Chapter 34 034 Female Debts Repaid by Mothers
Cao Xingcan's test failed, and he was rejected, neither lightly nor severely. He snorted coldly and left.
Fu Wen turned around and looked at him, confused. "What happened to classmate Cao? Did he eat a firecracker?"
Du Qingtang lied with his eyes wide open: "I thanked classmate Cao, and classmate Cao accepted my thanks and declared war on me, determined to make me his defeated opponent."
Fu Wen sighed and decided to retract his previous comment about Cao Xingcan being a good person: "How deep is his obsession with number one?"
However, Du Qingtang could understand Cao Xingcan's competitive spirit.
Born into the Cao family, with an outstanding elder brother above him and covetous illegitimate brothers below him, if Cao Xingcan was not outstanding enough, he would sooner or later be replaced by others and eventually become an abandoned child.
And that is exactly what is happening.
In his previous life, Cao Xingcan failed the local examination and became unknown from then on. Many years later, he became a scapegoat and was executed by slow slicing.
He is nothing but a victim of the power struggle, a poor creature.
So even though Cao Xingcan was arrogant and acted recklessly, Du Qingtang could barely tolerate him considering that he only had a few years left to live.
But it's only two points.
"Awen, can you ride a horse?" Du Qingtang changed the subject calmly.
Fu Wen scratched his cheek, which had been licked by the chestnut horse, and felt itchy. "No, but I have ridden a cow and a donkey before."
Du Qingtang: "...It's okay, the instructor said he will teach us step by step later."
Fu Wen felt relieved, and the two of them, leading the foal, reunited with their classmates from Class D.
For the next half hour, the old students galloped on horseback, and the new students, under the guidance of Instructor Qian, climbed onto the horses' backs tremblingly, holding the horses' necks tightly, and then when Instructor Qian flicked the whip, the horses galloped away and they trembled and cried for help.
When the senior students and students from other classes saw this, they laughed so hard that they fell over and couldn't even stand still.
Du Qingtang can ride a horse, but in order to maintain her character, she acted very unfamiliar at first. She walked around the archery field twice before stopping the act and galloping against the wind.
"Look, classmate Du rides really well!"
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Du Qingtang's crow-feather-like black hair flying and his blue and white riding uniform rustling, looking unrestrained and handsome.
They were stunned for a moment, until the neighing of the horses woke them up, then they reluctantly put away the astonishment in their eyes and cheered.
Du Qingtang ran three laps around the archery field. The cold wind hit her face, but she didn't feel any pain. Instead, she felt comfortable all over and her breathing became much lighter and more comfortable.
“Whoa—”
The white horse stopped and Du Qingtang stroked its mane as a reward.
Fu Wen was envious: "Qingtang, you learn everything quickly. I wish I could have half of your talent."
Du Qingtang stretched out his hand: "If you don't mind, I can take you for a run to get a feel for it."
“I couldn’t ask for more!”
Fu Wen happily held his friend's hand and used the force to get on the horse.
"drive!"
Du Qingtang shook the reins, took Fu Wen for a stroll on the archery field, and taught him riding skills.
Teacher Qian saw that she was riding steadily with her companions, so he did not try to stop her.
Half an hour passed in a flash.
Teacher Qian said loudly, "That's all for today. Everyone else can leave. Xie Guang will stay and clean up the archery range."
Everyone looked at the horse manure all over the ground: "Poof——"
Xie Guang's face turned pale and he went there reluctantly.
Fu Wen returned the chestnut horse to the stable, buried his face in its soft mane, and muttered, "I'll choose you again for the next archery class."
Du Qingtang didn't say anything, but just carefully memorized its appearance so that he could recognize it at a glance when they met again next time.
When leaving the archery field, Du Qingtang saw Xie Guang.
Xie Guang carried a bamboo basket on his back and picked up horse manure with a sour face.
Everyone avoided him as if he were something stinkier than horse manure.
Du Qingtang withdrew his gaze and walked towards the cafeteria facing the winter sunset.
The horse riding and archery class involves a lot of exercise, and Du Qingtang is still growing, so he gets hungry quickly. His stomach keeps rumbling while he rides a horse.
That night, she ate two bowls of porridge and a piece of bread before stopping, and so did Fu Wen.
After returning to the dormitory, Du Qingtang, as usual, first completed the homework assigned by the teacher, then did two test questions from Liu Tongsheng, exchanged reviews with Fu Wen, and wrote down his personal opinions next to them.
After finishing all this, the two of them drew another illustration, and then went to the bathroom to get some hot water, wash up and rest.
Have a good night's sleep.
The next day, Du Qingtang opened his eyes at dawn and found that his arms were sore and painful that he couldn't even lift them.
This is a sequelae of archery practice. Du Qingtang also had it in his previous life. It will be fine after three to five days.
Fu Wen's arm also hurt. He grimaced and gasped while putting on his clothes.
Du Qingtang said: "No morning exercises these two days, just reading."
Fu Wen smiled and said, "That's exactly what I meant."
The two of them packed up briefly, took their books and left the dormitory, reading aloud under the statue of Confucius.
The man in the brown short-sleeved shirt trotted by as usual, giving them a kind smile.
Du Qingtang would usually nod in acknowledgement, and Fu Wen would respond with a Shiba Inu-like innocent smile.
