Chapter 46 Chapter 46 I didn’t expect it to be so easy to fool
The news that the daughter of the old Yu family, who had been adopted and taken back to the city, had returned quickly spread throughout the village. Those who had been mocking Yu Guoliang for being crazy and desperate enough to contract a fish pond suddenly had a new topic of conversation.
Yu Mianmian wasn't her biological daughter; she was mistakenly adopted. This shocking news shocked many people. She returned to the city without a word, never returning to the village or contacting the Yu family. The villagers secretly said the Yu family had been taken advantage of.
Their biological daughter didn't recognize them in the city, and their adopted daughter ran back to the city and didn't recognize them either.
After working hard for more than ten years, it was all in vain.
Many people laughed at Xu Li, saying that she treated a money-losing girl like a treasure and even supported her to go to high school. But you see, in the end, she was just raised for someone else's family for nothing.
Because of these gossips, Xu Li had quarrels with several people in the village.
Who would have thought that two years had already passed, and the daughter of the old Yu family had returned. According to those who had seen her, she had married in the city, and this time her husband had returned with her. He was very handsome, and looked respectable and impressive.
The most important thing is that they carried a lot of things into Yu’s house.
Those who had quarreled with Xu Li before suddenly felt very jealous. No matter whether they were biological children or not, the fact was that they had raised them for so many years. As long as they were willing to visit, wouldn't it be easy to support the Yu family?
Of course, some people secretly thought that maybe they were just bored and came to the countryside for a walk. City people are also very smart and may not really help the Yu family.
However, new news soon came. It was said that Yu Guoliang had gone to discuss with the village cadres and wanted to sign a formal contract with the village. The contract period would not be one year, but three to five years.
It is said that the village party secretary asked him on the spot, if the contract is for three to five years, at least half of the money should be paid, can you afford it?
What happened in the end? Yu Guoliang said with a smile that his youngest son wanted to invest money, but he didn’t have enough, so Yu Mianmian, oh no, her name is Liu Mianmian now, so Liu Mianmian will pay for it!
Wow!
One hundred and fifty a year, four hundred and fifty in three years, and seven hundred and fifty in five years!
Even if Yu Guoliang could pay some of the money himself, it would still be a lot of money, not to mention the cost of fish seedlings.
Liu Mianmian really came back to help the Yu family!
It's so sour. Everyone feels so sour.
Especially those who had previously helped raise a daughter for nothing, felt a mixture of emotions. This wasn't just raising a daughter for nothing, it was raising a golden child. Even if it was a biological daughter, no one could guarantee that she would be able to support the family like this after getting married!
When the news reached Old Lady Yang and Yang Qiaoqiao, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law became even more jealous.
Guoxing worked as a temporary worker at the township's agricultural machinery factory, earning 28 yuan a month, considered a "high income" in the village. Zhaodi also helped out, occasionally bringing things from her husband's family home to her own.
But compared with Liu Mianmian's attack worth hundreds of dollars, it suddenly felt not enough.
Liu Mianmian didn't know what the villagers were thinking. She had money now, and taking out a few hundred yuan to invest in Yu Guoliang was just a drop in the bucket.
Moreover, money will not make money if you hold it in your hand.
Only by spending the money you have and letting it play its due role can you make more money sooner, right?
In her previous life, she didn't dare to think about having a small goal, but in this life, standing at the forefront of the times, she still dared to think about it. After all, those bigwigs in the future who had countless small goals were similar to her at this time, either reselling corn or selling soda on a tricycle.
Xu Li is a good cook, and in order to entertain her son-in-law today, she was generous with the ingredients, so the lunch was rich in oil and sauce, and it was very delicious.
After dinner, everyone sat and chatted. Around four or five in the afternoon, when the sun was not so strong, a group of people followed Yu Guoliang to see the contracted ponds and mountains.
The pond wasn't too big, but it was enough for fish farming. Since the village hadn't properly managed it, weeds grew around the edge of the pond, and someone was washing clothes on the bluestone slabs in the corner.
Seeing Liu Mianmian and the others, the eldest sister-in-law who was washing clothes greeted them with a smile: "Guoliang, Mianmian, hey, this will be your fish pond from now on. Can we still come here to wash clothes in the future?"
Liu Mianmian pulled this person out from the original owner's memory. He was a neighbor who lived near the old house. He was a bit of a talker, but he was not a bad person.
Liu Mianmian also smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, wash them today. Don't wash them later. Otherwise, if anything happens to the fish we raise, we won't be able to explain it, right? The village party secretary said that the contract money will be distributed according to the number of people in the village. Everyone will get more or less. He must hope that our fish pond will be successful, right? Otherwise, we won't be able to pay the contract money, and you won't get any money to share."
The eldest sister-in-law laughed heartily: "Oh, it's different after moving to the city. Mianmian is so talkative now! Don't worry, I'll stop washing this bucket of clothes after I finish washing them. I'll talk to the others for you. Washing clothes is not as important as the money, right?"
Liu Mianmian smiled: "That's right."
