Joe's Farming

Tian Youliang, the coachman, saw that the family was about to quarrel again, and was afraid that the silver he had earned would fly away. Then Master Cao said that if the young man was good, he would give him five taels of silver as a reward. He couldn't earn five taels of silver by himself. He had cheated Qiao Laosan of five taels of silver before, but he lost it due to bad luck. His sister came to him every day to ask for money, and he was almost annoyed by Tian Guihua.

He knew that Tian Guihua hated Qiao Yu, and even hated those who were close to Qiao Yu. This was just the right opportunity, so he had to seize it. He had made up his mind that after getting the money, he would go to the gambling house to make a comeback. If he won ten or twenty taels, he would see what Qiao Lao San could say.

Tian Youliang pretended to persuade him, "Brother Li, the old lady is doing this for your own good. Mr. Cao is one of the richest men in town. If you marry him, you will only enjoy a good life. It is a blessing that many people cannot obtain. Can you bear to see your brother working outside for Qiao Yu all day long?"

"I'll work for whoever I want to work for!" Wen Ge'er suddenly shouted.

He knew how good Qiao Ge'er was to him. He gave him the recipe for stewed dishes whenever he asked, and even invited his parents to help build a house. There were not so many jobs that paid in the village. His mother's eyesight was getting worse, and he didn't want her to embroider anymore. He could make money, much more than the men in the village. Twenty taels, if his business with Qiao Ge'er went well, he could make it in a year.

The most important thing is that Brother Qiao trusts him. Brother Qiao also gives him hope, the hope of living a better life. It is too hard for brothers in this world. He doesn't want to be like other brothers, whose fate is out of their control. He also doesn't want to be like his mother, who works hard all her life and has to live at the mercy of her in-laws.

"Tsk, why are you so bad-tempered? I told you Qiao Yu is not a good guy, you've become wild by following him every day!" Old Lady Li yelled.

As they were about to reach the town, Tian Youliang saw that the family was making more and more noise, so he drove the ox cart faster, fearing that the family would change their minds at the last minute.

Wen Ge'er looked at his grandmother coldly and said, "You can scold me, but you are not allowed to scold Qiao Ge'er." Then Wen Ge'er looked at his father and mother and said, "Dad, Mom, I don't want to be someone's mistress. I want to go home."

Wen Ge'er has been a good boy since he was young and always speaks in a low voice. This is the first time his parents have seen him with such a cold expression.

Before Li Lao Da and Li Xiuniang could say anything, Tian Youliang interrupted them and said, "Hey, they're almost here. Now that you're here, why don't you take a look before you leave!"

As Tian Youliang spoke, the car sped up.

Wen Ge'er shouted: "I want to go home!"

Old Mrs. Li was so angry that she stood up and rushed over to hit the man, regardless of the bumpy ride of the ox cart.

Boss Li quickly stopped his mother, not caring whether his mother would be angry or not, and shouted, "Mom, mom, let's go back. Brother Wen doesn't want to go."

Old Lady Li's face was distorted, and she screamed, "I don't care whether he is willing or not, he has to get married whether he wants to or not. Twenty taels of silver, what's there for him to be dissatisfied with for a boy who can't have children?!"

Wen Ge'er always knew that his grandmother didn't like him, but she kept saying this to him, which made him feel very uncomfortable. He and Qiao Ge'er used to be able to play together because they looked alike, and the villagers always said that they would never give birth to a son and would lose money.

The ox cart showed no signs of stopping. Wen Ge'er saw his father and grandmother twisted into a ball, and his mother protecting him tightly. All he could think about was running away. Running away quickly, running away from this suffocating fate.

Tian Youliang was driving in a hurry when he suddenly heard Li Xiuniang's shrill scream: "Wen Ge'er!!! Stop the car! Stop the car!! Stop... the car!!!"

Brother Wen jumped out of the car.

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When Qiao Yu arrived at Aunt Shi's house, his eyelids kept twitching. He didn't believe in this before, but now he feels that it is a bad omen. Aunt Shi was the only one cooking today and was a little overwhelmed, so he helped in the kitchen.

Today, there was steamed sorghum rice, a big pot of meat and cabbage soup, and the stewed dishes that were supposed to be sold today. Qiao Yu prepared a lot of stewed dishes today, and he also left some for his family to eat at night and the next day. He was worried about setting up the stall until Wen Ge'er's problem was resolved.

Qiao Yu briefly told Aunt Shi about Qiao Yu, but didn't tell her about Wang Jie's plan. Wang Jie planned to confront his family members when he got home in the evening.

Aunt Shi saw Qiao Yu was worried and comforted him, "Don't worry. I think although Wen Ge'er is well-behaved and sensible, he is not foolishly filial. Everyone in the village knows that his grandmother bullies his mother. It's just that his father is a little afraid of his grandmother, so he didn't dare to split up the family for so many years."

Qiao Yu knew that some men just couldn't do anything to their own mothers. There were too many such social news in the past life. So he sighed and said, "I hope so."

Aunt Shi used to sell tofu once a day, but she was busy with Qiao Yu's new house, so she changed it to once every three days. However, Qiao Yu's daily tofu was guaranteed, and Wen Ge'er would come to Aunt Shi's house every afternoon to get it, so Aunt Shi and Wen Ge'er were quite familiar with each other.

Qiao Yu helped bring the dishes and rice to the construction site and then went home to eat.

When Aunt Shi saw her son looking listless while getting his meal, she scolded him.

This was the first time Xu Ning had seen braised food today. Although it was pig offal, it smelled delicious. When his father saw the pig intestines, his face changed. He quickly picked out the food from his bowl and gave it to him.

Xu Ning took a bite and his round eyes lit up. He shook his head unconsciously and said as he ate, "Dad, it's delicious. No wonder Mr. Gu can sell it every day. If I had money, I would eat it every day."

“Is it really that delicious?”

"Really? Try it." Xu Ning picked up a big piece with chopsticks and gave it to his father.

Old Man Xu put it in his mouth and chewed it half-doubtfully. Hey, it's really delicious. It has no strange smell of pig intestines at all.

Fortunately, a lot of sorghum rice was steamed today. Because the braised dishes were so delicious, everyone ate more than usual, except Wang Jie.