All I can say is—

Wonderful!

That was absolutely amazing!

"You...you are the mother of the State of Wei! Is this something a mother should say?"

Lin Chunying's face turned red with anger. She was a very good-tempered person who rarely got angry, but she was still angered by Lu Xiufen's words.

Lu Xiufen, in a typical "dead pig doesn't fear boiling water" manner, retorted confidently, "None of you are filial to me, so why should I care whether you live or die!"

"you……"

Just as Lin Chunying was about to speak, Qiao Qiqi suddenly pulled her back.

She looked coldly in Lu Xiufen's direction and said, "If you're going, hurry up, or the inspection team will have left."

Seeing how confident she was, Lu Xiufen hesitated for a moment, but still assumed that Qiao Qiqi was just bluffing.

He glanced reluctantly at the cloth bag in her hand, mentally assessing the difference in their physical strength...

After realizing she couldn't get it back, Lu Xiufen reluctantly turned and left.

When I went out, I saw Chenchen and Xinxin standing in the yard.

Taking advantage of his size to bully the younger one, he deliberately pushed Xin Xin.

"What are you doing?" Chenchen quickly grabbed Xinxin and looked at Lu Xiufen angrily.

Lu Xiufen didn't even glance at the two of them and quickly walked away.

Seeing this, Lin Chunying couldn't help but worry, "Qiqi, if we really let her go, it won't be good for your father. Perhaps we should..."

"It's alright." Qiao Qiqi looked away and comforted Lin Chunying, "Although it will make outsiders laugh, it's better than letting that old woman come back and continue to bully you and your brother. I believe Dad will understand. Besides, if you let her get the better of you this time, you can forget about getting rid of her in the future."

Although Lin Chunying understood this principle, she couldn't help but worry about her husband, "But what about your father?"

"Dad will find a way. We are in the right. No matter where this matter goes, we will be right."

Qiao Qiqi didn't want to dwell on this issue anymore, and she genuinely wasn't worried about Qiao Weiguo.

She had the original owner's memories and knew that Qiao Weiguo originally didn't want to be the group leader. It was Su Shang who came in several times, saying that there was really no suitable person in the village, so Qiao Weiguo reluctantly took on the role.

As a result, over the years, he has gotten up earlier than the villagers and returned later than them. He has put in just as much effort as others and has to worry about all sorts of big and small matters in the village. He has lost countless brain cells.

The most important thing is that I don't earn any more than others!

That's really going too far.

Therefore, Qiao Qiqi felt that if Lu Xiufen really made a scene this time and managed to get Qiao Weiguo to step down, she would actually be grateful to Lu Xiufen.

Helping Lin Chunying back into the house, Qiao Qiqi took the items out of the bag and put them back. She was still a little angry. "I bought all these things for you. If you give them to other people behind my back again, I won't buy you any more!"

Lin Chunying knew that she was worried about her, and immediately looked helpless, "Okay, okay, I promise I won't do it again next time."

Qiao Qiqi felt a little better after putting everything away, and then got down to business.

"Mother, did Father say where the people from Beijing are staying after they came? What are their work arrangements for the next few days?"

Lin Chunying, unsuspecting, replied, "Your father said the investigation team will be going to the fields today. They didn't say where they'll be staying, but it should be in the commune brigade. The investigation team that came two years ago stayed there."

Qiao Qiqi understood what was going on. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Where are they eating?"

"In the past, the investigation teams that came to Captain Su's house would eat at his house."

Having found out the information she wanted, Qiao Qiqi stayed at Lin Chunying's place for lunch and then took a nap.

After waking up, I left Chenchen and Xinxin here. "Mom, let Chenchen and Xinxin stay with you for a while. I have some things to do. I'll come back to pick them up tonight."

"Okay, you go ahead with your work. You can leave these two kids to me without worry."

Time was of the essence, so Qiao Qiqi immediately returned home, filled a thermos with well water, and added sugar, baking soda, and white vinegar as before.

After preparing the ingredients, I went to the yard and picked a few cucumbers.

After washing and packing it up, she carried it to the field.

This morning I specifically asked Qin Huai where to work.

As Qiao Qiqi walked along, she saw many people working in the fields.

Her gaze kept darting through the crowd, but she didn't see anyone from Beijing.

Not far ahead—

Zhang Qing was sitting on a corn stalk, taking a break.

He took a couple of deep breaths, glanced up at the golden sun overhead, and cursed inwardly, "This damn weather is unbearably hot!" He then looked away and called out to Qin Huai, who was not far away, "Brother Qin, do you still have any water?"

Qin Huai continued working with his hands and replied in a low voice, "That's all."

About half an hour ago, he drank the last sip.

The water in the kettle wouldn't have lasted this long originally, so he had to drink it sparingly every day to have enough to last until now.

Zhang Qing was supposed to bring a thermos a few days ago, but he accidentally broke it the day before yesterday.

The Zhang family only had this one thermos, which caused his mother to chase him around the yard with a broom for 20 minutes before she finally calmed down.

Zhang Qing has been asking for thermos tickets for the past two days, but no one has any. He can't buy new ones anytime soon, so he can only rely on Qin Huai for the next couple of days.

The small water bottle in Qinhuai was already not enough for one person, and now that two people are sharing it, it's even less enough.

"When will this end? If it doesn't get any better, I'll have to ask my brother to bring me water from the fields tomorrow, otherwise I really can't take it anymore!" Zhang Qing said with a distressed expression.

Qin Huai turned to look at him, "The sun will set in a little over an hour. It won't be so hot after the sun sets, so you won't be thirsty anymore. Just hang in there a little longer."

As she spoke, she looked around and said, "Get up and get to work, or the scorekeeper will see you and deduct your work points again."

Zhang Qing was unlucky; he always got caught by the scorekeeper during breaks. Others would get caught too, but no one did it as often as him, so Qin Huai habitually kept an eye on him.

"Sigh!" Zhang Qing sighed deeply, gritted his teeth, and finally stood up.

When I looked up, I saw someone walking towards me from a distance.

He rubbed his eyes hard, and after confirming that he wasn't seeing things, he immediately ran to Qin Huai's side, grabbed his arm, and said, "Brother Qin, look who's walking over there? Isn't that your wife?"

Qin Huai turned around upon hearing the sound and immediately spotted the pink figure walking towards him from the edge of the field.

Qiao Qiqi was holding a thermos in one hand and a bag in the other, looking around curiously.