Chapter 46: Questioning
Bai coughed hard, trying to figure out whether to laugh or not: "Sister-in-law, I don't understand the affairs of scholars. Besides, now is not the time to talk about this. Don't just agree with what they say."
Uncle Liang's face had already darkened, and he glared at Zhang fiercely: You are indeed a fool.
Zhang finally came to her senses and was furious: "Well, you dare to tease me!"
Liang Mingxuan: "Aunt, we are obviously being reasonable——"
“That’s enough!”
Xu Zhichun: "Every household in the village knows that I sell sweet potatoes and potatoes for seed. Uncle and aunt, you must know about them, but I didn't see you coming here, so of course you don't want them. Since you don't want them, can I force you to take them?"
"You're just quibbling!" Zhang was furious but also a little embarrassed. "If we hadn't come, you wouldn't have asked? We're your uncle and aunt, how can we be treated the same as other families?"
The incident had been going on for days, and the whole village knew about it, so of course they knew about it, but they didn't take it seriously.
What the hell are sweet potatoes and potatoes? This Xu family is so arrogant, really daring to brag about everything and do everything. Don't expect them to help you when you end up being blamed for your work.
Not only did they not believe Xu Zhichun, but they were waiting to see her make a fool of herself.
Besides, they are still a bit arrogant. It's okay for other families, but do they have to take the initiative to ask Xu Zhichun to buy these sweet potatoes? They are the elders!
Xu Zhichun personally came to their door with the things and begged them for them, but they still had to consider whether to accept them.
What they never expected was that these two things were actually worth Liang Lizheng beating the gong!
They didn't trust Xu Zhichun, but they couldn't help but trust Liang Lizheng.
If it wasn't really a good thing, Liang Lizheng would definitely not ring the gong.
The two families regretted it so much that they slapped their thighs at home.
How could he sit still like this? He hurried over to ask Xu Zhichun.
They also had their dignity and were afraid of being embarrassed by being seen, so they waited until Xu Zhichun's house was empty before coming.
As soon as he arrived, he acted like an elder and scolded and lectured her uncle and sister-in-law in a condescending manner, trying to control them.
Unexpectedly, these two people's unreasonable and sophistry made it seem that they were the ones who were unreasonable.
This is simply outrageous.
Xu Zhichun: "I am a widow, it is not convenient for me to go to other people's homes if I have nothing to do."
"Nonsense, can our home be any other home?"
"I don't want to be suspected. What if someone says something unpleasant about me?"
The four of them looked very unhappy.
Each of their families had adult men, and Xu Zhichun was a niece's wife (a cousin's wife), a woman. If she refused to come to their house, no one could say she was wrong. If they insisted on having her come to their house, and outsiders knew about it, they would be suspected of having ulterior motives.
"If you want to open up the wasteland, why don't you ask your own family for help? Why did you ask outsiders?"
"The people I hired are all from less well-off families, and I want to help them. My uncle and aunt are well off, so they don't care about this little money."
"snort!"
Who doesn’t care about money? They do.
But if Xu Zhichun wanted to hire someone from their family to do the work, twenty-five cents wouldn't be enough; it would have to be at least thirty-five. Three days wouldn't be enough to finish the work, so how could it be done without five or six days?
Xu Zhichun spoke so bluntly that they were speechless.
Are they going to say she did something wrong? If they really dare to say that, their reputation as selfish will spread, and the companies hired by Xu Zhichun will also have something to say about them.
Bai taunted, "Then you really have a heart!"
Xu Zhichun: "We are all from the same village, this is as it should be."
Bai: "Oh!"
Bai thought to herself: I never realized that Xu was so cunning. I used to pretend to be so good, but I was fooled by her. No, I absolutely cannot keep her here any longer.
Bai and the others tried not to hold back and blame Xu Zhichun for this matter, but Zhang couldn't help but say, "You should? You are just turning your elbow outward!"
Uncle Liang shouted angrily, "Shut up."
If Xu Zhichun doesn't act recklessly when he gets the chance, what is he waiting for?
"Aunt, why am I so disloyal? Isn't it my duty to help the villagers?"
"you--"
"She didn't mean that. She's always been a simpleton, so don't argue with her. You're right to help the villagers, but there's something the elders have to teach you. You're still young and inexperienced, and it would be bad if your good intentions turned out badly. In the future, if you have such matters, please discuss them with us first and ask for our advice."
Xu Zhichun smiled. "Uncle is right. I was young and didn't understand, so I asked the village head for advice. I thought that since he was the village head, he must be better than any of us. It would be right to ask him for advice."
The four Zhangs were very upset.
Zhang was about to teach Xu Zhichun a lesson again, but Uncle Liang glared at her and warned her not to say anything. However, she glared at Xu Zhichun unhappily.
Uncle Liang cursed inwardly. Could he say she shouldn't ask the village chief Liang for advice? Liang was not only the village chief, but also a member of the same family. He couldn't say anything.
"You are quite resourceful," Uncle Liang could no longer bear it. This Xu had completely turned away from his family.
In that case, there's no point in talking about this. As soon as I say one thing, she has another to say, which is infuriating enough.
Besides, these words were just incidental. They hadn't come here for this purpose. They just wanted to suppress her. If they couldn't suppress her, then it wouldn't matter if they just left it aside.
"Since you have such an idea, then it's up to you. But as for the potatoes and sweet potatoes, we elders came to your house, and you didn't say anything at all?"
Xu Zhichun almost wanted to laugh.
No matter how you look at it, her deceased father-in-law was a blood brother of their two families. Without any elders to look after them, they divided the family and each took care of their own business, and no one could control anyone else. When it came to Liang Mingxuan's generation, there was another layer of separation, and no one could control anyone else even more.
It's just because there is no adult male in their family, so they all want to bully her and her brother-in-law.
"We still have plenty of potatoes. My family will give you five pounds, and it's still one penny per pound. If you don't want them, forget it. We really don't have any sweet potatoes anymore. You can grow them from vines. If you want to grow some, let me know. I'll save the vines for you first, and they're also one penny per pound."
That’s it?
All four of them were a little angry.
"You actually want money?"
"I'm a widow, how can my uncles and aunts take it for free?"
“.”
Does it have to be so clear?
Bai: "How many kilograms of sweet potatoes and potatoes did you keep for yourself?"
Bai's words are always accurate, sharp and to the point.
Zhang: "Yes, tell me quickly."
Xu Zhichun: "Just enough for my own planting."
Zhang scoffed, "What? You won't even tell me that?"
Xu Zhichun: "Aunt, how much silver does your family have now?"
Zhang immediately opened her eyes wide and glared at her warily: "Why are you asking this? Why would I tell you about my family's financial situation? Are you trying to borrow money from us? You're dreaming!"
The quick-tongued Zhang earned a glare from both her husband and Bai: "Stupid woman."
Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "That's right. We don't need to explain our own affairs to others, don't you think?"
(End of this chapter)
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