The small space of more than ten square meters was filled with various items piled up by Meng Tao, leaving little space, so she had to tidy it up as much as possible so that more things could be squeezed in.

But this time we have to put some of the goods out, otherwise when Ma Fengnian’s batch of goods arrives, there really won’t be enough space to hold them.

Meng Tao took inventory and decided not to take the vegetables and fruits out. The batch of Bamboo Leaf Green Wine harvested at the beginning of the New Year also had to be kept in the space to absorb the spiritual energy. The more than 50 pottery jars placed on the edge of the stone platform contained pickled cucumbers, chili sauce, tomato sauce, and pickles, each holding ten kilograms, which could be put out first; as for the tiger bone wine, peach blossom wine, and chrysanthemum wine, since Shen Yu said he would not sell them, he would take them out and keep them in this room for the time being.

Other dry goods in sacks, such as mushrooms, black fungus, day lily, etc., are relatively light and do not take up space when hung on the stone wall.

Two Ming Dynasty calligraphy and painting jars and a box of ancient books and scrolls are hidden in the study, and two Qing Dynasty lotus jars are placed in the corridor, also for temporary storage, and will be put away when there is space. These lotus jars are not only antiques, but also the most suitable artifacts for raising fish. My family and dogs all love to eat fish, and the live fish that come out of the space are extremely delicious. If you want to eat fresh fish anytime and anywhere, a lotus jar is indispensable.

In the past two days, Meng Tao and Xiao Wangcai caught a big fish every day. There were three left, so they killed them directly, stored them in the space, brought them back to the village, and also gave some to Brother Jinniu.

In the middle of the stone platform was a two-meter-high four-layer bamboo container, which stored food, meat, eggs, various cooking condiments, and a basket of apples and pears; there were also two camphorwood boxes and three leather suitcases stacked together, which contained betrothal gifts from the Xu and Shen families, jewelry, cash, collected antiques of various sizes, as well as some of Meng Tao's clothes, bed sheets, quilts, blankets and various fine items. They were placed in the middle to prevent them from falling off the cliff.

These cannot be moved out; they are Meng Tao's family assets and must be kept.

After some tidying up, half of the space was freed up.

Two days later, the dozen or so pots of flowers placed in the space came back to life and sprouted tender green buds again. Meng Tao then took them out and placed them together with other flowers in the yard.

The day agreed upon with Ma Fengnian arrived. Meng Tao went out to the freight yard of the railway station at 4:30 in the afternoon. Ma Fengnian said that it was a long journey to drive here from their county. Generally speaking, if they set out before dawn, they would not be able to arrive in Mengzhou until three or four in the afternoon. When they arrived, they would have to unload the goods and so it would be useless for her to go early.

Don't bring Xiao Wangcai with you and let him play by himself in the yard.

Xiao Wangcai followed Meng Tao to the door happily. Meng Tao touched his little head and said, "Be good and wait at home. I will come back and make you something delicious."

The noise of closing and locking the door was quite loud. The gate of the Zhong family's courtyard opened a crack. Zhong Xiaomei stuck her head out of the door and looked over here. Meng Tao subconsciously looked over there, and when their eyes met, Zhong Xiaomei glared at her fiercely.

Meng Tao glared back at her, and Zhong Xiaomei spat, clenched her fist and made a striking gesture towards her.

Meng Tao: “…”

This crazy woman, black-hearted! If I wasn't in a hurry to pick up the goods, I would find a reason to beat her up.

The railway station freight yard was quite far from Xingzi Lane. Meng Tao walked as fast as possible, but it still took him half an hour to arrive. Ma Fengnian was already waiting there.

The goods that Ma Fengnian brought were very rich, including tea, medicinal materials, various dry goods and mountain products, in large quantities and with guaranteed quality. Ma Fengnian was indeed a conscientious trader. Of course, this was also related to the higher price given by Meng Tao.

Ma Fengnian's cousin came with the car again. This time they brought a wild boar and a big red deer, which they had just hunted from the mountains yesterday. Meng Tao knew that the deer was full of treasures, so she bought them all from them at the black market price.

Meng Tao was worried: there were two bloody large wild animals placed on the clean stone platform. What should she do?

She could handle chickens, ducks, and fish, but how to butcher pigs and cut up deer? Not to mention that she had never done it before, she had never paid attention to it, because she had never thought that one day she would have to kill a pig by herself. Just thinking about the hair on the big wild boar made her feel depressed, and it would be best if the deer skin could be removed in one piece, but how could she do that? When it was dark, Meng Tao walked back to Limin Street.

Liming Street is not very straight. It turns right as you enter. There are two four-story buildings at the intersection, which just block the street lights, creating a large shadow. There are no pedestrians passing by at this time. Three men and one woman are standing under the wall of the building on the street. Meng Tao is also walking along the street, thinking about something and not paying attention to others.

However, she didn't expect that her way was blocked by the three men and one woman.

A familiar female voice said, "Brother, it's her! She's the one with the surname Meng! She was jealous of my beauty, so she asked that bastard Wang Jiancheng to bully me. She even insisted on raising the wall so that I couldn't see the yard over there! Brother, you guys have to help me get revenge and beat her to death!"

Meng Tao was slightly stunned: Is this Zhong Xiaomei's voice? After a closer look, it was indeed that crazy and idiotic woman. Thinking back to the past two days, she seemed to see Zhong Xiaomei hanging around the door every time she went out. Could it be that they were deliberately monitoring her... So these people were actually waiting for her here? Zhong Xiaomei pointed at Meng Tao and complained. Three men next to her, aged between 25 and 30, with beards and messy hair, slowly gathered around Meng Tao. Two of them pulled out a short stick from their waists and gestured to hit Meng Tao on the head, but the oldest man with a small beard raised his hand to stop them.

The mustache man put one hand in his trouser pocket, holding a cigarette butt in his mouth, and gave Meng Tao a wicked smile with a crooked mouth: "You look good, but you dare to mess with my sister, you are very brave, why don't you be a couple with me, and I won't embarrass you."

"Brother! She is my enemy! Why would you date her? You have to kill her!"

After Zhong Xiaomei yelled at her brother, she said to the other two men, "Third cousin and fourth cousin, this bad woman is from the countryside. She came to our city to show off and cheat men out of their money with her looks! Don't you want money? Take her away quickly. All the money she has will be yours!"

"Great, this woman is pretty and can really deceive men. I want her to deceive me too."

"Hahaha! Take him back and let her trick the brothers!"

The two men with messy hair, whom Zhong Xiaomei called her cousins, looked at Meng Tao with lustful eyes and grinned.

"Then what are you waiting for? Knock her out and take her back to your territory. Play with her however you like. When you get tired of her, sell her to another province far away and make more money!" Zhong Xiaomei urged.

Meng Tao was furious when she heard this: She thought Zhong Xiaomei was just a black-hearted nymphomaniac, but she didn't expect that she was actually a poisonous rattlesnake!

As a neighbor, she frequently crossed the line and provoked me. Before I could do anything to her, she gathered some hooligans to ambush me. If I were just an ordinary woman, I would definitely not be able to defeat three men. In this secluded street corner, almost no one passed by during dinner time, so she had no choice but to be dragged away. What a tragic ending!

This vicious Zhong Xiaomei and these evil-minded hooligans must not be tolerated!

In a rage, Meng Tao kicked out hard without saying a word. Zhong Xiaomei let out a scream and flew backwards like a bird with broken wings, then hit a concrete electric pole with a bang, and fell to the ground with a thud, lying there like a pile of mud, without a sound.

(End of this chapter)