The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 196 - 196 196 Just a Bastard

Chapter 196: Chapter 196: Just a Bastard Chapter 196: Chapter 196: Just a Bastard Having knelt in the Lin Family’s courtyard for so long, his knees were killing him. Spotting a long stone slab in the yard, he called for Liu Qingshui to sit with him.

“Qingshui, come sit with dad over there for a while. When your mom finishes tidying up, we can go to sleep.”

Seeing this, Liu Rumei took a deep breath.

How the mighty have fallen. Her husband, who once spoke softly before her, not daring to utter a harsh word, was now ordering her around.

And the most infuriating part was that she couldn’t say no, otherwise they really wouldn’t have a place to live.

“Yushui, come help mom tidy up.”

She turned her gaze on her daughter, intending to call her over to help.

“Mom, I’m pregnant, how can I do such heavy work?” Liu Yushui refused as soon as she heard her words.

The place was full of dust and weeds, there was barely any place left to stand, let alone clean it up. She would not do it.

“Let Chushui do it instead.”

She turned her gaze towards her third brother Liu Chushui.

When Liu Rumei heard her daughter’s suggestion, she thought it was a good idea. Let Liu Chushui clean up alone, saving her from getting dirty. She quickly shifted her gaze to Liu Chushui.

“Chushui…”

“I’ll clean up my own room. If you don’t want to stay, don’t bother cleaning.” Liu Chushui didn’t care about them. He dropped everyone else’s bundles, picked up his own, and went into a secluded room.

“Mom, look at Third Brother…”

Watching Liu Chushui ignore them, Liu Yushui was so angry she felt stomach pains. Turning her head, she complained angrily to Liu Rumei.

“Alright, alright, stop making a fuss. Come help mother clean up quickly, your father and the others are still waiting.” Liu Rumei had no choice but to push her daughter to help her.

She knew very well that she and Yushui were now the most despised members of the family. If they didn’t work, they’d have a tough time in the future.

She could be tough outside, but home was different. If she was tough here, she’d go hungry.

She was truly penniless now!

“I’m still carrying a child. This is your grandchild, don’t you care?”

Of course, Liu Yushui didn’t want to work. She emphasized her pregnancy, using the baby in her belly as an excuse.

However, Liu Rumei looked at her belly with disdain, her brows furrowing tighter.

“What grandchild? Only if the Zhou family acknowledges it will it be a grandchild. For now… whatever’s in your belly is worth nothing, it’s a bastard. It would be better if it was gone. That would save me the money for the medicine.”

Hearing these words, Liu Yushui looked at her mother in disbelief.

Did her mother mean she wanted to buy medicine to get rid of the baby in her belly? How could this be? Now that they had fallen so low, this child was her only hope.

Having lost the Liu family’s support, forced to live in a small broken house in Ya Village, maybe even having to farm and become a peasant. Most likely, Zhou Liang would stop loving her.

But she couldn’t give up. As long as she gave birth to the child, especially if it was a boy, she could try to make Zhou Liang marry her for the sake of their child. Even if she merely became a concubine, it’d be much better than her current life.

“Mother, this child must be alright, do you understand?” She quickly took a step forward, standing next to Liu Rumei.