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Chapter 57: Su Zhi's surprising strategy

Chapter 57 of Farmer's Spring and Field

Su Zhi and Shen Zian looked at each other and thought that they were indeed here for the ginseng. Fortunately, they had sold the ginseng. If they wanted money now, it would depend on how they asked.

"Dad, what a coincidence! We have already sold the ginseng today."

Shen Zian spoke, his face was not smiling, nor did he look angry, he was numb to his father, he was not an obedient son before the family split, now the family split, he had a wife to support, he became a pillar of the family, he had to think about the family. He had to support his father, but he couldn't use all his wealth to support him, his father had more than one son, but he was the only wife.

Su Zhi watched from the side, thinking that this father-in-law was really shameless. It was normal for a father to ask his son for things, but now that the family had been divided, and Shen Zian had almost been kicked out of the house, he still had the nerve to come and ask for money, and he asked so openly. If he asked for some ordinary things, people would only frown, but he wanted ginseng, and it was a thousand-year-old ginseng, which was a precious thing. Not to mention that Hebian Village hadn't dug up such a tree for many years, there wouldn't be many in the entire Liang Kingdom, right? He was so righteous and arrogant, it was really speechless!

"Sold?"

Shen Youfu frowned and said, "You left home early today. Were you afraid that we would come to ask for ginseng, so you hid from us and went to sell ginseng before dawn? You are such an unfilial son! Ziju is your brother, don't you consider him at all? If he becomes an official, won't you also benefit from it? "

Shen Zian said, "Dad, how did you know I left before dawn? Did you come to our house before dawn?"

Shen Youfu's old face turned red. He thought that it was not a glorious thing for him to come and block the door before dawn just to plot against his son Ginseng. How could he have let the secret slip?

"I couldn't sleep this morning, so I went for a stroll here! Is that not okay?!"

When Shen Zhang saw that the old man was about to start arguing again, she quickly pulled him back. She didn't want to start arguing right at the beginning. If they did, wouldn't everyone outside hear it? She saw someone following them over here. They must have come to see the excitement. Now that they were in the courtyard, there must be someone wandering around outside!

"Master, please talk to Zi'an properly. We are not here to quarrel."

As Shen Zhang spoke, she turned to look at Shen Zian with a smile on her face, but also a hint of embarrassment.

"Zi'an, your mother and father had no choice but to come here, so don't be angry. You also know that your father is hoping that someone from the Shen family can become an official. Ziju has been praised by the teacher for his intelligence since he was a child. It is said that he will definitely pass the imperial examination. So our Shen family has supported him all these years. He is also trying to win the reputation. He got the first place in the Tongsheng examination. If he passes the examination to become a scholar, and then takes the imperial examination to become a imperial examination, then he will definitely succeed. By then, our entire Shen family will have survived!"

Shen Zhang said it with great emotion, and wiped her eyes with a handkerchief. Su Zhi really admired her, thinking that she must be a talented person. If Shen Zian hadn't told her that this woman was cunning, she would have believed that this woman was a pure stepmother. She looked at Shen Zhang carefully and saw that although she was already a grandmother, in her forties or fifties, she still had a charming demeanor. It can be seen that she was a beautiful woman in her youth. With these cunning thoughts, it was no wonder that she could hold Shen Youfu captive.

Shen Zhang didn't know that Shen Zi'an and Su Zhi were listening to her with a watchful attitude. The conversation changed, the complaint ended, and she got back to the main topic.

"But Ziju is not in good health. I heard that the examination hall has many rules. Even a strong young man has to lose weight before he can come out. Some people were carried out. Zi'an, your father and I are worried that Ziju can't make it. Wouldn't his ten years of hard study be ruined? More importantly, your father is worried that something bad will happen to him. How can we live then! That's why your father wanted to ask you for the ginseng. I also followed with a shy face. I hope you will help him for the sake of your parents and Ziju is your brother. He will never forget you in the future."

Sun said, "Fourth brother, our parents have begged you so much, why don't you agree?"

Shen Ziping also echoed, "Yes, fourth brother, if you don't agree, you are too hard-hearted!"

Su Zhi felt relieved when she saw that they were forcing Shen Zian to give her ginseng, as if Shen Zian would be heartless if they didn't give it to him.

"Dad, Mom, Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law, I remember Zi'an just said that we have already sold the ginseng. If you want ginseng, we really can't do anything about it."

Shen Ziping said: "No one has the right to interrupt. If it weren't for you, would we have to separate from Zi'an? We all said that you are not a loser, but I think you are!"

Shen Zian's eyes widened and he said, "Of course my wife has a say! This is her home, why can't she have a say? We all know that the separation of the family is a matter of time, so don't throw dirty water on my wife. If we want to talk about the separation of the family, it was you two who brought it up first, so don't talk about my wife here now!"

