PWDLAW Chapter 304: Speaking in Rebuttal

 Chapter 304: Speaking in Rebuttal

After ensuring that the hot water was ready, Ye Muyu had the two children wash up before carrying a basin of hot water into the east wing to soak her feet.


While soaking her feet, Ye Muyu reached out to the wooden box at the bedside and took it in her hands.


The wooden box contained all her silver coins.


Ye Muyu counted them.


She hadn't touched the thirty taels from selling the sour fish recipe. In this period, she had only spent the ten taels given by Chu Heng for living expenses which was more than enough. Now she still had over five taels left.


She had about fifteen taels left from before.


In the meantime, she had sold sour fish a few more times earning around an extra tael. Plus she had sold medicinal herbs earning around twenty-five taels.


The soft fragrant cake business belonged to Chu Heng, and she could only take a tenth of it, considering it was exchanged for the recipe. However, since the shop had just opened, the silver couldn't be repaid yet.


After carefully counting the silver in her hands, Ye Muyu found that she now had a little over seventy taels in savings. Compared to Chu Heng, who spent more than ten taels at once on clothes and fabrics, she didn't consider herself rich. She realized that she needed to use her savings to do business to become more independent.


Ye Muyu harbored a bit of a competitive spirit. She couldn't fall too far behind Chu Heng, otherwise, how could she be independent?


After counting the silver, Ye Muyu wiped her feet clean and worked on making clothes for a while.


But she didn't wait for Chu Heng to return.


She wasn't going to wait.


She got up and checked on the two children's rooms, making sure they were covered with blankets.


Only then did Ye Muyu return to her room.


She lay down on the bed and began to sleep.


Chu Heng returned half an hour later.


There was a slight smell of alcohol on him, as he had been forced to drink by the clan leader, Chu Yonghua at the dinner table.


During the meal, they talked about the difficulties of supporting a scholar in the countryside, assuring Chu Heng not to worry about the gossip in the village. They promised that they would handle the matter well.


Chu Heng simply said, "I'll leave these matters to my wife. In the future, I'll trouble Eldest Uncle to guide her more. She's young and inexperienced. If she really makes a mistake, I will teach her."


In short, if Ye Muyu did something wrong even if she was disciplined, it was Chu Heng's business and outsiders had no right to intervene.


Even if the clan leader couldn't turn a blind eye, he couldn't interfere.


In the village, Ye Muyu represented Chu Heng, and the clan members had to respect her as they respected him.


Chu Yonghua was somewhat startled. Which wife of a man in the village could manage her husband's affairs? Hearing Chu Heng say this, wasn't he letting Ye Muyu become even more unrestrained?


"Ah Heng, regarding today's matter, it's indeed that the Cao family was wrong. I've already had your Eldest Uncle's wife talk to the Cao family's clan leader and from now on this situation won't happen again. Besides, privately, it will be handled by Xu Shi's son to apologize on behalf of his mother."


"As for the elders, if she bows to you, you won't be able to bear it and it will also cause criticism from outsiders. Now is a critical time for your examination. You absolutely cannot make any mistakes. When you pass the imperial examination and the Cao family is no longer a concern, she will regret it by then." Chu Yonghua patiently explained the interests involved. Having been the clan leader for over a decade, he had become accustomed to maximizing benefits. Sometimes, for the sake of the ultimate goal, he could endure.


In Chu Yonghua's eyes, Chu Heng's examination this year was the most important.


"Eldest Uncle, have you ever considered what if I still can't pass the examination this year?" Chu Heng's expression was calm. He even picked up a wine glass, took a sip, and sensed it was strong liquor. Frowning slightly, he put down the wine glass, and a hint of alcohol lingered between his lips and teeth.


Chu Yonghua instinctively retorted, "Impossible!"

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