So, with more than ten people living in one room, everyone at least had a place to stay.
Seeing that everyone was settled, Han Yiyi busied herself making some ginger soup for everyone. Since there weren't enough cups and bowls, they had to drink it in batches.
With so many people, getting food became a problem. With Han Yiyi's current points in the system, exchanging for more rice and flour was naturally not a problem. However, Han Yiyi deeply understood the saying, "A little kindness is appreciated, but too much kindness breeds resentment."
Therefore, she asked each household to contribute some grain according to the number of people in the household, and she was responsible for having people come and cook for everyone.
Two days passed, and the rain still showed no sign of stopping. People began to get restless, and some started causing trouble.
Just as Han Yiyi was distributing food to everyone again, a sarcastic voice rang out.
"Oh dear, Aunt Fan, you're crammed into a room with so many of us! It's one thing for us to be strangers, but you've been her mother-in-law for so many years, and you don't even get any special treatment. It's true, some people act so kind and generous on the surface, but tsk tsk, it's all just an act. Otherwise, why didn't you offer your own room for us? Then we wouldn't all be crammed into one room..."
"Hmph, she's nothing but an ingrate. Back in my family, we pampered her with good food and drink all those years, never letting her do any heavy work. Now she knows what it means to be heartless and ungrateful..."
Hearing what the two were saying, Yun Xiao couldn't sit still any longer. He was about to tell them to leave when Han Yiyi grabbed him.
“Hearing Sister Guilan say this, I know you are a filial daughter-in-law. I imagine you treat your mother-in-law, Aunt Huang, very well. But I heard that when you came out this time, you thought Aunt Huang was a burden and left her alone in the thatched hut that was about to collapse…”
The one speaking was Huang Dachuan's new wife, Guilan. In the past, Han Yiyi had a good impression of her because of the daily fights between this man and Huang's wife, which indirectly helped Wang Yan'er. Now it seems that she is indeed not an easy person to deal with.
In fact, Guilan had never been hostile to Han Yiyi before, but after everyone harvested chili peppers and made a lot of money this time, she began to think that Han Yiyi was very hypocritical.
After all, in the whole village, only their family and Granny Fan's family didn't grow crops. When they learned that even the lowest-paid families had received seven or eight taels of silver, they were so jealous that their eyes turned red.
Upon hearing Han Yiyi's words, everyone turned to look at Guilan, their eyes filled with disapproval.
Aunt Wang, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but speak up.
“Gui Lan, this is wrong of you. With such heavy rain, that thatched house could collapse at any moment. How could you leave your mother-in-law alone at home…”
"What do you know? What do you mean I left her at home? It's because she didn't want to be a burden to us that she didn't want to come out with us. Besides, it's none of my business to worry about my family's affairs..."
Now, Old Lady Huang has become bedridden from her daily battles with Gui Lan. When Huang Dachuan and his two sons left, they felt that having a paralyzed woman was too much of a burden, so they simply left her in the thatched hut.
"Shut up! This is my home. It's a favor to let you stay here, and it's my right not to. If you don't want to stay here, get out of my house now. If you cause trouble again, don't blame me for throwing you out..."
When Han Yiyi saw that Guilan was starting to act like a rogue, he shouted.
Seeing Han Yiyi's expression change, Guilan quickly shut her mouth, picked up her food, and walked to the side.
In fact, Guilan is a troublemaker who bullies the weak and fears the strong. She originally thought Han Yiyi was an easy target, so she wanted to instigate Granny Fan to cause trouble so that she could also benefit from it. She had secretly seen that Han Yiyi's room was very beautiful. It would be a waste for her to live in such a big room by herself.
Seeing Han Yiyi's firm attitude, he dared not say anything more. After all, it was raining and the outside was flooded. If he was kicked out, he might lose his life.
Seeing Gui Lan slink away, Han Yiyi didn't pursue the matter further. After all, she knew the situation outside; if she really kicked someone out, they might lose their lives.
It's not that Han Yiyi is a saint; after all, she's a modern person with a sense of awe for life, and she can't really bring herself to kick someone out to their death.
Seeing that the person had hidden to one side, Han Yiyi turned her gaze to Granny Fan standing there.
"And you, the whole village knew back then that you and your scholar son were supported by my embroidery. Now you have the nerve to say you support me? If you don't want to stay here, get out of here. I don't accept shameless dogs here..."
"You, you, you..."
Old Mrs. Fan was so angry at Han Yiyi's words that her face turned pale and then red. She was also worried that Han Yiyi would really kick her out, so she couldn't come up with a solution for a long time.
The man's side was unaware of what was happening in the woman's room. To spare Han Yiyi such hardship, Yun Xiao offered to take care of the man's meals. In truth, he was petty and didn't want Han Yiyi to have any contact with other men.
Fan Ting looked at Yun Xiao, who had a handsome face and a slender figure, and then looked down at his own crippled leg. His eyes were full of jealousy, and he couldn't help but squeeze the oil paper package that he had been hiding in his arms for several days.
This was something he brought specifically to Han Yi's house; it was wrapped in several layers of oil paper to prevent it from getting wet in the rain.
Fan Ting originally planned to use this on Han Yiyi, since the last time he failed and ended up as Han's sister-in-law, which disgusted him for a long time. However, after observing for the past two days, he realized that with Yun Xiao around, it would be difficult to even get close to Han Yiyi, let alone drug her.
Therefore, Fan Ting set his sights on Yun Xiao. He had already chosen the woman, Huang Dachuan's wife, Gui Lan. He had noticed that every time Gui Lan saw Yun Xiao, her eyes seemed to be glued to him.
To avoid standing out, Han Yiyi ate the same food as Yun Xiao and everyone else. Of course, behind the scenes, Han Yiyi would secretly exchange some snacks from the system to treat herself.
That evening, while everyone was eating and no one was paying attention to him, Fan Ting quietly slipped into the kitchen. He had been observing this person for the past few days; he always ate in the kitchen and had his own separate bowl and chopsticks. He quickly sprinkled the powder in, and before he could even stir it, he heard footsteps behind him.
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