Xiao Lingyu, Wu Qingshan and his party carried four wild boars to Guihua Village, and a group of villagers flocked to the village upon hearing the news.
The villagers' eyes lit up when they saw the four wild boars. Since Su Xingyi stopped hunting, they rarely had access to game.
Who would have thought that the Su family's daughter-in-law would pick up four wild boars on the second day after arriving in the village? Who can she complain to?
A round-faced village woman named Song Saozi said, "Village Chief, should we kill the wild boar? If we do, we should kill it now. We'll be cooking dinner soon."
"Yes, Village Chief, are we still exchanging food for food as before?"
Wu Qingshan looked at Xiao Lingyu, "Madam Su, tell me, how do you want to change it?"
Xiao Lingyu thought that ordinary pork in later generations would cost more than 20 yuan per pound. This kind of ancient wild boar was uncommon and difficult to catch. Those who could afford it were not short of money. If he sold it to a wealthy family, the starting price would be at least 60 cents.
Xiao Lingyu looked at Old Lady Li and Wang Xiufang in the crowd and said, "Dear villagers, today Aunt Li traded 20 kilograms of millet and half a bag of potato and sweet potato seedlings for a pheasant weighing over three kilograms."
All the villagers were shocked when they heard this, and they all looked at the old lady Li and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law Wang Xiufang in the crowd.
Normally, twenty kilograms of millet could be exchanged for two pheasants from the Su brothers.
If the second son of the Su family was not present, they could exchange a few sweet potatoes for a pheasant.
Now that Old Lady Li had spoken, they would be in trouble.
Xiao Lingyu took in everyone's expressions. It seemed that not all villagers were simple and kind.
"Then I'll exchange five catties of wild boar meat for twenty catties of grain, and half a catty of pork for a bag of vegetable seeds. I'll sell you the wild boar meat for twenty cents per catty."
Wu Qingshan was extremely surprised. He originally thought that she was a secluded woman who would suffer losses because she didn't know how to purchase and exchange food. He didn't expect that she was quite knowledgeable.
A villager said, "Madam Su, my name is Zhang Sanzhu. You may not know this, but in the past, Xingyi's wild boar meat could be exchanged for seven or eight sweet potatoes, which is equivalent to five or six coins per pound. Xingyi has been paralyzed for the past two years, and we have taken care of the Su family. You can't give us twenty coins per pound out of courtesy. Do you think I'm right?"
Three or four villagers in the crowd echoed, "Yes."
Xiao Lingyu wants to reveal a national quintessence. Is this ancient moral kidnapping?
Su Ningjie said angrily, "Mother, he's talking nonsense! They haven't helped our Su family at all. The village chief's family has taken care of us to some extent."
Zhang Sanzhu glanced at Su Ningjie and said, "Second brother, you may have forgotten that when your father fell down the mountainside, we helped carry him back. How can you say that we didn't help your Su family?"
Xiao Lingyu took a look at the villager Zhang Sanzhu and saw that his clothes were loose, his face was full of flesh, and there was greed in his eyes.
"Village Chief, just now at the foot of Wufeng Mountain, you said that the fine tradition of the osmanthus tree is that neighbors help each other. Did I hear it wrong?"
Wu Qingshan's face was full of shame and he glared at Zhang Sanzhu. What a shameful thing.
"Madam Su, you heard correctly. Lifting people and wild boars is just a piece of cake. I don't ask for anything in return."
Zhang Sanzhu, "Village Chief..."
Mrs. Song couldn't stand it any longer. "Zhang Sanzhu, a pound of wild boar meat costs five or six coins. How dare you say that? Normally, the ordinary pork we eat costs fifteen or twenty coins a pound. Do you think we are blind?"
Zhang Sanzhu couldn't help but curse inwardly: What an idiot, why did you say it out loud? The wife of the Su family is the daughter of a convicted official and a rich lady, how could she know the price?
"Madam Su, although you say that, we are all from the same village, and we have all helped Su Xingyi before. You can't just give us twenty cents per pound."
Who would want to be with a country bumpkin like you?
Xiao Lingyu glanced sharply at Zhang Sanzhu and asked coldly, "How much do you think is a reasonable price per jin?"
Zhang Sanzhu felt an invisible pressure, and dared not look directly at Xiao Lingyu. He said stiffly, "It can't be more than fifteen cents, right?"
There was a hint of coldness on Xiao Lingyu's lips. "Are you teaching me how to do things? Huh?"
Zhang Sanzhu shuddered with fear, "I dare not."
"Don't dare? I think you're very brave, Boss. Put him down for me, don't let him fall to his death."
Today she had to make an example of someone. She had wanted to keep a low profile, but she was not allowed to do so.
Wu Qingshan, "Madam Su, you can't..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhang Sanzhu was pushed heavily to the ground by Su Ning'an with a thud.
Xiao Xier took a short step forward and kicked Zhang Sanzhu on the buttocks, angrily saying, "You bully my mother? I, I will beat you."
Su Ningjie and Su Ningwen followed closely behind and each of them kicked him in the butt.
Zhang Sanzhu grimaced in pain, "Village Chief, the Su family's wife is the daughter of a convicted official, and she allowed her son to commit murder. You have to take care of this for me."
Wu Qingshan was dissatisfied when he saw this. Even if someone wanted to deal with Zhang Sanzhu, it should be him, the village chief.
"Madam Su, we in Guihua Village have always been a place of loving neighbors. We talk things out peacefully. How could we resort to violence?"
"Village Chief, what do you think will happen if Zhang Sanzhu disrespects the Emperor's personally appointed Protector of the Nation Princess?"
She is still the Princess Protector of the Country, and she should make good use of this identity before the emperor remembers it.
It was already frustrating enough for a noble lady to be married off to a lower class. Now there were still troublemakers in the village. She couldn't stand it!
Wu Qingshan's mouth trembled: "Protector of the country...Princess?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Isn’t she the daughter of a criminal official?
Xiao Lingyu glanced at the crowd, "That's right. In your eyes, I am the daughter of a convicted official, forced to marry into the Su family by the Emperor. That was the Emperor's personal decree, but it doesn't mean that I, the Protector of the Country Princess, can be bullied. Prefect Qi and County Magistrate Miao were both respectful to me. Zhang Sanzhu, a troublemaker, actually dared to question my decision, which is equivalent to questioning the Emperor's decision. This is a crime of disrespect and is punishable by death."
capital offense?
Xiao Lingyu's speech, coupled with the inherent majesty of a superior, made the villagers dare not breathe.
Xiao Lingyu looked at Wu Qingshan. "Today, I just knocked him down as a small punishment, but it's a warning. The village chief thinks I can't do it. So, how about handing him over to the authorities and letting Lord Miao punish him for disrespect?"
No wonder the two adults were so polite and respectful to Madam Su yesterday. I didn’t expect that she was actually the Princess Protector of the Country.
Wu Qingshan said respectfully, "Madam Su, your teaching is reasonable and justified."
Zhang Sanzhu was really scared at this moment, and he quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, "Madam Su, please be magnanimous, please spare me and don't send me to the government..."
Wu Qingshan scolded: "Zhang Sanzhu, shut up."
"Madam Su, your handling of the matter was reasonable and just. Please show some mercy and let him go."
Xiao Lingyu felt that the shock was almost over. He glanced at the embarrassed Zhang Sanzhu and asked, "You helped the Su family? The Su family wants to repay you forever?"
Zhang Sanzhu hurriedly said, "No, Madam Su, I just helped to carry Su Xingyi, which doesn't count as help. I hope Madam Su can forgive me. I am willing to work like a slave."
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