A farmer has a shrewish wife; he's busy making money every day.

"Damn it, does Qingshui County even want to do business anymore? We've been waiting for almost two hours and they still haven't come!"

Some men were cursing, and they even brought their wives along, intending to help count the money so they wouldn't get ripped off.

I never thought I wouldn't even have a chance to be ripped off!

They don't want to eat snakes for a whole year!

Besides, it won't last a year.

After a few incense sticks had burned, more women came looking for their husbands, and gradually the whole village gathered at the entrance of the Lu family's house.

The entire village crowded in front of the Lu family's house, including the second branch of the Ye family.

"Father, you're saying that Ye Qingxue was not only allowed to go up the mountain by the village chief, but also took half of the grain?"

Ye Hua asked Ye Yu.

"Ah."

Upon hearing the affirmative answer, a hint of jealousy flashed in Ye Hua'er's eyes.

Ye Qingxue really stole the show in front of men!

"Damn it, this is outrageous! How can a little girl be so selfish?" Wu Shuang said angrily.

Ye Yu immediately forgot who had rescued them and continued to mock, "Your family was so poor back then, you were just relying on that little bit of food."

"How could the village chief agree to take her up the mountain? A man like the village chief shouldn't be very kind to her."

Ye Hua'er was a little jealous, and she didn't hide it from her parents.

She was just waiting to see Ye Qingxue suffer!

"I don't know, I guess they used some kind of trick. My husband is both lame and stupid, so if he wanted to do something with his father-in-law, no one would have noticed." Ye Yu said, revealing a lewd smile.

Wu Shuang's face showed disgust, and when she thought of the snake that had been mostly taken away, her disgust intensified.

"So what if she rescued someone from a python's mouth? What's so great about that?" Wu Shuang wasn't there and was rather ignorant, so she naturally didn't take Ye Qingxue seriously.

Ye Hua'er, however, understood a little and was afraid that her parents would make a fool of themselves like last time, so she quickly advised, "Forget it, the village chief has already made the decision, so let's not say anything more."

Ye Yu and Wu Shuang listened to Ye Hua'er and immediately fell silent.

Meanwhile, the villagers in the crowd had already started to make a fuss.

"If no cars come from this county, they probably don't want to do business with us anymore!"

"The grain we bought from their oxcart was already much more expensive than buying it in the county, and we tolerated it. What more do they want?"

"What are we going to do? We won't be able to survive the winter without food!"

"We've made so much today, so we might as well pay the toll."

"You mean, we'll go ourselves?"

"Yes, can't Aunt Lu's donkey be used too?"

Aunt Lu said weakly from the crowd, "I lent my donkey to the Lu family's daughter-in-law."

"How long did you borrow it for?"

"Half a year..."

"Hey, Aunt Lu, are you out of your mind? Why borrow it for so long? Will your old donkey even live for another six months? You're basically selling the donkey! What are we going to use then?"

Faced with the questioning of several grown men, Aunt Lu dared not speak.

I felt really wronged.

They hadn't thought about her donkey for years. She was all alone and had no income from grain, so she had to find an opportunity to use the donkey to exchange for some grain.

Why are you blaming her now that something's happened?

Ye Yu's eyes flickered slightly, a calculating glint in them.

He thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said to everyone, "Everyone, Ye Qingxue is a member of the Ye family. As her second uncle, I'll take charge here! You can all use her donkey as you please!"

"Second Brother Ye, really? Thank you so much!"

Ye Qingxue laughed. She had spent her own grain to buy the donkey, and now Ye Yu was just casually giving it to others to use, and everyone was grateful to Ye Yu?

Do you want shame or not?

Ye Qingxue let out a cold snort and jumped out of the window.

"Second Uncle, you're not right to say that."

A cunning glint flashed in Ye Yu's eyes: "Oh? Third Sister isn't happy about it?"

He knew Ye Qingxue was unwilling, so he was waiting for her to refuse, so as to ruin the whole village's impression of Ye Qingxue once again.

Ye Qingxue has really made a lot of noise these past few days.

