Just when Zhao Laowu was on the verge of tears, Xu Yi finally let go.

He landed hard on the ground, his buttocks slapping painfully.

He almost blurted out a curse, then pointed to the side and said, "You said you didn't come to the field, so why are there your shoe prints here?"

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Right next to Zhao Laowu, there was a series of footprints that stretched all the way into the village.

It had just rained last night, and the ground was still wet, making this string of footprints particularly noticeable.

"It can't be my footprints. I've never been to the field." Zhao Laowu's face changed as he looked at the footprints in front of him.

That alone made the Xu family realize that Zhao Laowu was truly audacious.

The servant next to Xu Mao went up and pulled off Zhao Laowu's shoe, placing it on the shoe print for comparison.

Zhao Laowu kept praying in his heart, "Please don't close it, please don't close it."

"It's closed!" the servant exclaimed in delight.

"Zhao Laowu, do you have anything else to say?" Xu Mao lowered his eyes and stared at the man on the ground.

"Young Master Xu, it really wasn't me. There are plenty of people in the village with the same shoe soles as me. How can you say it's me just by looking at these shoe prints?"

Zhao Laowu immediately realized what was happening and began to defend himself.

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After all, they were just a pair of ordinary cloth shoes. The men in the village all wore shoes of roughly the same size, so there was bound to be one whose shoe size matched his.

"You're really like a dead pig that's not afraid of boiling water," Xu Yi said. "Your second toe on your left foot is longer than the other toes, so the front of the shoe print protrudes a bit."

At that moment, Zhao Laowu was still sitting on the ground, and if you just lowered your head slightly, you could see his feet.

This man is unrefined and slovenly; the soles of his shoes are almost worn out and he hasn't replaced them.

The shoe upper was only a thin layer, which is why Xu Yi was able to see his footprints, and that's why he called Xu Mao over.

Upon comparison, the shoe print matched Zhao Laowu's.

The print on the sole of the shoe and the size of your foot may overlap with other people's, but the shape of your foot is not so easy to match.

Zhao Laowu stared in disbelief at his protruding second toe. He had never felt such a strong urge to cut it off.

At this moment, Zhao Laowu was extremely flustered, and he didn't know what to say to salvage the situation.

He couldn't think of anything for a moment, but he was a scoundrel, and what reason does a scoundrel need to do things?

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All they need is a silver tongue and a knack for being a liar.

"So what if this shoe print is mine? Can't I just pass by here?"

“Your Xu family only bought this field, but you didn’t buy the road, did you?”

"What? Just because I was passing by doesn't mean I poisoned the rice paddies. Don't just talk the talk, show me the evidence."

He portrayed the shamelessness of a villain to the fullest extent, to the point that even the Xu family's day laborers couldn't stand it anymore.

But Zhao Laowu continued, "Young Master Xu, no one saw me poison him."

"But everyone saw that your family's hired help injured me. Your Xu family can't just ignore that, can you?"

Zhao Laowu was glad that he had fallen early. With this talisman, what could the Xu family do to him?

Just as Xu Mao was about to speak, Xu Yi gave him a look and said, "Have someone carry him back inside."

The servants who were waiting nearby hurriedly lifted the person up and carried him past Xu Mao.

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Zhao Laowu still had a slight smug look on his face. See, the Xu family still can't do anything to him.

"Big brother?" Xu Mao was puzzled by this action. Someone like Zhao Laowu should be sent to the government immediately, and he will eventually confess.

Xu Yi waved his hand, "You don't need to worry about this for now. Go and take care of things in the fields."

"By the way, if there's anything, ask the village chief to handle it." The villagers of Wuxi would never take the words of outsiders seriously, but they would still listen to the village chief to some extent.

Xu Mao responded and instructed his men to do the work, while he himself went to inspect the rice paddies.

He now has considerable knowledge about crops and pesticides, and his current goal is to minimize the damage to rice.

To be honest, Zhao Laowu wasn't bad enough; his poison only killed the fish and didn't have much of an impact on the rice.

Xu Mao ordered his men to immediately drain the water from the fields and remove the dead fish.

