CHAPTER 32: CHAPTER 32: LI FAMILY

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The Li family and the eldest uncle’s family lived close to each other, both residing at the village head, separated by only two households.

When Shen Qinglan and Shen Qingzhu arrived, Li Wei was in the yard chopping wood with an axe.

As soon as Shen Qingzhu saw him, he exclaimed joyfully, "Brother Wei!"

Hearing his voice, Li Wei turned his head, saw it was the two of them, and quickly put down the axe, smiling as he said, "Qingzhu, Qinglan, why are you here?"

Shen Qinglan raised her eyebrows in surprise.

No one else could recognize her, yet Li Wei recognized her immediately.

This Li Wei was quite good-looking and had a rather sunny smile.

Although Shen Qingju had a somewhat fiery temperament, she was sensible, and her appearance was delicate and pretty, just right for Li Wei.

Li Wei clapped his hands and said, "Wait for a moment, I’ll go wash my hands."

Shen Qingzhu nodded, "Okay!"

Today, it seemed there weren’t many people at the Li family, the yard was quiet.

Shen Qingzhu walked over and asked Li Wei, "Brother Wei, where is Grandpa Li?"

Li Wei looked at him with some confusion and said, "He was called to your house by your eldest uncle, didn’t you see?"

"Huh?"

Shen Qingzhu scratched his head and said, "So he was called away by the eldest uncle. We didn’t go into the house just now, so we’re not sure. Brother Wei, why didn’t you go together?"

When Shen He called Old Man Li, he must have called Li Wei too.

Upon hearing this, Li Wei’s smile dimmed, and after a moment, he said, "I’m chopping wood, and later I have to cook pig feed."

"Oh~ isn’t this Qingzhu from the Shen second family? Do you have business at our place?"

At the sound, Shen Qinglan turned her head and saw a middle-aged couple carrying a basket of bamboo shoots approaching.

Behind them was a young couple and a five- or six-year-old child.

Seeing who it was, Shen Qingzhu’s expression changed slightly, but he still greeted them one by one, "Uncle, Aunt, Brother Yan, Sister-in-law."

"We don’t deserve to be called Uncle and Aunt, Brother and Sister-in-law. Your uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters-in-law are just ahead."

Mrs. Hong put down the bamboo basket, stood up, and looked at Shen Qingzhu with a sarcastic tone.

The others acted as if they couldn’t see them, each busy with their own things, with not very pleasant expressions.

Li Wei frowned, "Mother!"

Mrs. Hong, upon seeing the chopped firewood, said distressingly, "Ah Wei, didn’t I tell you to focus on your studies? Why are you chopping wood again?"

Li Wei said in a deep voice, "I have other matters, I’ll visit the Shen family with Qingzhu first."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Hong immediately screeched, "Going to the Shen family? Why are you going to the Shen family?"

Shen Qinglan frowned, instantly disliking the attitude of this family.

Shen Qingzhu’s expression also turned sour. If it weren’t for Li Wei, he really didn’t want to step into the Li family’s place at all.

Li Wei, with a stern face, said, "Mother, going to the Shen family is my business, what I do there is also my business, you don’t need to ask."

He tossed the ladle in his hand back into the water vat, and said to Shen Qingzhu and Shen Qinglan with difficulty, "Let’s go!"

"Go? Go where?"

Mrs. Hong blocked their path and said, "You’re a scholar, and if you pass the provincial examination in the future, you’ll become a senior scholar. What is the Shen family? Just a small farming household with a fool in the family, how can they help you?"

"Shut up!"

Shen Qinglan and Li Wei scolded simultaneously.

"Hey~ where did this little brat come from, daring to speak rudely to me!"

It was only then that Mrs. Hong noticed a little girl behind Shen Qingzhu, and her face immediately darkened.

Shen Qinglan stepped forward, Shen Qingzhu wanted to stop her but couldn’t.

All she saw was Shen Qinglan standing in front of Mrs. Hong, who had an angry face, and said coldly, "Before belittling others, take a good look at what kind of person you are."