Chapter 214 The Best Revenge
As soon as Bai opened her mouth, she praised Xu Zhichun with laughter and sighs, which made Zhang's nose smoke and her face became darker and darker.
"Hey, second sister-in-law, aren't you busy at home? Go and do your own thing. I don't have time to listen to your nonsense."
After hearing what Zhang said, Bai was also a little angry.
If it weren't for the fact that this sister-in-law was very useful, she would have ignored her long ago, really.
"No, sister-in-law, of course I have something to talk to you about. Tell me, the Xu family has bought so much land all at once. Those wastelands are fine, but there are 42 acres of paddy fields, plus the 6 acres they already have. How can she cultivate so much? She must rent it out to someone or hire someone to cultivate it. Is she leaving it to us, the family, to benefit outsiders?"
Zhang's eyes lit up: "You are right."
Mrs. Bai smiled awkwardly again, "Mrs. Xu hates me. Last time we met, she wouldn't even look at me. I don't know what I did wrong to make her dislike me so much. I don't dare to go up to her and offend her. I'm sorry to bother you, sister-in-law. If this thing works out, I'll also benefit from it, sister-in-law."
Zhang's expression softened slightly, but Xu didn't give her a cold look in person. So it seemed that she was more popular than Bai.
"Humph, this will definitely work, just wait and see."
"Well, let me thank you first!"
Mrs. Bai couldn't help but flatter Mrs. Zhang and said, "It seems that Mrs. Xu's konjac business is really profitable. I think she makes more than two or three hundred coins a day, maybe even more. I think Cui'er doesn't have much to do. Sister-in-law, why don't you consider letting Cui'er run errands and earn some money to supplement the family income?"
Zhang couldn't help but grit her teeth.
Why didn't she consider it?
She had mentioned it, but that damn girl refused.
No, she'll talk about it again.
That damn girl, don't go too far.
Why should we give benefits to outsiders instead of bringing our own people?
Bai left satisfied.
Walking out of the main courtyard, Bai glanced back and curled her lips in disdain.
She bet that Zhang would never succeed.
She had seen through that damned girl Xu Zhichun. She wasn't the kind of person who would be soft-hearted and side with her family. She was on guard against them.
However, it would be more lively if Zhang made some noise.
Zhang couldn't wait a moment longer and went straight to Xu Zhichun's house with a feeling of anger and grievance.
The courtyard gate was closed. Zeng Xiaoyan, Aunt Zhu'er and the others were all there, making konjac tofu and konjac noodles.
The sound of knocking on the door, "Bang, bang, bang!" mixed with Zhang's shouting of "Open the door! Open the door!" could be heard clearly even in the backyard.
Aunt Zhu'er was worried: "From the sound of her voice, it seems to be your aunt. Is she here to cause trouble?"
Zeng Xiaoyan curled her lips. "Sister Zhichun didn't borrow money from them to buy the land. Why is she picking on me? It's totally unreasonable."
Aunt Zhuer sighed and laughed, "That's the truth, but some people don't follow the truth."
Zeng Xiaoyan: "Sister Zhichun, shall we go with you to take a look?"
Xu Zhichun shook his head: "There's not much work left. Don't waste time. You can go home early after you finish it. Chunfen will stay with me."
Aunt Zhu'er and Zeng Xiaoyan both laughed, "That's fine."
With the Spring Equinox here, it’s no problem for one to beat eight.
"You, didn't you hear it was me? What took you so long to open the door?"
Zhang brought Liang Cui'er and Mao in and glared at Xu Zhichun.
Mao: "Sister-in-law, this is your fault. It's so rude."
Liang Cui'er smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, I don't think Second Sister-in-law did it on purpose. Please don't blame her, don't you, mother?"
Zhang rolled her eyes at Xu Zhichun again. "Hmph, look at how sensible our Cui'er is? She even speaks up for you out of good intentions! As her sister-in-law, don't you feel sorry for such a beloved sister-in-law?"
Speaking of this, Zhang couldn't help but look resentful: It's all your fault!
It would have been fine if she hadn't been resentful. As soon as she was resentful, Xu Zhichun would think of the bad thing she had done and wanted to tear her face apart.
She will never forget that nightmarish experience and the fear and despair that made her soul tremble at that moment.
Liang Cui'er smiled and rolled her eyes as she headed towards the backyard.
Chunfen grabbed her at once.
Liang Cui'er struggled under the control of Chunfen like a chick under the claws of an eagle, flapping her arms in vain.
"What are you doing? Let me go!"
Chunfen let her go obediently, but glared at her and stopped her from going to the backyard.
Liang Cui'er complained angrily, "Second sister-in-law, can't I even walk around your yard?"
Xu Zhichun: "No, I'm working on something in the backyard and can't let outsiders see it."
Zhang: "How can Cui'er be considered an outsider? Xu, you must take Cui'er with you regarding the konjac matter. You are not allowed to refuse."
Xu Zhichun: "The three of us signed a contract, and none of us are allowed to bring anyone in. Otherwise, we will have to pay the other two three hundred taels of silver and be kicked out, and we will not be allowed to participate in this matter again."
"you--"
"If you don't believe me, go ask Aunt Zhu'er and Xiaoyan. It's no use trying to cheat. I can't answer you."
Zhang didn't believe what she said, but she had no evidence.
The first encounter left Xu Zhichun speechless and even more angry.
"Where did you get the money to buy the land?"
Xu Zhichun ignored her, "This is my family's business."
"Well, it's your business. You can't farm all that land, so we'll give you the 40-plus acres of paddy fields. You'll get all the rent you're owed. It's settled! If you don't even agree to this, you're incredibly heartless. You'll be damned if someone pokes you in the back."
Xu Zhichun laughed sarcastically, "Aunt, have you forgotten what you've done? You're talking to me about conscience. I can grow rice paddies myself."
"How is that possible!"
"I plan to buy servants and have them do the farming."
"What!"
The mother and daughter, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law were all stunned and speechless.
"Are you kidding me?"
Zhang felt an evil spirit running through her chest, and she didn't know where this spirit came from.
Mao and Liang Cui'er looked distraught and lost.
It was as if they could never catch up with the person in front of them even if they ran a horse, and could never reach him again, and all of a sudden they lost all their spirit.
Xu Zhichun felt relieved.
The best revenge on them is to live a good and better life yourself, leaving them far behind, so that they can't catch up even if they try their best.
"I'm not kidding. With so much good land and not enough manpower, we'll have to hire someone sooner or later."
"You still have money!"
"If you earn it slowly, you'll always have some. Besides, even if you're short of money right now, you can just borrow from the village headman's family. They won't worry that I can't pay it back."
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Of course no one would worry about this.
Even if there were no small business, selling the output from so many fertile fields would still bring in a considerable income every year.
Zhang opened her mouth, but was speechless.
Since they bought servants themselves, it is of course impossible for them to give their fields to others to farm.
Her request would only make everyone in the village laugh at her.
(End of this chapter)
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