Ugly girl only wants to farm

Chapter 159 The farce ends

When Liu heard the sound of "Sanhua," her heart pounded wildly, as if being struck by a hammer, and her face changed color.

Everyone looked over with puzzled expressions, only to see the man struggling to get up and move over there. Liu's face changed color with fright. If this man started to make trouble, things would get complicated.

She hurriedly grabbed Meng Taohua and tried to run back, but Taohua looked reluctant and annoyed: "Mother, why are you pulling me? Can't you see how lively it is here? I'll watch for a while longer and then go back by myself."

Mrs. Liu looked utterly disappointed. Her husband was beating her while her daughter watched the spectacle. Her heart was filled with an icy chill.

Seeing that her own problems were resolved, Xu Chaoyan now looked on with amusement, thinking to herself that there was a lot of drama going on in the village, and if you wanted to see some good stuff, you had to come to the village.

It's hard to believe that Second Aunt got involved too. A smile played on her lips as she took Meng Jiuhe's hand and said softly, "Husband, shall we eat some melon before we go?"

With the family matter resolved, Meng Jiuhe's mood improved considerably. His younger sister had just briefly told him about He Shi's situation.

He gave Xu Chaoyan a doting smile and ruffled her hair: "You still love watching the excitement."

Xu Chaoyan chuckled twice: "Life is just too boring, I have to find some fun for myself."

The man was eventually pinned to the ground by several burly men, who then punched and kicked him repeatedly.

The man, who had already drunk a few ounces of horse urine, started yelling, "Someone's being beaten to death! Someone's being beaten to death! My little flower, Sanhua, why don't you even come to see your little darlings? You men are about to be beaten to death, and you don't even care about me! Ouch, you're killing me! Sanhua, don't go! Didn't you say the other day that you hadn't missed me in a long time? Well, here I am, here I come to see you!"

"Liu, you slut."

Uncle Meng's furious voice rang out.

He picked up a stick from the ground and was about to chase after her. Meng Taohua initially pretended to stop him, saying, "Father, don't hit Mother. This might be a misunderstanding, or perhaps it's a conspiracy by those people to sow discord in our family and make our family miserable."

Uncle Meng was panting heavily as he stood there, pointing at Liu Shi not far away and yelling, "Are you going to come over here by yourself, or do I have to invite you?"

Peach Blossom made a perfunctory attempt to stop her again.

"Girl, get out of my way! Didn't you hear me? That guy called your mother by her nickname, and in such a sweet and tender way. Those two might be having an affair, no, they might be having several affairs."

He raised his stick and ran a few steps to chase after her, when suddenly he struck Meng Taohua's leg with the stick.

"I'll beat you to death, you bastard! I knew why Liu named you Peach Blossom! It turns out that man liked flowers. I've been played like a fool by you two my whole life."

Meng Taohua winced in pain from the blow, and looking at her father who was furious beside her, she roared at him, "Father, open your eyes and see clearly that I am your daughter. How is my nose and eyes any different from yours? Didn't you give me the name Taohua? You said I was born when the peach blossoms were in full bloom."

Xu Chaoyan nudged the man beside her and whispered, "Peach Blossom, is that really how the name came about?"

Meng Jiuhe glanced at the chaotic family before speaking: "It seems there was such a thing. I heard from my mother that my second aunt was planning to name her Xinghua, but my second uncle said that the peach tree behind the house was in full bloom, and a girl should have a smile as beautiful as a peach blossom."

Taking advantage of the chaos, Liu also slipped away. Xu Chaoyan didn't know how long this farce lasted, nor did she know what He's fate would be. She didn't care whether she was drowned in a pig cage or divorced by her own husband.

At least she's settled things at home, so they can go to town to live, make a living, and earn money. She also has to support this man properly and wants to live a peaceful life for a couple of days. She doesn't want to die from overwork so soon after arriving in ancient times without ever having a good life.

And Meng Jiu and that petty man wouldn't let her watch the show for long.

