Chapter 301 How Did You Fall In?
Wu Baoan didn't say anything, but he felt very comfortable in his heart.
People like Chen Zhancai are simply wolves in sheep's clothing, without any humanity at all.
He doesn't care about the lives of others for his own selfish desires. If he really gets power, the people will suffer.
He waved his hand, signaling everyone to hurry up and leave. "Alright, go back to bed!"
"Yes, go home and sleep. They don't need our help."
"He wants to use it, but I'm too lazy to care!"
"That's right, it stinks, I'm afraid of getting it on myself."
"Yes, I heard that people who fall into a cesspool will always smell bad no matter how they wash themselves."
"Really? Then the scholar would be awful."
"Who cares? It's his fault for being so wicked and farting so roundabout. This is karma."
"Yes, you are right. It's his fault for not doing anything!"
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The villagers chatted and laughed as they left the yard and went home.
Chen Zhancai heard everyone's words clearly and cursed in his heart.
How dare these shameless peasants gossip and speak ill of others behind my back?
If there is a fire burning the sky, I will be the one to burn it.
You all just wait for me. When I come back after passing the imperial examination, I will make you peasants kneel down and kowtow to me, and lick my toes...
Just as he was gritting his teeth, Ruhua came over with two buckets of water.
"Husband, take off your clothes quickly, I will help you wash."
Chen Zhancai came to his senses, but he didn't care about anything else and just stripped everything naked.
Ruhua took a ladle, scooped up a full bucket of water and poured it on Chen Zhancai.
Chen Zhancai washed himself from head to toe several times until he was shivering from the cold, and then he went back to the house.
"Ruhua, come on, help me smell it. Do I still smell?"
Chen Zhancai sat on the kang, wrapped in a quilt, sniffed his body,
"Why do I feel like I still have a stinky smell on my body?"
Ruhua came closer and sniffed hard, "It does have a bit of a stinky smell, but it's much stronger than before."
Chen Zhancai frowned and looked sad. "Oh my! I've washed it more than ten times, but why is there still a smell? How can I face people in the future?"
Liu Fengjiao covered her mouth, pinched her nose, and said insincerely, "Don't worry, my husband. I don't mind your stench, and no one in our family thinks you stink either."
Seeing her like this, Chen Zhancai's face suddenly darkened. "Alright, stop making things difficult for yourself. Look at Ruhua. Ever since I fell into the cesspool, she's been rushing to the front. But you, on the other hand, are eight hundred feet away and still say you don't despise me. Do you think I'm blind?"
"Since you don't want to hear comforting words, I won't try to comfort you anymore. To be honest, you stink so much that I want to vomit."
"I've become such a stinky person. How am I going to face people from now on?"
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, my husband. Ruhua doesn't despise you." Ruhua hurried forward and stroked Chen Zhancai's back.
Liu Fengjiao glanced at Ruhua with disdain and laughed sarcastically, "Ruhua, you are really kind to your husband. I admire you."
"Sister, my husband is good to me, so I must be good to him too. Even if he stinks all his life, I will still love him well." Ruhua said sincerely.
Chen Zhancai was so moved that he wanted to cry, but he shook his head and sighed, "Flower, you don't mind it, but others can't stand the smell of it!"
As he said this, he hit his head twice.
Old Mrs. Chen looked distressed and couldn't help but start to persuade him, "Son, I don't mind you either. Don't worry, you will be fine in a few days."
"Mom, is your son covered in feces and urine? If that happens, he'll really become a stinking person."
"Oh, my dear son, you think that pickled cabbage will taste salty just by putting it in, but you just rolled in a cesspool, and it will have no taste in a few days."
"Really, mother, please don't lie to your son."
"Why would mom lie to you? Your dad used to dig out manure and fell into a cesspool. There's no smell now, does it?" In order to comfort Chen Zhancai, Old Lady Chen had no choice but to lie.
Old man Chen was immediately unhappy and was about to argue when he was scared back by a look from Old Lady Chen.
Chen Zhancai almost cried after hearing what Old Lady Chen said, "My dad's feet stink like a pickle jar, and you still say they don't stink? You're just kidding your silly son!"
Old Mrs. Chen was choked and speechless. She secretly blamed herself for being too careless. She actually forgot that the old man's feet were really tasty. Not only could they repel flies in the summer, but they could also kill mosquitoes at night.
In order to help his son clear up the shadow in his heart, he hurriedly explained, "Son, you are wrong. Before your father fell into the pit, his feet smelled like this. If you don't believe me, ask your father."
Old Man Chen was so angry that he wanted to take off his shoes, put his feet into Old Lady Chen's mouth, and ask her,
When has he ever fallen into a dung pit? Is he that stupid? If he really falls into a dung pit when going to the toilet, he might as well drown!
Although he was indignant in his heart, he had to go along with it, "Yes, son, your mother is right. I have had smelly feet since I was young, and it has nothing to do with falling into a shit pit."
"What do you mean it doesn't matter much?" Old Mrs. Chen glared at him. "It doesn't matter at all!"
"Yes, yes, your mother is right. It's nothing at all." After saying this, Old Man Chen quickly changed the subject. "Son, I just can't figure out how you fell into such a big toilet."
"Yes, son, did you slip or are you dazzled?" Old Mrs. Chen also asked.
Chen Zhancai frowned and recalled, "I had just pulled up my pants when I felt someone kick me in the butt. My body fell in uncontrollably."
Old Lady Chen was shocked. "You said you were kicked down?"
"Yeah, my butt still hurts!"
"No way, who would come to our house in the middle of the night?"
"Yeah, who would talk about this nonsense in the middle of the night? Could it be that you were confused by the smoke and had an illusion?" Old man Chen was also a little unconvinced.
Chen Zhancai tried hard to recall the scene at that time, "No, it must have been kicked by someone, otherwise I would not have fallen into the pit."
When Old Lady Chen heard this, she lowered her head and thought, "Could it be that Zhan Liang and the others did it?"
Old Man Chen shook his head and denied it. "Impossible. I know his character. He is timid and afraid of things. He would never do such a wicked thing."
"Yes, yes, you are right. If it's not Zhanliang, could it be Dabao?"
"Dabao is also a coward, he probably wouldn't dare to do that either."
"Then there's no one else."
Hearing them say this, Chen Zhancai's nose was almost crooked with anger, "Why don't you believe me? I was really kicked down. Don't forget, a desperate dog will jump over the wall. It must have been the gang from the second house who did it."
Ruhua shook her head as she listened, and said seriously, "Don't worry, my husband. I don't think this is something a human would do."
Old Mrs. Chen's scalp tingled when she heard this. "Ruhua, don't talk nonsense. It's scary in the middle of the night."
Liu Fengjiao also shuddered, "Ruhua, stop talking nonsense. Don't talk about people during the day and don't talk about that at night. Don't talk nonsense."
Ruhua glanced at her calmly and shook her head.
"Why don't you believe it? To tell you the truth, this kind of thing has happened to me before..."
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