In the county government office, the county magistrate was overjoyed. He was envious of the grain merchants who had made a fortune, but he dared not get involved in such a mess and was thinking of ways to make some money himself.
The Chen family's arrival was perfectly timed; these people are all wealthy. He had already warned his men not to mess with the Chen family, and he had also sent people to warn those who had given him gifts.
Someone actually dared to provoke the Chen family, so don't blame him for being impolite. He confiscated the position of town mayor and his property. The position of town mayor will be decided by whoever is most generous.
The Chen family is really something else. With such powerful backing, you can cause all sorts of trouble, and I'll cover for you.
The landlords who had just left the county government office were now filled with regret, realizing they had offended people by following their foolish sons.
The town mayor, in particular, just wanted to get home as soon as possible. He had some secret businesses outside, and he was going to leave that very night to go somewhere else. He had offended many people when he was mayor, and now that he had been dismissed, someone would definitely cause trouble for his family.
In the Chen family, Da Ya and the others were eating konjac in the kitchen. Chen Kai had always loved eating konjac; it tasted quite good.
When Da Ya saw that her uncle liked konjac so much, and was still staring at the konjac in the pot even after he was full, she immediately picked Chen Kai up, walked out of the kitchen, and said, "Uncle, you can't eat anymore. If you like it, I'll make it for you often in the future."
Chen Kai nodded happily and said, "Da Ya, you wash the pot. Second Sister-in-law will be back to cook soon."
Chen Lao Er's wife is the best cook in their family, so she usually does the cooking.
Just then, Zhou returned in the oxcart. Chen Shi got off the cart and ran to Chen Kai and the others, excitedly shouting, "Uncle, Uncle, we harvested so much frost today!"
Chen Nong's face was flushed from the sun, and after speaking, he went to the kitchen to drink juice.
When Zhou returned home, she heard from her second son that Xiaohua had come back. She was so happy that she went to the kitchen to find the leftover flour and took it out to make steamed buns for her daughter.
Mrs. Zhou asked, "My dear son, I'm making you white steamed buns today. What kind of filling do you want?"
Chen Kai said with a smile, "Mom, any kind of filling is fine. I like all the buns you make."
The younger children jumped and danced with joy when they heard they could eat steamed buns today.
Just then, Xiao Jing came over and said, "Grandma, I want to eat meat-filled buns."
Zhou frowned and said, "Meat buns! There's not much meat left at home, not enough to make buns."
Er Ya said excitedly, "Grandma, when my aunt came today, she brought meat. I want to eat meat buns too."
Chen Kai smiled and said, "Mom, just mix more vegetables into the meat."
After thinking for a while, Zhou said, "Alright, since you all want to eat meat buns, then let's have meat buns for dinner today!"
The children were overjoyed to see this and clamored to help make the dumplings.
Meanwhile, on their way home, Wu Dahai was shocked when his wife told him about her family's business.
His wife had mentioned this before, but she simply told him that her family was doing business and he was working in town and didn't have time to accompany her back to her parents' home, so he didn't take it to heart.
Later, his wife told him to quit his job and go work for her family. He didn't really want to quit, because he thought his wife's family's business was just enough to support their household. How could he possibly earn money from his in-laws?
However, his wife insisted that he quit his job, and he had no choice but to resign from his job. His wife was basically the one who made the decisions in their family, so he had no choice but to go and resign from his job.
Now, after hearing what his wife said about her family, he was shocked, but still couldn't quite believe it. He knew his wife very well.
Seeing her brother-in-law's skeptical look, Chen Lao Er's wife pointed to the others sitting on the oxcart and said with a smile, "Brother-in-law, what my third sister said is right. Our family has indeed done a lot of business now. These people are all from my mother-in-law's family. They are all working for us now. Why don't you ask them how much they earn a month working for us?"
Uncle Zhou's son was driving an oxcart when he heard their conversation. He laughed and said, "I can earn about one or two taels of silver a month at the Chen family's house, and at most two taels!"
Wu Dahai said in surprise, "Really? The most I ever earned in the restaurant was only about one or two taels of silver."
The others chimed in, saying, "Really, really, we think you could definitely earn two taels of silver a month if you sold dried flowers." They usually sold dried flowers in towns or county seats, and the more they sold, the more they earned. As long as you could talk, you could basically earn more than one tael of silver a month.
Wu Dahai said happily, "Then I'll take your good wishes."
In the Chen family home, Zhou Shi and Chen Xiaohua's mother-in-law were chopping meat and vegetables in the kitchen while chatting. Not long after, Chen Xiaohua and the others returned.
When Wu Dahai's parents saw the cut on their son's forehead, they were startled and asked with concern, "What happened? Who hit you?"
Zhou and the others angrily asked who did it, and Chen Lao Er's wife embellished the story and told them what had happened that day.
When Wu Dahai's sons saw their father being beaten, they cried and asked, "Dad, Dad, does it hurt?"
Wu Dahai squatted down and hugged the children in his arms, saying, "Don't worry, Dad doesn't care. A real man shouldn't cry like that, understand?"
He had just quit his job and was a little regretful, but now he thought it was a good thing. He used to work in a restaurant and couldn't go home to be with his wife and children often, but now that he works at his wife's parents' house, he can spend more time with his family.
Zhou sat on the stool with Chen Kai in her arms and said, "Son-in-law, you should have hit back when that bastard hit you!"
Chen Kai was speechless. He had thought his brother-in-law's values were relatively normal, but now, was he about to be led astray again?
Chen Xiaohua, holding Xiaobao, said, "Husband, you should have made a cut on his head earlier. You not only didn't do it, but you also stopped me from doing it."
Before long, the news spread throughout the village that the Chen family had acted incredibly arrogantly that day. They had caused trouble in the neighboring town, even getting into a fight with the town mayor and several landlords, and had beaten up their sons. The incident even reached the county government, yet they were completely unscathed.
The Chen family is truly not to be trifled with. Look, they even brought down the mayor of the neighboring town. They are truly a scourge that will live on for a thousand years!
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