Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Jiang Xue said, "You all go ahead with your work. I won't shortchange you a single penny. I'll go buy some groceries first."
Ji Dong was originally carrying a quilt, but he stopped to listen to the commotion because he found it interesting.
Seeing that Jiang Xue was going to buy groceries, he thought he could mooch a meal for her that evening.
He quickly flattered her, saying, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, leave the two children to me. After all, I'm their uncle, so I can at least help them out a little."
Jiang Xue didn't even give Ji Dong a cold look. She understood Ji Chen's intentions about moving in, but she was afraid that this scoundrel would do something even more outrageous. "Aunt Wang, thank you for your trouble. Please keep an eye on the children for me. I'll be right back."
"Go ahead, go ahead, don't worry."
Before leaving, Jiang Xue glanced at Wang Jing and saw her delicate white fingers stroking the fabric as if she were embroidering.
She's clearly not the type to endure hardship. Even if the foreman were an illiterate woman like Aunt Wang, she would be far better than her.
Thinking of this, her gaze fell on Aunt Zhao. Aunt Zhao had always been a simple and quiet person, unlike Aunt Wang who was so lively. It seemed that it would be quite feasible to ask her to help her find some talented people.
Seeing that there were many people, Jiang Xue decided to hold off on talking for the time being. She quickly changed her clothes and rode her bicycle to the city to buy groceries.
Before even leaving the village, I saw a woman standing under a big tree, crying.
Jiang Xue leaned closer and saw that it was Aunt Zhou from earlier. She had been so arrogant just now, but now she was hiding here crying all by herself.
Jiang Xue was a bit confused, but a man happened to be walking towards her in the distance. Jiang Xue didn't care about anything else and prepared to ride away on her bicycle.
The man ran quickly to the tree, and Jiang Xue could hear the "snap" clearly even from about five meters away.
The man, still furious, took off his shoe and was about to slap Aunt Zhou's face hard. "I told you to work, I told you to work, but instead you're slacking off here. I heard from the bamboo craftsman that my wife is hiding in another village. I'll beat you to death, you bitch!"
Seeing the man about to hit Aunt Zhou, Jiang Xue shouted, "Stop it! What are you doing?"
"Who do you think you are? What business is it of yours to discipline your wife?" The man had a mole on his face.
Jiang Xue looked down on the man with disdain. The uglier and less capable the man was, the bigger his temper was.
"If you dare to hit me again, believe me, I'll call the police right now." Jiang Xue stared at the man with determined eyes.
Most of the men were intimidated by Jiang Xue's imposing presence and hurriedly pulled Aunt Zhou away.
"Stop right there! You're hitting a woman like this, and the Women's Federation director isn't going to do anything about it?" Although Jiang Xue didn't have a good impression of this Aunt Zhou, she wouldn't allow a man to hit a woman.
"Mind your own business, you busybody!" the man said, and was about to throw his shoe at Jiang Xue.
"What are you doing?" Gu Xiaohei happened to be driving his tractor carrying bricks as he passed by.
Without saying a word, he grabbed a brick and jumped off the tractor, yelling, "What are you doing? You want to hit me? I'll smash you to death!"
The man saw a dark-skinned, muscular man walking towards him with a brick, and his legs trembled with fear.
He quickly put on his shoes and ran away.
Gu Xiaohei was too lazy to chase after her. "Sister-in-law, why am I always the one who saves you? Look how good I am to you, what delicious food are you going to cook for me tonight?"
Jiang Xue patted Gu Xiaohei's shoulder happily, "Okay, I'll give you an extra chicken leg tonight."
Gu Xiaohei's eyes lit up. "What? You're giving me chicken legs for dinner? I love that. If you could also make a hot pot and cook some vegetables, that would be even better."
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