Chapter 213 Yongxi Village Comes to Cause Trouble
The second son of Wan and his wife's family now live in the west wing of the upper house. There are two rooms in the west wing, one for the eldest son of Wan and one for the second son of Wan. There are also two rooms in the east wing, one for old lady Wan. The remaining room is connected to old lady Wan's room and is reserved for the children to sleep in so that old lady Wan can take care of them more easily.
Four spacious houses were also built on the west side of the yard. Each of them was divided into inner and outer rooms, so that even if the children got married in the future, they would have a place to live. At that time, another door would be opened to block the inner door, and it would become a separate room.
On the east side of the yard are the kitchen, utility room, firewood shed, a cowshed and chicken coop.
This yard is several times larger than their original yard. A piece of the yard is used to grow vegetables, and another piece is reserved by Wan Laosan specifically for Xiao Fubao. He made some fun things on it, including a seesaw, a rocking wooden horse, and a swing. Liu is very dexterous and decorated the swing with dried flowers, making the originally ordinary swing suddenly beautiful.
Little Fubao had a lot of fun playing in the yard every day and rarely went out. At the same time, she attracted many girls of similar age from the village to come to their home. Every day, the Wan family's yard was filled with the joyful voices of Little Fubao and his friends, as well as the children's loud reading voices, which made other people in the village envious, but they could do nothing about it.
Now everyone has seen the situation clearly. Anyone who goes against the Wan family will have a bad end. Now even Jin Bao's wife has been raped and killed. Some people think, didn't Zheng go crazy at the Wan family some time ago? It hasn't been long since then, and she died. It seems that the people of the Wan family cannot be touched.
When the people of the Wan family heard the earth-shaking shouting outside, they opened the door and went out to take a look, and happened to see their neighbor passing by their door.
"Brother Jingui, quickly pick up your weapons and go to the village entrance. The people from Yongxi Village have come to bully our village. There are fewer people in their village than in ours. We can't let them cause trouble in our village. Other villages are afraid of them, but we are not."
"Do you know why the Yongxi village is looking for trouble with our village?" Boss Wan would not rush in rashly. He has only been in this village for less than a year and does not have a strong sense of belonging in his heart, unlike Changfu who has lived here for half his life.
"Do you still remember that Zheng? She was the crazy woman who came to your house to cause trouble." Changfu made a long story short and reminded Wan Laodao.
Boss Wan echoed, "Remember, what happened to her?"
"She's dead. I heard she was raped and murdered. Her body was rotten beyond recognition. Someone found her and reported it to the police. The government notified Jin Bao and Zheng's family. Her family is from Yongxi Village. Someone from her family came to ask for compensation yesterday, but Jin Bao didn't give it, so he brought people here today." Changfu explained it clearly in a few words.
Boss Wan nodded and replied, "Got it, Brother Changfu, I'll go back and ask someone to bring their weapons to the village entrance."
Changfu and Changsheng are brothers. They are kind-hearted and well-known good guys in the village, but they are not easy to mess with. Their family is large, similar to the Wan family, with only sons and no daughters. However, their family is very poor. Changsheng's eldest son should get married but he cannot afford the bride price. If they were in the interior, with so many sons, the family would have become rich long ago. However, they are troubled because the land at the border is not enough to support people.
Changfu had already called all the neighbors who could be notified, and he hurried home to grab some weapons.
Boss Wan turned around, closed the door, and hurried home.
"Mom, second brother, please come out quickly, something has happened."
The second Wan was in the house telling the old lady Wan what he had heard about Zheng on the road, when he heard the eldest Wan shouting in the yard.
Wan Lao Er hurriedly helped Wan Lao Tai out, and Wan Er's wife also came out holding little Fubao. Liu came out holding Wan Yu, who was a few months old, and followed by several boys from the Wan family.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Old Mrs. Wan ran out in a panic.
"Mom, you know that Zheng is dead, right? Now the body has been found and someone has reported the case."
