79, sour vinegar

  Su Lianwei indeed, as she said, accompanied Ye Ci for a walk, not because she had any so-called good feelings towards Ye Ci. The reason was simple - Ye Ci came to Su's village because of the winery, and it was precisely because he came to Su's village that he accumulated food. As the host, Su Lianwei naturally felt very guilty.

  Lianyi and Yecai are friends and partners, unrelated to romance or gender.

  Fortunately, there were few people around Su Lianwei's home, and some trees made it a relatively beautiful landscape.

  Dà Hǔ did not follow, only Liàn Yīng accompanied the two masters and servants for a walk, chatting. Generally, it was Yè Cí speaking, while Liàn Yīng listened, occasionally interjecting with a sentence or two to humor him.

  Perhaps it was the effect of the sour soup, perhaps it was the effect of taking a walk, or maybe it was because there was a beautiful woman by his side, but Ye Cixi not only didn't feel uncomfortable, he even felt as if he were floating on air, feeling very comfortable.

  "Have you ever been to Beijing?" Ye Ci asked.

  "I haven't been there." Lianyi smiled, having been to Beijing.

  Ye Ciyu fanned herself with a fan, her face full of expectation, "So do you want to go?"

  "I don't want to go." Lingling replied with a smile.

  “……” Ye Ci was surprised, “Why don't you want to go? This capital city is where all the people of Luan country want to go, it's the most prosperous metropolis in the whole country, and also the center of socializing for the upper class, with plenty of business opportunities.

  Lianyi found it amusing, "Actually, I'm not very fond of discussing business, as long as I can make ends meet and support my family, that's enough." Although her expectations were low, business was booming, and she was overwhelmed with work.

  Ye Ciyu was taken aback, "That capital city has the most precious and rare antiques, all of Quan Guo's valuable jewels are concentrated in the capital, not just Quan Guo's, but also those from other countries." Women all like accessories, using this to attract them is not wrong.

  Lianyi covered her mouth with her hand and smiled lightly, "I'm not interested in jewelry either." As she raised her hand, the wide sleeve of her thin silk garment slid down, revealing her smooth arm and fair wrist, which was exceptionally beautiful. The low-quality jade bangle on her wrist was exposed.

  The material of this bangle is hard to describe, it's said to be jade but also has embryo stone, it's said to be stone but most of it is actually jade, barely made into a bangle, so it can only be called a jade-stone bangle.

  Ye Ci frowned as soon as she saw it, "Lian Yi, get rid of that broken bracelet quickly, I'll give you a good one tomorrow." Such beautiful wrists, how could they be ruined by this bracelet?

  She was taken aback for a moment, and only then did she remember the bangle on her wrist, which was given by Da Hu earlier. She smiled and declined politely, "No need, this bangle has sentimental value to me, regardless of its worth."

  Ye Ci was rejected by Su Lianyi, but instead of getting angry, he looked at her with new eyes. He thought to himself that in this world, women who don't like gold and silver jewelry are rare, and those who can stick to their own opinions are even more scarce. And yet, he had met a woman who possessed these two qualities, so what else could he say? Of course, he had to win her over.

  Ye Ci thought to herself, then turned her head and saw Ye Huan following closely behind her, feeling annoyed, she took advantage of Ling Yu's inattention and kicked him with one foot, making a face at Ye Huan.

  Ye Huan didn't understand, "Young master, what's going on?"

  "What's wrong?" Ling also asked.

  The leaves were bad, and he forced a smile, "It's okay, haha." As he spoke, he turned his head around, with his back to Su Lianhui, and exaggeratedly mouthed to Ye Huan - Get out! Get out!

  Ye Ciyu still didn't understand and was very puzzled, "Young Master, what's going on?"

  Yue Ci was so angry that he wanted to kick him even more.

  "Yehuan, didn't you just say you ate too much and needed to go relieve yourself?" These words were squeezed out from between his teeth.

  Ye Huan finally understood the meaning of his young master, originally thinking he was in the way, wanting to be alone with Miss Su. It seems that today he really ate too much, how could he be so blind? No wonder the young master kicked him. "Yes, yes, young master, I'll take over, that... Miss Su, excuse me for a moment, I'll go and come back."

  Just as Lianyi was about to tell him to return by the original route, before she could even speak, Ye Huan darted into the forest like a rabbit, leaving behind a surprised Lianyi and Ye Ci's large tail wolf.

