Chapter 118 The whole family has a black heart
Su Nuan nodded immediately, "Okay, let's go and take a look, otherwise we have to carry this meat back."
The village chief glanced at the backpack, swallowed his saliva and said, "You can tell me what you want to exchange, and I will help you change it and send it to you after the exchange."
Su Nuan didn't say anything, just smiled. It's better for her to take her own things. It's not far away. She can talk about it next time.
Seeing that Su Nuan didn't say anything, the village chief understood what she meant and smiled awkwardly.
Su Nuan followed the village chief to a mud house in the central area. There was a yard behind the house. There was a lot of snow piled up there. It must have been stored intentionally, after all, it was also a source of water.
After entering the house, I saw a cramped main room with a small charcoal stove that was kept at a decent temperature.
The east and west rooms are blocked by curtains, so you can't see what's going on inside.
There was not even enough space in the main room for a table, so a few small stools were placed around the charcoal stove.
There was no one in the house at the moment. I didn't know if he lived alone or if his family was out.
The village chief said, "Please sit down and warm yourself by the fire. I'll go get something."
After he finished speaking, he went into the east room, where he could hear rummaging and muttering, mostly about where he had put his things and why he couldn't find them.
Su Nuan sat next to the charcoal stove, stirring the charcoal fire with a wooden stick to make it burn more vigorously.
At this time, a girl of about thirteen or fourteen ran in from outside. Her face was red and she looked okay, but her high cheekbones made her look unpleasant.
When she saw Su Nuan after entering the house, she was stunned for a moment. Then she saw her stirring the charcoal fire and immediately said angrily, "What's wrong with you, woman? You come to my house to rub the charcoal fire. How can you be so shameless?"
Su Nuan raised her eyebrows, said nothing, and did not put down the stick in her hand.
Another man squeezed in behind the girl. He looked to be a year or two older than the girl. His eyes lit up when he saw Su Nuan.
"Hey, you're from the exile village, right? What's the matter? Can't stand the hardship and want to marry into our village?"
"Well, since you look good, just marry me. In the future, you will serve my family well and I will give you a steamed bun a day."
The girl sneered, "Brother, how can she, with such a low status, be worthy of eating steamed bread? A bowl of wild vegetable soup would be good enough."
"Since you want to marry my brother, then hurry up and wash our clothes. Also, tomorrow we're going to cut down trees and fish in the village. You should go too. If you don't bring back a tree, you won't have anything to eat."
The boy nodded and said, "Sister, you're right. My clothes have been sitting here for a few days. I need to wash them right away."
"After you finish washing the clothes, boil some water for me. I want to take a bath. You can chop the firewood yourself."
Seeing that Su Nuan didn't move, he reached out to pull her away, cursing, "Bitch, how dare you disobey me."
Su Nuan lashed out hard with the wooden stick in his hand.
"Ah...you dare to hit me?" The boy screamed, covering the back of his hand.
The village chief finally came out reluctantly. He shouted, "What are you doing? What are you doing?"
Su Nuan asked in her heart: "Space Spirit, is there anything we need here?"
The space spirit replied: "No, he is a liar."
Su Nuan instantly understood the village chief's thoughts. He wanted to trick her back and then let his grandson ruin her reputation so that she would have to bow her head and marry into his family. Then, wouldn't all her hunting trips belong to their family?
Su Nuan immediately picked up the backpack and took back the meat and fish that had been sent to the village chief.
The village chief's face darkened. "What are you doing?"
Su Nuan sneered and said nothing, but reached out and grabbed the boy's collar and dragged him out the door and started beating and kicking him.
"They say even if a deal fails, there's still righteousness. The village chief allowed his grandson to force a sale. Not only did he want to take my meat and fish, he also wanted to take me as his wife."
"You are a whole family of black-hearted people. How did you become the village chief? You must have used many tricks, right?"
"Don't think we are inferior just because we are exiled. Let me tell you, we are not easy to bully since we have come all the way from Kyoto."
"We've faced not only natural disasters but also robbers along the way. We've survived the robbers and made it here alive. If you guys want to bully us, think for yourself whether you're more powerful than the robbers."
The boy was beaten so hard that he cried for his parents, and the girl was so frightened that she was stunned and trembling.
Su Nuan looked around and asked, "How did you choose this family as the village chief? I advise you to choose again, otherwise I will never exchange meat for anything in the future."
As she spoke, she showed them what was in the backpack.
Everyone swallowed their saliva. This was meat and fish. If they could have a fish to offer to their ancestors during the New Year, the coming year would definitely be a good one.
However, Su Nuan just showed it to them and then put it back.
An aunt asked, "Girl, what do you want to exchange? We just settled down here and want to inform our ancestors during the New Year. Offering a fish as an offering will surely make them happy and bless us."
Her words resonated with everyone, and everyone looked at Su Nuan eagerly.
Su Nuan thought for a moment and said, "How about this, if you have nothing to do, make some mud bricks. I'm going to build a house in the spring. I'll exchange one fish for 500 yuan."
The aunt said in embarrassment: "It's hard to make in the middle of winter. Can you give me more?"
Su Nuan had left them some room to bargain, and then said awkwardly, "Both the fish and the meat are difficult to prepare..."
The aunt sighed and was about to agree when Su Nuan continued, "How about this, since Chinese New Year is almost here, I'll sell you a fish and three pounds of meat on credit. I'll come back to buy the bricks in the spring."
"If your bricks are well made when I collect them, I'll give you two pounds of meat."
"As for bricks I will charge a different price in the future, we will be able to make mud bricks ourselves after spring."
When he said this, the people around him showed joy on their faces, but some of them had flickering eyes, and no one knew what they were thinking.
How could Su Nuan not know what they were thinking? She reached out and took the hoe at the door. The wood, as thick as a child's arm, was covered with pulp. This kind of wood was very tough and could not be broken even by an adult man kicking it.
However, Su Nuan showed an evil smile, and with a twist of his hands, the wood as thick as a child's arm broke.
Everyone's expressions changed at the same time, as if Su Nuan had broken not wood but their arms.
This was exactly the effect Su Nuan wanted, and she said, "This is what will happen to anyone who dares to lie to me."
Some people were dissatisfied and muttered, "They are just exiled prisoners, why are you so arrogant? You hurt people, the officials will punish you."
Su Nuan chuckled. She wasn't afraid of someone asking, but she was afraid that no one would realize this problem.
She smiled and said, "Then do you know who I am?"
Everyone shook their heads. How could they possibly know who Su Nuan was? They only knew that the people living in the nearby village were exiled prisoners.
For the first time, Su Nuan felt that being the number one prisoner among the exiled prisoners was a good thing.
She laughed and said, "You know that everyone who comes here has the surname Ling, right? Then do you know how the principal offender and the accomplice are treated?"
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