Chapter 81 She is not afraid of death. Two rams.
The second daughter-in-law of the Zong family had never lost an argument before, but since Qiu Xuan married into the Zong family, nothing has gone well for her.
Erlang's wife is not afraid of anything, let alone using her status as an elder to put pressure on her.
"You...what are you doing? You are such an adult, why are you still fussing with a child?" The second wife of the clan leader said unjustly.
She stood in front, shielding her precious fat grandson behind her.
Seeing her protecting her cub, Qiu Xuan sneered in her heart.
If adults fail to educate their children well, their children will become like this.
If this child is raised like this, he will become the second Hu Zi.
But Qiu Xuan is too lazy to care about their family affairs.
"He brought people to my doorstep and threw mud. How can I bully him if I just asked him to take the mud off the door?" Qiu Xuan stepped forward and slowly approached them.
"Who said that? Which eye of yours saw that it was my Dazhuang who did it?"
"I saw both of them." Qiu Xuan pointed to her own eyes and smiled faintly, "Why, you don't believe it?"
"You are the only one here, so naturally what you say is what happens." The second wife of the clan leader couldn't argue with her, so she changed the subject and talked about Dazhuang's clothes.
The second wife of the Zong family pulled Da Zhuang over from behind and pointed at the mud on his body and said, "You are an adult, why are you beating a child? Look at these nice clothes, you have ruined them."
"Who said that? Which eye of yours saw that I hit him? Huh?" Qiu Yu repeated what she had just said.
"You!" The second wife of the Zong family was so angry that her heart ached, but she couldn't refute it.
Yes, who can prove it? She kicked Dazhuang from behind, who saw it?
Unless Dazhuang has two eyes on the back of his head.
Qiu Xuan chuckled and raised the wooden stick and waved it in front of the two of them.
"If I see anyone throwing mud on the wall of my yard again, I won't just ask him to clean the door."
Qiu Xuan was good at bluffing people, and since she was holding a wooden stick as thick as her forearm, no one dared to approach her.
Zong Lao Er's wife could only watch her leave.
"Grandma!" Dazhuang broke free from her hand and said angrily, "Why didn't you help me fight back? You're so stupid and dumb, no wonder Grandpa wanted to hit you too."
Upon hearing the news, the second wife of the clan's eldest son was stunned. She looked at her most beloved grandson and suddenly felt heartbroken.
Those words were like needles, piercing her heart.
How could this child say such things? She is his grandmother!
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In the Zong family courtyard, Zong's mother and Zong Anji were moving boxes onto a cart.
The box was filled with thick clothes and thick bedding, which didn't look like they would be used in this season.
Qiu Xuan: "Mom, why did you bring all your winter coats down the mountain? It's not like we won't be coming back."
The grandmother sighed, "Mother, you're afraid someone will sneak into our courtyard while we're not home."
Now that almost everyone in the village knows that they have moved down the mountain, if anyone wants to come in, they can just do it in the dark of night.
The grandmother was worried. Although there was no money in the house, clothes and quilts were all made of money.
"Mom, you've thought it through so thoroughly. Let's take everything we can down with us today."
After saying this, Qiu Xuan returned to her home. There were some clothes in the yard that she had not taken away, so she could take them down the mountain this time.
The three of them worked all morning, and only locked the gate and prepared to leave near noon.
Unexpectedly, I met someone from the third branch of the Zong family before leaving.
The third branch was also humiliated by Qiu Xuan and Zong Xiao last time, and this time they met like enemies.
The Third Elder of the Zong clan looked at them fiercely: "Bah, you think you deserve to live a good life."
"Dad, when are you going to open a shop? Look at all the people who opened shops and moved into town."
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! If you're in such a hurry, why don't you get your wife to learn how to make pancakes? That food is so popular in town, and we can make a lot of money if we can teach her how to make it."
Zong Laosan felt confident when he thought of the people queuing up to buy pancakes.
