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            <title>W Chapter 92</title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 92: Chapter 92, End of Main Text(Story) Chapter 92: Chapter 92, End of Main Text(Story) This year, the Shen family had a different kind of New Year. Due to Ling Xing&#8217;s change in status and the fact that he hadn&#8217;t yet married Shen Hui, Shen Gui and the others of the same generation didn&#8217;t know how to address him for a while. Shen…]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 91: Chapter 91 Four-in-One Chapter 91: Chapter 91 Four-in-One The three people and a dog were quietly picking chestnuts. Wu Xue had several chestnuts in its mouth and ran to its little basket to spit them in. The area they had previously cleared was already clean, so it moved forward a bit. Remembering what Shen Hui had said about not getting too close…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 90</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 90: Bang, Bang, Bang Chapter 90: Bang, Bang, Bang During the meal, Ling Xing felt Shen Hui&#8217;s gaze on him the whole time. With the Shen family all present, he felt extremely self-conscious, so he ate quickly and left even faster. After saying goodbye to Xu Youfang and Shen Chengshan, he couldn&#8217;t wait to leave. Back in his room, Ling Xing propped his…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 89</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 89, Chapter 89: &#8220;I want to marry you.&#8221; Chapter 89, Chapter 89: &#8220;I want to marry you.&#8221; Just as Ling Xing&#8217;s carriage left the county town, another carriage appeared at the entrance of the small courtyard. The door opened, and a tall, sturdy man in a gray robe stepped out of the carriage and headed straight for the small courtyard. It was Shen…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 88</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 88: Seeking Marriage The Li Huiyuan household was simple. His parents were alive and well, with two older brothers and a younger sister. The older brothers had already married and had children, and the younger sister was also married off. Only he alone, due to the imperial examinations, had not settled his lifelong affair. His mother, Wei Qinglian, was not in good health…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 87</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Xu Youfang thought refusing the matchmaker Tian would be enough, but unexpectedly, two more matchmakers came the next day. Without exception, they were all there to arrange a marriage for Ling Xing. Xu Youfang was firm, only saying that she would ask Ling Xing later, and if he nodded and said he was willing to consider it, she would ask someone to propose marriage.…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 86</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Shen Chengshan went all over the towns under Yunshui County, signing velvet flower orders. He also listened to Ling Xing&#8217;s suggestion and cooperated with peddlers. Many small orders added up to a huge market. The number of people helping out in the village slowly increased. So far, except for the few families that had conflicts with the Shen family, almost every other household had…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 85</title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 85: Yearning for Return Chapter 85 Yearning for Return The sweet soup shop opened on September 6th. At this time, the weather began to turn cooler, but it didn&#8217;t diminish the enthusiasm of the diners. In addition, the shop also had new items; the sweet soups were both cold and hot, enough for the diners to choose from. Many deep-fried and pan-fried snacks…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 84</title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ling Xing rarely saw such obvious displeasure on Lin Qingyu&#8217;s face. This time, he did. &#8220;Regarding the matter of the shop last time, the investigation has yielded some results.&#8221; Lin Qingyu frowned, and said in a deep voice, &#8220;It was the Qin family who was coerced, and had no choice but to use the sale of the shop as a guise to lure you…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 83</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 83 Chapter 83 Wait for Me Chapter 83 Chapter 83 Wait for Me Accepting the reality is one thing; the unwillingness and regret in one&#8217;s heart are another. The people in the family no longer dared to persuade him about anything, and there was nothing to persuade him about. Those words had already been said enough in the previous decade or so. The…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 82</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[After daybreak, Wang Juan went to the brokerage to rent a courtyard, and Xie Qingya returned to the village to move the belongings from his home to the county. This matter should be done sooner rather than later. If time is delayed, who knows whose house the things in the house might appear in. The moved items will be temporarily placed with Ling Xing,…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 81</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 81: A Three-in-One Chapter 81: A Three-in-One In the small study in the backyard of the county government, Tu Hai stood in front of the desk, sighing deeply. After a trip on the ship, he had gotten much darker, and compared to before when he was somewhat scholarly, he now seemed much more robust. The folding fan that he always carried was still…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 80</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 80: Chapter 80 (Two-in-One) Chapter 80: Chapter 80 (Two-in-One) The provincial examination is in mid-to-late August, and many students at the County Academy will be participating. Seeing that there was only a little over a month left, Han Shiqing had been fasting, praying, and worshipping the Three Pure Ones for the past few days. He worshipped all the gods he could, hoping that…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 79</title>
