"Bah, you deserve it!" Li said with relief.

The money for Wei Zishu's studies was saved by the third wife's family. The mother-in-law was biased and was coaxed by the first wife into giving the money to Wei the eldest son.

Now I heard that Wei Zishu has always been a poor student and even went gambling, which makes me feel relieved.

"If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked." Li muttered again.

However, from her tone, she was not as angry as before. But she was most annoyed by those people in the first house, so even if she was not so angry, she didn't want to say more. Seeing that the conversation had come to an end, she immediately changed the subject.

"Third brother, why did you come back so suddenly? It's only been less than half a month."

Wei Hanzhou explained: "My husband is on leave today, and my son happened to meet an uncle from the next village who was delivering vegetables, so he asked him to take me back."

"Oh, is that so?" Mrs. Li said with a smile, "You must have had a hard time coming all the way here. Go and take a rest. I'll cook you a bowl of noodles."

"Okay, son will go see dad first." With that, Wei Hanzhou walked towards the main room.

"Well, go ahead."

Wei Lao San was really getting anxious to death.

Just now he heard the noise outside and wanted to go out in a hurry. But his body would not allow him to do so. After struggling for a long time, he finally got out of bed. Unfortunately, he had been sick for too long and could not stand steadily, so he fell to the ground.

After Wei Hanzhou came in, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

"Dad, what's wrong with you?" Wei Hanzhou quickly helped Wei Lao San up.

When Wei Lao San saw his son, he quickly grabbed his sleeve and said nervously, "Have your aunt and her family left? You can't let their nonsense affect you."

His family lived frugally and managed to send his son to school, and they couldn't let outsiders ruin his bright future.

Wei Lao San only vaguely heard what Wang said loudly, and as for what his son said later, Wei Lao San did not hear clearly.

Looking at his father's expression, Wei Hanzhou felt a little depressed and his disgust towards the first wife increased a little more.

After helping Wei Lao San to the bed, Wei Hanzhou told him everything that had just happened.

Wei Lao San heaved a sigh of relief and said, "That's good, that's good. Dad was just afraid that they would find something to hold against you and ruin your reputation. Although he is your uncle, his family...ah."

Wei Hanzhou said calmly, "Don't worry, Dad. I am no longer the same person I was before. They wouldn't dare to do that."

Wei Lao San glanced at his son, and thinking of what his son had just said, he lowered his voice and asked, "Lao San, did Zi Shu really go gambling?"

Wei Hanzhou nodded and said, "Yes, my son heard someone mention it a few days ago."

Wei Lao San frowned even deeper, and after a moment, he said, "No, we have to tell the clan about this. He is your nephew, don't let him affect you."

Without raising his eyelids, Wei Hanzhou said indifferently: "After all, we live in the next room. If something happens, it won't affect my son much. Dad doesn't need to wade into this trouble."

The third brother of Wei thought for a while and said, "Okay, let's wait and see what your uncle's attitude is. If your uncle doesn't care, then dad will talk to the clan and hope that they can control him. Even if they can't, we have to let the clan know our attitude so that they don't rely on your power again."

"Okay." Wei Hanzhou did not refute.

After talking for a while, Wei Hanzhou saw that Wei Laosan looked tired, so he got up and left.

At this moment, Li was cooking noodles for Wei Hanzhou in the kitchen, Zhang was working in the fields, Zhou was feeding the pigs, and Liu Tangxi was cleaning the chicken coop.

As soon as Wei Hanzhou came out of the main room, he heard Liu Tangxi's voice. Her voice was not loud, but it was unexpectedly attractive.

"My dear children, be good and stand by the wall. Come back after I finish sweeping this area, okay?"

Although this sounded childish and ridiculous, what surprised Wei Hanzhou was that the chickens that had just been gathered together around Liu Tangxi suddenly stood in the direction of Liu Tangxi's finger.

Can the chicken understand what she says?

"I knew you were the best behaved, better than the piglets next door. I'll give you some more food later. Make sure you croak well and lay eggs seriously."

The rooster and hen being praised: Cluck, cl ...

The criticized pig next door: Hmm~Hmm~

Wei Hanzhou: ...

Have the pigs and chickens in his house become spirits?

After Liu Tangxi finished cleaning the chicken coop, she finally saw Wei Hanzhou standing in the yard staring at her.

Thinking of how this man had performed well just now and was very much to her liking, Liu Tangxi gave him a sweet smile.

At this time, Li had cooked the noodles and invited Wei Hanzhou to eat.

Wei Hanzhou withdrew his gaze from Liu Tangxi and walked towards the kitchen.

Liu Tangxi curled her lips at his back.

This guy doesn't look bad now, but his face is too smelly.

Wei Hanzhou had no idea that Liu Tangxi was secretly criticizing him. At this moment, he was squatting in the kitchen eating noodles.

Li originally wanted her son to sit in the main room to eat, but Wei Hanzhou thought it was too troublesome and he was not a particular person, so he ate by the stove.

While eating noodles, Wei Hanzhou asked about Wei Laosan's condition.

Li told her son in detail: "…your father's condition has improved a lot. The doctor in town has examined your father and changed him to a milder medicine."

"Really?" Wei Hanzhou was a little unconvinced. After all, his family had lied to him before.

His father's illness was truly miraculous. When it first came on, doctors in both the town and the county were helpless and had already told them to prepare for his death. But somehow, in the blink of an eye, his father's illness was quickly cured.

