I farmed and built a villa in ancient times

Chapter 66: Distant Relatives are worse than Nearby Neighbors
But everything in the candy store was overturned to the ground, and the tables and stools were smashed to pieces. Even the copper coins earned at noon were missing. I don’t know if they were taken away by Qian Rushan or swept away by someone fishing in troubled waters. No way of knowing.

After struggling all day, not only did they make no money, but they also damaged everything and even injured their feet.

Zhou Chenyu stood there in a daze, leaning on a wooden stick, his intestines turning green with regret.

If she hadn't proposed coming here to set up a stall, nothing would have happened.

It’s over.

It's all over.

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On this day, it was almost dark.

Usually at this time, Zhou Chenyu and Baoyu must be home.

Li Xiuju couldn't wait for the two children to come back, so she cooked the food and heated it on the pot. She couldn't eat a mouthful of food.

She waited at the gate of the courtyard, waiting so anxiously that she could not wait for anyone.

Li Xiuju was afraid that something might happen, so she hurried back to her house, lit an oil lamp, and prepared to go to the street to find it.

She walked to the door with an oil lamp and was about to lock the door when she heard the sound of the wheels of a cart turning. She hurried out and saw Zhou Chenyu sitting in the cart from a distance, with Baoyu pushing him with difficulty.

Li Xiuju breathed a sigh of relief, but when she got closer and saw Zhou Chenyu's feet wrapped in cloth, her heart suddenly rose to her throat again: "What's wrong with your feet? Are they injured?"

Zhou Chenyu wanted to say something, but was held down by Li Xiuju again, "It must be uncomfortable for you sitting in the car. If you have anything to say, let's go home and talk about it first."

Zhou Chenyu was helped home by Li Xiuju. Huang Dou came forward to greet her, wagging her tail that was almost as short as a mouse. She sat on a chair in front of the main room. Li Xiuju hurriedly walked outside and helped Baoyu finish the remaining food. Don't let anything you want into the house.

Li Xiuju touched the broken porcelain basin and bowl, and said nothing else. She only carefully picked up the porcelain basin and touched the missing lines on it. Her eyes were sad, "This one is also broken. What a pity."

Zhou Chenyu knew that this porcelain basin was bought by Li Xiuju and Zhou Wenbin when they got married. Zhou Wenbin had already left and the last thing left was not saved.

Zhou Chenyu stepped forward with a cane and blamed himself: "Old lady, I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

Li Xiuju put down the broken porcelain basin, looked over with gentle eyes, and touched her face: "If something is broken, it is broken. It is best if people are okay. It is already past dinner time, and the dishes are still hot in the pot. , wash your hands quickly, and we, the three of you, will have dinner together."

Although the old lady didn't say anything, Zhou Chenyu still felt a knot in his heart.

Li Xiuju made their favorite fried pork with garlic sprouts and chili pepper tonight, and also soaked some dried bamboo shoots and fried it with the meat.

Both of these dishes are fried beforehand and kept hot in the pot. They can be served directly to the table when eating.

Zhou Chenyu and Baoyu washed their hands and sat down at the dining table. Baoyu's eyes lit up when he saw the two meat dishes, "That's great, they are all my favorites."

Li Xiuju was still cooking the last vegetable and tofu soup in the kitchen. She didn't serve it. Neither Zhou Chenyu nor Baoyu moved their chopsticks until Li Xiuju came out with a steaming pot of vegetable and tofu soup and said, "I'm not telling you not to wait for me. Do you want to eat first? You are all tired, how can you be hungry?"

"We got up early and stayed up late to sell sugar water. You got up earlier than us. Let's not talk about the other, okay?" Zhou Chenyu scooped a bowl of soup for Li Xiuju before adding another bowl for himself.

Although this green vegetable soup is not as good as Lao Huo Liang Tang, the soup made from a few green leafy vegetables and tender white tofu is also very delicious.Li Xiuju smiled happily, blew the hot air from the bowl, blinked and asked, "Tell me, what exactly happened today?"

Zhou Chenyu and Baoyu glanced at each other, originally thinking of finding a greaser to fool them.

But today's matter was such a big fuss. Li Xiuju knew that she could find out the details by just asking the people around her, so they didn't hide anything and told them everything.

"It's money like a mountain again!" Li Xiuju spilled the soup she was holding in the bowl. She didn't feel it was hot, she was just angry: "We set up our stall and we didn't get in their way. He can't kill them all if he wants to!"

Baoyu puffed out a mouthful of rice and also scolded: "That's right!"

Everything is over, not to mention they have nothing to do with the mountain of money.

Zhou Chenyu smiled and said, "Old lady, don't get so angry over this bastard. At worst, we just won't set up a stall in the future. I still don't believe he can come to our house."

Can't set up a stall?

Baoyu was angry. What a good way to make money. If you don't go, it will be gone. "Sister, I'm not afraid of him. I'll do it alone! I don't believe he dares to do anything to me?"

Zhou Chenyu was also a little unwilling, and after Baoyu said this, he began to waver again.

Should this sweet water stall continue to be set up?
Otherwise, what can she do if she doesn't sell sugar water?

Before she could speak, Li Xiuju, who had been silent for a long time, spoke up, "Mom, I don't care whether I make money or not. When we didn't set up a stall a while ago, our family's life was slowly getting better, so why bother trying to make more money?" How much money do you need to take this risk?"

Her words had never been firmer than before, "On this day when there is a mountain of money, the stall will not be set up. This time, you listen to me! None of you can go!"

When the old lady's words reached this point, Zhou Chenyu had no choice but to give up.

After eating and taking a bath, Li Xiuju got a folk remedy from somewhere and boiled a pot of green and black herbs in boiling water for her to soak.

Zhou Chenyu was pushed in front of the barrel by Li Xiuju, and a wet cloth covered her feet under the barrel. The steam from the hot Chinese medicine juice went straight to her feet.

She looked at her bloody feet, her face flushed with heat, "Hot, hot, hot, old lady, my jio is so hot, I won't do it anymore, help."

"You silly kid, you're not even afraid of pain, but you're afraid of burning your feet." Li Xiuju not only didn't feel the pain, but also put her hand in, soaked the cloth, and wiped it on her wound.

"Ahhh!" Zhou Chenyu was scalded by the hot water, and he rubbed his bare feet off the bench, "It's too hot."

"Hahaha, hahaha." Baoyu sat aside and laughed wildly while watching her sister's reaction. Li Xiuju hit him, and his laughter was still filling the room. He couldn't hold it back no matter how hard he tried.

After enduring torture and suffering for an unknown amount of time, Zhou Chenyu leaned on crutches and lay back on the bed with his red and swollen feet. This time, not only his ankles were swollen, but his calves were also swollen.

She held up the white, red and fat pig's foot and took a closer look, "My foot won't be disabled by this folk remedy, right? If I really become disabled, it would be worse."

Zhou Chenyu buried himself under the quilt, his heart bleeding as he thought of the hundreds of copper coins lost today.

That's all her money, her little money!
(End of this chapter)