[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law":3,"chapter-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-8":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1543393,2006,"Chapter 8 - 8 8 Three Large Boxes of Coarse Cloth","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-8",8,"\u003Cp>8: Chapter 8: Three Large Boxes of Coarse Cloth 8: Chapter 8: Three Large Boxes of Coarse Cloth Gu Feng, hearing the gossip about his granddaughter from outside, was so angry he could burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu’s second son, who was closest, ended up taking the blame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second, have you died or something?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t you hear those old hags blabbering at the gate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go grab a stick and chase them off for me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah—?” Gu’s second son felt wronged as he complained, “How can I, a grown man, have the nerve to chase off those old ladies?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll kick you out instead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu’s second son: “…” Why is it always me who gets shot while lying down?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Gu Feng got angry, no one in the family dared to make a peep, so the second son had to dejectedly take a stick and chase them away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go on, get lost!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you want to drink wedding wine, come early tomorrow to the hunter Jin’s house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s the point of blocking the gate now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We wouldn’t look even if you didn’t chase us away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should be ashamed of yourself, a grown man acting like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old women muttered back and forth, snorting disdainfully, then leisurely walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, the Gu Family residence erupted into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old master of the Gu Family, leaning on his cane, was furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t forget to curse, “Is this the dowry you’ve prepared, huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used his cane to pick out the pieces of coarse cloth and threw them all over the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You promised me three big chests, more glorious than anyone else’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you kidding me with this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three big chests of coarse cloth?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dad, this, this…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What else do we farm folks wear if not coarse cloth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We can’t even afford to wear satin,” said Mrs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang from a distance, in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filling all with coarse cloth was her idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just yesterday, she had made a special trip to the town and hauled it back with an ox cart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Feng was so angry that his chest hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clutched at his chest, taking deep breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The always perceptive Gu’s third son quickly signaled his six-year-old son with his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy, crafty like his father, immediately understood what Gu’s third son meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Busy, the little boy ran into the house and brought Gu Feng a cup of water to drink, “Grandpa, don’t be angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drink some water to calm down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll be really upset if you make yourself sick.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the old man did love his grandson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took the cup and drank a couple of sips to cool down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The young ones understand better than the old,” he remarked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting out a sigh, he then stated, “Empty out two of these chests of coarse cloth and fill them with the unused satin and new bedding that your older sister-in-law brought as a dowry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they aren’t full, go to the town now and buy more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The money will come from the family funds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As these words were spoken, everyone’s countenance changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satin takes up less space than coarse cloth, and filling up those two big chests would cost a hefty sum of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all reluctant to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng wanted to speak up, but Gu’s third son quickly pulled her back, whispering in her ear, “Someone else will take the lead; there’s no need for us to step in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng was startled and quickly swallowed back the words that were on the tip of her tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her husband was right; even if they wanted to oppose, she shouldn’t be the one to stick her neck out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang, however, lacked such tact and immediately wailed, “No, Father, you’re trying to drive us to our deaths, we can’t live like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dabao needs to find a wife after the new year, and Erya also needs her marriage arranged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If everything goes to Youyou, how is our big family supposed to survive…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu’s second son quickly added, “Yeah, Dad, if we fill these two chests with satin, it won’t even cover our family’s food for three years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s a sickly girl, who knows if she might die just a few days after getting married?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then all these good things would just be a windfall for strangers…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words infuriated the old master Gu once again, “You unfilial son, who did you say is about to die?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you hoping for my death too, so all of this will be yours?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Has Youyou taken anything of yours?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All these things were left by her parents.”\u003C\u002Fp>",772,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.407Z",1,"novelbin.me","ced679ad020f8d8dcfc1923ec9e3d851669f59c19f8a79fb83355981df47997d","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-9","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-7",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]