"Really, I didn't lie to you. I've kept the prescription, you can take a look at it later." Mrs. Li assured her son.

"Yeah." Wei Hanzhou responded.

"But I have to thank your wife for this."

Hearing this, Wei Hanzhou frowned, thinking that his mother was going to say the same thing as the fortune teller again.

Unexpectedly, his mother said something else.

"Your wife is a great embroiderer. The shops in town gave her a lot of extra money. She has made a lot of money from her embroidery these days, which is just enough to pay for your father's medicine. I think this girl is a good person, kind and sincere. You should be nicer to her in the future and stop looking so cold."

"Yeah." Wei Hanzhou responded vaguely.

After finishing the last mouthful of noodle soup, Wei Hanzhou took out a bag of copper plates from his arms and handed them to Li.

Li took it and looked at it, then asked in surprise, "Why are there so many?"

After saying this, he thought of what happened just now, raised his voice slightly, and asked, "San'er, you didn't go gambling too, did you?"

Seeing that his mother had misunderstood, Wei Hanzhou quickly explained: "No, this is earned by copying books."

Li heaved a sigh of relief, but her heart began to lift again: "You still have to study and prepare for the exam. Copying books will delay you. Don't copy, just prepare well. Your elder and second brothers have gone to the town to do odd jobs, and your sisters-in-law and your wife can also make a lot of money by embroidering. I will borrow some money from you and pay you back after the autumn harvest."

"Yeah." Wei Hanzhou did not refute Li.

Li looked at her son's expression and sighed slightly.

The son has always had his own ideas and he might not listen to her.

But her son was studying in the county town and she couldn't control him.

However, her son has always been sensible and she doesn't need to worry.

She just wanted to earn more money at home to relieve the pressure on her son.

After finishing his meal, Wei Hanzhou did not return to his room but went directly to the study.

At that time, Liu Tangxi was sitting in the yard embroidering flowers. When she saw Wei Hanzhou go to the study, she felt deeply moved that Wei Hanzhou was really self-disciplined and hardworking.

You can tell from the looks of it that Wei Hanzhou is a smart man. And since he is also hardworking, why would he worry about not getting the top spot in the imperial examination?

The whole day, except for meal time, Liu Tangxi didn't see Wei Hanzhou at all.

After everyone went to rest at night, Liu Tangxi went to boil water. After washing himself, Liu Tangxi lay on the bed wearing shorts and a short-sleeved shirt.

Liu Tangxi was startled when he heard the sound of the door being pushed open, and immediately sat up from the bed.

She usually locks the door when she returns home, but today Wei Hanzhou was at home, so she didn't lock it.

But she didn't expect Wei Hanzhou to come back so early.

Before he could grab the quilt beside him to cover himself, Liu Tangxi saw Wei Hanzhou pushing the door open.

Not only Liu Tangxi was frightened, Wei Hanzhou was also greatly shocked when he looked at Liu Tangxi's clothes.

Slender arms, white calves, and feet as tender as mutton-fat jade.

The two of us just looked at each other, without saying anything or making any movements.

After a few moments, seeing Wei Hanzhou staring at her, Liu Tangxi couldn't help but curse, "You filthy bastard, why didn't you knock before coming in!"

Wei Hanzhou withdrew his gaze from Liu Tangxi and turned around to tidy up his own blanket.

"No, we have to make three rules!" Liu Tangxi said as he grabbed a thin blanket and covered himself with it.

Wei Hanzhou didn't even look at her, didn't say a word, and continued to make the bed.

"Did you hear that?" Liu Tangxi asked when Wei Hanzhou didn't say anything.

Wei Hanzhou still ignored her.

Liu Tangxi was a little unhappy and said, "I'll just assume you heard it. Let me tell you, first, you must knock on the door before entering. Second, don't look around. Third, um... I haven't thought of it yet."

Wei Hanzhou was now lying quietly on the "bed".

Seeing that Wei Hanzhou ignored her, Liu Tangxi was quite angry. However, when she saw that the tall Wei Hanzhou could only lie in such a small place and that the bed she slept in was also his, she suddenly felt a little wronged.

Thinking again that Wei Hanzhou's attitude towards Wang during the day was quite satisfactory, Liu Tangxi pursed her lips and blew out the candles.

Although the two had only known each other for a short time, Liu Tangxi felt that he knew Wei Hanzhou quite well.

Wei Hanzhou must have heard what she just said.

But, I just ignored her on purpose.

Liu Tangxi was still a little upset.

After turning around for a few times but still unable to fall asleep, Liu Tangxi rolled her eyes and deliberately said, "I know I'm pretty, and I'm sure you've never seen a prettier girl than me in your life. I understand that you can't help looking at me. But, you're a scholar, and you should know the principle of not looking at something inappropriate. So, if I don't let you look at me, you can't look at me."

After he finished speaking, a "creaking" sound was heard from Wei Hanzhou's side.

Liu Tangxi thought about Wei Hanzhou's dark face at the moment, and his mood instantly brightened.

You deserve it!

If he ignores her again, she will make him angry and mad at him to death!

After letting out a breath, Liu Tangxi quickly fell asleep.

On the other side, Wei Hanzhou was extremely tired, but he felt a little upset.

Listening to the chirping of insects outside the window, Wei Hanzhou opened his eyes and looked at the dark roof, and he sighed softly. ,,