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The eldest son, Zheng, couldn't accept this outcome. "Father, are you going to separate me from the family?"
Zheng Dahu was also unwilling. He had already regarded Old Man Zheng's money as his own. If he were to divide up Old Man Zheng's family, wouldn't that be like taking away his money?
He said, "Grandpa, are you getting senile? My father is your eldest son, and he is supposed to take care of you in your old age. If you separate my father from your family, who will take care of you in your old age? What will the villagers think of you? What will they think of my father?"
Old Zheng was adamant about dividing the family property. He said to the village chief, "Divorce them, just like Er Ya. Build them a house outside. There's no money to divide the property. If we divide the property again later, they'll receive the same treatment."
Old Zheng was extremely fortunate that Er Ya had been easy to talk to before and hadn't asked for money. Although it was because Er Ya had extorted a lot of money from him, on the surface, Er Ya had nothing but that house after the family division.
village head:"……"
Impressive, Old Man Zheng.
That's really heartless.
Er Ya found a job in the county town through her own abilities. Being penniless and without food didn't matter, but Zheng Laoda's family was penniless and without food, and they didn't know how they would survive.
However, since Old Man Zheng was not from his own clan, he was too lazy to persuade him and simply wrote a document to divide the family property.
Butcher Zhang looked coldly at Old Man Zheng.
Is this disrespecting him? Is this how you look down on him?
They'd rather separate from the family than marry him.
Butcher Zhang's gaze swept over Old Man Zheng, and he had already devised a plan for revenge.
Zheng Nanle watched this farce unfold, sitting leisurely.
Old Zheng pulled his wife to kneel on the ground and pleaded, "Father, don't separate the family. I'll marry Daya. Daya's marriage is entirely up to you."
Old Man Zheng ignored Old Man Zheng.
Seeing that Old Man Zheng had made up his mind, Zheng Dahu said sternly, "Grandpa, you'll regret this!"
Old Man Zheng gave him a cold, stern look and made Boss Zheng sign.
I still regret it.
If they hadn't separated, who knows how much trouble Er Ya would have caused him.
Butcher Zhang tugged at Zheng Dahu with a forced smile, "A big tree branches out, and a large family splits up. It's normal. The old man is doing this for your own good, brother-in-law. Without those two old fogies keeping you in check, your parents-in-law can be in charge and live a more comfortable life."
"Alright then, to show my satisfaction with Daya, the three hundred dowry won't need to be taken back by Daya." Zhang the butcher said, but his eyes were glancing at Zheng Nanle.
Zheng Dahu's eyes flickered, understanding the implication in Zhang the Butcher's words. He glanced at Zheng Nanle out of the corner of his eye and cursed her as a vixen.
Back then, her mother was so infatuated with her second uncle that he insisted on marrying her. Now that Er Ya has grown up, she has also caught the eye of Butcher Zhang.
He signed the family division agreement on behalf of his father, and then said to the village chief, "Village chief, we've killed a chicken today to celebrate this auspicious day. Please stay for a simple meal."
The village chief's gaze swept coldly over Zheng Dahu, and he shook his head, saying, "No, these days no one has it easy. I'm leaving."
He thought to himself, "Old Zheng is really farsighted. That grandson of Da Hu is unreliable."
After the village chief left, Old Man Zheng pulled Old Woman Zheng back to their room. He then glared at the Zheng family, who were staring longingly at the chicken on the table and swallowing their saliva, and scolded, "Have you never seen meat before? Will you die if you miss this meal? You've already divided the family property. What are you staring at their meat for? Take your child back home!"
Zheng Laosi's wife was reluctant and muttered under her breath, "I've hardly ever seen meat before, what's wrong with having one? I raised this chicken."
She tugged at Zheng Laosi.
Zheng Laosi whispered, "Dad, this chicken doesn't belong to Brother Chicken's family; it belongs to our family."
The eldest brother's property was divided up; he only got the house, not the chickens.
Zheng Dahu smiled insincerely, "Grandpa, stay and eat, so that others won't say we juniors are unfilial."
Old Man Zheng pulled Old Woman Zheng away resolutely.
Old Master Zheng had his wife put chicken and rice in a bowl and bring it to Old Master Zheng and his wife. To show that he was filial, he put two big chicken legs on top.
Zheng Dahu called out to Zheng Nanle and the others, "Fourth Uncle, Fourth Aunt, Daya, Erya, come and eat."
Daya held her rice bowl, not daring to eat the chicken, only picking at the wild vegetables, afraid that if she ate the chicken, her life would be ruined. Zheng Nanle didn't care, directly picking up a chicken wing and a drumstick, and then picking up a chicken breast with more meat and putting it in her bowl.
Seeing this, the fourth brother and his wife quickly put chicken on their plates, giving themselves and their son plenty as well.
Zheng Dahu's face turned red with anger.
How can you be so shameless and have no sense of propriety? Who are you people to dare to eat like this?
He simply placed the remaining chicken in front of Butcher Zhang and said with a smile, "Brother, eat."
Zheng Nanle slowly finished the meat in his bowl, put down his chopsticks, and stood up.
Zheng Dahu hurriedly asked, "Er Ya, where are you going?"
Zheng Nanle glanced at him. "Where else can we go? Back to our room. If your brother doesn't want to treat us, don't pretend to be generous. If you put all this chicken in front of him, what am I supposed to eat?"
With that, he turned and left.
Zheng Dahu: "..."
I didn't see you taking fewer bites at the beginning.
He didn't stop Zheng Nanle; it would have been better if she had gone back to her room.
