If He Ping'an doesn't act recklessly, he does have some ability.
After searching around the village, they quickly gathered enough planks to make a bed at a very low price, along with a few mud bricks, and found someone to build a simple stove at the entrance.
He had done his best, but it meant nothing to Zhou Xiaolan.
"We only have a few clothes, nothing else. How are we going to survive?"
He Ping'an was also very frustrated. "How else can we get by? Just take it one day at a time. If you can manage, then you can. If you can't, then go back to your parents' home."
If it weren't for her schemes, he wouldn't have had to go through all this; he could be home enjoying a ready-made meal right now.
Thinking that neither of them had dinner yet, He Ping'an pressed his stomach. After being away for so many days, the money and coupons he had saved up had long been used up. Fortunately, he would be paid soon, so he should be able to make ends meet.
"Didn't you exchange some grain before? Go and cook some porridge first. I'll go out and find some villagers nearby to see if I can exchange some vegetables." He Ping'an said and walked out.
Zhou Xiaolan's cool voice rang out from behind, "We have grain, but where's the pot? Where's the firewood? I can conjure those up for you."
He Ping'an turned around and glared at her, "What are those hands of yours for? If you don't have a pot, go borrow one. There's firewood everywhere on this mountain."
She expects me to take care of everything. Why doesn't she just stay at home and be a pampered princess? She has the airs of a pampered princess, but not the life of one. Now that they've already broken off their marriage certificate, who's going to indulge her anymore?
Zhou Xiaolan, "..."
After some bumping and bruising, they finally managed to eat something before dark, but neither of them could fall asleep lying on the hard bed.
“We can’t go on like this. We need to find a way to increase our income.” He Ping’an looked at the moonlight streaming through the window. “Now that we’ve settled into our place, it’s time to find some work. Why don’t you ask the villagers again and see if you can get some more things from them?”
"Where's the capital?" Zhou Xiaolan asked, her back to him, as she turned her head slightly when she heard him say that.
"Can't you go back to your parents' house to borrow some money?" He Ping'an thought that he had already borrowed money from his own family once before, and now it was the Zhou family's turn.
"You make it sound so easy. If my parents wanted to help, they wouldn't have kicked me out of the house."
I told you long ago that staying in guesthouses wasn't a long-term solution, but you insisted on staying for so long, and now you've squandered all the money, even losing your initial investment.
As she spoke, Zhou Xiaolan began to complain again, "Besides, I married you, shouldn't you be the one to worry about these things?"
I think your parents are biased. They leave everything to your older brother. They should at least give us some resettlement allowance, or buy us a small studio apartment.
He Ping'an wasn't about to back down either. What was the point of bringing up this topic every time? He retorted directly, "You make it sound so easy. Are we going to pay off that debt from your family ourselves?"
Zhou Xiaolan immediately fell silent. If the family hadn't asked for too much, the He family probably wouldn't have kicked them out.
He Ping'an had the upper hand, and now the couple were in the same room. He was in the prime of his life, and with his wife lying next to him, he naturally wanted to do something. So he turned over and pressed down on her.
Zhou Xiaolan pretended to refuse for a while, but eventually gave in.
As for how to survive, that's something to worry about tomorrow.
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Hua Xiangyun appeared in the black market once again, but she didn't expect to run into a familiar figure as soon as she entered.
Seeing He Ping'an carrying things and walking in the alley without any hesitation, I admired his courage.
Even if she possessed cultivation, she wouldn't dare to appear so openly; she would always have to disguise herself.
Although few people come to investigate here, He Ping'an should at least keep a low profile. He has a job, and if he is discovered, he will lose his temporary job.
However, none of this concerns her; the He and Zhou families will bear the consequences if anything happens.
Arriving at her usual stall location, which she hadn't visited in a while, she noticed that someone had taken over that usually deserted corner.
Just as he turned to look for another spot, the vendor who had been squatting there suddenly stood up and called out to him, "Master, Master, you've come! I'm saving a spot for you, come over here quickly."
Hua Xiangyun turned to look at the other person, but had no recollection of him whatsoever.
"You know me?" Hua Xiangyun asked herself a silly question. If she didn't know me, she wouldn't have stopped her.
“Master, I have been waiting for you here for a long time.” Although Lu An did not know what the master looked like and had asked many people, everyone’s description was different, so he knew that it must be a disguise.
He's been keeping watch here for a long time, and he always brings a basket to disguise himself. People who come in here are looking for good stuff, and they'll come over and ask him questions when they see him like this.
The person in front of him was only slightly surprised, then turned and left.
He must have been surprised by the location he was in. Instead of asking what he was selling, the man immediately turned around. So, if he wasn't mistaken, this person must be a master.
Unexpectedly, the master revealed his identity as soon as he opened his mouth.
“I’ve been waiting here every weekend for over a month, hoping to get help from the master.” Lu An said cautiously. He had finally waited for the master to appear, and he was determined to get the first divination today, no matter what.
Hua Xiangyun was prepared for the fact that he was the only one around, since she hadn't appeared for so long and others might have assumed he wasn't coming.
However, the person before me is persistent, it seems I have a connection with this divination today.
Returning to the spot where Lu An had been squatting, he asked, "What do you want?"
Take out the Five Emperors Coins. Since the other party has already found out, I shouldn't need to explain the rules myself.
Sure enough, Lu An asked very sincerely, "Master, do you have any way to deal with those ghosts?"
"My daughter has been acting strangely since the Lunar New Year. I think she's possessed by something evil." Lu An was really worried, otherwise he wouldn't have been staying here to keep watch.
"What's going on?" Hua Xiangyun saw that there was no ghostly aura on the other party, so his child should not have been disturbed by anything evil.
"During the Spring Festival, my wife took her to visit her maternal grandmother's house. Later, due to some incidents, they stayed there for a few nights."
But for some reason, the child's temperament suddenly changed, and he would throw tantrums at the drop of a hat.
We initially thought the child had encountered something wrong and didn't want to talk to us, so they were trying to vent by throwing a tantrum.
When talking about his daughter, Lu An was full of worry. "My wife and I took her to the hospital to see a doctor, and after a series of tests, they said there was nothing wrong with her."
The doctor said it might be due to stress, causing some emotional changes in the child.
But that's impossible. What pressure could our family possibly put on our child?
But since the doctor said that, all we can do is try to calm the child down.
At this point, Lu An's expression did not ease; instead, it became even more serious.
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