Fortunately, with many hands make light work, and the chickens were quickly caught. Sai Jinzhi was used to the poultry business, and the design of the chicken basket was ingenious; a single carriage could hold quite a few chickens.

Li Degui paid the money and set off again with his convoy. Five days later, the second caravan of chickens would arrive.

Sai Jinzhi sells thousands of chickens every day because she owns four restaurants in Lanling City alone.

Given the current situation, Xu Lanzhi's chicken farm is already struggling to meet the demand for chickens, even just selling them to Sai Jinzhi.

Xu Lanzhi paid the villagers their wages as promised.

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She had just instructed Wang Shi, Tang Xiahe, Tang Qiumei, and her three eldest daughters, Zhaodi, Yindi, and Jiedi, to keep an eye on those who were lazy, cunning, or incompetent.

She got straight to the point: "Fellow villagers, thank you all. The horse team will come again in a few days, and you can come and help again. I will give each of you five hundred coins, just like today."

"Cai'e, Xia San and Wang Er don't need to come. You're not suited for this job!"

Li Cai'e was displeased: "Xu Lanzhi, we did have a bit of a grudge before, but you can't be so vindictive. I can catch a chicken, how is that inappropriate!"

“Cai’e, we’re all from the same village, and you’re forcing me to say hurtful things. Everyone was busy working, but you were only concerned with hiding the eggs. And Xia San and Wang Er, you didn’t even try to steal the eggs. You only caught a maximum of ten chickens. This is a small business, and I can’t afford to support you swindlers.”

Xu Lanzhi's words were clear, and Li Caie and the other two knew they were in the wrong. Although they were annoyed that they had lost the opportunity to make money, they didn't say anything more.

The others immediately understood; they all realized that Xu Lanzhi was not easily fooled and that they would have to work harder in the future.

Xu Lanzhi was busy all day but couldn't find Tang Qiqi. When she returned, Bai Xue had been waiting at the door, so she guessed that Qiqi must be inside.

Upon entering the room, Xu Lanzhi found the little girl fast asleep. She kissed Tang Qiqi on the forehead and murmured to herself, "My darling, you've worked so hard, always thinking of your mother so thoughtfully."

As she was speaking, Wang Shi also came in. Looking at the sleeping Tang Qiqi, she exclaimed, "It's like a dream. We sold so many chickens all at once. If it weren't for Qiqi, we could have sold enough chickens from the mountain for one or two months. This child is truly our family's lucky star."

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Xu Lanzhi whispered, "Mother, let's go outside to talk. Qiqi is still so young. She's exhausted these past few days and hasn't woken up yet after sleeping all day. Let her sleep a little longer!"

Tang Qiqi stretched and said, "Grandma, Mom, Qiqi is awake. The bed at home is the most comfortable!"

Xu Lanzhi quickly picked her up and kissed her repeatedly: "Little sleepyhead, you're finally awake! Go eat!"

After the meal, Tang Qiqi asked Erzhuzi to bring out the gifts he had prepared for everyone. Although Tang Xiahe, Tang Qiumei, and their children were also present, Qiqi had bought a lot, and everyone received something. The whole family chatted happily together.

Xu Lanzhi was a perceptive person. Noticing that Tang Qiumei seemed unusually absent-minded, she jokingly said, "Third Sister, you seem so distracted. Are you worried about home or your husband?"

Tang Qiumei forced a smile and said, "Lanzhi, please stop teasing me!"

Sitting next to Tang Qiumei, her youngest son, Zhao Ziqiang, said somewhat angrily, "My mother doesn't miss my father at all. My father even hit my mother today!"

Tang Qiumei quickly stopped her, saying, "You little brat, what nonsense are you talking about!"

“I’m not making this up, my mother’s injuries are still there!” Zhao Ziqiang said, crying. “Every time my mother was beaten, she told us not to tell my grandmother. She said that my grandmother and aunt had already suffered enough and she didn’t want us to worry.”

Tang Qiumei, not knowing her son was talking like that, quickly explained, "Ziqiang is just being immature. His father didn't hit me; they just had a few words together. Don't worry!"

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Tang Xiahe had a fiery temper. She quickly walked up to Qiu Mei, pulled open her clothes to check, and saw that her arms and back were covered with shocking wounds.

Tang Xiahe was furious. She grabbed the hoe that was standing in the corner and said to her two sons, "Jiaping, Jiahe, come with me and let's teach that bastard Zhao Hongcai a lesson!"

Jiaping and Jiahe, both seventeen or eighteen-year-old lads, immediately got up and followed their mother to leave.

Tang Qiumei, fighting back tears, said, "Sister, don't go. Hongcai is unreasonable."

Tang Xiahe said angrily, "I'm not going to reason with him, I'm going to beat him up!"

Xu Lanzhi stopped Tang Xiahe and said, "Second Sister, don't be anxious, this matter needs to be discussed carefully!"

Tang Xiahe pushed Xu Lanzhi away and said, "Lanzhi, don't worry about it. Do you really think our Tang family has no one left? That grandson of Zhao Hongcai, he always acts all high and mighty, but he actually hits women. I'll go and beat him up and he'll behave!"

Xu Lanzhi snatched the hoe from Tang Xiahe and said, "Second sister, I know you're angry. Aren't we all angry? It's easy to beat up Zhao Hongcai, but what about Qiu Mei and the children in the future?"

Zhao Hongcai is too proud to admit his mistake; we need to find a way to eliminate the root of the problem, otherwise Qiu Mei and her nephew will suffer even more while we're away!

Tang Xiahe said bitterly, "Are we just going to put up with this?!"

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Wang just held Tang Qiumei's hand and wept, saying, "My poor Qiumei, how could you be so foolish? Why didn't you tell your mother!"

Tang Qiumei forced a smile: "Mother, Second Sister, Lanzhi, I'm fine."

Tang Xiahe looked at her with exasperation: "Qiu Mei, why are you such a coward? He hit you, why didn't you hit him back!"

Xu Lanzhi quickly pulled Tang Xiahe and said, "Second sister, say less. We need to think about how to deal with Zhao Hongcai now."

Wang said, "What's there to think about? Xiahe is right. I can't swallow this anger without giving him a good beating."

It's late tonight, but tomorrow morning our whole family will go first thing in the morning. This matter won't be over until we get justice for Qiu Mei!

Tang Qiumei said aggrievedly, "Mother, if you make a big fuss about this, our lives will be even more difficult! Just pretend you don't know anything about this!"

Xu Lanzhi helped Tang Qiumei up and said, "Third sister, don't be afraid, we're here for you. Our lives are better now. At worst, we can move back with the children. Now it all depends on Zhao Hongcai's attitude. In my opinion, we shouldn't resort to violence yet, but talk to him first!"

Although Zhao Di and the others were young, they also felt indignant on behalf of their third aunt. Tang Qiqi suddenly shouted, "Whoever hits our third aunt, we'll hit them back!"

"Yes, fight back!" her six older sisters echoed in unison!

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Tang Xiahe smiled with satisfaction and said, "That's more like a woman from the Tang family. Lanzhi, your method of always trying to reason with people won't work!"

Tang Qiqi firmly supported Tang Xiahe and Wang Shi's proposal. First, she sympathized with her third aunt. Second, there were too many older sisters in the family, and they would all have to face marriage in the future. She did not want any of her sisters to follow in Tang Qiumei's footsteps!