"Ms. Liu came to me this morning and said that you were hooking up with someone behind your late husband's back. Who is that person?" Village Chief Zhao had a livid face, full of gloom.
"She farts. If there were someone outside, I would have taken the child away long ago. Will I still stay in this place where birds don't poop?" Aunt Ma is not afraid of Village Chief Zhao. Her husband's parents-in-law died early, and she was married to him. When she was young, she had been bullied by the women in the village, and she would go to Village Chief Zhao every now and then, so she was not afraid. "She was just jealous that I bought new clothes. She didn't show off all the time, how nice her husband was to her." , why don’t you even buy her a new pair of shoes when she’s so close to passing the test?”
"Ma Yufen, don't make excuses. If there is no one outside, then where do the new clothes on you and your children, as well as the food in the kitchen, come from?"
"I bought them all, can't I buy them myself?"
"Ma Yufen, you are still quibbling. I know better than you what is going on in your family." Ma Yufen's husband was raised by Village Chief Zhao. He is a down-to-earth and diligent child. Unfortunately, when he went out to work, he accidentally Died after falling from a height.
"Village Chief Zhao, since Ma Yufen is back anyway, why don't you order her house to be searched. I guess that wild man must have stayed overnight secretly, and I will definitely be able to find some clues." The speaker was Wu who usually quarreled with Aunt Ma whenever they met. .
"Wu Cuihua, you bitch, wait until I'm free and see if I don't tear your mouth apart."
Hearing Aunt Ma's curse, Village Chief Zhao became more determined. She had someone outside. He pointed at the two women brought from home and said, "You two, go in and search carefully!"
"No, you are not allowed to enter my house."
Aunt Ma screamed heartbreakingly, but it was of no use.
In the blink of an eye, two women came out. One of them held a small wooden box in his hand. "Village chief, I found this from under the bed."
Village Chief Zhao saw that there was a lock on the small wooden box and asked Aunt Ma, "Where is the key?"
Aunt Ma turned her head and refused to answer.
"Smash it open!"
"yes."
The mother-in-law picked up the small wooden box and threw it on the ground.
There were many people in the courtyard, all staring intently, thinking that since Ma Yufen had locked such a small wooden box, the adulterer must have given her something inside.
"Snapped!"
The small wooden box fell to the ground and broke into pieces. With sharp eyes, Wu saw something shiny and golden falling out.
He hurriedly reached out to pick it up and looked at it under the candlelight: "Ah, is this gold?"
"Gold?"
Village Chief Zhao was startled, stood up suddenly, snatched it from Wu's hand, and looked at the candlelight repeatedly.
It was finally determined that it was indeed gold.
"Ma Yufen, it seems that the man outside you is really generous."
"Village Chief Zhao, I dug this gold myself. It was not given by a man at all."
"That's nonsense. My ancestors have lived in Anxi Village for generations. Sometimes crops can't even grow in the fields. How can there be gold?"
"It's not in Anxi Village." Aunt Ma shook her head and explained anxiously, "Village Chief Zhao, you should remember that there is an abandoned field near Yunlai Village, and there is a small courtyard there. A great scholar once lived there. Later, he died, and the courtyard The land in front of it is all deserted. Over the years, people have been saying that it is haunted there, so few people go there. I went up the mountain that day to find something to eat, but as I walked, I ended up in the deserted field. I saw a lot of dead grass and thought that if I couldn't find anything to eat, it would be good to chop some dead grass for firewood, but I accidentally dug out a small piece of gold."
"Ma Yufen, when you make up lies, you must also pay attention to the facts. If there was gold in that place, it would have been poached by the people from Yunlai Village, and it's your turn?" Wu didn't believe it.
"Village Chief Zhao, the gold in the wooden box was originally intended to be given to you when I took my two children to your house to pay New Year greetings during the Chinese New Year. By the way, I would like to tell you about the gold that can be dug out of the wasteland. I want you to make an idea. When Caifeng's father was still alive, he kept telling me that if it weren't for your care, he would have starved to death. Even before he died, he told me not to forget anyone. I can't forget your kindness, village chief. I didn't expect that you believed the lies of someone outside me based on a few words from others. I admit that I was slandered, but what about Caifeng's father? If he knew something, then he should How sad.”
For a moment, everyone present was silent.
Village Chief Zhao felt that the gold in his hands had become a hot potato.
If Arata really has gold, he can keep it all to himself, but...
It's all Liu's fault. They didn't even understand the matter and they were all yelling.
Village Chief Zhao waved his hand, and Aunt Ma was suddenly free.
"mother."
Caifeng and Tiedan ran towards Aunt Ma, and the three of them hugged each other tightly.
"Village Chief, if you don't believe me, early tomorrow morning I will take the whole village with me to dig for gold in the deserted fields."
"no."
Village Chief Zhao blurted out: "If there is really gold in that place, then if we all go there, it will definitely attract the attention of Yunlai Village. We have a bad relationship with them to begin with. Yufen, I will bring a few trustworthy villagers with you tomorrow. Lead the way, let’s dig.”
"Village Chief, I have nothing to do tomorrow. Shall I go?"
"Village Chief, I have nothing to do tomorrow. I will go too."
Aunt Ma looked at the villagers who volunteered one after another with deep disdain in her eyes.
The next day, the sky was overcast.
Niu Tangtang deliberately stayed at home for a day just to see if Village Chief Zhao and his party would take the bait.
That's right, her plan was to use the gold in the wasteland to attract the villagers of Anxi Village and come to plow the land for her.
In order to prevent someone from discovering her, Niu Tangtang hid at home.
Xiahou Yu and Shen Lang pretended to be the owners of the small courtyard, but they would not open the door unless the villagers approached.
The main attack is on one. If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move.
"coming."
Niu Xiaowang in the room twitched his ears and looked up at Niu Tangtang: "I heard a series of footsteps and they were rushing this way."
"It was in this area where I struck gold that day."
Aunt Ma pointed to the plowed marks on the ground and looked at Village Chief Zhao: "I don't know if there are other places."
Village Chief Zhao gasped and looked at the small courtyard not far away: "Is there anyone living in that small courtyard?"
Aunt Ma shook her head: "I'm not sure. The weather was bad that day, so I didn't dare to get close, for fear that there might be a ghost inside."
"Village Chief, I think that when we mine gold, the lower the profile, the better, so as not to be known," a villager reminded.
"That's right, let's start in groups of three."
As long as half a pound of gold can be dug out, every house in Anxi Village will have a good year.
Aunt Ma took the sickle and went to dig somewhere farther away.
When the villagers saw it, they couldn't help but move towards her.
"I didn't expect the cowgirl's method to be so effective. A little bit of gold can make these people believe it."
Through the crack in the door, Xia Houyu saw a dozen villagers in Anxi Village squatting on the ground and working hard.
