Chapter 1
It was late at night, and Fu Wenyu was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, not wanting to sleep at all.
When it was dawn, he finally couldn't hold on and fell asleep. But not long after, he heard the somewhat shrill voice of the original owner's second aunt Liu from outside.
"...Sister-in-law, Landlord Chen said that he would treat Sister Rong as his own daughter after she married. In the future, our Sister Rong will not only have no worries about food and drink, but also wear gold and silver and have servants."
"What a blessing!"
Landlord Chen...
Doesn't he have only one stupid son in his family? !
The stupid son of Landlord Chen and the dandy young master of Mr. Liu's family are the two local matchmakers who have to take a detour when they see them. They can be called the two major tumors of the blind date market.
Fu Wenyu's tired eyes suddenly widened.
He traveled through time and was hit by a car that ran a red light when crossing the road. After waking up, he came here. He was not worried about the modern world because his parents and relatives had passed away long ago, and he was single.
But there are big problems here.
The original owner is also called Fu Wenyu, and he is fifteen years old this year.
His biological father, Fu Qingshan, was a scholar, but unfortunately he died on the way to take the imperial examination half a year ago. Because he spent a lot of money on studying for many years and preparing for the examination and funeral, and his wife Zhou and one son and one daughter were weak and could not do any farm work, so the uncles and aunts of the second house were very dissatisfied and wanted to divide the family.
At present, in addition to the three of them, the Fu family's big house only has two acres of paddy fields, two acres of dry land, and two old brick and tile houses where they currently live. One is for Fu Wenyu, and the other is for Zhou and Fu Rong.
The original owner couldn't bear the blow of his father's sudden death, and he was always sick and swirled in front of the gates of hell several times, and then Fu Wenyu came through.
Fu Wenyu was desperate for such a start.
So although he has been here for half a month, his illness has been cured and he doesn't need to take medicine anymore, but he is still depressed and can't sleep. Now, when he heard Aunt Fu persuade Zhou to send her sister Fu Rong to the landlord Chen's house as a child bride, he was immediately furious, and new and old hatreds surged in his heart. He grabbed the clothes at the head of the bed and put them on.
Want to marry his sister to a fool, no way!
While Fu Wenyu was getting dressed, Aunt Fu outside the door was still trying to persuade her: "Sister-in-law, this is really a good marriage that you can't find even with a lantern!"
"Once you miss this village, there will be no..."
Zhou, who was called "Sister-in-law", was a woman in her thirties.
She was very thin, both thin from malnutrition and thin from depression, especially when she stood with Aunt Fu, who was stronger than ordinary people, her thinness was more prominent.
At this time, Zhou's face flushed.
She was the daughter of Fu Qingshan's mentor. She had been studying with her parents since she was a child and had a gentle temperament. Later, after marrying Fu Qingshan, the couple was also harmonious and never blushed. So much so that the words like 'Landlord Chen's son is a fool and can't marry' turned around her lips, but were still swallowed.
"No, my husband's body is still warm, and Rong Jie'er is only ten years old this year."
But Aunt Fu didn't know whether she didn't see Zhou's tolerance or was deliberately disgusting. She stretched out her strong hand to hold Zhou's arm to prevent her from leaving, and got close to Zhou's face and said carelessly: "Sister-in-law, have you forgotten? There are also marriages in the heat of filial piety. This is called, this is called rushing for happiness, yes, yes, that's it."
"If people know, they will only praise Rong Jie'er for being filial, and won't say anything."
"Age doesn't matter even more. Landlord Chen's son is only three years older than Rong Jie'er. It's okay for a girl to be three years older than her and a boy to be three years older than her. We are not picky."
At this point, she lowered her voice and gave Zhou a suggestion that she thought was very good, "And Rong Jie'er can live in the Chen family first, and get married two years later."
What is this? !
Zhou's face suddenly changed, and she pointed at her with a trembling hand, "You, you, you..."
At this moment, Fu Wenyu, who had quickly put on his clothes, pushed open the door. He first ran over to support Zhou, who was trembling all over, and then said bluntly.
"Such a good marriage, why don't you let your daughter marry it?"
Hearing this, Aunt Fu blushed.
Her daughter Fu Chunhua is one year older than Fu Rong. She is not reluctant to give up her daughter, but she wants to marry her daughter, but she doesn't want her!
Because the only son of Landlord Chen is a fool, he wants to marry a smarter daughter-in-law, such as Fu Rong, the daughter of the eldest house, who is not only beautiful, but also good at reading and writing.
He had never thought about it before, but now it happened that the eldest house of the Fu family was in trouble.
First, the pillar Fu Qingshan died, and Zhou and others had to move back to the village. Then, the silver obtained from the division of the family was spent because Fu Wenyu was sick.
So Landlord Chen asked someone to propose marriage.
He first proposed to Zhou, and after Zhou refused, Landlord Chen went to Fu Dashi, Fu Wenyu's grandfather, but because the Fu family had already split up, Fu Dashi could do nothing. However, Aunt Fu was very tempted by the two taels of silver promised by the Chen family, so she got up early today and squatted at the door of the main room.
Now after hearing what Fu Wenyu said, she pulled the corners of her mouth, and a dry smile appeared on her chubby face, "Chunhua doesn't have this blessing, so people have their eyes on Rongjie'er."
"Besides, Wenyu, Aunt Fu is also doing this for your own good."
Fu Wenyu was so angry that he laughed.
Because Zhou looked a bit like his mother in modern times, and was very kind to him, Fu Wenyu now regarded them both as his relatives.
Now when I hear Aunt Fu's words like this, I almost want to beat her up.
How is it good for him to marry his sister to a fool?