  The leaves are very excited, looking up at the bright moon in the night sky, so pure and clean, like a jade face with ripples; feeling the gentle breeze, like the warmth of ripples; the hanging willow branches are like the slender figure of ripples...

  "Words, would you please tell me what business your family is actually in?" Lian Yi had always been curious about this. Ye Ci wore luxurious clothes, had a unique perspective, and was eloquent, but he insisted that his family ran a small business. What kind of small business could possibly receive an order for 4,000 jars at once?

  If someone else asked, they must have had an ulterior motive, but Su Lianwei was simply curious.

  After being with He Ye for a long time, I found that he is actually a very good person. Since we decided to be friends, I naturally became curious about his identity.

  Ye's face turned red with embarrassment and he didn't dare say anything.

  Because they've seen too many women, when they don't reveal their identity, they still have some personality, but as soon as they say that their family is the richest in Beijing, they immediately throw away all their previous reserve and personality, and can't wait to get married the next day.

  Leaf words really... dare not say!

  "That's it... uh... a small business." Ye Ci hesitated.

  Lianyi sighed and knew that Yecai really didn't want to talk about it, so she smiled slightly and said, "I really don't know when this hot weather will cool down." She changed the subject.

  The words were unbearable, his heart felt like it had a cat's claw on it, both itchy and uncomfortable. He wished he could reveal his identity, and hoped that Su Lianying was not as worldly as other women.

  Lianyi didn't think it was wrong that he didn't talk about his past, everyone has their own secrets, Ye Ci had hers, Da Hu had his, and she herself had hers too. Keeping secrets from each other wasn't a bad thing as friends, but if they were to be deeply involved... Lianyi lowered her eyes, who could be deeply involved with someone carrying secrets?

  Ye's words were on the verge of tears, and he could feel that Su Lianyi had subtly created a distance between them. He truly regretted it and wanted to speak out, but just as he was mustering up the courage, Lianyi quickly walked away.

  Only saw Su Lianhui arrive under a tree, squinting her eyes and staring at the trunk.

  She didn't understand what he meant, but she discovered something.

  Lianyi stretched out her hand and took down something from the trunk of the tree, holding it in her hand and examining it.

  Ye Cai walked over to take a look, and it was better not to look. One glance made her jump in fright. It turned out to be a nearly one-inch-long bug. To call it a bug wasn't quite right - it was more like a dark brown beetle with a shell, many claws, and an egg-like shape. In short, it looked very disgusting. "Lian Yi, quickly throw it away! Don't let this strange bug bite you?"

  Ripples giggled and handed it over, "It doesn't bite, it only drinks tree sap. Take a closer look at what it is, you must have seen it before."

  Ye Ci looked down, stretched out his hand, and just as the insect was placed in his palm, it crawled up, startling Ye Ci and making him jump. Lian Hui finally couldn't help but burst into laughter, her voice clear and melodious like a silver bell. She reached out again to catch the insect and put it back in Ye Ci's hand.

  "Don't be afraid, it really doesn't bite. Take a closer look, you should have seen it before." Liang Wei pressed the insect onto Ye Ci's hand, not letting it crawl away.

  Although Ye Ciyu was a bit panicked, he wasn't afraid. He deliberately pretended to be so exaggerated just to take advantage of the situation. The lowest level of taking advantage is to make a move on the beauty himself, and the high-level one is to let the beauty make a move on him, just like at this moment, Lianyi's warm and cool small hands were in his palm, that slippery feeling made him drunk with joy.

  The two of them were very close, and Ye Ci quietly leaned in closer, greedily smelling the fragrance on her body.

  "What's wrong, don't you really recognize me?" Ling asked curiously.

  Ye Ciyu hastily restrained himself, lowered his head to look at the insect on his hand, and slightly furrowed his brow. "Isn't this a cicada? It just doesn't have wings."

  "Exactly, this is a cicada, just a nymph that hasn't molted yet." Lingwei said, "You wouldn't think that this little cicada has to live underground for several years before it becomes a molting cicada. People think that the cicadas finally emerge from the mud and see the light of day again, but in fact, they don't know that it's just the final struggle of the cicada's life, and also its lifelong mission." Lingwei released her hand, letting the cicada stay on Yecai's palm.

  This was the first time Ye Ci had heard such a statement and found it quite intriguing. "A lifetime's mission? What mission?"

  "With a chuckle, 'In human terms, it's passing on the family lineage; in biological terms, it's simply reproducing and carrying on.'"

