Chapter 205
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The story of Cheng Yeran and his family risking their own lives to test the medicine for the sake of the people was written in the newspaper, and they also publicized the fact that vaccination against cowpox could prevent smallpox.
The people who go to the newsstand every day to listen to the news have long known who Cheng Yeran is. They used to think he was just a good official, but now they think he is a saint, and his husband is also a saint. No wonder the two of them can get together.
Some people spontaneously erected a statue for Cheng Yeran and a monument next to it, recording his achievements.
Some people even built a temple for him and burned incense to worship him, saying that he was actually an immortal sent down from heaven to save the people.
There is not only him in the temple, but also Shen Yuntang. The statues of the two are placed on the left and right inside, and there are constant pilgrims coming.
Cheng Yeran was shocked when he heard this, "I am worshipped every day, how come it seems like they are saying that I am dead?"
Shen Yuntang quickly patted his mouth, "Don't talk nonsense, it's unlucky. Everyone thinks you are a fairy, if you eat more incense, you may really become a fairy."
"Become an immortal while alive." Shen Yuntang added.
"What's so good about becoming an immortal? I heard that even immortals can't talk about love," Cheng Yeran hugged his waist, "If we both become immortals, we'll just be colleagues, not lovers. How about we act out the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl? I'll play the Cowherd and you the fairy?"
Shen Yuntang was suddenly hugged by him and stripped of her clothes. She blushed with shame, "You are talking nonsense again, in broad daylight. Do it again tonight."
"You promised me?" Cheng Yeran was extremely surprised. They dug a swimming pool in the backyard. Cheng Yeran would take Cheng Zhao and several children to swim in the pool whenever he had nothing to do. He also made swimsuits for them. However, Shen Yuntang had never gone there to swim. He also asked Shen Yuntang if it was because he had fallen into the water once before that he had a psychological trauma. Shen Yuntang said no, that time should have been a psychological trauma, but it was because of falling into the water that he had such a good husband, so it was not a trauma, but a blessing. However, the swimming pool was open-air, and he could not go in to swim wearing only a pair of indecent pants.
Cheng Yeran knew that he was shy, so he added a roof to the swimming pool and said he would buy him a one-piece swimsuit so that his whole body would be covered and nothing would be exposed, so he wouldn't have to be shy.
Shen Yuntang tried on the one-piece swimsuit he bought, and her face turned even redder after putting it on.
Nothing was exposed, but it was too tight, showing off his curves. He had never worn such tight clothes before, so he changed them immediately and refused to wear them.
Cheng Yeran advised him several times, saying that it was nothing. He asked the servants to go out and only the two of them went swimming. It was so hot in the summer and it would be so comfortable to swim in the water. Shen Yuntang did not even follow him.
This was a good opportunity. Cheng Yeran whispered in his ear, "Go swim in the pool tonight, and I'll secretly take your clothes away."
"I'm not going." Shen Yuntang could act with him, but only inside the house, whether it was in the room or in the study, it was all inside the house. Although he was shy, he could cooperate, but not outside.
Cheng Yeran pulled him and acted coquettishly: "Haven't we been here many times in the countryside before?"
Shen Yuntang blushed when he thought of those shameless days, "That was different. At that time, there were only two of us at home, and the courtyard wall was built very high..."
"I understand. If I build a high wall around the swimming pool, you will agree to it, right?" Cheng Yeran really wanted to swim with him, and he dug the swimming pool not only to teach some kids how to swim, but also to let Shen Yuntang enjoy it. However, Shen Yuntang was shy.
"Don't do that. You built such a high wall, wouldn't others immediately guess the reason?" Shen Yuntang's face became redder as he spoke, but he still couldn't let go.
"You care too much about what others think. Others can think whatever they want, and we can't control their thoughts. Besides, according to what you said, if we go into the house together, won't they also wonder if we have done anything? Otherwise, let's tear down the house. Or if we wear clothes, will others also wonder what we look like under our clothes? Why not just not wear clothes?" Cheng Yeran asked him.
Shen Yuntang knew that what he said made sense, but ever since he had a child, he felt a little hesitant to let go. He was always afraid that the child would see him and it would affect his image in the child's mind.
"We should give Xingxing his own yard. He shouldn't live in the same yard with us anymore," said Shen Yuntang.
