Shui Qing quickly came up with an idea.
We still need to rely on Fan Jin's reputation.
However, my husband is still in the city selling he shou wu to earn money; we'll talk about it when he gets back.
The most urgent task is to retrieve the termite mushrooms—the fruits of the four children's early morning labor, which cannot be allowed to fall into the hands of disgusting people!
Besides, at over a hundred yuan per kilogram, that's at least a thousand yuan in profit. That's enough to buy so many kilograms of rice, flour, and pork belly.
“Let’s go!” Shui Qing stood up and said to her children around her.
The group of six, some carrying kitchen knives and others carrying hoes, marched proudly toward Sun Jinhua's house.
The women who were resting and working under the shade of the trees at the village entrance were stunned by the large-scale event.
"Oh dear, Mrs. Fan, what's wrong with you?" Aunt Zhang asked loudly.
The other women stood up one after another.
Guangning Prefecture has many rivers and waterways. Shanshui Village is surrounded by mountains behind it and intersecting rivers in front of it, making it the most remote and secluded place.
The villagers rarely go out. Apart from a few difficult families, most people in the village are kind and honest. Although they are poor, they live in harmony.
Seeing that Fan Er's family had even brought a kitchen knife was undoubtedly a huge deal for Shanshui Village!
"Don't do anything foolish! Tell me what's wrong, Aunt Li!" Aunt Li put down her work, quickly stepped forward, took Shui Qing's hands, and patted them to comfort her.
The other women also abandoned their farm work and gathered around, offering their advice one after another.
"You finally got your job yesterday, and all the good days ahead are coming. You can't do anything foolish, little sister," Wang Guifen advised quickly.
"Was the division of the family property unfair yesterday? It's alright, the village chief is here. Don't use a knife, that could land you in the authorities," Li Tiantian whispered a reminder.
"Yes, yes, let's talk things out."
...
Shuiqing originally only had a vague understanding of the women in the village, but now she has matched them one by one with their names.
A warm feeling washed over her when she heard others' genuine concern.
She is the kind of person who always treats others with the utmost respect; if someone wrongs her even a little, she will repay them handsomely.
She knows exactly whether someone is good to her or not.
Yes, when we buy water chestnuts later, we must make sure these kind and warm-hearted women get real benefits!
Before that, she forced back tears and, with a mix of heartache and anger, recounted Sun Jinhua's heinous act of stealing mushrooms and pushing Xing back down the steep slope.
Of course, some seasonings were added.
Then Fan Jiang, with red eyes and choking back tears, said, "My aunt has never been kind to my eldest and second sisters. But my eldest and second sisters treat her with great respect because she is their elder. They do all the work in the fields, the vegetable gardens, and the mountains..."
Now that we've separated our households, my aunt is stealing our mushrooms from our mountain. She even went so far as to physically assault my second sister over a single basket of mushrooms! I'm outraged, and I'm determined to get justice for my sister today!
The focus of his words was not on Sun Jinhua stealing mushrooms, but on his deliberate revenge against his niece for poisoning her.
The women, who had not yet realized the seriousness of the situation, finally understood how vicious Sun Jinhua was after Shui Qing and Fan Jiang repeatedly emphasized it to them!
"How outrageous! How could there be such a wicked person in our Shanshui Village? Guifen, go home quickly and find your father-in-law." Granny Xu frowned deeply and spoke first.
She genuinely believed Sun Jinhua was improving and making progress, and showered her with compliments. Little did she know that her words would be proven wrong so quickly.
The thought that all those mushrooms were stolen, and that she had been ruthless to her niece over mushrooms that were readily available everywhere, made her feel as if her praise of Sun Jinhua was slapping her in the face!
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