  Ye's heart skipped a beat, and he really wanted to rush over and hug Su Lianwei, saying - Let's also multiply and thrive! But he didn't dare, and forcibly endured it.

  "Yecai, what do you think is most important in a person's life?" Ling asked with a tilted head.

  This question really made Ye Ci stunned, wealth? Status? Women? "I don't know."

  The night was quiet, and the two of them just walked slowly like this, and their rippling hearts also calmed down. "I have thought about this problem before."

  "Oh?" Ye Ci was curious, "Then, Su Lianying, tell me, what is life pursuing?" Very curious, very expectant, wanting to know what kind of truth Su Lianying could come up with.

  Ripples quickly walked a few steps, and with sharp eyes, she saw a cicada on the tree, picked it up, and played with it. "Humans are subject to too many temptations and disturbances, and no rules can be seen in humans, but they are very intuitive in animals and insects. They live, strive to survive, and their purpose is to reproduce and die. So I think that for people to live, the most important thing is not the pursuit of wealth and status, but to spend a happy life with loved ones."

  She had just finished speaking and felt ridiculous herself. This sentence sounds like it was said by a romantic, not her, an old leftover woman.

  But in fact, she really thought so, maybe it's because of her persistence in true love that she hasn't had a boyfriend at the age of 31.

  There were opportunities for blind dates, but she always refused, and the reason was also this.

  Ye Ciyu found that as long as she was with Su Lianhuan, she would constantly receive a bunch of statements that she had never heard before, from the initial surprise to the current habituation.

  He raised his hand and looked at the cicada still clutched in his palm, also seemingly lost in thought. "What you said is right, money, status, those are all external things. Even if there's a lot of gold and silver buried with you after death, people can't truly take it away."

  Lian Yi was taken aback and looked at Ye Ci in surprise. "Do you believe in reincarnation?"

  Ye Ciyu shook his head, "I don't believe it, I don't believe in ghosts and monsters, haha, I only believe in myself and what I see with my own eyes."

  Lianyi was even more surprised that ancient people could be so skeptical of ghosts and gods. "You are truly a unique person."

  Ye Ci smiled, "Am I unique? Actually, Ling Yu, you're even more unique."

  Su Lianwei knew what he was referring to, but as a person with modern memories, her uniqueness couldn't compare to that of the truly ancient people.

  Suddenly, "Let's catch some cicadas and make a dish for you tomorrow morning, fried golden cicadas."

  Ye Ciyu jumped in fright, "Lian... Lianyi, what did you say? What dish are you making?"

  Lianyi laughed happily, her slender white fingers pinching a cicada. "It's this one. Since you're in the countryside, I'll naturally make some things for you that you can't eat in the city. It's delicious and nutritious, don't worry. Let's go catch some together."

  As she spoke, she reached out and pulled on Ye Ci's sleeve, heading into the woods.

  She pulled him thinking he was afraid of these insects and didn't want to go, but Ye Ciyu seeing the two being so intimate, not to mention catching cicadas, even if it's catching tigers they would be willing to go, extremely excited.

  The moonlight was not bright to begin with, and under the trees with intertwined branches, it was even darker. Liangliang narrowed her eyes and looked at the trunk of the tree, as long as a piece suddenly protruded, it was probably a cicada shedding its skin, and she could catch one accurately.

  Lianyi tilted her head back, staring intently at a certain spot on the tree trunk, but found herself not tall enough to reach. She stretched out her hand and pulled Ye Ci over, saying softly, "Come quick, here." Her eyes were still fixed on the cicada.

  Ye Ciyu was led by the hand, floating and drifting along with Su Lianyue's guidance, stretching out her hands to grab the cicada, and then mischievously placed her hand on Su Lianyue's head, "This face is not bad."

  Ripples cried and laughed, "Stop messing around, hurry up and take it down for me."

  The two of them burst out laughing together.

  They didn't notice that in a dark corner, three women were walking quickly, seemingly returning from the county town late at night.

  One of them was Chiang.

  Jiang thought Su Hao would come to apologize, so she waited at home for several days, but no one showed up. She went back to her mother's house and was scolded by her own mother. Her sisters-in-law came to offer advice, telling Jiang to take advantage of Su Lianhui not investigating and secretly go to the county town to make amends with Su Hao.

