Chapter 197: Chapter 197: Have You Had Enough Fun Climbing Windows? Chapter 197: Chapter 197: Have You Had Enough Fun Climbing Windows? “I’m still hoping to have a boy, so Zhou Liang will marry me. If the Zhou family is willing to accept me, you’ll be able to return to the Liu Family, too. You can’t be plotting against my child!”
She had to be on guard against her mother secretly scheming against her. Her mother was capable of any heinous act.
Upon hearing her words, and considering their current situation, Liu Rumei started to waver in her resolution.
“Let’s stop talking about this for now. Hurry up and help me tidy up the yard.”
Other matters could be discussed later, but the house needed to be cleaned up. Even dinner for tonight was not yet settled.
After hesitating for a moment, Liu Yushui granted her consent, eager to ensure the safety of the child in her belly.
Two women, who were previously unaccustomed to manual labor, started doing tasks they’d never done before. Their hands soon became covered with blisters, causing them to weep in pain.
Not long after, Liu Chushui came out from the room he had chosen, and approached Liu Baixiao.
“Dad, give me ten taels of silver.”
He reached out his hand to his father, requesting.
“What do you need silver for?”
Upon hearing the word “silver,” Liu Baixiao’s pupils constricted.
The little money he had was from the fifty taels he’d drawn from the treasury to give to the Lin Family. He didn’t even have enough for his own use, let alone extra to give to Liu Chushui.
“We have to live here now. We can’t not have any land to farm, can we? We have to find the land officer and buy some land. What else are we supposed to do?” countered Liu Chushui.
“Also, we have nothing to eat or drink at home, not even a pot. I need to go to town and buy a pot, maybe get some rice and flour. We can’t just starve to death here, can we?”
“How can we have nothing to eat or drink? Can’t we just go to Grandpa’s house and take some food?” Liu Baixiao retorted immediately.
Anyway, there was no way he was parting with his silver.
Hearing his words, Liu Chushui scoffed inwardly, but his face remained calm. He looked at his father, “Why don’t you go to Grandpa’s house and get some food now?”
They had been kicked out, and not even given a place to stay. Would Grandpa and Grandma send them food?
Considering the things his parents had done over the years, he didn’t even dare to hope!
Liu Baixiao was at a loss for words and ground his teeth.
He took out a tael of silver from his purse and thrust it into Liu Chushui’s hand.
“Go to town and buy rice. I’ll handle buying the land. What would a kid like you understand?”
Liu Chushui looked down at the tael of fragmented silver in his hand and sneered.
If he was just a clueless kid, then why was he the one running errands, and the only one who thought about buying flour and rice to ward off starvation?
Taking a deep breath, he nodded.
“Dad, you better go and buy the land soon. I’ll also buy some seeds in town. We need to start sowing as soon as we can.”
“Alright then, hurry up and get lost. Get lost, get lost, you’re an eyesore!”
Just like shooing away a fly, Liu Baixiao waved his hand. At this point, he didn’t care about anyone who dared to ask him for his silver.
Liu Chushui stared at his father for a moment, then walked out the door.
It was late at night. A door was suddenly opened then slammed shut just two seconds later.
“What’s wrong with you? Have you had enough of sneaking around?” Glaring at the person who had arrived uninvited in her room, Lin Caisang felt her temper rising, and with it, a sense of dire exasperation.