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

Chapter 243 The Secret of Identity is Revealed
An hour ago.

After dinner, Li Ruru brought her whole family to the workshop. She toured the workshop with Lu Dahai and Pan Dayan, and then sat down to taste the newly brewed beer.

"It tastes good." Lü Da gulped down more than half the bottle.

The beer bottles are made of thick bamboo and sealed with corks so they won't spill even during long-distance transport.

Pan Dayan and Hai Shi also took a few sips, then frowned and asked, "Do men like to drink this?"

Lü Da nodded, "This wine is refreshing and gives me energy to work."

Chaochao and Peipei brought over two slightly thinner bamboo tubes, which were carved with delicate patterns.

Peipei handed the bamboo tube in her hand to Pan Dayan and Hai Shi, saying, "Try this."

Pan Dayan took a small sip, her eyes lighting up as she exclaimed, "Wow, this wine tastes great, so sweet!"

Upon hearing this, Hai took a big gulp and smacked his lips, saying, "This is delicious, I like it."

Peipei said, "This is fruit beer, made from fruit. It's especially suitable for women, and children can also drink a small amount."

Upon hearing that it was suitable for women, Pan Dayan and Hai Shi tilted their heads back and drank the remaining half bottle clean in a few gulps.

Hai examined the bamboo tube in his hand and said, "This wine pot is also quite good, and the capacity is just right."

Drinking one bottle at a time won't make you feel full, nor will it feel too little; it's just right.

It's much more convenient than those big wine jars; you can put a stopper in it and carry it with you without any problem.

After the group finished their fruit beer, Chaochao handed the three of them a smaller, more delicate bottle and said, "This is called red wine. It's made from grapes. Both men and women can drink it. It only has benefits and no drawbacks."

Pan Dayan asked, "What are the benefits?"

Chao Chao said, "It relieves stress, nourishes the skin, strengthens the body, and prevents illness."

Upon hearing about its remarkable effects, both Lu Dahai and Pan Dayan couldn't wait to take a sip.

Hess tasted it carefully and said, "The sweetness and bitterness are perfectly balanced."

Pan Dayan said, "It tastes a little bitter at first, but then it gets sweet."

Lü Da: "Not bad, it tastes good."

Seeing that everyone liked the fruit beer and red wine, Li Ruru said, "The workshop will also produce these two types of wine in the future, catering to the preferences of people of different ages, completely opening up the market, and making men, women, young and old fall in love with our wine."

Li Ruru said a lot, and the three nodded vigorously. With Li Ruru grasping the general direction of the military, the future of the workshop would only get better and better.

Just as the group was drinking and chatting, a large group of constables suddenly rushed in and arrested them all.

Li Ruru and the others were sent to prison and thrown into dark and damp cells.

Sure enough, my left eye twitched, and disaster struck.

Fortunately, he was only imprisoned and not beheaded, so there is still room for maneuver.

Li Ruru bribed the guards with the gold leaves she had hidden on her person, and only then did she learn that it was Xue Shi who had brought them in.

“You beat Madam Bai so badly yesterday that she was disfigured, so she went to the magistrate to complain.”

The magistrate is easily swayed and can't stand seeing women cry. If she cries, you'll all be in trouble.

"To be honest, you guys are really bold. How can you hit just anyone?"

"Who is Madam Bai? Her ex-husband was the headmaster of Yingtian Academy, and now she's the matriarch of the Bai family. Of all people to mess with, you had to provoke her."

"I heard that the county magistrate sent a large number of people to your village to search for people, saying that they would dig three feet into the ground to find Miss Bai."

"If you ask me, you'd better just hand over Miss Bai."

Madam Bai is simply a doting mother; as long as her daughter is alright, she won't make things too difficult for you.

Li Ruru understood that Xue's whole scheme was purely to find Bailu, and everything else was just incidental revenge.

She went to such great lengths, it couldn't be because she loved her daughter so much, so what could it be?

Li Ruru suddenly remembered something. She opened her pocket, took out the secondary seal that Bai Lu had given her, looked at it, and then threw it into her spatial storage. She also put all her valuables into it.

I earned all the jewelry and silver myself, little by little, and I can't let these prison guards steal it from me.

"Take out all your valuables, and I'll keep them for you."

Without hesitation, Hai Shi and Pan Dayan handed over all their valuables to Li Ruru.

Li Ruru wrapped the items up and quietly put them into her spatial storage.

After doing all that, she said, "It's my fault, I've dragged everyone down with me."

Lu Da waved his hand and said, "How can you blame yourself? I didn't stop them when they were beating people yesterday."

Hai said, “Don’t worry, everyone. My third son is a scholar. He will definitely be able to get us out of here once he finds out.”

Chaochao asked worriedly, "Mother, will they find Miss Bai?"

"Miss Bai?" Lu Da was taken aback. "What Miss Bai?"

Realizing she had said the wrong thing, Chaochao quickly covered her mouth.

Li Ruru said, "Since things have come to this, I won't hide it from everyone anymore. To be honest, Bai Lu's name is Bai Lu, not Bai. Bai Lu is Madam Bai's daughter."

Lu Da, Hai Shi, and Pan Dayan were all shocked.

Pan Dayan said loudly, "So, Miss Bai really is in our village."

"Since she is a noble young lady, why doesn't she go home?" Mrs. Hai asked.

What ordinary young lady from a wealthy family would want to stay in the poor and remote Chenjia Village, enduring hardship and toil, and having to do all the work?

There's definitely something wrong with Bailu not going home.

Peipei said, "Madam Bai is Miss Bai's stepmother. She previously plotted to marry Miss Bai off to an old widower. If Miss Bai goes back, she will likely face dire consequences and may be plotted against in some way."

Hai nodded and said, "Then we definitely can't go back. That Madam Bai doesn't look like a good person at all."

It's utterly despicable to do such a vicious thing.

“The Xue family is doing all this to pave the way for their son.” Li Ruru hesitated for a moment, then continued, “There’s something else I’m keeping from you.”

She scratched her head sheepishly; what was there left to hide now?

Since everyone will find out eventually anyway, she might as well tell them now rather than wait for someone else to tell her.

Li Ruru said, "Actually..."

"Actually, Chu Xiu's surname isn't Liao, is it?" Lu Da suddenly asked.

Li Ruru was slightly taken aback, then nodded, "Yes, his name is Chu Xiu."

"Is he related to Magistrate Chu?" Lü Da asked again.

Chaochao interrupted, "They're more than just relatives; he's the magistrate's own son. Also, Lady Xue was originally the magistrate's sister-in-law, and her son is the magistrate's nephew."

"Wow..." Pan Dayan didn't know how to express her shock, she just kept exclaiming.

Hai said, "No wonder, Bailu is a pretty and charming girl, she's obviously not from an ordinary family."

In particular, her skin was so fair it seemed to glow, a stark contrast to the girls who spent their days doing farm work.

“Chu Xiu looks very noble; I had a feeling he was extraordinary before,” Pan Dayan said.

Her face beamed with the excitement of having discovered two juicy stories, showing none of the lifelessness one might expect from someone locked up in jail.

Li Ruru said, "I had no choice but to keep it from everyone before, please forgive me."

The three waved their hands, not caring about such things. Lü Da said, "Since Chu Xiu is the son of Magistrate Chu, and you've been so good to him, he should be able to get his father to release us, right?"

Li Ruru shook her head with difficulty and said, "I can't guarantee that either."