When they were a little further away, Liu Mianmian discussed with Yu Guoliang, "We need to get rid of all these weeds and other things. Then, we need to put up more signs near the fish pond saying things like 'Caution, Danger, No Washing,' and have people draw easy-to-understand diagrams next to them."
After looking at the fish pond, I looked at the mountain. The area of this mountain is indeed quite large. If it weren’t for the plan to plant peanuts, Liu Mianmian thought it would be a good idea to enclose it and raise free-range chickens.
The entire mountain is covered with weeds, and occasionally colorful wild flowers can be seen among the grass, swaying gently in the wind in the evening sunshine.
Peaceful and relaxing countryside scenery.
"Ah, what is that!"
Shen Weiyun suddenly screamed. Liu Mianmian turned her head and caught a glimpse of something swimming towards her quickly in the grass. She was startled and was about to run when she was suddenly pulled to the side. Then, she saw a pointed wooden stick suddenly poked at the thing in the grass quickly, fiercely and accurately.
Liu Mianmian's eyes suddenly widened.
The thing in the grass was poked and swung its tail in pain, but it couldn't break free from the small wooden stick.
Liu Mianmian turned her head to look at Shen Weizhuo who was holding her: "You..." Are you some ancient knight or immortal who traveled through time?
Shen Weizhou protected her and stepped aside a few steps before saying, "In the summer, places with lush vegetation are prone to hiding snakes, insects, rats and ants. You should be careful."
Yu Guoliang, who was closer, also reacted and picked up a big rock from somewhere, swung it high, and smashed it down on the still struggling snake. Yu Guodong, as expected of his younger brother, followed suit and also picked up a rock and smashed it on the snake.
Wang Zhiyuan, who was a little further away, asked: "...Do you need two more?"
It felt like the snake was about to be smashed into a meat patty.
Yu Guoliang waved his hand: "No, no, he should be smashed to death." Don't even mention seven inches. His head and body were smashed to pieces. It didn't matter whether it was seven inches or not.
When there was no movement in the grass, the two Yu brothers moved over in perfect tacit understanding. After making sure that the snake was dead, they picked it up with the pointed wooden stick.
Shen Weiyun, still in shock, stared at the snake, half of its body smashed to pieces, with wide eyes and asked curiously, "Is this a snake? This is the first time I've seen a real living snake!"
Yu Guodong, who was holding the snake in one hand, couldn't help but twitch his lips: "This is not a living snake anymore." It is deader than dead.
He thought the city girl would be scared, but the little girl's eyes were as big as copper bells, and she was even more curious than him.
Yu Guoliang looked at the snake and said, "Take it back and let Uncle Herbalist take a look. It might be worth a few dollars." The barefoot doctor in the village went up the mountain to collect herbs all day long, so he got this nickname.
He gave Shen Weizhou a thumbs up as he spoke: "Brother-in-law, your hands are amazing. Although you didn't nail it in the seven-inch area, you nailed it so that it couldn't move. Otherwise, it would have bitten Mianmian and we would be in trouble today."
Shen Weizhou glanced at Liu Mianmian and said, "Well, I was in a hurry at the moment."
Liu Mianmian thought to herself, "Something's wrong with you. The only people who really get angry are people like me, okay?"
Considering safety issues, they didn't continue shopping and turned back.
Halfway through the walk, they met Yang Qiaoqiao, who was carrying a vegetable basket. She smiled and greeted them, saying, "Mianmian, Second Auntie has a few words to tell you. Would you like to accompany her to the private plot to pick vegetables?"
Liu Mianmian's eyes flashed, but she didn't refuse. Instead, she said, "We just encountered a snake, and I accidentally got my shoes and pants dirty. You go to your private plot first, and I'll come over after I change my pants."
Yang Qiaoqiao wanted to say that it would be a good idea to go to the private plot wearing dirty pants and dirty shoes, as the private plot was not a clean place. However, this did not fit her personality. She had always been honest, dull and meddlesome when she was outside. Since Liu Mianmian said so, she would definitely not object.
So I had no choice but to nod and say, "Okay, I'll go to my private plot and wait for you. My tomatoes are growing well, I'll pick some for you."
After the people walked away, Yu Guodong frowned and asked, "Why did Second Aunt look for you?"
Liu Mianmian shook her head: "I don't know. Didn't she say she had something to tell me? Then let's go and listen to what she says." Anyway, it's definitely not a good thing.
Yu Guodong frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "You didn't know that in the past two years since you went to the city, oh, right, not long after you went to the city, Yu Guoxing went to work at the agricultural machinery factory in the village. And in the past two years, Second Aunt has also changed."
There doesn't seem to be any obvious or big changes, but he is indeed very different from before. He is not as reserved in what he says and does as before. In his mother's words, he is sarcastic all day long and doesn't seem like a good person.
Liu Mianmian nodded: "Yeah, I know."
After returning to Yu's house, Liu Mianmian found Xu Li in the kitchen, leaned over and whispered a few words in her ear, then went back to her room and lingered for a while. She didn't change her pants and still went to the private plot wearing the pants with slightly dirty hems.