  Because of the rumors in the village, Su Hao became the boss of a wine shop. He collected money and counted silver during the day, and at night he went to visit the brothels in Yuewang County, changing beauties every night. Jiang Shi was anxious and afraid, so she secretly went to Yuewang County herself.

  Su Hao was not at home, he followed Qian Huidong to run around and promote wine sales, so Jiang's family got nothing.

  Fortunately, I met two village women from the same village in Yuewang County and accompanied them back.

  Since Su Hao left the village and the winery moved away, no one served the Jiang family anymore, and her temper gradually subsided over time. The village women were all kind and simple, seeing that Jiang was no longer so arrogant, they also got along with her.

  The three of them got off the stagecoach and hurried back, just arriving at the forest when they heard the sound of men and women scolding and laughing.

  Who could it be at this late hour? The villagers aren't in the habit of going out for a stroll at midnight, everyone would have been resting at home long ago.

  Jiang's ears perked up, and he immediately recognized the woman's voice. That crisp and pleasant voice in Jiang's ears was like a soul-stirring melody - if it wasn't his younger sister Su Lianwei, who else could it be?

  "Wait," Jiang stopped the two village women.

  The two looked at Jiang curiously and said hastily, "What's going on? It's late, go home quickly."

  Jiang smiled secretly in his heart, Su Lianwei, finally caught your little handle, but on the face is sorrow and pain, "Ah, it's a family scandal!"

  The village women were all on March 8th, originally in a hurry to go home, as soon as they heard "family ugliness" they immediately came in spirit. "What happened, come and say." "Right, come and say, what's the matter?"

  Jiang glared at the woods, "My little sister Su Lianwei is now so glorious, she snatched my family's wine factory and shop, and now she's having an affair with a wild man right in front of her own home. Listen to that lewd laughter."

  The two of them pricked up their ears, and indeed, the woman's voice was somewhat similar to Su Lianwei's. "Yes, I also heard my husband say that now the master of the Su family winery is not Su Hao, but Su Lianwei, inside and out, it's all about what Su Lianwei says." "In the past, she seduced the second young master of the Li family, and now she's thinner and richer, presumably she has a good chance of winning him over."

  Jiang didn't care who Su Lianying flirted with, she just wanted to make Su Lianying infamous.

  "I heard someone say that the second son of the Li family is handsome!" a village woman suddenly said.

  Another person was also reminded by her words and thought of it, "Yes, I've also heard that all the girls in Yuewang County want to marry into the Li family."

  "Why don't we go in and take a look, is that man really the second son of the Li family?"

  "Alright, I haven't seen that second son of the Li family yet."

  "Nonsense! What is this Second Master Li? He's someone we ordinary women can't usually meet. This is a rare opportunity, let's go take a look."

  "Alright."

  Two village women then discussed going to take a peek, Jiang Shi didn't stop them, she was eager for these people to witness Su Lianwei's unvirtuous behavior, so she also followed.

  At night, the wind started to blow, and the leaves and trees made a rustling sound. The two people who were busy catching cicadas didn't notice the footsteps, and three women sneaked into the shadows, watching the busy couple.

  Not to mention the two village women, even Jiang's saliva was about to flow down. The man in purple clothes was really too handsome! Not to mention his slender figure, white face like jade, just saying that every move he made was full of masculine charm, elegant and carefree, no wonder Su Lianhui abandoned Da Hu, at this time, even if she changed to another woman, she would also want to fall into the arms of this beautiful man.

  The other two village women were also stunned, "No wonder he's the second son of the Li family as rumored, really too handsome." "Yes, if I were Su Lianhui, how good it would be."

  Lianyi and Yeciyu didn't notice the three people spying on them at all. There were too many cicadas, and they couldn't be contained in a handkerchief. Just as they were worried about what to use as a container, Yeciyu lifted his robe and said, "Come, put them all here."

  Lianyi took a look and shook her head, "No way, this clothing is too expensive, that insect might damage it." Lately, traveling all around, Lianyi had also become discerning about goods. That Ye Ci's clothing seemed simple but the materials were exquisite, not even tens of taels could be spared.

  "It's nothing, I said let it go and forget about it." A beauty's happiness is worth more than a piece of clothing.

  "Lin sees him insisting, and really let go. 'Words, you're a great person, easy-going and humorous, your future wife is truly blessed.'" Can't help but feel sentimental.

  Ye Ci heard this sentence, sweeter than eating honey, hesitated for a moment, and spoke out her heart. For the first time, she seriously expressed her fondness. "Then are you willing..."

