Farm Tough Girl-Chapter 234 - 235 Breakthrough_1

Chapter 234: Chapter 235: Breakthrough_1

Chapter 234 -235: Breakthrough_1

Those were the foolish things he had done in his moment of ignorance. Muniang initially thought that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen, let alone him being an iron-blooded general who had been at war. Now she feared he would no longer enter the kitchen, yet there he was, acting just like before, which slightly moved Muniang.

After they had prepared everything, they took the basket and headed straight for the Village Head’s home. Upon reaching the gate, they found the courtyard door ajar. Peasant households generally didn’t lock their courtyard doors, and one could enter without calling out, so they just went in.

Without hesitation, Muniang stepped right in, walking up to the outer hall. She was about to knock when she overheard the Village Head’s furious voice and Xia Bing’s sobs and sniffles.

“You still have the nerve to come to me? Are you unaware of the shameful things you’ve done? It was a miscarriage before marriage that led to your infertility. The Zhang Family kept quiet about it to save your face. And you? Once back, you complain to the villagers, claiming the Zhang Family wronged you and deceived everyone! When the Zhang Family was driven to desperation and disclosed the truth to me yesterday, I lost all my honor! After what you did, do you really expect me to seek justice for you now?”

“Mr. Village Head, I’m truly sorry. I was really helpless, I really— ” Xia Bing cried out pitifully.

The Village Head waved his hand dismissively, cutting her off: “Don’t talk to me about being helpless. I can’t trust a word you say anymore. The whole village is waiting for me to give them an explanation. What do you think I should tell them about you?”

Xia Bing was startled and fell to her knees with a “thump”, clutching the Village Head’s pant leg: “Mr. Village Head, please don’t let this matter get out. Otherwise, my life will truly be ruined.”

The Village Head humphed: “I won’t talk about it, but don’t expect me to take charge of anything else for you. Don’t think you can use me again as your tool. I’m not so easily fooled. Get going now, don’t hang around here anymore, I’m already doing you a favor by keeping this quiet for you.”

Muniang’s hand, which had been raised to knock, suddenly froze. The Village Head was not foolish; being duped by Xia Bing once had no doubt made him wiser, allowing him to see through her scheming. Naturally, he would no longer believe Xia Bing’s words—but was it right for them to eavesdrop so blatantly like this?

Before she could gather her thoughts, the main door swung open. Muniang stood there, dumbfounded, catching Xia Bing’s panicked gaze and not knowing what to say. She forced a smile, “Have you eaten?”

Yu Ze, in contrast to Muniang, was much calmer, seemingly unaffected by having overheard the conversation. He confidently took Muniang’s hand and walked past the nearly petrified Xia Bing to greet the Village Head.

Joking aside, it wasn’t he who had done something disgraceful; why would he be nervous?

Xia Bing, watching Muniang and Yu Ze’s indifferent demeanor, bit her lip and ultimately fled with reddened eyes.

The Village Head felt somewhat embarrassed and said, “You’ve come quite early. I didn’t expect her to come today either, and I wasn’t paying attention.”

Muniang laughed, “It’s nothing. I made some potato cakes, and they don’t taste good once they’re cold, so I thought of coming over earlier.” As she spoke, Muniang passed the basket to Madam Bai standing nearby.

Seeing that Muniang was unaffected by Xia Bing, the awkward atmosphere that had initially hung in the air vanished. Madam Bai joyously took the basket, “That’s wonderful, the children have been looking forward to it.”

The Village Head invited Muniang and Yu Ze to sit down, and Mrs. Zhu, the wife of the elder son, brought over some tea. The Village Head’s family wasn’t particularly wealthy, and ordinarily, guests were only served sweetened water. Providing tea on this occasion was naturally a sign of great respect for Muniang and Yu Ze.

“You saw what happened today; don’t spread it around. Xia Bing is also a child with a hard fate. Although she did go too far this time, we shouldn’t ruin her reputation for the rest of her life,” said the Village Head.

“You can count on us. We know what to do.”

The Village Head smiled and nodded, “That’s good. I’ve always known you to be sensible. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have made your family so prosperous.”

As he spoke, the Village Head’s gaze fell on Yu Ze, sizing him up. Yu Ze had been back for a while, but the Village Head had hardly seen him. He had heard that Yu Ze had beaten up Qiao Dalang as soon as he returned, and he knew that Er Liang was no longer the man from before.

“Now that Er Liang has recovered his memory, does he still plan to live in Tupo Village?” the Village Head asked with some suspicion. After all, the man looked distinguished, and he surely came from a decent family. It was one thing to be a stay-at-home son-in-law when he was ‘foolish,’ but now that he was restored, it seemed odd to remain at his mother-in-law’s home.

Yu Ze said, “After taking care of some things here for Muniang in the next few days, I plan to take Muniang to join the family register and meet my parents. However, we will probably still stay in Tupo Village in the future. Muniang has many businesses here that are just getting started. We plan to live our lives in Tupo Village.”

The Village Head was stunned. He couldn’t imagine a man accommodating his wife to this extent and, though he didn’t quite understand it, he still responded with a smile.

What the Village Head didn’t know was that if Yu Ze didn’t stay here, he would choose to return to the frontier. For him, all the honors and wealth in the capital were nothing but burdens. After what happened ten years ago, he could no longer enjoy a comfortable life in the capital. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have decided to spend ten years at the frontier.

“What does your family do, then? Are you businessmen?” the Village Head ventured, since Yu Ze seemed quite refined and unlikely to be a simple farmer.

Yu Ze nodded without hesitation: “A small business.”

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Looking sideways at him, Muniang noticed he seemed to be making various concealments just so she could have a good life in Tupo Village.

Stroking his beard, the Village Head laughed, knowing that Yu Ze was probably being modest. The horse he rode when he arrived had been the talk of the village for a long time. They might not recognize the breed, but it was obviously a top-quality horse. How bad could the family finances be for a man who rides such a horse?

Regarding Muniang, the Village Head said with satisfaction, “Muniang, you’re lucky to have such a husband.”

Yu Ze curled his lips ever so slightly, “Indeed, quite lucky.”

Muniang pinched him on the thigh.

They had a meal at Mr. Village Head’s house and, setting aside the incident with Xia Bing in the morning, the visit was quite enjoyable. However, Muniang didn’t expect that upon returning home, she would find Xia Bing, who had been stopped by the serving boy at the door and was waiting outside with red-rimmed eyes.

Muniang looked at her in astonishment. They shouldn’t have much to do with each other. What could this sudden visit be about?