Zhao was afraid that the old woman would really take revenge on Fang Qing.
"mother……"
“Shut up. If you speak up for her, you can get out of this house too.”
Zhao looked distressed and dared not utter a sound.
Second Grandma was even angrier when she saw this.
"Are you trying to renege on your promise? You'd better give me an explanation today, or else... or I'll take you to the authorities!"
Her words made Zhao even more anxious.
"Auntie, you can't go to the government office."
"Since you don't want to go to the government, then let my precious grandson recover from his injuries."
The old woman retorted angrily, "Why should I? I don't care. Take the bean sprouts away and do whatever you want with them. We will have absolutely no complaints."
"What use is she to me? Since you don't want to help my grandson recover, then I'll have to go to the county government!"
He said he was going to the county government office, but he didn't move. He just wanted to scare the old woman into submission.
Seeing this situation, Fang Qing knew she had to step in herself.
"Second Grandma, Brother Dashan's injuries look quite serious, but I didn't do it."
"You still won't admit it? Dashan said it was you!"
Fang Qing looked at Da Shan, who was still sobbing, and asked, "Brother Da Shan, did I hit you on the head?"
Da Shan was already feeling a bit guilty, and now that so many people were watching him, his eyes darted around.
No, it's not.
Second Grandma slapped him on the back.
"What do you mean 'not'? When you came, didn't you say it was Bean Sprout who hit you? What are you scared of now?"
Da Shan burst into tears.
"It wasn't bean sprouts, it was Zhao Shi'an who hit me."
"Zhao Shi'an? That unwanted bastard child from the Zhao family?"
"Um."
Second Grandma was so angry that she twisted Dashan's ear.
"Useless thing, how big are you? You actually got beaten up by a little bastard. Come on, let's go find him."
As she spoke, Second Grandma pulled Dashan toward the door, but Fang Qing quickly stopped them.
"Second Grandma, this is not Zhao Shi'an's fault. It was Brother Dashan and his friends who tried to pull Zhao Shi'an into the pond. Brother Dashan and his friends started the trouble first. Moreover, the pond is so deep that Zhao Shi'an would definitely not survive if he fell in. Brother Dashan would then be carrying the burden of a life. That's why I helped Zhao Shi'an at that time."
The villagers are feudalistic; if someone has committed murder, they are considered unlucky and no one in the village respects them, not even able to find a wife.
So when she heard what Fang Qing said, the Second Grandmother's face changed instantly.
"Is what Bean Sprout said true?"
Da Shan nodded guiltily.
The second grandmother disregarded his injuries and slapped him in the face.
"Why did you provoke that unlucky thing? You're a motherless wretch, aren't you afraid of getting your hands dirty?"
The mountain was sobbing.
"Stop crying, you're embarrassing yourself. Come home with me."
As she spoke, Second Grandma led Dashan outside, and Fang Qing followed.
"Second Grandma, I want to say a few words to Brother Dashan."
Second Grandma was also very annoyed at the moment, so she left the mountain and went away.
Fang Qing pulled Da Shan, who was wiping away tears, aside with a smile on her face.
“Brother Dashan, you saw it too. Even though you were injured, Second Grandma didn’t go looking for trouble with Zhao Shi’an because she knew he was an orphan who had no one to care for him, and she wouldn’t get any compensation from him.”
"Brother Dashan, don't mess with Zhao Shi'an anymore. Even if he beats you to death, Second Grandma won't seek justice for you. You'll just become a wandering ghost then!"
Dashan was only a six or seven-year-old child, and his face turned pale after hearing this.
"Alright, Brother Dashan, hurry home, or Grandma will get worried."
Seeing her devilish smile, Da Shan took off running.
"You're always causing me trouble. If there's a next time, you and your mother are kicked out of this house!"
The old woman grumbled and cursed throughout dinner, but Fang Qing let it go in one ear and out the other, and went to bed early after finishing her meal.
The next morning, Fang Qing was thinking of going to check on her two acres of land when the old woman suddenly called out to her.
“We don’t support idlers in our family. What are you doing running around in the streets all day? Go cut grass to feed the pigs and sheep. Don’t come back until you’ve finished cutting this whole bamboo basket.”
The old woman threw the bamboo basket at Fang Qing's feet.
"We don't support idlers in our family, so what are you going to do, Grandma?"
"I'm going to the county town to see your second uncle."
"You're trying to secretly send money to my second uncle, aren't you?"
“What’s wrong with me giving money to your second uncle? Our family will rely on your second uncle in the future, so the family’s money should be spent on him.”
What a blatant and self-righteous act of favoritism!
Separation!
This family must be divided, otherwise sooner or later this old man will drain us dry.
Fang Qing kicked the bamboo basket aside and went out the door, ignoring the old woman's cursing and swearing behind her.
Upon arriving at the foot of the mountain, she arranged for the "planting" of earthworms.
Now that she has points, she has the ability to buy an earthworm.
There's no special trick to "planting" earthworms; just dig a hole with a hoe and bury a few earthworms inside.
Fang Qing hesitated for a moment after "planting" a nest of earthworms.
"Xiaodou, won't they disrupt the local ecological balance?"
[These are earthworms programmed by the system store. They will automatically end their lives after completing their mission, without harming the ecological environment or the growth of crops. Little owner, you can rest assured.]
Fang Qing felt reassured after Xiao Dou said that.
I spent a whole day "planting" earthworms in two acres of land, and I'll have to wait a few days to see the results.
She was exhausted and her stomach was growling with hunger, so she just wanted to go home and rest right away.
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