"My beauty may be superficial, but your ugliness runs deep." Xia Lan looked at Aunt Hu's face and laughed even harder.
"Look at your face! Your hair doesn't match your head shape, your head shape doesn't match your face shape, your face shape doesn't match your neck shape, and your neck shape doesn't match your body shape. You're practically a deformity!"
"You!...I...you!" Aunt Hu was so angry that she couldn't speak coherently, her whole face turning red.
"What did I do to offend you that you're so hung up on me!" Xia Lan said angrily, hands on her hips. "Why are you always nagging me? What's wrong with Shi Tou buying me medicine? Is that your money or is he your son? Is it any of your business to interfere?"
"Every word you say looks down on women. Aren't you a woman yourself? Weren't you born of a mother? It's one thing to be sharp-tongued and mean-spirited, but your brain is full of filth too. You're really shameless," Xia Lan cursed angrily.
"Hahahaha, Xia Xia is right! Absolutely right!"
"Oh! That's so satisfying to hear! Finally, someone has spoken my mind!"
"Xia, I really love your mouth."
The aunties all laughed when they saw that Aunt Hu, who was usually so arrogant, was rendered speechless and almost fainted from anger by Xia Lan's rebuke.
When Aunt Hu saw Qin Yu approaching with the village chief, she ran away in a disheveled state.
"What happened?" When Qin Yu brought Xu Fulin over, he happened to see Aunt Hu running out. He quickly rushed into the yard, found Xia Lan, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was alright.
"She called me a jinx, saying you've been bewitched by a vixen!" Xia Lan angrily complained to Qin Yu. "So I just yelled at her and she left."
“You’re not a jinx, don’t listen to her,” Qin Yu comforted him. “Good for you, I’ll scold her again next time.”
Xu Fulin looked at Qin Yu with a meaningful gaze as he observed how attentive Qin Yu was to Xia Lan.
"Village Chief." Xia Lan immediately reverted to her obedient demeanor upon seeing Xu Fulin.
"Qin Yu told me you want to replace these furniture pieces?" Xu Fulin looked at Xia Lan and asked kindly, like an elder.
"Is that alright?" Xia Lan nodded. "These pieces of furniture were all made by Dad using fine wood; each one is a labor of love from him."
It was originally intended as her dowry.
It was just ruined by Xia Wei's family.
Furthermore, since Qin Yu's home couldn't accommodate all that furniture, Xia Lan decided to find them a new owner.
It's better than leaving it in the yard to be exposed to the wind and sun, wasting its life until it's scrapped.
“Sure.” Xu Fulin nodded. “In the village, I still have the authority to make decisions!”
"Thank you, Village Chief," Xia Lan said happily.
The aunties immediately surrounded the furniture they had just picked out, protecting it as if afraid that if they were too slow, someone else would snatch it away.
"I want this cabinet!"
"I want this table and chair set!"
"I want this recliner."
"I want this box."
"Alright! Should we exchange it for money or grain?" Xu Fulin asked, looking at the aunties and then at Qin Yu and Xia Lan.
"Grain!" Xia Lan said without hesitation.
"Money," Qin Yu said.
After they finished speaking, the two looked at each other.
Why don't you want grain?
"Didn't you want money?"
Looking at the other person, I couldn't hold back anymore.
"We need grain!" Xia Lan slammed her hand on the table and said.
These days, having enough to eat is the most important thing. Yesterday, Qin Yu helped her get back more than 600 yuan, and with the 200 yuan Qin's mother gave her, she had almost 900 yuan. Adding Qin Yu's money, she had 1,000 yuan, which is a huge sum of money nowadays.
On the contrary, even with money, it's impossible to buy food.
"Then we need grain," Qin Yu said, changing his mind after Xia Lan's suggestion. "We need new grain."
"..." Upon hearing that Qin Yu wanted new grain, the aunties were a little unhappy.
"These are all fine furniture pieces, made of top-quality wood, they won't spoil for decades," Qin Yu explained casually. "You couldn't buy them anywhere else."
Upon hearing this, the women immediately agreed without hesitation.
With sons and daughters about to get married in the family, such fine furniture would be a very prestigious thing to do as a dowry or betrothal gift. New rice is fine, it's for the family to eat, we can just mix in some old rice. Such good furniture is not to be missed.
"Alright, then you can exchange the grain for new grain at the market price and give it to Shi Tou!" Xu Fulin said calmly.
"Stone, you have to save some for us. I'll go back and ask your uncle to bring you some rice." The aunties all nodded and hurried home to have their husbands bring the new rice.
"Okay." Qin Yu nodded.
After the aunties left, Xia Lan glanced at Xu Fulin and Qin Yu. She felt that Xu Fulin seemed to take special care of Qin Yu. Whenever Qin Yu asked for something, he would respond.
"Girl, why are you looking at me like that?" Xu Fulin noticed Xia Lan's gaze and asked with a smile.
"Thank you, Village Chief, for getting justice for me yesterday." Xia Lan bowed to Xu Fulin and said that she felt she had to thank the Village Chief properly, both morally and logically.
She never expected the village chief to get involved; she thought at most a few aunties would spread the word and get the other party to come to her, which she would then confront.
As a result, Xu Fulin, the village head, stood up for her and led the villagers to seek justice for her. This matter was completely bypassed, and he firmly took back her family's property.
Although she could not get the house back, she was content with the things her parents had left her.
After all, she originally thought she would only get some compensation at most, and that she, an orphan, couldn't protect the house.
The security situation now is not as good as it will be in the future. She is a lone woman, and if a man climbs over the wall, there will be no use in shouting.
If I shout it out, my reputation will definitely be ruined.
If you don't speak up, your innocence will definitely be gone.
Neither way is a good choice.
She might as well stay obediently; at least Qin Yu promised to protect her.
"You don't need to thank me, it was Qin Yu who brought it up." Xu Fulin glanced at Qin Yu. If Qin Yu hadn't brought it up, he certainly wouldn't have.
After all, the two villages are adjacent, and Xia Lan herself is from Xiahe Village. How could he, as the village chief of Shanghe Village, possibly make decisions for her?
"We're on the same side, no need for thanks." Xia Lan winked at Qin Yu, who nodded. "Yes, no need to thank me."
Xu Fulin glanced at Qin Yu in surprise. "Then stay and live a good life with Shi Tou."
"I will." Xia Lan smiled at Qin Yu.
Qin Yu patted Xia Lan's head with a faint smile.
"Why do you always pat my head? It'll make me stupid. What if I become stupid?" Xia Lan glared at Qin Yu, who chuckled inwardly and calmly withdrew his hand.
She is 1.6 meters tall, which is not short; in fact, it is considered tall in this era.
But when Qin Yu stood in front of her, she only reached his shoulder, which made her appear even shorter.
Yesterday, Qin Yu was either holding her or she was lying in bed, so she didn't feel much. But now that he's standing up, it makes her stand out very much.
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