Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 68 Return Home_1

Chapter 68: Chapter 68 Return Home_1

The last line of people couldn’t stand the heat any longer, and agreed to take a final break for a quarter of an hour before continuing on their way.

"Brother Shen." Just before they were about to leave the city gate, Eleven suddenly halted his horse and called out.

"What’s the matter?" Shen Wenchen reined in his horse on the side, somewhat puzzled.

"You haven’t been back for three years; shouldn’t you buy something for your sister-in-law to take back?" Eleven asked as he looked at the surrounding vendors.

Previously, whenever his own brother upset his sister-in-law, he would have to buy a good amount of rouge and face powder to coax her.

Not to mention, Brother Shen hasn’t been home for three years. If he returns empty-handed, not to mention bringing back these five burly men with him, might he be driven out of the house?

"This..."

Shen Wenchen hesitated a bit.

In his past life, he had an accident while hunting on the mountain and fell off a cliff, and was saved by General Song. Because of the stagnant blood clot in his head, he stayed by General Song’s side and it took seven years for him to remember his own past.

But by then, he had already been ensnared by that "goddess," and knowing that Qingyun county had suffered a disaster years ago with likely no survivors at home, he directly wrote and burned a letter of divorce...

Even meeting Gougou only happened when the kid was thirteen years old...

Thinking that Nanzhi was probably already deceased by now, Shen Wenchen felt a pain in his chest—he had ultimately failed her.

Seeing that something was off about Shen Wenchen’s expression, Eleven quickly shut his mouth.

Old Nine and Little Shier exchanged glances, but neither said a word.

"We should buy some things," Shen Wenchen tightened the reins in his hand and rode deeper into the streets.

Leaving behind only the words that they would gather at the city gate in two quarters of an hour before his figure disappeared from view.

Ada looked at Eleven’s bewildered face and slapped him on the shoulder, speaking somewhat speechlessly, "You couldn’t have said it earlier or later, had to mention it just as we’re about to leave the city."

After speaking, he also mounted his horse and headed toward the vendors they had just passed by.

Feeling a little aggrieved after being slapped, Eleven muttered, "I didn’t think of it until just now, did I?"

Afterward, the four of them scattered in different directions, each starting to buy things on their own.

In fact, they were also curious why Brother Shen hadn’t been home for the past three years. If it hadn’t been for General Song sending the five of them to Qingyun county this time, they wouldn’t have known that his son was already over three years old!

Although they were curious, since it was their first time visiting, they had to buy some things to take along.

All five men thought this way and each weighed the contents of their own purse before heading to the morning market.

The men, needing food for themselves and fodder for their horses, couldn’t just show up empty-handed to be freeloaders. They thought of buying some grains, fruits, and vegetables, but they were all shocked when they ran into each other unexpectedly at the grain shop.

Although they didn’t cook, they would occasionally buy some snacks.

Thirty wen could buy a pound of dried meat to eat, so how come in Qingyun county one pound of rice cost one hundred and ten wen?

And even plain pancakes were fifty-four wen per pound?

The five men looked at each other, not a word was spoken.

Eventually, Eleven awkwardly broke the silence, "This, why is the rice so expensive..."

Seeing the grain shop manager’s impatient look, the men all turned away dispiritedly.

"If you can’t afford it, then don’t gawk. Paupers!"

Watching their retreating figures, the manager spat and rolled his eyes before returning to the grain shop. He thought he was going to make a fortune, but it turned out to be just five paupers!

He’d just been smiling and greeting people, and now look at him!

The group of eleven martial artists naturally had better hearing than ordinary people, and the manager behind them wasn’t even trying to lower his voice, so they heard everything crystal clear.

Even though they were annoyed, they all held back. After making a full round, they ended up buying only some toys for the little ones before heading to the city gate to wait.

"Old lady, how much are you selling these chickens for?" Little Shier, sharp-eyed, quickly asked an old lady who was carrying two hens into the city.

That old lady had brought the egg-laying hens to the city to sell because her family was short on grain.

Upon being stopped by a handsome young boy, she blinked and then said, "Three hundred wen each. These are good chickens, they lay eggs!"

Three hundred wen each for old hens made Little Shier hesitate for a moment, but he eventually pulled out some silver and gave it to her, "Old lady, I’ll take both chickens!"

The old lady, delighted to have her money, couldn’t help but praise him before leaving, saying, "This young lad is really handsome!"

Carrying the two chickens, Little Shier hopped onto his horse, chuckling to himself, feeling more at ease.

He was already seventeen years old and couldn’t keep showing up at Brother Shen’s house empty-handed to mooch off their hospitality, so bringing two chickens should keep his sister-in-law from kicking him out.

The other four saw him carrying a chicken in each hand and began to panic, looking around to see if there were any other sellers coming to town with livestock.

In the end, when Shen Wenchen came back, he only saw the five of them laden with big and small bundles, with a full set of chickens, ducks, and geese.

He found it amusing but didn’t comment.

Old Nine, seeing his purchases, felt quite perplexed and decided to ask, "Brother Shen, what did you buy?"

Looking at the items in his hands, Shen Wenchen chuckled and said, "Some oil, snacks, and stuff. I also bought some meat as I passed the Butcher Shop."

"Brother Shen, if I may be so bold to ask, is your sister-in-law too fierce? You haven’t come home for three years, and you didn’t even send a letter..."

Shen Wenchen simply scolded him with a laugh and then rode his horse, leading the group towards Lihua Village.

While Nanzhi was cooking in the kitchen, she suddenly sneezed twice in succession, startling little Zhiyu squatting on the side.

"Mom! Someone must be talking behind your back!" Zhiyu said, laughing.

Grandma Liu said that one sneeze means someone’s thinking of you, two means someone’s cursing you, three means someone’s nagging about you. Since mom sneezed twice, that must mean someone is cursing her!

Hearing her precious son’s words, Nanzhi clutched her chest and said with an accusing look, "Someone is cursing mom, and it makes me so sad. Zhiyu isn’t even taking mom’s side; mom is heartbroken, ah..."

The little fellow suddenly looked bewildered. Wasn’t mom usually pretending to smack his little bottom about now?

"Mom, don’t be sad. If a meanie curses mom, Zhiyu will spank him!"

Seeing how earnest the little one looked, Nanzhi chuckled and hugged Zhiyu, giving him a couple of kisses.

"You truly are mom’s good boy!"

The mother and son teased and played, and after having breakfast, they started thinking about what to do next.

Today’s temperature must be climbing above 37°C. At home, Nanzhi would only wear a thin shirt, but if she had to go out, she’d have to wear a short, coarse cloth jacket no matter how hot it was. The idea of having to wear two layers of clothes in such weather made her somewhat reluctant.

If she stayed home and rested for the day, Nanzhi felt a little tempted to go up the mountain to check for any new harvests.

Plus, it was definitely cooler on East Mountain than at home.

Thinking of the cool breeze on East Mountain, Nanzhi quickly made a few Pancakes and filled two bamboo tubes with well water before taking Zhiyu up the mountain with her.

Fearful of heatstroke, she took a fan to cool the little one off. With food and drink, she could take her son up to East Mountain to enjoy the cool and then come back down when it got dark!

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