Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands-Chapter 609 - 0567: Cross-Time Version of Romeo and Juliet (1)

Chapter 609: Chapter 0567: Cross-Time Version of Romeo and Juliet (1)

Li Yuzhu raised the corners of her lips and smiled gently, "If you don’t believe it, just keep watching."

Mu Yuanxiu said, "The feud between the two families has lasted for many years; it’s very likely they would do something like this."

So, Li Yuwen and Pei Shenyan looked again at the two groups of people fighting.

The village chief of this village was a man in his sixties, tall and robust. It was said that he was once a notorious bully in the area in his early years but later retired and returned to the countryside.

Because he could deter the hooligans and bullies from nearby villages, he was chosen as the village chief by the Pavilion Chief in their area.

The old village chief had been in charge for over twenty years and had never faced anyone he couldn’t control.

He shouted loudly, "Stop fighting!"

This stern shout stunned both sides.

Everyone stopped fighting and looked towards the village chief.

This was on the Wei Family’s turf, and the Wei Family spoke first, "Village chief, you came just in time, the Yang Family villains are too outrageous, they have come to our doorstep to fight!"

The Yang Family was not to be outdone and immediately said, "Village chief, please judge this, the Wei Family incited their daughter to entice my eldest son and tricked him into giving three mu of land to the Wei Family. The Wei Family is cunning and treacherous!"

"Your family is the one that’s cunning and treacherous!"

"You are!"

"You are!"

"I spit!"

"Your family is, your whole family is shameless, look, several daughters-in-law died before they entered your household, you bring ill fortune to your wives, a whole body of misfortune!"

Both sides started cursing each other again, one word against another.

The village chief noticed Pei Shenyan standing aside, he walked over to him, cupping his hands, and said, "Mr. Pei, the dispute over the fields involves your land, shouldn’t you say something?"

Pei Shenyan nodded, "I was just about to ask them."

He unfolded a paper with a drawing of the land contract and handed it to the village chief, "This is the map of my fifty-mu field. Eleven years ago, there were two rows of jujube trees planted on the left side of this field, clearly recorded on this map. The number of jujube trees is also indicated, and these jujube trees belonged to my Pei Family, and they were leased with the field to the Wei Family. Now, eleven years later, the jujube trees have become four rows, while the field has shrunk by two mu. Wasn’t this missing land used to plant the jujube trees? I would like the Wei Family to explain this matter."

"That’s right, Mr. Pei! The missing land must have been used by the Wei Family to plant jujube trees!" The Yang Family immediately shouted, "On one side of that jujube grove is a large ditch, and on the other side is the field. The land needed for planting the trees could only have been taken from the field!"

The Wei Family members turned pale when they saw Pei Shenyan had discovered the situation.

The village chief turned back to the Wei Family, "Mr. Pei is asking a question, shouldn’t you explain? Clear explanations will also prevent others from blaming you."

The Wei Family members looked at each other.

The second son of the Yang Family laughed and pointed at the Wei Family, "What, don’t dare to speak now?"

Everyone looked at the Wei Family.

Uncle Wei’s face looked bad, "This, this, this... could be that Dalang’s grandfather planted the trees and didn’t tell us, how would we know?"

The Yang Family sneered, "Come on, your old man just died the year before, haven’t you noticed the extra two rows of trees when picking jujubes every year? Who are you trying to fool?"

The village chief also said, "Yes, Wei nephew, your words don’t make sense."

Having been caught with a problem and unable to explain it, Uncle Wei and his two sons could only mumble that they had been too busy and forgotten.

Hearing this excuse, the Yang Family sneered even more, "Humph, your intention was clearly to shirk these two mu of land, and now that Mr. Pei has discovered it, you’re unwilling to return the land, so you’ve set your sights on our land, hoping to trick us into giving it away. I spit, shameless!"

"You’re the shameless ones! Deliberately giving away three mu of land to win over my daughter, right? Your family should give up, my daughter won’t marry into your family!" Mrs. Wei yelled angrily.

"Oh, your daughter isn’t worth giving away to us even for free! What is she?" Yang’s mother cursed with her hands on her hips.

"How dare you curse my daughter, I’ll rip your mouth to shreds!"

Meanwhile, the men from both families had stopped fighting over the land, but the women had started a new fight over marriage issues.

Wei San Niang, who was blocked in the house by Wei Dalang’s wife, heard the commotion outside and ran out, "Stop arguing!"

Her face turned pale, and she looked at the people in the courtyard, "I won’t marry into the Yang Family, alright? I won’t marry into the Yang Family!"

Wei San Niang shivered as she finished speaking and then turned back into the house.

Mrs. Wei looked triumphantly at Yang’s mother, "Hear that, my daughter won’t marry your son, let your son be a bachelor for life!"

Yang Runsen, upon learning that his parents and brother had gone to cause trouble at the Wei Family, hurried to the Wei Family. As he reached the entrance, he happened to hear Wei San Niang say this, his body trembled, and he quietly withdrew, turning away without a word.

The village chief said to both families, "Stop arguing, listen to me!"

The Wei and Yang Families dared not continue arguing and looked towards the village chief.

