After Shi Tiezhu started, children followed suit and stepped forward.
Although Fang Mingming is young, he usually acts like a tyrant in the village and has offended many people.
"He also made us catch bugs and stuff them into Xiaoyan's clothes, saying that if we didn't, he wouldn't play with us anymore and wouldn't give us any pastries. But even though we did stuff them in, he still didn't give us any pastries."
Lin Cuicui looked aggrieved when she talked about it; she was also afraid of insects.
However, because they were so tempted by the pastries in Fang Mingming's hands, they endured their fear and, together with their friends, caught some bugs and stuffed them into Lu Chenyan's clothes.
But Fang Mingming didn't give her any pastries at all.
Looking back now, I feel both angry and aggrieved at being deceived, as well as ashamed.
Besides using pastries to coax the children into catching bugs and stuffing them into Lu Chenyan's clothes, the children also told many stories about how Fang Mingming bullied Lu Chenyan.
Amidst the cacophony of voices, Lu Cuilan completely panicked.
She wanted to ruin Jiang Tangtang's reputation, not her son's!
Moreover, in her mind, her son has always been a sensible and intelligent good child who will surely have a bright future. He is not the same person that the other children in the village are talking about.
"You're talking nonsense!" Lu Cuilan was both anxious and angry. "They're just saying these things to curry favor with my nephew because they see he's successful and want his protection. Mingming, tell me quickly, are they slandering you? Don't be afraid, I'll stand up for you."
As Fang Mingming watched one child after another step forward to denounce him, he shrank back in fear, occasionally glancing at Jiang Tangtang with hateful and resentful eyes.
But Lu Cuilan's words immediately lessened his fear. No matter what, his mother would always help and protect him.
"I didn't ask you to put bugs in the little mute's clothes. It was you who wanted to eat my pastries and put bugs in her clothes to try and please me."
Hearing her son's words, Lu Cuilan felt emboldened and shouted loudly, "Did you hear that? Did you hear that? It was clearly your daughter who wanted to coax my child into having some pastries. She didn't get the pastries, so she held a grudge and started slandering my son."
Seeing her mother speak up for her, Fang Mingming immediately revealed a smug expression. She looked at Lin Cuicui arrogantly and said with a face full of disdain, "My mother said that the lotus flower pastry she brought back is the signature product of Xiangsu Pavilion. A single pack of pastries costs two taels of silver."
"You poor wretch, you probably haven't even heard of lotus flower pastries! No wonder you'll make anything for food."
After he finished speaking, he glanced smugly in Jiang Tangtang's direction. Although he didn't say anything, the brat's meaning was clear.
Does it mean you have it?
Have you ever eaten it?
Jiang Tangtang curled her lips in disdain. What a brat! He's just eating a lotus flower pastry, yet he dares to show off his wealth in front of her.
She may not be good at anything else, but when it comes to eating, she's the best in the world.
It's just that we don't have the means right now, otherwise the kids would be so hungry they'd cry every day.
However, such a brat should be allowed to grow up ignorant and foolish, so that he can make a big tumble in the treacherous society later.
"Oh my, lotus flower pastries that cost two ounces a pack! I've never heard of such a thing before."
Jiang Tangtang deliberately showed an envious expression and said, "Your family is really rich. You usually eat pastries that cost two taels of silver a bag. You must eat fish and meat every day and have whatever you want to eat!"
We're not as well off as you guys. Forget pastries, my family even has to be careful with our grains, otherwise we couldn't make ends meet."
As soon as Jiang Tangtang finished speaking, the Fang family's sisters-in-law all looked at Lu Cuilan with questioning expressions.
Zhu Dong'e said, "Fourth sister-in-law, every time I go back to my parents' home, whatever food I bring back, the children in the family share it. But you, you buy a bag of pastries for two taels of silver for your Mingming to eat, and the rest of us children don't even see a crumb."
Wang Qiuju said, "That's right. We're all family, but we're living like two separate families. It's almost the same as if we've already separated. If you ask me, we should just go our separate ways from now on."
The Fang family members started arguing about dividing the family property.
If it were any other family, Village Chief Song would have at least come out and offered some words of advice. On the road to escape famine, only by sticking together could a family have a chance to survive.
But he had long seen through the Fang family's cold-hearted and selfish nature. He said nothing, only told the villagers to keep an eye on their luggage, and then led his family to rest on the side.
Jiang Tangtang was too lazy to watch the Fang family fight amongst themselves, so she and Lu Shiyan went back to the place where the Lu family had left their luggage.
Lu Shiyan continued to tidy up the oxcart with his two older brothers, while Jiang Tangtang found a place to sit down next to Lu Chenyan.
She was exhausted from going up the mountain and arguing all the time.
Just as she was about to close her eyes and pretend to sleep, she suddenly realized that her adopted son was staring at her intently.
She suddenly felt a little nervous.
Having read the plot, she knew that Lu Chenyan was not the little mute or fool that people talked about. On the contrary, he was a highly intelligent autistic child.
Had he discovered my identity?
Just as Jiang Tangtang was feeling nervous, Lu Chenyan suddenly raised his hand and fed her a piece of beef. Although he didn't say anything, he expressed his gratitude to Jiang Tangtang through his actions.
Jiang Tangtang looked at the light in his eyes, raised her hand and gently patted his head, saying in a muffled voice, "Thank you, little one."
It was too hot for Jiang Tangtang to sleep.
After finishing the beef in her mouth, she chatted casually with Lu Chenyan, "Baby, do you want to eat pastries? Once we've settled in, I'll make you lots and lots of delicious pastries, okay? Lotus flower pastries are nothing; I guarantee that every one of mine will be better than lotus flower pastries."
Lu Chenyan didn't answer her, and she didn't care, continuing to talk about various foods.
From delicious pastries to high-end restaurant dishes, and even roadside barbecue.
She wants to eat everything, but can't eat anything, so she can only sigh resentfully.
In modern times, she has endless money and can keep all sorts of young and handsome men as lovers, living a life as carefree as an immortal. She has no desire to travel through time!
Dog system!
At this moment, the villagers of Dawancun, who went up the mountain to look for wild horses, were cursing in their hearts, just like Jiang Tangtang.
How come Lu Shiyan always makes hunting in the mountains seem as easy as a daily routine?
But despite searching under the scorching sun for so long in the mountains, they found nothing.
Forget wild horses, they didn't even catch a sparrow.
Not only did they fail to catch any prey, but some villagers were also bitten by snakes. Although it was just a non-venomous rat snake, it still made the villagers lose confidence, and they all returned to their resting place dejectedly.
Upon returning and seeing the Lu family's two horses, the villagers couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.
How come Lu Jia Sanlang is so lucky?
Every time he goes up the mountain, he comes back empty-handed. This time, he even caught two wild horses. How can someone be so lucky!
Amidst the envious and jealous gazes of the villagers, Jiang Tangtang, who was resting on a rock, cried out "Husband!"
Upon hearing the word "husband," almost every villager in Dawancun had the same thought: "Here we go again, he's going to cause trouble again."
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