Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands-Chapter 603 - 0561 The Reason for Tian’s Absence (1)

Chapter 603: Chapter 0561 The Reason for Tian’s Absence (1)

"Young mistress, young master, Wei Dalang has brought Wei San here," Cui Xi ran in and said.

Everyone stopped their discussion.

Li Yuzhu stood up and walked to the main hall outside.

Mu Yuanxiu followed her out.

Li Yuwen applied medicine to Pei Shenyan’s foot, pressing him down, "You rest in the bedroom, I’ll go take a look."

Pei Shenyan smiled slightly, "Alright."

Before long, Wei Dalang and Wei San entered the hall room.

"Thank you, Li San Niang," Wei Dalang clasped his hands in salute to Li Yuzhu.

Wei San kept her head down; as she came to stand before Li Yuzhu, she finally looked up but said nothing.

Li Yuzhu assessed Wei San.

This girl had delicate features, was petite, had a slim face with a very sharp chin, and worries were written between her brows.

Li Yuzhu nodded to her and said, "Please sit, Wei San."

Wei San slowly sat down.

Li Yuzhu carefully examined her eyes, noticing they were swollen and lackluster, clearly the result of poor sleep. She said again, "Let me see your hand."

Wei San obediently offered her wrist, "I’m not sick, I eat well, and I sleep well. My family is worrying for nothing."

She looked at Li Yuzhu as she spoke.

"Third sister, is this what a well-rested and well-nourished person looks like? Look at your face, it looks seriously ill," Wei Dalang sighed heavily.

"Does someone seriously ill still have the strength to work? I made breakfast this morning, did the laundry, and even swept the yard," Wei San retorted.

Wei Dalang was left speechless by her retort.

After carefully taking Wei San’s pulse, Li Yuzhu smiled and said, "Wei San indeed has no illness."

Wei San relaxed, glaring at her brother, "See, Li San Niang says I’m not sick, but you always overthink things."

"Li San Niang, are you sure you’ve checked thoroughly?" Wei Dalang asked, eyes wide with disbelief.

Li Yuzhu said, "I’ve checked thoroughly; she really isn’t sick, except for not sleeping well."

Only then did Wei Dalang nod, "Yes, yes, she doesn’t sleep well, see, her complexion is poor."

Wei San, unaware of her sleepwalking, glanced at her brother Wei Dalang discontentedly and said, "Isn’t lack of sleep a common issue? There are countless people worldwide with sleeping problems. Are they all sick then?"

Not knowing how to explain, Wei Dalang simply said, "Anyway, not sleeping well is indeed an issue."

Li Yuzhu said, "Wei San, occasionally not sleeping well is not a problem, but chronically, due to excessive worry, it’s harmful to the body. Lack of rest weakens the body, making it more susceptible to external ailments, resulting in other symptoms. For example, headaches, poor appetite, hallucinations, nausea, vomiting, or even alopecia areata could occur."

Wei Dalang nodded, "That makes sense. Last winter, with the drought, the crops almost died, and I was so worried my hair nearly fell out."

Wei San blinked, "I do occasionally have trouble falling asleep, but then I manage to sleep again."

Li Yuzhu said, "Occasional sleeplessness is nothing, but not sleeping well for several consecutive days requires medication to regulate. Over time, the body can’t endure it."

She gave Wei San some calming medicine pills and some anti-depressant tablets, explaining how to take them.

Wei San, who feared being diagnosed with a serious illness, was relieved to hear from Li Yuzhu that it was just a sleep issue and not a major illness. Her face’s worry faded significantly.

"Okay, I’ll take them first," she said, accepting the medicine pills.

Wei Dalang paid the consultation fee and left with Wei San.

Watching the Wei siblings walk away, Li Yuwen said, "I hope her sleep improves after taking the medicine, so she doesn’t wander around. We haven’t figured out the field matter yet; we’ll stay at the Wei Family for a few more days, and her midnight disturbances would be unbearable."

Li Yuzhu asked, "Elder sister, how did the field end up being short by two acres? Two acres are not a small matter."

"Isn’t that what we’re investigating? Your brother-in-law hasn’t found out anything and has even injured his ankle," Li Yuwen sighed, shaking her head. Thinking of something, she sneered, "I suspect the Wei Family might have deliberately pulled this stunt, injuring your brother-in-law so he couldn’t investigate, thinking of swallowing those two acres?"

Pei Shenyan came out leaning on a crutch, "Regardless of what they plant and harvest on that land, rent is to be calculated at fifty acres. Even if their land is short, they must still pay this much."

Li Yuwen said, "That’s true. But if you didn’t discover the land shortage and they stopped renting one year, handing over all the land to you, and you ended up short by two acres, they could claim it’s not their concern as it was all handed over to you, wouldn’t you end up taking an unseen loss?"

Pei Shenyan smiled slightly, "Yu Wen, the land is mine and also yours."

