Making money, taking exams and supporting the family

chapter 22: Members of the He family

As he lost both the woman and the soldiers (suffered major loss), Lin Jianwen was infuriated to the point of vomiting blood. On the other hand, after Lin Ze returned home, he hugged his own wife and laughed to his heart’s content.

He swore that he truly would never spend money in vain and silently do good deeds for others to take advantage of. He really did not intend to ride on Lin Jianwen’s reputation to climb up. But the enthusiastic villagers were just too supportive, and he could not control the situation.

If he could not control it, what else could he do? Naturally, he would just go along with it and make the best of a bad situation. After all, he had already become enemies with Lin Jianwen, so it did not matter if they became enemies once again.

“You’re really cunning…”

Zhang Xiu could not help but comment as he saw Lin Ze’s laughter. He was annoyed that this guy was so carefree. Also why was he hugging him?

“My wife is also good. We’re a perfect match made in heaven, both of us being cunning together.”

Lin Ze boasted gleefully. If it were not for Zhang Xiu’s cooperation just now, the people in the village would not easily believe his words.

His wife may look weak, but deep down he was definitely shrewd, with great potential for acting innocent while secretly being powerful. He almost fooled him too. Previously, he had really thought his wife was a pitiful little thing.

“Nonsense, enjoy yourself. I’m going to the He family’s place. I haven’t even informed them about the work yet…”

Zhang Xiu blushed and did not want to pay him any attention. He turned around and left.

Honestly, ever since he met this guy, his face has never been a normal color!

Lin Ze looked at his wife blushing again and could not help but feel excited.

“Alright, go ahead. By the way, ask He Xiangfeng if he’s willing to join us in the mountains tomorrow. Having an experienced hunter with us would be safer. But I’ll promise my wife and make sure to come back early. After dinner, we can spend some quality time together.”

With that said, Zhang Xiu, who had just reached the doorway, stumbled and lost his balance.

Lin Ze laughed at the sight.

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The farce at the entrance of Lin’s house spread quickly throughout the village.

In just a short while, the entire Heba Village knew about it. Naturally, the He family was no exception. They did not go to witness the commotion themselves, but word spread among the villagers.

There was also Zheng Xiaoluo, who loved excitement. After the farce ended, he ran to the He’s house to inform them of the news. After all, Lin Ze had mentioned that he wanted to hire people from the He family to help with the work, paying thirty coins a day!

The He family was one of the relatively impoverished households in the village. It was not because the members of the He family were lazy or genuinely poor. On the contrary, the He family owned over a dozen mu of high-quality farmland and a sizable mud-brick house. In terms of property, they were considered well-off in the village.

Moreover, the two ladies of the He family were skilled embroiderers. Their embroidered handkerchiefs sold for a higher price than those of other women in the village.

That’s right, the He family had two wives. He Laozhu (not sure if it’s his name, or ‘father He’) was the only rural man in the village who had married two women in the many years. He was envied by the men in the village when he was young. Such treatment was only available to wealthy men.