Even so, we dared not put new fish in immediately, for fear that the poison was too strong and would cause the fish to die again.

During this period, all I can do is keep changing the water and then try putting in a few fish at a time.

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Just as things were finished here, the village chief of Wuxi Village finally arrived, albeit belatedly.

Xu Mao had dealt with this man many times, and every time he opened his mouth, it was to complain to him.

"Young Master Xu, oh dear, how could such a thing have happened?"

“This is grain! Who did this? This is ruining the reputation of our Wuxi Village.”

“Our Wuxi Village has a small population and doesn’t have much money to begin with, so how did this mess happen?”

"Oh dear, what should we do?"

Xu Mao didn't interrupt him, letting him talk for a long time before speaking himself.

"Village chief, I would like to ask you for a favor."

"What is it?" the village chief said, patting his chest. "As long as it's within my power, I'll definitely get it done."

Xu Mao smiled, looking very approachable, "Only you could do this well."

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The village chief looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"I would like to ask you to take care of the crops in Wuxi Village for me in the future."

Xu Yi's reminder made him realize that if he were to handle this matter himself, it would inevitably take a lot of time.

But I don't want to waste any more time. With Zhao Laowu as a precedent, who knows how others will follow suit.

Although the village chief of Wuxi Village is not very capable, he is very prestigious in the village. If he were to make his appearance, the villagers would still be somewhat wary of him.

Even a scoundrel like Zhao Laowu could be suppressed by the village chief.

There's no need to worry about the village chief refusing the job; human nature is selfish most of the time.

The constant disturbances in the village did him no good, and he had to clean up their messes all the time.

However, given enough temptation by Xu Mao, the village chief of Wuxi Village was not easily tempted.

Because of his poverty, he knew how difficult it was to earn money. Now the money was right in front of him; all he had to do was say a few words in the village.

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Xu Mao didn't ask him for an immediate answer, but told him to think it over carefully, and that he could send someone to the Xu family to let them know when he had made up his mind.

After finishing dealing with things here, Xu Mao discovered that Xu Yi and Fu Man'er were nowhere to be found.

These two are unfamiliar with the area; where did they wander off to?

After finding the two people, the group went home, and Xu Yi was busy all day long.

Fu Man'er stayed close to him, asking all sorts of questions, but he never got impatient. Instead, he told her a lot about what happened in the military camp.

Of course, he only talked about fun and interesting things, and he never mentioned the dirty jokes between men or the bloody battles on the battlefield.

Before dinner, Xu Yi finally had some free time. He took a horse from the stable and ran outside.

He had only been gone a short while when a carriage from the Xu family also drove off.

"Miss, where are we going?" Shuangxi asked, lifting the curtain.

Fu Man'er picked up a fruit and popped it into her mouth, her cheeks puffing out.

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You'll see when you get there.

However, when they arrived at the destination, Shuangxi still didn't know that Fuman'er had left her by the roadside and then used her light-footed skills to leave.

"Miss!" Shuangxi regretted not tying their clothes together earlier.

At least this way she could stop her mistress. If her mistress were to hurt herself, she might not be able to explain it to her husband and his wife when they got back.

Following the route in her memory, Fu Man'er arrived at a courtyard. She looked around and, seeing no one, took a deep breath and leaped into the courtyard.

She then slipped into a room. "Hmm? Is your leg really injured?" Fu Man'er was very puzzled. She clearly remembered that it was fine when she checked it during the day.

Never mind, since I'm already here, and this guy isn't exactly a good person anyway, Fu Man'er stretched her muscles and then went out feeling refreshed.

"Miss, where did you go?" Shuangxi asked as Fu Man'er returned to the carriage.

When her daughter came out, her face was covered with a black cloth, which looked quite frightening.

Fu Man'er crossed her arms and leaned against the carriage, closing her eyes to rest. "Don't ask questions, let's go home quickly."

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She had barely entered the room when she saw Xu Yi. "Brother!"

One came in through the front door, and the other through the side door. They were both thinking, "He/She won't have noticed I went out, will he/she?"

Just then, the servants called for dinner, and Fu Man'er affectionately took Xu Yi's arm as they went to have their meal.