With so many onlookers and Tian Gui still around, this cannot continue.
Jiang Zhi told Er Rui to sheathe his sword: "Since you don't know, then let's just leave it at that. In the future, take care of your own family members. We'll be coming to town again."
"Hmph! You can run away, but you can't hide! The Wang family in town, huh! You'll see about this!"
Li Laoshi scratched his head and wondered: Was this threatening statement reversed? Shouldn't it be said by a bad person?
The Wang brothers were also momentarily dazed, as these words seemed strangely familiar.
However, they decided to stop while they were ahead, as dragging it out any longer would risk being cut short.
The two brothers turned and left, but habitually left behind a harsh threat: "You'll see what happens!"
But these words were like stirring up a hornet's nest. Li Laoshi, who had been hiding to the side, immediately chased after him, cursing, "You son of a bitch, try saying that again! Try saying it again!"
The Wang brothers ran ahead, and he chased after them.
He grew increasingly agitated with each shout, picking up stones and hurling them at the Wang brothers, who had long since vanished.
His fierce appearance frightened the onlookers who came to watch, causing them to back away.
Jiang Zhi shook her head: Li Laoshi's arrogant attitude is exactly like that loudest teddy bear that runs around fighting on the sidelines.
The people behind dared not come any closer, and Jiang Zhi and the others did not linger. They carried baskets on their backs, large winnowing baskets on their heads, and wooden boxes in their arms, and continued home.
For the rest of the journey, Tian Gui, who had been asking all sorts of questions, stopped talking. Instead, his gaze toward Er Rui and Xiao Man became a mixture of admiration and fear.
Meanwhile, things weren't peaceful at the Wang family residence in Pear Blossom Town either. Wang Xiaoju's two sisters-in-law stared at her with displeasure: "Little sister, tell the truth, what did the Xu family do to you?"
Wang Xiaoju pouted awkwardly: "They bullied me, so what if my brother stood up for me!"
Wang's eldest sister-in-law said with a dark face, "Dad is not in good health now. As his daughter, you should take good care of him and not cause trouble for the family."
In the past, when the Wang family was doing business and had several men in their prime, she never thought about causing trouble.
But things are different now. There's no money, no business, and even a bunch of vegetables costs money to buy in town. Life is tough.
Wang Ersaozi, holding her child, said sarcastically, "You and your brother-in-law can come back and stay, but don't say anything about helping us with chores. Who would dare to order their grandma around!"
It was indeed her two older brothers who made her go back to her parents' home, because she said that the Xu family bullied her and she couldn't stay in her husband's family.
The Wang family wanted her to come back for two reasons: firstly, Old Wang was in poor health, and secondly, they needed help to repair the house.
Xu Genbao, the brother-in-law, is a long-term laborer who doesn't need any pay, and he also has a younger sister to help with the work.
But this younger sister wasn't one to endure hardship. She took the child out for free every day, and the child was spoiled rotten. After a month, the two aunts couldn't stand it anymore.
Wang Xiaoju was filled with grievances. She knew that if she stayed at her parents' house empty-handed for too long, her two sisters-in-law would become increasingly hostile towards her.
I just wanted to find some bargains at the market, but who knew that Xiaoman and his family would bring Granny Jiang along? I got slapped for nothing, and now I'm being scolded by my sister-in-law.
However, as long as the brothers find Granny Jiang, they can get revenge.
She was unaware that her two older brothers were currently fleeing back in a sorry state.
Moreover, although the two of them appeared to be unharmed upon their return, their expressions were strange.
Although she wasn't reprimanded, she was told not to cause any more trouble for the family and to appear at the market less often in the future.
Wang Xiaoju was unaware of what had happened. She was currently staying at her parents' home and didn't dare to ask too many questions. She only complained about how her two sisters-in-law treated her badly when she slept with Xu Genbao at night.
Xu Genbao was exhausted from working all day, and when he heard her complaining, he couldn't help but scold her: "Enough! You lazy woman, didn't you say you were so pampered in your parents' home that your two sisters-in-law never let you do any work?"
"What are you going to say now? If it's not good, we'll go back to the village."
After saying that, he turned over and went to sleep, ignoring Wang Xiaoju completely.
"You...you dare to insult me?" Wang Xiaoju could hardly believe her ears.
This was the first time Wang Xiaoju had been scolded by her husband in the several years since they got married.
Thinking that her husband, who always doted on her, dared to talk back to her, Wang Xiaoju started tearing at Xu Genbao: "You bullied me too! You all bullied me!"
How could she go back to the village? How could she face her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law? All her anger could only be vented on Xu Genbao.
The child sleeping soundly next to them was woken up and immediately burst into tears.
The couple is currently living at the wife's father's house and doesn't dare to cause any real trouble.
Xu Genbao gritted his teeth in anger, got up, and went out to sulk. He stayed there for a month and felt ten times more tired than at home, but he didn't dare to say anything.
The next day, Wang Xiaoju got up with swollen eyes and cooked for the whole family for the first time.
When Jiang Zhi and the others returned to the village, Li Laoshi still lived in the medical shed. He vowed that he would definitely manage the repair of the ditch and would not allow anyone to cut corners.
After arriving at the mountain, Xiaoman's grandfather and Xu Dazhu were very happy to learn that everything Xiaoman had brought had been sold.
"Sir, we were able to sell everything today thanks to my aunt's help. I never expected to make a hundred coins and get a wooden box too."
Xiaoman happily took out a string of copper coins.
We didn't bring much furniture when we moved up the mountain. The wooden crate was already used to store things for Grandma, and the big winnowing basket was given to Aunt Jiang to dry things.
Grandpa Xiaoman squinted as he smoked his pipe, and after a long while, he smacked his lips and said something profound: "When spring arrives, life is good!"
It doesn't matter how much money you have; seeing a main road is a good thing.
As February begins, the sun shines more often, and the weather is especially warm whenever there is sunshine.
To plant early corn, breeding can begin as soon as the temperature reaches 10 degrees Celsius.
Jiang Zhi's several dozen acres of marginal land have been leveled; all that's needed is to make manure balls.
Xu Errui had already mentioned that the farm work should be done by others, and they would be paid after the harvest, so there was no need to worry about labor now.
On the way, Tian Gui also mentioned wanting to help Sister Jiang's family farm.
These outsiders can't just rent land whenever they want.
As time passed, more and more villagers returned, and two households came back on New Year's Eve.
At first, the land could be identified according to the land title, but later things became a bit chaotic.
While some households were tilling the land, they secretly occupied some good plots belonging to people who hadn't returned yet. Since no one made a fuss, Zhang Juntou turned a blind eye.
There weren't many good plots of land left for outsiders, so they had to find their own way to feed themselves.
No one was taking Jiangzhi's land, but Tian Gui thought about how he had many children and that more people would be born soon, so he still had to find a way to harvest more grain.
Now that Sister Jiang needs help with the work, he volunteered to recommend workers.
Time was delayed again and again, and people waited and waited, until finally the government sent people to deliver the seeds that should have been delivered before the New Year.
Each household received a handful of sorghum, a handful of corn, a handful of soybeans, a small pinch of sesame seeds, and a handful of cottonseed.
Even a small quantity is better than nothing.
If they wanted more seeds, they could only borrow them from the government, and Zhang Juntou was furious about handling this trivial matter.
There's still no word on his reward, and the war is still raging; it seems the military doesn't have the energy to deal with these matters.
After digging ditches and leveling and connecting several plots of land, Jiang Zhi began breeding early corn.
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