Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty

Hu Laowu sneered and said, "The old man is right, raise a son to prepare for old age. You old man has found your eldest son, and there is a younger son at home. Your two sons should take care of him in old age. My second brother's family doesn't need any more." I’ll give you pension money.”

Old Man Wang became anxious and shouted, "That won't happen!"

Hu Laowu snorted coldly, "You said raising a son to protect you in old age, your son should support you in your old age. If your daughter marries another family, she will become a member of that family."

Luo Yuan also said, "Uncle Wang's monthly salary is only one tael of silver, and he has to support his wife and children. Forget it, asking him to give you two hundred coins every month is enough."

Old Man Wang said in disbelief, "What? How come Chengzi only has one tael of silver a month?"

Wang Cheng snorted coldly, "I'm just a horse feeder. I get so many military posts because I'm older and my superiors take care of me. Other soldiers don't get so much. If you don't believe me, just ask in the military."

Mr. Wang thought for a while, if he wanted to take away Wang Cheng's pension money, his daughter might really leave him alone. How could two hundred wen be compared with two taels of silver? She immediately burst into tears and said, "I'm not here to control Chengzi and ask for money. He's having a hard time, so I won't give it to him. I just came to see him. I've missed him for more than 20 years, and today I finally met him."

Seeing his face like this, Wang Chengxian was still a little worried about him and his heart completely turned cold.

Hu Laowu frowned and said, "Old man, let's go. Brother Wang has to pack his things and will set off early tomorrow morning."

Luo Yuan also said, "Old man, you have had enough food and wine, let's go."

Old man Wang looked at Wang Cheng and said, "Chengzi, dad doesn't want you to give money for retirement. Dad has no other hobbies, he just likes to drink a sip of wine..."

Wang Cheng took out a tael of silver with a dull face and handed it to him, "Take it to buy some wine."

Old man Wang happily took the money and said, "Dad, I don't need you to give me money for retirement every month, but you should honor me from time to time and give me some money to buy wine. It sounds nice and it also gives you face." He smiled at Mrs. Wang again, "Daughter, I haven't paid for the bullock cart outside."

Several people sent Old Man Wang out. Mrs. Wang paid for the ox cart and watched him leave before Hu Laowu returned to the village.

Luo Yuan went to Luyuan again and gave Cheng Yi one hundred taels of silver to Wang Cheng. Sixty taels of silver were given by Lord Chu, thirty taels of silver were given by Chen Afu, and ten taels of silver were given by the Luo family.

Wang Cheng and the others would leave early in the morning tomorrow. Chen Afu hadn't gotten up yet, so he asked Luo Yuan to give Cheng Yi to them in advance.

The reason why the Chu family treated Wang Cheng so politely was not only because Wang Cheng was Chen Afu's uncle, but also because he was a hero of the court, but he was robbed of military honors by traitors and suffered injustice for more than ten years.

Wang Cheng expressed his gratitude. He bowed and said politely, "Guanshi Luo, please help me thank the old Marquis. When they left the capital, Mrs. Chu San and Auntie Lin gave me Cheng Yi one hundred taels of silver, and now he has given me so much. The Chu family is very grateful to me." My kindness will never be forgotten by my family. I will remember my nephew's love for the rest of my life."

Seeing her daughter and her husband's family treating Wang Cheng so kindly, Mrs. Wang beamed with joy. This is also to save yourself face.

Mrs. Chen stayed in the east room because she was worried that her son would be blackmailed by Mr. Wang.

She saw through the window that Luo Yuan had given Wang Cheng so much money, and her eyes widened. Oh my god, the Chu family gave Wang Cheng one hundred and sixty taels of silver at once.

Then I thought about Wang Cheng and Wu's words of thanks to Ah Fu two days ago, saying that Ah Fu bought them a small courtyard in Dingzhou Prefecture. The old lady thought she had heard wrongly at first. This uncle never helped Ah Fu at all, but the Chen family protected Ah Fu until he was fifteen years old. Ah Fu has never bought a house for himself, so how could he buy it for them. Today, it seems that buying a house is a certainty.

The small courtyard in Dingzhou Prefecture must be at least close to one hundred taels. Adding in the money given by her and the Chu family, and perhaps more unsaid, it will be three hundred taels, or even more.

Ah Fu has given so much to Wang Cheng, wouldn't Wu, his biological sister, give even more?

Looking at her second son who was looking silly and happy at the side, Mrs. Chen's eyes were red with sadness.

Without comparison, she still felt that Ah Fu was good to her and her eldest son. But this comparison makes me feel that Ah Fu’s ambition is biased. In other words, Wang's heart was wrong, and it was probably her who asked Ah Fu to do this. The second child actually helped his wife hide it from them.

After Luo Yuan left, Wang Cheng and Wu went back to the east chamber to pack their things, while Chen Ming and Wang went back to the upper room. Seeing the old lady wiping her tears with a handkerchief, she ignored them.

Chen Ming was shocked and said, "What's going on, mother? Who made you sad?"

Old Mrs. Chen cried, "Who else can I have? It's your wife."

Wang was startled and asked quickly, "What did mother-in-law say? If there is anything wrong with my daughter-in-law, please tell her."

Mrs. Chen said, "You are the wife of the Chen family, the Wang family of Chen. Why are you turning your elbows outward to encourage Ah Fu to prefer Wang Cheng? Ah Fu is a daughter married from my Chen family, and she prefers her natal family." It should be our Chen family, not the Wang family who is just a hat away away. How about moving all the money, house, and money to the Wang family?"

Chen Ming and Wang Cheng knew that Luo Yuan had just given Wang Cheng money, and what they said to Wang Cheng was known to the old lady.

Chen Ming helped the old lady sit down and said to Mrs. Wang, "Mother Juan, go help Chengzi pack her things. My mother and I will have a nice talk."

After Wang left, Chen Ming said, "Mom, how could Juanniang and Ah Fu only care about Chengzi and not the Chen family?"

Then, he counted on his fingers how much Chen Afu had given to Dafang. The 10% of Xinglong Restaurant's shares amounted to dozens of taels of silver a year, and he had to keep taking it. Ayu said that he will open a head office in Beijing in the future and will get more. Ah Fu gave Dafang the seeds for which he earned dozens of taels of silver for growing watermelons last year, and the winter wheat that was about to be harvested were all good seeds given by Ah Fu. The shop opened by Dafang was given a fair price by Fuyunlai Trading Company, but he didn't make a penny. There are also the usual things...

Add these together, how much does it cost?

There is also Sanfang. How much did Ah Fu make from the prescriptions he gave for free?

The old lady snorted coldly, "We earned these with our own efforts, instead of giving money and houses directly like Wang Cheng."

Chen Ming explained, "Wang Cheng is disabled, his wife is seriously ill and can't do any work, and the two children are still young..." Then he said helplessly, "Mom, I am your biological son. Of course I will turn to you and my eldest brother, maybe. You will suffer a loss. Ah Fu has given so much to the Chen family. If you want to repay the favor, it has been done long ago. After all, she is not a blood relative of our Chen family. It really broke her heart and I can’t even coax her back. You old man Don't be picky, and always talk to your elder brother and sister-in-law about how to get closer to Ah Fu. This will only be good for you and the younger generation."

The old lady thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. Especially Chen Ming's last few words shocked her even more.

She wiped away her tears and told Chen Mingdao, "If mother finds out, she will tell you more about your eldest brother. However, it is better not to let them know about giving Wang Cheng the money and house."