Joe's Farming

Wen Ge'er took advantage of no one's attention and stepped on him twice.

“Ah—who stepped on me!?” the man howled.

Everyone immediately took two steps away from him, saying that it had nothing to do with them.

Wen Ge'er and Wang Jie clasped their fists and thanked everyone around them. The next step was to wait for the government officials to arrive.

When Qiao Yu and Gu Feng received the news and rushed over, the yamen runners were collecting evidence at the snack bar, packing up the ingredients for the hot pot and going back to ask the coroner to check. Because the facts of the case were clear, the three troublemakers had been taken away by the yamen runners, and the complaint had been submitted to the county magistrate by the county yamen's legal advisor.

After the county government accepts the case, it will not announce the verdict immediately. Instead, it will take a certain amount of time to conduct investigation and collect evidence before the trial is scheduled for a later date.

"The lawyer said that the court session will be held at 9:00 p.m. three days later. We can just go to the county government office then." Wen Ge'er was still a little angry and a little excited when he spoke.

Qiao Yu patted him on the shoulder and praised him, "My brother Wen is amazing. He handled such a big thing today without panicking. He handled it very well."

Brother Wen smiled sheepishly: "And Brother Jie, he rushed over and knocked the man down. And my aunt and sister, if they hadn't secretly reported to the police, I wouldn't have dared to say so much to them. Thank God today, I almost thought I was going to ruin the snack bar."

"What are you afraid of? We are upright and honest, and it's a pity they could think of such a thing. Those three people were probably sent by our competitors. Let's pack up our things quickly and go home to have a good rest. After three days, we will have a good rest and see if the government can find out who ordered them to do this."

"Uh-huh."

Qiao Yu asked everyone to take home all the unsold vegetables and eat them by themselves. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, the business will be open as usual, but there is no need to prepare too many vegetables for the next two days. Although today's incident was not their fault, some people might still be worried, or the instigator might secretly spread rumors.

Qiao Yu bought cotton and cloth in Taoyuan Town and then sent them all home.

Qiao Yu and Gu Feng sat in the front, leaving the carriage for the other four people. The wind was a bit cold, so Gu Feng held Qiao Yu on his lap and wrapped him in his coat.

Qiao Yu felt that she was too hot again. Her face was red from the smoke and she only dared to show her eyes.

When they arrived at Shangtian Village, Qiao Yu quickly got out of Gu Feng's arms.

Wen Ge'er and Li Li'niang got off the bus first. Wang Jie was bored sitting alone in the carriage, so he squeezed in and sat next to Gu Feng.

Qiao Yu:......

When they arrived at Aunt Shi's house, Qiao Yu gave all the cotton and cloth to Aunt Shi, asking her and her sister-in-law to make thick cotton clothes for the family. Aunt Shi happily agreed. Because of Qiao Yu and Gu Feng's relationship, her family had earned a lot more money in the past two months. So she made clothes for Qiao Yu for free.

Qiao Yu immediately frowned: "No, let's put it this way. I came to you because your clothes are good and comfortable for my family. If you don't charge me, I will have to find someone else, but they are not as good as you."

"Okay, okay, okay! I can't argue with you. After Gu married you, he had delicious food and drinks every day, built a new house, bought land, and opened a shop. You are a lucky charm for your husband! Everyone in the village is so envious of your Gu."

Wang Jie immediately yelled, "I don't have any! Our Wen Ge'er is also lucky for me."

Qiao Yu said proudly: "Nonsense! Our Wen Ge'er is destined to bring good luck to his husband. Maybe he will be even more prosperous than you in the future. Let me tell you, Auntie, Wen Ge'er is in town today..."

Qiao Yu told the aunt's family in detail about what happened in the town, and Wang Jie added details from time to time.

The old lady laughed so hard that she couldn't stop smiling: "Oh my! My new husband looks so quiet and gentle, I didn't expect him to be so powerful. My son must have good taste. What the villagers said before was just nonsense and jealous!"

Qiao Yu nodded: "Yes, it's sour."

Gu Feng had already driven the carriage home and came back to pick up his husband, only to find that his husband was happily chatting with the Wang family. He then sat quietly beside Qiao Yu and listened to their conversation.

When Qiao Yu saw her husband coming, she peeled a few peanuts on the table for him and then talked about business with her aunt.

"By the way, Auntie. My family wants to open up the wasteland and turn the land over in the next few days. Your family has enough experience, so please give me and Brother Gu some suggestions."

Aunt Shi: "You have asked the right person. My land was reclaimed from wasteland. First of all, you two cannot do it. It will take you forever to reclaim ten acres of land. We need to find people. Second, there are many stones on this wasteland. We need to pick up the stones first, and some stones need to be dug out. Of course, the more people there are, the faster it will be. Then we can plow the land and rent a cow to save time and labor. We can burn the grass on the wasteland directly as fertilizer, but be careful when burning it, so as not to burn the mountain."

Qiao Yu nodded vigorously: "In short, we have to find someone!"

Aunt Shi gave him a thumbs up: "Yes!"

Qiao Yu asked again: "How many people should we hire?"

Aunt Shi thought for a moment and said, "It should be at least 17 or 18. If you want to do it faster, you can finish it in two days, then the number will double."

"Okay! I understand. Thank you, Auntie. Please ask for me when you go to sell tofu tomorrow. I already have a few candidates. Just ask to find ten people."

"Okay! No problem."

Qiao Yu walked back holding Gu Feng's hand. Gu Feng asked him, "How much money do we have now?"

Qiao Yu roughly calculated: "From what I earned from the snack bar during this period, I still have about twenty taels left. There's more money from the soap shop, but the bill hasn't been settled yet."

Gu Feng nodded, and then said, "Stretch out your hand."

Qiao Yu obediently stretched out her hand, and Gu Feng put in a small ingot weighing five taels.

Qiao Yu opened her eyes wide in surprise: "You went hunting without telling me? That's impossible. You're with me every day, how could I not know?"

Gu Feng smiled and said, "No, this is the dividend given by the Lin brothers. The eldest brother Lin said that more and more people are looking for them, and he and the second brother Lin are almost too busy to handle it."

"It actually worked! Hahahaha... Then my husband, you can just sit at home and collect money from now on. No need to go hunting in the mountains anymore!"

Gu Feng slowly stopped smiling, looked at Qiao Yu and said seriously, "Qiao'er, I want to take advantage of this time to go to the mountains and hunt some foxes. I may have to stay in the mountains for a few days."

"Ah? Why do we have to stay for a few days? There is no place to stay on the mountain, how can we stay?" The smile on Qiao Yu's face disappeared in an instant, replaced by endless worry.

"I have a way. Foxes are cunning, and it's hard to catch them without hiding for a few days. I'll be back in five days at most. I've stayed in the mountains for ten days before, and nothing happened. So you don't have to worry about me." Gu Feng couldn't bear to see the young man's worried look, and kissed Qiao Yu on the forehead.

"No, you know I'll be worried. Can't you just hunt some rabbits and pheasants like usual? Why do you have to stay in the mountains for so long? We're not short of money now!"