My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

In addition to the one at the headman's house, Songji Village has three other ox carts. However, the one at Doctor Zhang's house is very small. It is usually only used for him to go to the county town to buy medicinal materials, or to send the dried medicinal materials to the county town to sell. The cart bed is too narrow and cannot carry many people.

But there are usually four or five people from the Si family who go there in the morning, and six people come back.

Doctor Zhang's ox cart was obviously unsuitable.

Then there are only two other families left. One of them is also a member of the Song family. It just so happens that the woman of that family went back to her parents' home these two days. The man drove a ox cart with the woman and children and went out, and he hasn't returned yet.

The last family is He Song, a member of the He family. He Song is a carpenter, and nearly all the carpentry work in the surrounding villages comes to him. He has saved enough money to buy an oxcart, making it convenient for him to go out to work. He Song's eldest son, He Laiqian, also learned carpentry from his father. He no longer has to do simple tasks himself, but leaves them to his son.

"Could it be the money dad?"

"No way? It's not like Lai Qian Dad doesn't have money. Why would he steal Song Shazi's job? He only makes a few bucks a day."

"That's hard to say. Shugen's father is from the Song family, and he's from the same family as the village head. He wouldn't bully Song Shazi for a little money. But the He family is from outside, and there aren't many He families in the village..."

"That's right, and since Lai Qian is getting rich, he needs money to marry a wife. I even heard Lai Qian's mother say that if she wants to marry Lai Qian to someone who is capable and can give birth to a son, she can afford to pay a little more for the bride price."

The more they talked, the more they felt that it was that matter. Someone saw Si Muyan and immediately came over to talk about it.

"Girl Yan, this must have been done by the He family. They are so shameless that they harmed an entire village for such a small amount of money."

The second sister frowned and said, "Without evidence, you can't talk nonsense."

"We're not talking nonsense, this is definitely the case. Tong girl, don't disbelieve it. Lai Qian's father doesn't like to talk to the villagers, and Lai Qian's mother is so strong and overbearing..."

Before she finished speaking, she heard a roar from behind: "Damn it, who said I was strong and domineering? I usually give you face, right? Come on, today I will let you see what it means to be strong and domineering!"

Who else could it be but Lai Qian Niang who was speaking? She was a robust middle-aged woman, not dressed warmly in the cold weather. She walked over with an imposing presence and a loud voice, rolling up her sleeves as she came.

The few villagers who were talking shut up and stepped back, not because they were afraid of her, but to avoid causing trouble.

Lai Qian Niang spat and said, "What a bunch of shameless people! You're talking nonsense when I'm not here. Song Lao Er is a fool. He's finally making a living, and how could I, the head of the family, be so cruel as to bully him? Damn it, if I hear you again, I'll teach you a lesson!"

The He family is from outside and is not a very outgoing family. They don't interact much with others on a daily basis, but there are no conflicts either.

The interactions between the Si family and his family were even less frequent.

Hearing her foul language, Si Muyan felt a headache. She had seen that the people in Songji Village were not very civilized, but this was the first time she had seen a woman so uncivilized.

However, she is not someone who judges people by appearance, and she will not judge someone as bad just because he or she likes to swear.

Si Muyan forced a smile and prepared to take her second sister back.

But Lai Qianniang stopped her and said, "Yan girl, Song Shazi is injured. Will your family still need a car these days?"

Si Muyan was calmed down for a moment and said reluctantly: "Well... use..."

Lai Qian's mother waved her hand and said, "Okay, I'll ask Lai Qian's father to come to your house later. Just tell me if there's anything you need to know. Don't listen to those gossipy people. My family can't do that. We're just helping you out in this emergency. Once Song the Fool gets better, you can do whatever you want!"

She was in a hurry and turned around and ran away without waiting for Si Muyan to answer.

When they got home, the second sister grabbed Si Muyan and said, "Sister, it's better not to trust that He family member."

"Hey, didn't you just say that there is no evidence and people are not allowed to talk nonsense?" Si Muyan was curious.

Second Sister said, "I think evidence is needed, but Lai Qianniang is so aggressive that I think the villagers' speculation is not unreasonable. Otherwise, why would she come and recommend herself right after Uncle Song got into trouble?"

Si Muyan smiled noncommittally: "We give them money and they do the work. She herself said that after Second Uncle Song gets better, the work will still be his."

“I’m afraid it’s easier to invite a Buddha than to send him away.”

Si Muyan didn't think so: "Don't worry, we are all from the same village. No matter how powerful they are, what can they do in front of the headman?"

The second sister thought about it and felt that it made sense. They were all villagers. If they bullied Uncle Song, it would depend on whether the village head would agree.

Although the incident had affected the morning market, the lunchtime business continued as normal. After a busy morning, Si Muyan thought that this matter was not over yet and she would probably be busy in the afternoon. She went home and started making the base. When she was busy in the afternoon, she heard the head of the village come to call her.

"Yan girl, come quickly, we have caught the criminal."

Si Muyan quickly washed her hands and walked out, asking, "Uncle Village Chief, did you catch the person so quickly?"

The village head nodded and said, "Yes, Dachun said he bit one of them. The head of the pavilion and village head Zhou quickly found out that they were two men from the Zhou family in Guihua Village, named Zhou Da and Zhou Er."

Big Bear and Little Bear?

Si Muyan twitched the corners of her mouth. Big Bear and Little Bear would never do such a bad thing.

I followed the head of the village to the headman's house and saw Zhou Li there. Four men were guarding one side. Two men on the ground had their hands tied and were huddled together and trembling.

Seeing Song Lizheng and Si Muyan coming over, Zhou Lizheng stepped forward embarrassedly to apologize and told them what had happened.

"I'm so sorry, it was Zhou Dazhou and Zhou Er who did it. These two guys are well-known scoundrels in our village. They don't do anything serious on weekdays, and they are most diligent in stealing and molesting young wives. I just didn't expect them to be so bold as to dare to stop and rob passing cars."

Si Muyan asked, "Why did they stop our car from Songji Village for no reason? Was it intentional?"

Is it intentional, or is it because he has some interest in Aunt Zhu San because she is young?

Dachun started talking: "Zhou Da said that someone gave them fifty coins and asked them to stop the porridge cart from delivering porridge to the county town!"

That means they were deliberately targeting the porridge shop, and bullying Aunt Zhu was a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Si Muyan asked, "Are you sure? Fifty cents... did you ask who gave it to you?"

Dachun just looked at the two people angrily without saying anything.

"The headman thought something was wrong, so he took people to search. They found ten taels of silver under Zhou Da's pillow," said Zhou Lizheng, giving Zhou Da a hard kick. "You don't want to tell me, right? I'm telling you, I'll have the clan kick you two out. When you're put in jail, no one will care about you! Your uncle has already said that your wife and children will all be sold!"