The Husband I Snatched Is Not Right!-Chapter 154: What’s There to Brag About

The neighboring villages frequently interact with each other, and Hu Yaozu is quite the famous person, drawing attention wherever he goes.

See, from afar, many people are craning their necks to look this way, whispering among themselves.

"I told you the Hu Family would come seeking justice."

"What Hui Niang did was indeed unscrupulous, taking advantage of the situation. I heard there was no matchmaker or betrothal gift, and she married without the Hu Family elders’ consent. It’s practically like abduction."

"Your words are unpleasant to hear. You can’t entirely blame the Wei Family! The girl agreed of her own accord; no one forced her."

"Yeah, what do you mean by no matchmaker or betrothal? The Wei Family may be poor, but Hui Niang is from our village. Don’t you know her temperament? She and Shouzhong are honest folks. Watch your words. Even the Village Chief of Xilin Village attended the wedding feast back then."

"But if Hu Dazhu had been home, this wouldn’t have happened."

"Not necessarily."

Someone lifted their chin: "My sister-in-law is from Xilin Village. She said the girl is independent, and pretty too, and she couldn’t stand being with the Hu Family anymore, so she got married instead."

Couldn’t stand it anymore, those words are deeply suggestive.

Someone looked Hu Yaozu up and down, sighing: "The scholar looks even more handsome than the last time I saw him. I heard he’s been recommended to study under the county schoolmaster. That’s impressive! Though not from our village, once he makes it big, we could even ask for some celebratory cakes from his family and partake in his good fortune."

"Who did you hear that from? How come we didn’t know!"

"Who else? His mother Wang Cuihua boasts about it whenever she gets the chance."

Mentioning the tactless and often offensive Wang Cuihua, everyone showed contempt in their eyes.

"Didn’t Hu Dazhu beat her up so badly she couldn’t get out of bed?"

How did she pop back up again?

"What does it matter? Hu Dazhu can’t beat her to death over a niece, can he? If it were me, I’d sit at my doorstep every day bragging about my son’s achievements, even while covered in bruises."

What face she’d have!

Their voices were so low others couldn’t hear, but Shunzi, who practiced martial arts with Rong Di, heard every word.

Kidding! Would he allow false rumors to spread?

Shunzi exaggeratedly shouted towards the women over there.

"What? The county schoolmaster?"

"I know all about this."

"I live in the same alley as the schoolmaster."

Upon hearing this, Hu Yaozu’s eyelid twitched; he had a bad premonition and was called out to.

"Hu Yaozu, right."

Shunzi gave him a sidelong glance, wishing he could grind him underfoot: "Quickly tell us about how the county schoolmaster didn’t take you. Don’t let everyone misunderstand."

His voice was loud.

A sentence stirred up a thousand waves, and all could be heard was the sound of people sucking in a breath.

Hu Yaozu’s face darkened, his whole body trembling.

"You—"

"What about me?"

Shunzi: "The schoolmaster has a high reputation in the county. The last three students he took in, one became an Imperial Scholar, and two became Scholars."

"Not everyone can get in."

"See, he didn’t choose you."

Hu Yaozu’s whole body shook.

How could he endure such humiliation!

Not being chosen was already embarrassing enough!

The words Lady Zhao said back then still felt like a thorn in his throat.

The fact that Mr. Zhao shut him out would surely be regretted! Sooner or later, he would climb higher than Mr. Zhao.

But how could his family...

How could they be so oblivious?

Letting his mother say such things outside!

Now that it wasn’t true, how could he save face?

Hu Yaozu only felt the scrutinizing eyes behind him like sharp knives, slicing his flesh.

He was in utter distress: "It must have been a mistake made by my family."

"I was merely helping the nobility from the Capital with case registrations at the county. I did have some interaction with Mr. Zhao. I’ve been a guest at his house as well."

As for anything else, he said nothing.

As soon as he finished, a woman called out loudly.

"Right, the Chu Family from Sandun Village went to the county and even said they saw the scholar outside the post station. He looked like someone who would become an official someday..."

"Well... isn’t it enough to be able to converse with noble people!"

Hu Yaozu straightened his back.

He nodded and smiled warmly at those people.

"I just helped as much as I could, and I gained a lot from those days too."

Shunzi sneered.

"What a pretense."

"The post station was short on manpower, and people like you showed up, of course, they have to take advantage without wasting the opportunity."

"What’s there to boast about."

The women: ...

Is it true or not?

It seemed so honorable, yet how did it lose its value when this stranger talked about it? 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

But, this stranger has quite a background. He even saved the Zhao Family boy without a scratch.

He couldn’t just be making this up.

Amid everyone’s astonished gazes, Shunzi showed no restraint. He took a few steps forward and casually tidied Hu Yaozu’s clothes.

"What mistake? It’s an excuse, I get it!"

"You’re insincere, and your family is full of people with shallow know-how. To gain respect from the villagers, what wouldn’t they do?"

Shunzi: "Today they say you can study in the county, tomorrow they might claim the Grand Tutor calls you a teacher."

"In a little more time, if you say you sat on the dragon throne, I wouldn’t be surprised."

Saying this, Shunzi turned to Zhao Yu.

"What do you think, isn’t he remarkable?"

Zhao Yu, being an honest man, couldn’t hear the sarcasm.

He frowned slightly.

"These words are inappropriate."

"Under the heavens, all literati and artists should respect the Grand Tutor as a teacher, yet Brother Hu is merely a student..."

Before he could finish speaking.

Shunzi interrupted: "How capable he is."

Zhao Yu clasped hands: "The dragon throne can only be sat upon by the current Holy Emperor..."

Shunzi continued to interrupt.

"So what? If he puts in the effort, the world will bear the Hu name."

Zhao Yu: "But this student believes..."

"Enough."

Hu Yaozu, unable to bear it any longer, said coldly: "To make rash comments about the emperor, how many heads do you think you have to lose!"

Shunzi: ...

How scared he was.

What about the dragon throne?

If the General gives an order, Rong Di could storm Shangjing and blow it up.

Hu Yaozu: "Stop speaking nonsense! Constantly undermining me, trying to cut off my path to the imperial exam? That’s not what a gentleman does!"

Don’t think he didn’t hear Shunzi calling Wei Shouzhong Uncle.

"I stand upright; say what you will!"

Hu Yaozu didn’t want to argue with him any longer. He had not forgotten his purpose here.

"Uncle Wei, neither my father nor I have agreed to this marriage, so it doesn’t count."

"Wan is still young, my mother... my mother was just muddled; that’s how you managed to take advantage."

Being a scholar, even though he resented the Wei Family, he had to maintain dignity and couldn’t insult like a common countrywoman.

"Don’t blame me for speaking bluntly, your Wei Family is in dire straits, and I’m not interested, nor do I want to see Wan suffer."

"Is Wei Shen worthy of her?"

"Clearly, you deceived Wan to ward off bad luck!"

Hu Yaozu dropped a remark: "To be honest, I am favored by the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. We’re from the same village, I don’t want to make things difficult for you. Please return Wan to us! Sooner or later, each of us will marry and start our own families! Otherwise..."

Who?

Shunzi: ???

The same Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice who every time he sees the General, can’t wait to serve him tea?