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

Chapter 47 To destroy someone, first make them go mad!
Da Ya frowned. What's wrong with Mother today?
Er Ya was also puzzled. How could her mother be interested in someone like this?

Chu Xiu rolled up his sleeves again; he wouldn't feel right if he didn't beat someone up today.

But as soon as he raised his hand, Xiao Yishan stopped him and whispered, "Aunt Li has her own arrangements."

They just need to stand there and watch the show; going up to help would only ruin Aunt Li's plans and make things worse.

Chu Xiu's mouth moved, holding back his anger and feeling upset. He shoved Xiao Wu hard, "You... go that way, don't block my way."

Xiao Wu walked to the side dejectedly and stood obediently.

The expressions on the faces of the onlookers were as if they had eaten shit.

Is this Li woman out of her mind?!
How come someone who seems so shrewd and capable turns out like this the moment she's around a man?

Every village has a few scoundrels like Lai Zi.

They usually look down on lazy people, but how come this person becomes a hot commodity in Li Ruru's mouth?

Zhang Laizi insulted her, and she even praised him for being manly. Does insulting someone equate to manliness?!

Grandma Hua's mouth twitched. "Is this what you call manliness? This is just sick!"

Just now, Li Ruru looked down on Zhang Laizi, but now her attitude has suddenly changed.

Grandma Hua didn't think much of it, assuming that her silver tongue had convinced Li Ruru.

Zhang Laizi also thought that Li Ruru had seen his charm, and said loudly and proudly, "Madam Li, since you are so satisfied with me, why don't we get married tomorrow?"

After thinking for a moment, he added, "You're getting married for the second time and you're bringing three money-losing kids with you, so I won't give you a dowry, but your treasury can't be less. All the money you earn from selling konjac tofu will be mine."

Li Ruru's bright eyes suddenly darkened. "Huh? You actually coveted my money?"

Zhang Laizi switched to his shameless mode, sticking out his neck and saying, "Who wants your money? I'd be losing out big time marrying you."

You're already so old, I don't know if you'll still be able to have children. Go ask around, who else besides me would be willing to marry you?

Li Ruru squinted and remained silent. If she directly rejected Granny Hua, she would definitely come to the market to ambush her again next time.

If this continues every day, how will she be able to continue her business?

In order to get the other party to give up on their own, Li Ruru decided to start praising them.

To destroy someone, first make them go mad.

Only by praising Zhang Laizi to an extreme degree, making him feel that marrying her would be a huge loss, will he naturally give up.

Li Ruru said, "Brother Zhang, you are such a good person, so outstanding and kind. But you are too good for me, I am not good enough for you."

I'm just a peasant woman with three young daughters to raise. I can't carry on the Zhang family line, and I can't bring about your family's extinction.

She spoke with such sincerity, looking wronged and sad, and kept wiping away non-existent tears.

Zhang Laizi was stunned. He thought about it carefully. His purpose in getting married was to find someone who could do laundry, cook, and carry on the family line.

If Li Ruru can't have children, no matter how much money she earns, it's useless. The Zhang family can't afford to have no descendants.

"Never mind then, the Zhang family line must continue." With that, he turned and left.

Seeing him leave, Granny Hua smiled and said, "Look at the mess this has made. He just hasn't figured things out yet. I'll go and talk to him. What a wonderful marriage!"

Li Ruru ignored her and said, "Get out of the way, a good dog doesn't block the way."

Li Ruru acted as if nothing had happened and bought a lot of things at the market before going home.

As soon as he got home, Xiao Yishan started working again.

He dismantled the simple chicken coop that had been enclosed in the yard and used bamboo to build a larger one.

Li Ruru bought 10 chickens, 10 ducks, and 5 rabbits this time.

The chickens and ducks were kept together, while the rabbit had its own burrow.

Qiqi kept circling outside the fence, occasionally pawing at it with its paws. Unfortunately, it had an iron chain around its neck, and the chain was too short, so it could only smell the delicious food in front of it but couldn't eat it.

The little guy was about to let out a roar in frustration when he saw Li Ruru glaring at him.

She hurriedly lowered her head and pretended to play with her tail as if nothing had happened.

Li Ruru looked at the rabbit hutch with satisfaction. "Yishan, your skills are quite good."

Xiao Yishan scratched the back of his head and smiled sheepishly.

Inspired by his rabbit hutch, Li Ruru decided to build a bread oven in the center of the yard.

You can bake bread, sweet potatoes, potatoes, or something when you have free time.

She rolled up her sleeves, ready to get to work, but then remembered that she hadn't even bought the materials.

Hmm, no rush. Tomorrow I'll buy a few bricks, dig up some soil, and gather some wheat straw.

Meanwhile, Chu Xiu was summoned home by Magistrate Chu.

Chu Xiu stood outside the door, while Xiao Wu was being questioned by Magistrate Chu in the study.

"Where did the young master go gallivanting last night?"

Xiao Wu answered truthfully, "Young Master went to Madam Li's house for a free meal and slept at the neighbor's house tonight."

"Free meals? Madam Li?" Magistrate Chu slammed his fist on the table and roared, "Am I, a dignified magistrate, not able to afford to feed her? She's running around to farmers' houses to freeload. If word gets out, people will laugh their heads off."

Xiao Wu downplayed the issue, saying, "Master, try to look on the bright side. At least the young master didn't go out fooling around."

Magistrate Chu was taken aback; it seemed... to make some sense.

"Do I have to praise him for not messing around? He's bad at studying and bad at character. What will become of him in the future?"

After the magistrate of Chu finished wailing, he ordered a table full of delicacies to be prepared.

Chu Xiu was called to the table. "Son, eat up. This is all prepared for you by your father. Don't go to other people's houses for meals anymore, okay?"

Chu Xiu picked up his chopsticks, scanned the area with them, and then put them down.

"Dad, I have no appetite and don't want to eat."

Magistrate Chu said with a dark face, "What kind of bewitching drug did Madam Li give you? Is her cooking really that delicious? These dishes were made by our head chef."

Even if a peasant woman wants to make some delicacies, she still needs the ingredients.

Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice; that's no joke.

Chu Xiu said earnestly, "Father, Madam Li's cooking is really delicious, and I just want to eat her food. If you won't let me eat it, then I'll..."

"What can you do?" Magistrate Chu roared.

Chu Xiu stood up and said calmly, "I'll just starve myself to death."

"You...you wretched creature!"

"Yes, I'm a wicked child! I'm good in every way, but I can't compare to my cousin in any way. He's so outstanding, and I'm so terrible, you might as well adopt him as your son. Humph!"

After Chu Xiu finished speaking, he slammed the door and left.

Magistrate Chu angrily said, "Xiao Wu, stop him and break his legs. Let's see how he'll get out of this door."

Xiao Wu looked troubled and said cautiously, "Master, the young master really just went to Madam Li's house for a free meal. He was very well-behaved all day and didn't cause any trouble. He even took the initiative to help Madam Li with her chores."

Seeing that his master's face was still dark, he said again, "Master, didn't you say that reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles?"
Just think of it as him going on a study tour. He'll come back when he gets bored.

Magistrate Chu took a sip of tea, finally calming down a bit, and asked, "Is the food that Madam Li cooks really that delicious?"

(End of this chapter)