If the Dafang family can do it, then so can he. It’s just a pancake, what else can’t he do?
The mule cart drove towards the main road, and Qiu Xuan also withdrew her gaze.
Thinking of the look that Zong Lao San had given them just now, she felt disgusted.
Why are all these relatives of the Zong family so evil? If they hadn't fallen out, this group of people would have come to them and begged them to borrow money.
Fortunately, the engagement ended early, Qiu Xuan thought.
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In town, Zong Xiao came to the shop alone.
He gave Sanshui another day off and asked him to go for a walk on the street.
Sanshui was very smart and wiped the tables and chairs in the shop before leaving.
Zong Xiao opened the shop door and hung a sign outside.
The wooden sign was made by the owner of the tavern next door, and it said "Closed today".
"Boss Zong, the restaurant is closed today, and the pancake stand is also closed?"
The diners who came early to buy pancakes felt disappointed.
"Well, something happened at home so I can't set up the stall today. I'll continue as usual tomorrow."
"Okay, then I'll go look somewhere else."
There are many pancake stalls in the town now, and you don’t have to go to one of them.
But I still like to come here after getting used to the food.
For example, the man who had been following them was now growling with hunger.
"Third brother, why aren't you in a hurry today? Why don't you go buy it?"
"I'm anxious too, but they won't sell it today." The third brother asked him to look at the wooden sign hanging on the door.
The man was illiterate and slapped the third brother on the head.
"You know I can't read."
The third brother rubbed his head and looked at him innocently.
"If you can't read, then you can't read. Why are you hitting me?"
"The door is open, how can you not sell it? Why don't you go and ask."
"Me? That's not good. Madam has told us to be careful."
"How could he tell if you didn't tell him? Idiot."
The third brother, who was called an idiot, touched his nose and said, "Okay, I'll go."
He snatched the purse and hurried downstairs.
The Tianjin Restaurant was just across the street, and he arrived there in just a few steps.
The door was empty, and there was nothing there. He had no choice but to walk closer to the shop.
"Waiter, are you closed today?"
"Take a day off today." Zong Xiao had been waiting for a long time. He walked towards him carrying a teapot.
"Please sit down." Zong Xiao said.
The third brother thought to himself that this was not good, but if he ran out now, wouldn’t it prove that he was guilty of something?
"I don't know why the shopkeeper wants to keep me here, but is he going to sell me pancakes separately?" The third brother smiled foolishly and pretended to be confused.
Zong Xiao walked past him and closed the door.
This level made the third brother unable to sit still. He stood up and looked ready to fight.
"I just wanted to talk to you, that's all."
Zong Xiao sat down and poured him some tea.
If he still doubted this person's identity last night, now Zong Xiao was certain that he must be from the brothel.
"I wonder what mission your wife has given you this time. Not kidnapping people this time? Buying food instead?"
"What, what are you talking about? I'm a simple guy and I don't understand the twists and turns in your words."
"Then let me be more clear. Isn't the backyard of the first house in Heyuan Alley the brothel's?"
The third brother swallowed and looked at the scarred man in front of him in shock.
He suddenly felt a chill and felt that he might not be able to go out today.
Zong Xiao really didn't mean anything else. He was just an ordinary citizen and it was impossible for him to do such things as murder and arson.
The reason I brought people here today was just to confirm what I thought in my heart.
Now it seems that he and Qiu Xuan were right.
"If you don't say it today, someone else will tell it tomorrow." Zong Xiao wrote two words on the table with tea.
"I..." Being an honest man, the third brother quickly confessed what he knew.
Miss Cuihong only told them two things. One was to keep an eye on the Jinwei Restaurant to see if there were any new delicacies there, and the other was to buy a portion of food every day and send it to the brothel.
"That's all?"
"That's really all. Boss, you can see I come here every day to buy our pancakes."
"You go."