            <link>https://volarereads.com/story/widow/w-chapter-79/</link>
            <pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 79, Chapter 79 (Revised) Four-in-One The stock of velvet flowers was visibly increasing, and Xu Youfang knew she couldn&#8217;t delay any longer and had to go to the county town. Shen Chengshan put down the work at home and went with Xu Youfang. Hearing that they were going to the county town, Xie Qingya stopped his business for a day to go with…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 78</title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 78: Grilled Sausage Chapter 78: Grilled Sausage The woman slapped her thighs and wailed, the man sat on the ground in the same posture, wiping away tears with his sleeve. Those lining up in front of Ling Xing&#8217;s snack stall were all people with leisure and money, or servants from various households. Suddenly hearing someone shout like this, they found it novel and…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 77</title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 77 &#8220;I can&#8217;t stand him calling Big Brother like that&#8230; Chapter 77 &#8220;I can&#8217;t stand him calling Big Brother like that&#8230; The men were doing hard labor outside, Shen Lai was playing with Xiao Chun and Xiao Xia, and Ling Yue went to Wang Juan to ask some questions about his studies. In the kitchen, Xie Qingya sat on a stool, getting angrier…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 76</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 76 Adding Fuel to the Fire Chapter 76 Adding Fuel to the Fire It was midday, and also the Dragon Boat Festival. The villagers of Xiao Liucun hadn&#8217;t gone to the fields yet, and many people were sitting under the shade of the big tree at the village entrance, chatting idly. Seeing the carriage approaching in the distance, the chatting people stopped talking…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 75</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 75 &#8220;It&#8217;s A Yue who has made elder brother suffer&#8230;&#8221; In the blink of an eye, it was May. The business of the shop in the county town was on track, leaving Ling Xing exhausted. Fortunately, he could finally catch his breath and didn&#8217;t have to run the shop like a battlefield as before. With Ling Xing and two others, they were completely…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 74</title>
            <link>https://volarereads.com/story/widow/w-chapter-74/</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 74, Parts One and Two Combined Chapter 74, Parts One and Two Combined The small courtyard was located on a street behind the County Academy, so this street was also called Academy Back Street. The courtyard wasn&#8217;t large, with a well inside and a few flowering trees. Gardenias, peonies, wintersweet, and apricot trees. The well was under the apricot tree, with a wooden…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 73</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 73: County Town Chapter 73: County Town Magistrate Lin had provided everything needed, and the County Academy had already started in February. However, after the triennial Prefectural Examination, another batch of new students would be admitted in April. The deadline was April 20th. With a little over half a month until the deadline, Ling Xing wanted to settle down in the county as…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 72</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 72: Heartbroken Rice Noodle Rolls Ling Xing&#8217;s mind went blank for a moment. He unconsciously clenched the hem of his clothes, his throat tightening, &#8220;Why did Mother ask me to say it?&#8221; And she even said, begged him. Ling Xing felt a layer of fog in front of him, with something hidden behind it. But to obtain that thing, a great price would…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 71</title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 71 Chapter 71 Missing You After a few pleasantries, Granny Zhao could tell that the Shen family elders were here to discuss something important. Not wanting to make things difficult for the Shen family, she took the initiative to speak, &#8220;In-laws, is there anything you need from our family this time?&#8221; Xu Youfang took a sip of water and followed up, &#8220;There is…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 70</title>
