her face: "Aunt Zhou, are you going up the mountain too?"

"Well," said Madam Zhou, "go up and pick a handful of osmanthus."

In fact, Jubao Village has a good terrain, with mountains and water. The villagers live a good life, and the taxes in this dynasty do not seem to be heavy. But no matter how good life is, wild vegetables are still an indispensable ingredient on the table.

At this time, shepherd's purse is old, but Osmanthus fragrans is in season. Jubao Village has plenty of water, and Osmanthus fragrans grows everywhere. You can pick only female Osmanthus fragrans, not male Osmanthus fragrans, and it tastes good.

So this village is really a place where you won't starve to death as long as you do a little bit of work, but the Wang family would rather starve to death than move at all.

It’s also a weird one!

He sighed in his heart, but on the surface he was still chatting with Madam Zhou. After walking for a while, he was about to reach the foot of the mountain, but he saw a familiar figure.

This is her younger aunt, Tang Guihua, the daughter of Grandma Sun. She likes to wear a silver hairpin in the shape of an osmanthus flower. It is quite big and there is only one like this in the whole village. You can tell it is her at a glance.

She was using an extremely gentle voice that Tang Shiyue had never heard before, and she said in a coquettish voice: "Qi Xiaolang, are you home? Qi Xiaolang, can you open the door? I brought you some snacks..."

Tang Shiyue got goosebumps all over her body and asked in astonishment, "What is she doing?"

Madam Zhou took a look and curled her lips with some contempt, but still said to her in a friendly manner: "Don't you know this family?"

Tang Shiyue shook her head, and Madam Zhou said, "This family is from outside the hometown. I remember they moved here around the New Year two years ago. They seem to be distant relatives of our clan leader. They lost their parents and came here to seek refuge. The head of the village helped them find this unoccupied house, and they have been living here ever since. It is said that it is a brother with a younger brother, and their surname is Qi."

She lowered her voice, "But there's something strange about this family."

Tang Shiyue smelled gossip and lowered her voice: "What's wrong? Auntie, tell me quickly!"

"Well," Madam Zhou said, "When they first moved in, that bald guy Chen, you remember? He was wandering around the village all day with nothing to do, so he wanted to take a look at what this family was doing, and then he saw white shadows flying around in his house in the middle of the night!"

Tang Shiyue raised her eyebrows and asked in surprise: "Really?"

"Of course!" Madam Zhou was full of enthusiasm for the gossip she had aroused: "Chen Laizi was so scared that he ran away, but the villagers didn't believe in it, so they called a few young men to take a look, and they really saw a ghost! It didn't touch the ground! It was flying around! It was so scary! They told the head of the village, but he said that they couldn't just let people move away like that, and he also said something about not talking to a man and talking nonsense... Anyway, no one dared to go to this house anymore, and everyone said privately that this was a haunted house!"

Tang Shiyue thought that the other person probably had something he didn't want others to know, so she simply thought of a way to scare him away.

At the same time, he asked, "What is Tang Guihua going to do?"

"Don't mention it," said Madam Zhou. "This year, someone went up the mountain and met the man who lived in this house. It was that brother. They said his name was Qi Jing. The young man was very handsome. He seduced the young ladies in the village. They all forgot where this place was. People came to the house every day to give gifts... But I heard that he never opened the door, and, you know, "

She lowered her voice again: "His brother has never left the house since he moved in! Everyone thought his brother was dead, but one time someone saw him in the yard, holding his brother. His brother looked about four or five years old, but his eyes wouldn't move, and he couldn't speak! He couldn't even hear you calling him! People said his brother was a fool!"

Tang Shiyue cried out in her heart.

She suddenly remembered the young man carrying a bow that day, and wondered if this Qi Jing was him.

No wonder he seemed extraordinary and unlike a villager. So that was the case. If that was the case, his brother was also a "fool", so it made sense for him to suddenly go over and ask her.

After parting with Madam Zhou at the edge of the mountain, she was kind enough to lend her a sickle, and Tang Shiyue continued walking into the mountains.

Her target was not wild vegetables. She had to bring back something valuable no matter what. Let's see what her incredible luck would bring her today.

After walking for about half an hour, she was already out of breath. When she passed a forest, she saw a large purple ganoderma growing on a broken rotten wooden stump.

Tang Shiyue was delighted and rushed over quickly. The rotten wooden stump was on a slope. Tang Shiyue grabbed the branch next to him with one hand for leverage and slowly reached out to the purple fungus with the other hand.

Her fingers were only one foot away from the purple fungus. Unexpectedly, at this moment, there was a sudden rustling sound beside her. A person landed on the tree stump like a bird, stretched out his hand, and easily plucked the purple fungus.