Chapter 174 Cao Huan poisoned the snails

Lin Meili and Yang Er were later sentenced to prison, both receiving twelve-year sentences.

Yang Er has no family. He even thought that going to jail would be good, since he could eat and stay there for free. Lin Meili has family, but no one visits her.

Her only hope is that her beloved son will grow up well and avenge her in the future.

It wasn't until the third day that things calmed down a bit, and everyone went back to work. However, they talked about it casually, not out of resentment or regret, but by telling dirty jokes.

Cao's son, Mao Chun, fell seriously ill. He had lost face twice in his life: once because of Wang Yuqing, and once because his daughter-in-law had an affair.

She had also heard that Wang Yuqing and Widow Tang had witnessed the incident and even called for reinforcements. She felt that Wang Yuqing had probably done it on purpose, intending to retaliate.

But what could she do? After all, it was that bitch Lin Meili who was promiscuous first. She hated Lin Meili even more than she hated Wang Yuqing.

She used to think about grooming Lin Meili to be her successor.

Mao Chun thought about how powerful her Cao family used to be in the brigade, and how they had fallen to such a state. She would have to keep her head down and keep a low profile in the future.

As for Cao Hao, the Cao family continued to support him, but they harbored resentment and were not as kind to him as before.

In particular, the other two branches of the Cao family openly and secretly cursed Cao Hao as a bastard and often didn't give him food.

Cao Nongguo was a man whose wife cheated on him, making him feel ashamed wherever he went. He simply became a lazy bum and stayed at home.

Cao Tian, ​​who worked as a laborer in the county town, was also affected by this incident and was directly fired, forced to return home to farm.

His pride vanished instantly.

On his way home, he ran into Wang Yuqing, who greeted him deliberately: "Long time no see! We're commune members now."

Cao Tian gritted his teeth in hatred.

Wang Yuqing curled her lips and said, "Go back quickly and comfort your family, tell them to think positively."

What could Cao Tian do? He could only swallow his anger. When he got home, he started making a huge scene and even beat Cao Hao severely.

He was doing well at work in the county town when suddenly embarrassing things happened at home, and he was inexplicably sent back home.

How could he not be angry when he lost his proud worker status?

Wang Yuqing was in a good mood, but Tang Wan was a bit frightened and fell ill for several days, having nightmares every day about Lin Meili and Yang Er.

Recently, Zhang Cuihua's attitude towards Tang Wan has improved slightly because Tang Wan has made a lot of money in the non-staple food team and she is so happy counting the money every day.

As a result, when Tang Wan fell ill and took leave, she was unhappy and said, "People who don't know her would think she's a young lady from a wealthy family, all delicate and pampered. What's wrong with her being sick?"

Wang Shuo immediately berated Zhang Cuihua, leaving her speechless.

Because of this scolding, Zhang Cuihua realized Wang Shuo's ulterior motives, and she looked at Wang Shuo with a strange expression.

Wang Shuo was a little scared, afraid of implicating Tang Wan, so he didn't dare to openly care about Tang Wan anymore. He ran home and brought back a lot of eggs, sugar and meat, which he then gave to Wang Yuqing, asking her to give them to Tang Wan in his capacity as her own.

Wang Yuqing would definitely help Tang Wan with anything, but she was a little curious: "Wang Shuo, what does your family do? They're so well-off?"

Wang Shuo said, "I have a relative who is the director of a meat processing plant in a big city. He often sends my mother nice things. A few days ago, his son even came to my house to visit my mother."

Wang Yuqing said with a smile, "When you went home, did your mom force you to go on blind dates?"

Wang Shuo said, "How could I not be forced? Look, they even went to the commune to complain to my master. I have to go back to the commune tomorrow to get a scolding."

Ji Xuening was delayed by a day because he had to help the commune members with the harvest, and he would be busy for many days afterward.

Before going to work, Wang Yuqing would help feed the three pigs. They were all plump and white, and seeing them was like seeing lots of money.

Cao Huan arrived exceptionally early today. In the past few days, he had been so engrossed in Lin Meili and Yang Er's affair that he had completely forgotten about the rat poison incident.

It was only last night when Hua Gui reminded her that she remembered.

However, she still didn't find an opportunity because Miao Ying always arrived earlier than her.

Moreover, arriving early makes it difficult to use rat poison, because the snails prepared each day are kept in a basin beforehand. Only after everyone arrives is the fire lit to stir-fry the snails, and the rat poison placed in the basin beforehand will have already been washed away.

She came but didn't do anything.

On the contrary, Miao Ying started to be busy with all sorts of things.

Cao Huan scoffed, "It's not even time for work yet, and you're doing so much work. Are you going to get extra pay?"

Miao Ying ignored her and continued working.

Cao Huan couldn't help but curse, "What an idiot."

When everyone arrived, they started stir-frying the snails. Everyone had their own tasks: some were in charge of cooking, some were tending the fire, and some were fetching water.

Wang Yuqing sat in her office doing the accounting.

She planned to take some money to buy a tricycle and three gas stoves, since it was almost autumn and the snails needed to be eaten hot.

The tricycles are used for transportation every day, which makes things easier for everyone.

Gas stoves allow for freshly cooked dishes, which is likely to be very appealing to buyers.

Midway through, she called out to the kitchen, "Everyone come in, I need to have a short meeting. I plan to implement this today."

Cao Huan and Miao Ying were the ones who tended the fire, and they were the last to leave.

Cao Huan felt the time was right, so he hurriedly took out the rat poison from his pocket, lifted the lids of the two pots, cautiously glanced around, poured the rat poison into the two pots respectively, stirred it with a spatula, and finally put the lids back on.

Her hands were trembling the whole time, and her palms were sweating profusely.

As for the paper containing the rat poison, she threw it into the stove and burned it.

After doing all this, she touched her heart: "Don't blame me, blame yourself. Just because you're the captain of the food processing team doesn't make you any special. What right did you have to slap me?"

She recalled Hua Gui's words: "That morning, Wang Yuqing came to Shuang Daiban to buy rat poison. Even if there was suspicion, it should be about her."

Cao Huan glanced at the rat poison in the corner, and took a breath: "Yes, you put the rat poison there yourself, not me."

She thought no one had noticed, but Miao Ying, who had returned, happened to see her.

Miao Ying hid herself so that Cao Huan wouldn't see her.

Instead of going out to confront her directly, she pondered for a minute and finally chose not to see it.

During the meeting, she was lost in thought, thinking that if Cao Huan had released poison, wouldn't that be endangering lives? Such a serious matter should be brought to light.

But then she thought again, why should she say anything? She had begged Wang Yuqing so desperately to get into the food processing team, and Wang Yuqing had only reluctantly agreed. Now, even if something happened to the food processing team, it would have nothing to do with her.

Miao Ying looked at Wang Yuqing, who was discussing buying a gas stove with everyone. She tugged at the hem of her clothes and then secretly glanced at Cao Huan, who was obviously nervous and uneasy.

Wang Yuqing suddenly asked Miao Ying, "Yingzi, do you agree?"

Miao Ying paused for a moment, then replied, "I agree, that's good."