            <link>https://volarereads.com/story/widow/w-chapter-70/</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 70: Chapter 70 &#8220;A-Yue also thinks brother is the best in the world&#8230;&#8221; Chapter 70: Chapter 70 &#8220;A-Yue also thinks brother is the best in the world&#8230;&#8221; After Ling Yue&#8217;s fever subsided, Ling Xing took him home. The carriage was prepared by Lin Yu&#8217;an, and it thoughtfully contained medicine and food. When they parted, Lin Yu&#8217;an smiled kindly and carefully told them to…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 69</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 69: Chapter 69 (Two-in-One) Chapter 69: Chapter 69 (Two-in-One) Remarry or not? Good question. Xu Youfang glared unhappily, &#8220;Which man in these ten miles and eight villages is worthy of my Ling Ge&#8217;er?&#8221; Wang Chunxia&#8217;s lips twitched, her smile undiminished. It&#8217;s true what they say about people from wealthy families having read books, they are different. Turning the unwillingness to let someone remarry…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 68</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 68: Throwing Beam Cakes Chapter 68: Throwing Beam Cakes A customer came to the shop, and Shen Hui, without waiting for Ling Xing to answer, got up to greet them. The benefit of having a shop is not having to carry heavy things and not having to suffer from the cold. It&#8217;s definitely tiring, but not like the past few days of setting…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 67</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 67 &#8220;You&#8217;ve been staring at me.&#8221;&#8230;&#8230; Ling Xing told the Shen family about renting the shop as soon as he got home. He had mentioned before that he wanted to rent a shop in town before the New Year so he could open it after the holiday. Just having a stall wouldn&#8217;t allow the business to grow. The Shen family had known about…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 66</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 66: Renting a Shop Before the Shen family came to Xiao Liucun, they were wealthy. As the younger generation in their families, their birthdays were always taken care of by their elders. However, it wasn&#8217;t for every birthday, usually just a family meal and an extra bowl of longevity noodles in the morning. After moving to Xiao Liucun, the Shen elders would make…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 65</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 65: &#8220;I can&#8217;t figure it out.&#8221; The Shen family hasn&#8217;t been in Xiao Liucun for long, and they don&#8217;t have ancestors, so they don&#8217;t have an ancestral grave. When people in other families in Xiao Liucun pass away, they are basically buried in their own fields, some distance from their homes. Shen Hai&#8217;s grave isn&#8217;t far from home, just at the foot of…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 64</title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 64: Having a Guilty Conscience Chapter 64: Having a Guilty Conscience The &#8220;ge&#8217;er&#8221; (a third gender in the ancient society) who ran to find the village chief was called Qian Fang. His father-in-law, Liu Hu, was helping the Shen family build a house when he was suddenly stunned to see his son&#8217;s husband. There were only men on that side, so Qian Fang…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 63</title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 63: Chapter 63 &#8211; Fighting Smelling the aroma of meat, everyone unconsciously sped up their work. Although they didn&#8217;t dare to have too many expectations, their hearts still yearned for meat. &#8220;Dinner&#8217;s ready!&#8221; Shen Lai shouted, and the villagers wiped the sweat from their foreheads, smiles appearing on their faces as they eagerly grabbed their earthenware bowls to line up for food. The…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 62</title>
            <link>https://volarereads.com/story/widow/w-chapter-62/</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 62: Harvesting Vegetables Chen Cuihua had five children. Her eldest son was eighteen this year and still hadn&#8217;t managed to get a wife, not even a ge&#8217;er. They were too poor, and no one wanted to marry into their family. The second was a daughter, who was betrothed last year. However, the in-laws weren&#8217;t easy to get along with, and they didn&#8217;t allow…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 61</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 61: Worries Chapter 61: Worries The four Zhao brothers didn&#8217;t bring much, nor did they have much to bring. Hearing they were going to work, they did bring down the better farming tools from their home. Saying &#8220;better&#8221; was relative, as they were still quite worn. But compared to the others at home, a chipped sickle and a shovel with holes were the…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 60</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 60: Choosing People to Go Down the Mountain Shen Lai has been very busy these past two days. He has to get up before dawn to practice martial arts, take Wu Xue to run at the foot of the mountain, and then practice the characters Ling Yue taught him the previous night. In the afternoon, he has to identify herbs, remember all the…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 59</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[When Xu Youfang and Shen Gui brought Shen Yan and her son home, it was already afternoon. Ling Xing and Shen Hui had already gone into the mountains to find herbs. Because Ling Xing was with him, Shen Hui didn&#8217;t go to the dangerous places to check the traps this time. He directly took Ling Xing to a place with banana leaves. Ling Xing…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 58</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 58: The Zhao Family On the way to set up the stall, Ling Xing told Shen Hui about teaching Shen Lai to identify medicinal herbs. Shen Hui readily agreed, &#8220;Alright, I need to go up the mountain to collect banana leaves today anyway, I&#8217;ll gather some of the medicinal herbs we&#8217;ve used before while I&#8217;m at it.&#8221; &#8220;I&#8217;ll go with you.&#8221; Ling Xing…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 57</title>
