Chapter 262 Happy Childhood
When Shen Yueyao saw this, a cold murderous intent flashed across her eyes.
If the Xu family dares to attack Ning Mianmian again, she doesn't mind giving them medicine to make everyone in the Xu family sick. In this way, the Xu family will be unable to do anything in a short period of time.
Besides, without gold, silver and jewelry, let’s see how the Xu family can do their business.
Moreover, when she has nothing to do, she will buy some medicinal herbs and make medicine and put them in the space so that she can take them out for self-defense in critical moments.
Shen Yueyao was in a good mood and fell asleep quickly after lying down.
Shen Yueyao explained the matter to the villagers, and Lin Chi took people to send the two men to the government office to report early in the morning.
The county magistrate took this matter very seriously, mainly because the two men were notorious bandits.
As for the fact that they gave out the nanny beside Madam Xu, they said it was the Xu family's intention.
Mrs. Xu did not admit it and just said she was not aware of it, which made the nanny talk back.
Shen Yueyao slept until noon. After washing up, Mrs. Meng told her these things.
Explain exactly what happened.
"Yao Niang, Lin Chi also said that two people were detained in the government office. He also brought back fifty taels of silver and placed it on the table for you, saying it was a reward."
Shen Yueyao saw fifty taels of silver on the table, took it and said, "Mother, I'm going to the village head uncle first."
"This money is earned by everyone. I can't take it all by myself."
Madam Meng said, "Yao Niang, you can make the decisions about our family affairs. I will listen to you."
"Besides, I think you're right."
When living in the village, many things can only be done better if the whole village works together.
Now that there is a patrol team helping to watch over the safety of the workshop every night, Mrs. Meng can feel much more at ease.
Old Madam Meng felt that Yao Niang was more thoughtful, so she supported Yao Niang in everything their family did.
Besides, before Su Xueyi went to the provincial capital to study, she also told them to treat Yao Niang well.
Needless to say, in Madam Meng's heart, Yao Niang is just like her own daughter.
Not only was she grateful to her daughter, but Madam Meng was also grateful to Yao Niang.
Old Madam Meng felt that Yao Niang was the benefactor of their Su family.
Shen Yueyao nodded and took the silver to the headman's house.
It happened to be Saturday, and the workshop was closed. The headman's wife, Mrs. Li, and her daughter-in-law were both at home.
Li's daughter-in-law was making a fire to steam buns.
Shen Yueyao could even smell the fragrance of the steamed buns.
Mrs. Li was washing cucumbers and vegetables in the yard with her granddaughter and grandson.
Cucumbers were planted near the corners of the village head's yard. The cucumber vines covered the walls, and crisp cucumbers grew on them.
Generally, every household grows cucumbers. Cucumbers are delicious when eaten as fruit, stir-fried dishes, or mixed with vegetables.
When Li's grandchildren saw Shen Yueyao, they all shouted happily: "Auntie!"
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "You're so good."
Shen Yueyao took out two pieces of candy from her pocket and handed them to them.
Li's grandchildren were very sensible. Although their eyes lit up and they looked eager to eat, they all shook their heads and said, "Aunt, we don't want any."
Li said, "Hey, look, Yao Niang, you came here and brought them some food. Sugar is so expensive, just give it to Dabao and Erbao."
Shen Yueyao said: “Look, Aunt Li, I’ve already taken it out, and you’re still being polite to me.”
"Besides, I can make this myself. It doesn't cost much. It's not expensive."
When Li heard this, she was shocked.
I really didn't expect that Yao Niang could even make this.
If someone else spoke like this, Li would think that person was bragging.
But when Yao Niang said this, Li Shi would not think so. She just felt that what Yao Niang said was true.
Mrs. Li was no longer polite and said to her grandchildren, "Hurry up and thank your aunt. Your aunt is a very capable person. You must learn from her in the future..."
Only after Mrs. Li gave the order did the two children dare to take the candy.
Shen Yueyao couldn't help but sigh. In this technological age, every household has good conditions, and many children in the village don't find it strange to see candy.
The main thing is that there are a lot of snacks that everyone can eat.
But here, sugar is a very novel and precious thing, and most people are reluctant to spend money to buy such things.
They can only eat a few during the Chinese New Year.
So when things like this are taken out, children like them.
They smiled widely and kept saying thank you to auntie.
Shen Yueyao smiled and touched their heads.
