After hearing these words, Chen Zhancai looked Liu Fengjiao up and down, sensing that something was off about her.
In the past, she was always obedient to me, never doing anything I asked, and never scolding a chicken if I told her to beat a dog.
But now, not only has his temper worsened, but his attitude towards me has also become extremely cold.
Furthermore, why would Wang Qizhang ask her to look after a house? Did he really pity her?
As the saying goes, "At thirty, one is like a wolf; at forty, like a tiger; at fifty, one can suck up the earth while sitting still."
Liu Fengjiao is at the prime of her life, dressed in a variety of charming styles, and is incredibly beautiful. What man wouldn't be tempted by her?
Could it be that this woman really cheated on him?
Damn it, if that were the case, he'd be a cowardly coward...
Chen Zhancai became increasingly suspicious, staring at Liu Fengjiao with a distrustful look.
"Feng Jiao, are you really here to sweep and guard the yard?"
Faced with Chen Zhancai's questioning, Liu Fengjiao was startled. Oh no, he seemed to have become suspicious.
If he were to find out that I've cheated on him, that would be a serious crime of adultery.
Men should have their genitals cut off, and women should be kept in seclusion; they must never let anyone discover anything amiss.
Liu Fengjiao tried her best to remain calm and conceal her inner panic. "Why would I lie to you?"
Chen Zhancai looked at her with a mixture of belief and doubt, and couldn't help but reach out and touch the hem of Liu Fengjiao's clothes. "Do you wear such nice clothes when you're doing chores and cleaning?"
Liu Fengjiao's heart skipped a beat. Ever since she truly followed Wang Qizhang,
Wang Qizhang treated her better and better, not only refraining from using any improper tricks in their bedroom, but the two also developed a tacit understanding that was like fish in water...
For the past few months, she's been living like a wealthy lady, wearing fine silks and eating delicacies every day.
Besides giving her two taels of silver for expenses, Wang Qizhang would also occasionally bring her some gold and silver jewelry.
She was living a very comfortable life; to anyone who saw her, she didn't look like someone who did manual labor.
There was no other way but to lie. "These tattered clothes are only good in your eyes. They're all hand-me-downs from Wang Qizhang's wife. I was just trying them on inside to see if they fit when you knocked on the door outside. I didn't have time to change before I came out."
"So that's how it is. It seems that the Wang family is indeed doing quite well."
Chen Zhancai peeked into the courtyard.
"Fengjiao, since you live alone in this courtyard and are just sitting around doing nothing, do you think Ruhua and I could stay here for a while? I'll find some work and earn some money in a few days, and then we can go out and look for a place to live?"
“That won’t do. I can’t make that decision myself. I have to ask Wang Qizhang’s wet nurse.” Liu Fengjiao said, calling out to the courtyard, “Wang Ma, come here for a moment.”
Liu Fengjiao had long ago conspired with Wang Ma to take care of her daily life when no one else was around, but in front of strangers, she was just a chores doer.
Aunt Wang walked over quickly, glanced at Chen Zhancai and Ruhua, and asked, "Fengjiao, who are these two people?"
"This is my husband, and that is my sister. Do you think we could let them stay here for a few days?" Liu Fengjiao asked, feigning concern.
Wang Ma was a shrewd woman. She knew that Wang Qizhang's wife was incapable of serving him in bed, and she also knew about his relationship with Liu Fengjiao.
As soon as she heard that he was Liu Fengjiao's man, she knew she couldn't get rid of him.
He deliberately put on an angry look and said, "How can that be? Elder Wang left you here to look after the courtyard, not to be your shelter. If you don't want to work here, pack your things and leave. Don't cause trouble for Elder Wang."
"Wang Ma, I understand."
"If you know, hurry up and send them away. The leaves in the yard still need you to sweep them up!"
"Yes, Aunt Wang, you go ahead and do your work, I'll be right there."
After dismissing Wang Ma, Liu Fengjiao rolled her eyes and gave a disdainful snort.
"See? I'm just a laborer, but at least I can get a decent meal. You and Ruhua should get going!"
"This..." Chen Zhancai believed Liu Fengjiao's words and was speechless for a moment.
Ru Hua couldn't bear to see Liu Fengjiao in such a predicament, so she gently nudged Chen Zhancai, saying, "Husband, let's not make things difficult for my sister. What if she gets fired too? Wouldn't that mean another person in our family will go hungry?"
"Yes, my husband, if you can't bear to see me suffer here, then hurry up and find a way to make money. Only when you make money can I go back and take care of you with peace of mind."
Liu Fengjiao remained calm and composed, her eyes not daring to waver, indicating that she was not lying.
Chen Zhancai finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "Fengjiao, don't worry. With your man's status as a scholar, you can find a good job anywhere. Just wait, in less than two months, I'll bring you back. Then the three of us, you, Ruhua, and I can live happily together. But right now, I'm really broke. So give me some money so I can get through this difficult time."
Liu Fengjiao really wanted to ignore him, but she knew Chen Zhancai's character; he was incredibly shameless.
He's a persistent nuisance who won't give up until he gets what he wants. If he keeps coming here to cause trouble every few days, wouldn't that be a hassle?
Consider it a loss to avoid disaster, a way to buy peace of mind.
"Wait here, I'll go borrow a few hundred coins from Wang Ma."
"Yes, yes, thank you, my wife."
Liu Fengjiao hurriedly went back into the house, took out two hundred coins from the bottom of the box, and came out.
"Zhancai, I only managed to borrow two hundred coins from Wang Ma. You can take it and use it first!"
Chen Zhancai's eyes lit up when he saw this, but he didn't reach out to take it. "Fengjiao, isn't this a little bit of money? Can you lend me more?"
"You're making things difficult for me! I don't have that kind of nerve. If you think it's too little, then don't take it. Otherwise, I won't even have money to buy cosmetics this month." Liu Fengjiao pretended to put it away.
"Yes! Who said no?" Chen Zhancai snatched it away and stuffed it into his pocket. "Fengjiao, I'm leaving now."
"Go, go, go quickly. Come back to pick me up when you've made some money, otherwise don't bother me anymore." Liu Fengjiao said, then turned and went into the courtyard.
Seeing this, Chen Zhancai gritted his teeth in anger. That wretched woman was a real snobbish opportunist, fawning over the powerful and belittling the weak.
You just wait, the day you pass the imperial examination with flying colors, I'll make you lick my toes and slap my ass...
"Ruhua, let's go." He called out to Ruhua.
"Husband, where are we going now?"
"Wherever we can go, we need to find a place to stay first. Once we have a place to stay, we can look for a way to make a living."
Chen Zhancai had already made up his mind: he would first find a place to rest properly for a while, and then go to the Confucius Academy. With his years of learning, he believed that the old master would surely find him a teaching position...
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