            <link>https://volarereads.com/story/widow/w-chapter-57/</link>
            <pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 57 &#8220;Ah Yue, are you chanting a spell?&#8221;&#8230;&#8230; Chapter 57 &#8220;Ah Yue, are you chanting a spell?&#8221;&#8230;&#8230; Shen Lai wanting to learn martial arts caused quite a stir in the Shen family. Xu Youfang was the first to disagree. &#8220;Are you bewitched, child? You&#8217;re already mischievous and can&#8217;t handle housework. If you learn martial arts, you&#8217;ll be crying when no one wants to…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 56</title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 56: A Three-in-One Chu Tiand didn&#8217;t care at all about Sun Shuiye&#8217;s disdain. His somewhat chubby face wore a look of sadness as he clung tightly to the green bricks on the Zhu family&#8217;s wall. &#8220;Auntie, I&#8217;m not a beggar. My father married a new wife and has a new son, so he doesn&#8217;t want me anymore. I came to Xiao Liucun to…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 55</title>
            <link>https://volarereads.com/story/widow/w-chapter-55/</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 55: Chu Tiand (Chu Tiāncì) Cao Manyue watched as the young man rushed towards her, her smile instantly vanishing, replaced by a chilling dread. She had given birth to three children. The first was a boy, who was favored by his grandparents from the moment he was born and was named Tiand (Tiāncì). The elderly couple doted on him immensely, insisting on raising…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 54</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 54: Distributing Money, Strolling the Streets Chapter 54: Distributing Money, Strolling the Streets Velvet flowers became the most popular item at the soup dumpling stall. Previously, Ling Xing thought that the Dragon Boat Festival would be the best day to sell velvet flowers. After all, there was a large flow of customers on that day. Unexpectedly, the popularity of velvet flowers only really…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 53</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 53: Velvet Flowers Chapter 53: Velvet Flowers The day before the Dragon Boat Festival, Xu Youfang happily pulled Ling Xing to the west room. The bed was covered with velvet flowers of various shapes and exquisite, beautiful colors. &#8220;Ling Xing, come and see, what do you think of the velvet flowers I made?&#8221; Ling Xing picked up the velvet flower closest to him.…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 52</title>
            <link>https://volarereads.com/story/widow/w-chapter-52/</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 52: Heartbeat Accelerates Ling Xing planned to make two flavors of pickled radish. He didn&#8217;t have any memories of eating pickled radish in the original body&#8217;s memories. As a &#8220;ge&#8217;er&#8221;, he was expected to know something about cooking. According to the memories, because radishes and cabbages were stored properly, they could actually be eaten in winter, so pickle shops generally wouldn&#8217;t pickle these…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 51</title>
            <link>https://volarereads.com/story/widow/w-chapter-51/</link>
            <pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 51: Pickled Vegetables Vegetables lose their freshness when pressed for too long, and as the sun rises higher, the number of people dwindles. After being exposed to the sun, the vegetables wilt, further affecting their appearance. Shen Gui followed the instructions and quickly sold the good-looking vegetables at the usual price. By the time all the soup dumplings were sold, the sun was…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 50</title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 50 &#8220;First, get the dishes ready to sell.&#8221;&#8230;&#8230; Chapter 50 &#8220;First, get the dishes ready to sell.&#8221;&#8230;&#8230; They were delayed at the city gate for a while, so Ling Xing and Shen Hui walked back a bit faster. Knowing that they were taking Ling Yue to Xiao Liucun to see the teacher and the private school today, Xu Youfang made lunch early so…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 49</title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 49: Digging a Pit The gate to Scholar Lu&#8217;s home was wide open. The courtyard was clean and tidy, and a woman was sitting on a small stone stool, preparing vegetables. Seeing a shadow from the corner of her eye, she looked up and greeted them with a practiced smile, &#8220;Are you here to find someone or inquire about the private school?