Zhang Cuilan was slapped in the face early in the morning, so she went back to the front yard, took the sewing basket from the house and went out.

Firstly, he was being lazy, and secondly, he was really mad at his mother-in-law.

She is already such a grown-up, how could he beat her without any hesitation? Fortunately, there were no marks left, otherwise how would she survive?

After going out, she sat at the entrance of the village with other people and did needlework for a while. Later, when she saw Erlang Sanlang carrying a basket and a pickaxe out, she quickly packed up the needlework basket and asked Erlang Sanlang to go to the fields to dig vole holes.

It was almost noon when he carried a basket of corn to the village.

I happened to meet four men who were coming to the village on the road.

Leading the group was an old man, about sixty years old, with a short gray stubble and bright eyes.

The old man estimated the distance and thought that they should be close to Niutoushan Village. He happened to meet someone, so he said to a young man named Zhao Bei beside him, "Xiao Bei, go ask how to get to Wuyan's house."

Zhao Bei was the youngest of the group, looking about sixteen or seventeen years old. After hearing what the old man said, he quickly ran forward and asked Zhang Cuilan politely, "Sister-in-law, is this Niutoushan Village?"

Zhang Cuilan looked at the other person and nodded. "It's Niutoushan Village. What are you doing?"

Zhao Bei was delighted when he heard this. His rabbit teeth were particularly dazzling in the sun. "Excuse me, is there a person named Wen Wuyan in the village? Let's go find him."

When she heard that they were looking for Wen Wuyan, Zhang Cuilan immediately looked up and down at the strange man in front of her and the other three people not far behind him.

Zhang Cuilan, who couldn't figure out what was going on, asked cautiously yet curiously, "What do you want from Wen Wuyan?"

Zhao Bei thought about the fact that Wen Wuyan still owed them a meal, and said with a smile, "Let's go ask him for something."

When Zhang Cuilan heard that this person was here to ask for something from that damned Wen Lao San, she immediately raised her hand and pointed to the path beside the road and said, "Walk from here and you will find their home."

Zhao Bei looked at the village on the west side of the road, then at the barren mountains and fields on the east side of the road, "Sister-in-law, don't they live in the village?" Zhao Bei scratched his head and asked puzzledly, pointing to the village in the west.

"I told you it's over there, why are you asking if you don't believe me? But what did you come to ask him for? He must have stolen some valuables from you." Zhang Cuilan asked with a look of excitement.

Zhao Bei thought about the fat loaches. If they were lucky, they could eat them every few days. If they were unlucky, they might not be able to eat even a bite for ten days or half a month.

Isn’t it precious? So he nodded vigorously.

Zhang Cuilan was suddenly happy when she saw the other party admit it. She pulled Sanlang and walked away quickly, muttering, "Let's go home."

At the same time, three other people approached, and one of them raised his leg and kicked Zhao Bei, "You are just answering nonsense all day long. Did you find the way?"

"Brother Dong, I didn't say anything nonsense. It was you who kept saying that you wanted to kill Brother Wuyan...ah! No hitting!" Zhao Bei yelled as he ran towards the path like a chased rabbit.

The man who kicked Zhao Bei was named Zhao Dong. Rather than saying that Zhao Bei and Zhao Dong were sworn brothers, it would be more accurate to say that Zhao Bei was picked up by Zhao Dong a few years ago and kept by his side.

So that the young Zhao Bei would not freeze to death on the street in the cold winter.

Zhao Bei was the youngest in the group and was often bullied by the people above him.

Zhao Dong is one of them!

Zhang Cuilan, who had already walked some distance, suddenly heard something about whether to slaughter or not. Fearing that she had heard it wrong, she hurriedly stopped and asked Sanlang beside her.

"Sanlang, did you hear anything?"

Saburo shook his head.

"Why did I hear the words 'kill or not kill'? Did I hear it wrongly?"

But Erlang said, "Mom, I heard it too! Are they going to kill Uncle San's family?"

She had already heard something about whether the killing would happen or not, and when she heard Erlang say this, Zhang Cuilan slapped her thigh violently, and after she calmed down from the shock, she burst into laughter.

If it is true as Erlang heard, then it would be great. When the third brother's house is empty, wouldn't the mountain land allocated to them become theirs again?

When Zhang Cuilan was humming a little tune and walking home slowly, she was caught by Wen Chenshi as soon as she entered the yard. When Wen Chenshi saw her pretty appearance, she became furious again.

He scolded her unhappily, "Where have you been again? You've been lazying around all day long."

Then he looked at her covered in dirt and the corn in Erlang's basket, and said unhappily, "Why, are you so happy about digging out a rat's nest? Don't you know how much work there is to do at home?"

"Mom, why do I always get scolded by you? Can't you give me some face? After all, I am the eldest daughter-in-law. Otherwise, when Dalang gets married, and the other party's family knows that I, the mother-in-law, am scolded by my own mother-in-law every day at home, how can I still be a mother-in-law?" Although Zhang Cuilan said this, her smile did not diminish.

After hearing what she said, Mrs. Wen Chen wanted to scold her, but she glanced at Erlang, who was already eleven years old and standing next to her, and finally stopped herself from saying the rest of the words.

Zhang Cuilan was a typical example of someone who forgot the pain after the wound healed. Seeing that her mother-in-law had stopped scolding, she immediately went up to her to share her happy story. "Mom, do you think it's worth it to be angry? The third brother made you angry, and now he's getting his comeuppance. We just came back from the village entrance, and now four big men are looking for trouble with him, saying that he owed someone something valuable, and they said they were going to kill him."

In the past, Mrs. Wen Chen would have been in a good mood after hearing this, but after the last rumor that "the third son's room was eaten by a wild boar", Mrs. Wen Chen no longer listened to everything Zhang Cuilan said.

"Don't just listen to what you hear and talk nonsense. How many people does he know? Why does he owe them valuable things? What valuable things? Mountains of gold and silver! Is it worth it for others to come to his door to ask for it and even rip him off?"

Although Mrs. Wen was talking about Zhang Cuilan, her complexion looked much better.

Zhang Cuilan said that she "heard it with her own ears" and Erlang testified. She almost jumped up and tried to prove her innocence. In the end, she held her mouth and said, "How would I know? If you don't believe me, ask Erlang and Sanlang. Did we meet four people from other villages? Were they asking about Lao San's residence? Did they say they wanted to kill him? One of them had a long scar on his face. It was scary."

As Zhang Cuilan spoke, she raised her hand and ran her fingers from the bridge of her nose to her cheek.

"What are you slaughtering?" Wen Dacheng and Wu Shan, who had just entered the yard, heard some of the information and asked.

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