The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 98 Building a House

Besides Mo Li, everyone else we bought today was brought back so they could get to know the rest of the family.

Those people were quite surprised to see the thatched hut in front of them. They had two successful shops and were able to buy their young lady, yet she lived in such a thatched hut.

"There will definitely be a place for you to stay tonight," Wen Luozhi said as she entered, having observed their reactions.

There's an abandoned house in the village that no one has lived in for a long time. She'll go talk to the village chief about cleaning it up and making do for one night.

Wen Muchuan was preparing pig feed when he saw Wen Luozhi come in. He put down the broken spatula in his hand and ran over happily. "My dear! One of our sows has piglets!" His face was full of joy.

This morning when he was feeding them, he noticed that one of the sows was huddled in a corner, neither eating nor drinking. He was startled and climbed into the pigpen to check on her, only to find that her belly was slightly swollen.

He'd only been raising them for a short time and they already had piglets! How could he not be happy? He was beaming all day long. He was the only one in the village who raised so many pigs, and now they even had piglets, hehe.

Wen Luozhi was quite surprised. The system had only given her a wild boar feeding manual, so how could that method produce piglets so quickly?

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The system's tentative voice sounded, "Actually, even rounding down the original price of 21 points doesn't really qualify as a special price..."

Seeing her father so happy, Wen Luozhi nodded directly, the system overjoyed.

It can be upgraded again by spending another hundred or so points. Twenty points... even a small amount is still something!

Wen Muchuan excitedly dragged Wen Luozhi to see the pigs. Because the wild boars had been tamed, they were no longer very wild. When they saw the father and daughter coming over, they both got up and crowded around.

Although the pigsty was clean, she was very sensitive to smells and still wrinkled her nose.

"Alright, I know you're very obedient," she praised the pigs and then quickly ran away.

Wen Muchuan looked in the direction she was looking and then noticed that there were many more people in the yard. He asked, "Sweetie, who are these people?"

"Dad, this is what I bought to work with in the shop."

The group announced their names one after another, leaving Wen Muchuan completely bewildered.

"Okay, okay, okay."

Even though he was practically half-buried, the thought of others calling him "Master" made Wen Muchuan feel strange and awkward.

Unlike him, Yang Guilan was quite pleased to see that her family had actually bought someone.

Ever since Wen Zizhong broke her leg, her family has found fault with everything she does.

Her two sisters-in-law and one sister-in-law were even more formidable; they directly ordered her not to return to her parents' home, fearing she would ask her family for money.

She really hadn't gone back all these years, but yesterday her two sisters-in-law actually came to visit, ostensibly to see her.

She knew perfectly well that they must have heard somewhere that their family was doing well and wanted to come and freeload!

This won't do! She grabbed a broom and chased them both out!

Now her husband can make money even while sitting down! She's become very assertive and won't let anyone bully her anymore.

Now things are getting better and better at home. She has to keep a close watch on all the cats and dogs and make sure they stay far away!

Little Tiger, clutching a list of successful candidates in the imperial examination, rushed over to Wen Zijin like a little cannonball and hugged his leg, shouting, "Little Five! Little Five!"

His voice was soft and gentle as he held up the small wooden carving in his hand with all his might, wanting to give it to Wen Zijin.

Wen Zijin squatted down, took the small wooden carving from his hand, gently pinched his little nose, and said with a helpless voice, "Little Tiger, you have to call him Fifth Uncle."

This child must have learned to call his father "Little Five" because he heard his father call him that.

"Fifth Uncle" Little Tiger bared his front teeth, let go of her hand, and ran back into the house to play with Helian Zhiyan.

Wen Zijin followed behind him. His younger sister had already told him that the general from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was hiding in her house, and on the way back, she also told him to go and meet this person.

Inside the room, Helian Yue was flipping through a military book, which was the very book of Sun Tzu's Art of War that Wen Luozhi had casually tossed to him because he was bored and confined to the room.

This was the third time he had watched it, and he still found it so exciting that he couldn't resist returning to the battlefield.

Hearing a faint footstep, he put down his military treatise and waited for the person to enter.

Wen Zijin stopped at the door, raised her hand and gently knocked.

"Please come in"

A gentle, soothing voice came through the door, and Wen Zijin was taken aback.

He had always thought that people who went to the battlefield all had rough, hoarse voices...

He pushed open the door and his figure crashed into a deep pool of lake water.

Looking at Helian Yue, who stood tall and elegant in front of the desk, Wen Zijin was secretly amazed.

This general truly deserves the description, "A gentleman as refined as jade, unparalleled in the world."

This was completely different from what they had discussed at the academy; even though the person in front of them was dressed in coarse linen clothes, he was still incredibly elegant and refined.

Helian Yue also secretly sized up Wen Zijin, who exuded a scholarly air.

When Helian Zhiyan told him a story, he mentioned that everyone in the Wen family was literate, which must be related to this Fifth Young Master Wen, right? He felt a deep respect for this scholar.

"My name is Helian Yue."

He stepped forward and bowed, to which Wen Zijin quickly returned the bow, saying, "I am Wen Zijin, General, there is no need for such a grand gesture."

Helian Yue was taken aback. He told his family that he and Helian Zhiyan were not biological siblings. They thought he was just a sworn brother or something, and didn't ask any further questions about his identity.

Did I not expect him to know my identity?

Wen Zijin felt utterly helpless when he thought about how his sister was making a great general who was protecting the country chop wood in the yard.

The two chatted for a while, mostly about the patriotism of scholars and military generals.

Originally, she had some doubts, but after getting to know him, Wen Zijin had no worries about the safety of her family.

Helian Yue also sincerely admired this scholar, never expecting that such a talented person could exist in this small rural area.

Both of them felt as if they had known each other for a long time.

"Young Master Wen, rest assured, I will absolutely not cause any trouble for my family."

He has almost fully recovered. After his people find Gu Yunqi and he goes to the Southern Wilderness, he will return to the capital!

Wen Zijin simply nodded. Of course, it's better for people to leave as soon as possible. Helian Yue still has important things to do, and his family needs to live a peaceful life.

"Dad, when you're busy with the orchard, forget about building the house."

Wen Luozhi squatted in front of the rabbit burrow, holding a miniature wild rabbit in her hands.

Wen Muchuan stopped looking and simply ran to the rabbit's burrow and squatted down with it. "Sweetie, are you sure about this?"

Good things have been happening one after another lately, and he's afraid his heart won't be able to take it all.

Didn't the fifth brother tell them before that there was a scholar who failed the imperial examination but later passed and went crazy with joy?

His family has lived here ever since they moved out of their hometown. He's been thinking about the house for almost his whole life, but he blames himself for not being able to make it happen.

Now that his daughter has proposed building a house, he's so happy he's afraid he'll go crazy.

Wen Luozhi put the rabbit back, then pulled him up, looked into his eyes, and sweetly replied, "Yes! We want to build a house, a big house!"

She's already halfway through drawing the blueprints, and she's just waiting to finish this busy period.