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

Chapter 150 Heading Straight to Loujia Village

Although Liang Mingxuan was young, he was a child prodigy. He wrote an IOU that was reasonable, well-organized, and clear, so that no one could help but accept the debt.

He also thoughtfully borrowed vermilion ink from her husband, which made Zeng Xiaojuan, who was prepared to bite her thumb, very grateful.

No wonder they're related to Zhichun; they're both so thorough in their work.

Xu Zhichun then pulled her brother-in-law aside for a private talk.

"You're the one who asks me if something's going on at home, but what about you? Aren't you going to tell me?"

Although it wasn't obvious, Xu Zhichun knew him well. She understood him and cared about him, so how could she not see it?
Liang Mingxuan smiled sheepishly, "I didn't want to trouble you, sister-in-law, but you noticed. I'm fine; Xiaoyue just brought some chili sauce you made for the Dean's wife, and they really liked it. The Dean's wife asked if she could buy some from you, and I..."

Xu Zhichun felt that it was not troublesome at all, but rather an unexpected liking.

"Your dean and his wife like it, that's wonderful! How could it be troublesome? It's no trouble at all! It's just chili sauce, very easy to make. How about the spicy chicken and mushroom flavor? I'll bring a few more jars next time I come. Just take it and give it to them. Forget about buying it or not, it's not expensive, our family can afford it. Just go quietly when you give it to them, keep a low profile, don't let the other classmates know, so people won't gossip."

If you eat your own chili sauce, at least you can speak up for yourself if something happens in the future, right?

Xu Zhichun knew that he was ultimately just an ordinary person, and hoped that the teachers at the county school would pay more attention to his child.

She doesn't ask for anything else, just fairness and justice, that's enough.

"Aren't you sure you won't be troubling your sister-in-law?"

"Of course!" Xu Zhichun scolded him, "You silly boy, don't be like those bookworms who've gone stupid from studying too much. How can you turn down such a good thing? Don't worry, I'll definitely bring you more next time."

Liang Mingxuan felt relieved and grateful. He smiled shyly and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I won't be a bookworm."

"Of course my sister-in-law knows you're not," Xu Zhichun said confidently. "I'm the one who brought you here, how could I not know?"

Liang Mingxuan laughed, unable to contain his pride and joy as he said, "I heard from Xiaoyue that the Dean's wife said the family cook is an excellent cook. I tried to make the chili sauce my sister-in-law made, but even though the ingredients are the same, I just couldn't get the taste right. I had to give up after trying so many times. My sister-in-law is really amazing!"

Xu Zhichun laughed and said, "That cook is really quite skilled. Indeed, the ingredients are just a few, and it's just slowly simmered in oil. But that's how chili sauce is; even with the same ingredients, everyone's version tastes completely different."

Of course, she couldn't tell the truth or give a recipe. The recipe was mediocre, but she added Lao Gan Ma chili sauce.

This was once a dominant force in the chili sauce industry.

How can we just let people learn it so easily?

Having received the IOU, everyone headed straight for Loujia Village.

When Zeng Xiaojuan was at home, she did all the housework, working from the moment she opened her eyes until dark, spinning like a top without being able to catch her breath.

Her sudden departure suggests the house was in complete chaos.

Five days passed in a chaotic and hectic manner, during which I cursed Zeng Xiaojuan every day.

That day, Zeng Xiaojuan finally returned. Aunt Lou, completely exasperated, glared at Zeng Xiaojuan with eyes practically spitting fire. "You little rascal, have you had your fun? You finally know how to come back!"

Aunt Lou rushed up like a gust of wind, ready to raise her hand to hit someone.

Spring Equinox easily grabbed her, and no matter how much Aunt Lou struggled and cursed in her anger, she couldn't break free.

It was noon, and the Lou family members were all at home. Hearing the commotion, they all ran out of the house.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? Let go of my mother!" "Damn it, who gave you permission to lay a hand on her?"

“Sister-in-law, you ran off for days without a word, and the first thing you did when you came back was to instigate outsiders to bully Mother. Is this how a daughter-in-law should act? Is this how your Zeng family raises its daughters?”

Lou Er stared at Zeng Xiaojuan with a gloomy look in his eyes, his eyes filled with nothing but disgust and loathing, as if Zeng Xiaojuan had dug up his ancestral grave in her past life.

Even Xu Zhichun, an outsider, felt a chill run down his spine when he saw it.

If things are like this, what kind of couple are they?
"What are you standing there like a block of wood for? Get back to work! What, are you waiting to be waited on? Do you think you're that kind of person?!"

Xu Zhichun told Chunfen to release Aunt Lou. "I don't care about your family affairs. You know Qiao'er was sick before, right? Zeng Xiaojuan knelt down and begged me. I was soft-hearted and paid for her medical expenses. It was four taels of silver in total. This is an IOU with Zeng Xiaojuan's fingerprint on it. Give me the silver and I'll return the IOU to you."

"What did you say?"

"Medical expenses? How much?"

"Say it again? What money? How much silver?"

As expected, the Lou family erupted in a huge uproar.

"Why don't you just rob someone! There's no silver, not a single coin. Go ask whoever spent it for it!"

The Lou family members, enraged, launched into a cacophony of curses, vicious, shameless, and utterly unbearable to hear. Even though they had prepared themselves mentally, Xu Zhichun and the others still felt their anger flare up.

Even Chunfen, known for her honest and simple nature, blinked and said, "Even our village's most shrewish auntie can't compare to them."

Xu Zhichun thought to himself, "Of course. No matter how formidable Aunt Hua is, she's still a country woman with limited knowledge and vocabulary. She can't compare to the Lou family, who at least used to run a business in the county town. They must have unlocked far more ways to curse."

Xu Zhichun: "No matter what you say, it's no use. Qiao'er is very ill and her body is severely depleted. She has taken a lot of good medicine to treat her illness and replenish her body. She has even used ginseng. I didn't even charge her enough for four taels of silver. Anyway, the IOU is here. You have to accept it whether you like it or not."

“Go ask whoever spent it! Go ask the Zeng family for it.”

"But Zeng is also a member of your Lou family. After searching everywhere, didn't we eventually find you? You can't not pay up. Your granddaughter is so sick. The clinics in the city all said that if she had been brought in any later, something terrible would have happened. I was soft-hearted and paid for her out of my own pocket. It wouldn't be right for me not to pay her back. Is your Lou family just a bunch of scoundrels?"

“We didn’t ask you to save anyone. Why is a little girl so precious? This money shouldn’t be spent at all! Anyway, we don’t have any money. Go find whoever asked you for help.”

“Since you can’t reason with me, I’ll go find your village head, your clan chief, and your elders. We people of Liangjia Village are not to be trifled with. Four taels of silver, that can’t be left unpaid.”

Xu Zhichun turned to leave.

The Lou family panicked.

"You stop!"

"can not go!"

I can't afford to lose this person.

Lou Er was about to hit Zeng Xiaojuan when Liang Mingliang stopped him, asking in an unfriendly tone, "What do you want to do?"

Lou Er was furious. "What? I'm disciplining my own wife, and it's your place to tell me what to do? Heh, Zeng Shi, is this some random man you found outside? You—ah!"

Liang Mingliang punched him in the face, "You beast!"

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