Chapter 58
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He died halfway through the story, so there won't be any description of his wandering soul later on.
He thought of the last time Shen Yuntang predicted hail. Could it be that he was reborn?
The subsequent plot was just as he expected. Shen Yuntang was reborn, and was framed by her cousin to marry a lazy man. The lazy man died on the first night of her marriage.
Actually, the lazy man had died on the morning of his wedding, but everyone just thought he was too lazy to get up.
From then on, Shen Yuntang was labeled a jinx. His relatives said that he was the jinx who killed the lazy man and had no right to inherit the family property. They wanted to take away all the fields and houses. In the end, the village chief stepped in and let him stay until he remarried.
His relatives kept an eye on him and kept introducing men to him, but those men all had bad reputations, such as alcoholics, gamblers, or men who had beaten their wives away.
Shen Yuntang was finally reborn, how could he possibly go back to the same old path as in his previous life?
She would rather be a widow for the rest of her life than get married again, but she also knew that living here for a year or two would be fine. If she lived here for too long, she would definitely be disliked by her relatives, and it would be too embarrassing to be kicked out. So she made a three-year plan for herself to save some money to buy the house.
Within three years, Shen Yuntang managed the house and yard by himself and kept them in order. He planted vegetables and raised chickens and ducks. Every month he went to the market to sell eggs and salted duck eggs, as well as vinegar and bean paste he made. Whenever he had time, he would go to the mountains to pick some herbs and carry them back to the town to sell.
His life was hard, but he was happy.
But the villagers always gossiped about him, saying how could he support himself by selling vegetables and that he must have entertained many customers behind his back.
Shen Yuntang gradually became a fierce person. After he saved enough money, the Cheng family's relatives deliberately made things difficult for him and did not sell the house to him. He left his hometown amid the ridicule of the villagers and went to the town to set up a small stall to sell food. Later, the small stall turned into a small shop. @Infinite good articles,
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Cheng Yeran threw the book into the box and felt uneasy for a long time.
Shen Yuntang's first life was like being locked in a cage from which he could not escape. He was controlled throughout his life, and the feeling was too suffocating. Fortunately, in his second life, Shen Yuntang changed his fate through his own efforts.
"What are you doing here sighing so late at night?" Shen Yuntang had just woken up from a nap. He had developed the habit of checking the time. He thought it was only around ten or eleven o'clock, but when he opened his phone, he saw that it was already three o'clock in the morning. He was the only one in the bed, and he touched the bed and it was still cold. This reminded him of the scene when Cheng Yeran suddenly disappeared in the middle of the night, which made him feel very uneasy.
Fortunately, he found someone in the kitchen and he felt relieved at last.
He walked in to see what Cheng Yeran was doing, and as soon as he walked in, Cheng Yeran hugged his waist tightly, and put his face against his stomach, as if he was aggrieved and had a sad face.
He touched Cheng Yeran's hair and said, "What's bothering you? Tell me."
"I feel so sorry for you." Cheng Yeran looked up at him. He had never thought that Shen Yuntang had actually gone through such a torment. He couldn't even love such a good person enough, so how could someone be willing to hurt him.
"What are you doing instead of sleeping so late at night?" Shen Yuntang had heard that scholars tend to feel sad about the passing of time and autumn. Could it be that Cheng Yeran was feeling sad because autumn had arrived?
He has never read a book and doesn't understand.
"There's something I've always wanted to ask you." He swallowed the words back when they reached his lips. If the contents of the book were really what Shen Yuntang had experienced and he still remembered it, then the pain would become his scar, and there was no need for him to uncover Shen Yuntang's scars in order to find out the truth.
He was just curious, did Shen Yuntang reborn once or twice?
According to him, he should have been reborn once. After the lazy man died in the second rebirth, his soul was reborn as the lazy man.
"What's the matter?" Shen Yuntang rarely saw him like this. In the past, Cheng Yeran was always lively and cheerful. Even if he encountered difficulties, he would try his best to deal with them instead of sighing.
"It's okay." Cheng Yeran shook his head, then raised his head, his eyes bright again, "I want to know, are you happy to marry me?"
Shen Yuntang was stunned for a moment, raised his hand and patted his forehead, "What's wrong with you so late at night? Go back to sleep quickly. If you don't get enough rest, I won't forgive you if you drive the car into a ditch tomorrow."
Cheng Yeran rubbed his face against his belly a few more times, "I will protect you forever."
"So corny." Shen Yuntang himself is a tsundere, and so are his parents. His brothers are taciturn and would never express their feelings so bluntly. He is not used to Cheng Yeran's frankness, but he is also very happy.
Cheng Yeran hugged his waist and was reluctant to let go, "Your waist is so thin, and your flat stomach, can it really hold a baby?"
"You, what are you talking about?" Shen Yuntang's face turned red. He pushed Cheng Yeran away with force, "You, go to sleep!"
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The two of them went to the town and first took the cake shop's business registration book to the government to register, and then went to visit Mr. Chen on the way.
Lord Chen warmly hosted a banquet for them, and at the table he even asked the child to come over and thank them.
The child was lively, but acted like a little adult, bowing and thanking them in a very formal manner.
Cheng Yeran took out some pieces of dried tofu and gave them to him as snacks. The child originally thought he was giving them candy and was a little disappointed, but after eating it, his eyes lit up.
Cheng Yeran gave the dried tofu, soap and some local eggs from home to Mr. Chen, thanking him for helping solve the school's problems.
