Erya Niang felt a little guilty. These garlic sprouts were all from her own family. They probably wouldn't be able to sell them at the market. They were something that every family had, so they were worth nothing.
However, since the second daughter-in-law said so, let's get this tael of money by blackmail.
She said to everyone who was whispering: "It is true that the second daughter-in-law brought this seed back from her parents' house. Go and take a look at the fields. It's only March, and the garlic underneath is already so big!"
Ji Xiaobei: Bah! The broken garlic seedlings are all turning into mud!
"I gave you the money, and that big piece of garlic belongs to me!"
"Of course, go get the money quickly!" Erya Niang said impatiently.
"Master Li Zheng, you are here!" Ji Xiaobei said with a smile.
"What silver? I heard that your garlic sprouts are made of gold?" Li Zheng asked, rolling his eyes.
"No, we are all trivial, why is it your turn to come?" Erya Niang said with an apologetic smile on her face.
"Why, I can't even take care of small things?" Li Zheng's beard was raised in anger.
"No, that's not what I meant!" Erya Niang hurriedly explained.
"Master Li Zheng, Er Ya's father has already spread the news outside that after you step down, he will be able to be Li Zheng according to his seniority. The Wang family doesn't take you seriously."
Shitou added in a secret voice from behind!
Ji Xiaobei secretly praised her. If he hadn't told her, she wouldn't have known about it.
If that's the case, don't blame me for being rude.
"Our Jijiawan Wang family and Ji family both have big surnames. If we choose the next Li Zheng, we must vote fairly and justly! Ji Li has been working in the village for many years, and his contribution is obvious to all.
Organize flood fighting and rescue operations, harvest winter seeds in autumn, and mediate conflicts between young couples. When a sow gives birth to a piglet, Li Zheng must be concerned about the safety of the piglets. If Li Zheng is not disciplined, we Jijiawan will be separated! "
Ji Xiaobei spoke so passionately that he almost burst into tears.
Ji Li was straightening his waist. Although this was a bit excessive, he had a clear conscience.
"Yes, last time my sow gave birth to a piglet, Li Zheng helped deliver it."
"Ji Li is such a good official. How would we live without him..." a woman said in tears.
Her family's land was next to Li Zheng's house, and one year Li Zheng actually mowd the grass for her. In fact, Ji Li Zheng stumbled into the wrong land.
The mute could only eat Coptis chinensis. After returning home, his wife made him kneel for half the night.
Er Ya's father in the crowd lost his composure, swung his arms and said, "Who cares about that thing? You can rest assured, I won't argue with you."
"Uncle Wang, why would you like this? If he can marry a daughter-in-law from Fucheng, he will often be a high official in the future!" Ji Xiaobei laughed and said.
Someone in the crowd said: "Jili has been in office for ten years, and it's almost time to change him. Who will be the next one? There is really no suitable one among the younger generation in our village."
"Why not? Isn't Ji Shugen, the eldest son of the Li Zheng family, very suitable? He has read the calligraphy and literacy, and before he is admitted to be a scholar, he should be considered upright by the people of our village. If he is admitted to be a scholar, we will keep him high. Not allowed." Ji Xiaobei looked at Ji Lizheng with a smile.
Ji Lizheng's waist became straighter. His son was the only one in the village who had attended school. As for literacy, he wasn't too literate, but he was enough to be decent.
He smiled and said: "Shugen has read books and knows a few words. He is more knowledgeable than me, and young people have bright minds!"
At this time, a person squeezed into the crowd and shouted loudly: "Ji Xiaobei, just be carefree, it's okay if we haven't talked to each other for a few days!"
People looked back and saw that it was Wang Erya. She had just seen her father go home angrily. Only then did she find out about this and hurried over to help.
"Erya, long time no see, I miss you so much!" Ji Xiaobei was about to step forward and hold her hand.
"Fake attentiveness, my garlic planting issue has not been resolved yet, why is it getting involved in choosing Li Zhengna!" Erya Ling spoke sharply, pulling people back from their thoughts.
Ji Lizheng cleared his throat and said: "What, let's continue talking about garlic seeds. The most expensive garlic seeds in the market cost 10 cents each and no one bought them.
Wife of the Wang family, the garlic I eat is not that valuable! In this way, I make the decision, and the Ji family will compensate your family 15 cents, and the matter will be settled! "
"No, my garlic bulbs have grown so big..." Lian Ye quibbled, one tael of silver turned into fifteen cents, she couldn't accept it.
Erya Niang pulled her sleeve from behind and signaled her to stop talking. Fifteen cents was already a lot.
Erya sneered, pointed at Ji Xiaobei and said, "Don't let me tell you your secret!"
"Secret? I, Ji Xiaobei, have no secrets! Mom, go and get the copper coins. Don't leave, kids. I'll get you food..." Ji Xiaobei said with a smile.
Mrs. Lin hurriedly went to the house to get the copper coins.
Ji Xiaobei took out an oil paper bag from his sleeve. After opening it, everyone stretched their necks.
"I'm coming from my mother-in-law's family, so I don't have anything to bring with me. Let's try the sausages made by my mother-in-law. It's an ancestral craft!" She put it in Xiaoju's hands and asked her to share it with a bunch of dirty dolls to save money. of fights.
The children quickly gathered around and stretched out their hands to ask for sausages. Each of them had one piece, which was barely enough.
He held the sausage in his small black hands and ate it carefully, drooling as he ate.
These children have not seen Youxing since the Chinese New Year, and their stomachs are full of plain food, not to mention oil and water. They have eaten one meal of wild vegetables and not another.
The greasy sausage looked so satisfying that the adults all stared, stretched their necks and swallowed. Some couldn't help but snatch it from the children's hands, saying they wanted to go home and share it with their brothers.
"Xiaobei, your husband's family is so generous. They can still eat sausages these days!" a young daughter-in-law said enviously.
Jijiawan and Liujia Village are one in the south and one in the north of the county. They are far apart and news does not circulate very much.
Damn, I was almost fooled by Wang Erya. When she saw that she was back, she talked nonsense and wanted to make herself look bad.
But it's not a bad thing for the family to know that he was divorced. It would be very difficult to lie.
"She was divorced and returned to her parents' home. It's not the New Year or the festival. Her man didn't come, so why did she come back?" Wang Erya said, jumping up to her feet.
She suppressed the matter and didn't say anything. She originally wanted to blackmail Ji Xiaobei alone, but she didn't expect to be interrupted by her family members.
There was silence all around. The girl who was divorced must have committed a taboo in her husband's family to be divorced.
This is a big deal. If it is revealed in the future, all the girls in Jijiawan will be looked down upon.
Even Ji Lizheng's face fell. The Jijiawan girl's reputation couldn't be ruined because of Ji Xiaobei. There was an unmarried girl in his family.
"Ms. Lin, this is what's wrong with you. Do you want all the girls in the village to be pointed at their spines and scolded?" Mrs. Song said arrogantly.