The village chief said, "Regarding the matter of Mr. Pei’s missing two mu of land, it has now been clarified. The Yang Family should take back their three mu of land themselves. The Wei Family should no longer accuse the Yang Family of encroaching on Mr. Pei’s field."

The matter was clearly resolved, and with the village chief having spoken, neither the Wei nor the Yang Family dared to say anything. They both said together, "We’ll do as the village chief says."

The Wei Family dared not put on airs anymore and repeatedly apologized to Pei Shenyan.

Pei Shenyan said, "Considering the years of cooperation between our families, let’s forget about it this time. However, I do not wish for there to be a next time."

Uncle Wei looked guilty, "There will not be a next time, definitely not."

There are different methods for renting fields and trees.

The rent for trees is much less because a single jujube tree only bears so many fruits, and they can only be harvested once a year.

But fields are different. Zhen An Prefecture is in the south, where vegetables can be grown in combination across three seasons and grains in two seasons, yielding much more than jujube trees.

Pei Shenyan, considering the Wei Family’s punctual rent payments over the years, did not recalculate the rent, leaving the Wei Family both ashamed and grateful.

Since the matter of the fields was clarified, Pei Shenyan departed from the Wei Family after lunch.

Li Yuzhu and Mu Yuanxiu accompanied Li Yuwen and Pei Shenyan back to the small house on the market street.

Li Yuwen and Pei Shenyan’s relationship had eased, and with a good mood, she invited Li Yuzhu and Mu Yuanxiu to have dinner at home.

Li Yuzhu, rarely seeing her in the role of a housewife, unreservedly ordered many good dishes.

Holding the list of fourteen dishes, Li Yuwen angrily scolded Li Yuzhu for being wasteful, saying that Li Yuzhu intended to eat her and Pei Shenyan into poverty.

Li Yuzhu deliberately teased her, "And you call yourself a capable housewife, getting stumped by just fourteen dishes. Stop complaining and admit you’re not cut out to be the Pei Family’s mistress—I’ll find my brother-in-law, and he’ll surely have a way to complete this table."

Li Yuwen’s competitive nature was stirred, "Who says I can’t handle it? I was just saying! What a joke—fourteen dishes can’t stump me? You just wait!"

She took the menu and hurried to consult with Aunt Zhou.

Pei Shenyan, watching her bustling about, couldn’t help but laugh.

After having dinner at Li Yuwen’s place, Li Yuzhu and Mu Yuanxiu bought some daily necessities at the market and then took the mule cart back to the village.

Halfway there, Li Yuzhu saw someone riding a mule with a torch, running towards them.

As they got closer, Li Yuzhu recognized the person, "Wei Dalang?"

Hearing someone call him, Wei Dalang pulled the rope at the mule’s mouth.

He also recognized Li Yuzhu, who was sitting beside Mu Yuanxiu in the driver’s seat, "It’s Li San Niang. It’s great to see you—now I don’t have to go to the neighboring village to find a doctor."

Seeing his anxious and rushed face, Li Yuzhu quickly asked, "What happened?"

"My sister..." Wei Dalang sighed heavily, "She swallowed rat poison, and she’s about to die. You need to come and help."

Li Yuzhu was shocked, "What? When we left at noon, wasn’t she fine? What happened?"

In fact, when she left at noon, Wei San came to see her off, and she noticed that Wei San didn’t look well.

Wei San was scolded by her mother and family all day, so it was no surprise that she looked unwell.

There was nothing she could do about the Wei family’s affairs, so before leaving, she advised Wei San to take care of herself and not to overthink things.

But now, Wei San had swallowed poison, showing she couldn’t take it anymore.

Wei Dalang anxiously said, "It’s hard to explain right now. Li San Niang, please go and see her quickly."

"Okay, I’ll go with you." Li Yuzhu urged Mu Yuanxiu to drive the mule cart faster.

Wei Dalang turned the mule around to lead the way.

Upon arriving at the Wei Family, Mu Yuanxiu stopped the mule cart, and Li Yuzhu jumped out and headed straight toward the Wei Family’s gate.

At the eastern courtyard of the Wei Family, Wei San’s mother was wailing, while Mr. Wei was scolding Wei San’s mother.

In the courtyard, there were also many neighbors watching the commotion, all gossiping about Wei San’s situation.

Wei Dalang ran forward, "Make way, I found a doctor."

Li Yuzhu squeezed through the crowd and entered Wei San’s room.

An elderly village doctor was using a traditional method to induce vomiting in Wei San, but Wei San’s face was still pale and unconscious.

Though Li Yuzhu was from a neighboring village and young, she had already cured several people of serious illnesses, her reputation well established.

Many people with strange ailments would invite Li Yuzhu for help.

When Wei Dalang announced that Li San Niang had arrived, everyone cleared the way.

Li Yuzhu went to the bedside, reached out to check Wei San’s pulse. This girl could still be saved.

Li Yuzhu immediately retrieved medicine from her space, continued to wash Wei San’s stomach, and used a solution for intravenous injection.

Her medicine was peculiar, with a transparent bag filled with a water-like substance, connected to a soft, transparent tube, the end having a sharp silver needle, which was inserted into the blood vessel on the back of Wei San’s hand.