A green insect with long wings and noticeably thicker hind legs landed on the car floor.
Song Ning recognized them; they were locusts.
Locusts usually cause widespread plagues during droughts, and I've heard that further north, they've eaten everything up.
Locust plagues are far more terrible than droughts; tens of thousands of locusts leave nothing behind.
The arrival of locusts at this time is like adding insult to injury...
Once the two arrived in town, Song Ning finished delivering the goods and then told Li Daniu to get back to work.
Song Ning planned to continue wandering around the town, buying a little each day to gradually stock up for the future.
"Uncle Da Niu, why don't you go check on Xingwang? I'll just wander around by myself. We'll meet at our usual spot around 3 PM."
Li Daniu was distracted today and drove the oxcart to Li Xingwang's place.
As expected, when he arrived, he saw Tian Xiaoqin looking for her son again.
The two were talking, and Li Daniu didn't interrupt, but his expression wasn't very good.
As soon as Tian Xiaoqin left, Li Daniu walked over with a sullen face.
He glanced in the direction Tian Xiaoqin had gone and asked, "Xingwang, when will your marriage be settled? How about we go and propose first?"
Li Xingwang hesitated for a moment: "Dad, Xiaoqin said that she is still young and has two younger brothers to take care of. If she gets married now, there will be no one to take care of the family."
Even someone as good-natured as Li Daniu turned cold upon hearing this.
After hearing Song Ning's words, Li Dani went to Shanglin Village to inquire. He went there full of joy, but what he found out made him unable to smile anymore.
It is true that Tian Xiaoqin's parents are alive and well, and she has two younger brothers who are still young. Her father doesn't have a proper business, and her mother is a shrew.
He asked the people in Shanglin Village, and they all laughed when they heard that he was inquiring about Tian Xiaoqin's family.
"Hey bro, what are you asking about their family for?"
"My son is of marriageable age, so shouldn't we inquire about potential wives and ask for their hand in marriage?"
Upon hearing this, the group burst into laughter.
"Brother, of all people to ask about, why did you have to inquire about the Tian family..."
Li Daniu only found out what had happened after hearing it from people in his village.
The Tian family, relying on Tian Xiaoqin's good looks, wanted to make money off their daughter by having her date someone for a while, and then break it off as soon as they had their fill of the benefits.
In this way, almost all the young people in the village were deceived by the Tian family.
Since they couldn't fool the villagers anymore, they started fooling people from other villages.
"Tian Xiaoqin is just like her mother, willing to do anything for money. She's probably not a virgin anymore."
The Tian family now relies on Tian Xiaoqin's earnings, and they have meat to eat from time to time, so they are living a good life.
Li Daniu was so angry he wanted to bite his teeth. What else was there to ask?
It would be one thing if only one person said that, but everyone he met in Shanglin Village said the same thing. Now, Li Daniu understood everything.
"Xingwang, Dad's asking you, did Tian Xiaoqin ask you for money?"
Li Xingwang was intimidated by his father's appearance and nodded.
Li Daniu's heart sank.
Judging from his son's affection for that girl, he probably gave away all the money he had earned.
Li Daniu felt a sudden darkness before his eyes and sat down, leaning against the wall beside him.
The villagers have been saying that none of the people who were cheated by Tian Xiaoqin before have gotten their things back.
Everyone wanted to report it to the authorities, but without evidence, the officials couldn't make a decision.
They're destined to suffer this loss for nothing.
On the other side, Song Ning continued to buy things and stock up after separating from Li Daniu.
I went to inquire about the price of renting a house and the market price of oxcarts.
A detached courtyard house with six rooms costs five hundred cash a month, which is half a tael of silver. An oxcart costs a little over one tael of silver, so she can afford it.
But all of this will have to wait until she finishes making the cold noodles.
If we move to the town, we won't have enough manpower.
After leaving the car dealership, I continued walking forward and just turned a corner when I saw Tian Xiaoqin again.
There was a man next to her, his face flushed red, standing beside Tian Xiaoqin with a heart full of longing.
Isn't that just Li Xingwang 2.0?
"Brother Tiezhu, thank you so much for today." Tian Xiaoqin's voice was so soft it was almost dripping with affection.
Wang Tiezhu scratched his head shyly: "It's all my duty. Don't worry, I'll bring you the grain tomorrow. It'll be right here, at the same time. You must wait for me."
"Thank you, Brother Tiezhu. I will definitely come tomorrow." Tian Xiaoqin raised her hand to tuck a stray hair behind her ear, and then her bright, watery eyes slightly lifted, captivating Wang Fugui.
So it was Aquaman!
When Tian Xiaoqin left, Wang Fugui couldn't resist reaching out and hooking her hand. Tian Xiaoqin didn't refuse, and shyly lowered her head. Wang Fugui immediately smiled like a fool.
They're just fish in Tian Xiaoqin's fishpond.
Song Ning left quietly; she needed to tell Li Daniu about this.
Li Xingwang is a kind-hearted man; he wouldn't have believed it if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.
When the two set off, it was just past 3 PM. Li Daniu, his face ashen, sat in front, silently driving the carriage.
At times like these, even earning just one penny a day is a great joy.
Knowing that all the money her son earned in two years had gone into a bottomless pit, no one could bear it.
On the way back to Nanshan Village, as soon as I entered the village, I saw a lot of people gathered together talking.
Song Ning didn't join in the fun and went straight home.
Upon entering, Aunt Zhao was also there, talking with Liu Yuelan and Song Xiue.
Song Ning stepped forward and asked, "What are you saying?"
As soon as they saw Song Ning approaching, the group quickly shut their mouths.
Liu Yuelan smiled and said, "This is not something a child like you should listen to. You must be tired after a day of running around. Go back to your room and rest."
Song Ning gestured with her lips, "So mysterious?"
If I don't want her to know, she'll become even more curious.
It wasn't until evening that Song Ning finally learned what had happened.
It turns out that someone from the village went up Nanshan today and found a woman's undergarment in a ravine. There was also a lot of thatch there, which showed that someone had rolled around on it.
What normal married couple would go to a remote mountain village? It must be someone in the village having an affair.
The women sat together and began to scrutinize the latest clues. Whenever they saw a man or woman getting close to someone, they would become suspicious.
Some women, terrified it might be their own husbands, would keep a close watch on them all day long, sometimes even closing the door in broad daylight and demanding that their men take off their pants to check them...
As night fell, the village finally quieted down.
After everyone had gone to sleep, a figure appeared furtively at the Song family's old house. Not long after, the gate opened and a person walked out.
As soon as the person came out, the dark figure grabbed him and pulled him to the wall, grabbing his chest several times.
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