Chapter 225 Great news!
Old Mrs. Xu hurriedly tried to squeeze back. Everyone knew that they only had one cotton coat, and the weather was cold. If they accidentally caught a cold, the family would be left with nothing. Now they had to rely on wild vegetables to fill their stomachs every day. If they got sick, they could only wait to die!
Fortunately, although the rain was heavy, it stopped quickly. After the rain stopped, everyone finally realized how nervous they were and quickly started to work diligently to build thatched huts.
When Wang took Chen Xiaohua to the mountainside to cut the beams supporting the thatched house, Old Lady Xu next to them was also cutting.
"Ms. Chen, these three trees are good. Cut them down and carry them back to me."
After directing Chen Xiaohua, he wanted to find a place to sit down and rest, and supervise Chen Xiaohua at the same time.
Old Mrs. Xu, who was standing by, looked at the leisurely Wang and felt very aggrieved. They both had sons and daughters-in-law, so why did they have such different fates? What's more, she had two sons and daughters-in-law.
Ever since fleeing the famine, she has been unable to control Li and Song. In the past, as long as she put on a stern face, they would be scared and obey her. Now, they have become too powerful and don't respect her as their mother-in-law!
Wang, who was standing by, saw that only Mrs. Xu came to work, and she was still gloating in her heart, but she spoke out to express her grievances for Mrs. Xu: "Oh, Aunt Xu, you are in such poor health, how can you do these jobs?"
"Where are your two daughters-in-law? Aren't they too presumptuous? They slack off and let their weak mother-in-law do the work?"
Hearing this, Old Lady Xu felt aggrieved and angry. She threw the knife on the ground and said, "They are all ungrateful. It's a waste of my wholehearted efforts for them."
Wang was even happier when she saw Old Lady Xu like this, and she quickly pretended to comfort her: "Hey, Aunt Xu! Don't be too angry, take care of yourself."
Old Mrs. Xu: "Humph, they are all cruel-hearted."
Then she couldn't help but think of Su and Xu Zhiyi, and couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, if I had known earlier, I wouldn't have kicked Su's mother and daughter out, otherwise I would have at least two people to serve me today."
When Wang heard this, she suddenly thought of Xu Zhiyi. She had met her in the town, and it seemed that she was doing well. She couldn't help feeling jealous. Her life was so difficult now, so why was she living better than Yun'er after she broke off the engagement with De'er?
Humph, she would never allow a woman her son didn't want to surpass her son.
"Oh, Aunt Xu, now that you mentioned that, I suddenly remembered that I met your ex-daughter Xu Daya in town. You don't know, but I almost didn't recognize her."
"He used to be so skinny and sallow, but now he has become plump and has some flesh. Even his sallow complexion has become fair and rosy. He looks very pleasant. You can tell at a glance that he is living a very good life."
"Oh, what a pity! If you two hadn't severed your relationship, you might be enjoying a happy life now!"
When Old Lady Xu heard the news, she was overjoyed. She went over and grabbed Wang's arm and asked hurriedly, "Where did you see Daya?"
Wang: “It’s in town!”
"I'm asking you which direction!"
Hearing this, Wang pulled back her hands, spread them out and said, "How should I know which direction? This is not our town. It's my first time walking around, how can I tell the difference? Anyway, I met your granddaughter who was cut off from my relationship with you in town!"
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Xu went over, picked up her knife, and hurried down the mountain.
Wang looked at Old Lady Xu who had just left without even saying hello, and glared at her from behind with her hands on her hips, cursing in a low voice, "Bah, I told you such great news out of kindness, and not only did I not get any benefit, but I didn't even get a word of thanks?"
Old Lady Xu hurried back to her homestead. Xu Lei and Xu Le were building a thatched house. When they saw Old Lady Xu coming back, they immediately asked, "Mom, have you cut the beams we need so quickly?"
"Oh! Come down quickly, there's great news. We don't have to live in this poor village where there's not even a thatched hut!"
After hearing what Old Lady Xu said, even Li and Song, who were holding a piece of wood, quickly threw the wood away and walked closer to listen to what the good news was.
Old Lady Xu: "Wang said that she met Daya in town, and it seemed that she had made some money. She said that she is now fair and plump. How good must her life be for her to be so different from before? Think about it?"
Xu Jinyin understood immediately after hearing this: "Grandma, you mean, we should go to the town to find Daya and ask her to pay for us to rent a yard in the town?"
Xu Yaoguang: "Grandma, this is not good, right? We are no longer related."
Xu Lei: "So what if we break off the relationship? As long as she is a member of our Xu family, she can't leave us and live a good life alone."
Xu Le: "That's right, could it be possible that she is not from our Xu family? Even if she is from the Su family, she doesn't have the guts to betray my second brother!"
When Mrs. Xu heard this, she looked guilty for a moment, then she immediately calmed down.
After the rain stopped, Xu Zhiyi was about to go to the clothing shop to take a look. As soon as he walked out of the shop door, he was stopped by the oncoming Dog Master!
Master Quan: "Boss, I have checked what you asked me to check!"
Xu Zhiyi: "So fast? Not bad."
"Boss, don't underestimate me! I have been in this town since I was a child, and I have made many friends. It's easy as long as I say a word!"
Xu Zhiyi: "Let's talk business. Let's go into the shop first."
Master Quan: "Shopkeeper, I found out that it was Yunlai Restaurant. It was the woman I scared away in front of the shop that day. She secretly went to Yunlai Restaurant, and the man who asked the people in the shop to poison her was the servant of the woman's husband."
Hearing that all his guesses were correct, Xu Zhiyi began to think about whether to play a bigger game.
Her next plan could only hurt the so-called sister-in-law of the Xue family. Yunlai Restaurant would refuse to admit it, and at most it would lose some money! After all, the person who poisoned her was only related to the sister-in-law of the Xue family.
Xu Zhiyi: "Okay, I got it! Go and help me with one more thing..."
Master Quan: "Boss... Shopkeeper... I'll go right away..."
After finishing the explanation, Xu Zhiyi went to the clothing shop. Just as he wished, he met Constable Yu on the way.
"Miss Xu?"
"Constable Yu, it's you!"
"Yeah! What a coincidence!"
Xu Zhiyi: "That's not a coincidence, because I opened a pastry shop on East Street in town, and I'm planning to open a clothing store on South Street."
"Captain Yu, you must not have tried the cakes in my shop yet? Come with me to the shop now, and I will pack some cakes for you to take back."
Constable Yu: "Oh, what a coincidence! The government just came to inform me that I have to go back now. How about another day?"
Xu Zhiyi: "Then tomorrow! My shop has been closed for so long during the New Year, and I was planning to open it for business tomorrow!"
"Okay, I'll go first then!"
Xu Zhiyi quickly took out two taels of silver and handed it to Constable Yu: "Constable Yu, you helped me a few days ago, and I haven't thanked you yet. Take this silver and have some tea."
Seeing that he refused to accept it, she had no choice but to deliberately ask, "Constable Yu, do you think this little bit of silver is not worthy of your attention?"
Upon hearing this, Constable Yu waved his hands hastily: "No way, can't I just take it?"
Seeing that he accepted the money, Xu Zhiyi felt relieved. As the saying goes, one should be grateful to those who have given him the money.
The dog master worked very quickly, and he had finished the job in just one hour! The dog master handed Xu Zhiyi what she wanted and said, "Shopkeeper, what do you want this jade pendant for?"
Xu Zhiyi: "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask..."
"oh!!"
On the way home, when they reached the town gate, Xu Zhiyi told Su that he had to go to the bathroom and went to the woods...
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