Seeing the person at the door, he quickly understood: "You are here to stay overnight, right? Come in."
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Shen Lin clasped his fists in thanks.
The woman smiled and shook her head, and Qiu Yinong and his group also got out of the car.
Qiu Yinong looked at the woman and frowned slightly.
"If you have a large group and want to stay overnight, I'll charge you one or two taels of silver. If you need me to provide dinner, I'll charge you extra."
The woman was not polite and spoke directly.
Chen Lin quickly gave the money and said, “Just lend us the kitchen and provide us with some fresh vegetables. Is that convenient?”
"Sure." The woman looked at the two taels of silver in her hand and smiled kindly.
Chen Lin went over to help pull the carriage into the yard. Fortunately, the scholar's family also had a barn. Just as they led the horses into the barn, it started to rain heavily.
Qiu Yinong stood under the eaves and looked up at the sky.
"This rain shouldn't last long." Chu Hongyun came to her side and said softly.
Qiu Yinong nodded and looked at the room opposite. The woman opened the window. There should be a desk. A man in a long gown was sitting there reading a book.
Seeing that she had been standing in front of the window, he asked dissatisfiedly: "What are you doing blocking the way there?"
"There are so many people living here, and you only want one or two taels of silver. Isn't that too little?"
"They gave me two taels of silver just to stay for one night and asked me to provide some vegetables. Do you think I should ask them for five taels of silver?"
The woman was also unhappy and her voice became a little higher.
The man immediately stood up in anger, pointed at the woman and cursed, "How can you be so vulgar? Is this what I meant?"
"Isn't it?" the woman retorted.
The man said angrily, "You are indeed a vulgar woman. How can you compare to my sister-in-law's gentleness and virtue? You can't even read a single word, and you couldn't even leave me with a son or a daughter."
"I am a scholar, and I have never had any quarrels with you. Today I only said a few words to you, and you fought back against me, being unreasonable and unyielding."
"Get out! Don't block me from enjoying the wind and rain."
The woman looked at him calmly, with a sarcastic smile on her face: "Hello, sister-in-law, you can go and take care of both wives. She happens to have three sons, so you can become a father directly."
"It's unreasonable, it's unreasonable!" Shen Xiucai was so angry that he wanted to hit her with the book, but he couldn't bear to do it.
“Get out!”
The woman laughed sarcastically, and without staying long, she left the house.
When he came out, he happened to meet Qiu Yinong's eyes who was standing under the eaves. His face turned embarrassed and he smiled shyly at Qiu Yinong.
Qiu Yinong also smiled at her and said nothing.
The woman didn't say anything and turned to go to the kitchen.
Qing Yuan was making dinner with Yue Chan and Yue Ying. When they saw her come in, they smiled and greeted her, "Madam Shen, I don't know what to call you."
"My maiden name is Lan, and my given name is Wan."
"You can call me Wan Niang, or you can call me Chen Lanshi or Shen's wife, it's all fine." Lan Wan said with a smile.
Qing Yuan chuckled and called out Wan Niang.
Lan Wan responded happily and started to cook dinner quickly.
During the chat, everyone got to know each other a little better. Seeing that Lan Wan was not tall, they didn't expect that she was actually a hunter.
She made a living by hunting and supported Shen Xiucai's studies. She had been married to Shen Xiucai for more than ten years, but he only passed the examination to become a scholar.
Lan Wan never advised him to give up studying and always supported him.
On the contrary, whenever Mr. Shen was unhappy, he would blame her for not giving him children, and would even say that his sister-in-law was better than her, gentle, literate, and worthy of him.
Lan Wan did regret it, but she was too stupid at the time and thought that the second son of the Shen family was a scholar and would naturally know how to be kind in the future.
However, he turned out to be completely different from what she had imagined. Not only was he insensitive to others' feelings, but he was also selfish and only cared about himself.
"Wanniang, have you ever thought about divorce?" Yuechan couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
Lan Wan paused for a moment before continuing, "Of course I haven't thought about it, but I'm old now, and there's no one left in my family. If I divorce again, I'll really be left without any relatives."
After hearing her words, Qing Yuan and the others fell silent.
Qiu Yinong walked in from outside, and Qing Yuan quickly said, "Master is hungry, and you can eat in a while."
"I'm not hungry, I just came over to take a look." Qiu Yinong said with a smile.
Then he looked at Lan Wan and said, "If you were given a chance to start over, would you seize it?"
Lan Wan didn't understand what he meant, so she smiled and said, "If I could really have the chance to start over, I would definitely not choose the path I've taken in this life."
Qiu Yinong smiled: "Just remember what you said now, I'll give you a chance."
After saying that, Qiu Yinong turned around and went out again.
Qing Yuan probably understood something and was shocked. It seemed that his master was becoming more and more powerful.
Yuechan and the others didn't understand what was said, so they continued talking and laughing in low voices.
After dinner, the heavy rain gradually stopped.
When Shen Xiucai went out for a walk, he saw Qiu Yinong and others. His eyes were full of amazement, but he didn't dare to go up and communicate with them.
The main reason was that Li Ao and the others were too scary, so he walked outside for a while and then went back to his room.
After dark, Qiu Yinong and his group went to bed early.
After breakfast the next day, I said goodbye to Lan Wan and continued on my journey.
Before leaving, Qiu Yinong snapped his fingers.
The gears of fate had completely turned again. Shen Xiucai was still shouting angrily at Lan Wan, "If I had the chance again, I would never choose an incompetent and vulgar woman like you as my wife."
Lan Wan sneered, but before she could say anything, a beam of light enveloped the two of them.
As the eyes flashed, the voice of the late Shen Po came to my ears: "Wanniang, my Erlang is now a student. He will definitely pass the imperial examination in the near future and win an imperial decree for you in the future. You will not lose out if you marry him."
"Mom, I don't want to marry Lan Wan. She's a hunter and smells bad. She's just right for my brother. I want to marry Zhuang Rou."
"She is a daughter of a scholar and can read, so she is a perfect match for me."
Before Lan Wan could say anything, Shen Yan spoke first.
When Zhuang Rou heard this, she was immediately delighted.
She had always felt uncomfortable when she was betrothed to Shen Lang, as she had always liked Shen Erlang from the beginning.
But her parents didn't say anything, and Mrs. Shen had betrothed her to Shen Lang, and as a woman, it was difficult for her to resist.
Unexpectedly, Shen Lang also liked her.
When Shen Lang heard what his second brother said, his face instantly darkened. Then he looked at Zhuang Rou who also looked happy, and his heart instantly felt upset.
When Mrs. Shen heard what her second son said, her face became a little embarrassed, and then she looked at Lan Wan.
"Wanniang, how about this? Since Erlang likes Zhuangrou, then if not, you can marry my Dalang. What do you think?"
"Da Lang is also a hunter, so you two are a good match."
Lan Wan's lips curled up in a sarcastic smile. She, Lan Wan, was just an orphan, not unmarriageable.
Why does this woman think that she can only marry into the Shen family?
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