The men exclaimed "Ah!" and looked as if they had just realized something.
"That's right, we men really don't know anything about cooking. We hardly ever touch earthenware pots or anything like that, so how would we know about these things?"
"My family treasures that ceramic jar. They're afraid I'll break it because I'm clumsy. After all, it's the only one. They always make me stay far away from it. I really don't know anything about these things."
Shui Qing smiled and said, "My family also has few children, so it's especially heartbreaking and upsetting when one of them breaks. I reflect on it and see where I went wrong so I can avoid it next time."
"Sister Shuiqing, now that you mention it, I remember! Before, when we delivered potatoes to Master Bai to roast in the wild, there were stones mixed in with the fire pit. When we poured water to put out the fire, the stones shattered into four or five pieces! Oh my, Sister Shuiqing, you really have a good memory. I clearly saw it before but I just couldn't remember it!" Fan Xiaoliu exclaimed excitedly.
As soon as he mentioned it, the other men immediately thought of similar things.
The scene became noisy and chattering.
Among the crowd, the old village chief only looked at Fan Qian.
Fan Qian, Fan Dazhu, and the others quietly retreated, wishing they could disappear immediately and that everyone would forget what they had just said.
The old village chief waited until the crowd quieted down before turning to Fan Qian, who was about to run away, and asked, "Young man, what exactly did you and your father mean by what you just said? I've been thinking about it for so long but I still can't figure it out. Now that there are men in the village, please explain it to me while there are more people around."
Fan Qian, Fan Dazhu, and their group immediately became the focus of the crowd.
Fan Sizhu was still oblivious to the situation. Seeing his father and three older brothers racking their brains for an explanation, the thought that crossed his mind was that he was glad he hadn't said anything!
Otherwise, with so many people in the village watching, it would be so embarrassing to have to explain what I just said.
Fan Qian smiled and feigned ignorance, saying, "I just asked casually, purely out of curiosity!"
"Yes, yes, we're just curious, curious about how our second aunt knew."
Fan Xiaoliu raised an eyebrow and pressed, "Wait a minute, I also heard about Granny Ma. Is anyone going to take Sister Shuiqing to see Granny Ma?"
"You misheard me!" Fan Erzhu insisted.
"I heard you!"
"Me too, do you think we're all deaf?"
"Why is your talk so nonsensical? Since you've already said it, can't you just honestly say what you really think?"
...
Fan Jin grabbed Shui Qing's hand that was pulling him and said loudly, "Of course my elder brother and three nephews won't say, nor can they honestly express their thoughts."
They're just trying to smear my family because they see we're doing well.
People all believe in ghosts and spirits. May I ask, elder brother, is your plan to first use ghosts and spirits to get rid of Shui Qing, then get rid of me, and finally control my nephews and nieces to seize my family property? Is that it?
The way the men looked at Fan Qian and the others changed.
I initially thought the two families didn't get along, but that's normal. Some brothers have harmonious families who support each other, while others are estranged and even more hostile than enemies. The Fan families are far from the latter; they're just not on good terms. There's nothing surprising about that.
After what just happened, I realized that this wasn't just discord; it was clearly a death wish!
Even more insidious than that, which was just deadly, this not only threatened to kill but also sought to seize the family fortune!
Fan Qian's face turned deathly pale.
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