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

Chapter 36 A gentleman's revenge is never too late.
Chen Jingang and Chen Jintong both looked like they would never give up until Li Ruru paid them.

Feng Yuzhu was also secretly watching from the crowd. If Li Ruru accepted the konjac from her two nephews, she would immediately send Chen Ertong up the mountain to dig it up.

One costs 10 coins. With Chen Ertong's physique, he could probably dig up 10 a day, which would earn him 100 coins!
Li Ruru said with a smile, "Didn't Zhao say that I was doing a fraudulent business? Your second aunt said so too, so what's the meaning of you asking me to collect konjac now?"

Regardless of what anyone said, Chen Jingang only wanted money, and he stared intently at Li Ruru's purse.

“We give you konjac, you give us money, it’s only fair, why ask so many questions?”

Chen Jintong chimed in, "That's right, that's right, hurry up and pay. Otherwise..."

He made a threatening gesture, but Li Ruru became interested. "What else?"

Chen Jingang's voice was deep and his eyes were sinister. "Otherwise, I'll break your legs and make you crawl back to your dilapidated house."

Li Ruru hugged her arms tightly, "Oh dear, I'm so scared."

Chen Jingang had lost his patience. "Give me the money, or I'll rob you."

Li Ruru spread her hands and said, "Sorry, I won't accept your konjac."

what?
Chen Jingang had already planned how to beat Li Ruru if she didn't pay him, but he didn't expect that Li Ruru would simply refuse to accept their konjac.

Chen Jintong roared, "Why won't you accept our konjac?"

Chen Jingang sneered: "Grandma and Second Aunt are right, she is a liar, and this business is a scam."

Just as the atmosphere between the three was becoming increasingly tense, the village headman walked over carrying a konjac.

"Li, I heard you're going to buy this thing?"

Li Ruru's expression changed instantly, and she immediately smiled and said, "Yes, Uncle Da, please bring it over so I can take a look."

After a quick check, Li Ruru took out 10 coins and handed them to the village head, saying, "Take this money. If you have any more, I'll take it back at the same price."

The village headman, holding the money, said with a smile, "I'll go up the mountain and dig it up right now."

The village head received a monthly salary of 300 coins, and his family lived a relatively comfortable life.

But now you can earn 10 coins for digging up a konjac plant, who wouldn't be tempted!
It's practically free money!
Seeing that even the village head had come to support Li Ruru's business, everyone was convinced that the business must be a success.

Some people had already quietly left, taking their tools and heading up the mountain.

Some people even gathered at the village entrance to watch the spectacle.

Chen Jingang immediately became agitated, "Li, didn't you just say you wouldn't accept konjac?"

Li Ruru rolled her eyes. Well, she didn't even call her aunt anymore.

"Please, I said I wouldn't accept yours, not others'. With your level of understanding, no wonder the teacher sent you home."

Chen Jintong and Chen Jingang were also studying a few years ago, but unfortunately they were too stupid and couldn't memorize the Three Character Classic after three years.

In the end, to avoid damaging his reputation, the Master paid out of his own pocket to return the two large Buddha statues to the Chen family.

When Chen Jingang and Chen Jintong were reminded of their shameful past and were further humiliated by Li Ruru for not making any money, they immediately tried to hit her.

Pan Dayan rushed out and stood in front of Li Ruru, glaring fiercely at the two of them, "What do you two little brats want to do?"

Bystanders also came out to stop her, and a group of people blocked Li Ruru behind them.

Li Ruru is now the village's benefactor, and this business deal can't be ruined.

Li Ruru poked her head out from the crowd and said, "Chen Jintong, Chen Jingang, I think your Chen family still has too much money."

Last time your parents lost 20 taels of silver, and now you want to beat me again? Are you trying to give me money?

Chen Jingang bit his lip tightly. How did this damned woman become so difficult to deal with?
He used to be able to beat and scold her at will.

Chen Jintong brandished his claws and gestured wildly, "Li, you just wait, a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years."

Li Ruru smiled and said, "Then come find me again in ten years. By the way, do you know which year is ten years later?"

She finished speaking and burst into laughter, which drew laughter from the onlookers. After Chen Jingang and Chen Jintong slunk away, Li Ruru handed over the konjac purchasing business to Pan Dayan.

"Aunt Pan, take these two strings of money. If anyone brings you konjac, pay them."

The copper coins were strung together in groups of 100 for easy handling.

Aunt Pan said happily, "I'll remember that. After I collect the konjac, I'll have my two sons take it back and grind it. Then I'll deliver it to your house."

Li Ruru said, "Auntie, we'll be grinding a lot of konjac these next few days, so your Tie Niu and Tie Zhu's wages will have to be increased to 40 coins each."

Pan Dayan was startled, "Oh dear, I wouldn't dare, it's too high."

"Look at you, you still complain about having too much money, really!" Li Ruru said reproachfully.

Pan Dayan sat at the village entrance for a long time, smiling happily the whole time.

She never imagined that her two sons could earn 80 coins just by grinding something for someone else!
80 coins a day, that's enough to buy 4 catties of meat, my goodness!
In half a day, they harvested more than 10 konjac plants. As it was getting dark, Pan Dayan, along with her two sons, delivered the ground konjac to Li Ruru in a grand procession.

Li Ruru quickly started cooking and made the konjac tofu before dark.

After finishing her work, she wiped the sweat from her brow and began preparing dinner.

"Sanya, go and call your brother Yishan over for dinner."

Sanya received the order and ran out the door.

Xiao Yishan did manage to catch something alive today, but he couldn't bring himself to kill it.

He picked some unripe green wheat by the roadside, rubbed it in his palm to remove the outer skin, and was about to eat it when he saw Sanya's surprised look.

He was a little embarrassed and flustered, unsure of what to do.

After a long pause, she stammered, "Sanya, you...you were looking for me?"

He didn't want others to see his embarrassing state, and he hated the pitying looks from others.

But the person opposite him was just a little girl. Thinking of this, he patted his face and sighed.

Sanya tilted her head and asked, "Brother Yishan, do you want to eat roasted potatoes?"

"Potatoes?" He swallowed hard, remembering the shredded potatoes he had eaten last time.

It's a lie to say he didn't want to eat, but how could he possibly go over to Li Ruru's place for free meals every day when they weren't even related?

After thinking for a moment, he carried a sack and followed Sanya to Li Ruru's house.

Li Ruru roasted some small potatoes in the stove, made a pot of wild vegetable dumpling soup, and made a lot of pancakes.

I also cooked a lot of dishes, including Er Ya's favorite stir-fried shredded potatoes and San Ya's favorite stir-fried pork with chili peppers.

Seeing Xiao Yishan come in, she quickly waved, "You haven't eaten yet, have you? Come and eat with us."

A large pile of vegetables was placed on a big rock in the courtyard, and everyone sat on the ground.

Xiao Yishan hesitated for a moment before opening his burlap sack.

He rubbed his hands together a little embarrassedly and said in a low voice, "Aunt Li... I brought you something."

The sack suddenly started moving, darting around in the yard.

The three girls were so frightened that they quickly protected the food.

"Mother, what is that?"

Xiao Yishan nimbly grabbed the sack and poured out a furry creature.

Li Ruru glanced at it and gasped.

(End of this chapter)