Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside

"You, you dare to say I'm asking for a beating!" Gu Yumei was nearly in tears from anger, never having imagined that Chang Errui would dare to speak to her this way. A coarse fellow like him should be grateful to even have the chance to be with her, and yet he dared to use this matter to threaten her.

But she was indeed afraid of the Yuan Family finding out, so she could only bottle up her frustration.

Wan Lifang had already seen what was happening here and came over to ask, "What's wrong?"

Gu Yumei didn't dare to tell Wan Lifang the truth, and lied: "It's nothing, he was moving bricks for the braised food shop and got hungry, thinking of buying a few bean cakes from our shop."

Qi Kangming had been helping Chang Errui move green bricks and had been listening there for a while. Hearing this, he took a few steps toward this side and shouted to Chang Errui: "Brother Chang Er, my mother has just prepared a table full of braised dishes and even chopped up a roasted duck that you love to eat. Why are you still buying bean cakes?"

Qi Kangming was clearly telling Gu Yumei not to flatter herself; people have good food to eat and don't fancy eating her family's bean cakes.

Gu Yumei was so angry she trembled; after all, the Qi Family was a bunch of white-eyed wolves that were impossible to please. With the help of Gu Jinli's house, they managed to start their own shop. Now they've only made a little dirty money, and Qi Kangming dared to embarrass her like this. If this continued over time, wouldn't the Qi Family trample her family underfoot?

"Coming." Chang Errui responded to Qi Kangming and then sternly reminded Gu Yumei: "Remember what I just said. If you forget, you're the one who will suffer."

With that, he turned away from the half-dead with fury Gu Yumei and returned to the braised food shop.

Wan Lifang's expression changed, and he asked Gu Yumei, "What exactly did Chang say to you?"

Gu Yumei didn't dare to tell the truth, so she vaguely said, "It's nothing, Auntie is friends with his mother, and mentioned inviting his mom over sometime if she's free. But just now he told me his mother is busy lately and won't be able to visit Auntie. He asked me to pass the message to Auntie."

Wan Lifang frowned upon hearing this; indeed, Gu Yumei was foolish. Such a lie full of holes, did she think he would believe it?

Gu Yumei probably didn't know that he had long been aware of her past consideration with the Yuan Family.

It was precisely because he knew about it that Wan Lifang deliberately tripped Gu Yumei, catching her in Chang Errui's presence to cause a misunderstanding.

But Wan Lifang thought that after he and Gu Yumei got engaged, the matter with the Yuan Family would be in the past. He didn't expect that this vile woman was still involved with Chang Errui, was she trying to cuckold him?

Hmph! As a refugee, it's just like her to have no sense of propriety between men and women. Indeed, such a vile person doesn't deserve the respect of a wife.

Thinking this way, Wan Lifang held Gu Yumei in even greater contempt. After finishing the noon meal and leaving the shop, he took advantage of Gu Yumei seeing him out to grope her.

Gu Yumei was startled and felt that this was very wrong. But thinking that the two were already engaged and it was not good to make a fuss, she was indeed thoroughly groped by Wan Lifang.

By the time she returned to the shop after seeing him off, her eyes were still red. She wanted to tell Mrs. Chen, but felt ashamed and was afraid of being scolded, so she could only swallow the insult silently and hurried back to the village workshop to fry tofu.

It was Gu Dafu who had helped her come to deliver the bean dregs.

Gu Dafu, seeing her stuck frying tofu in the workshop for so long and her hands blistered from the hot oil, felt sorry for her. After he finished his own work, he would help Gu Yumei fry tofu, so she could take the chance to rest, using the pretext of delivering bean dregs to have some fun in town.

...

Now that noon had passed, Gu Daya's family had been busy past noon and just finished their lunch, sending Chang Errui on his way.

During the dishwashing in the shop kitchen, Qi Kangming told Qi Kangle about the conversation between Chang Errui and Gu Yumei and instructed her, "Sister, you don't have to be afraid of Gu Yumei. If she dares to bully you, tell me, and I'll teach her a lesson."

Qi Kangle laughed nonchalantly, "Sister doesn't take her words to heart at all. She'll be married by next year at the latest. Normally, I don't associate with her, so how many opportunities will she have to harm me?"

Qi Kangle wasn't angry at all, only thought that Gu Yumei was sick in the head. It was her who disdained Chang Errui initially, but now that she has an engagement, she can't stand to see Chang Errui interacting with other girls.

Moreover...

"I haven't even had many conversations with Chang Errui. I just saw him delivering green bricks to our shop and helped him carry a few loads, that's all."

When every household builds their homes, which family's Dong Family doesn't help out with the work? None of these are considered a big deal.

Worried that Qi Kangming would be concerned about her, she assured him, "Don't worry, if Gu Yumei goes too far, I won't be soft-handed. Am I, someone who has 'died' once before, going to be bullied by her?"

After hearing this, Qi Kangming was reassured, "You're right to think this way, sister. We owe her nothing, we don't need to be afraid of her."

"Afraid of who? What are you talking about?" Gu Jinli and Gu Jin'an came in, each wearing a large straw hat.

Upon seeing them, Qi Kangle happily stood up, wiped her hands on her apron, and poured them two bowls of warm water, "Here you are! It's such a hot day, have some water before we talk."

Today, Gu Jinli was going to Xuanhu Fang to get medicinal plant seeds, and Gu Jin'an wanted to get more involved in the family business, so after his studies, they agreed to go to Xuanhu Fang together.

Gu Jinli and Gu Jin'an took off their straw hats, took the wooden bowls, and drank half a bowl of warm water.

Qi Kangming explained on the side, "Nothing much, it's just that Gu Yumei came to deliver bean dregs today, and she said a few unpleasant things when she saw Chang Errui."

Gu Jinli sneered coldly, "She has the nerve to talk badly about Chang Errui? She's really beyond help."

It was her who initially rejected Chang Errui.

Qi Kangle said, "Don't be angry, this is all Gu Yumei's affair, it's not related to us. Did you bring enough silver? Buying medicinal plant seeds is important, if you don't have enough, come to the shop and take some. Half of this shop belongs to your house too."

Qi Kangle didn't want to dwell on the topic and changed the subject.

Gu Jinli nodded, "I have brought three silver notes, that should be enough. Mingya Grass seeds aren't expensive."

Mingya Grass is easy to grow, cold and drought tolerant, and doesn't need much care - you can just spread it on wasteland and it will grow. Previously, it was an inconspicuous herb, but now that her mosquito coils sell well and require a lot of Mingya Grass, planting it can also turn a nice profit. So, she thought about buying some seeds to plant Mingya Grass.

"Good that you have enough," Qi Kangle smiled, "We have a handcart in the backyard, I'll go fetch it for you. You can use it to buy the seeds, and after purchasing them, we'll go back home together."

Saying this, she quickly finished washing the rest of the dishes and went to the backyard.

Gu Jinli asked Qi Kangming, "What happened with Gu Yumei again? Did she badmouth Cousin Le?"

Qi Kangming must be upset, definitely because Gu Yumei was gossiping about Qi Kangle. If it was just of making things difficult for Chang Errui alone, Qi Kangming surely wouldn't care.

Qi Kangming didn't conceal anything and recounted all that he had heard and seen.

After listening, Gu Jinli raised an eyebrow and said, "Chang Errui indeed has a good character, and with Cousin Le…" They would be quite a match.

But she didn't voice this thought. In ancient times, such comments couldn't be made recklessly.