Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 102 I Want to Buy a Real Knife

Just when the Chen family thought victory was in their grasp, several men suddenly surrounded them.

"Old lady, why are you pulling my young lady?"

The five men Li Peipei had just bought surrounded her, glaring angrily at Zhao.

In their view, Li Peipei bought them and held their indentures, so they belonged to her.

As a servant, one is a slave, and naturally one must serve one's master.

These people in front of him were clearly bullying his young master.

Li Peipei shouted excitedly, "Hit them! Hit them! They're bad people!"

The five men, having received their orders, raised their fists without further ado.

"Hey, hey, what are you doing? How dare you lay a hand on me? I'm her grandmother... ah..."

Before Zhao could finish speaking, she was slapped across the face.

The man's slap was thick and powerful, knocking her to the ground in one blow. She lost two teeth and couldn't get up for a long time.

She never expected that these people would dare to lay a hand on an old woman like her; it was utterly lawless.

Zhao was unaware that her reliance on her age only had a slight deterrent effect in Chenjia Village.

After all, most of the villagers are from the Chen family, so they would at least give her some face.

Since you see each other all the time, nobody wants to completely ruin the relationship.

However, this is not Chenjia Village.

These five men weren't surnamed Chen either. They didn't care who you were; if anyone dared to bully their master, they would beat them.

When Chen Dagang saw that his mother had been wronged, he wanted to go and help her, but Wang Shuixia stopped him.

"Don't try to be brave, you can't beat them all by yourself."

They outnumbered each other and were outmatched in strength.

Chen Dagang never really intended to go; he was just putting on an act.

Now that his wife has offered him a way out, he naturally took the opportunity to accept it.

He took a few steps back, glancing at Zhao Shi, who was still lying on the ground, with concern in his eyes.

Seeing that her eldest son was unreliable, Zhao hurriedly went to call her grandson.

"Jinbang, Jinbang, beat these guys to death!"

Chen Jinbang stood there motionless for a long time. When he saw the five men looking at him, he hurriedly lowered his head.

The Chen family members like to bully the weak, but they are also afraid of the strong.

Surrounded by five men, Li Peipei proudly raised her head and left with her hands behind her back.

She was overjoyed; today had been so satisfying.

The Chen family is nothing special.

Li Peipei cheerfully led five men to Hongfu Restaurant.

She recounted the events that had just transpired to Li Ruru, whose face paled with each passing moment.

He asked anxiously, "Are you alright?"

"No, Granny Zhao got punched and her teeth fell out, hahaha."

Li Ruru tapped her forehead helplessly, "You need to be more careful. Next time something like this happens, come to your mother immediately. Don't try to be brave on your own."

She handed the five indentures to Bai Lu and said to her, "You too, never try to be strong alone. Solving problems requires money and power, and of course, fists."

"Your family is wealthy. Problems that can be solved with money should be solved with money, understand?"

Bai Lu nodded vigorously. She put away the indenture and said to the five men, "Take these three with you and come with me."

Li Ruru couldn't help but add another reminder: "Be careful."

He handed her a pepper spray packaged in a bamboo tube, saying, "Take this; use it in an emergency."

She always felt that Bailu was like a little goat who would be swallowed whole by her stepmother, that wolf, when she got home.

"I know, Aunt Li, don't worry," Bai Lu said confidently.

Many people in the family watched me grow up, and my stepmother has only been married into the family for a short time, so these people will definitely side with me.

No matter what, she is still the eldest daughter of the Bai family. Under everyone's watchful eyes, her stepmother can't do anything to her.

At midday, the sun was shining brightly. Li Ruru looked up at the sky, but there was no sign of rain.

"Mom, are we going to buy anything today?" Peipei asked.

After delivering the goods, Mom usually goes shopping.

Today, however, I stand here looking at the sky for a while, and sighing for a while.

Chaochao reminded her, "Mother, you said yesterday that you wanted to buy a few urns, some grain, wooden buckets and such."

Li Ruru snapped out of her daze and pulled the two of them toward the market. As planned, they bought jars, wooden buckets, and a lot of grains and vegetables.

The oxcart was full.

Passing by a clothing store, Li Ruru went in and bought each of the children a warm set of clothes.

I also bought a few thick quilts.

Chaochao helped carry the things, and Peipei followed behind to pay.

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Madam, are you fleeing for your lives?"

Li Ruru and her two companions loaded a car with food and supplies, making it look quite like they were fleeing a disaster.

She smiled awkwardly, "No, we've separated and are living separately. There are many children in the family, so we need to buy more."

The shopkeeper took the silver without asking any further questions.

As the group passed by a blacksmith shop, Li Ruru unconsciously walked inside.

"Shopkeeper, do you sell broadswords here?"

The shopkeeper was a dark-skinned man, shirtless. Hearing someone speak, he immediately put down the iron block he was hammering and ran over.

"Madam, what did you just say you wanted to buy?"

"A broadsword."

Peipei frowned. "Why did Mom buy such a big knife? We have plenty of kitchen knives at home."

Chaochao was equally confused, but they both tacitly chose not to interrupt.

Although the two were puzzled, they figured their mother must have her reasons for wanting to buy it.

My mother never buys useless things.

The blacksmith stared at Li Ruru and her daughter for a few moments before asking, "Madam, if I may be so bold as to ask, what do you need a broadsword for?"

The Great Tang Law stipulates that customers who buy large knives must inquire about their intended use and register the purchase.

He didn't mean to make things difficult for Li Ruru.

Li Ruru knew this too, and said gently, "My children like martial arts, so I wanted to buy it for them to practice."

The Tang dynasty valued both literary and military talents, recognizing that the court needed all capable individuals and thus pursued both.

Many children from poor families can take the path of martial arts exams if they can't endure the hardship of studying or aren't cut out for academics.

The shopkeeper took two large wooden knives from the counter and handed them to Li Ruru, saying, "If you want to practice, these wooden knives will do the same thing."

“Uh…” Li Ruru’s lips twitched. She didn’t want the wooden knife.

She bought the broadsword for self-defense. In case of a sudden downpour, while other families were without food, hers might be the only one to be robbed.

She has to be responsible for her food supply and the safety of her children.

What good are two wooden knives to her now?

Although there were also large swords in the space, their origins were unclear.

"Shopkeeper, I want to buy a real knife," Li Ruru pleaded.

The young shopkeeper scratched the back of his head. "It's not impossible, but you'll have to register it. I need to report it to the county government, and I can only sell it to you after they approve it."

"Okay, let's register then." Li Ruru reluctantly registered.

When the three of them returned home, it was already noon. The man, the dog, and Yinyin were not home.

Li Ruru could only slowly move things with her two daughters.

On the other side, Xiao Yishan and Chu Xiu were directing the men to repair the canal.

They plan to build a long canal so that rainwater can flow down the hillside into the river.

In this way, even if it rains heavily, Li Ruru's house will not be flooded.

Xiao Wu and Yin Yin were playing together nearby.

The men worked hard, sweating profusely, but they soon encountered a problem.

A man said, "Look, there's a big rock here. We can't dig it out. The hoe broke."

Chu Xiu ran over and took a look, and his heart sank.

At the bottom of the ditch, which had been dug to a depth of more than a meter, a large gray stone emerged.

Xiao Yishan carefully dug away the soil with a hoe, revealing a large rock.

"What should we do?" Xiao Wu frowned.

The place blocked by the rocks was right in the middle of the canal, making it impossible to change course.

The rock was too big to move, and all the hard work everyone had done that morning was for nothing.

(End of this chapter)