Rebirth of an Abandoned Woman

"I, how can I remember so much!" Shi Yumei hurriedly forced a smile and explained: "Mom, second brother, you have misunderstood. My master went there with a few friends to recite poems, write poems, and discuss knowledge! He didn't do it. Otherwise, I didn’t stay overnight, really!”

"You!" Wang was so angry that her liver hurt!

"Okay, I understand," Shi Fengju nodded and said, "Don't worry, mother and eldest sister, I'll ask someone to tie it up later." The total amount was nearly three thousand taels, and it had to be taken from his private account. Shi Fengju thought to himself, fortunately he had several private shops outside, otherwise he would have to go back and sell things to make up for it! This bastard! Why did you end up with such a brother-in-law?

"Sister," Shi Fengju suddenly smiled again and said, "I think you should tell me the truth! Have you really made arrangements for Meng County's industry?"

Shi Yumei opened her mouth, thinking that her brother was going to send someone to settle the bill in Meng County anyway, and she wouldn't be able to hide it from him then, so she said everything hesitantly.

It turns out that there are other industries in Meng County? Even the house was sold by Simon Yam! The couple brought Cuizhu with them. They came to join the battle lightly! Of course, there are also suspicions of debt avoidance. After all, Ren Zhixian is a scholar, and every day he is chased by waiters from various shops and restaurants to collect debts. How humiliating and polite is it to spread this word, isn't it?

"How could this happen! How could this happen!" Wang was so angry that her facial features were distorted and she could not speak. She had always known that her son-in-law was unreliable, but she never expected that he was unreliable to this extent!

Originally, she thought that no matter how unreliable he was, he was still a scholar. It would be great if he passed the exam and became an official in the future. Her daughter would be able to live a good life with him! who knows--

"I am committing an evil act, I am really committing an evil act!" Mrs. Wang wiped away her tears and regretted that she should not have gotten married in the first place. She also asked how a person who looked so good at the beginning could become like this!

Shi Yumei couldn't help crying and cried out about her unfilial piety, but she said with tears in her eyes: "Mom, when he passes the exam and becomes an official in the future, he will definitely repay what he owes our family, he will definitely repay it!"

It was okay if Shi Yumei didn't say this, but she became even more sad and angry when she mentioned Wang. Even she knows that this is basically impossible! What a shame this damn girl is still so stubborn!

"Hmph! If that day comes, unless there is smoke coming out of his ancestral grave!" Wang was so angry that what he said was more than worth his life.

As expected, Shi Yumei couldn't help but cover her face and cry: "You were the one who married me to him, and now you blame me! Do you think he can't be successful in his life? If that's the case, why did you marry him in the first place? I’ll marry him! What can I do! I can’t live like this anymore!”

Wang and Shi Fengju looked at each other speechlessly. The two of them sighed secretly: Why did he become like this!

Shi Fengju thought more deeply, thinking that maybe he was this kind of person to begin with, but in the past, his parents were there to discipline him, and it was not his turn to make the final decision. Now, his true colors have just been revealed! But my sister finally married him!

Wang and Shi Fengju hurriedly comforted Shi Yumei. Wang was so distressed that she burst into tears. Shi Yumei couldn't bear her mother's sadness, so she held back her sadness and closed her tears.

"Sister, if mother is also very angry for a moment, don't worry too much! After all, doesn't mother care about you and feel sorry for you? If it were other unrelated people, who would say a word to her? Thousands of taels of silver It’s not worth anything, I’ll just go and do it! Our Shi family doesn’t have enough food for you two, so you can live in peace from now on!”

"Second brother..." Shi Yumei thanked her gratefully, and then confessed to her mother that the storm was finally over.

Shi Fengju added: "If my brother-in-law needs anything from now on, just send someone to tell me and I'll ask someone to buy it! If you don't have anything to do on weekdays, just let him study peacefully in the house! If he's tired, he can go to the garden Let's take a walk to relax. There are many streets outside, and it's easy to get distracted if you go there too much. This is harmful to his studies. Sister, for the sake of my brother-in-law, you have to control him!"

Shi Fengju especially emphasized his tone, as if Ren Zhixian's future depended entirely on Shi Yumei's discipline, which made Shi Yumei couldn't help but feel a heavy responsibility. She nodded immediately and said sternly: "My second brother is right! There are people and everything in the mess outside, so it is better to be clean and study in the house! Don't worry, I will take care of him!"

"Yeah! I know the eldest sister is virtuous!" Shi Fengju smiled and praised, and then said with a smile: "Our Qingzhou is no better than Meng County. Merchants usually don't take credit. You also know this eldest sister. What if the eldest brother-in-law goes out on the street one day? If you want to buy something, just ask someone and I will go with him. I know almost all the merchants in Qingzhou City, big and small, and they can give you a cheaper price then!"

"Well, that's right!" Shi Yumei nodded repeatedly and said with a smile, "Second brother, you are so kind to my eldest sister!"

"Don't say that, we are close relatives!" Shi Fengju smiled. He thought to himself that if this bastard went out on credit, not to mention his bad habits, the Shi family would be completely disgraced!

After sitting for a while, Shi Fengju stood up and wanted to leave, going to do something and ordering people to sort out the mess. Wang asked him to stay for breakfast but he had no appetite, so he shook his head and said he had made an appointment to eat outside.

