Madam Feng was displeased when she heard this. "I just told you some truths, are you Tong family members so unwilling to listen?"

Someone nearby also spoke up for the Tong family, "Madam Feng, the Tong family is willing to spend money to buy sheep for us villagers to eat. Are you willing to do that?"

Someone started to make a fuss, "That's right, your family should also pay for our villagers to have a roasted whole lamb meal!"

Wu Qing was eating roasted lamb on the other side, but he didn't expect that someone would call him over to deal with it in a short while. When he heard the villagers say that the Tong family was stingy, he couldn't help but poke the ground hard with his stick.

This is outrageous! Seeing that Mrs. Feng was still arguing, Wu Qing directly ordered, "Lock this chattering woman in the ancestral hall! She won't change unless she is locked up for three days and three nights!"

After finishing the work, he looked at the villagers and said, "When the Tong family first arrived, you helped them build a house, so you held such a banquet for our village. In previous years, have we ever been treated so well? Can we even eat meat? Even a heavy snowfall would kill or injure one or two elderly people! But look, this year, has there been any death in our village?"

Everyone looked at each other and said, "It's true that after the Tong family moved here, many people in the village became wealthy!" Someone in the crowd echoed, "Indeed, the Tong family has been so kind to us, we can't forget it."

Wu Qing was relieved to see that some people in the crowd understood what was going on. He spoke again, "This year, wild boars are coming down the mountain. I contacted the Tong family yesterday. They will pay to hire hunters to lead us into the mountains. They are kind people, and we can't let them down."

Tong Wen Yao looked around the crowd. Most of them were still speaking for their Tong family. However, there were always a few troublemakers in every village, which she could understand.

Wu Qing glanced at Granny Sun and said, "Someone told me when I came here that the dispute started with you. This time, you and Granny Feng will be punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall. If it happens again, the ancestral hall will be opened and you will be kicked out of the family tree. You will no longer have to live in the village."

After hearing this, Granny Sun immediately expressed her dissatisfaction, "Why? I also gave birth to children for the Wu family, how can you erase my contribution with just one sentence...!"

Wu Qing glanced at her. Mrs. Sun was originally expressing her dissatisfaction, but when she saw Wu Qing's expression, she immediately shut up and ran home with her tail between her legs. Before leaving, she did not forget to take away the mutton in the bowl.

When Cui's mother saw that she didn't need to show up herself, she went back to the study to settle the accounts. Although the workshop was closed, the accounts had not been settled yet. She would have to reconcile them with Wu Zhu's accounts in order to know the profits of the spicy snack workshop!

The next morning, Wu Qing struck the gong at the village entrance. Tong Wenyao finished her breakfast and walked towards the elm tree at the village gate. As soon as she stepped out of the yard, she saw Wen Ziyu and her second brother going out together.

"Brother, Tzuyu, good morning."

Seeing Yao'er being so well behaved today, Tong Bo couldn't help but touch her head. However, just as he touched her, Tong Wenyao hid aside and said, "Second brother, don't touch me, or you won't grow taller."

"Hahahaha, okay, next time, I won't touch your head, I'll pinch your face instead."

"Brother, take Ziyu to the gathering. Wen Jiang hasn't woken up yet. When she wakes up, tell her I'm under the elm tree."

Tong Wen Yao shook her head and said, "Second brother, I want to go too. You should tell them." Tong Wen Yao took Xing'er and Dongzi ahead and left the other two behind.

Beneath the elm tree, the village chief stood on a higher step. After seeing that most of the people below had arrived, he spoke, "We all know that wild boars have been coming down the mountain frequently lately, destroying crops, eating the vegetables we grow, and even killing one or two people. To ensure we have a good New Year, we've organized the young and strong men in the village to go up the mountain to hunt wild boars!" Many people in the village said, "Village chief, we hunted them once before, and the wild boars came just the same. And that time, many people in our village were injured."

Wu Qing took a look and said, "So this time we invited four hunters to command and lead, and among the hunters, Wen Ziyu is the leader!"

Among the four hunters, the other three were relatively strong. One of them looked to be about three or four hundred pounds. When they saw that they had to listen to the orders of a child who was still wet behind the ears, they immediately felt dissatisfied in their throats.

The other two were better off, as they were given enough money. It was winter and there was not much income from hunting in the mountains, so this could still bring in some profit.

Wen Ziyu noticed that the person next to him was dissatisfied with him, but he didn't care. After all, everything depends on strength!

If he dared to say that he was the second best hunter in Yuguan County, or even in the whole Cangzhou, then no one would dare to compete for the first place. After all, he could kill a tiger when he was ten years old and a bear when he was twelve years old.

There were twenty young and strong men in the village who were sent out this time. Wen Ziyu divided them into three teams: a front team, a middle team, and a rear team. The front team took dogs to chase the wild boars, the middle team was responsible for digging traps, and the rear team was responsible for shooting the mad wild boars. This clear division of labor would make it easier to handle the situation.

Tong Wen Yao watched Zi Yu's arrangements from the side. He stood in front of everyone, looking at them without any fear. Despite his young age, he seemed like an adult, so mature.

He placed one hand on his waist and held a bow and arrow in the other. Only his eyes were exposed, and the rest of his body was covered tightly. After glancing at the people behind him, he said, "Let's go!"

Tong Wenyao did not follow them. After watching them go up the mountain, she returned with her second brother.

Wu Zhu had also returned from Cangzhou at this time. As soon as he saw Tong Wenyao, he began to say, "I heard from the housekeeper that you were back, so I rushed back immediately. By the way, I also brought back the account books from Cangzhou."

Seeing that it was my second brother next to him, Wu Zhu bowed and greeted him, and Tong Bo also returned the greeting.

I patted his shoulder and said, "Let's go in and talk."

Wu Zhu followed them, looking at the courtyard full of buildings he had never seen before. He couldn't help but ask, "How come it's only been a short time since I started cooking here, and it's already changed so much?" After saying that, he touched the white wall and said, "How much did it cost to paint everything with shell powder? I don't think spicy noodles and hot pot base make that much money!"

Tong Wenyao turned around and looked at him and said, "Who told you this was shell powder?"

Wu Zhu's eyes lit up when he heard this and asked, "What is this?" Xin'er ran out from the living room and said with a smile, "This is slaked lime. Don't you understand, Brother Wu Zhu?"

Wu Zhu quickly stepped over Tong Wenyao and held Xin'er in his arms. He could not really lift her up, but only half-lifted her. "Tell your brother where you bought this?"

Xin'er's eyes rolled around, and she bit her lips but didn't say anything. Seeing this, Wu Zhu understood, put her down and said, "I originally brought this for you, but since you don't want to pay attention to me, then I won't give it to you."