Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 161 Oh, what brings you here?

Chaochao's little face scrunched up in a bitter expression; was God deliberately trying to kill them?

They finally had a few good days, and then it came to cause trouble.

Bai Lu followed along, looking at the leaky room with great concern.

Li Ruru said, "Don't worry, we can just move to another place."

None of the other rooms in the house leak, so there's always room to put things if we squeeze in.

Peipei thought for a moment and said, "Mom, if this rain keeps going on like this, I'm afraid our other houses will also be affected."

Not only will it be troublesome to move things around, but I'm also worried that there won't be anywhere to move them.

It's raining heavily now, so we can't build or repair houses.

Everyone frowned in worry. Peipei then suggested, "How about we just move to the cave in the backyard?"

Except for the small cave used for smoking cured meat, the other caves are large, spacious, sturdy, and durable.

Moreover, that place is on high ground, so it's not afraid of heavy rain or even floods.

"Great!" Li Ruru said happily, she had almost forgotten about that wretched place.

What was once an idle and useless place has now unexpectedly become a haven for food.

Without further ado, Xiao Yishan opened the granary and carried down several bags of peanuts, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and other items, placing them in the main room.

Peipei and Chaochao carried the large sacks and worked together to fill them with flour and rice.

Bai Lu was unable to help and was extremely anxious.

One person couldn't move the large pickled vegetable pot; it took several people working together a lot of effort to move it out.

"Oh dear, let's take a break." Li Ruru rubbed her lower back and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Actually, there's an even faster and less strenuous way: just put everything into your storage space and search for it to move it all.

The children are all here, so she can't do it that way; she can only think about it.

Yinyin is too young to help carry small items, while Qiqi jumps around anxiously but can't help at all.

Li Ruru looked at Peipei's still slightly pale face and said, "You don't need to be here. Go lie down and rest in bed."

Peipei smiled and shook her head: "Mom, I stopped coughing after taking ginseng. Besides, moving around more helps me sweat."

Before Li Ruru could say her refusal, there was a sudden knocking sound at the door.

Everyone was startled, and Xiao Yishan quickly found an outer robe to cover the grain.

One wasn't enough, so he went and got two more.

This outer robe was made by Li Ruru, and waterproof material was added inside.

Xiao Yishan didn't know; he just picked it up casually.

Li Ruru straightened her clothes and said, "I'll go open the door. You all close the door and don't make a sound."

She didn't know who the visitor was; she had too much grain at home and was afraid others would be envious.

The children were very obedient; as soon as she stepped out of the main room, the door behind her was closed.

"Who is it?" Li Ruru asked as she walked, holding up her umbrella.

She stopped and looked at the canal again when she reached it.

The water in the canal flowed swiftly and continuously.

The heavy door opened, and Fang Xingzhi stood there, looking like a drowned rat.

Li Ruru noticed that his wet beard was stuck together, making it look even sparser and more pitiful.

"Oh, what brings you here?"

Li Ruru remembered that this person said her cooking was bad and that their house was too noisy.

"Um... can I take shelter from the rain at your place?" Fang Xingzhi felt so embarrassed he wanted to disappear into the ground.

If he had any other options, he would never have come looking for Li Ruru.

The rain was so heavy that his newly built thatched hut soon started leaking.

It was raining heavily outside and drizzling inside; the few basins we had were all used to catch the water.

Not only did he have nowhere to sleep, but the clanging and banging noises were driving him crazy.

"Don't you find my house noisy?" Li Ruru leaned against the door and glanced at him sideways.

"Um... well... I'll leave once the rain stops," Fang Xingzhi said through gritted teeth.

Li Ruru gritted her teeth. This man was truly stubborn; even after all this, he still refused to lower his head and say a kind word. Would he rather be soaked to the bone than admit that her house wasn't noisy?

"You can take shelter from the rain, but we're going to be very noisy. You'd better be prepared, Master Fang, or I won't be responsible if you get sick from all the noise."

And if you ever secretly go behind my back and scoff at me again, I... I'll break your legs.

Li Ruru threatened.

Fang Xingzhi nodded outwardly, but inwardly he found it quite ridiculous.

It's ridiculous that a woman who can't even kill a chicken would try to break his legs.

The difference in strength between men and women is enormous; even an old man is stronger than a young woman.

Li Ruru turned and walked towards the main room, with Fang Xingzhi obediently following behind her.

The door to the main room opened a crack, and five heads, including a dog's head, huddled together, staring at the two people.

Li Ruru smiled and said, "Don't peek, it's Master Fang, open the door."

With a creak, the door opened, and Chaochao eagerly held up an umbrella to greet Fang Xingzhi.

"Master Fang, what brings you here?"

As soon as she said it, she felt it was inappropriate.

People braved the rain to visit, and her words sounded like she was trying to drive them away.

Fang Xingzhi said calmly, "I... came here to take shelter from the rain."

Yinyin asked, "Where's your house? Didn't you just build it?"

Li Ruru said with a smile, "Yinyin, our house is leaking, so his thatched hut is definitely uninhabitable."

Yinyin said "oh" and turned to play with Qiqi again.

"What are you doing?" Fang Xingzhi looked at the covered object and then at the mess of pots and pans on the ground.

No one spoke, and he said awkwardly, "If it's inconvenient to talk about it, there's no need to force yourself. You can continue with your work. I... I'll go stay in the kitchen."

As he was about to leave, Li Ruru grabbed him.

"Wait a minute, now that Master Fang is here, why don't you help with some work?"

Fang Xingzhi's lips twitched, and he asked fearfully, "You...you didn't kidnap someone, did you?"

He vaguely saw a corner of the sack and automatically imagined a whole drama unfolding in his mind.

Li Ruru kidnapped the person, intending to destroy the evidence by burying him alive.

Now, if I ask him to help dig a hole, he says he shouldn't have gone out today and didn't check the almanac. Sigh.

"What are you thinking about?!" Li Ruru asked.

Fang Xingzhi came to his senses. This family consisted of women and children. It was good enough that he wasn't tied up, let alone tie up others.

He shook his head. What was that stubborn guy thinking?

Li Ruru suddenly lifted the outer robe covering the grain, revealing several large sacks.

"Master Fang, could you please help us move the grain to the cave in the backyard?"

"Oh, it's grain." Fang Xingzhi was completely relieved, but couldn't help asking, "How do you have so much grain?"

Just as Li Ruru was about to explain, he said again, "I know, you must have known in advance that it was going to rain, so you stocked up on it, right?"

Having come up with a reason, Li Ruru nodded naturally, "Master Fang is really clever."

Fang Xingzhi was clearly a man who had seen the world, and his surprise at the large amount of grain lasted only a second.

If the people of Chenjia Village saw this grain, they would definitely be so surprised that they would jump up and down, making all sorts of exaggerated movements.

Especially if the Chen family sees it, they might even come and rob it openly.

Fang Xingzhi, clearly used to being praised, asked casually, "Where's the cave? Shall we move it now?"

"Move!" Li Ruru pointed to the backyard.

Xiao Yishan took the lead, carrying a bag of flour, while Fang Xingzhi followed behind, carrying a bag of rice.

Xiao Yishan walked with a little difficulty, while Fang Xingzhi walked as if taking a leisurely stroll, relaxed and at ease.

Peipei was left in the main room, Bailu followed Xiao Yishan with an umbrella, and Chaochao followed Fang Xingzhi.

Li Ruru felt that this scene was a bit strange, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong.

She turned to Yinyin and said, "Master Fang seems a bit off."

(End of this chapter)