&#8221; Ling…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 48</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 48: Shouldn&#8217;t Have Entrusted Ling Xing went to the meat stall again to buy some more meat and pig skin, and incidentally paid Wu Dali for the pig skin from last time. He needed a pound of pig skin every day, but because the amount was small, it wasn&#8217;t expensive. Wu Dali also calculated that one pound of pig skin was about three…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 47</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 47: Soup Dumplings In Ling Xing&#8217;s opinion, Shen Hui had studied before, had a good memory, and was also smart. If he really concentrated on studying and preparing for the imperial examinations, he might really make a name for himself. However, Ling Xing found it a little strange why Shen Hui would have this idea, as he hadn&#8217;t seen any indication of this…]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 46: Going Home It had been nearly a month since Ling Xing had been home, and he truly missed his family. Inside the carriage, Ling Yue sat upright, his small face tense with nervousness. He was going to his brother&#8217;s husband&#8217;s home, to trouble them. He didn&#8217;t know if they would like him. What if they didn&#8217;t like him, and he burdened his…]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 45: Household Registration Chapter 45: Household Registration Ling Xing had told Ling Yue about the Zhao family&#8217;s report to the authorities. This child had been precocious since he was little, and he was mature and stable compared to children of the same age because he studied and knew how to read. When he was taken away by the yamen&#8217;s people, he held Ling…]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 44: The Net Closes After interrogating Zhao Baocai, the yamen produced a more accurate portrait, which was posted in various villages and towns throughout Yunshui County. Now Zhao Wuxiang was known to everyone in Yunshui County. Fang Xiuxia could see Zhao Wuxiang&#8217;s portrait as soon as she went out, and many people were discussing him. She felt panicked in her heart, and she…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 43</title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 43 &#8220;Where is the child? I have to take him away first&#8230;&#8221; Since the notice of five taels of gold for a piece of information was posted, the Yunshui County Yamen has been as lively as the vegetable market. Magistrate Lin is rich and generous, directly placing a box of gold ingots in the county Yamen, with the lid open in the main…]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 42: The Affluent Magistrate Lin Xiao Liucun. Xu Youfang sat at the doorway embroidering under the light when her eyes suddenly stung, and she couldn&#8217;t open them. The pain was so intense she didn&#8217;t dare move her eyelids at all. She put down the embroidery in her hand, covering her eyes with her palm, feeling worried, frightened, and a little lost. Shen Lai,…]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 41: Brothers Li, the doctor, had seen all sorts of illnesses and injuries, but he was still shocked by the wounds on the child&#8217;s body. At first, he thought the gambling den people were inhumane, but after a moment&#8217;s thought, he didn&#8217;t think so. If it were really the gambling den people, there would be no need to rush and ask him to…]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 40: Indenture Wang Youmai found Ling Xing and quickly recounted his encounter with a child matching Ling Yue&#8217;s description. Unable to stay at the baozi stall, Ling Xing immediately wanted to go to Mayou Street. However, Shen Hui stopped him. &#8220;Ge&#8217;er, please calm down first; something isn&#8217;t right.&#8221; His younger brother was very important to the original owner of this body, being the…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 39</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 39: Fate Ever since Fang Xiuxia planned to push the child in the mistress&#8217;s belly into Zhao Dagē&#8217;s family, she had been trying her best to coax and please her wicked mother-in-law at home. She had previously spent some money on steamed buns andmantou to appease the old woman. The old lady had been sitting at the door these past few days, telling…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 38</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 38: Scholars Are Just Full of Schemes&#8230; Shen Chengshan, following the old custom, was about to take out money to give the clerks as a tip for their hard work. But they didn&#8217;t take it at all. For such a trip, the magistrate gave each of them six taels of silver. However, if they were found to dare accept bribes from the common…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 37</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 37 (Two-in-One) &#8220;The county magistrate has sent clerks to various villages to proclaim the laws, enlightening the people, so they are not ignorant and foolish.