"He has just passed his birthday and is eight years old. In our time, he was just an elementary school student, but kids of this era can get married at the age of thirteen or fourteen. He should be independent at the age of eight, and he really wants to be independent." Cheng Yeran was planning whether or not to tell Cheng Zhao about his time travel. He could keep this secret from outsiders, but he didn't plan to hide it from his family.
"I'll find him a new yard now."
Talk about
As Shen Yuntang was about to walk out, Cheng Yeran hugged him by the waist, turned him around, and put him back on the bed.
"Are you trying to escape on purpose? You haven't done what you promised me. We agreed to perform the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl tonight. Don't go back on your word." Cheng Yeran was domineering and didn't let him leave.
"Perform. I didn't say we won't perform. Perform in the bathroom at night. We won't go to the swimming pool." Shen Yuntang coaxed him.
"Okay, I'll let you off this time," Cheng Yeran bit his hand, "Then do it a few more times."
Someone from the yamen came to report that Shen Yunfeng was clamoring to see Shen Yuntang and said he would commit suicide if he couldn't see him.
Ever since the emperor's edict came down, Shen Yunfeng has been making a lot of trouble. He is about to be exiled, and he will be exiled with his son and Xia Xiaowu's brothers and sisters-in-law.
Xia Xiaowu's brother and sister-in-law were also detained. When they were first locked up, they cursed Xia Xiaowu every day, saying that Xia Xiaowu had implicated them, and that Xia Xiaowu was a jinx, saying that he had killed his parents and now had caused them to be exiled.
Shen Yunfeng kept clamoring to meet Shen Yuntang, and also wanted Shen Yuntang to help him whisper in Cheng Yeran's ear.
"He wants to die, why don't you stop him? Tie his hands and feet and block his mouth?" Cheng Yeran shouted to the outside through the door. He finally had a day off and wanted to spend some time with his little husband, but this blind man had to come and make trouble for them. He even came to make trouble when they said they wanted to play the role of Cowherd and Weaver Girl. Did he want to play the role of Queen Mother? Is it because the script I chose was unlucky? Next time I should choose a script with a happy ending so that the story won’t be interrupted in the middle.
"He's about to leave. I'll go see him." Shen Yuntang said as he straightened his clothes and went out.
Cheng Yeran followed behind him. He was afraid that Shen Yuntang would be angry with Shen Yunfeng. If they started arguing, Shen Yuntang would be so angry that he would cry. He had to stand in front of Shen Yuntang and help with the argument.
It seemed that he had not helped Shen Yuntang in an argument for a long time. When he was in the village before, there were always those blind people who ran to Shen Yuntang and said some unpleasant words to make him angry. Later, when he became an official, it seemed that there were no bad people around him. Even if there were bad people, they would not do bad things in front of them, but did it behind their backs.
"I miss the days in the village so much." Cheng Yeran couldn't help but say.
"Do you miss the days of chaos and quarrels all the time?" Shen Yuntang actually likes the present life.
"No, what I miss are the days when we were together." Cheng Yeran accompanied him to the prison gate, where he was stopped by Shen Yuntang.
"I'll go see him by myself. You don't have to follow me." Shen Yuntang thought about what he was going to say next and subconsciously wanted to avoid Cheng Yeran.
Although he has been through so many things, he is still a very timid person and is very afraid that Cheng Yeran will find out that he was married in his previous life.
When Lin Yu married Shao Hui, Shao Hui was a first-time bride and did not mind that Lin Yu was a second-time bride. He did not think there was anything wrong with it and felt that a good boy like Lin Yu was worthy of Shao Hui. Later, they indeed lived a happy life.
But when it came to himself, he couldn't think so openly. He was very scared, afraid that this secret would be discovered by Cheng Yeran. Besides, those were things from his previous life and had nothing to do with this life. There was no need to let Cheng Yeran know.
He entered the prison, and when he walked in, he first heard Xia Xiaowu's elder brother and sister-in-law scolding Xia Xiaowu, saying that he was a jinx who killed his parents and caused them to be exiled.
Shen Yuntang had heard the term "jinx" many times in his previous life, but at that time it was the Xia family who scolded him.
In his previous life, after he married Xia Xiaowu, the Xia family blamed him for all the misfortunes they encountered, saying that Xia Xiaowu had married the wrong man and that was why their family was unlucky.
