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

Chapter 134 Someone from the Si Family is Here

As soon as Si Shaoheng entered the academy, two scholars approached him and greeted him.

"Did you also get an extra spot to enter the county school after this monthly exam?"

Both scholars were dressed like him, in the scholar's robes issued by the county school. One had powdered hair and a greasy face, while the other was dark-skinned and muscular, making them hard to ignore.

The one who spoke was the slick-haired, powdered-faced scholar.

Si Shaoheng could only return the greeting with a cupped hand, "Yes, I am Si Sanlang, courtesy name Shaoheng. May I ask who you two are?"

The scholar with powdered hair and a greasy face: "My name is Luo Qian, courtesy name Huaiyu."

The dark-skinned, robust scholar said, "I am Zhuang Mutou, courtesy name Qianshan."

Upon hearing their names and observing their appearances, Si Shaoheng could roughly guess their backgrounds.

Luo Qian clearly comes from a well-off family, while this Zhuang Mutou is probably a student from a poor family, just like him.

After exchanging names, the two of them simply left with Si Shaoheng sandwiched between them.

"Brother Shaoheng, Brother Qianshan and I have been waiting for you inside the gate for quite some time. You've kept us waiting for a long time." Luo Qian was very arrogant, and as he said this, he was already putting his arm around Si Shaoheng's shoulder.

Si Shaoheng frowned, glanced at him sideways, and the coldness in his eyes made Luo Qian feel a chill run down his spine.

The sudden sense of oppression made Luo Qian chuckle awkwardly and lower his arm.

Zhuang Mutou, true to his name, was completely different from Luo Qian, who beat around the bush. He said directly, "Brother Huaiyu said that only the three of us were admitted as extra students this time."

Inside the county school, students in the preparatory classes were divided into three dormitories per room, so the three of us would definitely share a room. Therefore, they arrived at the academy gate early to wait for us.

Luo Qian, quite pleased with himself, snapped open his folding fan and began to fan himself: "My second uncle has extensive connections, so finding out about the county school won't be difficult for him."

Zhuang Mutou exclaimed, "Alright, alright, you said that seven or eight times when we were waiting for Brother Shaoheng there. Tell me about the county school that your second uncle found out about."

Luo Qian wasn't annoyed at all. Instead, he smiled and took out a handkerchief to wipe the oil off his face: "I just wanted to wait until everyone in the room was together so we could talk about it together."

Si Shaoheng raised an eyebrow. "I'm all ears."

So Luo Qian's mouth started gushing out like a tap that was left running.

When Zhuang Mutou heard something he didn't understand, he would ask directly. Although Luo Qian would occasionally complain that he was "blockheaded," he would still explain it to him in detail.

Si Shaoheng listened the whole way without ever speaking.

The county school is located on the only low mountain in Songshan County. The mountain has beautiful scenery, and at the foot of the mountain is the village where the county's official farmland is located.

After entering through the main gate of the academy, you need to climb the stone steps along the mountain path to the middle of the mountain to reach the school dormitory.

The road was quite long, but the three of them chatted along the way and arrived quickly.

Upon arriving at the school, the three were indeed assigned to a dormitory. Si Shaoheng began to trust Luo Qian's words more readily.

It turns out that very few people were admitted to the county school through entrance exams; simply passing the exams wasn't enough.

Luo Qian was credited with donating money to the county school because his second uncle was a businessman, while Zhuang Mutou was credited because his grandfather improved a new farming tool.

Si Shaoheng, on the other hand, relied on the connections of Registrar Xu and Magistrate Fang.

In terms of academic performance, all three were merely students in the third rank of the elementary school.

Therefore, students like them are labeled as "annoying" in the eyes of others without having to do anything.

Si Shaoheng was at the county school, but he would go to bed early every night and use his consciousness to enter the space to read books in the villa's study while hoping to run into Cheng Ruoan.

But he waited for two days and didn't see anyone.

After sending Si Shaoheng to the county school that day, Cheng Ruoan took the children to eat, drink, and play in the county town all day. By the time they rushed back to Huangyang Town in the evening, it was already dark.

As soon as I entered, Uncle Zhang told me that the Si family had come, but they returned to Daxi Village before Cheng Ruoan arrived.

When Cheng Ruoan asked, he learned that it was Si Silang and his wife who had come. He wasn't in a hurry and only told Uncle Zhang that if the two of them came again and he didn't run into them, he should let them wait at his house and not rush back to the village.

Sure enough, not long after Cheng Ruoan left the house the next day, Si Silang and his wife came again.

The toilet at the Cheng residence was finally completed. The bricklayer Yang wanted to have one installed at home as well, but he still needed Cheng Ruoan to help him figure out where to dig the pipes.

After all, the locations of the pipes in the Cheng family's several toilets were all carefully drawn on diagrams by Cheng Ruoan; they didn't have any of their own ideas.

Therefore, the location for burying the manure vat is different now that it's away from the Cheng family's place. Yang the bricklayer wasn't sure, so he had to ask Cheng Ruoan to give him another on-site demonstration.

Cheng Ruoan left home at dawn and worked until after noon, having lunch at Yang the bricklayer's house before returning.

When she returned home, Si Silang and Lin Shi were already helping with chores in the backyard.

When Cheng's mother saw Cheng Ruo'an return, she quickly led her up, "An'an, the two of them are waiting for you in the backyard. You should go quickly; it seems they have something important to discuss with you."

"Okay, I'll go change my clothes and then I'll go." Cheng Ruoan was covered in dust at Yang the bricklayer's house and wanted to take a shower, but after hearing what her mother said, she didn't care anymore.

After changing into a set of coarse cloth clothes that were easy to work in, Cheng Ruoan hurriedly came to the backyard. The first thing she saw was Si Silang helping to cut medicinal herbs, while Lin was sorting them.

Both of them looked like experienced.

Cheng Ruoan stepped forward with a smile and greeted them: "Fourth brother, fourth sister-in-law, it's been many days. How's it going with you helping Doctor Hu dig for medicinal herbs in Laoshan?"

The two of them looked to be in good spirits, not like they had been starved by Si Erlang's stinginess.

Si Silang: "It's all thanks to Third Sister-in-law for recommending us to Doctor Hu. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to find work, and life at home would have been unbearable."

Lin remained as shy and reserved as ever, only offering a smile in response without saying a word.

Cheng Ruoan had always had a good impression of the couple and naturally hoped that they could live a good life together.

"That's good. Why did you come to see me? Did Si Niu run out of medicine?"

Thinking about Si Niu's asthma medication, Cheng Ruoan felt troubled. First, the space had been upgraded, and taking out items that didn't belong to this plane would cost reputation points. Second, there wasn't enough asthma medication in the space to last the little girl for several years...

"No, no, Si Niu still has more than half a bottle of medicine left. And we listened to you and kept her away from dust and animal hair, and made her wear a mask as much as possible. As a result, she has been having fewer attacks. The remaining medicine should be enough for next year."

The couple felt comforted when Cheng Ruoan mentioned Si Niu.

Look how good their third sister-in-law is! She was bullied by her second brother and mother and had to go back to her parents' home, but she still thinks about her fourth daughter.

"Then why did you come to find me..." Cheng Ruoan squatted down and continued the work that Lin had just been doing, sorting the medicinal herbs.

Si Silang was in a difficult position and sighed, "It was Mother who sent us to invite you and Third Brother home."

Cheng Ruoan scoffed and cut to the chase: "Fourth brother, fourth brother's wife, look at the current situation of my family. If you were me, would you be willing to go back to the Si family?"

Si Silang and Lin Shi didn't need to look at each other; they both shook their heads in tacit agreement.