After the vicious adoptive mother gave up, the scumbag children regretted it
Chapter 36: Don't show off your wealth, the villagers are jealous
The whole village was shocked when Shen Nanzhi suddenly received so many rewards. As soon as Captain Yan and his men left, they all came to broaden their horizons and surrounded the courtyard.
The last time there was such a sensation was when Jiang Chen passed the imperial examination. The whole village held a banquet that lasted for three days, and the Jiang family gained a lot of face.
But then something happened with the Shen family. He was rescued by Shen's father and had to marry Shen Nanzhi, which was another shame for the Jiang family.
But because of marrying her, the Jiang family turned around financially and lived a much more prosperous life.
Shen Nanzhi did not hide anything. All the rewards were placed in a big red lacquer tray and covered with red cloth, which was very ceremonial.
Even the silver was official ingots, shaped like ingots, shining with silver light and exuding a sacredness that made no one dare to touch it.
"Ms. Shen, what did you do? Why did the county magistrate give you so many rewards?"
Shen Nanzhi smiled and said, "I didn't do anything. I went to eat meat buns and felt that the meat was not right. It didn't look like pork. Then I took a closer look. Guess what happened?"
"what happened?"
"I actually found a human fingernail in the pork!"
Shen Nanzhi said gloomily, and everyone's hair stood on end with fear: "Human fingernails!"
"Yes, I suspected it was the human meat bun, so I reported it to the county magistrate. It turned out to be true. The man killed his wife because she cheated on him."
"She deserves to be killed. She is so abominable. She actually dared to cheat on her husband and was unfaithful to his wife. She deserves death."
"But you wouldn't chop a person up and make them into buns, would you?"
Everyone couldn't help but feel their stomachs churning, and some even went out to vomit. It was so scary.
Shen Nanzhi said: "Maybe it's because he cares about her. The more he cares about her, the more he can't stand the betrayal. Killing her is not enough to vent his anger. He can only do something so horrific to calm down.
So, if you are an honest person being bullied, don’t take people’s love as an excuse to bully, because you will get your comeuppance sooner or later.”
The villagers thought she had some hidden meaning in her words, so they just laughed dryly and didn't say much.
"What happened next? Didn't you say you encountered bandits? Did you really dare to fight them?"
Shen Nanzhi shook his head: "How can that be possible..."
"Yeah, they're bandits!"
“So I used the knife.”
Everyone: "..."
Why is chatting with her so stressful for my heart? My heart goes up and down like on a swing.
The Jiang family also received the news and squeezed in from the crowd. Looking at the row of rewards, they wished they could move them to their own home.
Shen Nanzhi looked at them with a smile, but there was no smile in his eyes, instead, they were frighteningly cold.
Sister Jiang said, "Mrs. Shen, you see that mother is sick. You have received so many rewards. Why don't you send her some delicious food to nourish her body? It is also your filial piety."
Mrs. Jiang looked at the silk material and was afraid that it would be scratched if she touched it. She was secretly jealous. She was so fat and so dark, wouldn't such good material be wasted?
"Our grandma hasn't worn new clothes for many years. Let's give her some of the material as a gift. Our grandma is wearing bright clothes. Isn't that also a sign of filial piety from our descendants?"
Shen Nanzhi was amused and asked them, "Is your brain degenerating so quickly?"
"What do you mean?"
"You mean you are suffering from Alzheimer's disease at a young age, and your memory has deteriorated? You were here yesterday, smashing and looting, why do you have amnesia today? You forget shameless things quickly.
But I haven't forgotten. You are so shameless to use my things to show your filial piety. I paid for the things, but you got the reputation. Please behave like a decent person and don't treat others as fools."
Shen Nanzhi retorted bluntly, how could these people be so bold?
Are people really so shameless and invincible?
The faces of the sisters-in-law turned red. The third sister-in-law said, "Fourth sister-in-law, isn't that all a misunderstanding? We have compensated you and apologized. There is no such thing as an overnight grudge among family members.
If you are not happy with us, you can't just watch Fourth Brother suffer, can you? Send this silver to Fourth Brother immediately. He has worked the hardest in school, you can't be reluctant to give it to him, can you? "
"Yes, I just can't bear to let him go. How is it hard for him to study? He doesn't have to work in the fields, nor does he have to kill pigs and sell meat. He just sits and studies. Is it harder than bending over to farm?
The reward I worked so hard to get is my private property. Jiang Chen is spending his wife's money. Isn't he afraid of being accused of being a gigolo?"
"We are a family, why do you care so much? When my fourth brother passes the imperial examination, you will be his wife. It is reasonable for you to make some sacrifices now, so that you can enjoy happiness in the future."