After reading for half an hour, I went back to the dormitory to wash up, then went to the cafeteria to eat and rushed to the classroom.
It's another busy and fulfilling morning.
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But that day Yuanping was beaten up by a group of thugs from the gambling house because of fake silver notes. There was not a piece of good flesh on his body and he lost two teeth.
The manager of the gambling house made him sign an IOU and threatened to chop off his hands if he couldn't pay back three hundred taels within five days.
Yuan Ping was so scared that he peed his pants and crawled out of the gambling house.
After returning to Taoyuan Village, Yuan Ping dug out his private money and discovered that the remaining 1,000 taels of silver notes were also fake, and the small change had turned into a pile of broken stones!
Yuan Ping's first reaction was that Zhu had stolen his money, so he rushed to Dahe Town where Yuan Sheng was.
Seeing Zhu, Yuan Ping slapped her and knocked her to the ground: "Bitch, where did you hide my money?"
Zhu was stunned by the slap and covered her face blankly: "What money?"
Yuan Ping laughed in anger: "Are you still pretending to be stupid? This is the money I hid in the chicken coop!"
Zhu glared: "You hid some private money behind my back?"
Even though his hands were about to be chopped off, Yuan Ping was not afraid of this woman: "Hurry up and take out the money. I still have to pay off my gambling debts."
"So not only did you hide your private money, but you also owed money to the gambling den?" Seeing Yuan Ping nod, Zhu was furious. "You bastard, I'll beat you to death!"
The couple wrestled with each other, you scratched me, I punched you, and the fight was so fierce that things in the house were smashed to the ground, attracting the attention of people around them who were eager to watch and laugh at the joke.
Yuan Sheng came back from the private school and saw his parents with bruised faces and noses, the mess on the floor in the house, and the neighbors watching the fun. He suppressed his anger and asked the reason.
"So, the twelve hundred taels Dad won at the gambling house was replaced with fake ones?"
Yuan Ping nodded, cursing under his breath: "If I knew which bastard did this, I would beat him to death!"
Yuan Sheng: "Mother, you don't know about the existence of this 1,200 taels, right?"
Zhu nodded, but still angry, she kicked Yuan Ping in the butt.
Yuan Sheng hesitated for a moment and asked, "Could it be that someone in the village stole the banknotes?"
He was also angry that Yuanping had hidden the money from them, but the most urgent task at the moment was to recover the stolen banknotes as soon as possible.
Yuan Ping's eyes spun around, and he suddenly remembered something. He slapped his thigh and said, "I hid the money in the chicken coop. Brother Sheng, you mortgaged the house to the Du family, and when I went to get the money, I happened to run into those money-losing guys from the Du family."
Zhu slammed the table and said, "It must be that damned girl Du Qingtang. She's full of evil intentions. I can't think of anyone else who is so wicked!"
Yuan Ping jumped off the kang and said, "No, I have to get my money back. The gambling house only gave me five days. If I don't pay, they will chop off my hands."
Zhu was shocked: "Cut off your hand? That won't do. I'll go with you!"
The two were about to rush out the door when Yuan Sheng called out, "Dad, Mom, do you have any evidence to prove that Du Qingtang stole the banknotes?"
Of course not.
"Du Qingtang is a shrewd and cunning man. He will never leave any evidence or handle. Even if you report it to the authorities, the county magistrate will just think you are dreaming and making up stories. In the end, if you fail to punish Du Qingtang, you might even be thrown into jail for obstructing public service."
Yuan Ping was so frightened that his legs were trembling and his face turned pale. He had to hold on to the wall to avoid falling to the ground. "Then, what should I do? This is the private money I have worked hard to save for more than ten years!"
Zhu glared at him, "You idiot! I really want to beat you to death! If you hadn't been hiding it, our family would have moved to the county town long ago. We'd have found a job and make a living, and you'd probably be a wealthy master and his wife in the capital by now!"
Yuan Ping shrank his neck and muttered softly, "Which man doesn't have some money these days?"
Zhu was so angry that she kicked him and asked Yuan Sheng, "Brother Sheng, what do you think we should do now?"
Yuan Sheng paced back and forth for a while, then spoke after a while: "She doesn't admit it, and we can't do anything about it. We can only find another way."
Yuan Ping: "What do you mean?"
Yuan Sheng narrowed his eyes and asked, "Isn't the Hu family looking for someone to arrange a ghost marriage?"
Zhu nodded: "That's what happened."
The Hu family lived in this alley. A while ago, their youngest son, who was lame and blind, died of an illness. Old Mrs. Hu couldn't bear to see him still a bachelor at the age of over 40, so she gritted her teeth and took out the private money she had saved over the years, saying that she wanted to find a wife for her dead youngest son.
She didn't want a dead person for ghost marriage, she specifically wanted a living person.
But even if the betrothal gift was as high as one hundred taels, no one would push their daughter into the fire pit.
The seventh day has passed, and no suitable candidate has been found. Old Lady Hu has been running around anxiously these days, but still to no avail.
Yuan Sheng's expression was grim, like a venomous snake hissing and spitting its tongue in the bushes: "A daughter's debt is paid by her mother. My aunt has a very good fortune, so let her marry him."
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