Mo Qingcheng smiled and clasped her hands in a fist salute, watching Qi Yunshan and the others leave. The two blacksmiths and five carpenters were overjoyed, tears streaming down their faces. It was so good that they had insisted on staying...
Although Nanping Village was just starting out, the villagers' warm hospitality was undeniable. Gousheng's wife dared not cause any more trouble, keeping a low profile and becoming incredibly docile. Gousheng was very satisfied; such a wife wouldn't lower the bar for his sons' marriage prospects…
As the weather grew cooler, the villagers of Nanping Village worked with great enthusiasm, and almost every day at noon, one could see shirtless men returning from clearing land. Li Changgeng and the two clan chiefs observed all this, lost in thought.
To establish a foothold here, the number of people in the village is indeed too small. Back then, there were hundreds of people in three villages, but now there are only a handful left. I don't know whether to say it's a tragedy or not.
After discussing it with Old Man Bai, Mo Qingcheng reassured the clan chief and village chief: "We are just starting out and have no foundation. It's not advisable to attract attention. We'll discuss bringing back the missing relatives after the town is built and the village is expanded."
As for those who sold themselves into slavery, forget it. Back in this poor, remote place, they'll definitely be looked down upon. They might end up with unrealistic expectations and pick up bad habits, causing trouble in the process...
The two team leaders stopped worrying. They realized that Lady Mo's considerations were thorough, and that the two had been narrow-minded.
Li Changgeng let out a long sigh of relief. He knew he still had a lot to learn from Mo Niangzi and realized how ignorant he truly was.
Mo Qingcheng only made the suggestion and did not make the decision. Isn't it nice to enjoy retirement life ahead of time with nothing to do?
People don't always seek trouble, but sometimes trouble comes knocking on their door. For example, a dozen or so families from Yanfeng Village and Nanping Village who had been living away from home eventually found out where Li Changgeng and Sun Yunhui, the village chiefs, were staying and came together.
They were from the same village before, how dare they refuse? Aren't they afraid of being laughed at? Among them was Widow Huang, who had escaped from a wealthy family, and she was extremely close to Widow Li.
Originally, Widow Huang wasn't a widow. On the way to escape famine, her husband died for some unknown reason. Everyone respected her as a tough woman. She was eight hundred feet away, and Mo Qingcheng didn't know her well and didn't care.
At this moment, more than twenty people arrived at the entrance of Nanping Village, their eyes lit up, filled with greed.
"We've finally arrived, otherwise we wouldn't have known they were living so well!"
"Who says otherwise? A bunch of heartless people, humph!"
"I heard they've all made a fortune, is that true or not?"
"Why don't you just go find the village chief?"
As the saying goes, "the law does not punish the masses." As long as they are shameless enough, what can we do to them? We'll just have to leave them here obediently.
snort!
Black-hearted and malicious!
When Li Gang and Sun Yunhui heard the news that this group of people had already broken in, they were stunned. They had all moved into bamboo houses and had food in every household, so they didn't have to go hungry, unlike them, who didn't know where their next meal would come from.
I absolutely have to stay! I'd rather die than leave.
Li Changgeng and Sun Yunhui looked displeased. What was the difference between this and bandits invading the village? They had been thinking about these people before, but now their actions were truly despicable, and they felt utterly disheartened.
If you encounter a child on the street with food in their hand, anyone with a modicum of decency wouldn't rush up and snatch it, causing the child to cry uncontrollably, especially since the person in question is a distant relative.
They're utterly shameless, worse than pigs and dogs.
"Village Chief Li, we're back. Quickly have someone arrange a place for us to stay."
"That's right, Village Chief Sun, we should stay here too. Quickly have someone prepare rooms for us."
"We're starving! Village chiefs, hurry up and have someone bring out the food from your homes! What are you standing there for? Why are you being so stingy?"
"Exactly, I've seen stingy people before, but I've never seen anyone this stingy. What kind of village chiefs do you think you are, taking yourselves so seriously?"
Seeing that Li Changgeng and Sun Yunhui had dark faces and remained silent, Widow Huang's eyes lit up with a sudden idea: "How can you say that we are all from the same village? You can take care of Madam Mo and her orphan, so why can't you take care of us?"
"Exactly! Isn't Lady Mo just relying on her foxy face?"
"Pah! Vixen!"
"Shut your stinking mouth! If you dare to spout nonsense again, believe me, I'll cripple you!" Li Ergou and his brother came out to watch the commotion, only to find that Widow Huang was leading the trouble and targeting the lady at every turn. With his fiery temper, he could no longer tolerate it.
"Hey, isn't this Er Gou? Why are you such a slacker, not even a real man, yet you're fawning over that vixen... Ah..."
A bloodcurdling scream pierced the air...
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