Old Lady Wan groaned, "Mother thought it was no big deal. Didn't we know about this a few months ago? Didn't Moer tell us about it? What's the big deal? But finding the body is a good thing. Although Zheng was not a good person, she got her retribution and lost her life. Now that her body has been found, she can rest in peace. She can rest in peace. Letting her be a wandering ghost outside for three months is also a punishment for her. This matter has nothing to do with us. Why are you making a fuss? If people know about it, they will think that Zheng's death has something to do with us."
Boss Wan said hurriedly, "Mom, there is something else. Zheng's family learned that Zheng was dead, and now they have come to our house with the whole village. Zheng's family is from Yongxi Village. You have all heard of Yongxi Village, right?"
Old Mrs. Wan had not expected this to happen. She glanced at the sky outside. It was already getting dark. If they went to fight at this time, it would be completely dark in a while. There would definitely be bloodshed tonight.
"What does that have to do with us? They didn't come to our doorstep, and they didn't want to cause trouble for us. They came to our door to attack the Jin family and cause trouble for the Jin family. Why are you panicking? You are already in your forties, and you are still not stable. After the autumn harvest, I will take you to the county town to propose marriage. If you are still so unstable, can the county magistrate rest assured to leave my sister to you?"
When he heard about his marriage, Boss Wan's face turned slightly red, and his panicked heart was filled with a hint of sweetness. He hadn't seen Shen for several months, and he could dream of her gentle and virtuous appearance every day.
Old Mrs. Wan was simply unable to bear the sight. If the new house had not been built yet, she would not have waited until now to think about proposing marriage. After all, the person she was marrying this time was the county magistrate's sister. Although it was her second marriage, she still had to put on a show. At least the marriage should be held in her own house. It was not a good thing to always live in someone else's house. Furthermore, if the county magistrate knew about it, he would definitely not agree to let his sister come to the Wan family to suffer grievances.
Therefore, Mrs. Wan postponed her original plan to propose marriage to Liu after her full moon for a few months. During this time, Mrs. Wan spent dozens of taels of silver, hired dozens of people, and drove out a large yard.
But now it’s the autumn harvest time, and it seems that good things take time, so let’s just wait a little longer.
"Mom, Changfu from next door just came to notify us, asking every household to gather at the village entrance with their belongings, saying that we can't be bullied by others. If we don't go, won't we look like the odd one out?"
Mrs. Wan hesitated for a moment and said, "You can go, but you two should stay back. Don't rush forward in a fit of rage. It's getting dark soon and you might get beaten up. The autumn harvest is tomorrow. I think the village chief should stop them. How can anything good come out of this? Everyone needs strong laborers now. The autumn harvest is no joke. If you stay in bed for ten days or half a month, how can you harvest the crops? They'll all fall to the ground."
Boss Wan was just too excited just now and didn't think as far as Old Lady Wan. After Old Lady Wan's reminder, Boss Wan's mind suddenly became clear.
"Mother, as the old saying goes, an old man in the family is like a treasure. I hope you can live a long life and always give your son advice."
Old Lady Wan laughed at Boss Wan's flattery. She laughed and scolded: "Then I will become immortal? I have become a spirit."
Little Fubao smiled and said, "Grandma has become a spirit. Fubao likes her. May grandma live a long life. When Fubao grows up, he will buy her delicious food and colorful clothes."
Grandma Wan smiled so hard that her mouth couldn't close. "Oh, grandma is waiting for my little Fubao to buy delicious food for grandma. Grandma will strive to live a long life and watch my little Fubao grow up and get married. Grandma will personally send you off."
Wan Ersao was deeply moved. She also hoped that such a day would come. She dared not imagine what kind of family Xiao Fubao would marry in the future, and what kind of family had accumulated virtues for generations to marry her daughter.
At this time, someone knocked on the Wan family's door again, one knock more rapid than the last.
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