Tian Cai extended his hand directly to her.

If she wasn't afraid that Zhang Defa would have a hard time, she wouldn't have wanted to sell the medicine to the mother and daughter. What kind of people are they? They only bully the weak and fear the strong.

He Jinzhi was not a good person either. Tian Cai had originally had a good impression of her, but now it had plummeted. Not to mention the way she was secretly looking at him just now, just seeing her mother making a fuss here without saying a word, it was hard for people to look up to her.

Old Mrs. He took out five cents with a grim expression. She wanted to throw it on the ground, but seeing Tian Cai staring at her blankly, she didn't dare to do anything and put the money in her hand obediently.

Seeing the people around her watching the show, Old Lady He couldn't help but mutter a few words to make amends for herself, "I said, I, Zhu Jinxiang, have four sons, how can I be short of your five cents, it's really..."

He swallowed back the rest of his words under Tian Cai's increasingly sharp gaze, and with a gloomy face, he pulled He Jinzhi and squeezed through the crowd and left.

After everyone left, Dongzi's mother came forward and said, "Don't bother with her. Old Madam He has become more shameless as she gets older. She wants to take advantage of everyone."

"That's right. The villagers are all clear-headed and don't want to argue with her."

…

Everyone talked at once to comfort Tian Cai, and she politely thanked everyone before taking the money and going home.

Old Mrs. He pulled He Jinzhi and walked quickly. Soon, they could no longer hear the sound behind them. However, her heart was burning with anger. She hadn't felt so aggrieved in many years. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Her face became long and she stopped suddenly when she was about to turn a corner, causing He Jinzhi to stagger.

"……mother?"

"Snap"

Old Madam He slapped He Jinzhi in the face. "Who were you looking at with that slutty look just now? Your mother has been bullied and you're still horny. You're only sixteen and you already want a man. I think you, a little slut, don't even take me seriously at all."

He Jinzhi's face burned when she heard these words. An indescribable feeling of shame and anger welled up in her heart. She felt that God was so unfair. Why did she have such a mother? It was okay that she was not good-looking, but look at this. How could a mother say such things about her own daughter? What kind of mother would call her own daughter a slut?

If she is a slut, what is her mother?

However, He Jinzhi didn't dare to say a word of these words, and she didn't even dare to cover her face with her hands. She just lowered her head timidly, waiting for Old Lady He to vent all her anger.

Old Mrs. He stopped and looked back, and saw that the people who had gathered together just now had almost dispersed, and the girl who had been chatting with her endlessly was nowhere to be seen.

"Pah, what the hell is that? Wait and see."

…

Tian Cai put the five cents in the small basket for money in the pharmacy, and then brought out two bowls of water, one for Aunt Du who followed in, and one for himself.

She pushed the bench over there and said, "Auntie, please sit down."

"Why!"

The two chatted casually for a few words, and Aunt Du's eyes swept over Tian Cai vaguely, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't open her mouth.

Tian Cai pretended not to notice her hesitation, thinking of Sister Luo whom he had seen a few days ago, "Sister Luo's belly is so big, she's going to give birth in another month, right?"

Aunt Du couldn't help but relax her brows when she mentioned her pregnant daughter-in-law. She was able to conceive this child thanks to Tian Cai. If she hadn't cured Daqiang, she didn't know when her granddaughter would be able to see. She no longer hesitated and said bluntly, "Auntie came here today because I want to trouble you with something."

Seeing Tian Cai looking over, Aunt Du's face unconsciously showed some kindness, "Xiu Yan is also five or six months pregnant. I want you to take a look at her to see if it is a boy or a girl."

Tian Cai silently calculated in his mind that when Luo Xiuyan came back during the Chinese New Year, she was about a month pregnant. It was not five or six months now.

"I won't hide it from you, Auntie. Although I'm not one who favors boys over girls, I see that Xiuyan's mother-in-law is like that. If Xiuyan can give birth to a son this time, she can gain a firm foothold in the Liu family. If it's a girl, your uncle Luo and I can make plans in advance to prevent the child from suffering in her husband's family."

Tian Cai believed this. Looking at Aunt Du's attitude towards her two sons and Luo Xiuyan, she knew that she did not favor boys over girls, but girls over boys.

There is no difference in the treatment of the grandson of the eldest brother Luo and Niuniu of the second brother Luo. If there is any difference, it is in the treatment of the two daughters-in-law.

Tian Cai nodded and agreed immediately, "Should I go there, or should Xiuyan come back?"

Since Luo Xiuyan married into the Fengchan Brigade, she hasn't seen anyone except for the time she came back during the Chinese New Year. Logically, the two brigades belong to the same commune, and it only takes half a day to go back and forth. She can't be away for such a long time. I thought it might be because of her pregnancy. Judging from her appearance when she came back last time, Luo Xiuyan should be living well there.

"She came back during the Dragon Boat Festival, but you were busy then. I'll find a reason to ask her to come back in a few days," Aunt Du couldn't help but grab Tian Cai's hand and patted it, and the corners of her tense mouth relaxed a little. "Auntie, thank you in advance."

"Aunt, why are you being so polite?"

After seeing Aunt Du off, Tian Cai was about to take Mimi to the backyard, but after thinking for a moment, he went back to the kitchen and brought over a pot of water.

When Qin Ling saw her coming, he lifted the hem of his clothes and wiped the sweat off his face, revealing his slender waist and abdomen.

Tian Cai took a look and saw that his muscles were firm and he looked like he had abdominal muscles.

After a day of hard work, the bamboo house was no longer just a prototype. The roof, floor and even the walls had been completed. When she came over, Qin Ling was installing the last wall, which was where the door was.

You work really fast!

Tian Cai couldn't help but go in and take a look around. The bamboos that hadn't been dried in the sun were emerald green. As soon as she entered, a cool breeze hit her face, completely dispelling the heat from the sun just outside. She couldn't help but curl her eyes in comfort, "This is too cool, haha."

But thinking that these bamboos had not been dried in the sun, she wondered if they could be used to make furniture, or if the walls would crack from the sun that day, so she ran out to ask Qin Ling.

"No," Qin Ling took a sip of water, his smiling eyes focused on the happy girl in front of him, "The bamboo you picked is good, all of them are more than two years old, and they won't deform or crack after being exposed to the sun."

When Tian Cai heard this, she was immediately happy. She didn't know what old bamboo was, she just wanted to pick some thicker and harder ones. After all, a bamboo house is also a house, so it should be as sturdy as possible.

Tian Cai thought that after the bamboo house was finished, she would have to add a corridor, and then she would have to trouble Qin Ling. Why didn't she realize before that this guy worked so fast and well, much better than her own half-baked skills!

So Tian Cai showed the right attitude for asking for help, taking care of Qin Ling, bringing him water and serving him meals, making sure that Qin Ling was willing to work.

Qin Ling lowered his eyes and couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips slightly.