Shen Yue's mother was criticized by her parents, and she hung her head and said nothing.

Jia Fugui looked at her timidly and was a little helpless. He tried to dissuade her: "Dad, Mom, forget it. Yue Niang is doing this for the family!"

Yue Niang suddenly looked up with her eyes wide open, looking so pitiful.

"Dad, Mom, if it really doesn't work, please come back to the capital with me!"

The two old men looked at each other and slapped their thighs, "Okay...let's go tomorrow!"

Zhang Dahu is too bullying. His daughter is also soft-hearted and short-sighted. She must stay away from here.

The two old men sighed as they packed their things.

"Ah...what kind of thing is this? In the end, it even drags my son-in-law down!"

"Alas... Yue Niang is so stubborn sometimes. Fortunately, Fugui is an upright person, otherwise he would have disliked her long ago!"

"What's even more infuriating is that she actually went to someone else's house today. I think this child is getting more and more confused!"

Old man Shen stroked his beard and said, "Forget it. I'll talk to Fugui someday and give her a shop to run. Let her do her thing! Otherwise, she'll just keep imagining all sorts of things!"

"This Zhang Dahu is also like this. He was honest and simple when he was young, but why is he acting like this now? Tsk tsk..."

Little did they know that County Magistrate Zhang was drowning his sorrows in alcohol.

"After all these years, I'm still a county lieutenant. What's the point of me?"

County Magistrate Tong, standing by, speculated, "Brother Zhang, what do you mean? Didn't you say you wanted to make that cooking skill public?"

"Hmph... I've received notice that the new county magistrate will take office after the New Year. I, the acting county magistrate, will have to step down!"

County Magistrate Tong frowned and then asked in a low voice: "I wonder what the new county magistrate's personality is like? Sigh...it's so difficult for us!"

County Magistrate Zhang glanced at him and said sarcastically: "You are rich, but what's there to worry about? Unlike me, I have nothing! Alas..."

Tong County Magistrate wanted to just leave, but he even resorted to personal attacks? Everyone knew that all his properties belonged to Mr. Zhao, and now they were only under his wife's name.

Seeing that he had remained silent, County Magistrate Zhang poured him a glass and said, "For so many years, we have both been honest officials. Your family owns so much land. If we join forces, don't you think we can get a lot of money?"

He suddenly felt a little jealous of Jia Fugui. Not only was he rich, but his children were also obedient and filial. In contrast, his own home was a mess.

County Magistrate Tong suddenly became interested. "Is that what Brother Zhang said?"

"Let's be frank, it's naturally that kind of cooking skill!"

County Magistrate Tong frowned slightly, "I'm afraid they won't hand it over easily! Moreover, that woman has a close relationship with Li Baisong, so we'd better not provoke her!"

County Magistrate Zhang suddenly leaned closer with a sly smile. "I've been to their shed several times. It's actually very simple! I don't need them to teach me!"

County Magistrate Tong's eyes lit up, "Are you serious?"

"Of course, it depends on whether Brother Tong is willing to join me in this endeavor. I'll provide the method, and you'll provide the land and manpower. Then we'll split the bill 30-70, with me taking 30 and you taking 70!"

County Magistrate Tong cursed in his heart: You stole this skill and you still want to take 30% of it. How shameless!

But then I thought that once I have learned these skills, I can just kick him out!

"Oh... now that things have come to this, there's no reason to push the money away. Haha... Brother Zhang, I wish us a happy cooperation!"

When the two men clinked their glasses, it was as if pie in the sky had fallen on them.

Tang Youyou didn't know about these things and was painting the walls with the children.

"Mom, you have a really smart brain! Although applying lime on the wall is a bit extravagant, it makes it so bright! We don't have to worry about dust falling off anymore!" Lin Huahua said with admiration.

"Stop flattering me and get back to work. Let's review all the recipes today. Chinese New Year is just a few days away, so I'll take you out to a restaurant tomorrow!"

The children looked excited but shook their heads to refuse.

"No... Granny Tang's cooking is delicious. I might as well buy more meat with that money, hehe..."

Tang Youyou suddenly felt that the children were so filial, and her face was relieved.

"Don't worry, your Uncle Zhang will soon be able to start his business again. From now on, we won't have to go to the city to buy meat!"

"Oh... that's great! Now I'm in for a treat! I want to eat fried dumplings!"

"No, no, no... Braised pork tastes better!"

The children were all very excited and happy.

Tang Youyou looked at everything in front of her and felt that the years were peaceful.

However, an accident happened.

The army went to Qingshui County and came back with bruises on their faces.

"What's going on?" The village chief looked confused.

"Dad...hiss...it's from Wangjia Village next door. They said...that we tricked them into giving us their farm tools! They also said they're coming to our village to settle the score!"

The village chief looked bewildered. Someone then asked, "How did they know this? It was the chief clerk who asked us to get it!"

"What's going on?"

The man recounted the entire incident in detail.

The village chief slapped his thigh and said, "It must be because we cleared the land too quickly, making other villages jealous!"

"That's too much! At that time, our village was completely robbed. When Aunt Tang asked about it, the chief clerk told us to get the farm tools. Even if we were to go to court, we wouldn't be afraid!"

"That's right. We seized so much valuables from the bandit's den, but the government didn't even bother to return them to us. It's obvious they embezzled them!"

As soon as these words came out, the village chief knocked the ground heavily with his walking stick.

"Don't talk nonsense! Don't you understand that words can cause trouble? We haven't even established ourselves here yet, so don't cause trouble!

Besides, that happened when County Magistrate Zhou was still in office. Now there is no evidence to prove it, so don't mention it again!"

Someone was very dissatisfied and asked weakly: "Village head, is this attack by the army in vain?"

"Yes, the key is that the two villages are clamoring to attack us! This...this..."

The village chief snorted coldly, "Go... tell Leng Zhubu about this!"

It would be bad for no one if this matter got out of hand. The person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. I believe that Xu Zhubu also took a lot of that money and property.

Either spit out some, or both sides will be destroyed.

Do you really think that just because they're from outside your village, they're easy to bully? This is just the right thing to do to establish your authority! It'll save you from getting provoked by everyone.

However, things did not go as smoothly as he expected.

"Village head, the chief clerk insisted that all the money was embezzled by County Magistrate Zhou, and he also said...he also said...after all, we are outsiders, so it's best to return the things!"

Tang Youyou was invited over, and when she heard this, she exploded, "Pah... shameless thing, are you planning to die without any evidence?"

An idea suddenly struck her. "Hmph... Don't worry, we'll just stick with it till the end. Let's go check our farm tools at home to see if there are any marks!"

The village chief looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. Was he planning to force the issue?

She continued to instruct, "Brother, go with Da Neng and tell the chief clerk that all these farm tools were given to our village by County Magistrate Zhou!"