"Second brother!" Just as he came down the stairs, Shi Yumei quickly caught up. He hesitated for a moment and said with a smile: "Second brother, um, can you, um, don't tell others about your brother-in-law's account... you Go to Meng County in person to help him get married..."

Shi Fengju was stunned.

Shi Yumei lowered her head and said with embarrassment: "After all, he is a scholar... I'm embarrassed to let the servants know about this..."

He also knows how to save face! You can still do such a thing if you want to save face!

Shi Fengju really wanted to ask someone to beat up Ren Zhixian to express his anger.

All right! Don't be angry! He can't afford to be angry!

"Okay, then I'll go to Meng County today!" Shi Fengju endured and endured, and secretly breathed a long sigh of relief and said with a gentle smile as much as possible.

"Thank you so much! Fengju!" Shi Yumei breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister, please tell my brother-in-law that this kind of thing will never happen again!" Shi Fengju said calmly.

"That's it! Don't worry, it won't happen, it won't!" Shi Yumei nodded quickly.

"By the way," Feng Ju suddenly asked as he was about to leave, "Have all your things been moved here? Including his books, pens, inks, papers, and inkstones?"

Shi Yumei smiled and said: "All those things were given away! He said he wanted to keep a memory of his former friends! Well, I have the book list here. I can trouble you to prepare another set for him later..."

"..." Shi Fengju was speechless, "Did you give away the Four Treasures of the Study that Guangwenzhai bought?"

Guangwenzhai also has a huge shop in Qingzhou, specializing in the Four Treasures of the Study, literati calligraphy and painting, ancient books and rare books and other things for scholars, which are expensive. A good set of the four treasures of the study is made up of Hu brushes from Huzhou, Zhejiang, Hui ink from Huizhou, Anhui, rice paper from Xuanzhou, Anhui, and Duan inkstones from Duanzhou, Guangdong. The most expensive one costs over a thousand taels, and the cheapest one costs more than 200 taels.

"It seems so! Anyway, there's nothing left!" Shi Yumei obviously didn't know what the Four Treasures of the Study were, and didn't think it was worth much.

"..." I had known better not to ask, and I got even angrier when I asked. This prodigal!

When Shi Fengju returned to Ningyuan, Sang Wan had just had breakfast and was about to go to Linqing Pavilion to listen to the affairs of his wife and mother-in-law at home. Sang Wan was stunned for a moment when she saw that her husband, who was supposed to have gone out to do errands, was back again. When he saw that there seemed to be an angry look on his face, Sang Wan was even more surprised.

"But I forgot something! Why are you back again!" Sang Wan hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"It's okay!" Shi Fengju sat down and motioned for the girl to pour tea. He raised his head and said to Sang Wan, "Tell someone to tell Chang Huan to prepare the car. You pack two pieces of clothes for me. I'm going out now and will be back tomorrow!"

"Okay!" Sang Wan nodded and didn't ask any further questions. She hurriedly told Hongye to find Chang Huan and brought Xingzhi into the house to pack his clothes. Hearing this, Shi Fengju asked Liu Ya: "Is there anything else to eat? Just bring me some!"

"Why didn't you eat at your mother's place?" Sang Wan hurriedly turned around and told Xingzhi to pack her clothes, then ordered Liu Ya to go to the small kitchen and have a look. If there is nothing to eat, ask the cook to give him a bowl of noodles.

"Don't bother me. If you don't have me, you can go out to eat!" Shi Fengju said with a warm smile in his heart, thinking that it would be better to have his own wife, at least she is reliable!

"It's all ready-made, and it's quick to make!" Sang Wan said with a smile, "You can eat at home so you can go on the road, and you won't have to worry about it."

Shi Fengju smiled and said nothing more.

Shi Fengju didn't mention it when he went out. Sang Wan also dealt with matters in the mansion as usual. He slightly changed the menu for the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet and showed it to Wang. When Mrs. Wang saw it, she smiled and said yes, and she ordered someone to take it to the kitchen and give instructions as usual.

In the afternoon, Gu Fangzi came back from performing rituals in the temple.

First, she went back to Peony Garden to freshen up and change into clean clothes. Then Gu Fangzi took Lan Xiang to the main courtyard to pay respects to Mrs. Wang.

When Mrs. Wang saw her, her face was haggard, she wore no makeup, she was wearing plain blue clothes, her hair was casually pulled into a bun, and there was no decoration. She felt more pitiful and lovable than usual. I couldn't help but feel sad and distressed, so I comforted her well.

Gu Fangzi nodded in agreement after hearing this. She tried hard to think about her miserable life experience, and squeezed out a few tears from her eyes, which made Mrs. Wang feel even more pity for her.

"Good boy, don't be sad! From now on, this is your home, and your aunt is your relative. Silly boy, stop crying!" Wang couldn't help but hugged Gu Fangzi and sighed.

"Well! Thank you aunt, Fang'er is so lucky to have you as Fang'er's aunt in this life!" Gu Fangzi nodded and wiped her tears.

Then he smiled at Mrs. Wang and said, "Auntie, yesterday I was praying in the temple's Buddhist hall, and I dreamed of my dad again! He told me that everything in the past was his fault, and he didn't solve the problem. Taking on the responsibility of being a husband and father has caused my mother and I to suffer a lot! Unfortunately, it’s too late to regret it now! We can only compensate our mother in the next life!"

Mrs. Wang couldn't help but sigh solemnly, clasped her hands and said, "He can think like this, so he is still a conscientious person! Alas, it's a pity that it's too late!"