The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 400 Part 4

At first, the villagers had been grateful to the Huang family. But once they learned it was the Huang family who had set them up, they wanted nothing more than to tear Huang Zheng apart.

They resented the Huang family, hated them—yet they still had to bow for the sake of a few bushels of rice and farm for them. 

If they didn't farm, they truly wouldn't have a single bite to eat.

It wasn't that no one had thought of opening wasteland before. Da Xia had a law: reclaiming wasteland meant paying the court, four taels of silver per mu. Otherwise, why would the court just hand out land for free?

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 400 Part 3

"Tch." A townsperson who had been browsing in the shop, wanting to buy a few catties of flour, had come in because the Huang family shop was closer. Hearing this, he thought: A merchant lording it over customers? How arrogant.

"Uncle, you can go to the Wang and Ye family shops! They sell grain too."

That's right, that's right—how could he have forgotten about the Wang and Ye families?

If they wouldn't sell here, they'd just go buy from Wang and Ye family shops.

The shop assistant watched the two leave together, unconcerned.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 400 Part 2

Qin Hengyi and A-Zuo clashed once more.

Earlier, a few of the Qin family's private soldiers had wondered if the two knew each other. But now, watching Qin Hengyi fight with such vicious fury—as if he wanted to tear his opponent apart piece by piece—they figured they'd been overthinking it.

Qin Hengyi's moves were vicious and relentless. This time, A-Zuo couldn't predict his strikes and was forced to retreat continuously.

The long whip was studded with barbs—getting hit by it was no different from being slashed by a blade. In no time, A-Zuo's armor had cracked open.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 400 Part 1

Chapter 400

The entire Qin family had joined the army and no longer lived in Hengyang. At the border, Qin soldiers stood guard in layers—so thick they were three deep inside and three deep out.

[里三层外三层 (lǐ sān céng wài sān céng): lit. three layers inside and three layers outside; fig. packed tightly with people on all sides.]

Not far from the border was Yangguan Town, which together with the surrounding villages, housed over ninety thousand people. If the border were breached, Yangguan Town would be the first to fall. So even during a temporary ceasefire, the Qin family didn't dare return to Hengyang—they held the border at all times.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 399 Part 3

Old Madam Qin said, "If Guaizai were your grandson, and someone sent ten chests of gold bars wanting to buy him from you—would you agree?"

The first part of that sentence made Old General Qin feel pleased for a moment, but the second part made him furious. His face darkened, and he slammed his fist onto the bed with a loud bang, nearly cracking the bedboard, his voice icy: "Anyone who dares—I'll break their legs."

"Well, there you have it," Old Madam Qin said. If that method actually worked, she'd be willing to hand over the entire Qin family fortune.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 399 Part 2

The wealth the Qin family had accumulated over generations — even the Emperor coveted it, let alone the household of a mere secretariat official.

Old Madam Qin's brothers had been bringing up the adoption matter for years. Later, after she turned them down too many times, they stopped, afraid of annoying her. But in the past two years, seeing her eldest son and his fulang dote so much on Guaizai, and watching them give away both people and shops, her brothers grew anxious. Now they sent letters every few days, their words all circling the same point: a child without blood ties is hard to raise as one's own; better to let a relative benefit than an outsider, since the child would call her "Grandma" anyway.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 399 Part 1

Chapter 399

Qin Hengxuan looked closely at Meng Ruqing and saw that he truly seemed fine. Relieved, he crouched down and asked playfully: "Grandpa can't. But—has your father actually ever fought a ghost?"

"For real! Guaizai never lies!" Guaizai said very seriously. "That time, a ghost tried to bite Guaizai on the butt and the face. Father chased it away! Father protected Guaizai. Father's the best! Grandpa, you're so big but you can't even fight ghosts—what are gonna do? How are you gonna protect Pretty Uncle? Aiyah! Guaizai gotta figure something out."

During the days he stayed at the Qin residence, whenever he mentioned Fang Zichen, he'd brag endlessly—not only could he fight ghosts, but he could also make all sorts of things, and he'd even flown through the sky before.