The fat wife is rebellious: she was spoiled by the group on the way to escape famine

"Brother Wenqin! I heard that your family recently successfully hunted three rabbits in the woods, so I brought ten kilograms of rice to trade. How is it? Is this a good deal?"

Mr. Zhou acted like a businessman and negotiated terms and bargained.

Immediately afterwards, his subordinates followed closely behind him and respectfully placed a large bag of grain in front of him for him to choose from.

"Hello, Aunt Song! This is ten kilograms of coarse grains that our boss brought. Please keep them."

Mr. Zhou added, emphasizing his sincere commitment to friendly cooperation, "Don't worry, there's absolutely no hypocrisy involved. We, Mr. Zhou, have always valued integrity and never mistreat others."

Seeing that Aunt Song looked embarrassed, her brows were slightly furrowed and the corners of her mouth drooped a little.

Zhou Wenli thought the other party was dissatisfied with the lack of food, so he quickly took out a string of heavy copper coins from his sleeve, about fifteen cents. The coins rubbed against each other, making a slight and crisp sound.

"Sister, if you feel the food is not enough, you might as well add this money."

As he spoke, he handed the string of money to Aunt Song, his voice containing a hint of flattery.

Zhou Wenli looked around, and when his eyes inadvertently swept over the three Xiaocao sisters standing in the corner, pity immediately appeared in his eyes.

Their clothes were washed white and covered with patches, and it was obvious that their families were very poor.

"These children are so pitiful. They've suffered so much. This little money is enough to buy you some new clothes. It's a token of my appreciation."

As Zhou Wenli spoke, he tried to touch the hearts of everyone present with his kindness.

However, Aunt Song tried several times to explain the truth - the rabbit meat had already been cooked in the pot, and it would be meaningless to give him more food or money now.

But this seemingly enthusiastic country gentleman was still immersed in his self-satisfied state and kept talking, "Sister, I know you have a large family here and life is not easy. But the ten kilograms of food I brought should be able to sustain you for a while."

As he said that, he threw the string of copper coins in his hand directly onto the pile of small bags filled with grain, and his whole body instantly exuded an arrogant attitude.

"Big sister, please bring the rabbit out to me quickly! Don't delay me from getting back to prepare dinner for my family."

At this moment, Jiang Jinhe interrupted his imperative words and said, "Excuse me, Lord Zhou, are you planning to exchange these ten kilograms of grain and fifteen copper coins for the wild rabbit we caught?"

Mr. Zhou did not expect that a young woman would dare to intervene, and he was a little at a loss for a moment.

"Little girl, who are you?"

There was a hint of doubt and contempt in his words.

"I caught that rabbit myself. If you want to trade, please discuss it with me."

Jiang Jinhe responded calmly but firmly.

Upon hearing this, a look of contempt flashed across Mr. Zhou's face, and he glanced at Jiang Jinhe with a provocative look.

"Since so many people are involved, perhaps selling the entire animal in exchange for more food would be the wisest option. Since you're in charge of the negotiations, just nod your agreement quickly!"

Although he had already determined in his heart that these poor farmers did not understand the market, he still tried his best to remain polite on the surface.

However, faced with such oppressive demands, Jiang Jinhe did not give in but became more calm and composed.

"You are absolutely right. In that case, what proportion of the meat would you like to take?"

Hearing this, Mr. Zhou suddenly opened his eyes wide and asked in disbelief.

"Could it be... Could it be that you have actually already started slaughtering them?"

"That's right. Only through exchange can its value be maximized."

She casually glanced at the not-so-rich prize lying on the ground and said, "Uncle Zhou, do you really think you can take away all the results with just these?"

As expected, when I saw Mr. Zhou's face suddenly stiffen, I knew that my guess was correct.

This guy is not only cunning but also extremely greedy. He actually tried to use such an insignificant thing to deceive everyone!

Then he made a new request.

"Well, even if the fleshy part can't be obtained, at least the surface hair material can be obtained. Besides keeping warm, it has no other use for ordinary people anyway."

His expression of confidence in victory was evident, as he believed that the local farmers had limited knowledge and only focused on the physical objects themselves.

In fact, although rabbit meat is delicious, it is far less beneficial than winter clothing made from precious wool.

Not to mention that the long-eared purple species is said to be particularly rare and expensive, and is very popular in the market.

Just when he was feeling smug and carried away by his pride, his thoughts were interrupted by a burst of cold laughter.

"I'm afraid this may disappoint some people, but three blocks of premium leather have been earmarked to be made into custom-fitting robes for my children. Each of them will have one."

Now it was Mr. Zhou's turn to be anxious. He couldn't help but raise his voice by several decibels as he asked more questions.

"What did you say? Making clothes for these three little girls? Isn't that such a waste of good things?!"

Jiang Jinhe nearly laughed to tears, but she managed to maintain her proper manners and retorted, "So you knew it was high-quality material, but you were just trying to take advantage of it, right?"

Realizing that his plan might be exposed, Mr. Zhou immediately changed his words and said in defense, "That's not what I meant! I just did this out of consideration for your family's difficult situation."

At that moment, Song Wenqin came over, picked up the grain bag and the string of copper coins, and said slowly, "If Mr. Zhou really has no intention of defrauding us, then let's go to the village chief and have a good discussion about how to deal with these rabbits."

In a small place like Daliang, deceiving others is like tarnishing one's own reputation, and the consequences will be disastrous once others know about it.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhou's face turned ashen in an instant, and his expression was extremely ugly and angry, as if he had suffered a great insult.

"I won't change! What an ungrateful guy!"

He snatched back the supplies in his hands, turned around and left with an angry look on his face.

He almost tripped because he was in a hurry. This scene made Jiang Jinhe, who was watching the whole process, burst into laughter. Even the Xiaocao sisters, who were originally a little nervous, were affected by the atmosphere and started laughing. The whole yard was filled with an atmosphere of happiness and relaxation.

Sitting in the rocking chair at the door and watching the embarrassed figure gradually disappear into the distance, Aunt Song just smiled and shook her head.

"We Jinhe are as naughty as children. Mr. Zhou might bear a grudge against us."

Aunt Jiang sighed, with a hint of helplessness in her voice.

Jiang Jinhe smiled nonchalantly, with an unruly light in his eyes.

"I'm not afraid of him. He's so arrogant just because he has a few bucks! Don't worry, Mom. If he comes again next time, I'll take care of him."

Her eyes were firm, as if no difficulties could shake her determination.