Chapter 26: Rest and Relaxation
"Mom, it's not that bad yet, don't worry." Qin Huiyin said, "I won't let myself get hurt. You have to believe in my ability."
Li Taohua's eyes were red: "I promised your father that I would take good care of you and let you live a good life. But now I let you suffer with me. I feel sorry for him..."
Qin Huiyin glanced at Tang Dafu.
When Tang Dafu heard Li Taohua mention his 'original wife', there was no negative emotion on his face, only shame for having implicated Li Taohua.
Anyway, Tang Dafu was a good stepfather. He was just ordinary and honest like most men, and he was really good to Li Taohua and her daughter.
Master Tang San, who had been silent the whole time, said, "I still have some money. If you need it, I can lend it to you for emergency."
"Third Master, you haven't left yet?" Qin Huiyin then noticed Third Master Tang standing at the door.
Mr. Tang San did not show up because Qin Huiyin did not take action during the negotiation with Chen Zhongyi, so he was not needed. If Chen Zhongyi took action against the old and weak women in this family, he would definitely help.
He is different from the villagers who are waiting outside to watch the show. Even if he has not made any money from Tang Dafu's family in the past few days, he will stand up when he sees villagers in trouble.
"Someone is causing trouble for your family. I have to make sure you are safe before I go back. Otherwise, what kind of elder am I?" said Master Tang San.
"Third Master, thank you for your kindness. We don't need to bother you now. When there is really no other way, we will definitely bother you. Don't think we are annoying then."
"I'm just an old man and I don't have much to spend. I've made some money over the years. If your family is in trouble, I won't stand by and watch you die. You can discuss it first and come to me when you need help."
Master Tang San left Tang Dafu's house. As soon as he walked out of the courtyard, several villagers came over. One of them said, "Master San, we are all from the Tang family, so please help me too!"
"Yes, Third Master, please help me. How about I give my son to you as my grandson?"
"Get lost, you bunch of people who want to take advantage of me. Do you think I'm a fool?" Mr. Tang San said with disgust. "I'll give my things to whoever I want. Forget about it."
After saying that, Master Tang San drove away in the ox cart.
Li Taohua strode out, stood at the gate of the fenced courtyard, and yelled at the villagers who were watching the show: "What are you looking at? If you keep looking at me, I will poke your dog eyes out."
Her voice was originally charming, and even though she tried her best to lower it and make it more intimidating, it still had little effect.
"Mother Huiyin, I think that Boss Chen's suggestion is quite good. Your Huiyin will get married sooner or later. Rather than marrying an ordinary peasant, it is better for her to marry a rich man. If Boss Chen likes your Huiyin, you can hand her over to him and you don't have to pay back the fifty taels of silver. Boss Chen is rich, and Huiyin will have a good life in the future, even better than you!"
"Mrs. Wang, that's not what you mean. Boss Chen is old enough to be Huiyin's father. Besides, Boss Chen has a wife, so Huiyin will be a concubine if she marries him."
"What's wrong with being a concubine? As long as I can live a good life, it's worthwhile to be a concubine, not to mention a concubine. People like us are not rich girls, so why are we so spoiled!"
Li Taohua grabbed the shovel beside the courtyard wall and threw it at the women who were gossiping and eating melon seeds: "You bunch of gossipers, keep talking, I'll take you to death with me."
"What a crazy woman. If you hadn't been so seductive and seduced so many men, this wouldn't have happened."
"That's right. Who doesn't know that you are unlucky? Tang Dafu was fine for so many years, but he got into trouble right after marrying you. Didn't you hear what that Chen said? He was targeting you in the first place."
"Yes, I came here for her, but her daughter got hurt as a result. If I were her, for the sake of my family's safety, I would just find a place to end it all..."
Puff! A bucket of water was pushed over.
"Ah, what are you doing?" the woman who was splashed screamed.
"What are you crazy about? We are still here, why are you splashing nonsense?"
"You little bastard, you are so rude to your elders. You are so uneducated..."
Qin Huiyin held the empty basin and said to the women, "This is my home. There is something dirty at the door of my house. Can't I wash it? Aunts, your mouths are so stinky. How about I take the trouble to help you clean them?"
"Li Taohua, look at your beautiful daughter..."
"Is my daughter wrong? Your mouths stink so much, it must be because you eat too much feces. I advise you to work more in the fields if you have the free time, so that the crops can grow better, otherwise you will have nothing to eat but feces..."
"Tang Dafu, you are such a useless man. You married such an unfaithful woman and brought her home. No wonder you are so unlucky. You are cursed by her..."
"What happened?" A cold voice sounded.
When everyone heard the voice, they turned around. When they saw Tang Yichen appear with a book box on his back, they seemed to have met the person in charge and rushed to him to complain.
"Your stepmother is really vicious. When you were away, she made your brother and sister-in-law work every day. Her precious daughter didn't even know where the well was..."
"Someone came to your house to collect debts just now, and your stepmother only knew how to blame your father. Your father was injured, so pitiful, he was still crawling on the ground..."
"Your stepsister is not a good person either. She actually dared to throw dirty water on us. She is so vicious and is not good to your brother and sister-in-law. Brother Chen, do you want to watch this vicious mother and daughter occupy your home?"
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Tang Yichen's brows furrowed tighter and tighter.
His eyes rested on Qin Huiyin and her daughter.
Li Taohua felt uncomfortable every time she saw her stepson. He was obviously not very old, but she always felt that he had seen through her and left her with nowhere to hide.
Qin Huiyin pulled Li Taohua inside: "Mom, let's go in first."
Tang Yichen said to everyone: "Aunts, I just came back and don't know what happened. But I heard you blocking my door and loudly insulting my father with my own ears."
"That's because..."
"I just got home and I'm a little tired. Aunts, please go back. I want to be alone for a while."
"Brother Chen, seriously, you want to pass the imperial examination. A stepmother like Li Taohua is a stain on you. Be careful that she will do more things that will embarrass you in the future."
Tang Yichen kept a straight face and said calmly, "I know my limits."
"Brother Chen, are you going to prepare for the next exam?"
"Um."
"You are the best student in our village. Even your teacher praises you as a good candidate. If you pass the exam, your family won't have to pay taxes."
When talking about Tang Yichen's studies, the man who was indignant just now changed his face to a flattering one. Looking at Tang Yichen again, he seemed satisfied no matter how he looked at him, and wondered if there was a chance to marry him.
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