This is why they were able to return the oil and salt so easily when Granny Fan brought the village chief over. As for the chicken and fish, they had already eaten them, so there was no way to return them...
"Oh my, Scholar Fan is here! Come in, come in and sit down..."
Seeing Fan Ting's unfriendly expression, Old Lady Huang quickly greeted him with a fawning smile.
Fan Ting ignored Old Lady Huang's expression and went straight to the point.
“My mother has been beaten so badly that she can’t get out of bed. She can only eat, drink, and relieve herself in bed. So I came to ask Aunt Huang what her plans are. If you don’t give me a satisfactory answer today, I will report you to the authorities. Even if you don’t go to jail, you will definitely get a dozen or so lashes…”
Upon hearing that the matter had been reported to the authorities, the Huang family members' expressions changed.
The common people, who had long been oppressed by imperial power, instinctively feared the government offices. Moreover, the person who said this was a scholar, and scholars did not have to kneel when they met officials. The officials would surely favor him. Thinking of this, Old Lady Huang's face turned pale.
However, remembering that the reason why Granny Fan couldn't get out of bed wasn't because they beat her, but because she fell while picking mushrooms on the mountain, he mustered up his courage and spoke up.
“Young Master Fan, even if you are a scholar, you can’t wrong people. We admit that we had a conflict with your mother, but the reason she can’t get out of bed now is not because of that, but because she fell and hurt her foot on the mountain…”
"Hmph, if that's the case, then I won't say any more. I'll go report to the authorities now and ask them to send someone to take a look at how my mother got her injuries..."
After saying that, he turned to leave, but Old Lady Huang rushed forward to stop him.
“Young Fan, I’ve watched you grow up. Are you really going to send us all to the authorities? That day, it was your mother who started it and even overturned our dining table. That’s why we got angry. Tell me, how can we avoid reporting it to the authorities…”
Seeing Huang Pozi's reaction, a hint of mockery flashed in Fan Ting's eyes. He hadn't intended to report it to the authorities anyway; they didn't understand the court's laws, but he certainly did.
Even if they went to the yamen, they would only get a few lashes and that would be the end of it. Besides, Old Lady Huang had injuries on her face and head, and she might even be convicted of fighting. Moreover, Fan Ting came here today mainly to find someone to take care of Old Lady Fan, since it was really inconvenient for him as her son.
Therefore, when he saw that Granny Huang was blocking his way, Fan Ting stopped two steps away.
Finally, the Huang family agreed to compensate Granny Fan with two taels of silver for her medical expenses, and in addition, Granny Huang would take care of Granny Fan's eating, drinking, and toileting needs during this period.
Old Mrs. Huang originally wanted to push her daughter-in-law to take care of the child, but her son stopped her, naturally because he didn't want his daughter-in-law to live under the same roof as Fan Ting.
Looking at Old Lady Huang's angry yet restrained expression, Granny Fan's wrinkles almost turned into a chrysanthemum with a smile.
In the courtyard, watching everyone devour all the food on the table, Han Yi blinked and thought to herself, "It seems I underestimated their appetites."
Fortunately, there were still some steamed buns left, so they must have been full. At this moment, everyone felt a little embarrassed when they saw that all the plates on the table were empty.
One of them wanted to praise Han Yiyi's cooking, but before he could even speak, he let out a burp. Everyone burst into laughter at this.
After counting, there were still more than ten steamed buns left, so he spoke up.
"Brothers, there are still a lot of steamed buns left. If the three of us leave them, they will go bad. If you don't mind, please take them back and eat them..."
No one minded, since flour had been added to it. Hearing Han Yiyi say that, they each took one without hesitation, thinking of taking it back for their wives and children to try.
As soon as everyone left, Aunt Zhang and the village chief's wife came over. Before Han Yiyi could even speak, the two of them started talking.
"Looks like we're not too late..." she said, ignoring Han Yiyi beside her, and began to clear away the dishes on her own.
Seeing that she couldn't stop him, Han Yi stopped trying and joined in the cleaning. The three of them finished cleaning in less than fifteen minutes.
There weren't enough fried meatballs on the table, so Han Yiyi left some in the kitchen. Since there weren't many, she didn't share them with the group when they left. Now, she let the two aunties take them back to eat.
Seeing that the two were about to refuse, Han Yiyi quickly spoke up.
"Aunties, if you don't like it there, then forget it..."
Upon hearing Han Yiyi's words, the two couldn't help but glare at her, but they couldn't refuse any longer. Seeing that there was really nothing more they needed to help with, the two then left.
I glanced at the time; it was already past 1 PM. It was clearly too late to go to town now, so I gave up and decided to go tomorrow.
In the evening, the two families brought mushrooms over again. It seems that there have been many people picking mushrooms in recent days, and the area has been almost completely picked clean, so both families picked significantly less than yesterday.
The two families exchanged a total of no more than sixty catties of rice. Before leaving, they asked Han Yiyi if they could exchange more later.
Since Han Yiyi had previously said she needed 300 jin, and it seemed that she had already gained about 300 jin in the past few days, she asked for more information.
Han Yi thought to herself, "Of course I want them, the more the better," but she still said it out loud.
"I'll go to town again tomorrow and ask Manager Tong. But you can pick them up tomorrow; it shouldn't matter if you get a little more..."
After everyone left, Han Yiyi couldn't wait to start redeeming points again. Seeing that her balance had increased to more than 50,000, the corners of her mouth slowly curled up.
I started searching directly in the system for face masks that whiten and remove blemishes, as well as sanitary napkins that women use every month.
Whether it's because I transmigrated here or not, I haven't had my period yet, even though I've been here for so long. But I don't need to carry this with me; I can exchange for it in the same system when I arrived.
When it came to whitening and freckle-removing face masks, Han Yiyi suddenly realized that she had never really looked at her face properly, and each time she would only get a general idea by looking at it in the water.
Thinking of this, Han Yiyi directly used her points to redeem a small makeup mirror. Holding the makeup mirror, Han Yiyi was actually a little nervous.
The makeup mirror slowly opened, revealing a woman's face. She had an oval face with a small, delicate nose, but her skin was dark and rough, with noticeable freckles on her cheeks. Only her almond-shaped eyes were exceptionally bright. Han Yiyi couldn't help but sigh, "This is hardly what a twenty-year-old woman should look like..."
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