The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

The sky was filled with sunset glow, and wisps of smoke from the chimneys slowly spread toward the horizon.

In the small kitchen, Aunt Xue was frying meat and vegetables busily. In a corner of the stove, Xue He lowered his head and made a fire, his honey-colored skin burnt by the flames and covered in sweat.

Xue He casually pulled the corner of his clothes to wipe it, and added some firewood to the fire.

"Okay, boss, the fire is enough. Go outside to get some water." Aunt Xue looked at the fire and saw that her son was sweating profusely and kept moving the spatula. She raised her voice and asked Xue He to go out and relax.

"Um"

Xue He nodded, stood up, wiped the sweat beads on his chin with the back of his hand, turned around and was about to walk out of the hot kitchen.

The wooden door was pushed open without a loud noise, and a young girl came in. She had a single braided pigtail and was wearing a thin cotton shirt with floral patterns. She was holding a basket in her arms, and was a little surprised to see the foreign man suddenly appear in the kitchen.

"……This is?"

Hearing the noise behind her, the food was ready. Aunt Xue served it out on plates while explaining something to Yue Niang.

"Ah, Yue Niang, this is my eldest son. He has returned from outside and is also working in the yard now."

"Oh, so that's it." Yue Niang nodded and quickly looked at the man with her almond-shaped eyes.

I do remember hearing the cook mention her son.

But what I heard more often was what the neighbors talked about after dinner, about the cook who was an unfilial son who angered her own father to death and ran away with the money.

Unexpectedly, the eldest son mentioned by the cook was so tall and strong. Although his skin was tanned, it could not hide his handsome features.

It is difficult to describe Yue Niang's identity, half master and half servant. Aunt Xue had not received much education, and she could not think of a suitable word, so she just said a few vague words as an introduction.

"Boss, this is Yue Niang, who serves the young master."

"I got it." Xue He nodded, lowered his eyes and didn't care who was serving in the yard. He walked out from the other side of the table where the vegetables were placed.

"Don't mind, my eldest son is a quiet person and doesn't like to talk much." Aunt Xue explained specially because she was worried that Yue Niang would think her son had a bad temper.

"...It doesn't matter. We are all servants in the yard. There is no need to be so particular." Yue Niang smiled, but although she said so, there was not much smile in her eyes.

But at this moment, the maid from the lady's yard came to get the food on time. Aunt Xue was busy serving the food and didn't pay attention to Yue Niang's expression.

Yue Niang washed the cherry tomatoes and melons picked from the backyard from the basket, cut them with a knife and put them on a plate.

As I left the kitchen with the maid, I heard the sound of chopping wood in the courtyard.

Following the sound, I saw a tall and broad farmhand sitting on a small bench under the last golden light of the setting sun. He was stretching out his strong arms and chopping firewood with a machete. The muscles on his right arm could be seen through the coarse cloth.

"Sister Yue, why are you standing there? Let's go." The little maid was only thirteen or fourteen years old, but she was carrying the plate of food very steadily. Noticing that Yue Niang was walking slowly, she urged her.

Send the food to the lady's room and they can go and eat!

"Oh, here it comes"

Yue Niang came to her senses and followed the maid's steps.

Mrs. You lived in the main house of the courtyard. As soon as she entered the door, she could see the eight-immortal table for dining. According to past custom, the lady and the young master ate together.

"Master, I put the fruit plate in your room. Would you like to eat it after dinner?" After the food was served, Yue Niang asked from the side.

You Mu was eating the food that Mrs. You put into his bowl and nodded as a sign of agreement.

Seeing that the silly young master was concentrating on eating and not pulling herself to sit in the master's seat to eat as usual, Yue Niang was a little puzzled. When she was hesitating whether to remind him, the lady spoke.

Mrs. You paused for a second with her hand holding the chopsticks, her eyes turned to Yue Niang, and then to the little maid who served her personally. Seeing that the girl was swallowing her saliva greedily and was obviously hungry, she let her go to the kitchen to eat.

"Okay, you two go eat."

"Yes"

The two men responded and walked out one after the other.

Yue Niang looked at the empty seat on one side of the table, but didn't know what to say. She pursed her lips and stepped out of the door with the happy little maid.

Out of the corner of his eye, You Mu, who was concentrating on eating, caught a glimpse of Yue Niang's unwilling look. After a moment's silence, he withdrew his gaze.

Although this punishment world is not as intense as the world of cultivation, it is still equally difficult for Yi Ming.

Although the Yin Dynasty had a relatively relaxed policy on land, it did stipulate a maximum amount of grain that could be collected from these wealthy landlords, thus ensuring the living environment of the tenants. In addition, the weather in recent years has been good and the grain harvest has been bumper every year, so the relationship between landowners and tenants has not been too tense or stalemate.

The You family is a well-known wealthy family in Taoxi Village. They hold many land deeds, and almost all the villagers nearby are tenants of Mr. You.

Mr. You also had several grain and oil shops in the county town, with good business and a very wealthy family. The whole family originally settled in the county town, but when Mrs. You was pregnant with a son, a concubine in the house had evil intentions and wanted to ruin the baby.

After almost succeeding, the concubine was sold. Mrs. You was still frightened and did not want to care about the fight between the concubines anymore, so she returned to live in the old house of the You family in Taoxi Village.

The environment in the countryside is good and the feng shui is good, but there is one thing: it is difficult to hire doctors from the clinic.

The gratitude between Aunt Xue and Madam You was established when Madam You was giving birth and she couldn't wait for the doctor from the county town to come. It was Aunt Xue who helped her give birth smoothly.

That's why Mrs. You helped Aunt Xue when she was in trouble and asked Xue He to work in the yard to pay off his debts.

If it were just these few people in the yard, there wouldn't be any trouble.

The problem lies with Yue Niang who just left.

Yue Niang had a complicated life story. She was originally the daughter of Xiuniang, a widow from a neighboring village. However, she became pregnant two years after her husband died. Xiuniang seldom left the village, so the villagers had different guesses about whose bloodline she was.

Later, in order to make a living, Xiuniang lived with Wang Quezi, a man from the east end of the village, and gave birth to a son. When Yue Niang was older, Xiuniang fell ill and died. Wang Quezi then changed his face and insisted on selling Yue Niang.

With Yue Niang's beauty, whether she was sent to a rich merchant as a concubine or a maid, or to a brothel, she could make a lot of money.

Although Yue Niang was young, she knew that the brothel her stepfather talked about was not a good place. She cried and refused to leave, holding tightly to the poplar tree in front of the door.

This incident caused quite a stir in the village, but Wang Cuzi had a bad reputation in the village. Many people came to watch the fun, but no one was willing to help.

The men in the village had been avoiding Yue Niang because of her background. Now, if anyone tried to stop her, rumors would spread.