  "Let's go, there should be none here, let's go over there." Su Lianwei didn't notice what he said, her eyes fixed on the treetops.

  The two left, and three women began discussing.

  "Su Lianwei is having an affair with the second son of the Li family, and they are so intimate. I'm embarrassed for her." One of them said. But it's not embarrassment, it's clearly envy and jealousy.

  Jiang was the same, with a fierce anger burning in her heart. "Su Lianyi has disgraced all the women of our Su Village, if this gets out, people will think that all the women in our village are like this."

  "What's to be done?" another man said.

  The first person sighed, "Forget it, let's just pretend we didn't see anything. Su Lianwei is not studying well, and her future path will only get narrower and narrower. It's not anyone else's fault, so let's just keep this matter to ourselves."

  "Alright, let's just forget about it and pretend we didn't see anything." Another person also agreed.

  Jiang didn't say a word, because she knew that these gossipy women, the more they said "don't spread it around", the more they would talk about it with relish, which meant they had taken this matter to heart, and that was enough.

  Then, the three women wiped their mouths and returned home.

  Two people were searching for cicadas in the dark, when suddenly a robust figure appeared before them. Liangliang raised her head and was surprised to see it was Dahu. "How did you get here? You haven't gone to sleep yet?"

  The big tiger looked at Su Lianwei with a complex gaze, "Thought you two got lost, came to find you." At that time, Ye Huan ran back home, he was startled, had already seen that the master and servant were not good-hearted, afraid that Lianwei would suffer, hurriedly found him.

  Lianyi suddenly remembered, "It's not early. We just saw cicadas on the road, we've eaten them before, they're nutritious and taste good, so we thought of catching some to add to your dishes tomorrow."

  "Caught it?" asked Da Hu.

  "En." Ling replied. For some reason, she felt that Da Hu was in a bad mood, and his tone was full of questioning.

  And...

  Not only did Da Hu ask, but she also had a feeling of doing something wrong herself? Although the two were nominally husband and wife, they actually didn't have much of a relationship, at most they could be considered friends, this misconception was really unscientific! Right, very unscientific!

  He suppressed his feelings of guilt and called out to the two of them to return home.

  Once home, they used salt water to pickle the cicadas, and after the cicadas spat out all the stolen goods, they dried them for later use. The few people then returned to their room to catch up on sleep, at which point the sky was already slightly bright.

  Ye Ci was exhausted from the day's events, almost getting seriously ill, and then later that night she went catching fireflies with Su LianYue, plus staying up all night, she was extremely tired, no longer caring about her living environment, as soon as she lay down, she fell fast asleep.

  Ye Huan was also like this, and the two of them squeezed onto Da Hu's bed to sleep.

  Ripples also got tired and slept soundly, but there was only one person who tossed and turned, it was Big Tiger.

  His eyes were very good, more sensitive than ordinary people, but tonight he hated his sharp eyes, because he clearly saw Su Lianhui and Ye Ci two people laughing and catching fireflies, one holding the hem of their clothes, and the other leading the way to find fireflies, throwing them down after catching.

  Those cheerful voices and laughter were like sharp blades piercing the tiger's ears and heart, for the first time, his heart was extremely tight, that feeling was strange, yet helpless, even more painful than being cut by a sword on the battlefield, with blood gushing out.

  He also remembered that at the time, the two of them were in Xian Shui Tan, and they were making a scene like this. Su Lianying was cunning and had tricked him multiple times, yet she still shouted "soldiers don't fear deceit". But why did she change to be with another man after more than ten days?

  Why does Su Lianyi like Ye Ci? Why didn't she choose him? Is it because of his appearance?

  Appearance is the downfall of great heroes!

  ……

  Su Lianyi slept late, but still woke up on time the next day. As soon as she went out, she saw Ye Huan. Ye Huan made a silent gesture with her hands and feet, and Lianyi smiled and nodded slightly before leaving the house to go to the courtyard.

  "Why don't you sleep for a while?" Ling asked Ye Huan.

  Yehuan waved his hand, "Like us who are attendants, we've always been sleeping later than dogs and getting up earlier than chickens, it's a habit."

  Ripples of laughter burst out, "It's really not easy, Comrade Ye Huan, you've worked hard."

  Ye Huan shook her head, "It's okay, but Miss Su, why don't you take a rest for a while?" Comrade? What is that thing?

