Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife

Ye Muyu waited for the hot water to boil and let the two children wash up first. Then, she brought the hot water into the east wing room to soak her feet.

While soaking his feet, Ye Muyu reached for the wooden box in front of the bed.

The wooden box contained all her silver.

Ye Muyu counted.

She did not touch the thirty taels of silver that she had earned from selling the fish with pickled cabbages recipe. She had only spent ten taels of silver for her living expenses, which was more than enough to cover her expenses. She still had five taels of silver left.

Previously, she still had about fifteen taels of silver left.

Along the way, she sold pickled cabbages a few times and earned about one tael.

She earned about twenty-five taels from selling medicinal herbs.

The Soft Fragrant Cake business was Chu Heng’s, so she could only take ten percent at most, which was considered as the exchange for the recipe.

However, the shop had just opened, so she could not get any money back.

Carefully counting the silver in her hand, Ye Muyu found that she already had more than 70 taels of silver. Compared to Chu Heng’s purchase of clothes and fabric, she felt that she was not considered rich, so she had to use her savings to do business.

Ye Muyu started to feel competitive. She could not be too far behind Chu Heng, or else she would not be able to be independent.

After counting the silver, Ye Muyu wiped her feet clean and made some clothes.

Chu Heng had yet to return.

She did not wait.

She got up and went to the two children’s room to check to make sure that they were covered with blankets.

Ye Muyu returned to her room.

She lay on the bed and began to sleep.

Chu Heng returned an hour later.

There was a trace of alcohol on his body. He had been dragged to drink by Clan Leader Chu Yonghua at the dining table.

At the dinner table, they talked about how it was not easy for a country bumpkin to support a scholar. They told Chu Heng not to worry about the gossip in the village and that he would take care of this matter.

Chu Heng only said, “I’ll leave these things to Madam Ye. I’ll have to trouble Uncle to guide her in the future. She’s young and immature. If she really does something wrong, I’ll teach her.”

In short, if Ye Muyu had done something wrong and had to be disciplined, it was his business. Outsiders could not interfere.

Even if the clan leader could not stand it, he could not interfere.

In the village, Ye Muyu represented him, and the people in the clan had to respect Ye Muyu as much as they respected him.

Chu Yonghua was a little shocked. Which man’s wife in the village could interfere in a man’s affairs? Did Chu Heng mean that he would let Madam Ye do whatever she wanted?

“Ah Heng, today’s matter is indeed the Cao family’s fault. I’ve already asked your aunt to look for the Cao family’s clan leader. This situation will never happen again. Moreover, in private, the son of the Xu family will apologize to you on her behalf.”

“She’s an elder after all. If you really let her bow to you, you won’t be able to stand it. It’ll also cause criticism from outsiders. You’re now in a critical period of the examination, so vou can’t make anv mistakes. When vou pass the examination, the Cao family will be nothing to worry about. At that time, she’ll regret it.” Chu Yonghua did not respond to Chu Heng’s words of wanting to raise Ye Muyu’s status. He patiently analyzed the pros and cons. He had been the clan leader for more than ten years. He was already used to how to maximize his benefits. Sometimes, for the sake of the final goal, he would endure as much as he could.

Moreover, In Chu Yonghua’s eyes, this year’s Chu Heng’s examination was the most important.

“Uncle, have you considered what would happen if I still fail to pass the High Scholar examination this year?” Chu Heng’s expression was indifferent. He even picked up the wine glass and took a sip. Sensing that it was hard liquor, he frowned slightly and put the wine glass down again. The smell of alcohol lingered between his lips and teeth.

“Impossible!” Chu Yonghua retorted subconsciously..