During this period, Chief Huang went to great lengths to keep his position, even resorting to the arduous task of performing corvée labor.

He certainly wouldn't miss such an opportunity to curry favor with someone powerful.

"My husband told me that Brother Lai plans to hold a banquet at a restaurant called Juquanlou. The price has already been agreed upon and a deposit has been paid."

sweat!

Jiang Nuan was speechless.

They're not even engaged yet, and they've already planned to make wine; they've got a long-term vision.

Jiang Nuan suspected that Lai Zi might not be able to have children, and the full-month celebration had already been booked.

"That's good, it's really inconvenient in the village." There's not even anyone to help.

His family could help, but for this kind of thing, one family simply isn't enough.

For weddings and funerals, it's impossible to get anything done without at least three to five families supporting the event.

"Mother," Jin hesitated for a moment before speaking coyly, "I heard that my elder brother is having a hard time at Juquan Tower and has lost a lot of weight. Should we bring him back?"

“He’s lost weight,” Jiang Nuan raised her eyebrows. “Not bad. At least my efforts weren’t wasted. If I hadn’t picked him up, he would have had to do corvée labor when he came back, which wouldn’t have been easy either.”

“Mother,” Jin Shi pursed her lips, “isn’t this a bit cruel to eldest brother?”

She had heard that the people at Wuweilou had already swindled her brother out of three taels of silver.

If this continues, the older brother will definitely start to question his existence.

“What’s so cruel about that?” Jiang Nuan smiled meaningfully. “He likes to show off, so I’ll let him show off to his heart’s content. This is love from his own mother.”

I hope my son isn't too surprised.

Upon seeing this, Jin felt a chill run through her body, and the goose in her hand fell into the basin of water with a thud.

"Mom, I suddenly remembered there are still some dishes in the kitchen that haven't been washed. I'll go wash them." With that, she slipped away in a few steps.

I feel like my mother is a bit scary now, so I'd better avoid her.

After silently mourning for Boss Huang for a second, Jin quickly put the man out of her mind.

At noon, when the family arrived at the official road, Jiang Nuan noticed that there was an extra group of people.

There were elders, peers, and juniors, about ten or so in total.

"Big brother," Jiang Nuan looked at Village Chief Huang in surprise, "why are you here too?"

Village Chief Huang wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel before speaking, "Now that the official road needs to be repaired, I'm afraid the mountains can't withstand the load, so I came to help."

When he said this, Village Chief Huang glanced at Lai Zi, who was standing to the side, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Lai Zi had no objection.

To be honest, he wouldn't have dared to be so bold if he hadn't known that Lai Zi was supervising the project.

After all, if someone is accused of delaying their corvée labor, they will all be imprisoned in the county.

Fortunately, Lai Zi turned a blind eye out of consideration for their shared village.

"I see," Jiang Nuan nodded. "Wipe your hands and come eat."

Luckily, we prepared a lot of food today, otherwise it definitely wouldn't be enough to eat.

Strange, why didn't anyone tell her or give her any preparation?

What she didn't know was that even Village Chief Huang himself wasn't sure. No one had ever done this before, and everyone was at odds with Lai Zi. They were just giving it a try.

Seeing their son getting thinner and thinner every day, the village chief and his wife could no longer sit still.

They wanted to switch their son back, but he refused no matter what they said. They had no choice but to bite the bullet and try.

Fortunately, Lai Zi didn't hold it against him.

Thinking of this, Village Chief Huang's opinion of Lai Zi changed a lot. Although this man was a bit vindictive, he could consider the big picture when it came to important matters. Although he had some minor flaws, he was not the kind of person who would forget kindness.