  "Wake up at this time, got used to it." Liangliang went to the kitchen to see the cicada from yesterday. Cicadas are most delicious at this hour. When she arrived at the kitchen, she saw that the kitchen had been cleaned up and didn't know where Dahu had gone.

  Ye Ciyu hadn't gotten out of bed and wasn't in the mood to make breakfast, so she took down all the clothes that were hanging on the line in the courtyard and folded them on the table.

  Ye Huan passed by, "Miss Su, may I ask a question."

  "Well, you ask." Lingling replied while doing something else at the same time.

  "Did you wash all these clothes?" Ye Huan asked curiously.

  Ripples smiled, "Yes." Who was washing if it wasn't her?

  Ye Huan was surprised, "Aren't you very busy during the day?"

  Lianyi nodded, "Yes, what's up?"

  "Still have to wash clothes tonight?" Ye Huan was surprised.

  "Yes." Besides washing clothes and cooking, if there was no Da Hu, sweeping the yard would also be her job.

  "Why? Why not just buy a maid?" Ye Huan became more and more puzzled. With Su Lianhui's skills and wealth, it wasn't just buying one maid, even if she bought a house in Yue Wang County Town and bought a bunch of maids to serve her, she could afford it.

  Lianyi smiled, "Not used to being served by others, still like to take care of myself." She said, folding all the clothes and preparing to carry them into the house.

  Ye Huan was thoroughly convinced this time. He had seen many capable women, but he had never seen one with such a huge disparity in her abilities as Miss Su.

  When Ruan Li hugged the clothes into the house, he happened to see Ye Ci rubbing his eyes and yawning out of the room, shouting Ye Huan's name. He took off the purple outer robe, revealing a thin, semi-transparent silk undergarment in the same color system. Because it was too light and thin, it highlighted his slender figure, and the eight abdominal muscles under the purple silk were faintly visible.

  Ye Ci originally wanted to summon Ye Huan, but instead saw Su Lianwei. "Lianwei, good morning."

  Lianyi also smiled and said, "Good morning, hurry up and wash up, I'll make breakfast now."

  "Ah...... uh...... okay." Ye Ci was embarrassed for a moment, he... hadn't put on his own clothes!

  In the past, there were many servants at home, and he never had to lift a finger himself. As soon as he stepped out of the house, Ye Huan would attend to him. If it was said that the young lady in the boudoir didn't even touch the water used for washing her hands, then Ye Cishao was even more so.

  "What's wrong?" Ling asked curiously, "Why don't you go put on some clothes?"

  Ye Ci wanted to call out to Ye Huan, but Su Lianwei was right in front of him and he couldn't do it. He was clever and subconsciously knew that if Su Lianwei found out he didn't know how to dress himself, she would definitely look down on him. After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth, turned around and entered the room, picked up his clothes, and relied on his memory to put them on.

  This dress, usually Yehuan gave it to him to wear, was quick and good, but now that he had to do it himself, he found that putting it on was easy, but if he wanted to wear it neatly, it was too difficult. This waistband... what to do?

  She poured half a cup, walked in with a tray of water. "The water is warm, and the tooth salt is in the small room." She said, putting it down without looking at Ye Ci, "I'll be out to have breakfast later." After finishing speaking, she turned around and left.

  Lianyi left, and Ye Ci quietly ran to one side of the door, beckoning to Ye Huan who was reading a book under the tree.

  When Ye Huan entered the room, Ye Ci kicked him hard and said, "You rascal, why are you late?"

  Ye Huan cried with a sad face, "Young Master, you just fell asleep. I was afraid of making any noise, so I deliberately went out of the room. Who knew when you would wake up?"

  "Leaf kicked again, 'What's with the nonsense?'"

  "I don't dare, I don't dare," Ye Huan hastily said, stretching out her hand to help Ye Ci put his clothes back on. But unexpectedly, she was refused by the young master.

  "Don't move, I'll do it myself. Tell me how." Ye Ci wanted to learn how to dress herself. This time she was really scared. If next time she got knocked over by Ling Yu again, wouldn't that be too embarrassing?

  Ye Huan was surprised, since when did the young master of her own family start dressing himself? She then listened to him, seriously "guiding" her on how to dress, "Miss Su might be busy, I just chatted with her for a bit."

  Ye Ciyu was shocked and her hands stopped moving, "What did you say? You just chatted with Lianyi?"

