After crying her fill, Madam Cui couldn't help but smile again when she saw the chubby girl comforting her like a little adult.
"Sigh, I wish Fu Niu were really my daughter. I'd be willing to let them scheme against me."
"Master Aunt is the best!" Although Jiayin liked Madam Cui, she couldn't bring herself to abandon her parents. She could only grin and smile sweetly.
Madam Cui hugged her and kissed her with a smile, "It was Auntie who was greedy. This is fine."
The next morning, everyone got up early as usual to get busy.
The villagers from the two villages near the big banyan tree also came to work while munching on their pancakes. Seeing the misty clouds in the valley in the distance, they couldn't help but feel envious.
"Previously, the government office named this mountain valley 'Shattered Gold Beach,' which made everyone laugh. There was no gold here at all; it was clearly a beach of broken stones. We've called it Shattered Stone Beach for years, but who would have thought that once these people came, hot springs would appear, and the Shattered Stone Beach would truly become Shattered Gold Beach!"
"Yes, I can't change it right away either, I always call it Broken Stone Beach. But thinking about it carefully, the person who named it Broken Gold Beach must have been a capable person. They probably knew this day would come, so they named it Broken Gold Beach, right?"
"I don't know. If I were to meet such a capable person, I would definitely ask my son if he could become the top scholar in the imperial examination."
"Then let me ask, when are you going to get married and have children to carry on the family line?"
Both of them laughed heartily. When they arrived at their destination, they met Young Master Yan and followed him to work in the valley.
After tidying up the bowls and basins for breakfast, the women still had to go to the new village to tend to the vegetable garden.
Jiayin didn't sleep well last night because she was in a different place, so she just lay lazily in the shed, watching her grandmother and a few other old ladies chatting and picking wild vegetables, while her mind wandered around the small courtyard.
Only two days have passed, and the watermelon seedlings have grown even thicker and stronger, with the vines already climbing quite long. They need to be moved out quickly tonight, and it would be best to plant them in the riverbank tomorrow.
Just as she was about to turn over the watermelon vines, a green shadow suddenly darted out of the furrow, startling her.
Once she figured it out, the hairs on her body stood on end.
How could she forget that the green beauty who bit her grandmother back then was one of the ones she had taken into her space!
During this period, she was busy trying to survive in the mountains, and when she arrived in Jiangnan, construction began, so she forgot about the hidden danger.
Fortunately, the space was quite large. The first two times she came in, she didn't encounter this little snake. Otherwise, she would have been bitten to death in the space, which would have been a huge joke!
She quickly found a tight-fitting fish basket in the front yard, carefully searched the garden, and finally caught the little green snake and threw it in.
Although the little green snake is dangerous, I'll keep it as a pet for now, just in case it comes in handy later.
After all, she's still just a child, with very limited self-defense capabilities. We can't afford to let her escape even the slightest danger. Who knows when she might need it to save her life!
The little green snake had been free for almost half a year when it was suddenly caught. It was so angry that it almost went crazy and struggled violently inside the fish basket.
Unfortunately, the fish basket was woven from rattan, which is as hard and sturdy as iron. It couldn't be broken even by biting, let alone by impact!
Jiayin breathed a sigh of relief, took a piece of fruit, and secretly nibbled on it a few times under the covers to calm her nerves.
Halfway through eating the fruit, Hu Laosan came looking for him again.
He had no idea he had been followed yesterday, and all his dirty secrets had been exposed.
Now, he looked even worse than yesterday, and he was about to start crying again.
As a result, Tao Hongying and the other women had just returned after planting the vegetable seeds when, before he could even speak, Tao Hongying pounced on him and scratched his face until it bled.
"I'll teach you to talk back! I'll teach you to be mean! Fu Niu is my own daughter, are you blind? How dare you say my daughter isn't mine!"
As she spoke, she slapped Hu Laosan several more times.
