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

"Okay, thank you so much, Uncle Ergun!" San Gouzi said, and climbed onto the ox cart with nimble hands and feet.

Seeing that the New Year was approaching, he planned to go to the city to buy some delicious food. What if Ah Su could come back for the New Year? What if there was nothing to eat at home?

But just as he thought about it, San Gouzi felt a pang of sadness. Ah Su was now the crown prince, destined to ascend the throne and rule the Great Yan Empire. How could he possibly return to this small village to celebrate the New Year? Well, forget it, let's not think about it anymore.

The oxcart creaked slowly as it passed beneath the old locust tree. Ma Ergun and San Gouzi glanced aside and saw Zhao Cunliang, leaning on a cane and clutching a broken bowl, flanked by his two sons, whose arms were broken. The three of them sat beneath the tree, thinly dressed and looking rather downtrodden.

Ma Ergun sat on the ox cart, a playful smile on his face, and shouted to the father and his two sons: "Hey, isn't this our brother Cunliang? It's freezing cold, and you still have the leisure to come here and enjoy the cool air!"

Although Zhao Cunliang was blind and had a broken leg, his hearing was still quite good. Upon hearing Ma Ergun's ridicule, he immediately became furious and yelled back, "Ma Ergun, don't be so proud! After all, my Zhao family has four sons."

What about you? You only have one daughter. The child in your daughter's belly doesn't even know who the father is! Could it be that she was abandoned by that guy called Zhuiying? Humph, don't you see what your girl looks like? It's strange that someone would like her! "

"So what!" Ma Ergun's face flushed with anger, and he retorted loudly with his neck stiff. "I'm so happy! Of course we can afford to raise a daughter and grandchildren! Unlike you, with several sons with broken arms, shamelessly begging in the village, you're worse off than me, who only has one daughter!"

Ma Ergun raised the whip in his hand and lashed it on the cow's butt. The frightened cow spread its hooves and galloped out of the village.

Zhao Cunliang was so angry that he was shaking all over. He spat fiercely in the direction of the departing oxcart and cursed, "Bah! Shameless thing! It's just a few filthy silver coins, what's so great about that! Back in the day, I was a well-known figure in this village, and I had the final say!"

Just as Zhao Cunliang was immersed in boasting about how prosperous the Zhao family was in the past when it was a wealthy family in the village, a few naughty children ran past the father and his two sons laughing.

One of the children grinned wickedly and quickly put the firecracker in his hand into the cow dung not far away, and then lit it with a fire starter.

Before Zhao Cunliang and his two sons could react, they heard a loud "bang" and the pile of cow dung was instantly blown away. Poor Zhao Cunliang, he was cursing so hard that his mouth was splashed with cow dung as soon as he opened it.

Ever since the earth-shaking battle in Futian Village, a new and unusual thing has quietly emerged in Dayan - firecrackers.

Once these firecrackers were released, they quickly became popular among the people and were greatly loved. Xiuying was the only supplier of these firecrackers. Thanks to this unique business, Xiuying made a fortune.

Before daybreak, Xiuying's home was already bustling with activity. Many villagers rushed to her house early in the morning, hoping to help with the pig slaughtering.

Although Xiuying's family has many servants, everyone in the village is looking forward to coming over early to join in the fun and lend a hand.

Today's Futian Village is no longer what it used to be. Not only has it become rich by selling sweet potato flour, it has also transformed itself into the royal grain supplier of Dayan.

The high-yield rice seedlings are also in Xiuying's hands, which makes Xiuying's position even more important.

Mrs. Sun, accompanied by a few village women who worked briskly, walked quickly into the yard and said, "Sister Xiuying, let's go boil some water so we can scald the pig hair."

The servants of Xiuying's family were also busy. They quickly set up benches in the yard and brought in a few large basins and placed them aside for use.

Everyone knows that we need to collect pig blood when we slaughter the pig. Pig blood is a good thing. The Maoxuewang and pig intestines made by my wife are so delicious that everyone can't help but swallow their saliva just thinking about it.

Several strong men walked into the pigpen, took aim at the big fat pig, shouted in unison, and hurriedly drove it out of the pigpen.

The big fat pig weighing more than 600 pounds seemed to sense the danger and struggled desperately, but it was ultimately no match for the combined strength of the crowd and was soon pinned firmly on the bench in the yard.

Butcher Li walked forward slowly, the polished butcher knife in his hand gleaming coldly. He leaned forward slightly, located the pig's neck, and without hesitation, stabbed it precisely.

In an instant, pig blood gushed out like a stream. The servant waiting nearby was quick-witted and quick-handed, quickly picking up the basin and catching it steadily.

Mrs. Sun and the other women in the village held the pig's hair scrapers tightly in their hands and scraped the pig's hair again and again. The pig's hair was easily scraped off under the hot water, and soon the pig's body became white and clean.

After completely scraping off the pig's hair, Butcher Li skillfully cut the fat pig open, revealing the tender internal organs and thick pork, which exuded a warm aroma.

Xiuying stood under the eaves, holding a hot water bottle in her hand, quietly watching the lively scene in the yard. She couldn't help but sigh, time flies. Before she knew it, it had been almost a year since she came into this world.

"Xiuying! Xiuying! Someone's coming!" Several people from the village patrol rushed into the yard in a hurry, shouting as they ran.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone saw several officials in official uniforms walking in steadily with a eunuch in eunuch's clothes.

Seeing this, the villagers showed surprise and curiosity on their faces, and subconsciously scattered around to make a passage for the newcomers.

The eunuch, holding a bright yellow scroll of imperial edict in his hand, bowed slightly and walked straight towards Xiuying. Seeing this, Xiuying calmly stepped forward from under the eaves and nodded and smiled at the eunuch.

The father-in-law looked Xiuying up and down, a smile on his face, "Is this Madam Xiuying?"

Xiuying bowed slightly and said, "Yes, I am."

The eunuch said in a high voice, "Congratulations, madam! Congratulations, madam! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has successfully entered the capital, and the old emperor has abdicated. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, your second daughter, a woman as capable as any man, has been named the Female General of Taiping by the new emperor. She is so honored! And your brother has also been appointed the prefect of Jizhou by the new emperor, and he is probably on his way to take up his post."

Xiuying was overwhelmed with joy upon hearing this. She quickly bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you for taking the trouble to come and deliver this good news, eunuch." She then pulled out an exquisite purse from her sleeve and handed it over. "This is a gift to treat you to tea. You must have worked so hard on your journey."