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

Upon hearing this, the old village chief immediately shook his head and asked, "Have you rented a house in the city?"

He remembered Xiuying had mentioned that after Qingfeng and Afan arrived in Jizhou, they would first rent a small courtyard to settle down before exploring the city. After all, no matter where they went, it was only after finding a place to live that they could easily handle their affairs.

When Yang Qingfeng heard this, his mind quickly recalled the scene when he rented the house. Back then, he had gone to see the house alone, and after finding it suitable, he moved in with Afan...

"Xiuying, Qingfeng, come and try the steamed buns I made." Wang Shufang came in with a basin containing a few corn buns she had made for breakfast.

When Xiuying saw it, she immediately understood that her good sister knew that she had not eaten yet and brought it to her on purpose.

She picked up a corn bun with a smile and took a bite. "Hmm, Sister Shufen's is still delicious!"

Xiuying never refuses her good sister's kindness. Being too polite would make her seem distant. What's more, she was really hungry. The authentic corn steamed buns that she hadn't eaten for a long time tasted different now.

Yang Qingfeng suddenly slapped his thigh and cried out, "Oh no! That person asked me where I was from, and I casually mentioned that I was from Futian Village and that I wanted to do business in Jizhou. I was so busy with this matter that I completely forgot about it!"

The village chief nodded slightly and sighed helplessly. In this world, how could you rent a house without signing an agreement? Even if there was no agreement, the landlord would definitely inquire about the tenant's background out of caution.

"Well, well." The old village chief slowly raised his hand and gently stroked the goatee on his chin, shaking his head, his expression full of helplessness and worry.

Xiuying looked at Qingfeng, whose face was filled with remorse, and comforted him, "Qingfeng, don't blame yourself too much. Even if you hadn't revealed your details at the time, with that cunning official's scheming and tactics, he would have found out sooner or later. Think about it, he was able to use such despicable means to annex so many shops in Jizhou and kill so many people. Is there anything in this world that he can't do?"

After hearing Xiuying's words, Qingfeng slowly raised his head, his eyes filled with worry and determination, and said, "Sister, I really don't want to put everyone in danger because of me. Otherwise, I'd better take Black Dog and leave here. That way, even if that dog official really chases us and can't find us, he won't be able to do anything to you."

Xiuying put down the steamed bun in her hand and said, "Qingfeng, do you think that corrupt official will let go of this piece of 'fat meat' in Futian Village? He even dared to attack an important prefecture like Jizhou, and his methods are extremely cruel, let alone our small village."

Upon hearing this, the old village chief looked at Xiuying and asked seriously, "Xiuying, what do you think we should do?"

Xiuying pondered for a moment and said, "The most urgent thing right now is to gather everyone in the village and tell them the truth about the crisis. Only when everyone understands the situation and unites as one can we jointly resist the foreign enemy. After all, we are about to face a group of well-trained officers and soldiers."

Dang Dang Dang...

As the gong sounded over the village, many villagers quickly gathered under the old locust tree. Word of what happened last night had already spread throughout Futian Village. So, as soon as the villagers heard the gong, they all came out.

Under the old locust tree, discussions suddenly broke out one after another.

"What do you think happened yesterday?" a villager asked curiously.

"That's right. I saw Yang Qingfeng dressed very strangely and brought back a child covered in blood. It looked scary." Another villager quickly took over the conversation.

"There is more than one child. There are two little ones on the ox cart, just like little radish heads." Someone else added.

At this time, a voice with some speculation whispered: "Could it be that Yang Qingfeng has a concubine outside, and this is the concubine's child?"

As everyone was talking, their eyes unconsciously turned to Sun Huahua, the daughter of Mrs. Sun.

Seeing this, Mrs. Sun quickly spoke up to defend herself: "Please stop talking nonsense here. Qingfeng is such a good kid. How could he do such a thing?"

Ma Caifeng, the maid of the Ma family, usually looked forward to finding an opportunity to tease Sun Huahua. When she heard this, she immediately became interested: "That's hard to say. Yang Qingfeng is not young anymore, and the child looks only seven or eight years old. Maybe she is really his. If Huahua marries him, she will have to become a mother right after entering the family. Our Aying is still better. I am the only daughter-in-law like her."

As she spoke, Ma Caifeng made a move to lean towards Zhuiying. Zhuiying saw Fusu walking towards them with Grandma Zhang, and immediately stood up to meet them. Ma Caifeng, caught off guard, missed her and fell to the ground with a thud, drawing laughter from the crowd.

"Caifeng, your husband always hangs out with that guy named Asu." A voice in the crowd said slowly.

"That's right. I think Ah Su is very handsome. Do you think your husband likes men?" Another voice echoed.

Ma Caifeng was furious when she heard this and stood up from the ground. In her mind, she could say anything about herself, but she would never tolerate anyone saying anything bad about her husband, because her husband was her lifeblood.

She angrily retorted, "Stop talking nonsense here! My husband is a first-rate man. It won't be long before I give him a big fat boy. Let me tell you, my husband loves me dearly. He's always caring for me and always goes along with me in everything..."

Before Ma Caifeng could finish her words, she was interrupted by the village chief's voice: "Everyone, be quiet, everyone! I've called you all here today to discuss a matter of life and death concerning our village."

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene became quiet and everyone's eyes were focused on the village chief.

After the old village chief and Xiuying looked at each other, the old village chief cleared his throat and told everyone in the village in detail what Yang Qingfeng had experienced in Jizhou from beginning to end.

After hearing this, the crowd instantly became agitated again. The villagers whispered to each other, their faces full of shock and worry.

"I've said it before, it would be better for us to just sell sweet potato noodles in the capital city, why do we have to go to Jizhou and wade into that muddy water!" An uncle in the crowd couldn't help complaining.

"That's right, if we hadn't gone to Jizhou, these bad things wouldn't have happened!" An aunt next to her also echoed.

A young man stood up and raised his voice to retort, "How can you say that! Sister Xiuying is wholeheartedly doing good for everyone and wants us to live a better life, so she's thinking of going to Jizhou to explore new paths. Besides, look at our village now, we're thriving. That dog official is like a hungry wolf, as long as there's meat he can eat, how could he let it go? In his eyes, our village is a big piece of fat meat!"