&#8221; &#8220;Let the people know what is right and what is wrong. When encountering harm, they will know they have the option to report to the authorities. There&#8217;s even no rule to immediately beat someone before reporting, but rather…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 36</title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 36 Seeing the County Magistrate The yamen (government office) is in the county seat, Yunxia Town only has a local office, with clerks inside managing various fields of the townships and villages. It takes more than two hours to walk from Yunxia Town to the county seat&#8217;s yamen. By ox cart, it&#8217;s an hour and fifteen minutes. A horse carriage is the fastest,…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 35</title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 35: Chapter 35 Ding &#8211; Good Person Card. Chapter 35: Chapter 35 Ding &#8211; Good Person Card. Ling Xing forcefully made his request, and with Shen Hui watching from the side, Zhao Chuping, always the smooth operator, never resorted to brute force directly. Instead, he preferred to exploit weaknesses, forcing the other party to yield. After all, business wasn&#8217;t war, so why resort…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 34</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 34: Coercion Recently, a lot of cold noodles stalls have sprung up in Yunxia Town, almost one on every street. Tu Hai is not short of money, and with a grand gesture, he directly monopolized the cold noodles market in Yunxia Town. Even if the recipe is leaked later, no one will be able to compete with him. The pricing is the same…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 33</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 33: Spring Ling Xing wasn&#8217;t a pure ancient person, and he didn&#8217;t have a strong sense of identity with his current gender and the meaning of the pregnancy mole. He didn&#8217;t think that if the pregnancy mole was seen, it would be some catastrophic event. But he was still a little nervous now. He wasn&#8217;t afraid of anything else, he was afraid that…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 32</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 32 &#8220;Open your mouth, let me see if you hurt your teeth&#8230;&#8221; Chapter 32 &#8220;Open your mouth, let me see if you hurt your teeth&#8230;&#8221; Clean paper with strong and forceful characters, seemingly able to penetrate the back of the paper. &#8220;Powerful strokes, like dragons soaring, what fine characters!&#8221; Tu Hai unfolded the paper with the word &#8220;Hai&#8221; (Also) written on it, holding…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 31</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 31: &#8220;Call me Erlang.&#8221; Tu Hai runs a gambling den and has many underlings. Because he lends money at high interest rates, he is best at collecting debts and finding people. Every nook and cranny in Yunxia Town cannot escape their eyes. As a local tyrant, Tu Hai has a very high status in Yunxia Town. Whether it&#8217;s the wealthy merchants in the…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 30</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 30: Finding Someone is Difficult Yesterday, Xie Qingya sent a pottery pot of soy milk. At dawn, Xu Youfang cooked some for Ling Xing and Shen Hui to drink. The soy milk had a strong bean flavor and was ground very finely. After settling overnight, Xu Youfang didn&#8217;t stir it, giving Ling Xing and Shen Hui the smoothest, sediment-free portion. Although it lacked…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 29</title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 29: Coveting The banana leaves were washed and needed to be cut into appropriate sizes. Xu Youfang&#8217;s scissors were brought out, and Shen Hui quickly snipped away. During the cutting process, the water droplets on the surface of the leaves were also brushed away. Finally, they were spread out in a bamboo sieve and placed in a cool, ventilated place. There was no…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 28</title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 28: &#8220;Husband, I Also Know a Little About Literature&#8230;&#8221; Taking the mountain trails can save a lot of time, but you need to be careful all the time not to fall. Ling Xing observed his surroundings. Spring was coming, the grass was beginning to turn green, and the branches of the trees were budding. In a while, his steamed bun stall can offer…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 27</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 27 The Bookish Skinny Monkey Chapter 27 The Bookish Skinny Monkey Ten catties of cold noodles were made, using five catties of mung beans. A large pottery basin was completely filled, looking like a lot. The cold noodles solidified very well. Ling Xing put some seasonings in a pottery jar and also prepared to do a taste test. By the time Ling Xing…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 26</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 26: Mung Bean Cake and Snake Repellent When Shen Hui woke up, the first thing he saw was Ling Xing. He was smiling and talking. Focusing on his lip movements, Shen Hui realized that Ling Xing was talking to someone. When his vision finally cleared completely, Shen Hui also saw the person facing Ling Xing. Xie Qingya had received the cold noodles yesterday…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 25</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[There wasn&#8217;t much mung bean