Shen Nanzhi sneered, not wanting to waste words with these shameless people. "I don't know whether I will enjoy happiness in the future, but I know I have to enjoy it first. I will pave the way for others, and then they will climb up on my corpse. I don't know who will benefit from it.
Everyone go away! I'm going to pack up. If anyone dares to covet my reward, and if any item is missing, I will report it to the authorities.
The county magistrate's officers and lawyers are all familiar with me, you don't want them to come to the village, right?"
"No, who can steal your things?"
"That's hard to say. Some people are really shameless."
Shen Nanzhi's eyes fell on the Jiang family with a sarcastic smile on his face.
"Ms. Shen, you just got some money, didn't you? For the sake of money, you abandoned your family. Just wait and see who will help you when you are in trouble."
Shen Nanzhi said coldly: "Anyone may help me, but I am sure you won't. You will only add insult to injury. What family? Don't you feel guilty about what you said?
If I have money, I am the fourth brother's sister-in-law. If I don't have money, I am a dead fat pig, a blind black bear, a jinx, a disgusting thing. Do you think I can't hear it?"
The Jiang family sisters-in-law were all embarrassed. Didn't they take it to heart when they scolded her like that before? Why did they still hold a grudge?
"roll!"
The Jiang family was so frightened that they had to return empty-handed, but they kept mumbling to themselves and probably wouldn't give up.
In addition to them, there were also a few rogue men in the village, all of them staring at those things with green eyes, without any restraint on their greed.
Shen Nanzhi saw it all. It seems that her reputation as a killer of bandits is not yet great enough, and there are still people who are not afraid of her.
The crowd dispersed, and the villagers were all talking about Shen Nanzhi. Some admired her, some were jealous, and some were secretly urging the Jiang family to step forward. As long as they wanted to take away these things, many people were willing to join in the fun.
No matter how powerful Shen is, she is just a woman. Can she defeat the entire village?
Everyone in the village had left. Jiang Xun hid in the house, shocked. Such things had never happened in his previous life. Shen had been selling meat honestly, and later he bought land to grow crops, which increased his income a lot.
What bandits, murderers, and county magistrates, what went wrong?
While he was puzzled, Lin Xueqing was also puzzled. How could this be? Did Shen really not like Brother Jiang?
She was still playing hard to get. She knew from her previous life that many men liked this, and women were also reserved and would not let men make a move easily.
No matter what others think, with this money, Shen Nanzhi will not be suspected of buying anything in the future, and the money in her space can also be traced and spent.
The materials of these clothes are also very good, but they are not suitable for her. She is fat to begin with, and if she wears fancy clothes, she will look like a bear covered with silk, which will only make people laugh.
They can only be kept for future wear, so Shen Nanzhi put them away and locked them up in the house.
The food has to be put in the kitchen, and she still has to take care of the little ones' food and drink. If she drives them out now, people will say she is cruel. She will wait for the right time.
Next time I go to city, I will give some wine and snacks to Uncle Niu. He really cares about me and is more like a family member to me.
Jiang Yu drooled at the snacks, "Mother, can I have one?"
"No."
Jiang Xun was very sad: "Why? Doesn't mother love her daughter anymore?"
"The snacks should be kept for giving away. No child has ever eaten such expensive snacks. I am already very kind to give you a bowl of rice.
We should be content with what we have. You should also know that since they are not my biological children, don’t expect to be treated the same way as my biological children.
As long as our family can survive like this, we should continue to live together. If we can’t, we can disband and find our own way out.”
"Mother, if you don't like me, why did you pick me up? I also want to be your biological child and want to be filial to you. Mother, please don't treat me like this, wuwu..."
The crying of the little child was so pitiful that Shen Nanzhi felt a little bit sorry for him. Seeing the gloomy faces of the two older children, their eyes looked like those of a lone wolf cub.
"Don't cry, is it worth it just for a little food? It's not like I didn't take care of your meals, so don't be too greedy.
Think about the life you lived before, why are you still not satisfied? "
Shen Nanzhi hardened his heart, put away all the things and ignored her crying.
Jiang Xun and Jiang Ke also came over, hugged her and comforted her: "Don't cry, sister. When your brother makes money in the future, I will give you as many snacks as you want. We don't want her pity."
Jiang Xun also said: "That's right, let's fight for our dignity and not let her laugh at us. She is a vicious stepmother."
Shen Nanzhi laughed when she heard this in the room. As expected, no matter how well she did, it was what she should do. If she couldn't satisfy them once, she would be vicious.