The medicine was put on her chopsticks and in her food. It didn't matter that she hadn't eaten; she just used the chopsticks to put the medicine in her mouth.
He wasn't worried that the medicine on the chopsticks would fall onto the remaining chicken. The chopsticks were soaked in medicine, not powder. He had noticed that Er Ya's chopsticks only touched the chicken she picked up, so even if there was a little medicine on the remaining chicken, it wouldn't have a big impact.
Zheng Nanle returned to her room, a look of disgust flashing in her eyes.
Why is it that all men know how to do is drug and humiliate? If it were a direct confrontation, she would respect him as a man. Using such despicable methods is truly disgusting.
She poured herself a glass of cold water and slowly drank it, while using her spiritual power to probe the outbuilding where Zheng Erhu lived.
There is still some motion sickness medication left.
Zheng Nanle felt a little regretful, as it wasn't a veterinary medicine commonly found in period novels.
It should be noted that moving scenes are more breathtaking than still scenes.
The work bell rang in the afternoon, its sound echoing through the courtyard before fading away.
A few moments later, there was a knock on the door, and Zheng Dahu's voice came through, "Er Ya, are you awake?"
Zheng Nanle, lying on the bed, yawned, hastily made a disguise on the bed, and then lazily leaned against the door, waiting for the turtle to come into the room.
The sound of a knife pushing a crossbar rustled out, the crossbar fell to the ground, the door creaked open, and two footsteps walked in, Zheng Dahu in front and Zhang the butcher behind.
Zheng Dahu pushed aside the thin blanket that had been rolled up on the bed. Seeing that the 'person' on the bed was not moving, he turned to Zhang the butcher and said, "Brother Zhang, it's done. After you marry Er Ya, don't forget to train her properly before releasing her."
A little girl like her, dreaming of becoming a police officer? That's ridiculous.
Zheng Dahu was consumed by jealousy and filled with malice.
Zhang the butcher was more experienced than Zheng Dahu. He realized that the person lying there was obviously not right. He lifted the blanket and saw that there was indeed a pillow inside.
To their surprise, the two heard the sound of the bolt being lowered behind them. Turning around, they saw Er Ya yawning as she placed the crossbar onto the bolt.
Zheng Dahu didn't think too much. Seeing that Er Ya was neither unconscious nor running away, he immediately rushed over to grab her. "It's good that she's not unconscious. It's more exciting when she's awake."
Butcher Zhang had a bad feeling. When Er Ya saw two big men enter the house, she not only didn't run away, but closed the door instead. Could it be a trap?
As the thought flashed through his mind, a dark figure rushed towards him. It was Zheng Dahu who had just rushed over when Er Ya kicked him in the stomach and sent him flying.
Zheng Dahu flew backwards at too fast. Zhang the Butcher tried to dodge but failed. He was knocked back by the dark figure, staggered twice, and fell to the ground. When he tried to throw Zheng Dahu off him, he felt a sharp pain in his temple and completely lost his mind.
After knocking Zheng Dahu and Zhang the Butcher unconscious, Zheng Nanle opened the door and probed outwards with his spiritual power. The courtyard was quiet, and none of the Zheng family members were there.
She returned to the room, grabbed the two by the back of their necks and dragged them out. Between the threshing ground and the outhouse, Zheng Nanle hesitated for a moment and chose the threshing ground.
The matter of the outhouse shouldn't be spread around; let's hold a public execution in the threshing ground.
Zheng Nanle, somewhat unwilling to leave Jingjing alone, quickly hid the two of them behind a stack of rice. After roughly concealing them, he ran to the cotton field, grabbed Lu Guangbai by the neck, and pulled him down to hide.
She wanted to whisper something, but Lu Guangbai understood and leaned in to kiss her lips.
Zheng Nanle: "..."
Okay.
She stroked Lu Guangbai's nape, indulging him to suck and lick her lips and tongue as if they were popsicles.
After exchanging words of longing, Zheng Nanle asked, "Dr. Lu, do you have any medicine that helps small animals enter spring?"
Dr. Lu: "!!!"
He hesitated before speaking, asking softly and cautiously, "What do you need this for? I'm perfectly healthy."
"It's not for you to use."
"It's even more illegal to give it to others. You're a police officer now, you can't break the law knowingly."
“Then if you leave, it won’t count as knowingly breaking the law,” Zheng Nanle said. “If others don’t know it was you, this matter will become an unsolved case and be left unresolved.”
Dr. Lu: "..."
What a lawless madman disguised as a police officer!
As he pondered whether the police job was a good fit for Nanle, screams erupted from the village.
Zheng Nanle's face fell.
Although she didn't hide it carefully, she did hide it seriously. Who was so lucky to find it?
Since everything had been discovered, there was no point in using the spring medicine. Zheng Nanle got up unhappily and left the cotton field.
As luck would have it, a little child was hungry and went to his great-grandmother for food. He tripped and fell over on the way and sat there crying.
An old woman who was tending the rice and soybeans in the threshing ground heard the crying and ran over to see what was happening. Good heavens, two young men were hiding in a stack of rice, with only their heads sticking out and kissing. She pulled back the straw covering them, and lo and behold, they were completely naked.
However, after the old man and the young man, the two young men weren't exciting enough. Unlike before, when they were only focused on being shocked, this time the group of elderly women calmly gathered around to watch and even had the leisure to comment.
Zheng Nanle followed the crowd to this side and said loudly in a male voice, "Isn't this Da Hu and Da Ya's boyfriend? No wonder Da Hu insisted on marrying this person despite Da Ya's wishes. It turns out he wanted to become a family with him."
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