at home, and there wasn&#8217;t enough time because he had to get up before dawn to sell buns. Ling Xing thought to buy some mung beans back from town tomorrow and make them again, and the day after tomorrow, take a pot to town to sell and see. After cleaning up, Ling Xing went to the room to do…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 24</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 24 Chapter 24 V three-in-one Chapter 24 Chapter 24 V three-in-one Coming out of the house, Ling Xing&#8217;s brow was slightly furrowed. Even though he still had a smile on his face and was comforting the children, if you looked closely, you could still see the difference from usual. He had always lacked a sense of security, which was related to the death…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 23</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 23: &#8220;Scared?&#8221; Shen Hui put Ling Xing down, took the clothes, and carried the bamboo basket on his back. The bamboo basket contained twenty catties of flour, plus the steamer and money box, which were a bit heavy. After carrying it all the way, Ling Xing&#8217;s shoulders felt a little uncomfortable, and he raised his hand to rub them. &#8220;Are your shoulders injured?&#8221;…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 22</title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 22: Buying Shoes Today when Ling Xing went out, Xu Youfang was still worried and told him to rest at home for a few days before going back to the stall. After someone fainted in front of him, Xu Youfang felt somewhat worried and scared. Ling Xing knew that he fainted because of low blood sugar and there was nothing else seriously wrong.…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 21</title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 21: Shen Gui Files a Complaint Don&#8217;t get angry, Ling Xing thought to himself silently. Anger would only make him lose his reason and be led by the nose by others. After taking two deep breaths, Ling Xing calmed down a bit. He stared at Fang Xiuxia, &#8220;Oh, so you know I fainted? Then do you know why I fainted? You won&#8217;t admit…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 20</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 20: Planting the Blame to the Very End Cao Manyue, as a daughter-in-law of the family, couldn&#8217;t interrupt in this situation. All she could do was stand behind her parents-in-law, doing whatever they said. Therefore, she had enough energy to observe the surrounding movements. Seeing Ling Xing walk over, she breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully he was alright. &#8220;Brother-in-law, you&#8217;re awake. Is…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 19</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 19: Fainting The kitchen cannot be left unattended, so Xu Youfang agreed with what Ling Xing said. She also remembered that since he married into the family, aside from going to town today, he hadn&#8217;t left the house. So, she called out to Shen Xiaochun and said to Ling Xing, &#8220;I&#8217;m afraid you don&#8217;t know the way, so I&#8217;ll have Xiaochun go with…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 18</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 18 &#8220;I&#8217;ll go look for him.&#8221;&#8230; Chapter 18 &#8220;I&#8217;ll go look for him.&#8221;&#8230; Ling Xing strung the money in the money box with hemp rope, one hundred coins per string, a total of three strings and twelve loose copper coins. He carefully stored the three whole strings in the large wooden box, and continued to keep the twelve loose coins in the money…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 17</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 17: Does Ge&#8217;er-husband really think it&#8217;s nothing? … Chapter 17: Does Ge&#8217;er-husband really think it&#8217;s nothing? … The Shen family was at the foot of the mountain, and the wild path that Shen Hui found led directly to the Shen family, a hundred meters away. Once they arrived, Shen Hui put Ling Xing down. He lifted the clothes covering Ling Xing&#8217;s head, brushed…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 16</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 16: The Back Chapter 16: The Back By the time Ling Xing returned, Shen Hui had already packed up his belongings and was ready to leave. Ling Xing wasn&#8217;t very good with directions, having only walked the route once, so he hurried to catch up, afraid of getting lost. Perhaps not in a rush to get back, Shen Hui walked much slower than…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 15</title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 15: Seeking Someone Lu Hua, who bought steamed buns and mantou, was also happy. She held the white, plump, and soft buns and mantou in her arms and turned to the rouge stall to buy rouge. After Lu Hua left, more people were trying the steamed buns at the stall. Because Shen Hui was there, no one dared to cause trouble. Under Ling…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 14</title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 14: Grand Opening! There aren&#8217;t many food stalls here; there&#8217;s a noodle vendor not far away. Shen Hui borrowed the earthenware bowls from him. The stall owner is a tall, thin young man. When he saw the dough being set up at this stall