Chapter 230 Buying Land Meets a Shrew
Du Wanchun whispered, "They said they came to find someone, but I guess they're looking for Brother Wei."
Madam Wu frowned and looked towards the door. "My husband is so badly injured, and they're coming to find him in such a menacing manner. They must be here to kill him!"
Du Wanchun agreed, and said seriously, "You should stay in our house these days and not come out."
As she spoke, she took out the things she usually used to disguise Zhou Ruiyuan, "Sister Wu, you know how to use these too, help Brother Wei change his appearance as well."
Madam Wu took it and nodded, saying, "Yes, I'll go now."
Madam Wu placed Qing'er, whom she was holding, into the cradle beside her.
Du Wanchun also put Xiao Mianmian in the cradle.
The two little babies lay side by side in the cradle, waving their little hands and smiling with pouty lips.
Du Wanchun breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, the situation hadn't frightened Xiao Mianmian.
Little Mianmian, lying in the cradle, reached out her little hand and grabbed Qing'er's little hand beside her.
Qing'er kicked her legs excitedly and burst out laughing.
The baby's laughter was very pleasant, and when Wu Niangzi heard the sound, her complexion improved considerably.
When Aunt Zhou returned, she was shocked to see the fallen tree by the door. "Wanchun, what happened at home just now?"
Du Wanchun briefly told Aunt Zhou what had just happened.
Aunt Zhou was extremely anxious. "Wanchun, are you hurt?"
Du Wanchun smiled and shook her head. "I'm fine."
As she spoke, Aunt Zhou picked up her vegetable basket and took out a cucumber from it. "This was given to me by Uncle Qiu from the south of the village."
Du Wanchun held it in her hand and said, "This melon looks very sweet."
Aunt Zhou replied, "Yes, Uncle Qiu only planted a few dozen, not many."
Du Wanchun took the melon into the house and cut it open.
At this moment, Xu Xiaomei, who was sleeping with Yi'er and Yu'er, also returned.
Everyone gathered around to eat melon seeds.
Du Wanchun also sent some to Auntie Da and Aunt Wang in the incense room.
Today, Aunt Zhou was busy going out to buy land, so she handed over the things in the incense room to her aunt and Aunt Wang.
When the topic of buying land came up, Du Wanchun asked Aunt Zhou, "Mother, how's our land?"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhou put down the melon in her hand and said with a slight displeasure, "Originally, the Zhao family planned to sell the land to us, but the Lu family saw it and insisted on competing with us, so the Zhao family simply refused to sell it."
The Lu family were local gentry in the neighboring Xiangtan Village. They ran a silk business and were considered quite wealthy.
Du Wanchun thought for a moment and then smiled and said, "Mother, no rush, I'll go to the Zhao family again tomorrow."
Aunt Zhou nodded slightly and said, "How about I go with you?"
Du Wanchun shook her head and said, "Mother, you stay home and help me take care of Mianmian. I can go by myself."
After hesitating for a while, Aunt Zhou replied, "Alright, the Zhao family isn't bad either. Although they refuse to sell the land, they won't do anything to us."
“That’s right.” Du Wanchun smiled and picked up the melon rinds from the table.
At this moment, Granny Zhuang also returned from the field, having picked a lot of vegetables, and cooked five or six dishes for everyone.
Wu Niangzi and Xu Xiaomei worked as wet nurses here for several months, and they both gained weight.
The next day.
Du Wanchun arrived at the Zhao family's house alone, carrying a basket of wild fruits.
There are several families in Changliu Village with the surname Zhao.
The Zhao family had members who worked as merchants selling steamed buns in Qingzhou Prefecture, so the whole family moved there, leaving only Old Master Zhao and Old Madam Zhao at home.
The two elderly people are not as healthy as they used to be, and they can't finish farming their land, so they plan to sell some of it.
Previously, Aunt Zhou approached Old Mrs. Zhao to say she wanted to buy land, and Old Mrs. Zhao was very happy to do so. However, after the Lu family got involved, they said they would not sell it anymore.
When Grandma Zhao saw Du Wanchun arrive, she quickly greeted her with a smile and welcomed her into her home, even pouring her a cup of tea.
Du Wanchun didn't mention the land purchase. Instead, she placed the wild fruits she had brought on the table and said, "Grandma, these are wild fruits that my mother picked yesterday. I brought them for you to try."
Grandma Zhao took the fruit and looked down at it. She saw that it was a small, red fruit. They didn't lack these kinds of foods on a regular basis, so they didn't think much of it.
Seeing this, Du Wanchun smiled and said, "Grandma, don't be fooled by the ugly appearance of the fruit; it has special medicinal effects."
"What are the effects of this medicine?" asked Mrs. Zhao.
Du Wanchun wiped a fruit and handed it to her, saying, "I heard it has the effect of nourishing hair; after eating it, gray hair can turn black."
Grandma Zhao was startled. "Really?"
Du Wanchun smiled and said, "I don't know if it's true or not, but you can try it."
Grandma Zhao held the fruit, hesitated for a long time, and then actually took a bite to try it.
Seeing that she had eaten, Du Wanchun smiled and asked, "Grandma, how was it? Was it delicious?"
Grandma Zhao nodded and said, "It's sweet and sour, and tastes good."
She ate two or three in a row, and after finishing, she said, "Wanchun, you came to ask me about the land, right?"
Du Wanchun nodded slightly and said, "Yes."
Old Mrs. Zhao put down the fruit in her hand, her brows furrowed, and said, "It's not that I'm unwilling to sell the land to you, it's that we dare not offend the Lu family."
“The Lu family has no power or influence, so why wouldn’t we dare to offend them? Besides, we were the ones who brought up the land purchase first,” Du Wanchun said.
Old Mrs. Zhao said, "That woman from the Lu family is a notorious shrew in Cheng'an County. If I sell the land to you, she'll probably burn my house down."
Du Wanchun had indeed heard of this Granny Lu. She heard that Granny Lu broke her daughter-in-law's leg because the daughter-in-law ate an extra steamed bun.
Her shrewishness is truly unprecedented.
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