Lord Chen saw that he had good character and told him some things about the academy. There would be an assessment for new students three months after they entered the school, and the bottom three in the assessment would be advised to drop out. Many rich kids got into the academy through connections or money, but in the end they could not last more than three months and were sent back.
Cheng Yeran has never been afraid of exams since he was a child. If he couldn't even pass the examination in a county school, how could he take part in the imperial examination?
When Lord Chen heard that they were going to come to the city to sell dried tofu in the future, he said he would lend them a house, but Cheng Yeran refused. He was not the kind of person who would take advantage of small opportunities, so he said he would take care of the house issue himself.
After saying goodbye to Lord Chen, they went to find Shopkeeper Wang and asked him to recommend a place to live, preferably one that could be used for both business and living. They planned to open a grocery store, do some wholesale, and continue selling dried tofu and soap.
He also planned to bring his fourth brother to the county town, so the house would need to be bigger.
Shopkeeper Wang was also a kind-hearted man. He helped them choose an alley where people lived who ran small businesses, including tofu sellers, blacksmiths, carpenters, breakfast shops, and pharmacies.
There happened to be a house with a large yard for rent, and the rent was not very expensive, only three taels of silver a year. The reason why it was cheap was that the house was rather shabby and the yard was overgrown with weeds, and it would take a long time to clean up if one moved in.
But Shen Yuntang liked this big yard very much and said that he could grow vegetables and raise chickens and ducks. He originally thought that he would have no chance after coming to the county town.
"When I go to school, you will be so busy that you won't have the energy to grow vegetables and raise chickens." Cheng Yeran looked at the yard and said, "Why not lay a lawn and put a swing there so you can sit on it and swing when you have nothing to do."
After he finished speaking, he saw Shen Yuntang looking at him like he was mentally ill, "Do you need to plant grass? There's grass everywhere. But you can consider making a swing. I learned how to make a swing when I was a kid. I'll make one for you when we move here."
Cheng Yeran felt like she had become the pampered heroine of a novel.
The two people booked the yard. The owner of the house was an old acquaintance of Manager Wang, and Manager Wang said that they wanted to renovate the house, so he gave them a 50% discount on the house for a few months this year and would rent it as usual next year.
They signed a three-year wedge agreement, and he didn't have the confidence that he could pass the exam in one or two years. It took more than ten years to study for the college entrance examination, let alone the imperial examination.
Shopkeeper Wang said he would help them find workers and they didn't have to worry about this matter anymore.
Shopkeeper Wang is a warm-hearted person who likes to help others and will be unhappy if no one interferes in his business. What's more, Cheng Yeran is his boss, so he takes the initiative to curry favor with him.
When Cheng Yeran met Manager Wang for the first time, he thought he was a very serious person. But then he thought, Manager Wang's shop went bankrupt and his child died, so it would be strange for him to be so enthusiastic.
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After they returned, Yuanbao and Fourth Brother started delivering bean powder to the pastry shop.
They had to pull a cartload every time. At the beginning, Yuanbao wondered if this shop could use up so much bean powder. It was not until one day he saw a group of beggars sitting in front of the store, each drinking a bowl of soy milk, that he realized that the owner of this store was doing good deeds.
Not only beggars, but anyone who comes with a bowl can get a bowl of soy milk, until the supply runs out.
Unless you are someone who loves to take advantage of others, you will not compete with a group of beggars for soy milk.
Yuanbao and his fourth brother were very hungry when they came here in the morning, so they asked for a bowl of soy milk each. Shopkeeper Wang knew that they were relatives of Cheng Yeran, so he brought them a clean bowl and asked them to go into the house to drink.
Yuanbao waved his hand and said no, they drank on the side of the road and left.
Yuanbao and his fourth brother each took out a cake from their pockets and ate it. After taking two bites, he saw a little beggar looking up at him. The little beggar covered one eye and looked at him with the other round eye, swallowing his saliva.
It looked like a little wild cat that was about to starve to death, which reminded Yuanbao of what his grandmother had told him before. His grandmother said that if you meet a kitten outside, don't feel sorry for it and give it food, otherwise it will stick to you and go home with you.
But Yuanbao felt that the look in his eyes was really pitiful. He looked around and saw that all the other beggars had left. He also saw that Yuanbao had injuries on his body and guessed that he was usually bullied by other beggars and had no food to eat, so he broke off half of a cake and gave it to him. Seeing this, the fourth brother also broke off half of a cake and gave it to Yuanbao.
The little beggar wolfed down the food and stuffed it into his mouth. Yuanbao then realized that he had no tongue in his mouth. He raised his hand to lift the other side of the little beggar's hair, but the other party dodged it vigilantly.
But the little beggar stared at him for a while, and finally obediently turned his head to let him see. After Yuanbao lifted half of his hair, he found that one of his eyes was closed, and there were hideous scars on his eyelids, as if they were burned by fire. He was so scared that he withdrew his hand.
But soon he saw the pitiful appearance of the little beggar and felt guilty, so he gave him the remaining half of the cake in his hand.
But just because of a cake, the little beggar really followed him home like a kitten.
Cheng Yeran looked at him and brought a child back, "You're only thirteen and you're already a father?"
Yuanbao said: "He has been following me all the time, and I can't drive him away. Moreover, he is so well-behaved.
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When I get home, he helps me clean the house. He can also help you with the work, but for free. Cousin, I want to discuss something with you. Can you take me with you when you go to Haixian County? ”
"What can this little thing do?" Cheng Yeran reached out and touched his head, and then saw him baring his teeth at him like a wild dog.
Cheng Yeran: “…”
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