Liu Yingying then took Xue Ye to the city to purchase some supplies before returning home.
As she prepared to enter the village, she felt a gaze upon her, which made her very uncomfortable.
"What's wrong?" Xue Ye rarely took the initiative to ask.
Liu Yingying glanced back again but saw nothing. She shook her head and said, "It's nothing. Maybe you're just tired today. After we deliver the things home, you should go back and get some rest too!"
"Yes!" Xue Ye nodded.
Liu Yingying thought for a moment and then added, "Also, be extra careful when you're keeping watch on the back mountain these days!"
"Okay, I understand!" Xue Ye replied.
With her current assets, she can be considered the richest person in the entire Ma'ao Township.
People are easily envious of those who suddenly build skyscrapers from scratch, and thus develop feelings of jealousy.
However, some people, driven by jealousy, often commit heinous acts.
In my past life, because of the advanced information industry, I had heard of many such cases.
The farm is now the easiest place for someone to target her. If someone were to poison her, she would suffer heavy losses!
Liu Yingying's concerns were not unfounded.
After she and Xue Ye walked away, Su Daqiang, who had been away for a long time, peeked out from behind an abandoned earthen wall, staring with a sinister gaze at the spot where Liu Yingying had just stood.
That day, his affair with Ma Qiumei was discovered by Liu Yingying. In order to prevent Liu Yingying from revealing their secret, he planned to first take the slut's body so that she would obey him!
But to everyone's surprise, Su Daqiang, who always did all sorts of wicked things, actually suffered a major setback because of Liu Yingying, a widow!
He was ambushed, beaten half to death, stripped naked, and thrown into the village, losing all face. In the end, the village chief expelled him from the village on the grounds of being immoral.
Even his wife couldn't stand the embarrassment and wanted a divorce.
In the end, Su Daqiang was forced to leave the village and seek a living elsewhere.
However, he was always a lazy and idle person, so one can imagine what his life was like being alone in a foreign place for so long.
Life is not easy.
He couldn't make a living like this anymore, so he thought of going home.
But he had only been gone for a few months, and now when he returned, he found that the village had changed beyond recognition!
Because of Liu Yingying, Ma Qiumei, Liu's lover, was imprisoned.
And what about Liu Yingying?
She was originally just a widow whom everyone could bully, but now she's doing so well!
He had been secretly observing from the shadows these past few days.
Of all the families in the village, the Liu family lived the best life. Even the village chief's family fawned over that slut!
This made Su Daqiang feel extremely unbalanced.
Why is it that Liu Yingying lives a life of luxury in the village while he has to wander around, sometimes not knowing where his next meal will come from?
No! He wants revenge!
That bitch Liu Yingying must pay the price!
Su Daqiang narrowed his eyes with a sinister glint...
Night falls, and a gentle breeze blows.
Oil lamps were lit in the scholar's courtyard.
Led by Liu Yingying, followed by Jiang Suyu, Lü Sufeng, Shi Sanmei, and several other women from the village, they all sat in a circle under the old tree.
A mat was laid out on the ground in front of them, covered with snacks such as milk tea, bread, and potato chips.
Liu Yingying's expression was serious: "I've called everyone here so late tonight because we need to have a meeting!"
Upon hearing this, the women looked at each other, puzzled.
Su Lüfen asked cautiously, "Sister-in-law, did something happen when you went to town today?"
In their hearts, they all assumed that Lord Shen was Liu Yingying's backer.
Now that Lord Shen has fallen from power, even if she isn't implicated, her good days are probably coming to an end soon.
But no one felt schadenfreude because of this.
They owe their good life to Liu Yingying; they can earn money in the village without leaving their husbands and children.
Moreover, the money he earns is almost comparable to that of a respectable maid in a wealthy household.
If Liu Yingying really does run into trouble, then their good days are over!
"No, don't worry unnecessarily!" Liu Yingying gently shook her head, denying their concerns.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yingying, why did you call us here?" Shi Sanmei asked.
Can't we wait until tomorrow morning to talk about this?
Liu Yingying announced her next plan to everyone: "I'm going to open a shop in Furong County. I'll be spending less time in the village after that, but the farm, breeding farm, and Qixing Wenchang sauce processing workshop are all here, so you might be busier in the future."
"However, as long as you perform well and are responsible, I will not treat you unfairly!"
Upon hearing her words, Shi Sanmei and the others quickly pledged their loyalty: "Yingying, you can go and manage the business in the city with peace of mind. We'll take care of things here and make sure you look after the house!"
They know that many people from other villages are now envious of Taoyuan Village.
Many people came openly and secretly, wanting to find out how Taoyuan Village made money.
However, they were all blocked by the village chief, Wang Delu, in an organized manner.
Liu Yingying smiled and said, “I have seen your dedication. After I go to the city, Jinwu will be in charge of the farm, Suyu will be in charge of the breeding farm, and you two, Sanmei and Sufen, will be in charge of supervising the production of Qixing Wenchang sauce.”
"I'll give each foreman an extra penny a day. Does anyone have any questions?"
"No problem!" everyone answered in unison.
The happiest people here were Shi Sanmei and Lü Sufeng.
They were foremen, earning one more coin a day than ordinary workers, which amounted to thirty coins a month!
In the past, thirty coins would have been enough for their family to live on for a month!
After the meeting concluded successfully, everyone went home.
However, just as Lü Sufeng was about to reach the entrance of the old house, she seemed to see a figure flash inside from afar.
The figure looked somewhat familiar, but it didn't seem to be one of her family members.
"Who is it? So late at night..."
Lu Sufeng began to have doubts, and quietly entered through the front door, only to find that the light was still on in Zhu Erqiang's room.
There were clearly other people inside...
Since Zhu Daqiang's leg was broken by bandits, he has been unable to work in town anymore.
For a while, he could only go to the city to beg, but everyone was having a hard time then, and no one had the time to care about him.
It was only recently, after the village chief intervened and clarified the situation, that the eldest sister-in-law agreed to give Zhu Youcai and his wife, as well as Zhu Erqiang and his children, a total of twenty catties of brown rice each month.
But that's all; they don't even provide food.
Of course, now that Zhu Sanqiang and Lü Sufeng have latched onto Liu Yingying, their family is doing quite well.
To avoid gossip, their family would also provide appropriate financial assistance to their parents-in-law, their second uncle, and his children.
Zhu Erqiang is now barely surviving on the help of his two wives.
His former friends, upon learning of his mobility issues, cut off all contact with him for fear he would ask for money.
So, who could be in Zhu Erqiang's room so late?
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