Later, Xia Xiaowu's father wanted to do something indecent to him. Although he failed, all the Xia family members knew about it. Not only did they not blame Xia Xiaowu's father, they also said that he was no simple man and seduced their father-in-law.
Because of this incident, Xia Xiaowu was unable to take the imperial examination, and the Xia family also scolded him as a jinx.
In this life, he heard the Xia family use the word "jinx" again, and it was Xia Xiaowu who was being cursed. How ironic it was.
The jailer asked Shen Yuntang if he wanted to block their mouths. Shen Yuntang waved his hand and said, "Let them curse."
Shen Yuntang thought to himself, I like to hear it, so I should curse Xia Xiaowu a few more times, otherwise after Xia Xiaowu is beheaded, no one will be able to hear me scolding him anymore.
When Shen Yuntang passed by the door of the cell where Xia Xiaowu was imprisoned, he saw Xia Xiaowu lying on the ground. He had been tortured and was covered in wounds. He lay on the ground with a numb look in his eyes, like a walking corpse.
Was I also like him when I was locked in the woodshed in my previous life?
He glanced at Xia Xiaowu as if he was glancing at the garbage on the ground, and wanted to leave immediately, but he heard Xia Xiaowu shouting for water.
He leaned over to look and saw Xia Xiaowu reaching out to grab the bowl of water in front of him in a confused state.
He remembered that he was often punished by the Xia family by not being allowed to eat. That time when he was locked in the woodshed, he was not given any food or water.
He still remembers that it rained the next day after he was imprisoned, and he tilted his head back and tried desperately to catch the rain that leaked in from the roof. If it hadn't rained, he would have died in that dark and narrow woodshed.
He leaned over and reached out, picked up the bowl of water in front of Xia Xiaowu, and splashed it far away. Facing Xia Xiaowu's desperate eyes, he asked him softly: "Do you believe in retribution? I do."
After saying that, he turned and walked to the innermost part, which was Shen Yunfeng's cell. It was relatively quiet here, with no one around. He squatted on the ground, looking at Shen Yunfeng, who was lying on the ground after attempting suicide but failed.
Shen Yuntang was just threatening to commit suicide. He didn't really want to commit suicide. He just wanted to find Shen Yuntang.
Shen Yunfeng felt someone coming, and when he turned around, he found that the person was Shen Yuntang. He excitedly crawled in front of Shen Yuntang and said, "Cousin, cousin, you must save me. I don't want to be exiled. I heard that His Majesty asked us to go to a bitter and cold place. The road is so long, and my child is still young. I am afraid that I will die on the road. Even if I can make it, I will have to do hard labor when I get there. How can my body withstand it? I am afraid that I will die in a few days. Please save me."
Shen Yuntang looked at him with tears in his eyes, how pitiful he was. He had always been deceived by his pitiful appearance and helped him do many housework that he was unwilling to do. "Let me ask you, if our identities were switched today, would you save me?"
Shen Yunfeng was stunned when he heard this. He did not expect Shen Yuntang to say such a thing. If their positions were reversed, not only would he not save Shen Yuntang, he would also deliberately come to mock Shen Yuntang and show off how well he was living. He would torture Shen Yuntang to his heart's content before he was exiled, and deliberately give Shen Yuntang opportunities to make him beg him, kneel down and kowtow to him, wash his feet like a servant, and make him lick the soles of his shoes, so that Shen Yuntang would think that he could be saved by doing these things. On the day of exile, he would laugh loudly and say, I lied to you, no matter what you do, I will not save you. Then, when he sees the loss of hope in the other's eyes and slowly becomes desperate, he would laugh until tears come out.
But he absolutely couldn't say what was in his heart now. He didn't believe that Shen Yuntang would mock him with his personality. "You are my brother. If anything happens to you, I will definitely save you."
"Really?" Shen Yuntang pulled his hair and asked him to look up. He wanted to take a good look at the other's face. People said that they looked alike, but he didn't think so. "When you deliberately led me to the river and wanted a mad dog to bite me, did you ever think that I was your brother? How did I ever let you down? Why do you hate me so much? Why do you ignore my life and death in order to marry Xia Xiaowu? You have been without parents since you were a child. I gave in to you in everything, let you do the easiest work, and gave you more of the delicious food. I was only a few months older than you. Now that I think about it, your parents are dead, but I didn't kill them. Why should I take care of you?"
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