After rebirth, my wife just wants to be a widow

When he first came to this village, Lu Yan was poisoned and unconscious, so he didn't have much impression of this place. He just kept hearing Shen Ruoyan mention all the things in this village, and he was full of gratitude and curiosity about this place.

After hearing Lu Yan's questions, the village chief simply took him and introduced the situation in the village in detail.

Shen Ruoyan took Xiao Duoduo's hand and walked to her mother-in-law's house who had taken her in.

At that time, she had difficulty lassoing Lu Yan from the mountain. She was tired and hungry. Her mother-in-law kindly took her in and cooked her a bowl of porridge with the only rice in the house.

It was a bowl of extremely thin porridge, but it was also the best porridge Shen Ruoyan had ever tasted in her life.

My mother-in-law's house has obviously been repaired. When I walked into the yard, I saw an old man busy in the kitchen.

Shen Ruoyan made a quiet gesture to Xiao Duoduo and led her into the kitchen.

"Mother-in-law, I'm back." Facing her savior, Shen Ruoyan smiled from the bottom of her heart.

The mother-in-law was stirring the rice porridge in the pot with a long spoon. She turned her head when she heard the sound and was obviously stunned when she saw the woman in front of her.

Shen Ruoyan walked in a little further and asked, "Mother-in-law, don't you recognize me?"

The old lady looked at it for a while and then asked uncertainly: "Are you...Miss Shen?"

Shen Ruoyan smiled and nodded.

She was in such a miserable state at that time that her mother-in-law only remembered that the girl she rescued was quite beautiful, but she never imagined that Shen Ruoyan, who had redressed herself, was so beautiful.

Seeing the old lady making porridge, Shen Ruoyan took the initiative to help. After asking about her physical condition, Shen Ruoyan asked smoothly: "Mother-in-law, are things a lot more expensive recently?"

"We don't have convenient transportation here, so we don't need to buy anything. We are mostly self-sufficient in food and clothing, so we don't need to spend anything." The mother-in-law said slowly, "The rice we planted last year had a good harvest and we even sold it. It’s a lot of money.”

Shen Ruoyan was happy for them from the bottom of her heart, "How much did the rice harvesters pay for the extra rice you produced?"

The mother-in-law thought about it for a moment and said, "The rice that has been shelled can be sold for 1 penny or two pounds."

Shen Ruoyan compared the rice on the market and found that the price difference between the purchase and sale prices was more than ten times.

Shen Ruoyan originally thought that it was because summer was approaching, there was not much food left from last year, and the newly planted rice was not mature yet, so the price was relatively high.

However, this gap of more than ten times is too huge.

Which part of this is the problem?

In the evening, Shen Ruoyan and Lu Yan stayed in the village.

The village chief specially arranged the best house for the two of them.

Unaccustomed to the hard wooden board under her body, Shen Ruoyan turned over and thought of finding a more comfortable position.

Lu Yan stretched out his hand to retrieve her body, leaned over to Shen Ruoyan and whispered in Shen Ruoyan's ear: "Ayan can't sleep?"

Hearing this ambiguous voice, Shen Ruoyan's heart suddenly went off, and she randomly picked up a topic in an attempt to distract Lu Yan: "I was wondering why the prices in Yizhou have risen so much?"

In the darkness, Lu Yan tightened his arms and circled the person tighter. He patted Shen Ruoyan's back gently, as if comforting a child.

"Don't worry, I will find out about this matter when I get back." Lu Yan lowered his head and pressed a kiss on Shen Ruoyan's forehead.

"Lu Yan, you know, when I was a child, I heard a story told by my father.

He said that once upon a time there was a student who was talented but was born into a poor family.

How poor is his family?

That is, every winter, only one person in the family can go out at a time, because their family has no money to buy clothes to keep out the cold, and they only have a set of thick clothes.If you want to go out, you can only take turns wearing them. After one person comes back, the other person can go out.

Just like this, a student who was born in a poor family, relied on his talent and unusual hard work, and later obtained fame and became a high official step by step.

But it wasn't long before someone found out that he had embezzled a lot of money.

Everyone felt sorry for this man. After several investigations, they found out that because of his low status, he had a very strong desire to get ahead.

Since I became a high official as I wished, I have longed for a arrogant and luxurious life. Such a state can easily lead to extremes, and it is also easier to be unable to resist the temptation of money.

Therefore, there is an unwritten rule in Daning that officials of third rank or above cannot be appointed unless they are disciples of aristocratic families. "

People who have enjoyed a delicate life since childhood are not obsessed with material things. On the contrary, those who have been poor since childhood will become greedy once they open their mouths.

This may not be fair, but it is also human nature.

This case of embezzlement of money for disaster relief in Yizhou has led to the dismissal of many officials from aristocratic families. Shen Ruoyan is very afraid that her actions will bring greater disaster to Yizhou.

Lu Yan understood what Shen Ruoyan was worried about and told the results of his investigation these days, "This time it was discovered that Xue Dafu colluded with officials and businessmen to embezzle money to provide disaster relief. It has indeed cleared up many officials in Yizhou who were corrupt and violated the law. But Yizhou In addition to greedy people like Xue Dafu, there are also many local rich people who are rooted in this land.

They control many shops, and as long as they join forces, they can easily control the prices of things.

Ayan, don't think too much, what happened this time was just caused by the local gentry. "

Shen Ruoyan understood what Lu Yan meant.

Finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The power of the local gentry entrenched in Yizhou cannot be underestimated, and they are intertwined with each other. If they join forces to fight against the imperial court, it will really be a headache.

The two chatted about this matter for a while, and Shen Ruoyan gradually noticed that Lu Yan's breathing had become heavier. For the sake of her waist, Shen Ruoyan quickly yawned, closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.

Although her eyes were closed, Shen Ruoyan could still clearly feel a greedy and fiery gaze lingering on her face for a long time.

Lu Yan looked at the person in his arms. The slender lid trembled slightly, like a fluttering butterfly resting on his eyelids, silently conveying temptation.

I knew clearly that she was pretending to sleep, but looking at her peaceful and innocent sleeping face, it was so beautiful that I couldn't bear to break it.

Lu Yan smiled helplessly and fondly, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The two stayed in the village for a day and continued their journey the next day.

Before leaving, Lu Yan and Shen Ruoyan took out the silver coins and gifts they had prepared, hoping to express their gratitude to their savior, but the whole village refused to accept them.

Seeing the villagers' resolute attitude, Shen Ruoyan had no choice but to stuff things one by one into the quilt they put on last night before pulling Lu Yan away.

Leaving this paradise, the two continued on their way.