Hu Laosan was stunned by the beating. Before he could react, the other women rushed up and pinned him down.
You scratch me, I pinch you, and if you can't get to the front, you kick me.
Hu Laosan immediately rolled on the ground, covering his head to avoid the attack, stretching his neck and screaming, "Stop! Why are you hitting me! Help! Help!"
"I'll beat you to death, you despicable wretch! You're just a waste of food to be alive!"
"He's willing to sell his own brother and wife; he's a complete beast!"
"You dare to come and scam us? You've got some nerve! I've killed wolves before, I'm not afraid of a nobody like you!"
"Knock out all his teeth, let's see how he lies and deceives people after that!"
"Cut off his tongue! Cut off his tongue!"
Hu Laosan had a pretty good idea that his scheme had been exposed. Although he didn't know where he had gone wrong, escaping was the priority.
Hearing how fierce the women were, he was truly frightened. Despite being beaten, he got up and tried to run away.
As soon as he broke through the women's encirclement, Li Laosi kicked him back!
His perfectly healthy daughter, the daughter he cherished and protected so much that she survived, how did she end up belonging to someone else!
He was so angry last night that he didn't sleep well. He couldn't blame poor Madam Cui, but he had to beat up Hu Laosan to vent his anger!
The village chief and Uncle Zhao and others also gathered around. Seeing that the women had almost finished beating, they said loudly, "Alright, stop for a moment."
The women, panting heavily from exhaustion, obediently stepped back.
Looking at Hu Laosan again, his clothes were torn, his hair was pulled out like a bird's nest, his face was bruised and purple, and his eyes were so swollen that they were only slits.
The women really didn't hold back when they took their food.
However, no one sympathized with Hu Laosan.
This man is capable of selling even his own wife, brothers, and sisters; he can no longer be treated as a human being.
The village chief stepped forward and, without beating around the bush, directly exposed Hu Laosan's plan.
"Stop pretending. Everyone knows you came here for the Jiao family. You're blind! Fu Niu is from the Li family, how could she possibly be born to Madam Cui?"
Old Hu was terrified and quickly begged for mercy.
"Village chief, I was wrong. I sold myself into slavery to the Jiao family. They knew I was from our village, so they beat me and forced me to come back. Waaah, I didn't want to, but they kidnapped Da Wa and his mother, I didn't dare disobey..."
Even at this point, he still lies, and everyone has lost their last bit of sympathy for him.
The village chief shook his head and sighed, then called out to Li Laosi and the others, "Tie him up, gag him, and let Madam Cui take him away."
Li Laosi nodded, and without needing anyone else, he quickly tied Hu Laosan up like a rice dumpling.
Hu Laosan was terrified and tried to scream, but Tao Hongying grabbed a handful of sand and stuffed it into his mouth, causing him to choke and cough and gag.
Jiayi even pulled off his smelly socks and stuffed them inside as well.
He has sweaty feet and is too lazy to wash them, so the smell of his socks isn't exactly pleasant.
The crowd took a few steps back from the stench, and when they looked at Hu Laosan, they saw that he had rolled his eyes. They were both annoyed and amused.
Soon, Hu Laosan was thrown onto the carriage. Li Laosi, worried about them, took Jiayi and escorted Madam Cui and Sister-in-law Qiong back to the manor.
As everyone watched the carriage disappear into the distance, their hearts were filled with mixed emotions.
Suffering is the best test. If he had stayed in Qingshui Village, who would have known that Hu Laosan was such a beast?
However, the villagers from other villages in the valley, who had been watching from beginning to end, couldn't help but shrink back now.
They had heard that this group had come from the mountains and had killed wolves and black bears, but they didn't believe it.
Now it seems that it was absolutely true!
If the women are this fierce, imagine how tough the men must be.
When we get back to the village, we must have a good talk with everyone. No matter what, we must not offend these people!
It's time for today's third update! Don't let the flowers get too fat, my darlings!
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