Then I will be a vicious stepmother. I am happy when I am vicious. Being vicious won’t hurt my heart and I won’t be bullied.
Having wasted so much time, Shen Nanzhi couldn't go to the county town today, so he went to the back mountain for a walk to relax.
The pure natural mountain forests have fresh air, lush vegetation, and many wild grasses and vegetables, as well as many medicinal herbs, but most people don’t know them and are guarding a treasure trove without knowing it.
Shen Nanzhi happened to meet the hunter Chen coming down the mountain. He had hunted a lot of living things today and did not kill any of them. According to Shen Nanzhi, living things are more valuable.
"Big sister, where are you going?"
"I'm just taking a look around. Uncle Chen, you've gained a lot."
"It's just so-so. There are no big prey today. You can take these two pheasants back and make soup."
"No, you keep it and sell it for money. I can't have it."
"Why are you being so polite to me, big sister? I don't have much money to spend. Am I being too polite to my uncle?"
Shen Nanzhi had no choice but to accept it, "Thank you, Uncle Chen, you can go back, I'll just take a look around."
This scene was seen by the gossipy Aunt Wang Sun who was looking for weeds. There was a blazing fire in her eyes, her heart was excited, and her feet were shaking. These two people were actually having an affair?
It's so shocking and shameless. How could Chen the Hunter be so cruel as to take someone so ugly.
No, Shen had just acquired so much wealth, it wouldn’t be a loss to take her.
Jiang Si refused to consummate his marriage with Shen, so this slut must be unable to hold back. Their village definitely cannot tolerate such a fickle person.
The gossip king hurried to the Jiang family to tell them the secret, and even fell down in excitement. Shen Nanzhi took a look and thought it was some prey, so he didn't take it seriously.
The pheasant is still alive. I don’t want to let the little ones at home get away with it, so I’ll throw it into the space and raise it.
This pheasant looks pretty good, but it doesn't have much meat. Just keep it as a pet.
Shen Nanzhi found a lot of honeysuckle. This thing can be dried and drunk with water. It can clear away heat and reduce fire. It is a good thing.
I picked a lot of them with great interest, but was suddenly interrupted by someone: "What are you picking these for?"
It turned out to be Doctor Li. He went up the mountain to collect herbs almost every day. In addition to giving them to the villagers, he would also prepare them and sell them to the county pharmacy, making a lot of money.
"I dried it and soaked it in water to drink."
Doctor Li was at a loss for words, "You don't want to live anymore?"
"Isn't this honeysuckle? It can clear away heat and reduce internal heat. Why do you want to die?"
Doctor Li patiently explained: "This is not honeysuckle, it just looks like it. This is Gelsemium elegans, which is extremely poisonous. A cup of tea can kill you."
Shen Nanzhi dropped the basket in shock. "It turned out to be poison. I was wondering why there was a little difference. Chinese medicine is really a science. I could poison myself to death by accident. It's terrible."
Not everyone can enjoy Chinese medicine. Slight differences in some herbs can lead to huge differences in their efficacy.
Doctor Li said, "You are right. If you don't learn it from childhood, it will be difficult to identify it. Don't pick it blindly. I will find some honeysuckle and give it to you later."
"No, I don't have to drink it. Isn't this what I encountered?"
"If you don't understand something, come and ask me. Don't drink blindly by yourself. Go back."
"Thank you, Doctor Li. You are such a good person."
Shen Nanzhi didn't mind giving him a good guy card and sending him something as a thank you.
"Good man? Good people don't live long these days. You should be careful recently and don't show off your wealth. You have so many valuable things in your house. Many people will be jealous."
Shen Nanzhi felt that he was a good person. "I'm not afraid of them coming, but Doctor Li, do you have any poison? I want some for self-defense. The stronger the poison, the better."
She didn't want to study medicine, but getting some poison and powder to protect herself was a good idea.
Doctor Li was speechless. She really didn't consider herself an outsider.
"Really strong poisons aren't that common. Wait until I find some and make some for you to take."
"Okay, I'll give you the money."
"Go back quickly."
For some reason, Doctor Li felt annoyed when he saw her. This girl was not afraid of trouble and he would definitely deal with her often in the future.
However, the girl was all alone and there weren't many people in her family. It would be too much for the Jiang family to bully her alone.
It's not her fault that she is ugly. She is hardworking, capable, dutiful and honest. Such qualities are enough to cover up these shortcomings.
If you really disliked her at the beginning, you shouldn't have married her. If you married her, you would have to take responsibility. It's a pity that Jiang Chen read so many books, but they were all useless!
Doctor Li was worried about Shen Nanzhi's grievance, which was why he was willing to help Shen Nanzhi.
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