Speechless, she pushed away the person who was laughing loudly. Just now, Chen Yourun had blocked her view, and only after his tall figure moved away did Yin Lan belatedly realize what had happened, and her face turned even redder.

What if someone sees them? They'll definitely be able to guess what they're doing.

She quickly glanced at the two children.

Fortunately, the two children were talking and didn't see anything.

Upon closer listening, it seemed to be the second child asking the third child for advice on reading.

Yin Lan felt a sense of relief; this child was much more likable than their father.

There was no one else around the oxcart. There were quite a few villagers who came with it. The oxcart was full of things when they came, but it was empty when they returned. If they squeezed in, they could actually fit.

Today's events truly delighted the villagers. Some wanted to buy things for their children, while others wanted to purchase items for their homes, so they dispersed.

Moreover, since they had made money on their first business trip, everyone wanted to go back and have a good time, so the oxcart was still used by Yin Lan's family.

Confirming that no one was around and that she hadn't been seen, Yin Langang breathed a sigh of relief.

The sound came again to my ear.

"You are mine, and you will be mine forever."

Yin Lan: ...

"Now that you've married me, there's no going back."

She still remembered when Chen Yourun first came back; he was incredibly cold and aloof, keeping strangers at bay, and his eyes were full of disdain and disgust when he looked at her.

Even after the misunderstanding was cleared up and their relationship improved, he still spoke very little.

Why are you talking so much today, and some of it is even embarrassing to hear?

Yin Lan didn't want to pay any attention to her at all, and wasn't used to saying such sweet words to people.

"Could it be that you saw someone else today?" Chen Yourun suddenly remembered how Yin Lan used to complain about his thick arms. Thinking of his friend who came today, his arms were indeed not as thick as his, and he was also very refined-looking. He couldn't help but feel complicated and jealous.

"He can't beat me." Now he stared at Yin Lan and said seriously.

What and what?

Yin Lan was somewhat confused and couldn't understand what he was saying.

Seeing that Yin Lan didn't deny it, Chen Yourun felt even more jealous and annoyed. "You really like him?"

Yin Lan was baffled. "Who have I taken a liking to?"

"The little brother of mine who came today, let me tell you, my rank is higher than his, but I haven't gone back yet. He's skinny and weak, he can't beat me at all. When judging a man, you can't just look at his appearance. Look closely, I'm not bad looking either."

Chen Yourun brought his face close to Yin Lan's.

He used to look down on those pale-faced scholars, but now that he has to rely on his own looks to win his wife's favor, he feels that Xing'er is not bad-looking.

Looking at his handsome face with its sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, Yin Lan realized that he was indeed quite good-looking.

"With his skinny arms and legs, he can't protect you at all. If I go looking for trouble with you, he won't be able to stop me."

Yin Lan: ....

What nonsense!

"Why are you causing trouble? Why is he protecting me? What do I see in him?"

Chen Yourun probed, "You really don't like him?"

Yin Lan: ....

"Chen Yourun, I'm warning you, although I'm good-looking, if you question my character like this and think I'm the kind of person who falls in love with every girl I meet, then let me tell you, I'll get angry."

Chen Yourun quickly hugged the person, "Are you really not interested in anyone else?"

Yin Lan pushed him away and refused to talk to him anymore.

The two children were completely bewildered. They had just been fine a moment ago, so why did their parents suddenly seem to be arguing again?

The oxcarts moved forward in a grand procession.

Iron Sword Village.

Although the villagers were all doing their own things at home, especially in spring when the weather was warm, everyone was preparing for spring planting, and there were people coming and going in the fields.

But everyone's attention still kept drifting towards the village entrance.

Those families today actually gave such a huge sum of money—five taels of silver—to learn those flashy but impractical things. I wonder if they'll suffer a huge loss, or...

Everyone has different thoughts.

Families with some spare money who are wavering and want to see how things really go are naturally hoping to make money.

But those who have no money are very keen to lose money.

Zhang Laizi, in particular, and Chen Dafu and his gang, just sat in the fields, doing nothing but watching the show.

When Zhang Laizi saw Widow Ye, he called her over. Widow Ye hadn't been visiting him much lately, and Zhang Laizi was getting angry. Now that he finally saw her, he thought he would ask her to come to his house later.

But Widow Ye seemed not to see it. No matter how Zhang Laizi waved and winked, and even called for help, Widow Ye couldn't possibly not hear him. Instead, she stepped back, clearly trying to avoid Zhang Laizi.

Zhang Laizi was humiliated, and Chen Dafu and the others even started laughing mocking him. Zhang Laizi couldn't hold back anymore, his face turned ashen, and he glared fiercely at Widow Ye.

Widow Ye wasn't familiar with the other villagers, especially now that everyone thought Yin Lan was good, so naturally no one liked this person who was going against Yin Shi.

Widow Ye was mostly alone, and her son rarely came home, often fooling around outside, sometimes even going to Yin's house.

At first, Widow Ye was very angry. This Yin was simply using her son as a laborer. She could not even get her son to do anything at home, yet she was being used by her.

But later, when her son returned home, he stayed in his room, and Widow Ye gradually realized that her son was actually studying.

All she ever wanted in her life was to marry a scholar, but unfortunately she married the wrong person. Later, she wanted her son to study, but he didn't want to, and she herself didn't have the ability to do so. Later, she went to beg Madam Yin, but no matter how much she beat him, her son refused to study.

Unexpectedly, his son changed his ways under the care of Madam Yin.

Later, she followed her son and overheard Yin's eldest son teaching her son. She heard her son say that Yin had been good to him. At that time, Widow Ye was furious. But then her son changed his tune and said that although his mother beat him, his goal in making money was so that his mother could live a good life.

When he was very young, his mother was actually very good. She was gentle and beautiful and doted on him, afraid that he would get hurt. But later his father died, and it was not easy for his mother to raise him alone. There was not much food at home, and he was bullied by several uncles. His mother's temper became worse and worse, and eventually she would often beat and scold him.

But every time he hit her, Tian Youwei knew that his mother would hide in the house and cry.