The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 401 Part 3

"Father."

"Yes?"

"What kind of person is Guaizai's grandpa? Is he like Grandpa Lu? Or like Grandfather (maternal)?" Guaizai said.

"Zhuangzhuang's grandpa dotes on him a lot. Every time he has something good to eat, he saves it for Zhuangzhuang and Huzi and the others. Grandpa Lu and Grandpa Liu look very kind, but their hair is all white and their eyebrows are very long."

Those two had worked the land their whole lives, worn down by years of toil, so they looked older than wealthy old gentlemen.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 401 Part 2

How much did a pound of meat or a chicken cost? At most, a hundred or so copper coins. Plus, the whole family—young and old—had been working hard all season and deserved some nourishment.

Lu Lao'er's wife overheard and said, "Father has worked hard all these years—he's done most of the farm labor himself. Now that we can afford it, we should celebrate."

Lu Laoda's wife nodded in agreement.

And since this was a milestone birthday, it deserved a proper celebration.

"Tomorrow, let's invite Second Uncle's family over to eat together—make it a proper lively occasion."

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 401 Part 1

Chapter 401

"The other day I went into town and saw a lot of shops being rebuilt," Zhao Ger said.

Hezhou wasn't wealthy—even the town itself was run-down, with few two-story buildings.

Back in the day, in Fu'an Town, Zuixiao Restaurant had three whole floors!

The people in Hezhou Town weren't exactly rich either, so building restaurants and shops taller didn't really help much. But this year, after the autumn harvest, every household had more money. Zhao Ger and Uncle Tang had gone into town a few days ago to buy meat for the kids, and they saw some shops packed with customers.

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.