They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 132 Lian Lao Si Threat
Xu Zhichun told Liang Lizheng about this, and Liang Lizheng also agreed.

"Oh, by the way, your family still has fifty-two taels of silver with me. Building a house will cost a lot of money, this sum—"

"Please keep this money for my family. I trust you to keep it. I have enough money on hand."

Only then did Xu Zhichun realize how much silver his family had given to the village headman.

Fifty-two taels is quite a sum. But it's still far from enough to support a scholar to achieve success. It seems that even when the original owner was alive, life was very difficult.

I need to tell Liang Mingxuan about this. After all, it's a family of two, and the child certainly won't refuse. But Xu Zhichun felt that we should tell him.

When I was packing up my stall in town, I took the opportunity to visit and talk to them.

Liang Mingxuan naturally had no objections and nodded in agreement without hesitation, "I'll do whatever you say, sister-in-law. You can build it however you want. It would be best if the courtyard wall was built high."

Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "That's what I think too. Don't worry, I'll make sure it's built perfectly!"

"Hmm." My sister-in-law is a woman of her own mind; she didn't need to tell me. But—

Liang Mingxuan looked up and asked, "Sister-in-law, has something happened at home?"

Xu Zhichun hesitated for a moment.

Liang Mingxuan's heart tightened. "Sister-in-law, what happened?"

Xu Zhichun hadn't expected the child to be so perceptive. She only mentioned building a house, and he immediately realized something was about to happen.

"Sister-in-law, please tell me."

Xu Zhichun sighed inwardly; it was hard not to say something.

The truth can't be told; it has to be kept inside.

“My aunt and uncle, my second aunt and uncle, they all pressured me to remarry. Don’t worry, it’s all over. The village head, my fourth great-aunt, and my sixth great-uncle have already helped resolve it. They won’t dare to do it again. I’m thinking of rebuilding our house properly so they can see that we’re doing well without me having to remarry, and so they can give up on me. Besides, since you’re not home, it’s better to keep the house more secure.”

Liang Mingxuan felt that something didn't quite make sense; it seemed that his sister-in-law hadn't told him the whole truth.

However, that's enough.

"They are awful, sister-in-law."

Liang Mingxuan was somewhat discouraged; he was still too young.

"Sister-in-law, if you work hard for a few more years, one day I will definitely make you proud. When that time comes, if you want to remarry, my family will support you in everything!"

Xu Zhichun couldn't help but chuckle, both amused and exasperated. "You silly child, why are you thinking so much nonsense? Your sister-in-law won't remarry."

"Sister-in-law."

"You can stay at the county school without worry. They can't bully your sister-in-law."

Building a house is not an easy task. Xu Zhichun plans to build a larger one, so he needs to buy a plot of land first. He needs to go to the government office in the city with the help of the village head to process the land deed and house deed.

Afterwards, everything needs to be arranged in advance, including purchasing bricks, tiles, and timber, ordering doors and windows, ordering furniture, hiring people, and so on.

Xu Zhichun didn't know much about it either, so she often consulted with Liang Lizheng and the others. The Liang family helped with many things. As for the doors, windows and various furniture she needed, Qi Tian was there, and he readily agreed, promising to use the best wood for her.

Everything is being prepared quietly and methodically; we're just waiting for the day to start.

However, the Liang family and the Zhang family were in dire straits.

That day, Zhang's despicable scheme against Xu Zhichun failed. She rushed into the house in a panic and was shocked to see Lian Laosi rolling on the ground with his hands covering his eyes.
"Damn it, why aren't you getting me some water to wash my eyes? I'm going to go blind! Hurry, hurry!"

Even the fourth son cried out in pain and lost his breath, so Zhang hurriedly fetched water.

Even after washing his face with five basins of water, the fourth son could barely see. His eyes and face were so red they were almost unbearable to look at, and his eyes were still burning and stinging, constantly tearing up. Zhang was completely dumbfounded.

"How come you can't even control a woman?"

"Why didn't you tell me that that little slut was so cunning and vicious?"

The two blamed each other and had a fight.

Even the fourth brother's eyes were hurting so badly that he said angrily, "Just you wait!" and left Liangjia Village in a sneaky manner like a thief.

That same day, Xu Zhichun tearfully complained to Liang, the village head, saying that Zhang and the others had been scolded and humiliated, which was incredibly unlucky.

They didn't expect that four days later, even the fourth brother would come again.

Zhang's face darkened when she saw him, and she said irritably, "You don't need to come. It's no use coming. That little bitch won't fall for it again."

Besides, Xu Zhichun has vowed without hesitation not to remarry, so she has no reason to bring it up with her now.

Lian Lao Si gave a sinister sneer, then swaggered into the house and sat down. "I'm here to see you."

"Get out! Get out! Didn't you hear me say it's hopeless?"

Zhang was extremely disgusted.

This fourth brother is clearly no good. If it weren't for the need to get Xu Zhichun out of the family, she wouldn't have anything to do with such a person.

Little did they know that inviting a god is easy, but sending him away is difficult.

Zhang wants to get rid of Lian Laosi, but it's not that easy.

Lian Lao Si: "No chance? Hehe, I think there's a good chance. Anyway, you said you'd find me a wife, Auntie, I took it seriously. You can't go back on your word."

Zhang laughed in anger: "Are you even being reasonable? I've already said it's hopeless!"

"I don't care, you patted your chest and guaranteed it, you have to find me a wife."

Zhang was so angry she couldn't laugh anymore: "Do I owe you anything?"

Even the fourth brother nodded without hesitation: "That's right."

"you--"

Zhang ran out, grabbed a broom, and tried to chase the person out: "Get out, get out of here! Don't ever come back again."

"How could that be?" Lian Laosi sneered. "I'm still hoping that my aunt will help me find a wife, so I'll definitely have to visit her often."

"Didn't you understand when I said it's impossible?!"

“I don’t care. I only know that if Auntie agrees, she can’t go back on her word. Otherwise, I’ll tell everyone what happened that day and say that Auntie made me do it.”

"What did you say?"

Lian Lao Si laughed smugly: "I'll tell Liang Lizheng, I'll tell everyone, that Auntie wanted your niece-in-law to remarry and gave me a terrible idea: to force the issue first. But your niece-in-law is a ruthless woman; she threw a handful of chili powder at me and almost blinded me. If this gets out, Auntie, you'll be the butt of everyone's gossip. I heard you have a scholar in your family, hehe."

Zhang was dumbfounded, her whole body turned ice cold.

"You dare! You have no evidence, no one will believe you. The Xu family will never admit it; they still have their pride. Who will believe your words?"

Lian Lao Si sneered: "Many people in your village saw me come to your house that day. After I left, I went to Doctor Liu in Quanshan Village for a consultation and to get medicine. That's all the evidence. You don't admit it? We'll each have our own version of events, so we'll have to report it to the authorities. Do you think you can fool the officials in court?"

"You dare! You dare!"

(End of this chapter)