Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11858

"Qing'er, when are we going to close the net? The Sixi family has been so arrogant these past few days. They've been spreading rumors about building a house and saying they'll plant more peanuts and broad beans next year. A lot of families in the village are going to curry favor with Sixi's mother, trying to learn from her how to grow peanuts. They're just jealous..."

Liu came over yesterday evening to urge Yang Ruoqing to close the net, and when she saw that there was still no movement by noon today, she got anxious and came over to urge her again.

Yang Ruoqing waved her hand: "Fourth Aunt, don't worry, we're already pulling in the net, it'll be over soon."

The arrangements for the accomplices in the county town had to be made, and the government officials also had to be contacted. It would take the officials at least half an hour to get from the county town to Changping Village!

"We should be closing the net tonight, Fourth Aunt, don't rush us anymore."

Liu kept those words firmly in mind. She didn't even bother to cook dinner. Instead, she wandered around Sixi's yard, watching the villagers come and go, crowding around Sixi's mother, and asking her for advice on how to get rich.

Sixi Niang saw Liu Shi loitering nearby as she went in and out. Having learned from her previous failed fight under the old maple tree, Sixi Niang dared not easily confront Liu Shi now, but she certainly didn't say anything nice. Some veiled insults kept drifting into Liu Shi's ears.

“Oh dear, my son is the most important person in the world, and he will never suffer a loss.”

"Those who suffer losses are the ones who are anxious and impatient. It's all those families who raise daughters. When daughters grow up, they don't listen to their mothers anymore. They turn their backs on their own families. It's a tragedy..."

Normally, Liu would never have swallowed this insult and would have definitely retaliated with a barrage of curses.

But today was different. Yang Ruoqing had given instructions to close the net tonight, so Liu Shi, instead of being annoyed by Sixi's mother's veiled insults, pulled out a handful of sunflower seeds from her pocket and leaned against the wall near Sixi's house, cracking sunflower seeds while casually chatting with the women who had come to learn from her: "You people shouldn't be in such a hurry to learn, wait a bit first, lest you end up with a poisonous scripture and have nowhere to cry, hahaha..." Liu Shi's words were met with unanimous sarcasm and envy from the crowd.

"Look, the disease people fear most is conjunctivitis," said Sixi's mother, hands on her hips, a smug smile on her face.

She has already discussed it with Sixi's father, and they plan to set aside two acres of land next year to grow broad beans, peanuts, and the like. They have already established good relations with the workshops to ensure a stable supply next year!

The family has already found a way to get rich. With money, you can stand tall. Plus, we have many sons and a grandson every year. What's there to be afraid of?

Even if the Yang family is powerful, they wouldn't dare to openly break into someone's home with a knife and kill them, would they? Is there no law?

The women, sensing Sixi Niang's confidence, fawned over her. Liu Shi stood alone not far away, continuing to eat melon seeds, occasionally glancing towards the village entrance, wondering why she hadn't arrived yet.
Just as the sun was setting, the sycophantic women dispersed, and Sixi's mother hummed a little tune as she busied herself cooking dinner in the courtyard.

Tonight, Sixi's family is slaughtering a chicken to celebrate a bumper peanut harvest. They've even invited the fathers-in-law of Daxi, Erxi, and Sanxi to come over for a bite to eat and a drink. These fathers-in-law aren't idle either; each of them has brought their most beloved grandson to their aunt's house for a free meal. So, the main room is filled with the laughter of men chatting loudly, the kitchen with the clatter of mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law cooking, and the yard with the sounds of children chasing and playing. It feels like the whole village's liveliness has gathered in Sixi's yard—it's truly a lively scene.

However, at that moment, a group of officials carrying chains and broadswords appeared at the village entrance. They casually asked an old man who was picking up dog feces by the roadside for directions, and then headed straight for Si Xi's courtyard in the middle of the village.

The old man collecting manure hurriedly dropped his tools and rushed to knock on the doors of his neighbors, crying out, "Something terrible has happened to Sixi's family! The county officials are coming to arrest them..."