ed his clothes into his arms and instructed Zong Bai, "You guys eat dinner first. We'll be back late tonight. Tell Mother not to worry."Big brother, what's the point of saying that I have no idea wher...As long as we add a little more water and get the fire going, it'll still taste just as delicious.

After she finished speaking, she continued working, rescuing the almost-burnt hotpot.

The next morning, a major event occurred in the village.

Now it's different from digging irrigation canals. The villagers, besides turning over their own land, have nothing else to do but wait for the village head, Wang, to give them grain to plant.

After they finished watering the house plants, they went to look for Village Chief Wang, but they heard the sound of a young woman crying inside.

...And then there was Zhao Rufang's loud, commanding shouts.

"You shameless little slut, you actually learned such despicable means to seduce my son! Watch me kill you today, or I'll share the same last name as you!"

Chunlan, in disarray, screamed and hid behind the iron pillar.

Iron Pillar suddenly seemed to come to his senses, pushing Chunlan away with a startled expression.

“Impossible, this is absolutely impossible, I haven't done anything to her at all!”

Hearing this, Chunlan bit her lower lip and cried out that she wanted to die.

"Wang Tiezhu, I thought you were a responsible man, but I didn't expect you to be this kind of scoundrel who takes the benefits and then denies it!"

"Oh, woe is me! Why must my life be so miserable"

Chunlan collapsed to the ground, weeping bitterly. Wang Village Chief's house door was wide open, and everyone in the village stood outside, craning their necks to look inside.

He was ashen-faced, and for the life of him he couldn't figure out what had happened.

Last night I came back from Zongyu's house. He first scolded Zhao fiercely for a long time, and her son Tiezhu was also there.

After he was done scolding, he originally planned to go find Chulan early tomorrow morning to explain the situation clearly, so that this girl wouldn't continue to use Fang Jinxiu's name to fool their family like they were idiots.

Just after one night, he discovered his son running back from outside in a fluster, with Chunlan in disheveled clothes chasing after him.

As soon as she entered, she burst into tears and begged him to make the decision, saying that last night Tiezhu had... you know what he did to her.

Of course, Village Head Wang didn't believe it at all. He knew his own son; Tiezhu was definitely not the kind of child who would take advantage of a girl.

If he dared to do such a despicable thing, his legs would have been broken by him long ago.

But Chunlan described it vividly, with evidence all over her body. Most importantly, she asked her son if anything had happened last night.

This kid actually stuttered and couldn't say anything. Besides claiming that he absolutely didn't take advantage of Chunlan, he couldn't remember anything else.

Chunlan clearly explained when and how she met Tiezhu, and the circumstances that led to their passionate night together.

Village Chief Wang's face was unusually grim.

Furthermore, Zhao added fuel to the fire, shouting that she absolutely wouldn't allow Chunlan, this vixen, into the house before anything was even clear.

"Even if our Wang family went to pick up a beggar woman from the street to be our daughter-in-law, we wouldn't want someone like you, a sly fox who talks nothing but lies."

"Give up that hope, I will never let you in. Besides, my son doesn't stand to lose anything."

As soon as Zhao spoke, Chunlan's face turned pale.

She could only look at Tiezhu and Wang, the village chief, with tears in her eyes. "You Wang family are at least village officials. To bully me like this, an orphaned woman, aren't you afraid of being laughed at by others"

Of course Tie Zhu didn't want his father's reputation to be tarnished because of his momentary lapse in judgment. He immediately shouted at Chun Lan.

"Stop talking nonsense! Although I was dizzy last night and don't remember much, I know whether or not I... I mean, I still know!"

He stuttered, clearly uncomfortable discussing this.

Fang Jinshi lived far from the village. No matter how lively it was in the village, she couldn't hear it at home.

After waking up, I stretched comfortably and washed my face with the clean water that had settled at the bottom of the pool.

Life with water is so great, I'll never have to live a dirty life again.

She called Yu Lian over to help draw water, wash clothes and water the vegetable patch. Her small herb garden didn't need watering though, as it was irrigated by a spring, making the herbs grow with a vitality that surpassed even wild plants.

Even the most precious herbs are as readily available to her as a simple remedy.

The two had just stepped out of their front yard when they saw a familiar figure lurking behind the trees, peeking at them furtively.

"Who"

That person walked out, "Sister Jinxiu, yes, it's me, Qiujing."

Actually, Qiujing was also quite hesitant when she came to look for Fang Jinshui.

But right now, she couldn't think of anyone else who could help Chunlan besides Fangjie.e an excuse and left the carriage with Shen Li.He didn't hear Fang Jinshu's reply.Fang Jinshu no longer wanted to listen to Fu Ming's words. What could she possibly say to a man who treated three wive...