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Chapter 280 The Spirit-Testing Rat Ran Away
The Wang family was no longer as impressed by the various gifts Zhang Zhan sent as they had been before.

Even though this time the thank-you gift is no worse than the previous one.

Zhang Zhan sent people to the Wang family to deliver a thank-you gift in a very open manner, so the neighbors all knew that the Wang family had powerful backers.

That was the newly appointed county magistrate.

County magistrates are evaluated every three years and transferred every six years. If nothing unexpected happens, the new county magistrate will govern them for six years.

For those six years, the Wang family was protected by the county magistrate.

They're not to be trifled with!

In the eyes of ordinary people, even the minor official at the post station was someone they couldn't afford to offend, let alone a seventh-rank county magistrate, who was an extremely powerful official!
At this point, those who were originally jealous of Old Wang's steamed bun shop business quietly shrank back.

They even secretly rejoiced: thankfully, they haven't resorted to any of their schemes or plots yet, otherwise they would have really shot themselves in the foot!
Since Old Madam Wang wasn't there, no one thought too much about it. They simply greeted Zhang Zhan's servants with smiles, treated them to a good meal, and then politely saw them off.

What they cared about most was the matchmaker's business.

The eldest son was looking for a wife, and his biggest worry was finding someone to marry him. Now that he's free from that worry, he's naturally even happier.

Xiao Ayu and her group soon arrived at the village.

Village Chief Hu and others were playing chess with Old Master Hu at the village entrance. A group of terrible chess players sat under the banyan tree, arguing heatedly.

"I said 'horse riding, horse riding,' but what good is your flying elephant?!"

"Don't you even know what hindsight means? What a terrible game you played! You didn't have a single clever move!"

"General—hey, hey, hey, what's wrong with you? Once a move is made, there's no going back!"

"Shut up, you idiot! A true gentleman observes chess without speaking. Do you want to be a gentleman or a villain?"

"..."

Village Chief Hu was at his wits' end, fearing that these old men would drive him to his death.

Just as I was worrying, I suddenly heard a little child shout, "Wow, Ayu is back!"

Grandpa Hu and the others paused in their actions and looked towards the main road. They saw Wang Dalang carrying little Ayu off the cart, followed by an unfamiliar little girl, and then Grandma Wang got off last.

They'd been riding in the donkey cart for so long, they were practically falling apart.

Once we reached the village entrance, I didn't want to take a car and thought I'd walk a bit back.

Wang Dalang then drove the car towards Old Wang's house.

"Old Mr. Hu, Old Master Ma, Old Master Yang, Second Old Master Hu, Fifth Grandfather Hu, Grandpa Village Chief!" Little Ayu greeted them from afar.

When the group of old men saw Xiao Ayu, they immediately dropped the chess pieces in their hands and stood up laughing.

"Ayu, why are you back? I heard you were studying in town. What, are you skipping school now?" Old Master Hu stood with his hands behind his back, his tone somewhat serious.

Little Ayu shook her head: "Mr. Hu, no, I'm on vacation! I'm back to see you now."

Even though they knew the little guy was just saying nice things, they still smiled until their eyes crinkled.

Especially the old man from the Ma clan, whose face was all smiles like old tree bark, turned around and saw that Old Mrs. Wang had an unfriendly look on her face, and his smile was forcibly twisted into a cold snort.

"So what if you're back? Stop being so glib and spouting nonsense." After saying this, the old man from the Ma clan turned and left.

He wouldn't give Zhu Zi's wife a chance to talk back to him!
Little Ayu smiled broadly, completely unaffected.

After chatting with the elderly and making everyone happy, Xiao Ayu continued walking inside.

Upon seeing Hu Xiaotong returning from gathering herbs, Xiao Ayu waved and called out, "Brother Xiaotong!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the spirit-testing rat on the little sheep's head jumped down and then ran swiftly toward Hu Xiaotong.

Hu Xiaotong was startled when he saw a mouse running towards him. Before he could react, the mouse dodged him and ran away.

"Little mouse!" Little Ayu kicked and chased after it.

(End of this chapter)