After such an incident last night, Fang Qing slept soundly until dawn.
But when she woke up the next morning, she found no one at home, but breakfast had already been prepared and placed on the table.
Fang Qing only learned from Zhao Shi'an after washing up that Fang Daniu and Zhao Shi had been called away by the old woman.
"Something happened to your cousin."
"What's wrong with her? Is her chest still hurting?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Shi'an frowned, and Fang Qing quickly shut up and stopped mentioning her chest.
“Last night after we got home, your cousin got together with Fang Xiaoshuan. This morning, Fang Xiaoshuan’s wife caught her in the house. She tied your cousin up and was going to drown her in a pig cage. Even your great-uncle couldn’t do anything about it. Your grandma called Uncle Da Niu and the others over.”
Fang Qing never expected things to turn out this way.
They got together after only meeting once, which means her cousin wasn't a good person to begin with.
After finishing their meal, Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an went to the private school. On their way, they passed by the old woman's house in the alley and stopped to watch the commotion.
Before I even got close, I could hear Fang Xiaoshuan's wife cursing.
"I won't let her go! She's a slut who ran off to another village to seduce other men. She deserves to be drowned in a pig cage. Even if the King of Heaven himself came, I wouldn't let her go!"
"How dare you! It was clearly your man who ruined my daughter. I've already refused to accept compensation, but you still want to harm my daughter? Is there no justice in this world?"
"What do you mean my man ruined her? She's clearly a slut. I could hear her moaning all night long. She's the one who seduced my man!"
Uncle Wang was so angry that his face turned red. He looked at Wang Niu Niu, who was tied up and disheveled on the ground, then at the group of women who were united in their hatred, and finally his gaze fell on Fang Daniu.
“Da Niu, my good nephew, you can’t just abandon Niu Niu. If it weren’t for you, my Niu Niu wouldn’t be ruined by a man. You have to take responsibility.”
Fang Daniu frowned as the flames of war inexplicably spread to him.
What happened last night has made him completely disregard his uncle.
"What does this have to do with me? I haven't even questioned you and my mother about how you schemed against me last night, and now you're trying to pin this on me? Do you really think I'm easy to bully?"
Fang Daniu got angry, and Wang's eldest uncle shrank back guiltily.
But there's nothing we can do about it now.
"Are you just going to watch Niu Niu get killed by this wicked woman? She's your own cousin!"
"That's her own fault. If she had stayed in Wangjiazhuang, this wouldn't have happened."
"You! You really are an ingrate. If it weren't for my help during the famine, your whole family would have starved to death long ago. Now that you're rich, you don't recognize your poor uncle anymore?"
"Does Uncle really want to settle scores from back then? Didn't my father do enough work for you back then? It's true that you lent us a bowl of cornmeal during the famine, but it was mixed with chaff and dirt, and we later paid it back a hundredfold."
"Why are you making such a fuss? These are all old grievances from years ago. You're so rich now, what's wrong with helping us out?"
"Didn't you bring this up first, Uncle?"
"Alright, Da Niu, look at the situation now. You should marry Niu Niu now, or this wicked woman will kill her."
Even at a time like this, Wang's eldest uncle was still harboring such thoughts.
Anyone with a modicum of common sense wouldn't take on such a mess.
Moreover, Fang Daniu is now rich.
If you really want to find a woman, aren't there plenty of women prettier than this Wang Niu Niu?
"Don't even think about it, village chief. You guys handle this. Whatever the outcome, it has nothing to do with my family. And don't let their people come to our village again, lest they cause trouble for our village."
The village chief now pays special attention to Fang Daniu, and upon hearing this, he quickly agreed.
Fang Daniu and Zhao Shi left the crowd and went home, while Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an went to the private school.
Later, I heard that they weren't drowned in a pig cage, after all, it was a human life. Fang Xiaoshuan's wife beat Wang Niuniu and Fang Xiaoshuan half to death, and the Wang family never came to their village again.
After the incident involving Wang's eldest uncle, no one came to claim kinship with him anymore.
Time flew by, and before we knew it, it was the hottest time of the year, and the watermelons Fang Qing had planted were ripe.
This is a watermelon from the system store. Each watermelon weighs over ten kilograms. Soaking it in well water for an hour before taking it out makes it even cooler than if it had been frozen in a refrigerator.
The flesh is bright red and juicy and sweet.
The chili peppers were ripe, and Fang Qing asked Zhao to add a stir-fry ingredient when cooking. The spicy and fragrant flavor was so unique that Fang Daniu ate an extra steamed bun.
"Mother, what do you think of this?"
"I think it's great. It's spicy and flavorful, and it'll make everything taste delicious."
"Then I'll grow more and grind them into powder to make seasoning."
Suddenly she felt that perhaps she could open up other business opportunities.
Zhao Shi'an could tell from her expression that she was thinking about something. Sure enough, the next moment Fang Qing said, "Mother, what do you think about me leading the villagers to raise chickens and get rich?"
"Raising chickens? Nowadays, every household raises chickens, but no one has ever gotten rich from it."
Zhao thought Fang Qing was just joking.
“Mom, I’m talking about raising chickens on a large scale, not just raising one or two like the other villagers do.”
What is scale?
"It means raising a lot of them."
Zhao shook her head again.
“I don’t think that will work. If we raise too many chickens, feeding them will be a problem. Grain is so expensive, who would be willing to feed chickens? Besides, which family can eat so many chickens?”
"Once everyone's grain production increases, people will be more willing to spend. Besides, feeding so many chickens doesn't necessarily mean they'll eat them themselves."
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