Aunt Fu didn't know that Fu Wenyu had the idea of hitting someone in her heart. After saying that sentence, she seemed to have found support. She spoke plausibly, and the more she said it, the more she felt justified.
"Wen Yu, this is really a good kiss!"
She stretched out two fingers, and then crossed them to make a 'cross' sign, "The Chen family promised to give ten acres of land and ten taels of silver as a betrothal gift, the first in our village! With these things, Wen Yu You can also rent out the land and collect some rent to live on, and maybe you can continue to study in the future. "
"Is that true?"
"Otherwise, with your body, you wouldn't be able to do anything."
Aunt Fu patted the hem of her clothes, with a look of disgust on her face, "You and your family have never farmed, and you don't know how to make a living. If you don't have this marriage, how will you live in the future... …”
"Hey, hey, what are you doing?!"
"Get out!" Fu Wenyu, who had long been unable to bear it, picked up the broom in the corner and swept it in the direction of Aunt Fu. At the same time, he said angrily: "I will not trade my sister for anything, and you will die. This heart!"
"Get out of here!"
If his mother hadn't taught him from a young age not to hit women, he would have slapped her on the face. He couldn't control other people's affairs, but his sister Fu Wenyu definitely couldn't marry a fool!
Aunt Fu didn't give up, looked at Ms. Zhou and said, "Sister-in-law, this is really a good relationship, Wen Yu..."
After Zhou saw Fu Wenyu rushing out, most of her anger disappeared, replaced by a feeling of relief. After hearing what Second Aunt Fu said, she said: "There is no need to mention this matter again. Neither Wen Yu nor I agreed."
"Let's go."
Fu Wenyu waved the broom again and said aggressively, "Get out of here!"
Aunt Fu was so frightened that she took a few steps back, turned around and ran to the half of their second room, and then said angrily: "Well, sister-in-law, think about it carefully. I'll come back in two days."
After saying this, she hurriedly entered the house and closed the door without waiting for Fu Wenyu and Fu Wenyu's reaction. Not long after, Aunt Fu's voice scolding her daughter came from the other side.
"You are seeking death. You are hiding here and being lazy in broad daylight. Why don't you go and wash the dishes..."
Seeing such a scene, Ms. Zhou shook her head and sighed, "Chunhua is also pitiful."
Then she turned around and showed a gentle smile to Fu Wenyu, and her tone was even more gratifying, "Wenyu, are you hungry? Mom left a bowl of porridge for you, and I will bring it out to you right now."
But Fu Wenyu looked at her thin body and sallow face, and he didn't dare to let her serve the porridge. He said hurriedly: "Well, mother, I can just serve it myself. You can take a rest."
After helping Mr. Zhou to rest in the room, Fu Wenyu turned around and entered the kitchen.
It is said to be a kitchen, but in fact it is just a small shack built with thatch and bamboo by the villagers when the family was separated. It has a door but no windows, and there is air leakage everywhere.
As soon as Fu Wenyu entered the door, someone stood up in fright.
"……elder brother."
She is about ten years old, with two double buns on her head, each tied with blue rag strips. Because she had not eaten or drank well in the past six months, and was occasionally frightened, her cheeks were sunken and she lost her former vitality.
This is none other than the original sister, Fu Rong.
Looking at Fu Rong who turned pale, Fu Wenyu's heart softened.
The way she looked, it was obvious that she had just heard Aunt Fu's words.
So he lowered his voice and said, "Don't worry, neither my mother nor I will marry you to the Chen family."
Not only the Chen family, but also Fu Wenyu from other families would not agree. He couldn't get over the idea of marrying off his ten-year-old sister as a child bride. He had to wait until Fu Rong was eighteen years old to get married.
Fu Rong suddenly showed a reassuring smile.
"Um!"
After finishing a bowl of porridge that could see his shadow, Fu Wenyu rubbed his stomach that was still growling, hesitated before knocking on the door of Zhou and Fu Rong's room.
"Mom, I have something to discuss with you."
Mrs. Zhou was leading Fu Rong to do needlework in the house. Both mother and daughter lowered their heads. After hearing this, she stood up subconsciously and said, "What's wrong? Could it be that your second aunt is here again?"
"No, there is something else."
Fu Wenyu stood at the door and hurriedly explained: "I was thinking that my family was about to run out of rice, so why not go and tell the clan leader to rent out the land at home."
"What my second aunt said just now is right. No one in our family knows how to farm. Now that we have divided the family, it is not easy to trouble my grandfather and second uncle. So I thought about it and rented out the land. We can collect some rent every year. Okay. We can also negotiate with them to send half of the rent this year.”
He didn't want to drink porridge anymore.
Zhou's expression relaxed, and she thought for a moment and said, "That's fine."
"Then you go and tell the clan leader that if you come from a woman's house, you won't go."
Fu Wenyu was about to speak but stopped.
He actually wanted Zhou to go with him. Although he had the memory of the original owner, it was not very deep. The second and very important reason is that Zhou's character is too soft.
She looks very similar to Fu Wenyu's mother in modern times, but has completely different personalities. One is a red rose and the other is a dodder flower. Of course, this does not mean that Mrs. Zhou is not good, but that she is used to listening to her parents at home, her husband after she got married, and her son after her husband died. She has no opinions of her own.
Under her education, Fu Rong was also like this.
Fu Wenyu felt that this was not good.
But he changed his mind and decided not to rush things. He would go alone this time and then find a way to help his mother and sister grow up step by step.
After making up his mind, he went back to his room and changed into a more decent dress, but when he walked to the door, he turned back and took two books from the box and put them in his arms.
If the plan goes well, he should be able to bring back more food today.