Chapter 184 I’m afraid I won’t be able to get a bite of this cake!
So, I thought of this trick.
She thought that now that her son had passed the examination to become a scholar, it would be nice if she could get some money from this.
However, Mrs. Zhou still didn't give her any face at all.
The rest of the Zhou family looked at Wang.
Lin Shiqi was also in a mood to watch the fun. Anyway, she would be surprised if the first wife didn't do something weird one day.
Wang blushed and refused to accept the offer. "Dad, if Dalang passes the exam and becomes a scholar, we don't have to pay taxes for all the land we own, which will save us a lot of money. We have a lot of land, and it will add up over time. What do you think? Let Dalang study under a famous teacher. If he passes the exam and becomes a juren and is assigned an official position, won't the money we've invested in him pay off? The whole family can also benefit from it."
Old man Zhou hesitated.
One hundred taels of silver a year is a bit too much.
Even if it's just a few dozen taels, he can make the decision.
Then I heard Mrs. Zhou say, "You are just making empty promises! If I don't live a long life, I won't be able to enjoy this cake! I am just old, not stupid. It is not impossible to study with a famous teacher for a hundred taels of silver. I have to let my fourth son go out to find out whether it is a famous teacher or a scumbag who cheats people out of money. If it is really a famous teacher who guarantees that he will pass the imperial examination, I will let you peel off a layer of skin, and it is not impossible."
Zhou Lang is now the top student in the examination, no worse than Zhou Dalang. He often goes out to study with teachers in the county school, listen to lectures by great scholars, and has a wide range of knowledge.
It is easy to find out what kind of famous teacher Wang’s family has found and whether it is true or not.
"Mom, you will definitely live a long life..." Wang gave up the thought and tried to change the subject.
Zhou Lang and his wife were standing next to them, not saying a word, but they were an invisible pressure.
Wang didn't dare to be too presumptuous.
But when she thought of her son, who would soon become a scholar, the eagerness in her heart surged and she had nowhere to put it.
The exam has been going on for several days and the results will be announced in the next two days.
She told herself to be patient.
After the meal, Wang was still unhappy. She couldn't get any money from Mrs. Zhou, so she turned her attention to Ruan.
Ruan was sweeping the floor in the backyard.
Now she only does light work at home, such as feeding the pigs and horses, which are done by other people.
Wang came to her side.
"How have you prepared the money? You are really pregnant this time, you have to use the money to fulfill your vow. If you don't, the Bodhisattva will blame you, and you will cry if you can't give birth to the baby."
Ruan held the broom in her hand, feeling a little helpless.
"Can you use less? I used all the money I had before to buy incense ash. Now I need to take thirty taels to fulfill my vow, and I don't have that much on hand."
Wang said, "If you don't have it, go and borrow some! Think about it, if you make a wish but don't fulfill it, will the Bodhisattva agree? You finally got pregnant, you can't take risks with the child!"
"Or, let me give you an idea. You can talk to your parents. They have plenty of money on hand."
Ruan was embarrassed, "Can I wait until the baby is born before fulfilling my vow..."
Wang said sternly, "That's definitely not possible. You have to fulfill your wish twice, once when you get pregnant, and then again when you give birth to a son."
"But I don't have any money, and the Bodhisattva won't be so anxious about me for several months."
No matter what Wang said, Ruan was embarrassed to refuse and said she had no money.
Wang was also annoyed.
It’s bad enough that Mrs. Zhou is just arguing with her, but now even Mrs. Ruan is pretending to obey her but actually disobeying her and dares not listen to her.
She frowned, "Why? Second sister-in-law, are you trying to cheat? You know how this child came about. If you don't give the money to fulfill your vow, be careful of retribution."
Ruan's expression suddenly changed.
"Sister-in-law, what do you mean?"
Wang said angrily, "What do you mean? You know it yourself. If you don't take out the silver to fulfill your vow, there will be gossip. You have lived in the temple for a few days. Have you enjoyed yourself every night?"
Ruan was like being nailed to the spot, "Sister-in-law! Don't talk nonsense! That was a dream from the Bodhisattva..."
"Yes, the Bodhisattva told a man to sleep with you in your dream, and you got pregnant, but you turned around and crossed the river and destroyed the bridge, ignoring him..."
Ruan was surprised, "You, how did you know?"
Wang sneered and did not hide it. "The Bodhisattva also sent a dream to my brother, asking my brother to bring you the baby. You don't want to repay the Bodhisattva, but you have to compensate my brother anyway, right? Your Zhou Laoer is useless, but my brother is a man of great vigor and virility. He said he would let you get pregnant, and you got pregnant..."
Ruan's face was as red as pig's blood.
"Sister-in-law, please don't say that. I'll give you money. I'll borrow money. I'll give you money. Please don't say that again..."
Just at this moment, there was a loud noise behind me.
It was the sound of the pig food bucket falling to the ground.
With a loud splash, it splashed all over the floor.
"Oh my God! You idiots! I've been so unlucky for eight generations. I married two shameless bastards like you. This is a sin!"
Mrs. Zhou, Lin Shiqi and Liu went to the pigpen carrying three buckets of pig food made from tofu dregs.
I just happened to pass by here and heard it.
Lin Shiqi was completely shocked.
Ruan looked honest, but he exceeded her imagination every day.
Awesome!
Liu couldn't even close her mouth, and the pig food bucket in her hand fell to the ground.
Stunned.
Among the three, the one who reacted the fastest was Mrs. Zhou.
After cursing, Mrs. Zhou picked up the pig food cooked with tofu dregs on the ground, rolled it into a ball, and threw it on the heads of Wang and Ruan.
"Two shameless bitches! If I don't beat you to death today, the Zhou family has never treated you unfairly, but you actually brought such a big smear to our Zhou family and slapped our face..."
Ruan was so frightened that her whole body trembled. She fell to her knees and begged for mercy.
"Mom! Please forgive me. I was deceived. I didn't know it beforehand. My sister-in-law said that if she took me to the temple to live for a few days, the Bodhisattva would give me a child in my dream. I really didn't know. I was forced..."
Wang's face was covered with pig food and she couldn't open her mouth.
He opened his mouth and swallowed the pig food, then spat it out.
"Mom, I was wrong. Please forgive me this time. I was wrong. I helped my second brother's wife because she insisted on me helping her. I also felt sorry for her and had no bad intentions. Mom, I was wrong..."
There is a shop selling tofu and tofu dregs, and collecting beans at the front door of Lao Zhou's house. Maybe there are people there. If outsiders hear about this, Lao Zhou's family will be laughed to death.
Even though Mrs. Zhou was angry, she still had to consider the reputation of the Zhou family.
They stuffed Wang and Ruan's mouths with pig food and brought them back to the main room of the old house.
Let Lin Shiqi and Liu go and inform Old Man Zhou and the men in the Zhou family.
Close all the business and stop working.
They all came into the main room.
Then, he closed the door of the lobby.
No one knows why they came.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com