"Why would Second Uncle think I'm unhappy? Of course I'm happy!"

Ye Qingxue's words were different from what Ye Yu had expected.

Ye Yu was clearly caught off guard: "You...you're willing? Then what I just said was wrong?"

Ye Qingxue saw through his thoughts and smiled slightly: "Second Uncle, you are wrong in saying that I am still a member of the Ye family."

"As the saying goes, a woman follows her husband after marriage and her son after her husband's death. My daughter, who is already married, naturally belongs to the Lu family. Therefore, my donkey should be decided by the head of the Lu family."

Ye Qingxue turned to look at Lu Meng: "You agree, right, Father-in-law?"

Lu Meng was overjoyed by Ye Qingxue's words. Controlling his expression, he cleared his throat and said seriously, "Yes, Ye Lao Er, Qingxue is now a member of the Lu family. This donkey... should still depend on Qingxue's thoughts."

Lu Meng was quite shrewd. Since Ye Qingxue said the donkey belonged to the Lu family, then the Lu family could use it. Since he could use it, whether or not he lent it to others was none of his business.

He even secretly didn't want to lend it out.

"Also, everyone, please stop calling Qingxue 'little girl' from now on. She's married into the Lu family now, so she's no longer a 'little girl'."

Ye Qingxue found it amusing: Does Lu Meng now think of himself as part of the family? Wasn't he usually the one calling her "girl" the most enthusiastically?

Because of her hasty marriage and the absence of a matchmaker, Ye Qingxue was not considered a proper daughter-in-law of the Lu family by many people, and even the elderly couple in the Lu family did not really acknowledge her.

She didn't care about the way she was addressed, after all, she didn't really consider herself a daughter-in-law of the Lu family. But what kind of person is it if they're under someone else's roof and they're never acknowledged?

Taking this opportunity, she made Lu Meng acknowledge her as his daughter-in-law in front of everyone.

This was all thanks to her cheap second uncle.

Ye Yu was completely humiliated and was now speechless, his face flushed red.

Ye Hua'er was furious and quickly pulled her embarrassing father back: "Dad, shut up!"

Then he looked at Ye Qingxue, a flash of annoyance in his eyes.

When did Ye Qingxue, who was always meek and obedient, become so sharp-tongued?

Ye Qingxue noticed Ye Hua'er's resentful gaze, turned her head to look at her, and a smile appeared on her lips.

The leaves trembled the moment she looked over.

Was Ye Qingxue just provoking her? How dare she!

"Listen to me, everyone!" Ye Qingxue turned her gaze away and looked at all the villagers.

“I would be very willing to lend this donkey to everyone, but there is only one donkey. If we take turns lending it to each household, it will take more than a month, which is too inefficient.”

"By the time everyone has a donkey, winter will have already arrived. Therefore, no one will want to be at the back of the queue to use a donkey. So, how to arrange the order of donkey use is another problem."

Liu Baode sneered from the crowd: "What you're saying is just that you don't want to lend money, what are you pretending for?"

Ye Qingxue frowned and looked at him: "Brother Liu, I don't know where I offended you. Why are you targeting me at every turn? I haven't finished speaking yet, so don't rush to conclusions."

Someone came up with a solution: "Then let's bring goods from several families to sell each time!"

Ye Qingxue nodded: "This brother is right, that's exactly what I wanted to say."

"But as everyone knows, we have to pay tolls every time we enter the county, and there are always expenses each time."

"Therefore, I suggest that we find only one representative to transport the grain for us to sell."

"Furthermore, before he sets off, we must register the amount of grain that each household possesses, based on the usual selling prices, so as to ensure that the grain he brings back is not shortchanged!"

One villager frowned and asked, "If it's so troublesome, who would be willing to deliver it?"

Yes, originally, this kind of job could be used to make some money by taking advantage of the situation. Many villagers were eager to try and grab this job, but when they heard that they had to register, they immediately fell silent.

Ye Qingxue raised her eyebrows, looked at the villager who had asked the question, and smiled slightly: "I'd be happy to."