Chapter 208 Dalang, it’s time to take medicine (18)

It was hard for Huo Shichu to describe this in words. This kind of old-fashioned true love, a village girl who couldn't read a single word, could actually become a couple with a prince from a wealthy family, transcending the gap in class, status, and wealth. It was true that only true love could bring about such a miracle.

However, in the original owner's world, the Wei family did not experience a major change like it does now, and they still had a lot of family assets to support a delicate and precious marquis' son. But now, the Wei family's big house is gone, and the family assets of the old man Wei and his wife are gone. The family is living in a shabby house. I wonder if the son can still adapt?

Huo Shichu felt a little gloating, but she didn't really care. She was not the original owner and had no intentions towards Chu Ran. She didn't want to please him or marry him, nor did she want to ruin his relationship with Wei Erniang, so she just kept out of it.

Wei Qi was busy looking for the traces of wild deer. He wanted to earn the gold promised by the owner of Fuxianglou as soon as possible, so he went out early and came back late every day, very diligently.

Hard work pays off. After staying in the mountains for three days with dry food on his back, he brought back a wild deer. The deer was only injured, not dead, and its price would be higher if it were alive.

"Da Lang! You actually hunted a wild deer?" Zhou Da Hu was shocked as he watched Wei Qi drive the wild deer towards the town. He asked in confusion, "Are there wild deer on our mountain?"

"I ran across several mountains with dry food and did not rest for several days and nights before I found one. It was very dangerous and difficult, and I almost couldn't come back." Wei Qi said seriously. He said that he had extraordinary skills and courage to go into the mountains to hunt, but ordinary people did not have his skills. Once they entered the uninhabited mountains, they might not be able to get out.

Therefore, Wei Qi didn't want others to think that hunting wild deer was easy and take risks, thus losing their lives in vain.

"Oh, that's what I thought. We've never seen a deer on the mountain before. You must have hunted it on another mountain. We can't find it even if we want to..." Zhou Dahu sighed.

Wei Qi drove the wild deer to Fuxiang Tower, attracting a lot of onlookers along the way.

Those who had more money followed Wei Qi and asked, "Hey, big brother, are you selling this deer? How much is it? I want to buy some deer blood..."

Then everyone started talking dirty words tacitly.

Wei Qi quickly explained: "I'm sorry, this deer has been reserved for the owner of Fuxianglou."

"Fuxiang Building? Well, then we have to hurry and get in position!" When those people heard this, they immediately rushed to Fuxiang Building.

Wei Qi remembered that the shopkeeper of Fuxianglou said that some wealthy young and old men secretly wanted the deer. He knew that these people might be disappointed. After all, the shopkeeper had no intention of selling it to ordinary people. He wanted to make the most of the rare commodity.

But no matter what, Wei Qi will have to get some money.

Sure enough, the shopkeeper had received the news early and was waiting for Wei Qi at the back door of Fuxiang Building. When he saw the majestic wild deer that was impatiently kicking its hooves, he immediately smiled with his teeth showing and walked up to it and praised it:

"As expected of you, Brother Wei! You actually hunted a male deer, and it's still alive! This is even more precious..."

The shopkeeper checked the deer's entire body and confirmed that it was healthy and strong, so he generously paid the gold and reminded Wei Qi: "Brother Wei, if you hunt these good things again in the future, don't forget me. I will definitely find a good customer for you! You won't regret it..."

"Okay, okay..." Wei Qi said perfunctorily, but since he had received a lot of money this time, he would not spend several days specially to hunt these precious wild animals. Even though he had superpowers and his safety could be guaranteed, he did not want to work hard again in his life. He just wanted to be a rich man who was content with poverty and lived freely in the countryside.

After selling the wild deer, Wei Qi went to find out where to get affordable and durable blue bricks. The money he earned was enough to build a spacious and comfortable house, so he naturally didn't want to force himself to build it with mud bricks.

In the end, it was the pork seller who helped him and told him which brick kiln produced the best blue bricks.

"Hey, brother, are you going to build a big brick and tile house? That's really awesome. You must be from a well-off family, right?" an old lady nearby suddenly asked.

Wei Qi took a look and saw that it was an unfamiliar lady, so he just nodded coldly.

But the lady was not scared off by his cold attitude. Instead, she asked with great interest: "Brother, you are in a hurry to build a house. Are you going to get married? Oh, with a big house, it will be easy to find a wife. Young man, tell me what kind of wife you want to marry? Maybe I can introduce you to someone..."

The person who spoke was the aunt who had taken a fancy to Wei Qi and wanted him to be her son-in-law. Now that she heard that Wei Qi was going to build a large brick and tile house, she naturally became more interested in Wei Qi. The more she looked at him, the more she liked him. She had already put herself in the role of Wei Qi's mother-in-law and couldn't be more satisfied with his conditions.

However, just as she was about to introduce her daughter in a veiled way, she heard Wei Qi say, "I already have a wife. She used to suffer with me, but now that our family is well off, I will naturally build a big house for her to live in."

"What? You've already married?!" The old lady immediately made a sharp and piercing sound and asked Wei Qi in disbelief.

Wei Qi nodded, which made the old lady lose all hope: "Yes, my wife has been through thick and thin with me, and I will never abandon her in my life."

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier? You made me..." I wasted my energy on you! The old lady finally did not completely lose her mind and did not say the last half of the sentence.

But the people around her were not fools, so how could they not see her intention?

The butcher couldn't stand her rudeness and said, "What does she have to do with you? Do I need to tell you whether she is married or not?"

The old lady was choked by the boss's words and wished there was a hole for her to crawl into. It was so embarrassing that she ran away with a red face.

The butcher rolled his eyes at her back and said to Wei Qi, "Brother, don't pay attention to her! She's going crazy trying to find a husband for her little girl! She's been picking and choosing but she hasn't found anyone she likes. I didn't expect she'd pick you..."

The butcher looked Wei Qi up and down, and said in surprise: "Hey, no wonder that woman chose you as her son-in-law, you are quite handsome! I didn't look at you carefully before, but now I see that you have the temperament of a rich family's son!"

Wei Qi smiled at him and said, "You're flattering me. I'm just a peasant."

"You are not just an ordinary peasant, you are a very capable person. Haha!" The butcher laughed heartily. Wei Qi bought so much meat from him, how could he not see that Wei Qi was extraordinary? Some gold will shine even if it is hidden in the sand.

Wei Qi didn’t think he was that great. The world was peaceful and he could live peacefully without having to work hard for it. He just wanted to live his ordinary and stable life.

(End of this chapter)