Li Yuwen was about to say that she didn’t want the land, but thinking of Wei San’s issue, she quickly changed her mind, "Yes, yes, it’s mine."

The things of her husband, why wouldn’t she want them? If she didn’t want them, wouldn’t that benefit other women?

That wouldn’t do.

Wei San was a false alarm, but what if a Hu San shows up?

Mu Yuanxiu said, "Brother-in-law, has the Wei Family recently said they won’t lease the land?"

Pei Shenyan replied, "No mention, besides, they planted winter wheat on the fields last winter and recently sowed cotton seeds. The seeds for dozens of acres cost them quite a bit, they can’t afford not to plant this year, at least they won’t return the land this year."

"Not returning the land this year, but there is less land..." Li Yuzhu remembered in her previous life when she lived in the countryside, she often heard neighbors fighting fiercely over land disputes. She said, "Brother-in-law, the land leased to the Wei Family, does it border any other family’s land?"

Pei Shenyan said, "Yes, of these fifty acres of mine, part of it is the ancestral property of the Pei Family, and part was bought from villagers’ hands by Old Mrs. Pei over a decade ago. Some of the land borders other families’ land in the Wei Family Village."

Li Yuzhu said, "That’s easy then. Find the old land deed maps to compare and check, something will definitely come up."

Li Yuwen’s eyes lit up, "That’s a good idea. Shenyan, do we have the maps?"

Pei Shenyan said, "I brought copies of the maps. I was just comparing them but twisted my ankle unexpectedly."

"Give me the maps, I’ll check." Li Yuwen said.

Pei Shenyan looked at her in surprise, "Yu Wen, but you don’t understand land matters. Even if you go, you wouldn’t understand."

Li Yuwen pointed to Mu Yuanxiu, "Yuanxiu definitely knows, right Yuanxiu?" She turned her head towards Mu Yuanxiu.

Mu Yuanxiu nodded, "I know how to read land deeds."

Li Yuzhu also said, "Brother-in-law, since we’re here, let us accompany big sister to take a look."

Pei Shenyan was worried that Li Yuwen wouldn’t be able to handle walking in the fields, hesitating to agree. Li Yuwen stood up.

She said coldly, "Pei Shenyan, you keep claiming that the land is mine, yet you don’t even want to let me see the copied deeds. Do you intend to give the land away to someone else? To the Wei Family?"

Pei Shenyan was amused by her anger, "Yu Wen, I’m worried you can’t handle walking the field paths."

"Rest assured, I can definitely handle it. If it were this time last year, you might have laughed at me, but now, I walk as fast as Wei Family’s San Niang." Li Yuwen proudly lifted her chin and extended her hand to Pei Shenyan, "Quick, give me the land deed maps. I’ll take Third Sister and Yuanxiu to check and surely get to the bottom of it for you."

Li Yuzhu also smiled, "Brother-in-law, Big Sister followed me to gather medicine, she’s not afraid of small field paths, let alone mountain paths."

"That’s right, I’m not afraid of any kind of path." Li Yuwen completely agreed with Li Yuzhu.

Pei Shenyan had no choice but said, "Alright, alright, I’ll give you the maps." He pointed to the bedroom, "The maps are in a small wooden box under the bed, go find them."

Li Yuwen walked into the bedroom, shortly after, she brought out a set of maps.

The maps showed the shape of the fields and their distribution.

Li Yuwen unfolded the maps, Li Yuzhu and Mu Yuanxiu both moved over to look.

"There’s definitely something wrong with this place." Li Yuzhu pointed to a piece of land and said, "It borders another family’s land, with no pond, path, or trees separating them, so close together, as soon as that family takes advantage of a time the Wei Family isn’t in the fields, it’s easy to encroach on the land."

Mu Yuanxiu said, "And quite a bit of the neighboring land too, if they extend along this land by a foot each, not to mention taking two acres, taking five acres is possible."

As it turned out, the land Pei Shenyan leased to the Wei Family was in a strip shape.

If in every adjacent place they encroach by four or five feet, it would only take occupying a two-mile long stretch of land to seize two acres.

"Which neighbor is this? Truly cunning and deceitful." Li Yuwen stared at the adjacent land, squinting her eyes.

"It’s the Yang Family’s land." Pei Shenyan said, "It’s that Yang Runsen family’s land."

Li Yuzhu and Li Yuwen both looked at Pei Shenyan in surprise, "What?"

Mu Yuanxiu was also very surprised, "It seems this land issue and Wei San’s illness might have some connection with Wei San?"

Li Yuwen became spirited again, "The connection is quite significant. Perhaps Wei San knew the Yang Family encroached on the land but dared not speak, which is why she worried herself into illness?" She sneered, "Truly, people can’t be judged by appearances."

"Let’s go to inspect the fields after lunch, see if the Yang Family did take the land. If so, then we’ll find a chance to ask Wei San." Li Yuzhu said, "If we ask rashly without knowing the facts, she won’t admit it."

Li Yuwen said, "Third Sister is right, we should go and check first."