Chapter 73

Yao Yulan curled her lips, "You say call him, so I call him? Who do you think you are?"

Her sisters-in-law also chimed in.

"Exactly, our old man is busy. If you have something to say, say it; if you have a fart, let it out."

"What's wrong, Aunt Zhu, did you sell your Chunhua to someone, and now you're regretting it and running here to make a scene?"

"Sigh, sigh, I say, you guys shouldn't offend people blindly. Our house has only been built for a few years. If you annoy someone and they splash oil on it, what should we do..."

This sarcasm made Zhu Shi furious.

Zhu Shi only had one mouth and couldn't argue with so many people, so she simply stood at the door and shouted for the Jiang Clan Head like a soul-caller.

The Jiang Clan Head walked out of the room with a very bad expression, "Daniu's wife, what's the matter?"

Zhu Shi pointed at the courtyard next door and began her accusation.

"That dead girl Jiang Wan, relying on her eldest brother being a constable, bullied my son at the academy. Look at this face, it's been hit until it doesn't look like a person! And, look at this leg, there are several holes, all bitten by their family's dog! Jiang Clan Head, they are all your Jiang family clansmen, you tell me, are you going to manage this or not!"

The Jiang Clan Head became interested, "Oh? Jiang Wan hit him?"

"Of course, she usually pretends to be like a rabbit, hiding from everyone. Now that her brother has risen, she's become arrogant too, daring to hit people," Zhu Shi said angrily.

The Jiang Clan Head said "oh," "That's good."

Zhu Shi: "...???"

Good what? Is the old man deaf? Her Que'er was hit, shouldn't he reprimand Jiang Wan?

The Jiang Clan Head cleared his throat, "Yulan, go next door and call Jiang Li and his wife over, I want to ask them."

"No need to call, I'm here," Du Ruo walked over.

She first looked at Zhu Shi, then turned to the Jiang Clan Head, her eyes suddenly turning red, looking like a wronged little wife, "Grandpa Clan Head, you must make the decision for me..."

Zhu Shi jumped up, "You little bitch, what are you pretending to be pitiful for? Who are you fooling?"

"Shut up!" The Jiang Clan Head's cane hit the ground heavily, and he softened his tone toward Du Ruo, "Dalang Fu, you speak."

Du Ruo told the story of what happened.

At the end, she choked up, "Grandpa Clan Head, do you think Wan'er should have slapped him?"

The Jiang Clan Head was furious, "Hit him well! The flesh and blood of the Jiang family, why should it inexplicably become the seed of a wild man? A bunch of rotten-tongued people, with no gate on their mouths, leading children astray. Our Jiang Wan kindly helped you manage your child, and you didn't even say thank you, but came to find trouble. Even a dog isn't as ungrateful as you!"

After finishing, he waved his hand at the large group of daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law standing behind him, "Hurry up and pull her away, it's annoying to look at."

The daughters-in-law rushed up together.

Some persuaded, some pushed. Zhu Shi was furious, but unfortunately, she couldn't resist so many people, and soon the sound was gone.

After the matter was resolved, Du Ruo prepared to go back.

The Jiang Clan Head called her to stop, "Dalang Fu, don't take those annoying words to heart. Keeping your body healthy is the most important thing. I absolutely believe that the child in your belly is Jiang Li's."

Du Ruo's footsteps suddenly froze.

She looked back suddenly, "What child?"

The Jiang Clan Head looked at her suspiciously, "The child of you and Jiang Li, aren't you pregnant?"

Du Ruo: "..."

Returning from next door, Du Ruo was stunned.

She really couldn't understand how the rumor had spread, and spread so outrageously.

Seeing Du Ruo's expression was wrong, Jiang Li threw the grass in his hand under the horse's feet and walked over to look at her face, "What's wrong, wife?"

Du Ruo's gaze fixed on Jiang Li's face, and she spoke with difficulty.

"Husband, have I gained weight again?"

Otherwise, why would the villagers mistake her swimming ring for a placenta?

It was too damaging to her self-esteem.

Jiang Li's eyes flickered, "Not fat, still about the same as before."

After a pause, he said, "It's okay to be a little fat, it's quite cute to be fleshy."

Du Ruo's face immediately fell.

So she was indeed fat.

She entered the room gloomily and sat on the edge of the bed, lost in thought.

In her mind, the system spoke, "Host, do you really want to lose weight?"

Du Ruo rolled her eyes. Nonsense, who doesn't want to lose weight? The key is that there are still residual toxins in her body that haven't been cleared, which is why she is bloated. To lose weight completely, she must return to the initial problem—detoxification.

To detoxify, she must have silkworms as a medicine guide, and to have silkworms, she must have points.

She only had about 5 points in total, which was not enough at all.

"I say, little system, can't you issue more tasks? Like squeezing toothpaste, pulling them out bit by bit, when will I be able to afford it?"

The system spread its hands, "This system cannot control this; it is all automatically issued according to your situation."

Speaking of this, it hesitated for a moment, then changed the subject: "However, if you want to earn more points, besides doing tasks, it's not like there's no other way..."

Du Ruo was energized.

If there's a way, why didn't you say it earlier? Hiding it for the New Year?

The system said: "I didn't say it before because it was useless. You had just solved the problem of food and clothing, where would you have extra money to buy points."

Du Ruo understood, meaning she could buy them with silver. This was much more convenient and easier than doing tasks.

She was overjoyed and hurriedly asked: "How do I buy them?"

"Ten taels of silver for one point."

Du Ruo: "... Why don't you just rob someone?"

Ten taels of silver, that is two acres of land, to buy one point, it's too cost-ineffective.

The system shrugged, "Anyway, it's up to you. Either do tasks or work hard to earn money. Host, you decide."

The door was knocked, and Du Ruo hurriedly closed the communication with the system.

Jiang Wan was standing outside the door, her little face full of unease and awkwardness, "Sister-in-law, I was wrong."

Du Ruo squatted down to look at her, "Then do you know where you were wrong?"

"I, I shouldn't have hit someone," Jiang Wan became even more nervous, "The teacher said, a gentleman moves his mouth, not his hands, and should convince people with reason, not with fists..."

She was really angry at the time, so she couldn't help it.

She definitely wouldn't do it next time.

Du Ruo shook her head, "Your teacher is only half right. Treat a gentleman with the way of a gentleman; but treat a villain with more villainy, so that you won't suffer."

Jiang Wan asked: "Is Que'er a villain?"

Du Ruo chuckled, "What do you think?"

Jiang Wan thought for a while, "I think he is."

Anyway, he's not a gentleman.

"I think so too, so Wan'er didn't do anything wrong. To deal with such people, you should hit back. But it's best not to let people catch you. There are many ways to deal with bad people, not necessarily hard-hitting. Remember, a woman's revenge is not too late in ten years."

Jiang Wan blinked, and something seemed to be stirring in her heart.

"Sister-in-law, I think I understand."

Du Ruo pinched her little nose, "Go play. Tomorrow, your eldest brother and I will take you to apologize to the teacher. I think the teacher won't blame you."

She watched Jiang Wan run into the courtyard, holding a branch and drawing on the ground, teaching Chunhua next to her how to write.

The two little friends put their heads together and laughed happily.

Du Ruo sighed secretly.

Zhu Shi was Chunhua's mother after all, and Li Que'er was her own younger brother. Although Chunhua was no longer a member of the Li family, how could family affection be cut off so easily?

So when Zhu Shi came to make a scene just now, she had no other choice but to hide.

That night, Jiang Zhan returned.