  Ye Huan nodded, "Yes, but it's not like we had a real conversation, just some casual talk... Ah, young master, what's wrong with you now? What did I do to offend you again?"

  Ye Huan hadn't finished speaking when Ye Ci grabbed his collar and pulled him over, "Hurry up, what did you guys talk about?" Ye Ci regretted it now, if only he had woken up a bit earlier, the one chatting with the beauty wouldn't have been Ye Huan that little beast but him instead.

  Ye Huan deeply felt that he and the Su family were not compatible, since coming here, he was frequently beaten by the young master. Helplessly, he recounted every word of his conversation with Su Liuwei in detail, and also couldn't help but repeatedly express his own thoughts and admiration for Miss Su.

  These, Su Liangwei was unaware of, because she was cooking in the kitchen.

  Deep-fried cicadas. Take an appropriate amount of oil, add it to the pot until it's 80% hot, put in the cicadas that were processed last night, lightly fry for a moment, remove from the pot, drain the oil, and sprinkle some spices. The cicadas are fragrant and crispy after deep-frying.

  When Lianyi brought all the dishes to the table, Datou returned.

  Dahai's hair was wet, probably because he hadn't gone to the Xian Shui Pool for a bath last night and had just gone this morning. "Dahai, have you eaten?" Lianying hastily asked, feeling that the atmosphere between them wasn't right, wanting to say something to ease it but couldn't think of any topic.

  In fact, Su Lianwei is not a talkative person either.

  "En." Da Hu nodded and entered the house, wanting to change clothes. But when he saw Ye Ci and his servant in his room, he remembered last night's events and was furious. Suddenly remembering that a few days ago, he had spent the night in Lian Yi's room and left some clothes there, he smiled secretly and turned around to go to Lian Yi's room in front of Ye Ci and his servant.

  He didn't even close the door, and just stripped off his clothes with a swagger, revealing those sturdy muscles.

  Ye Ci and Ye Huan looked at the big tiger in the ripples house, puzzled, what was this guy going to do.

  The big tiger glanced at the two with his spare vision, hooked a smile at the corner of his mouth, and very familiarly opened the rippling cabinet, pulled out his own clothes and put them on.

  Ye Ciyu's face turned red with anger, what was going on? He looked anxious all over his face, glanced at Da Hu, then turned back to look at Su Lianwei, and became more and more confused.

  Why is there a beast's clothing in Lianyi's room? What's going on?

  The big tiger's mood suddenly improved, and he deliberately lingered for a moment in front of Ye Ci and her servant, "Guests, come out and have breakfast quickly, my wife has already prepared it." After finishing speaking, he strode away.

  Crack... crack... It's the sound of shattering!

  What broke? It was Yecai's heart.

  "Master... are you alright?" Ye Huan hastily asked in a low voice, full of concern.

  Ye's eyes widened in shock, he sniffled his nose, "This... is impossible... I don't believe it."

  Ye Huan secretly sighed in her heart, thinking that her young master was really overfed and had nothing better to do. The other couple were obviously a real husband and wife, but he insisted on calling them fake spouses - wasn't this just self-deception?

  The big tiger's mood suddenly improved, "I'll do it." He snatched the chopsticks from Lingling's hand and washed them in a nearby water basin.

  The ripples subsided as the big tiger let go, and his mood also improved. "Words, Ye Huan, come eat."

  Dà Hǔ heard Sū Liǎn Wī's familiar call to Yè Cí, and gritted his teeth again. He grabbed Sū Liǎn Wī's arm with great force.

  Lianyi was caught by him and felt a dull ache, very inexplicable, slightly furrowing her brow, looking at Datou with puzzled eyes.

  The big tiger's muscles were tense all over, his eyes fixed tightly on Su Lianwei, his lips moved again and again, wanting to say those words - call me husband. He was annoyed by Ye Ci, but in the end he still didn't have the nerve to say it.

  "Is anything wrong?" Her eyebrows furrowed even deeper.

  The big tiger finally let out a sigh, loosened his hand, and only then did he realize how much force he had just used. The wrist must have turned purple. "Sorry, are you... okay?"

  Lianyi smiled wryly and said "it's nothing", then turned around and left. Just now, she was also... a bit nervous, always feeling that Datou would ask her to do something she couldn't do.

  The four of them all sat down.

  Breakfast was sautéed greens, mixed cold dishes, steamed buns, congee, and cicadas caught last night - fried golden cicadas.

