They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 237 Smashing the Lock
Xu Zhichun shook his head: "I never said those things."

"You are clearly—"

"If you think I said that, then you must have misheard me."

"impossible!"

"Are you saying I didn't know, or that I didn't?"

The Lou family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were clearly determined to continue their shameless behavior. "Of course you know whether I said it or not. I think you're regretting it now. How can you change what you've said? It doesn't matter if you regret it or not."

"That's right! Isn't this a blatant attempt to play us all for fools? You wish!"

The Lou family was fearless and emboldened. Since they dared to do such a thing, they must have thought it through. They were clearly bullying Xu Zhichun, a person from another village.

Xu Zhichun was outnumbered and powerless, and could do nothing against them. In the end, what else could he do but obey them?
Zhang Quan and the others were dumbfounded. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law spoke so convincingly that they almost believed them. But how could the lady lie? She had spent money to buy them so many things, and when she paid for them, she didn't seem to feel any reluctance or pain. She couldn't be a bad person.

The lady's words are certainly more credible.

Yang Xiaoan shouted angrily, "Sister-in-law Zhichun doesn't lie, and she's not the kind of person you're describing. You're all scoundrels!"

Jiang stood with her hands on her hips, not even afraid of Xu Zhichun, let alone Yang Xiaoan. "Oh, where did this little brat come from? He's not even fully grown yet, what are you spouting nonsense about?"

"you--"

Yang Xiaoan blushed, feeling embarrassed instead.

Xu Zhichun sneered: "I'm so stupid, really, I actually tried to reason with you."

Xu Zhichun rolled up his sleeves and walked inside, saying, "You all come with me and throw all their stuff out."

"Let's see if you dare!"

"Then look carefully."

Xu Zhichun kept walking, and Aunt Lou and Jiang Shi became anxious and reached out to pull her away.

Liang Chunfen grabbed the two of them, one in each hand, and said, "Don't touch Sister-in-law Zhichun."

"What are you doing? Let me go! Let me go!"

Liang Chunfen has indeed loosened her grip, but with her around, it's a pipe dream for Aunt Lou and Madam Jiang to try and cross that line.

Without hesitation, Que'er and Yang Xiao'an followed Xu Zhichun. Seeing this, Zhang Quan, Zhang Quan's wife, and the others rushed forward without even thinking.

Throw!
Everything the Lou family had excitedly moved in yesterday was thrown out by Xu Zhichun and his men.

Finally, Aunt Lou and Jiang were also kicked out.

"This is bullying! This is outrageous! How can they bully us like this? They're trying to force our whole family to die!"

Aunt Lou sat at the entrance of the courtyard, pounding the ground and wailing loudly.

Jiang also joined in, wailing and cheering.

The villagers of Loujia Village gradually gathered around.

"Oh, you got kicked out, huh?"

"I knew it, ha!"

"This Mrs. Xu is a bit of a shrew."

"Would you accept that if it were you?"

"That's impossible. But Madam Xu isn't from our village, isn't this a bit excessive?"

"Come on, isn't breaking the lock and forcing your way in a bit too much?" "Sigh, who knows what will happen when Lou Da and Lou Er get back?"

Many people saw that Aunt Lou's family broke the lock and moved in yesterday, and the news spread throughout Loujia Village overnight. When the villagers of Loujia Village complained, they all criticized the family, thinking that the family was not decent.

But this matter has nothing to do with them, and they can't possibly get involved. Regardless of what they think, they'll just watch the show and say a few idle words.

Behind the scenes, everyone was discussing it heatedly, arguing back and forth, all waiting to see the outcome: whether Xu Zhichun would be forced to accept the established facts or successfully kick their whole family out.

More people tend to prefer the former.

Unexpectedly, Xu Zhichun chose such a simple and crude solution.

Xu Zhichun said loudly, "This matter of forcibly breaking into a private residence is not over. Your crying won't help. Zhang Quan, Liu Guang, and Mao Xiaofeng, you three families will guard this place. No matter who comes, you will not allow anyone to step into the yard. Can you do that?"

If you can't even do this first thing in front of your master, then you shouldn't do anything else in the future.

Although the three people gave varying answers, their attitude and confidence were still very strong.

"Don't worry, Madam, we will definitely guard the courtyard gate!"

"Yes, madam, don't worry!"

"We will absolutely not let anyone in."

"Alright, you guys stay here. Xiao An, Chun Fen, Que'er, you come with me."

Xu Zhichun, along with three others and gifts, headed straight for Lou Lizheng's house.

The news of the explosion in Loujia Village reached the village head immediately.

He wasn't too surprised that Xu Zhichun would come to his door.

Lou Lizheng couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "She's really something else!" He had thought that Xu Zhichun would rush over to him to complain and ask him to intervene and uphold justice once she saw that the courtyard had been occupied by Aunt Lou's family. He hadn't expected her to so rudely chase them out first.
"Village head!"

"Oh, isn't this Madam Xu? Please come in, please come in, have a seat."

"Thank you, Village Head."

Everyone exchanged polite greetings, and Xu Zhichun quickly presented the gifts he had brought, saying, "It's just a small token of my appreciation, please don't find it offensive, Village Head."

Who wouldn't be happy to receive a gift? Xu Zhichun was quite generous, and Lou Lizheng's impression of her instantly improved, his smile becoming more genuine. "Oh dear, Madam Xu, you're too kind! Haha, I can't accept this!"

"Of course, of course, please don't say that."

After chuckling, Lou Lizheng didn't mind bringing up the main topic and offered Xu Zhichun a way out: "By the way, Madam Xu, what brings you here today?"

Xu Zhichun: "I originally planned to visit the village headman today. After all, the land I just bought is in Loujia Village. Today I brought the servants I bought to stay here. It wouldn't be right if I didn't greet the village headman."

"Your servants? Are they for farming? How many are there?"

“There are three couples, plus five children aged eleven or twelve and above. I plan to cultivate two hundred mu of land myself, and I would like to ask the village headman for advice on whether I can rent out the remaining one hundred mu to villagers. I will take 30% of the rent, and the tenants will be responsible for paying the land tax.”

Xu Zhichun will sign contracts with each household in due course, and everything will be clearly explained how the rent will be collected and how the taxes will be paid. For now, he will only give Lou Lizheng a general overview.

Lou Lizheng secretly regretted that he had thought all three hundred acres of fertile land could be rented by the villagers, but he did not expect that only one hundred acres were available.

Well, 100 mu is 100 mu. After all, they have their own servants, so it's normal that they don't rent it to villagers.

"Alright, alright, Madam Xu, don't worry. We'll definitely farm this land well, and I promise you won't suffer any losses."

Thinking about Xu Zhichun's brutal treatment of Aunt Lou's family, Lou Lizheng subconsciously felt a sense of apprehension.

With money and power, who wouldn't be wary of them?

(End of this chapter)