"Zi'an, how can you talk like that? They are your third brother and his wife, how dare you stare at them?"

"Pah! Bang!"

Everyone in the room stared at each other in amazement. It turned out that Shen Youfu had slammed the table hard to show that he was angry, and the table fell apart in an instant...

This table was brought by Shen Zian from the Shen family. When the family was divided, Shen Zian did not take many pieces of furniture. In addition to the bed, he only got him a table, a long bench and two small stools. They are all old. Others might think that it is good to have them, but now they are broken apart in an instant. Shen Youfu felt that it was really a slap in his face!

Su Zhi felt that she should be angry, but seeing the expressions of the Shen family members, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Dad, it's okay. The old one won't go away, and the old one won't come. Fortunately, the bench you sit on was made by Zi'an. If it was also brought from the old house, you would have fallen down a long time ago."

Shen Youfu's face was gloomy, but he couldn't get angry. It was already an insult to tear up the table at his son's house. It was he who gave the table to his son, and now his daughter-in-law was squeezing him out. He was too embarrassed to get angry!

Sun smiled and said, "Fourth brother's wife is right. If the old doesn't go away, it won't come back. Fourth brother's family is rich now, and they are even going to change this house, let alone this table?"

Shen Ziping also smiled and said, "That's right, fourth brother, you are rich now, don't forget your brothers."

Su Zhi smiled and said, "Third brother and sister-in-law, what you said is wrong. Didn't you say I was a bad luck star? You also said that I was unlucky for your son and that he couldn't make money. We can't have too much contact with each other, so as not to affect my nephew's future. Then I would be guilty of a great sin."

Sanlang and his two younger brothers also came in. Originally, Shen Youfu didn't allow anyone else to come, but since they all followed him, he still let them in.

When Sanlang heard Su Zhi looking at him and talking with a smile, he really thought that Su Zhi felt sorry for him, so he raised his head and said, "If you know you are sorry for me, just hand over the silver and stay away from us in the future, and your crime will be less."

Su Zhi was speechless. Was this guy a fool? He couldn't understand either good words or bad words?

Shen Youfu felt embarrassed and yelled at Sanlang, "Go to the back and don't say a word!"

Wu Lang burst into tears and fell on Sun's thighs, almost knocking Sun and the chair to the ground. Shen Ziping was also in a panic. He finally managed to steady himself, but when he fumbled with his hands, he knocked Si Lang, who was standing next to him, to the ground and started crying. Shen Ziping got anxious and slapped Wu Lang in the face. Wu Lang burst into tears and cried loudly for a while.

Sun hugged Wu Lang and started to cry: "Why are you hitting the child? He is your son! If you want to hit him, just beat us to death together!"

Shen Youfu wanted to slam the table again, but when he saw the broken table beside him, his face darkened and he shouted, "Shut up! Otherwise, all of you go out and howl! I'm not dead yet!"

Sun stopped talking, and the two children also stopped crying in fear. Su Zhi wanted to turn her head away because she felt that nothing good would happen if she met this family.

Shen Zhang brought the topic back to the topic. She asked, "Zi'an, when you sold the ginseng, did you leave any of it? Even the whiskers would be fine. If you did, you should give them to Ziju. Thank you, mother."

Shen Zian shook his head and said, "We didn't keep any. If we removed the whiskers, the ginseng would be worthless, so we sell it whole."

Shen Ziping said with a sneer: "Zi'an, you don't care about your family at all! You know that your parents are old, your third sister-in-law and I have backaches and one is pregnant, and my younger brother and sister are weak, but you still don't leave some ginseng for us! Besides, your wife is also sick, you will definitely leave some for her, right? If you have left some, take it out and give it to your younger brother first. This is a great honor for the family!"

Su Zhi said: "My condition can be cured by taking medicine, I don't need ginseng at all."

"Then pay me some money and buy me a ginseng! You sold me a thousand-year-old ginseng, but you can't even get a fraction of that if you buy me a hundred-year-old ginseng, right?!"

Sun said that she finally asked for money.

Su Zhi thought that this was a blatant robbery, how shameless! If it were someone with a thin skin, he would definitely give the money to them, and he would probably not end up well. However, if it were her, she would not let them succeed so easily!

"Dad, Mom, I'm sorry. The money we earned from selling ginseng is still useful and can't be used to buy ginseng anymore. To be honest, I'm worried that I don't have enough money!"

Shen Ziping shouted, "Nonsense! That thousand-year-old ginseng can be sold for a few hundred taels of silver, right? What do you need a few hundred taels of silver for? Isn't it enough? You can fool anyone but not your parents, right?"

Su Zhi said, "I want to build a house and buy some land to enclose a large yard because I want to invite the holy beast to live in my house!"

Chapter 57 of Farmer's Spring and Field is finished