  She put a piece in her mouth and ate it, crispy and delicious. "Not bad, you guys try some too." She said, taking a pair of clean chopsticks and serving one to each of Da Hu, Ye Ci and Ye Huan.

  The big tiger furrowed his brow, although he had never eaten it before, but in the military, if they were really going to war, there was not enough food and grass, let alone insects, even mice and snakes would have to be eaten. He put General Jin's head into his mouth, bit down, and suddenly, a fragrance burst forth, filling his mouth with an aroma.

  "Is it delicious?" Ling asked with a smile.

  "En." Datou added another one.

  Ye Huan reluctantly, if she didn't support Su's scene, she would be beaten anyway. She closed her eyes and took a bite, but found it was much more delicious than she had imagined, so she took another one.

  The most miserable one was Ye Ci, who thought that Su Lianzhi was a heavenly soldier sent by God to torment him. First, he had to stay in such a shabby inn, then eat a bellyful of coarse vegetables and drink a bellyful of sour soup, use the imperial tailor's clothes to wrap up bug bites, and even dress himself, now he still had to eat the bugs he caught last night.

  But for Su Lianwei's beauty... he admitted it!

  Embracing a desperate determination, I ate it and found out that it was so special and delicious.

  Then the three of them began to scramble for the golden cicadas. Poor Su Lianwei only ate three, and the remaining thirty or so were all snatched away by the three of them. Of course, Ye Ci was the one who ate the most, after all, under his tyranny, poor Ye Huan had to contribute half of her spoils.

  Watching the three of them fight, Lianyi couldn't help but laugh.

  It feels great to have dinner with friends, usually just the two of us, Da Hu and I, are quiet, but also think Ye Ci is a nice person, no pretenses.

  After breakfast, Lianyi drove a small donkey cart and sent Ye Ci and his servant to Yuewang County.

  ……

  So did Jiang and the other three village women really keep this "secret"?

  How is this possible?!

  Never underestimate the power of a nagging wife!

  Within the next two days, these three village women had visited every household in Suzhai Village, and as soon as they met, they would say, "I'll tell you a secret, but don't breathe a word." Then they would start talking about how dark and windy it was that night, and how Su Liangyu and the second young master of the Li family were laughing and playing outside, and how handsome the second young master was, with his peach blossom eyes that seemed to hook people's souls out alive.

  Then these big girls and daughters-in-law who were told ran to other people's homes, and the first sentence when they entered the door was: "Tell you a secret, don't tell anyone."...

  This news spread in Sujiacun naturally, but the news spread like a virus, and it was transmitted to Yuewang County on the second day, and it was spread throughout the county on the third day.

  Nowadays, every slightly "well-informed" person in the county seat knows that Su Lianwei from the Su family wine shop and the second son of the Li family are together. Su Lianwei already has a husband, but she doesn't follow the way of a virtuous woman, and how she and the second son of the Li family did this and that in the wilderness, like dry firewood meeting a fierce flame, with the sky as their blanket and the earth as their mat, they did many things that make people's faces red and hearts flutter.

  One of the parties involved, Su Lianwei, has not gone to Yuewang County for two days and has been staying at the winery for Ye Ci's 4,000-tank order.

  In addition, Ye Ci's sudden attack on that day scared her, and she was afraid of suddenly increasing large orders, so she designed drawings overnight and expanded the factory.

  In addition, she also wants to develop a mask that promotes cell metabolism and shrinks pores, but she only knows the principle and has not put it into practice, so she needs to research and experiment step by step. All of this requires a lot of time and effort.

  Naturally, she didn't have a chance to go to Yuewang County and listen to those idle rumors.

  But another person involved in the rumor wasn't so lucky.

  Mr. Li handed over the shop to Li Yutang and a few others, and on this day, he went to inspect the shop with Mo Nong's accompaniment, listening to the manager's report, occasionally meeting some customers, as well as some fellow business friends, but their eyes looking at Li Yutang were very strange.

  Some despise, some envy, and some people's eyes are simply naked, saying one sentence - you kid is great, a married woman can also be handled.

  Left Li Yutang bewildered and perplexed.

  In the evening, Li Yutang met his good brother Xiao Gongzi and only then did he realize what had happened. He was shocked, "This is all nonsense! They are framing me!"

  Digression

  It's a bit late today, sorry! Ya Tou has decided that if there are 300 more votes by the 7th (in three days), she will add an extra chapter as a thank you, muah muah muah!

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