She doesn't want to sell meat or be a butcher; both are karmic debts. It's okay to eat meat occasionally, but she can't make a living from them.

Most butchers and meat sellers don't end up well.

In her past life, she had heard the old man say this, and now that she was here, she didn't want to kill any more living beings.

When the meat is about 60% cooked, add the soaked green beans and cook until they are about 80% cooked. Then add the tofu and continue cooking.

During the meal, Xiao Nan served two large bowls full of meat. Everyone sat around the bowl, looking at the meat with delight, but none of them dared to pick up a piece with their chopsticks.

The old woman chuckled: "Eat up, my family rarely eats meat. This girl gets some money and immediately thinks about spending it, so it doesn't fall into the hands of those people."

Everyone knew the truth and said, "If we had known, we would have let you stay in Wangzhuang instead of putting up with this."

The old woman sighed, "Come, come, let's eat and chat."

She picked up a piece of pig's trotter with her chopsticks, took a bite, and immediately praised it repeatedly.

"It smells so good, the meat is falling off the bone, it's so delicious, this taste is probably even better than the meat sold in the city."

Xiao Nan waved to them, "Eat quickly, haha, or there won't be any left."

Everyone then picked up their chopsticks and started eating, and once they started, they couldn't stop and no one spoke anymore.

A dozen or so people finished off the two pots of stewed meat in half an hour, and they were all rubbing their bellies, complaining that they were stuffed.

Xiao Nan ate quite a bit, and when she got up to clean up, the people who were supposed to be doing the work quickly took over her tasks. So she had no choice but to take the old woman and wander around the yard.

It's not good to eat too much at night, but I was so happy today that I couldn't control myself.

The villagers, upon smelling the aroma of meat again, were filled with rage and gritted their teeth.

What angered them was that Wang Po's family not only built a house, but also built it high and had many rooms. Although both were mud-brick houses, Wang Po's were much better than theirs.

Some people are itching to rush over and add fuel to the fire.

I had just gotten the idea when my family stopped me.

Everyone found this strange, but no one had any evidence against them. It wasn't that they didn't hate Wang Po's family, but rather that they were afraid that if Wang Po's family caught fire again, they would be in trouble again.

Otherwise, they would have already rushed to Wang Po's house with torches and burned it down.

Xiao Nan was naturally not afraid. He could burn it ten more times without any problem. They couldn't afford to waste time with him. He had plenty of silver in his hands. Let them burn it if they dare.

After seeing the workers off, the two strolled around the yard.

Xiao Nan asked her, "Grandma, what they said earlier makes sense. Why don't you go back to Wangzhuang to live? If you stay with your family, who would dare to bully you?"

She sighed and said, "It's hard to leave a poor family. This is what your grandfather left behind. I can't bear to part with it. Besides, I'd have to rebuild the house. Where would I get the money? Living with them, no matter how good it is, is still not right. And another thing is that your grandfather's grave is in the Ji family's ancestral graveyard. When I die, I want to be buried with him. If I go there, the Ji family will definitely make things difficult and won't let me be buried in the ancestral graveyard."

Xiao Nan's eyes darkened. These villagers are really bad. It was right not to go through the village chief to register their household registration.

Otherwise, he'll be driven crazy with frustration.

The next day, after the workers arrived, she handed over the cooking to Zhou and took Wang's two daughters-in-law to the vegetable garden in the backyard.

After telling the two what to do, we arrived at the front yard.

Today, the men's job is to finish cleaning the roof, then come down to repair and raise the fence.

She told Wang Feng that they needed to level and compact the floor inside the house, build two heated brick beds, and finally raise the ground in the yard a bit.

He immediately agreed. Anyway, there was nothing to do at home. Not only were they providing meals here, but they were also very kind. In just a short time, the whole family's complexion had improved a lot.

Just as Xiao Nan finished making the arrangements, the carpenters arrived, bringing three cartloads of furniture.

The villagers were extremely envious. Although it was made of the most ordinary wood, it was all new and the design was excellent.

They all clung to the courtyard gate, spitting in their direction, especially the Zhang family, whose eyes were practically bulging out of their sockets with rage.

Why? Why is a widow living so well, with a new house and new furniture?

Could it be that Wang's husband left her a considerable fortune?

That little bitch couldn't possibly have that much money.

Following Xiao Nan's instructions, the furniture was moved to the back of each house, leaving behind a donkey cart, and the rest left.

She took the carpenters with her, explained what needed to be done, and they knew exactly what to do once they took the job; they didn't need to worry about anything else.

Granny Wang was a little stunned. She looked at the new furniture in the room and her hands trembled as she touched it.

"Girl, how much silver will this cost?"

"Grandma, if anyone asks, just say that Grandpa left this to you. Don't say anything else. In short, this money is what I earned, and it's all clean."

"I can rest assured that."

"They're all just ordinary wood, not worth much. This job will take several days, so just keep an eye on them and make changes if anything isn't right."

"Yes, Grandma knows. Grandma has heard everything you said."

Xiao Nan smiled and watched her touch this and that, looking at them with obvious affection. He felt a surge of love for her.

Luckily, we have plenty of wood at home, so we don't need to buy timber for doors, windows, or the yard. The rest can be used as firewood.

And those old cabinets can be dismantled and turned into benches, kang tables, floor tables, and the like.

Just then, the village chief entered Wang Po's house with his hands behind his back. His face was gloomy, and he called out:

"Wang, come out here."

When Granny Wang saw the village chief, the smile on her face gradually faded. She approached him and asked softly.

"Village chief, what's the matter?"

"Hmph, you still have the nerve to talk? You've squandered the money Brother Ji left behind, hiring others to build houses instead of your own clansmen. You've given all the money to outsiders. If anything happens to you in the future, don't blame your clansmen for not helping you!"

"I don't need your help. I'm not old yet and I can support myself. Besides, everyone is building houses, so who will help me build one?"

"Can't you wait a little while?"

Granny Wang said angrily, "You tell me to wait, but does God allow me to wait? What if it starts to rain? Where am I supposed to stay?"

"You can go to a clansman's house."

"Pah, go to their house. They always bully me. I can't expect to get anything good there."

The village chief glared at her, then glanced at Xiao Nan, who was helping with the work not far away.

"She's with you, so what does that make her to you?"

“We’ll live together, and she’ll take care of me in my old age.”

"Without a proper title or status, what will happen to your property after you're gone? Will it be left to her?"

"Of course, she served me, did my laundry and cooked for me, and took care of me when I was sick, so naturally I should leave it to her."

"This is Ji family property, are you going to leave it to an outsider?"

Granny Wang sneered, "When I was sick, no one from my clan came to take care of me. Don't you think it's too late to say this now?"

"I'm warning you, if you dare leave this place to her, you can forget about being listed in the family genealogy, and you can forget about being buried with her!"

Granny Wang's face immediately turned pale. She gritted her teeth, straightened her chest, and said:

“Even if I go to the yamen and see the magistrate, I will still be in the right. If you use this as a reason, I will take the girl and go to the yamen tomorrow to register her in my household. That way, it will be perfectly legitimate.”

"Hmph, try it if you dare."

"Just try it."

“You! If you want to carry on your man’s family line, you can adopt a child with the surname Ji. No way, we don’t recognize her, and she can forget about being included in the family genealogy.”

"Fine, we won't go in!"

The village chief was so angry that his face turned ashen. He stammered for a long time, not knowing what to say, and then turned and stormed off.

Granny Wang collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face.

The village chief keeps bringing this up, and she's always completely under his control. It's driving her crazy.

Their conversation reached Xiao Nan's ears word for word.

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