After inquiring, Wang learned that the young grandson of the wealthy Sun family had developed milk aversion syndrome, and several wet nurses had been tried but to no avail.
We also tried goat milk, but it had a strong fishy smell, and the child wouldn't drink it at all.
Wang asked the person next to her, "Then why don't you feed it milk?"
The man glanced at Wang Shi and said, "You old woman, it's easy for you to talk when you're not the one suffering. Where are you going to find a cow in such a short time? Look at that man in the silk clothes, he's the steward of the Sun family. He's frantically searching for a cow right now!"
Upon hearing this, Wang instructed Zhaodi and Yindi to watch the oxcart while she went to find the steward.
When the steward heard that she had dairy cows, he was overjoyed and immediately decided to buy them at a high price.
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Madam Wang looked troubled and said, "Sir, I also have a baby girl who is currently breastfeeding. The cow cannot be sold. However, if you don't mind, we can spare some of the milk!"
Unable to make the decision, the steward took Wang back to the Sun residence.
Sun, the wealthy man, naturally wanted to buy the cow so that his precious grandson could drink fresh milk.
How could Madam Wang bear to cut off Tang Qiqi's food supply? Naturally, she wouldn't sell it. She said, "Master Sun, I think it would be better to have someone come with me to fetch some milk first. If it's for the young master, it won't be a hassle to fetch it every day. It takes no more than an hour to ride a horse back and forth!"
Upon hearing this polite remark, Sun the rich man thought, "What if this kid doesn't drink milk? Wouldn't that be a waste of time?"
Sun, the wealthy man, made a quick decision and sent his steward and Wang to Tangjiagou to fetch milk.
The steward filled three water sacs with milk and gave Wang five taels of silver.
Wang refused, saying that if the young master was willing to drink, it wouldn't be too late to give him the money.
The steward saw that although Wang was poor, she was not greedy. He stuffed the silver into Wang's hand and said, "Take this. If the young master is willing to drink, my master will reward you handsomely!"
After receiving the money, Wang handed the seeds to Xu Lanzhi and said happily, "Our family has really turned our luck around; everything is going smoothly!"
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No sooner had she finished speaking than Liu's son shouted from outside, "Widow Wang, come out here!"
Both Wang and Xu Lanzhi were shocked. When they went outside, they saw Liu lying on a broken wooden board with gauze wrapped around her head and bloodstains on it, looking like she was about to pass away.
Liu's son, Gou Dan, brought a large group of men and aggressively demanded, "Widow Wang, my mother has been severely injured. Either you pay me one tael of silver, or I'll report you to the authorities and have you spend a few years in jail!"
Wang was not one to be trifled with. She pointed at Gou Dan's nose and said, "Bullshit! I hit her with the handle of a hoe, only with a fraction of my strength. At most, she'll get a bump on her head. It's been seven or eight days now, it should be healed by now. You're obviously trying to extort money from me!"
While Wang said this, she was a little uneasy. She knew that Liu was not seriously injured, but she also knew that Liu's family was notorious for being scoundrels.
She secretly regretted it; it was all because of her impulsiveness.
Dog Egg ignored what Wang said and, along with the men behind him, came over aggressively.
Wang was quick and agile, and ran to Liu in three steps, untied the gauze from her head, revealing that Liu's forehead was bald without a single wound.
Just as Wang was about to call for help, Gou Dan and several other people grabbed her and held her down, preventing her from moving.
Liu wrapped the gauze around her head again and continued to lie there, seemingly dead.
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Tang Qiqi, lying in Xu Lanzhi's arms, was furious. She used her mind to enter the space, gathering all her strength to find a weapon to save Wang Shi.
She can get things outside, but when it comes to food delivery, she becomes like a helpless baby, unable to help at all.
By this time, Wang had already been taken away by Gou Dan and his gang, who said they were going to hand her over to the authorities.
Xu Lanzhi's desperate pleas were to no avail. Gou Dan left with the words, "I will only release her if Xu Lanzhi pays me one hundred taels of silver!"
Tang Qiqi was so angry that she cried, and her six older sisters also cried together. Xu Lanzhi handed Tang Qiqi over to Zhaodi and then went to find the village head, Tang Yongnian, for help.
Upon hearing this, Tang Yongnian rushed to Liu's house to demand Wang's return, but there was no sign of her; she had already been taken away by the county officials.
Liu's whereabouts are also unknown. Gou Dan said that she was too badly injured and was sent to the city for medical treatment.
Tang Yongnian, adopting the authority of the village head, demanded that Gou Dan withdraw the lawsuit. Gou Dan, acting like a rogue, said, "Uncle Village Head, you've been protecting Widow Wang for more than just a day or two. This time, my mother was almost beaten to death by her. This matter won't be so easily resolved!"
Tang Yongnian said angrily, "Everyone saw that your mother was not injured, and you are still lying here. If you continue to act like a scoundrel, I will make sure you can't stand in this village!"
Gou Dan said dismissively, "It's not that I want to make things difficult for their family, it's just that someone is unwilling to let them go. Uncle Village Head, listen to my advice, you really can't handle this!"
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Tang Yongnian understood from Gou Dan's words that someone had set a trap for the Wang family. He pressed Gou Dan for details, but Gou Dan refused to say more, only telling Tang Yongnian to take care of himself and not meddle in other people's business.
Tang Yongnian returned empty-handed and had no choice but to tell Xu Lanzhi the whole story, and also asked her if her family had offended anyone.
Xu Lanzhi said doubtfully, "My mother has a fiery temper. She and Liu have had a few arguments, but they were all minor things that didn't really offend anyone!"
Yindi, who was standing nearby, reminded her, "Last time, Grandma Liu insisted that my mother marry some rich man named Qian. Grandma was so angry that she hit her. Grandma Liu also said that she would not let my family off the hook."
Xu Lanzhi suddenly realized that it was all the work of Master Qian.
She begged Tang Yongnian to help her rescue her mother-in-law, Wang.
Tang Yongnian looked troubled. The Qian family was wealthy and powerful. The fact that they dared to arrest Wang meant that the county government had already made arrangements. He was just a small village head, with little influence and no way to help.
He said apologetically, "Lanzhi, I'm so sorry, but I can't fight city hall. There's nothing I can do!"
Tang Yongnian left after speaking, leaving behind the family's children. The older ones shouted, and the younger ones cried. Xu Lanzhi felt utterly exhausted.
Later that evening, Master Qian arrived at his home with a beautifully dressed old woman, saying she had come to present betrothal gifts.
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Tang Qiqi glanced at the wealthy man and almost vomited. He was pot-bellied and had extremely disproportionate features: a flat nose, a big mouth, and his lecherous eyes were reduced to slits.
He leered at Xu Lanzhi greedily and said with a lecherous look, "Lanzhi, I heard that something happened to your family, so I rushed over. Don't worry, I'll take care of everything, nothing will happen."
Holding her child, Xu Lanzhi said indignantly, "You bastard surnamed Qian, don't pretend to be kind. Do you think I don't know that you were behind my mother-in-law's affair? Let me tell you, I'd rather die than become your concubine!"
Qian Yuan smiled slyly and said, "Lanzhi, I like your strong personality. You're tough. You don't agree? No problem, I'm not in a hurry!"
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