Chi Xingyue and Ling Jiheng talked it out, and their relationship became closer.
We were chatting in the house and before we knew it, it was dark.
The workers left and the renovation of the courtyard came to an end.
The Ling family members came back one after another, each of them exhausted with sore backs and legs.
Aunt Taohua looked guilty: "It's my fault, I was so busy working in the fields that I forgot to cook!"
The old lady didn't care and patted her arm gently: "I'll ask Nanny Chen, Xiaohe, and Shunzi to help you later."
Zhang Taohua smiled deeply, feeling that working in the Ling family was very comfortable. It was not like other families where one had to be cautious.
However, he did not take advantage of his masters' good temper to act tyrannically.
I quickly went to the kitchen, glanced at the vegetables on the shelf, and decided what to eat in the evening.
Chi Xingyue came out of the house and happened to meet Shu Muyun's smiling eyes.
He quickly asked Baozhu to pour water for his parents-in-law, and also took a plate of cakes from the house for them to fill their stomachs first.
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As time went by, the Ling family went out early and came back late every day. Some of them went to the fields to farm, and some went to the mountains to look for food.
Chi Xingyue strolls around every day, seemingly busy but actually relaxed.
After the exile she had experienced, the amount of activity she did in the mountains was not worth mentioning at all.
Gu Youlian envied Chi Xingyue more than once for not having to work, but no matter how sarcastic she was, the Ling family members were all very kind to Chi Xingyue, which made her depressed.
Geng Suhua felt tired and thought her daughter-in-law was really stupid to a certain extent.
It's obvious that Ling Jiheng treats his wife like the apple of his eye. If you make him unhappy, aren't you afraid that he will cut off your food?
That’s right, although it was Ling Jiheng’s people who went up the mountain every day, he didn’t eat alone. He would always give some to the first and third wives.
There was only one woman in the third room, Liang Zhijun, and she was a sensible person. She always expressed her gratitude warmly and did not dare to say anything.
The eldest wife, Wan Chunqin, was also a sensible person. She would occasionally give Ling Yi some fruits or cakes, trying her best to maintain the relationship between the two families.
Gu Youlian was completely out of control. She either disliked this or looked down on that, like a white-eyed wolf.
Ling Jiren mentioned to Geng Suhua that he and Gu Youlian could no longer live together.
But they couldn't divorce each other just because of such a small matter.
I can only grit my teeth and accept it.
Look, when I saw Chi Xingyue and his companions carrying three wild boars down, I felt so jealous and sour.
Just as she was about to speak, Geng Suhua pushed her away: "Get out of the way!"
Then he walked forward with a smile and asked about their well-being: "Are you hurt? Come and rest!"
Chi Xingyue took the tea brought by Ling Jiran and drank it all in one gulp.
Ling Jiheng explained in a low voice, "We were picking chestnuts in the mountains and were almost attacked by a wild boar. It was only because Ling San was alert that we weren't hurt.
But it took a long time.”
In fact, it was not that complicated. As soon as they arrived at the chestnut forest, they discovered something unusual.
Ling San and Ling Si were even more courageous and took the initiative to provoke. In just over ten minutes, they killed the wild boar family of three.
He bled the wild boar on the mountain, dug a hole and buried it, and then brought it back.
He even deliberately messed up his clothes and hair to create the illusion that his life was almost hanging by a thread.
Although the Ling family was delighted, they still blamed the few people for not being careful enough.
"Why don't we not go up the mountain? We've almost finished storing our winter supplies."
Ling Jiheng shook his head: "Not enough, far from enough. Winter is long and cold, and we have many young men in our family, so we can't take any chances."
Old Master Ling sighed and patted Ling Jiheng's arm: "Thank you for your hard work!"
Ling Jiheng smiled and said, "Then I'll take everyone back to rest first!"
The Ling family had no objections and even started to cheer: "Go back quickly and don't come out this afternoon. The land is almost plowed, just leave it to us."
Ling Jiheng nodded and walked back with Chi Xingyue.
There were no cars on the farm today, so Ling San and his companions could only carry the wild boar and parade through the streets.
Before, everyone in Qingshan Village thought that the Ling family was an outsider. Although they were rich, they had no say.
But after tasting the delicious crabs, they all had a different opinion of the Ling family.
They feel that people who come from outside have much more experience than these country folk.
So, in addition to Song Lizheng, there were people coming every day to take a look and see what the Ling family was doing.
Ling Jiheng and Chi Xingyue made so much noise every day that they could not escape the eyes and ears of the people in Qingshan Village.
Although those chestnuts and walnuts were enviable, they were able to get them back.
But today, what did they see? A wild boar!
There are two big and one small, a total of three!
Everyone was so jealous that a few of them, who were so greedy for the meat, came forward and made a fuss, saying that the wild boar was public property and they were not allowed to take it back and eat it themselves.
Chi Xingyue was speechless, thinking that this was not a brigade with public ownership of the means of production. Why were they making so many excuses, just to get something for free? Was there really any need for that?
However, no matter what they said, they would never give up their prey.
Seeing they couldn't persuade him, the young men started to rant: "You come to our Qingshan Village to settle down, go up the mountain every day to pick good things, how can we locals survive!"
This sentence irritated everyone, and Chi Xingyue said speechlessly, "We haven't set foot in your area of activity. In order to avoid competing with the villagers of Qingshan Village for resources, we deliberately went deep into the mountains to pick mountain products. Otherwise, how could we possibly kill a wild boar?"
With Rourou in front, the young men lost all their rationality and bared their teeth at Chi Xingyue: "Get out of here, you bitch! Do you have the right to speak here?"
Ling Jiheng frowned and kicked the man two meters away, shocking the onlookers so much that they ran to call Song Lizheng.
"Uncle Village Chief, Ling, something happened to the Ling family!"
Song Lizheng jumped out of bed, muttering to himself, "Why do things go wrong when I'm not there? Am I that important?"
Before he could figure it out, he was dragged to the foot of the mountain.
Ling Jiheng said to the troublemakers, "My wife's opinion is my opinion. My Ling family has never wronged any of you. The mountain products we collected were all from the deep mountains where no one wanted them.
If you have the ability, you can go up the mountain to pick them, no one will stop you!"
The young men cursed and swore, thinking that if they had the guts, they would stop people on the road and ask for meat. They would have gone to the mountains to catch wild boars long ago!
When Song Lizheng arrived, he saw a scene of confrontation between the two sides.
He quickly stepped forward to mediate: "Ji Heng, don't be angry with Donkey Egg. He is shallow-minded and ignorant. You are a magnanimous person. Just treat him like a fart!"
After saying that, he slapped Donkey Egg on the back of the head: "Isn't what I said clear enough? You are so polite when you are greedy for meat, and you are still threatening? What good things are you thinking!
It's also my fault that I, the village head, am incompetent. A good young man has become hysterical because of his craving for meat. It's all because of poverty!
Ji Heng, can you take our villagers to the mountains to hunt? Don't worry, I won't let you suffer any loss, we will split it in half! "
This was something he had thought of a long time ago, but he just took the opportunity to say it out today.
Qingshan Village is rich in products, but they can't take them all for themselves. If they want to eat wild animals, well, they can only ask outsiders for help.
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