She actually has a lot of feelings in her heart. In this technological age, everyone is too competitive.
Children start learning all kinds of things at a very young age, and their childhood is occupied by various cram schools.
I also have to go to school and face the pressure of going to school.
But here, most people had a happy childhood.
Although they have to help with housework, they are all easy chores that they can do, and adults are reluctant to let children do heavy work.
At most, I can help feed the chickens and ducks, collect firewood and make fires, etc.
Most of the time, the children can get together to play, go up the mountain to pick wild fruits, go down to the river to catch fish, and have a lot of fun.
Their happiness is simple, just having a full meal and eating good food is enough.
In fact, after staying here for a long time, Shen Yueyao also likes this era.
The air is fresh and the food is all pure green without adding anything.
Vegetables, fruits and eggs are all organic foods.
The villagers also have time to sit down and chat together.
It is popular to visit relatives during festivals and holidays, which actually means that relatives sit together and talk.
However, some relatives will also visit during festivals.
Every few days, everyone would go to the market together.
In fact, going to the market is just like shopping. Even if you don’t buy anything, you just want to have fun and relax.
Shen Yueyao looked at the smiles on their faces and said with a smile, “Eat quickly!”
It seems that people here are happy simply by eating something delicious.
Li smiled and said, "Yao Niang, please come in and sit down."
Shen Yueyao said: "By the way, Auntie, isn't Lin Chi at home?"
"Lin Chi, they went to the town government office this morning and found that there was no water in the water tank at home, so they went to the village to fetch water."
"It's hot in the middle of the day. I told him to wait until it's cooler before fetching water, but he said he wasn't too hot and went diving..."
"It's mainly because the weather is hot now, and we use a lot of water at home. If you sweat, washing your face and hands will make you feel much cooler. Especially if the two brothers take a cold shower, they will feel much more comfortable..."
Li chattered and led Shen Yueyao into the house.
Li's daughter-in-law was burning the fire, and when she saw Shen Yueyao, she smiled shyly and said, "Boss!"
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, “Sister-in-law, just call me by my name on weekdays.”
Li said, "My wife is shy and introverted, but she's good in every way."
Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "Yes, I heard from my mother and Da Ya and Er Ya, they all said it was good. They said that my sister-in-law works neatly and efficiently, goes there early in the morning to help clean, loves cleanliness, and speaks in a pleasant way..."
In fact, Shen Yueyao knew exactly what was going on with everyone in the workshop.
When Li's daughter-in-law heard this, she felt embarrassed and said, "That's just praise. I should do this."
While they were talking, Li poured the water.
Without Shen Yueyao asking, Li explained, "Lin Hong and his father went to their friends early in the morning to discuss making a waterwheel. His father and his brother are also carpenters. They originally wanted to ask Zhou Tong from the village to do it, but Zhou Tong is very busy now. He has to make jars of chili meat sauce and lipstick shells every day. Even her brothers are busy..."
After Li's explanation, Shen Yueyao understood.
Soon, Lin Chi came back with water.
Knowing that Shen Yueyao had come home, he quickly put down the bucket and went into the house, "Sister-in-law, are you looking for me?"
Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "This is fifty taels of silver. I can't take it. You can share it with everyone in the patrol team. Everyone has contributed."
"Sister-in-law, you arrested this man. We didn't do anything. Everyone has said that this silver should be yours."
Lin Chi waved his hands repeatedly.
"Besides, you taught us Kung Fu."
In this era, unlike the technological era, people can learn things by following online videos.
Here, any Kung Fu skills cannot be passed on to others casually.
Some people spend money to learn kung fu from military officers, but they may not learn anything and still have to work.
Even those who become apprentices to learn carpentry skills cannot learn it just by paying money.
Many people spend money to become apprentices and have to work for free. It may take several years for the master to teach them something.
Shen Yueyao taught them that set of boxing techniques last night. Lin Chi knew it was real kung fu.
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "Just take it if I tell you to. If you feel bad about it, be more careful when you're patrolling."
"I didn't worry about anything this morning. You all went to the government office to report to the authorities and get the silver."
Lin Chi said, "Sister-in-law, when the county magistrate asked Madam Xu to confront him, she had her face covered and looked disfigured."
"But unfortunately, that nanny refused to admit that she had anything to do with Madam Xu. She just said that she did it herself and took the blame alone..."
