Ru Hua frowned deeply. She had thought that Chen Zhancai had redeemed her so she could enjoy a life of luxury with him, but she hadn't expected the Chen family to be so poor.
Fortunately, Chen Zhancai treated her very well; she didn't mind even if she ate coarse grain noodles and cornbread for every meal.
Upon hearing Liu Fengjiao's words, his face immediately darkened.
"Sister, I don't like hearing what you're saying. Since my husband is confident he can pass the imperial examination, what's the point of keeping those few acres of barren land? You can farm it!"
Liu Fengjiao was stunned for a moment, "You... what nonsense are you talking about? I don't know how to farm."
“This is terrible. Since you don’t know how to farm, you should listen to your husband and sell the land.”
"What if we don't pass the imperial examination and become a scholar? What will our family eat and drink? Will we have to beg for food?" Liu Fengjiao stared at Ruhua with a face full of anger.
Ru Hua smiled, "Sister, are you doubting our husband's abilities? Not to criticize you, but look at our husband—he has a big forehead and a round chin, he's born with a wealthy appearance, how could he not pass the exam?"
Besides, even if he doesn't pass the exam, with my husband's abilities, he can easily find a teaching job in town. That would be enough to support the family, wouldn't it? Isn't that better than farming a few acres of land?
Ru Hua's words reminded Old Mrs. Chen that her son was a scholar, a man of status, and earned two taels of silver a month as a schoolteacher, more than enough to support their family. Now they had to take a gamble.
The gloom on her face vanished, replaced by a beaming smile.
"Ruhua is right. We'll sell all six acres of land tomorrow and make sure to bring enough money for my son's journey."
Chen Zhancai immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, Mother. I knew you loved me the most."
"Why are you being so polite with your mother? From now on, your mother will be counting on you."
"Don't worry, Mother. With your son here, I guarantee you'll have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life."
Grandma Chen was so happy she almost lost her bearings. She glanced at Grandpa Chen, who had his back to her, and gently nudged him with her foot. "Old man, you have to come with me to find Security Guard Wu tomorrow."
"I'm just a useless piece of trash, all I do is offer hindsight advice. What can I do? You should go yourself!"
"Look at you, you're acting all high and mighty again when I ask you to do something important. If I could just sign and put my fingerprint on it, I really wouldn't need you to go."
"Let whoever wants to go, I'm not going."
Old Chen was still sulking, muttering something under his breath. Though his voice was soft, Old Mrs. Chen heard it clearly. She gritted her teeth, stepped forward, and grabbed his ear.
"I'm really giving you too much credit. I'll ask you one more time: are you coming with me or not?"
"Ouch! That hurts!" Old Chen cried out in pain, begging for mercy. "Old woman, let go! I'll go, I'll go, okay?"
Seeing that the two lively characters were about to start arguing again, Chen Zhancai shook his head and smiled helplessly.
Just then, he felt an urge to urinate, so he quickly got up and said, "I need to go out and relieve myself." He then left the room.
Seeing his chance, Da Bao quickly hid.
Chen Zhancai was in a great mood and couldn't wait to take the money and head straight to Ningjing to enjoy himself to the fullest.
He hummed out-of-tune, lewd tunes as he walked toward the outhouse behind the house.
Seeing him enter the outhouse, Da Bao followed him, stick in hand, intending to strike Chen Zhancai unexpectedly.
But then he thought it was inappropriate. Chen Zhancai was such a useless piece of trash who couldn't lift a finger or carry anything heavy. How could he withstand such a blow? If he were killed, it would be a real problem.
No, it's not worth getting into a murder case for someone like that.
He narrowed his eyes, a wicked smile playing on his lips.
Why not just kick this beast into the latrine?
This way, you can vent your anger without worrying about getting into a lawsuit.
Thinking of this, Da Bao lowered the wooden stick he had raised.
Chen Zhancai went into the outhouse, fumbled around at his waist for a while, then unbuckled his belt and began to relieve himself...
Seeing that the time was right, Da Bao suddenly raised his leg and kicked Chen Zhancai hard in the buttocks with all his might.
Chen Zhancai was holding up his pants with one hand, while his other hand trembled as he touched his penis.
Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain in my buttocks, and I staggered forward a few steps uncontrollably.
But in front of him was a dark, gaping cesspool. Before he could figure out what was happening, he suddenly felt his body go empty and, with a 'plop,' fell into the cesspool, which was about ten feet deep.
He was initially panicked, waving his hands wildly, trying to grab onto something to climb up, but it was pitch black all around, and he ended up covered in excrement and urine.
He was so overwhelmed by the pungent stench that he nearly fainted in the cesspool, and he started yelling at the top of his lungs.
"Father, Mother, Fengjiao, Ruhua, come quickly and save me! I'm being suffocated by the stench!"
Hiding in the shadows, Da Bao felt a surge of pleasure upon seeing Chen Zhancai's disheveled state. He sneered, turned around, and quickly ran out of the courtyard.
Just as Old Mrs. Chen was about to get up and go back to her room to rest, she vaguely heard Chen Zhancai shouting. She quickly waved to Old Mr. Chen.
"Go out and see what your son is yelling about!"
“Old woman, you know our son’s problem. Every time he goes to the outhouse, he’s groaning and moaning. You don’t even need to look at him; he’s just angry and uncomfortable.”
"You're right. Those who know him are furious, but those who don't might think he's fallen into a toilet!"
Grandma Chen shook her head and smiled as she spoke, then turned to Ruhua beside her and gave her some instructions.
"Make Zhancai two raw eggs to drink tomorrow, to cool him down."
"Yes, Mother."
As soon as Ru Hua finished speaking, Chen Zhancai's cries for help rang out again. Still worried, she asked again.
"Mother, I think I heard Zhancai shouting for help. Could he have really fallen into the latrine?"
Grandma Chen waved her hand with a smile, "Oh, my good daughter-in-law, how could that be? Zhancai is such a grown man. If he could fall into the latrine while using the outhouse, he would be a complete idiot!"
"Mother, you're wrong. I need to go out and take a look."
Ru Hua, still worried, quickly went outside and craned her neck to peek into the outhouse.
"My lord, my lord, where are you? Have you finished using the outhouse?"
Chen Zhancai was almost suffocated by the fumes. Hearing that someone had arrived, he weakly replied,
"Ru Hua, come save me! I've fallen into a cesspool!" she said, stretching out both hands.
Ru Hua felt something dark and grotesque wriggling in the excrement and urine. Disgusted, she covered her nose and backed away.
"Oh my god, husband, how did you actually fall into the latrine?"
"Don't make a fuss, just pull me out of here, I'm about to suffocate from the stench."
"Wait a minute, I'll go find someone." Ru Hua was dizzy and nauseous from the stench, so she turned and ran away. "Father, Mother, come quick! Zhan Cai has fallen into the latrine!"
Hearing the shouts, Old Mrs. Chen hurriedly came out, "What's wrong, Ruhua? What happened to Zhancai?"
"My goodness, you must go to the outhouse right now and check on him. Zhancai has fallen into the latrine and can't get out."
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