My domineering ex-husband is living off his wife in ancient times.

Chapter 90 will be returned tomorrow.

Si Shaoheng sighed deeply: "The Si family can no longer tolerate us."

"Wife, didn't your mother ask for an acre of land to build a house? How about the four of us squeeze in?" As he spoke, Si Shaoheng patted the heads of Si Xin and Si Nian beside him, and the two children put down their chopsticks.

Si Nian continued to speak the truth, "All the food and supplies we've had along the way have been given to us by Mom and Grandma. Dad, it's not much different from you marrying into Mom's family, right? We should live together, shouldn't we?"

Si Xin frowned: "Little sister, you're not allowed to talk nonsense. You're only four years old, how would you know what it means to marry into another family?

“I know! Cuihua’s father used to be a son-in-law in the village! He ate, wore, and used things from her maternal grandparents’ family, and he often took things from her maternal grandparents’ family to her grandmother’s house!”

The aunties and grandmothers in the village all say, "This is what it means to marry into the family!"

Zhao's old face instantly looked even uglier than if it had been disfigured.

She snatched the money pouch back from Si Erlang's arms and said angrily, "I'm not dead yet! No one is as good at managing this family as I am. Second brother, you must be possessed by a demon, what nonsense are you spouting!"

If I hear you coveting your third son's wife's private money again, you will... you will..."

Everyone listened intently to what harsh words Zhao would say.

You're not allowed to eat for three days!

Everyone:……

Cheng Ruoan chuckled and sighed, "Oh dear, Mother-in-law truly lives up to her reputation as the most doting old lady in all of Huazi Village. Now that you've eaten, Xin'er, Niannian, come on, let's go help your parents with the chores!"

Si Shaoheng gave Zhao Shi one last deep look before leaving with Cheng Ruoan and the children.

That means there's no show to watch anymore.

Everyone quickly finished their rice in a few bites, then those who needed to wash the dishes went to do so, and those who needed to fetch water went to fetch and boil water for the family to use for washing up in the evening.

Ershuan and Erzhu both felt that what their father said was really inappropriate, so they quickly put down their bowls and ran to the shack to help the adults pass things.

Beside the simple earthen stove, only a bonfire and the couple from the second house remained.

Li complained somewhat, "Husband, you've already taken back the Zhonggong money pouch, why bring up those things again..."

There's nothing shameful about it.

Li became increasingly uncomfortable, muttering, "And don't forget, we still have an IOU in my third sister-in-law's hands. What were you thinking, going to tell people those things... sigh."

"Alright! Third sister-in-law, third sister-in-law! You're calling me that so affectionately?! All we ate along the way was some rice and noodles from her family and some meals with the bodyguards her master hired."

So you're taking her side? You even have the nerve to say that the five hundred taels IOU was from someone who keeps stealing other people's jewelry!

Besides, those tattered pieces of jewelry, even if doubled in price, wouldn't be worth five hundred taels!

“That couple saved me and my sons! Ershuan and Erzhu were saved twice!” Li Shi argued with Si Erlang, her neck stiff and her face red.

Zhao's head was throbbing with pain. Seeing that it was getting dark and no one was paying attention to them anymore, she tossed the money bag into Si Erlang's arms.

"That's enough! Stop arguing! I don't care how you close your doors, you're all family here. As long as I'm here, you're all part of the Si family!"

Let bygones be bygones, like words written in mud. Our journey as refugees has been like a basin of water; once the water soaks into the mud, nothing can be seen! Let bygones be bygones, and don't mention it again!

Zhao rubbed her temples wearily and said, "Third son's wife hasn't mentioned the five hundred taels you owed. Second son, you better shut up!"

"Never mind how much money they hid before. With the Zhonggong treasury in our hands, as long as we don't split up, they'll have to hand over whatever they earn in the future!"

Si Erlang was unconvinced, but his mother and wife were now speaking up for Cheng Ruoan, so there was no point in him being stubborn.

If his elder brother and Xia Shi were here, he wouldn't be fighting alone like this now.

How infuriating.

Why would Xia allow her family to steal the ointment for no reason?

My older brother is such a disappointment!

As for the fourth wife and her husband... well...

I wonder what kind of drug the third wife gave them!

After fleeing, that couple practically became Cheng Ruo'an's dogs!

So infuriating!

Cheng Ruoan and Si Shaoheng, along with their two little ones, were helping Doctor Hu build a shed.

The bodyguards did help build the shacks during the day, but that was because of Da Hu, and it was only because of Qi, the head bodyguard, who helped build them for the four children of the eldest son's family.

The other three families built their own shacks.

Originally, Cheng Ruoan had asked Doctor Hu to go to the inn where her mother and the others were staying and stay there temporarily until the house here was completed, at which point he could move back.

But after wandering around the foot of the mountain, Dr. Hu found many medicinal herbs growing well and thought that there might be even more on the mountain, so he insisted on living in the shack with them right now.

Having no other choice, Si Shaoheng and Si Silang helped him build a separate shack.

The ladders used to build the shed were borrowed from the neighbors by Shiro Tsukasa; there were two in total.

It was just enough for two men to climb up and down to build the wooden frame.

Lin was twisting straw ropes on the side, while Cheng Ruoan and the children helped hand things over.

Cheng Ruoan watched Lin Shi twisting the rope and felt a pang of pain in her hands. She couldn't bear it and said, "Fourth sister-in-law, stop twisting. With a little more money, we can buy straw rope directly from the villagers. Besides, we have enough rope for building this shed."

The things she bought on the way here, plus some she found in the villa, are more than enough.

"It's alright, we're just killing time anyway. Let's make some straw ropes to keep in reserve, so we don't have to buy them at home later," Lin said with a faint smile.

Cheng Ruoan: ...

It's clear that Lin's embroidery skills are exceptionally good, but the family doesn't have good embroidery thread. Otherwise, if Si Shaoheng could draw some good patterns, Lin's embroidery could be sold in the county town.

It's such a waste that such skillful hands, capable of being embroiderers, have become rough from twisting straw ropes.

She directly took the things from Lin's hands, saying, "You're always thinking about saving money for the family, but has the money you save been used for you, your husband, and your children?"

As he spoke, Cheng Ruoan squatted down in front of her and took out a small porcelain jar of lard ointment to apply to Lin's hands.

She has a lot of modern skincare products in her space, but she doesn't know what's added to them, so she can't take them out.

She bought this lard cream on a whim when she saw an old woman selling things at a roadside stall in the dead of winter in her previous life. She felt sorry for her and bought it on a whim.

Thinking about what she had said, Mrs. Lin lowered her head sadly.

"Actually, if you were still in charge, Third Sister-in-law, the money I save for the family would ultimately be used for ourselves... Third Sister-in-law, if I may ask, why did you hand the purse back to your mother-in-law?"

Cheng Ruoan choked up.

The Lin family actually believes in and supports her so much.

No wonder Silang likes her so much.

Who wouldn't want such a sweet and gentle wife?

Cheng Ruoan smiled and said, "Because your third brother wants to continue taking the imperial examinations. Now that we're in a new village, it's not like when we were fleeing. I still need to restore the reputation of our third branch of the family."

The authority to manage the household should lie with the mother-in-law or the elder brother.

But don't worry, they'll return it to me obediently tomorrow.

"Really?" Lin's eyes lit up.

"real!"