"When we were about to leave the government office, we heard that the Xu family was in chaos. They went to the government office to report that cloth and other items in the warehouse were missing. The people watching at the government office at the time said it was fake and that the Xu family did it on purpose. The Xu family had guards and no thieves were seen, so how could the items in the warehouse be gone..."
"Oh, right. When we went to report it to the police, we deliberately made a huge noise to let everyone know that the Xu family had someone set fire to the workshop. We thought that the bigger the noise, the better. In the future, the Xu family wouldn't dare to do anything. If they did anything, everyone would think of the Xu family..."
"If they want to do business, if they want people to continue buying from them, they have to protect their reputation..."
If it weren't for this incident, Lin Chi would have thought that the Xu family were good businessmen.
It turns out that they were all just trying to save face.
"Everyone in the village knows about this now. Everyone is very angry and scared, worried that the workshop has really been burned down..."
Lin Chi told Shen Yueyao everything he knew in detail.
Shen Yueyao also understood.
Her expression changed. It seemed that Xu Jiaguang knew that the cloth in the warehouse was missing, but he had no idea about the secret room.
The corners of Shen Yueyao's mouth curled up in a cold arc.
If no one offends me, I will not offend anyone. If someone offends me, I will retaliate double.
Lin Chi seemed to have thought of something and said, "That's right, everyone hates Jiang Yang Bandits because those two were bandits in the past. They specialized in burning, killing, and robbing ordinary people. Everyone hates them very much. The Xu family actually hired them to do this, which naturally incurred public outrage."
"Even if Madam Xu's nanny took the blame for everything and said it was her idea alone, there would be no evidence to arrest Madam Xu. But everyone is not stupid and can see that this matter is related to the Xu family."
"If Madam Xu hadn't ordered her, why would her trusted nanny do such a thing? Moreover, this nanny was Madam Xu's wet nurse. Everyone says that the Xu family lost something. That's because the Xu family has committed many evil deeds. We don't know who they offended. Maybe they lost something, or maybe they didn't lose anything at all. The Xu family is deliberately acting pitiful to gain sympathy..."
Shen Yueyao felt very happy when she heard this.
The Xu family will have to think carefully before doing anything in the future.
Although this was ancient times, the power of public opinion was also very strong.
Shen Yueyao comes from the technological age and knows best how to manipulate public opinion.
She doesn't like unnecessary trouble, but that doesn't mean she will allow herself to be bullied.
Shen Yueyao smiled and looked at Lin Chi with admiration and said, "Okay, you did a good job. Just take this silver."
"I have money in my hand, so I really don't need these."
"Your elder brother Su also praised you before. You are very good, brave and resourceful."
Lin Chi felt embarrassed when being praised.
After Shen Yueyao finished explaining the matter, she returned from the headman's house.
After lunch, there was nothing to do in the afternoon, so Shen Yueyao went to check on the growth of malt.
Seeing that it was almost grown, Shen Yueyao used her spiritual energy to nourish it again, and the malt just grew out.
Dabao and Erbao both came over to look, "Mom, what is this?"
"Mom, this is grass!"
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "This is malt. Mother will make malt sugar for you."
Dabao and Erbao don’t know what malt sugar is, they just know it tastes good just by hearing the word “sugar”.
"Mom, malt sugar."
"Mom, I want to eat, I want to eat, it's delicious."
The two kids know that whatever their mother cooks for them is delicious.
They also like to eat candy, but their mother said they can’t eat candy every day because it will damage their teeth.
They all listen to their mother.
Dabao and Erbao also want their mother to be happy.
The workshop is taking a break, so Da Ya and Er Ya naturally take a break as well.
They sorted out the workshop bills in the morning and originally wanted to pack their clothes and go to the river to wash them in the afternoon, but when they heard that Aunt San was going to make something delicious, they didn't even bother to go to the river to wash clothes.
"Aunt San, are you going to make something delicious?"
"Aunt San, let's help too."
What Daya and Erya look forward to most is Aunt San cooking delicious food, and they are very excited.
And they like to participate in it. Not only can they learn how to make delicious food, but they also feel happy in the process of making food together, just like playing.
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "Okay, let's make malt sugar together. First, pull out the malt from this big basin, wash it, and then chop it. I'll go prepare the glutinous rice."
Whatever Shen Yueyao arranged for Daya and Erya to do, both of them were very active in doing it.
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