Chapter 498 Taking advantage of a crisis

This little girl is incredibly strong!

The little princess was not satisfied with just one kick and raised her foot to kick again.

Ma Xiulian quickly stopped her: "My little darling, don't kick your foot and hurt it."

The people in the mountain valley were utterly astonished. What was so special about a little girl?!

"I'll open it, I'll open it." Old Mrs. Zhang felt sorry for her own door and quickly went over to open the lock with a key.

As soon as the door opened, Sanni rushed out and hugged Helian Jiao, crying out with joy, "My darling!"

She thought she would never see her precious baby again!

"Third sister, you're crying so loudly!"

Helian Jiao tilted her head to avoid the noise, which made her ears and forehead throb.

Sanni immediately stopped crying, wiped away her tears, and smiled: "Okay, Third Sister, don't cry anymore."

Knowing that my sister simply doesn't like people crying, I don't feel sad at all.

Then, with teary eyes, she looked at Ma Xiulian and Chen Dazhu and choked out, "Grandpa, Grandma, Fourth Uncle."

Ma Xiulian helped her up and said, "Good child, you've suffered. Come on, let's go home."

After saying that, he took out twelve large reunion bills from his pocket and placed them on the cabinet, saying to the Zhang family, "Consider the extra twenty yuan as compensation for the door."

Then the group led Sanni outside.

The people in the valley stood silently by, watching them take the person away, not daring to stop them.

Families who had previously bought wives were now incredibly grateful that God hadn't punished them.

They figured it must be because the Zhang family hadn't been diligent in their worship of the mountain god, which was why the mountain god hadn't blessed their family.

You must be more sincere in the future!

The Zhang family was heartbroken, feeling they had suffered a huge loss!

Not only did he lose the wife he bought, but the sweet-talking apricot tree was chopped down, and even the pig he had raised for more than half a year and was about to be sold for money was chopped to death!

How will their whole family survive when the new year starts?!

So Old Lady Li started pleading poverty to the villagers: "Everyone, please have mercy! Why don't you sell this pig? Otherwise, our family will really have no way to survive at the start of the new year!"

This pig, charred by lightning, will definitely not sell if taken down the mountain; we can only ask the villagers for help.

The villagers, however, took advantage of the situation, saying, "Buying this pig isn't out of the question, but the price is half that of outside pigs. We'll buy it for you for four cents a pound!"

The reason they were so united against external forces was because if they didn't stand up this time, no one would help them next time it was their turn. So they had to stick together.

But these are all villagers, and it's about money, so they won't show any mercy!

"What?! If we sell it for only 40 cents a pound, our whole family will starve at the start of the new year!" Old Mrs. Zhang exclaimed in shock. This price negotiation was too ruthless!

The villagers said matter-of-factly, "Your pig was struck by lightning and died. It was God's punishment. If we hadn't taken pity on you, we wouldn't have dared to buy it!"

"Even pork slaughtered the night before wouldn't sell for three cents! Please add a little more!" Old Mrs. Zhang pleaded.

The villagers, however, refused to budge: "Others killed it themselves, but yours was struck by lightning. Who knows if there will be any problems eating it? It's four cents, so it's four cents!"

They knew that the Zhang family would definitely agree.

After all, the pigs are dead. If they aren't sold soon, the price will only go lower and lower, or they'll just eat the pigs themselves.

Back then, villages deep in the mountains didn't have as many restrictions as communes. Every household raised pigs and chickens, but they were even poorer.

And the saying "bad people come from poor and remote areas" is sometimes quite apt.

(End of this chapter)