Chapter 26: The Trouble is Just Beginning!

“You!”

At this moment, Li Yanjun quickly shook his head, “No, no, I’m just running an errand! This task can be done by anyone!”

“Such a pity!”

Lu Chuan smiled and said, “In this village, no one is willing to come deliver messages for me!”

Li Yanjun immediately felt a little embarrassed. “You know, Zhao Family Village is powerful. It’s normal for the villagers to be afraid.”

“Fear is not just about being afraid of me!”

At this point, Lu Chuan helplessly shook his head.

“Do you believe me? The trouble is just beginning!”

Li Yanjun was stunned, “Are you saying that the people of Zhao Family Village will still come after you?”

Lu Chuan looked at Li Yanjun as if he were an idiot, then patted him on the shoulder. “Give me another two silver!”

“Alright!”

Li Yanjun handed over two silver to Lu Chuan, feeling somewhat confused, a little naive, and a bit silly.

Lu Chuan took the silver and said to Chen Miaomiao, who was standing nearby, “Dieyi, go cut half the pig’s head from the pork in the kitchen and let him take it back to boil and eat!”

“Perfect for a little supplement!”

Still dazed, Li Yanjun left with the two silver and half a pig’s head.

Su Ruan covered her mouth and laughed, “Is this person a friend of the head of the family? He seems quite cute!”

“He’s alright!”

Lu Chuan smiled, then proceeded to clean up the things on the ground.

Looking at the low, mud brick house, he was momentarily speechless.

Such a pity, building houses takes time.

Otherwise, he really wanted to tear down these ugly mud houses.

…

After Sun Zhi received the silver, he stood there in a daze, and only after hearing what Li Yanjun had said, did he nod in satisfaction.

“Good kid, he actually got Zhao’s family to choke on their own food. That’s really rare. I previously underestimated him!”

“Village Chief!”

Li Yanjun asked with some confusion, “Do you think Brother Chuan is too easy to talk to? Zhao Dabao asked for ten liang of silver, and he agreed right away! In my opinion, we could have bargained a bit!”

Sun Zhi gave Li Yanjun a heavy knock on the head.

“Don’t talk nonsense if you don’t understand!”

“I’m telling you, Lu Chuan isn’t wrong!”

Sun Zhi glared at Li Yanjun. “We can’t ask for too much. Ten liang of silver is already enough to make many people envious!”

“Even 150 liang of silver, it would still be difficult for Lu Chuan to establish himself in the village!”

Li Yanjun was a little confused.

“You really should eat more pig brains to nourish your mind!”

Sun Zhi sighed, then continued, “And Zhao Dabao can’t possibly come up with that much money. His initial demand for money was just to provoke Zhao’s family!”

“This kid… what a smart move!”

Sun Zhi’s eyes showed a hint of excitement.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he suddenly stood up and began pacing back and forth in the small room, seemingly deep in thought.

“Great potential… great potential!”

Sun Zhi clenched his hands tightly.

His expression made Li Yanjun, who was watching from the side, feel completely bewildered!

There were no secrets in the village.

In the blink of an eye, this news had spread to many families in Shuangshui Village.

Just as Chen Miaomiao finished preparing dinner, she heard a light knocking sound from outside the courtyard.

“Da Chuanzi, are you home?”

A soft voice came from outside.

Lu Chuan stepped outside and saw a woman standing outside the courtyard.

Upon seeing Lu Chuan approach, she quickly said, “Da Chuanzi, it’s your Aunt Liu San!”

Lu Chuan immediately smiled.

What was it again?

The trouble is just beginning!

“Aunt Liu!”

Lu Chuan looked at Liu San, smiled, and then said, “It’s so late. Did you come to my house for something?”

Lu Chuan’s voice carried a hint of confusion.

“Da Chuanzi, it’s like this. I heard you went into the mountains to hunt, and even managed to catch a wild boar. Our family still hasn’t gathered enough food for the year!”

“So, I was wondering if I could borrow some pork from you and take it to the county to sell!”

“To exchange for some grain!”

Liu San chuckled as she spoke, “You’re really doing well now! To think you could catch a wild boar. Our Shuangshui Village hasn’t had a hunter for many years!”

“I always said, when Da Chuanzi grew up, he would amount to something!”

“Now, it seems I was right, right?”

Lu Chuan smiled, “Aunt San, I think you might be mistaken.”

“I remember you said that I wouldn’t be successful if I didn’t excel at studying or martial arts. You even thought I’d probably just end up as a farmer!”

“Impossible!”

Liu San stared at Lu Chuan. “Da Chuanzi, I’ve always believed in you the most! You’ve really misunderstood your Aunt San!”

Lu Chuan laughed out loud.

“Aunt San, that’s probably not going to work!”

“As you know, there are three people in my family, and three people need three shi of grain. This year, grain is so expensive, and after skinning and boning a wild boar, there really isn’t much meat left!”

“I’m barely making it myself!”

“I really don’t have any spare meat to help your family out!”

“Maybe you should think of another solution?”

Lu Chuan said with a smile.

“Da Chuanzi!”

A trace of displeasure appeared on Liu San’s face as she continued, “Your two wives don’t do any work. I hear they spend all their time at home doing nothing!”

“Why did you even marry them?”

“In my opinion, you should just divorce them. Do you remember that girl, Xiuxiang?”

“She’s my daughter!”

“She would be a perfect farmer!”

“She could marry you, and you two would live happily ever after, how about that?”

Liu San said excitedly, “As for the dowry, I won’t ask for much! Just half a pig’s head will do!”

Whoosh!

At that moment, Su Ruan’s arrow shot through the air in an instant.

It landed directly on the doorstep of Liu San’s house.

She stood there with a smile, leaning against the doorframe.

“Oh, sorry, Aunt San!”

“I’m not completely useless—I can shoot arrows!”

Su Ruan looked at Liu San with a teasing smile. “But I must admit, my archery skills aren’t that great. If you keep talking nonsense here, I can’t guarantee the next arrow won’t go astray!”

As she spoke, she winked at Liu San.

Lu Chuan turned around, glanced at Su Ruan, and immediately smiled.

He didn’t expect this little girl to be jealous!

“Tough woman!”

“Tough woman!”

At this moment, Liu San was so angry that she jumped up. “Da Chuanzi, can’t you do something about this? We’re family, and your wives are treating an elder like this!”

“This is outrageous!”

“This is already breaking the seven rules; you can divorce her directly!”

Liu San said angrily.

Whoosh…

Another sound of something cutting through the air.

Liu San’s hairpin fell to the ground.