The anger in Old Lady Zhao's heart turned into naked jealousy after seeing the white rice in Zhao Tingzhang's bowl.
It's white rice again! She just saw that lowly He family member eating white rice too!
She's incredibly jealous whenever she sees white rice now.
Zhao Tingzhang understood perfectly what his wife meant, but his wife had only found four women from the village to embroider it together.
There are over a hundred households in Changfeng Village, but not every household has one.
"Sister-in-law, please don't make things difficult for me. I've been the village head for so many years, and I always put the people of the village first in everything I do." Village Head Zhao had a headache.
"Ha, don't you feel guilty saying that, Pavilion Chief? Then why isn't the cross-stitch project for my family too!" Madam Cheng started fanning the flames from the side.
After noticing the commotion, Zhao Dahai and Zhao Xiaohe put down their bowls and walked over.
Seeing that Zhao Tingzhang's sons had all gone over, Zhao Xiangnan and Zhao Xiangbei also brought their sons over.
In terms of population, the Zhao family has more sons.
Zhao Tingzhang was speechless after being rebuked. He had told Wanzi's mother to keep this a secret, so naturally he couldn't tell anyone.
"You're being completely unreasonable! That cross-stitch isn't even mine. It's not up to me whether I give it to you or not!" Zhao Tingzhang was so angry that his beard stood on end and his face turned black.
Cheng couldn't understand what he was saying. "If that's not yours, then whose is it? Chief Zhao, you're in charge of this whole village, you can't just lie through your teeth!"
The Zhao family, head of the village, and the Zhao family, head of the village, kept arguing and bickering, attracting other villagers to come and join in the fun.
Granny Wang, carrying a bowl, walked shakily this way. "That old woman Zhao is really something now, daring to challenge the village head. She's so unreasonable, so utterly unreasonable!"
“It’s my family’s,” He Tiantian said loudly from the back of the crowd.
Everyone turned around and unconsciously made way for He Tiantian.
He Tiantian walked up to Zhao Tingzhang and his wife, snorted coldly, and said contemptuously, "You old woman, can't stand seeing others doing better than you? If that's the case, you're probably going to die young. Aren't all the families in Changning County richer than yours? Why don't you go looking for trouble then?"
Recalling the suffering the original owner of this body had endured at the hands of this old woman Zhao, He Tiantian couldn't utter a single kind word.
"Yours?" Mrs. Cheng was somewhat incredulous. "You must be joking. Where would a widow like you get such a wonderful thing?"
"Where I got this is none of your business. I have my own channels for this. I, He Tiantian, am here today to tell everyone that I asked Sister Liu to help me find someone to do this embroidery. If anyone is jealous, I can refuse to do this work in the future." He Tiantian said to the crowd, especially the women.
Ms. Tian gripped the basket tightly, a sudden panic gripping her heart. She couldn't afford to lose such a lucrative job.
Granny Yuan was even more anxious than her daughter-in-law, Tian Shi. She stood in the crowd and shouted, "That won't do! Since this job belongs to Wanzi's mother, she can give it to whomever she wants."
"That's right, that's right. Your Zhao family kicked that widow and her child out of their home back then. How could you not have imagined this day would come?" Zhang's wife said sourly from the crowd.
She still had an embroidery piece in her hand; she couldn't let such a lucrative job slip away.
"Yes, Maruko's mom, if you see any more embroidery work like this, remember to send some to our house too."
"This is more profitable than farming, and Maruko's mother also remembers to check on our family."
Voices rose and fell from the crowd; everyone wanted to get acquainted with He Tiantian at this moment.
He Tiantian smiled at everyone, "I'm afraid we can't add any more embroidery work, because we won't be able to sell any more! But I'm planning to do some other business, and I'll definitely need everyone's help then."
Upon hearing this, the villagers felt a glimmer of hope and immediately switched their allegiance to He Tiantian.
Old Mrs. Zhao and her family were so ashamed by the crowd that their faces turned red. She had never been so humiliated in front of the villagers in her entire life.
Seeing that things were not going well, Zhao Xiaocao had already secretly slipped away.
She couldn't bear the shame; let her grandmother and mother be the ones to lose face.
Liu walked apologetically to He Tiantian, "Wanzi's mother, I'm so sorry. Look at the mess I made of this..." Liu felt extremely guilty, wondering what trouble this would cause Wanzi's mother if the matter were exposed.
He Tiantian shook her head. "It's alright, Auntie. Everyone will find out sooner or later. Now that everyone knows, there's no need for us to hide it anymore, and we can get the work done more easily!"
Those villagers who had previously looked down on He Tiantian because of Old Lady Zhao's instigation were now forced, against their will, to try and get acquainted with her for personal gain.
Ever since her daughter Da Hong was sold by her mother-in-law, Mrs. Sun has basically stayed at home and never comes out.
But during this busy farming season, she has no choice but to go out and work in the fields.
She had previously harbored resentment towards He Tiantian, but after seeing this scene today, she suddenly couldn't understand why she had been so hostile and harsh towards He Tiantian before.
Perhaps it was because of the bad things she heard from many people in the village that she disliked He Tiantian, the widow, from the very first glance.
But now, seeing everyone flattering He Tiantian and trying to get something out of her, she felt a pang of jealousy.
Everyone else had been talking badly about Maruko-chan behind her back, but she was the only one who foolishly stood out and broke up with Maruko-chan.
What does it mean to leave a way out for someone, so that you can meet again in the future? This is it!
But Sun didn't understand this principle; she also wanted to earn money to redeem her daughter.
It wasn't just Mrs. Sun who regretted it; Mrs. Tian's mother-in-law, Granny Yuan, also did.
Back when He Tiantian was down on her luck, she had humiliated her thoroughly, not even giving her a simple steamed bun. But now, the most profitable job in her own household was actually provided by He Tiantian.
Do you think Granny Yuan was feeling uneasy?
The Yuan family returned home dejectedly before they had even finished planting the sweet potatoes in the field. Along the way, Tian had a lot to say but couldn't get it out, and her face turned red with embarrassment.
Granny Yuan's face was also dark, and she looked very guilty.
Shuanzi followed behind his mother, confused. What was going on? Had they gone home before finishing their work in the fields?
Great! He can go out and play now!
Tian Shi held back until she got home, but once inside, she couldn't hold back any longer. She complained, "Mother, you're just too stingy. We shouldn't have treated Wanzi's mother like that in the first place."
Now, she doesn't even know if she can continue doing this job.
This was the first time in her life that Granny Yuan had been rebuked by her daughter-in-law. She glared at Tian Shi and said, "What's your hurry? If she were holding a grudge, it wouldn't have been our family in the first place. You're such a shallow person."
These words made Granny Yuan tremble with fear.
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