Dressed as a farmer's widow, she brought her daughter to stock up on food and reached the top

Yang Xiuying pursed her lips and felt the kindness of the villagers again.

Since there are rewards, there must be punishments. She cleared her throat and said to Zhou Dazhu and the other two who were standing by like quails, "From now on, Zhou Dazhu, Deng Defa, and Ma Ergun are not allowed to participate in the village's rice exchange."

Deng Defa, who was holding milk fruit and fern in his hands, was unhappy when he heard this.

"Why don't you let us change?"

"Everyone is changing it, but we can't?"

Ma Ergun and Deng Defa were still thinking about exchanging these for rice next time, but they didn't expect Yang Xiuying to cut off their retreat.

Aunt Li glanced at them coldly: "Just because Fenglailou handed the exchange matter over to my sister Xiuying, she has the final say."

Although Deng Defa and Ma Ergun were a little afraid of Aunt Li's husband, Li the Butcher, butcher Li was not here today. As long as they did not offend Aunt Li, they still dared to say a few words.

"Fenglailou wants milk fruit and fern. They didn't say we can't exchange. Everyone is exchanging, so we should do the same."

"Widow Yang, you're abusing your power by doing this! Believe it or not, I'll go find the owner of Fenglai Tower and sue you!"

After Ma Ergun and Deng Defa finished speaking, they glanced at Zhou Dazhui. It was clearly he who asked them to come, but now he was standing aside and not only did he not say a few words, he even seemed to have a smile on his face!

Ma Ergun and Deng Defa regretted their actions deeply. If it weren't for this evil spirit, why would they come to cause trouble for Yang Xiuying? Their wives would have been exchanged for rice long ago.

Yang Xiuying ignored the two and said to the villagers standing in the dam, "There are still more than 100 kilograms of rice left. If you have any at home, you can exchange them.

If you don't mind the effort, you can exchange the rice you picked from the mountain right away. We still have over a hundred pounds left from the first round, so we'll trade until we run out of rice. First come, first served."

Ma Ergun's eldest brother was delighted when he heard this and said, "Then I'll go up the mountain with my kids to pick some and bring them back to you later. Is that okay with you?"

Ma Laifu was glad that he was tough for a while and did not listen to Ma Ergun. He must seize the opportunity to pick more to exchange for rice.

Ma San was holding the returned milk apple and fern in his hand. He shouldn't have listened to Ma Ergun just now. His second brother has been a troublemaker since he was a child. He always relied on being the older brother to suppress him. This time, he was badly harmed by his second brother.

But he just heard Yang Xiuying say that she would not accept the milk fruit and fern from Zhou Dazhu, Ma Ergun, and Deng Defa. She did not mention her own name, so he asked in a low voice with uncertainty;

"Xiuying, I'll pick some later and exchange them with these. Is that okay with you?"

His voice was trembling when he spoke, partly because he was timid and partly because he was thin-skinned.

Yang Xiuying looked at Ma San standing in front of her. This man was the kind of person who kept out of the matter, but he didn't do anything to harm anyone. People like him could be won over and then threatened.

"Well," Yang Xiuying frowned, thought for a moment, and said hesitantly, "What if you want to quit again later?"

"Oh!" Ma San sighed and said loudly, "Sister Xiuying, I was wrong before. I shouldn't have listened to that villain's instigation. I promise I won't quit."

Ma San glanced at his wife as he spoke. This wife was also naive and didn't know how to say a word to help him.

Ma San's wife hurried forward and bowed to Xiuying, saying, "Xiuying, my dear sister, the children and I went to the mountain early this morning to pick milk apples and bracken. We wanted to exchange them for some rice, and then for some black flour so that we could have a full meal."

Ma San's wife began to wipe away her tears as she spoke. She and her children were very happy for a long time when they heard that the milk fruit fern on the mountain could be exchanged for rice. They never expected that such a good thing would be ruined by Ma Ergun.

"Hey! Okay, I'll give you one last chance."

Xiuying waved her hand and said to Taohua, "Look at how much they have now and how much rice they can exchange for."

When Ma San's wife heard that they were going to change it for her and her children would be able to eat black noodles, she was so excited that she almost knelt down to Xiuying.

After taking the rice back, he took a few children to the mountains to pick milk and bracken.

The villagers walked down the slope in groups. They had to quickly take the rice they had exchanged home and store it away, and then go up the mountain to pick milk apples and bracken.

"Mom, my brother and I picked some milk apples this morning. I'll go dig some more bracken later."

"Let's pick more before it gets dark."

"When it's dark, you can pick them even with a torch."

"Yes, rice is precious. Without a torch, we have to pick it even by moonlight."

"Children and women pick them on the mountain behind the village. We men should go further away, to the other side of the mountain. Otherwise, if we are all in one place, I'm afraid we won't be able to pick much."

"This thing probably only lasts about half a month. We need to expand the area and pick more."

"Yes, Brother Li is right. There are many people picking milk apples and digging bracken right now. We men can go farther away, and the women can just take the children and dig some near the village."

……

Yang Xiuying was standing on the slope and was very satisfied when she heard that when facing interests, everyone was not only united but also took women and children into consideration and did not fight for them.

Some people are happy while others are sad

As soon as Ma Ergun returned home, his wife Wang Fuping complained to him, "Did you take the wrong medicine? You even listen to Zhou Dazhu's words. Didn't you see that he didn't dare to fart just now?

I told you not to listen to him, but you refused to listen. Now, the whole family has to eat only porridge. Even my eldest brother knows that Zhou Dazhu is unreliable and did not listen to him. Now my eldest brother's family may already be eating white rice.

She saw Ma Laifu holding a bulging sack. What else could it contain except rice?

Thinking of this, Wang Fuping sat on the ground and started cursing: "You prodigal son, you've made it so that everyone else can't eat enough... My life is so miserable!"

Ma Ergun was already upset because he didn't get the rice. After hearing this, he raised his hand and hit Wang Fuping, who was sitting on the ground and cursing.

"You spendthrift woman, what are you doing here yelling and making noises? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

Wang Fuping covered half of her beaten face and almost forgot to breathe. From the day she got married, she took care of all the housework and never let Ma Ergun, who had small arms and legs, do any heavy work. It was okay for her to be tired because she was big and strong, but she would feel heartbroken if she let Ma Ergun get tired.

"You dare to hit me!"

Wang Fuping turned over and stood up from the ground. She pointed at Ma Ergun, a petite man who barely reached her shoulders, with her hands like pig's trotters. Her fingers trembled with anger, and she screamed loudly with tears in her eyes...