earlier, his heart skipped a beat, thinking a competitor had arrived. When Shen Hui went over, his face was…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 13</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 13, Chapter 13: &#8220;Okay, Second Brother&#8221; Chapter 13, Chapter 13: &#8220;Okay, Second Brother&#8221; It was dark outside, and there was already movement in the east room. To save on lamp oil and let Shen Lai continue to sleep soundly, Ling Xing didn&#8217;t light the lamp. He felt his way in the dark and put on his chilly clothes. When the warm body temperature…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 12</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Thank You, Husband Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Thank You, Husband People&#8217;s feelings are mutual. If someone treats him well, he will treat them well in return. Ling Xing waited until most people had left before pulling Shen Chengshan and Xu Youfang aside, saying, &#8220;Father and Mother, I was only able to start my business because of the money the family…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 11</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 11: Steamed Buns In the evening, the old dough starter had fermented nicely. In the meantime, Ling Xing had filtered the wood ash solution he had prepared earlier multiple times. Ling Xing took the dough starter and lye solution to prepare the dough. When he poured out the flour, Shen Lai stood beside him, staring eagerly at the earthenware basin filled with flour.…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 10</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 10: Sewing Ling Xing got up not long after Shen Lai did. Shen Chengshan and the others, like yesterday, went into the mountains early to collect firewood to sell. Only Shen Xiaochun and Shen Xiaxia were in the kitchen, holding ceramic bowls and drinking thin porridge. The first thing Shen Lai did upon entering the kitchen was check the flour in the wooden…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 9</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 9 Buying Flour Chapter 9 Buying Flour Xu Youfang wanted to go to the neighboring village to ask a doctor to come and see Ling Xing again, but Ling Xing refused. One hundred copper coins wasn&#8217;t a small amount, especially for this family. Buying some flour with less bran to eat at home would be good. He knew his own body; he wasn&#8217;t…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 8</title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Trimming Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Trimming Hearing Shen Hui&#8217;s voice, Ling Xing scrambled up, not even bothering to put on his fur coat. Shen Lai, who was still half-asleep, was startled by Ling Xing&#8217;s movement. After coming to his senses, he followed him out of bed. Excitedly lifting the door curtain, Ling Xing looked up with a smile, only to…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 7</title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 7: The Plan Shen Hui&#8217;s voice was as cold as Ling Xing remembered, his lips tight, and no expression or emotion on his face, looking somewhat indifferent and unapproachable. Ling Xing glanced at him and then looked away, his neck hurting from looking up. &#8220;What do you want to discuss?&#8221; Xu Youfang brought a stool for Ling Xing and told him to sit…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 6</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 6 &#8220;Hello, Second Brother.&#8221; The weather was indeed still cold. Xu Youfang, thinking Ling Xing&#8217;s health wasn&#8217;t good, and afraid he&#8217;d freeze, had gone to his room in the middle of the night to check on him. Luckily she did, the child&#8217;s face was turning blue from the cold. The charcoal brazier was producing a lot of smoke, and Xu Youfang, afraid something…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 5</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 5 Pregnancy Mole 2 He initially thought that Shen Lai was wearing the cloth strip on his forehead for aesthetic purposes, never expecting it was to cover up the pregnancy mole. He was wondering why Shen Lai was covering it, and relevant memories surfaced in his mind. A Ge&#8217;er&#8217;s pregnancy mole is extremely private and must be covered after the age of ten.…]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 4 Pregnancy Mole 1 Some time ago, the Shen family was exhausted from busying themselves with the funeral and worrying about the unconscious Ling Xing. Although saddened by Shen Hai&#8217;s passing, they were more dazed and occupied. As the main family, they had to manage everything and didn&#8217;t have much time to grieve. Now that everything had settled, even a brief thought of…]]></description>
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            <title>W Chapter 3</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chapter 3 Death Chapter 3 Death The noodles had just come out of the pot, steaming hot, and Ling Xing couldn&#8217;t even touch the outside of the pottery bowl because it was too hot. Thinking about how Shen Hui had directly brought it over barehanded before, Ling Xing couldn&#8217;t help but marvel at how heat-resistant this person was. After blowing on it for a…]]></description>
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