Seeminglyremember her old days, the sadness on Mrs. Cheng’s face was even more apparent.
“Mom, don’tworry!” Cheng Xiao Xiao was a bit touched, this mother truly have her best interestin mind. Gently, she said, “Mom, I have said this before. I will choose my ownhusband, someone that I like. If he dares let my days be difficult, I will simplydivorce him!”1
Amusing by Cheng Xiao Xiao’s words, Mrs. Cheng chuckled. In a playfulcomplaining voice, she said, “That’s silly talk! Women don’t [initiate] divorcetheir husband!”
“Sure! Me!If he’s not obedient enough, I’ll divorce him!”
“You! Whowill dare to marry you!”
“Well, ifn.o.body wants to marry me, I don’t have to get married. I will just stay homewith mom!”
“Hrm, Idon’t want an old maiden. It’ll make me lose face!”
“Ouch, mom,that is hurtful. Are you saying that your face is more important than yourprecious daughter?”
“Hrm, hrm.Of course my face is more important. If you don’t look for a suitable family, Iwill kick you out of the house!”
“I wouldn’tdare, mom. How about this, I don’t marry out, I can find a husband to marry in.How’s that?”
The two ofthem chatted and walked toward the house at the same time. After the randomconversation, Mrs. Cheng had since changed the conversation and didn’t askabout the “business” again.
The day atthe Cheng’s returned to it’s usual quiet and busy state!
On MountWanan, Liu Tianshan carried a large bucket of water with him and shouted outloudly as he walked on, “Water! Water for sale! Any one who wants water bettercome over soon! Two mystical stones for one bottle of mystical water! Betterhurry! Last call for mystical water for the day!”
“STOP!”
An angryvoice came from the woods. Liu Tianshan stopped on his way and was not upset atall. Looking at the enraged person, he said, “Instructor Mu, would you likesome water?”
“Give me abottle!” said Mu Qingtong through gritted teeth.
“One bottlecoming up!” Carrying the bucket of water, Liu Tianshan approached him quickly,calling out as he walked, “Hurry up to get your water! Even Instructor Mu isbuying water now! Come quickly, we will stop selling soon!”
“You!”
Veins couldbe seen bulging up on his forehead. Mu Qingtong stared at him viciuosly, hiseyes widened. It looked as though he wanted to eat his flash.
Liu Tianshanpaid no attention to the way he was looking at him. After he had filled hiswater bottle and returned it back to him, he continued to call out, “Come getyour mystical water quickly! Last call for mystical water!”
“Okay! Stopshouting! Give me a bottle!”
“The evilCheng’s, charging so much even for the water!”
“If I buythe water now, I won’t be able to afford to eat today!”
“Who elsehas extra mystical stones to loan to me?”
A fewunkempt bodies came out from the woods. While they were talking, they allstared angrily at Liu Tianshan. In the last few days, they were about to losetheir minds from the way they were treated by the Cheng’s. They had to tradefor any food!
The worstpart of it all was that there were no food, drinks, any accessories in thewoods. So they had no choice but to buy from the Cheng’s!
Some of themhave already used up all everything that they have with them for trading andhad to rely on the help of others. How could they not hate the Cheng’s? Everytime they heard the food or water calls they wanted to beat them to a pulp.
But, theydidn’t dare. Even though there were a lot of them, but they were still no matchfor the Cheng’s. There were simply nothing they could do.
Even if it’sjust Liu Tianshan by himself, these students still dare not take any actions.As soon as they move in on him, a group of azure wolves or white tigers wouldappear behind him!
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Notes:
1. In ancient China (granted, this is aparallel universe), women don’t initiate divorces, and it’s a big deal when awomen was divorced by their husbands. Practically the woman’s life will be over.
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