After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 16 The Autumn Harvest is Approaching

Han felt inexplicably relieved and approached Su Changfu with the other villagers who had nothing else to do.

Su Changxi asked worriedly, "Brother, you offended Master Ma today. Will he have the town officials remove you from your position as township head?"

Su Changfu calmly found a rock to sit on and said casually, "What's there to be afraid of? Although the town official married Ma Rencai's daughter, Ma Rencai was initially against the marriage. If it weren't for Ma Rencai's eldest daughter's insistence, the two of them would not have been able to get married. The town official doesn't think much of Ma Rencai, his father-in-law, so how could he possibly listen to him?"

Besides, I've been a township head for so many years and have had so much contact with town officials. Do you think they don't know who I am? He certainly won't remove me from my position easily. You all go about your business and stop slacking off here.”

Upon hearing this, the villagers all dispersed, relieved.

Han also happily took Su Tai back home, praising Su Changfu all the way.

Ma Rencai returned to the Ma residence in town with his thugs.

Madam Ma, née Sang, rushed to greet him immediately, "Master, how is he?"

"Don't even mention it! A bunch of ungrateful peasants!" Ma Rencai said angrily.

Madam Sang was startled and pressed for an answer: "Even with Master taking action, it still won't work?"

Ma Rencai gulped down a large glass of water, his anger rising. "Su Changfu, the mayor of Qingsha Township, doesn't give me any face at all! That bastard, go and tell Yujie to come back."

Sang was somewhat embarrassed and sobbed aggrievedly, "Master, you know that Miss hates me. If I send someone to invite her, I'm afraid they won't be able to get her and I'll just get scolded by her."

She was Ma Rencai's second wife, while Ma Yujie was born to his first wife.

Ma Rencai had a heart attack in an instant. His eyes widened and he slammed his fist on the table, shouting, "Are you all going against me? If you don't dare to go, I'll go myself!"

As soon as Ma Rencai left, Madam Sang immediately dropped her feigned concern and, with a stern face, instructed the maid beside her: "Go to Fufeng Township and tell my elder brother about the situation."

Sang Yong, the eldest brother of the Sang family, is the head of Fufeng Township, and most of the Ma family's fields are located in Fufeng Township.

The river in Fufeng Township had long since dried up, and this was also the place where the first well was dug. Ever since water came out of the well, the villagers had to pay for water, and Sang Yong made a fortune. The villagers didn't say anything. But after everyone found out that Dongmen Village charged one cent for two buckets of water, they started to complain, and more and more people became dissatisfied with Sang Yong.

He blamed everything on Dongmen Village, saying that Sang had whispered in Ma Yuanwai's ear, which led to this farce.

Ma Rencai was turned away as soon as he arrived at Liu Tiechui's house.

"Your wife is out receiving guests? And where is your husband?" Ma Rencai stood outside the Liu residence, wanting to go in.

The gatekeeper didn't stop him; instead, he politely stepped aside to make way for him. "Our master has gone to the countryside with a well-drilling master. He probably won't be back until tomorrow evening or the day after."

"What a coincidence?" Ma Rencai didn't believe it.

The gatekeeper hurriedly said, "Why don't you go inside and rest while we wait for our mistress to return?"

Ma Rencai really wanted to go in, but then he thought that even if he managed to get his daughter back, it wouldn't matter. His son-in-law had to step in. So he waved his hand in frustration, "Never mind! I'll come back tomorrow."

As soon as Ma Rencai left, the gatekeeper immediately closed the gate and went to the backyard to report, "Master, Madam, Master Ma has left."

Liu Tiechui nodded in satisfaction, dismissed the gatekeeper, and then asked his wife, Ma Yujie, "You don't even know what your father-in-law is here for, so why did you stop him from coming out?" Ma Yujie snorted coldly, "We've been married for quite some time now. You know better than I what that old man is like. He won't do anything without a reason! Every time he comes over, it's to ask you for a favor. You're not annoyed, but I can't stand it anymore!"

Since Ma Rencai remarried, the relationship between him and his daughter has become increasingly strained. Later, they almost broke off their relationship because of her marriage. Ma Yujie was completely heartbroken and had no good feelings towards her father.

Liu Tiechui chuckled twice and quickly tried to appease her, "Madam, please don't be angry. Since you don't like me helping your father-in-law, I'll just avoid him for the next few days. I'll go and see how things are going with Master Shen."

Speaking of this, Ma Yujie immediately put aside her petty temper and nodded seriously, "Husband, you really should take a look. I heard that this Master Shen is quite capable. Before, only two wells were dug in Fufeng Township, but after he took action, Qingsha Township and Panlong Township both have their own wells, breaking the situation where my father's family had a monopoly."

At this point, the couple exchanged a glance, and Liu Tiechui said, "I have a rough idea of ​​why my father-in-law wanted to see me."

Seeing his angry expression, Ma Yujie was also furious. "I told you he wouldn't get up early for nothing!"

After discussing it, Liu Tiechui left home through the back door that evening to find Shen Yi.

Su Changxi had been worried for several days, but the town officials did not cause any trouble for Su Changfu, so he was finally completely relieved.

September, the autumn harvest season, arrived in the blink of an eye.

Normally, the county would have already issued orders for the autumn harvest by this time, but this year there has been no movement whatsoever.

Su Changfu went to Ximen Village early in the morning, then went to Zhongmen Village, and finally returned to Dongmen Village. When he passed by Su Chunlin's house, Su Chunlin called him to stop.

"Brother Changfu, what did the higher-ups say?"

Han and the others put down what they were doing and listened intently.

Su Changfu stopped and sighed, "What else can we say? Our entire Qingsha Township can't even scrape together a bushel of grain. We'll probably have to ask the county magistrate for disaster relief grain, otherwise how are we going to get through this winter?"

Su Chunlin's face paled. "Is it always like this?"

Su Changfu nodded. "I can't talk to you anymore, I have to go to town."

As soon as Su Changfu left, Su Chunlin immediately slung a wicker basket over his shoulder and told his family, "I'm going to go into the deep mountains to see if I can find some food, even wild vegetables will do."

Su Tai remembered the wild animal tracks she encountered last time she went into the mountains, and quickly pulled Su Chunlin back. "Dad, don't be impulsive. We can't go into the deep mountains, but I heard that the Canglan River still has water. We can definitely find food in the nearby mountains. Why don't we go to the Canglan River? If all else fails, we can go to the mountains along the Daxun River. Anyway, it's better than these few mountains in our village."

Upon hearing this, Madam Han also felt that Su Tai's words made sense. "Why don't we listen to our daughter? We don't need to go all the way to Canglan River. Let's just go to the Daxun River and take a look. Isn't Shen Family Village right there? We can also go and see Shen Yi. It's been so long since we've seen him. I wonder how he's doing."

She hadn't felt anything special about the Han family before, but this time, Shen Yi stayed at the Su family's house for a while and even helped Su Chunlin make money. Suddenly, he became much more important to the Han family.

Su Chunlin was still hesitant, but upon hearing this, he immediately decided to go to Daxunhe.

Su Tai quickly said, "Dad, I'll go with you and help you carry your things."

“Then I’ll go too,” Su Zhan agreed.

Su Ming also wanted to join.

(End of this chapter)