Chapter 45: Construction of the new house begins. Could Xiao Ying be possessed by a demon?
Xiao Ying didn’t know that Zhou Tianci was targeting her again, but even if she knew, she wouldn’t care too much.
The next morning, after breakfast, Chen Xinghai loaded the spicy sesame oil onto the ox cart and headed towards the town.
Two hundred kilograms of spicy sesame oil were packed into ten large jars. Fortunately, the ox cart was surrounded by fences and weeds were stuffed between every two jars to prevent them from being damaged during transportation.
Xiao Ying told him that if he bought the jars from Weixianju, he would have to pay for the jars, so he would buy another batch of jars.
If you don’t want the jars, then just bring them back. Chen Xinghai naturally agreed.
When he arrived in the town, he went straight to Weixianju. After the waiter informed him, Liu Zhi, the owner of Weixianju, came out in person.
Perhaps because he had been taught a lesson by Liu Cong, Liu Zhi seemed very enthusiastic and polite. After checking, he bought the jar and sent someone to move it to the kitchen.
Then he happily paid the balance.
Chen Xinghai was very happy. He went to the shop selling jars and bought ten more jars according to his mother's instructions. He also asked the boss to buy more jars, saying that he might buy them often in the future. The boss was very happy.
At the same time, a group of people also went to Chenjia Village. They were the team of craftsmen brought by Chen Zhong, nearly twenty people.
These are all veteran craftsmen who followed him. They are all skilled and quick-witted, and none of them are lazy or slacking off.
The materials have been almost fully prepared in the past few days, and Chen Zhong specially asked someone to calculate a good day to start work, which happened to be today.
"Madam Xiao, three quarters past four o'clock is the best time. Should we start the construction at this time?"
Chen Zhong smiled widely. He could earn at least three or four taels of silver by building this courtyard, so he naturally put his heart into it.
"good."
Although Xiao Ying didn't quite believe this, since the other party had already confirmed the time, he decided to do it.
So Chen Zhong asked people to set up incense and candles, hang up firecrackers, and also took out a red silk.
Xiao Ying held three incense sticks in his hand and bowed towards the homestead. Chen Zhong lit the firecrackers himself, and the scene was suddenly filled with festive crackling sounds.
Some people who did not go into the mountains to pick peppers came to watch. When they heard that Xiao Ying was going to build a large courtyard house, they all praised him and wished him a smooth start.
"Construction of the new house has begun!"
With Chen Zhong's loud shout, more than a dozen craftsmen waved their hoes and dug the first shovel of soil.
Many people were infected by the sense of ceremony and cheered along.
Especially the Chen Xingyun sisters, they couldn't help but raise the corners of their lips when they thought that they would soon be able to live in a spacious courtyard house. They would finally have a big house to live in!
"Hmph, I don't know what kind of luck I had, how did I find so many potatoes and even make some snacks. Could it be that I was possessed by a spirit and transformed into a different person?"
At this moment, a discordant voice came from the crowd. The person spoke loudly on purpose, which attracted the attention of many people.
Sister Chen Xingyun's smiles disappeared instantly, their hearts skipped a beat, and they looked towards the source of the sound.
It turned out to be their third aunt Zhou Lihua.
The two of them had disliked the Third Aunt since they were young. She relied on the fact that her husband could make money as an accountant in a restaurant in town, and she kept her eyes on the top of her head every day. Except for a few families in the village, she looked down on everyone.
It was fine before the family split up. After all, his father was in control, and Aunt San didn't dare to challenge the status of a scholar.
Later, after the family split up and my father passed away, Third Aunt gradually changed.
She became more and more lazy. She didn't even cook at home and threw her clothes to her aunt to wash. She did almost nothing and became more and more sarcastic and mean.
Even the children from the third room developed this bad habit and liked to bully and make fun of them.
When grandparents and uncle secretly helped them before, Third Aunt often secretly mocked them, saying that the food was bought with the money earned by her son Chen Tong.
It seems that except for my third uncle, my grandparents and uncle don’t make any money for the family.
But as the ones who took advantage, the brothers and sisters couldn't make any excuses, they just really couldn't like such people.
Nowadays, even grandparents go into the mountains to pick peppers, but Third Aunt and her children sit at home and enjoy the fruits of their labor. They even come here to say that their mother is possessed by a ghost, and the two sisters are filled with anger.
My mother has become a different person, but she is definitely not possessed by a ghost, but the reincarnation of a god.
They would never allow anyone to slander their mother like this!
"My mother is amazing. Third Aunt, you're so sour. Are you jealous?"
Chen Xingyue immediately sneered. She was straightforward by nature, so when she met someone she disliked, she would naturally not hold back.
Zhou Lihua was so angry that her nose almost became crooked. How dare the little girl say that? She was so uneducated.
"Humph, whether I'm jealous or not is up to you all to decide. Everyone knows your mother used to be lazy, stupid, and selfish. How could she possibly come up with something like potato pancakes?"
"I see that at your young age you don't understand the wickedness of human nature. Your mother is possessed by a demon, and you're still so foolish as to not know it!"
She just wasn't happy that Xiao Ying had suddenly become nice. She was such a selfish and vicious woman, so how could she suddenly become so powerful and have everyone praising her?
Even the attitudes of the two old guys in the family changed 180 degrees, and they praised Xiao Ying again and again these days.
Instead, she became the lazy and greedy one in the family. In the past, Xiao Ying was always the last one in the family.
After she said this, some of the onlookers began to discuss in low voices. After all, Xiao Ying had changed so much, but no one had thought about it in this way before.
"What Mrs. Chen Tong said seems to make sense. Madam Xiao has changed a lot. She can even fight wild boars. If she wasn't possessed by a demon, how could an ordinary woman have such great strength?"
"Yes, she even broke Wang Ergou's hand that day. She might have also broken his arms and legs. She's so vicious."
"Don't make such random guesses. They say a prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold. Madam Xiao just came to her senses and turned back."
"Then tell me how he can hunt wild boars? Isn't He Kun from our village quite capable? He's an experienced hunter for over ten years, and he's only hunted two wild boars so far."
"Anyway, I don't believe in spirit possession."
“…”
Everyone thought they were right, and they started arguing with each other.
Zhou Lihua smiled triumphantly and stared at Xiao Ying provocatively, only to meet his calm gaze.
Her smile froze immediately, and she cursed inwardly, wondering why he was still pretending nothing was wrong at this time?
Once the villagers confirm that she is possessed by a spirit, let's see what she will do.
Of course, she was just teasing him. She didn't really think Xiao Ying was possessed by something. How could there be such a kind-hearted spirit? And she even led the whole village to make money together.
She just wanted Xiao Ying to become the target of public criticism and become the object of scorn and contempt by the whole village again.
"You, you're talking nonsense! My mother isn't possessed by a spirit. I think you're just jealous!"
Chen Xingyue was furious. What if these people really believed that her mother was possessed by a demon and burned her mother to death?
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