Yang Qiaoqiao didn't even notice whether she had changed her pants or not. She beamed as soon as she saw her coming. She wasn't bragging. Her tomatoes were well-groomed. When she bit into them, they were sweet, pink, and juicy.
Liu Mianmian casually grabbed one from the basket and asked while eating, "Second Aunt, what do you want to tell me?"
Yang Qiaoqiao stared at the bitten tomato in her hand, feeling a little distressed. She laughed dryly and said, "It's nothing. When you left, you told me you'd never come back. Two years have passed, and you suddenly came back. I thought it was a bit strange, so I wanted to ask you."
Liu Mianmian hummed and said nothing.
Yang Qiaoqiao wondered why this girl had become so difficult to deal with after her trip to South City. If it were in the past, if she had said that, this girl would have definitely started complaining to her.
Xu Li had a carefree personality, and this girl always liked to tell her secretly about anything that made her unhappy since she was a child. They had a good relationship, otherwise this girl wouldn't have listened to her instigation and returned to South City without a word.
Moreover, this girl has been stubborn since she was young, and she believes everything she hears, making her very easy to be provoked.
Yang Qiaoqiao didn't believe that anyone could really become smarter just by coming to the city. At most, they would just learn to pretend to be smart. Thinking of this, she still said what she had prepared.
"I was the one who told you that your family wanted to exchange you for Lin Shanmei. I thought that when you come back this time, you shouldn't mention this to your mother. After all, it's all in the past. Lin Shanmei's brother, it seems, finally found a wife. Only after he found a wife did the Lin family agree to marry Lin Shanmei off. If we bring this up again now, it will be embarrassing for everyone."
Yang Qiaoqiao sighed and said, with a sincere look on her face, "I'm not trying to take credit for it. There are some things you don't know. Originally, your brother Guoxing could have been hired as a regular employee at the agricultural machinery factory, but because you ran away, the Lin family got wind of it and said my family was involved. They went to the township and made a scene, ruining Guoxing's job as a regular employee."
"These things are over, and we'll just have to bear the loss. Please don't bring it up, or your second brother's marriage will be in jeopardy. It's been delayed for two years, and it's really not easy for your second brother to find a wife."
Liu Mianmian finished the last bite of tomato and sighed, saying, "Second Aunt, I really didn't know your family had suffered so much because of this. I'm not a heartless person. Brother Guoxing lost his regular job because of me. This is really unfair. Second Aunt, I have to give you a subsidy, one thousand yuan, do you think it's enough?"
Yang Qiaoqiao's eyes suddenly lit up, and her voice trembled slightly: "Mianmian, this, this, this..."
After saying "this" for a long time, he didn't dare to say the word "no", for fear that if she said no, Liu Mianmian would really not give it to her.
She said these words to Liu Mianmian with the intention of tricking her into giving her some benefits. But even though she always thought that Liu Mianmian was easy to fool, she never expected that she was so easy to fool!
I hadn't even opened my mouth yet, but Liu Mianmian actually asked for one thousand!
Yang Qiaoqiao suppressed her excitement and said, "Mianmian, I should be embarrassed to take your money, but you also know that your brother Guoxing is also looking for a marriage, so I have to prepare a betrothal gift for him, and my family really needs money. How about this, you can consider this money as a loan to us, and when Guoxing makes money, we will let him pay you back." That being said, whether they can make money at that time is up to them.
One thousand yuan, this is one thousand yuan!
Yang Qiaoqiao was so excited that she suddenly heard someone shouting, "Give me back your head, you shameless bastard." She was stunned and before she could react, Xu Li, who had been hiding aside and listening to the whole story, rushed over and slapped her in the face.
"You damn evildoer, I was wondering why my Mianmian went back to the city without a word. It turns out you were the one spreading rumors. Damn it, you're the one who exchanged your daughter for a bride. Your whole family is also involved in exchange marriages!"
When Xu Li thought about how she had been living in anxiety and contradiction for the past two years, she slapped Yang Qiaoqiao's face several more times. Not feeling satisfied, she simply grabbed her hair and continued slapping her.
Yang Qiaoqiao is a petite girl, and facing the tall and strong Xu Li, she is like a helpless little chicken, completely unable to resist.
"You're such a good pretender, pretending to be gentle and kind all day long. You think the whole world can't see it, right? I'm not buying it. It would be fine if you just stayed quiet, but you've come to my house to stir up trouble. If I don't beat you to death today, I'll write my name, Xu Li, backwards!"
"Ahhhh, Xu Li, please let me go. I didn't do anything. Don't try to wrongly accuse me. Please let me go. Wuuuuuuuuu——"
One-sided assault.
"Humph, you're still trying to extort money from my daughter? You're so bold! You even dare to ask for a thousand dollars!"
There was another burst of crackling sounds.
After finally scratching Yang Qiaoqiao's face, Xu Li spat at her and said to Liu Mianmian in a smug and arrogant manner: "Let's go home and eat!"
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