Chapter 183: The village chief came to the rescue, and Mrs. Wan accepted the favor
Where there is envy, there is jealousy.
Some people congratulated him, while others made sarcastic remarks.
"Humph, isn't it just buying a cow? Why are you so proud? I don't even know if the money for the cow was earned through legitimate means? We are all exiles, so why can their family live a prosperous life as soon as they arrived at the border? I think this family might have done something shameful."
"How dare you talk about others? When you were exiled here, you were so poor and pitiful that you barely even had enough to cover your figures. I don't know how your clothes became so torn. They look like they were torn by someone." Widow Liu from the same village looked at the woman who was talking and couldn't help but retorted.
"I said people from the Wan family, who are you talking about? What do you mean?" When the woman first came here as a wanderer, her clothes had indeed been torn by someone, but her body was still clean. Why did Widow Liu bring this up at this time? What did she mean by that?
"What do you mean? You're from the capital, and you can't understand what I mean? Isn't it said that people from the capital have evil intentions? Stop being so shady. The people of the Wan family have noble people to help them, and they don't need to sell themselves. Some people are as dirty as their hearts. They always think the worst of others, and think that they are as dirty as themselves." Widow Xu made a veiled accusation against the woman, making her feel shameless.
"Widow Xu, how did I offend you? Why are you targeting me like this?"
"Okay, stop talking. People buy cows based on their own ability. If your family can afford a cow, you'd be proud too. Why are you arguing here?" The village chief shouted at the two quarreling women.
The woman glared at Widow Xu fiercely in dissatisfaction. Widow Xu snorted coldly, not to be outdone, and spat at the woman, making her fall backwards in anger.
Old Mrs. Wan did not explain the source of the money. She watched everyone talking coldly. Some said it was to please their family and make a good relationship with them; some were jealous but too cunning to say it out loud; and some, like the woman just now, directly questioned it on the spot.
Although everyone was very curious about how this family had so much money in such a short time after coming to the border, Old Lady Wan kept silent about it. Only their family knew their situation, but in order to live a smooth life in the future, she still cried about being poor.
"Village chief, you don't know that this cow cost all my family's savings. After buying this cow, my family will have to eat coarse food from now on. This is also a time when there is a shortage of food. What do you think we should do with so many people in our family? I have been worried all the way here. I spent the money in a fit of anger. Now, not only have I lost the money, but I have also bought another mouth to feed. Alas!"
As soon as Old Lady Wan started crying poor, people around her began to gloat over her misfortune.
"I was wondering, how could the Wan family have so much money? They were just pretending to be rich. Now, they have to feed not only people but also cattle. In my opinion, the cattle should be shared among the whole village. Everyone can help to feed the cattle, and they don't have to worry about the cattle starving to death."
As soon as this proposal was put forward, it received support from the majority of people, and those who were originally on the sidelines also became eager at this moment.
However, before Old Lady Wan could open her mouth to rebuke the person, the village chief Jinniu had already started scolding that person.
"What do you want? It's their business if they can't keep the cows they bought alive. What does it have to do with you? Don't be so delusional. You want to use their cows but you don't speak properly. Do you think they will be afraid of you if you all coax them together? Be honest. If I find out who has done something to discredit the village, I will expel him from the village. I am the village chief appointed by the county magistrate himself. If you dare to go against me, you are going against the county magistrate. Think about it."
Taurus's words ruthlessly extinguished the little delusions that had just arisen in everyone's mind.
Old Lady Wan looked at the golden bull with gratitude and said, "Village Chief, my daughter-in-law is still pregnant. She is too tired to ride on the bull cart for half a day. We will go back first. If you need a bull in the future, please borrow one from me. I only lend my bulls to people I like."
By doing this, Old Lady Wan has invisibly elevated the status of the village chief, and is also repaying the village chief for his protection.
Taurus understood everything and quickly drove the man away.
"Everyone go away. What's there to see? Haven't you ever seen a cow? All of you should work hard. Then buy a cow for everyone to admire."
The crowd was dispersed by the village chief, and Wan Laoer hurriedly drove the cattle back to his home.
Having not been home for several days, Old Mrs. Wan is still worried about the chickens and geese at home.
Little Fubao was even more concerned about her little geese. Before they even got home, she started shouting, "Geese, geese, geese, the babies are back."
When the ox cart passed by Zhao's house, Zhao heard the noise and came out. She glanced at the ox cart and didn't see Wan Xingmo. She felt a little worried. Boss Wan quickly jumped off the ox cart to greet Zhao.
"Sister-in-law, have you eaten?"
Zhao forced a smile and said, "Not yet. Chen'er and his father are still working in the fields. I'm going to prepare a meal and send it to them. Are you all back? Is his uncle Wan San all right?"
"It's okay, thanks to Mo'er this time. But Mo'er asked me to tell you something, saying that he has something urgent to do and will be away for a few days, so don't worry." Boss Wan repeated what the third boss Wan had told him.
When Zhao heard this, although she was still worried, she finally knew that her son was fine. She could breathe a sigh of relief and the smile on her face was obviously much more relaxed.
Old Mrs. Wan took out a bag of meat from the cart and got off the ox cart with the help of Old Second Wan.
"Niece-in-law, this is the fresh pork we just bought today. You can take it to add to the lunch dish for our family so that Mo'er's father doesn't have to worry. My family members will go to the fields after lunch. Let them use the cattle to open up your acres of land first. It will be done in one day and it won't delay the spring ploughing."
Zhao hurriedly waved her hands and refused: "Aunt, no, no, there is still a lot of meat at home that you gave me. My cooking skills are not good, and I have wasted it. I can't cook this fresh meat well, so please take it back."
Zhao kept pushing it out.
Seeing the two people pushing and shirking their responsibilities, Wan Ersao said with a smile, "Mom, stop pushing and shirking. My sister-in-law hasn't cooked yet anyway, so we can just make it and send it over. The two of you pushing and shirking your responsibilities here will delay the lunch time for the people in the field, and make the father and son hungry."
Mrs. Wan thought so too. Zhao had repeatedly stressed that she couldn't cook. How could she not have thought of this? Mrs. Wan was also a down-to-earth person. She simply took the meat back into her arms, and walked home without getting on the ox cart.
"My niece, please stop working. Let's have lunch at my house. How much can you and your mother eat? You don't have to work. If you feel bad, you can come to my house and help light the fire."
Old Mrs. Wan was afraid that Zhao would not come, so she deliberately invited her to come to her house to help. As for whether Zhao would need help after she came, it was not up to her.
Zhao was a little at a loss. She was confused by the Wan family's enthusiasm and it was not right for her to go back, nor to follow them.
Mrs. Wan Er glanced at the little Fubao in her arms and whispered something in her ear. Little Fubao's eyes lit up, and he quickly stood up from Mrs. Wan Er's arms and stretched out his two little arms towards Zhao.
"Aunt, Fubao misses sister Rouer. Fubao wants to play with sister Rouer."
When Zhao saw how cute little Fubao was, she quickly picked him up from the ox cart and took him back to find Wan Yirou with a smile.
Wan Ersao took the opportunity to shout into the yard, "Sister-in-law, please take care of Xiao Fubao first. I'll call you when the meal is ready."
Zhao turned around holding little Fubao, smiled and nodded.
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