"How...how could you do this?" That was all she could manage to utter in the end.
Yin Lan found it amusing; anyone could play dumb to outsmart someone. "Sigh, I'm doing this for your own good. The child isn't suited for studying; even if he goes, Teacher Liu will refuse him."
When it came to Master Liu, Madam Hu really didn't dare to say anything.
Finally, she rubbed her hands together and admitted her mistake, "Um... Sister-in-law, I was wrong. Please let my child go to school. I did say and do some unpleasant things in the past, but I swear I will never do it again."
Since they were all surnamed Chen, Yin Lan hadn't actually intended to block their path; she was just trying to vent her anger.
Since the other party had already given in, she let it go and agreed, though she only said she would tell Master Liu.
Actually, there's no problem with that.
Hu left, thanking him profusely. But once she turned a corner and was sure no one was watching, her expression turned vicious. "Just wait for me. I don't believe your luck will always be so good. Wait until my child goes to school and passes the imperial examinations. You'll be sorry."
Yin Lan naturally didn't know, and she didn't care about Hu Shi at all; to her, Hu Shi was just a nobody.
Two days later, the weather warmed up a bit more, and with the arrival of spring, the villagers began to get busy preparing for spring plowing.
Yin Lan's family also has two acres of land. In the past, the land was overgrown with weeds. Last winter, the children worked together to pull the weeds out completely. Now that Chen Yourun has returned, the land is naturally going to be cultivated.
Compared to other people's land, two mu is really very little. The land is not considered fertile, just average, and because it used to be overgrown with weeds, it is no longer fertile.
Chen Yourun then placed all the weeds on the ground, burned them, and then used a hoe to turn over the ashes and mix them with the soil. This served as good fertilizer to fertilize the land.
Chen Yourun was originally doing it alone, but soon Tian Youwei came over. Without saying anything, he rolled up his sleeves and started working with him.
Now, Tian Youwei is practicing martial arts with Chen Yourun. In the past, Tian Youwei looked down on the people in the village. He preferred the heroes in storybooks. He was strong and rarely lost a fight, so he thought the men in the village were not very good.
However, after being thoroughly humiliated by Chen Yourun several times, he realized that he was narrow-minded and never admitted defeat verbally, but in his heart he had already given up. Moreover, Chen Yourun's martial arts skills were those of someone who had been on the battlefield, and he was absolutely unmatched in killing.
So Tian You came along and quietly farmed the land.
It's impossible to get him to say "Uncle Chen, you're amazing!" but his silent way of doing things says it all.
A moment later, Da Dong also arrived.
Afraid of being kicked out, he worked silently and diligently without uttering a single word.
Then Da Hu and Er Hu also came over. They had received so much care from Yin Lan these past few days, and had even eaten countless pig offal. Even if the adults in the family didn't say anything, the two kids knew they had to come and help.
In addition, my eldest and second children will definitely need to work in the fields as well.
So, in the two acres of land, there was one adult, Chen Yourun, and several children. Each of them held a hoe of various sizes. Chen Yourun started from the east side, and the children started from the west side. They started hoeing together. The four children, all of whom were half-grown, had strength and speed. The four children worked hard, their heads covered in sweat, using all their strength. In the end, they were almost about to win, but in the end, Chen Yourun finished first.
Kids: "....."
“Your dad… is really… strong, really amazing,” Tian Youwei said quietly.
He also liked strong men the most, because he knew from a young age that his mother liked that kind of man. Although he didn't know why, it didn't stop a child's aesthetic sense from being formed unconsciously.
Although the eldest and second children lost, they were still proud of themselves.
While everyone was busy working in the fields, they were also keeping busy at home.
For Tiejian Village, this once forgotten corner of the village is now the most lively place, a place everyone loves to visit.
After all, washing a pound of pig offal earns five coins, a deal so good you couldn't find anywhere else. Besides, there had been other good things like getting clothes exchanged before, and killing wild boars was also her doing. It's as if this Lady Yin has become a lucky star in Iron Sword Village these days.
Moreover, a winter has passed, and in the cold winter, everyone is huddled in bed. The two meals a day have been reduced to one meal a day because people don't move around much. Even so, every family has lost weight from hunger.
But look at Yin Lan's family. In winter, the whole village is unusually quiet, except for Yin Lan's small courtyard, where laughter can be heard occasionally.
It sounds like they're still building a snowman.
Some people were unhappy, saying, "In the dead of winter, aren't they afraid of the cold? If the child gets cold, let's see if she'll still be able to smile."
But later, after they all went out, they realized that Yin Lan's family was dressed very warmly. They not only had new winter clothes, but also very strange coats that looked like they were made of pigskin.
The child's face was rosy from wearing those clothes, and he looked very warm.
Moreover, the whole family is known for their extravagant spending and love of good food. I don't know what they ate at home during the winter, but they all gained weight.
When they met again, the villagers hardly recognized him, staring at the eldest child in astonishment.
"This is... Da Wa...? How did he grow so tall?"
Dawa has grown much taller and stronger. Her hair is no longer yellow, and her face is fuller. She looks very pretty, and you can't help but want to pinch her cheeks.
But the eldest child naturally wouldn't allow it; he's an adult now!
When Erwa saw that his older brother refused, he naturally refused as well.
Only the silly third child is left to be teased and manipulated.
Everyone sighed in admiration, saying that Madam Yin was living a good life now. However, because people could go to her house to wash pig offal, no one dared to say anything bad about her behind her back.
After all, everyone knows Yin's temper now. She is easy to talk to, but if you offend her, she will become very difficult to talk to.
However, most of the villagers are now very grateful to her, so the people who are talking behind her back are just a few widow Ye and her family.
However, Widow Ye was somewhat marginalized, since her own son would run to Madam Yin's courtyard every day, and would enthusiastically help her with chores, and would even secretly bring back some food.
Widow Ye disliked Yin Lan, but Ye'er had to admit that Yin Lan's cooking was delicious.
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