Before leaving, the village chief and his great-grandfather said to Meng Jiuhe, "Since so much time has passed since the earth dragon turned over, and there has been no news of your parents, they must be no longer alive. You should accept this with compassion. But the dead cannot be brought back to life. I think you should build a tomb for them, so that you have something to remember them by. When you visit their graves during Qingming Festival and ancestor worship, you can also sweep their graves so that they won't become lonely ghosts."

His great-grandfather was also trying to persuade him, but Meng Jiuhe remained silent and didn't agree to the matter. He felt that his parents must be living well somewhere, and that they would meet again someday.

Seeing that Meng Jiuhe looked unwell, the group didn't agree, but sighed helplessly and shook their heads before leaving.

Finally, he said a few words to Xu Chaoyan, asking her to persuade her husband, and she nodded in response.

She walked over, gently took his hand, and softly comforted him, "Husband, don't be sad. We won't give up until we see our parents. Once the mountain road is open, we'll go and search for them ourselves. The matter in the village is settled now, so let's go back to town first."

She felt bad about having Uncle Zhang cook for the craftsmen, and she also needed to keep a close eye on the progress of the house project. This was her biggest deal ever, and she could have a good year and be more financially secure next year, instead of living so frugally.

The three returned to the house, tidied up briefly, and then planned to go back to town.

When Xu Chaoyan was tidying up the storage room, she found a basket of things. The storage room was a bit dark. She carried the basket out, grabbed a handful, and was immediately delighted. It was a basket of tallow trees.

When Meng Meng Jiuxia saw her carrying some unidentified objects, she asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, where did you find these? What are they?"

Xu Chaoyan quickly took out a small winnowing basket from the side and sifted out all the impurities. While working, she replied, "This is good stuff. It's the raw material for making candles. Don't we often try to save on oil lamps and candles? Once I make these, we won't have to be so stingy at night anymore."

Meng Jiuhe came out of the house with a bundle at this moment. Seeing her fussing over these things, he quickly came over to lend a hand.

Xu Chaoyan's face lit up with joy: "I never knew we had such a good thing in our house. How come we never noticed it before?"

Meng Jiuhe looked at the basket of tallow trees and pondered for a while before realizing, "These must be the tallow trees that Mother saved up and hasn't had a chance to use yet, right? I've heard Father say before that whenever there's a big or small event in the village, everyone takes out the tallow trees they've stored to make candles and such. People don't usually use them much, so I guess these are saved up for the New Year."

The brother and sister were lost in thought as they looked at the things. Xu Chaoyan noticed that the two were acting strangely, so she quickly packed up the things and went to find the cart driver to take them to town.

Before leaving, the three of them cleared out all the debris from the wall that Liu had knocked down, and then asked a few strong men from the village to help rebuild the wall. Originally, the village chief asked Uncle Meng to give some compensation, but Liu was stingy and refused to pay.

Xu Chaoyan was too lazy to argue with her. As long as she got back what was rightfully hers, that was enough. So by the time they finished and asked the driver to take them to town, it was already late. By the time they arrived at the town's courtyard, it was already dark.

They didn't want to hear Liu's voice for even a day. They could hear their second uncle arguing with Liu even in their own yard. Fortunately, there were many people and the yard was cleaned up quickly. They found a room for their uncle, as it was too dangerous for him to stay overnight and drive back at night.

Exhausted from a long day, the couple lay in bed. Meng Jiuhe reached out and pulled her close, letting her rest her head on his arm. He then turned and placed a soft kiss on her head, whispering, "Thank you for today."

Xu Chaoyan thought to herself that she seemed to be out of her safe period recently, and was hesitating about how to refuse this person. She was not at an age where she should get pregnant, and she didn't want to either.

She hesitated for a moment before politely declining, saying, "My lord, I'm a little unwell these past few days."

Meng Jiuhe blushed upon hearing this, and after a moment, she replied in a muffled voice, "What are you thinking?"