The man's words of defense stopped on his lips. He didn't expect that the scarred man in front of him would let him go so easily.
He stood up excitedly and prepared to go out.
"Today's events."
"I understand, I understand. You're hiding it, right?" The third brother knows the rules of the underworld!
"Make sure to convey every word to Miss Cuihong." Zong Xiao was not afraid that they would find out. He hoped that they would know these things sooner.
Instead of sending people to monitor their every move, it would be better to just resolve the matter directly.
As long as the problem is not resolved, they will be watched every day.
Instead of living in fear, it is better to run for yourself.
It was the first time the third brother had met such a person. He stammered, "Okay...Okay."
Zong Xiao watched him leave and then entered the shop diagonally across the street.
It looked like a cloth shop from the outside, but unexpectedly, it was actually a brothel inside.
But it’s not too late to know now.
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After noon, Zong Xiao led the two sheep he had bought back to the village.
Qiu Xuan asked for fat and strong ones, so Zong Xiao bought two rams.
He bargained for a lower price and the other party gave him thirty copper coins, but they didn't deliver it.
Zong Xiao had no choice but to lead the sheep home by himself. Along the way, many people looked at him twice when they saw him.
After all, sheep are rare animals and few villagers raise them.
At this time of year, mutton is even more expensive. One pound of mutton can buy two pounds of pork.
"Second brother, you really bought it back. Why did you buy two more?" Zong Anji heard the noise outside the door and hurried over to open the door for him.
He knew why his second brother went out today. It was for his unborn child!
"Well, I bought it because it looked strong." Zong Xiao handed him the reins and instructed, "Give them some water and tie them up in the backyard."
Zong Anji smiled and took the boy away, but soon he ran back in a hurry.
"Second brother! You must have been deceived by those two, those two."
"What happened to those two?" Zong Xiao had checked them carefully and found that the two sheep were very healthy.
"Those two are males!"
It’s not like ram meat is inedible. Zong Xiao felt that his third brother was really making a fuss out of nothing.
Qiu Xuan happened to be walking from the courtyard. When she heard them talking, she quickly interrupted, "Your second brother might want the sheep to have lambs. Don't worry, I'll ask him to buy a female tomorrow."
There is indeed nothing wrong with what he said, but Zong Anji always felt it was a little strange.
Even if they were going to give birth to cubs, they should have bought a male and a female. Why did they buy two males?
But he didn't think too much about it. When he heard his grandmother calling him to serve the dishes in the yard, he immediately ran out again.
After seeing everyone leave, Qiu Xuan explained.
"Today my second brother asked me what I was doing. I said I went to look at the sheep and wanted to buy some to take home."
Qiu Xuan sat down next to Zong Xiao and continued, "Second brother thought you were going to see the ewe. Isn't your sister-in-law pregnant? The goat's milk can be given to the child."
Zong Xiao: ...
Zong Xiao pinched Qiu Xuan's fingertips and said in a voice that they could both hear, "That's my sister-in-law... How could I possibly care so much... I'm overstepping the bounds."
Qiu Xuan: "My second brother is simple-minded. Since he has misunderstood, let him keep misunderstanding. Tomorrow you can buy another ewe. If she can really give birth, that would be great."
There were only two of them in the room at this time. Qiu Xuan looked outside and saw that no one came.
Then he boldly asked, "Have you found out?"
"Yeah, just as you thought."
Qiu Xuan's eyes darkened, "They really are haunting us."
The common people just have a good skill and make a living by it, so why are they being targeted?
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Qiu Xuan is naturally not afraid. She is not afraid of life or death now.
In the kitchen, Zong Anji told his mother what had just happened.
He laughed and said, "I don't know what Second Brother was thinking. He actually bought two rams. I'll go with him tomorrow to buy some. I can't let Second Brother get cheated again."
The clan mother opened her mouth to say something, but swallowed the words back.
Never mind, since he is stupid, let him be stupid.
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