In the afternoon, Meng Fei turned over the soil in the back, Xiao Nan tended to her flowerpots, and the old lady planted cloth to make cotton clothes.

Besides what she and Xiao Nan did, she also had to do some work for Meng Fei; there was quite a bit to do.

Just then, the courtyard gate rang. The old woman and Xiao Nan arrived at the gate at the same time, opened it, and their faces darkened when they saw the village chief.

The village chief also had a sour face, but he still spoke first.

"The day after tomorrow, the Zhang family will be holding a housewarming party, and each family will contribute one hundred coins."

Before Xiao Nan could speak, the old woman became angry: "I won't go, and I won't give you the money either."

"We'll give it all, but you won't?"

“My daughter and the Zhang family have a history of conflict. We won’t invite them to our housewarming party, and we won’t go to theirs either, let alone give them any money. What, you want this hundred coins? You want to pocket it yourself?”

"You old fool, the money has to go into the Zhang family's accounts," the village chief said angrily.

Granny Wang curled her lip: "Forget it, the Zhang family has already spread the word that they won't let my family go."

The village chief glared at her: "You can choose not to go, but you must pay."

"you!"

Xiao Nan snorted and interrupted the old woman: "Alright, my family will hold a housewarming party right now. Each of you will receive one hundred coins. You don't need to come for a meal or drinks."

"You!" This time it was the village chief's turn to be speechless.

"What, you can't handle it when it happens to you?"

“In the past, you, Granny Wang, have contributed money, but you just didn’t go.”

"Bullshit! You're the ones who bullied me, that's why I didn't go. I paid the money, but when I got there, not only was there no seat for me, but you wouldn't even let me eat. You bully your own people like this, and you still talk about being of one mind? Being of one mind is bullying my ass."

The village chief blushed with embarrassment after being confronted by Granny Wang, but he stubbornly refused to admit it.

Then he roared, "That's because you're spineless and willing to be bullied."

Granny Wang took a deep breath and gritted her teeth: "Then this old woman is not willing to do it today."

She and Xiao Nan exchanged a glance, then immediately rushed out of the courtyard, sat down at the gate, and started slapping their thighs and howling.

"Come and see! The village chief is bullying me! Seeing that I've lost my man, he keeps coming to my house alone. I don't know what he's after. Help! The village chief is bullying me! If you have feelings for me, just say so. Don't keep making up excuses to come here..."

Granny Wang opened her mouth wide, wiped her tearless eyes, and began to wail.

The village chief didn't take it seriously at first, but when he heard what Granny Wang said, he was so frightened that he pointed at her with a trembling hand.

"You, you mustn't talk nonsense, with your looks..."

At this point, the village chief carefully examined Granny Wang. She was completely different now. Not only were her clothes new inside and out without a single patch, but in such a short time, the wrinkles on her face had disappeared, her skin was smoother and whiter, and she had much less white hair.

Upon closer inspection, she really does retain her charm, and besides, she's older than Granny Wang.

Although he is the boss here, he can't afford to have his reputation damaged. If word gets out and reaches the authorities, he can forget about being the village chief.

From now on, he can only manage matters within his own clan. He can't even ask about outsiders anymore. If someone else is sent down from above, the village's affairs will be none of his business, so how can he make money off them?

If an outsider becomes the village chief, won't the villagers be controlled everywhere in the future?

He stepped forward to cover Wang Pozi's mouth, but his wife and children saw this action.

He shouted from afar, "Old man, Dad, what are you doing?"

As the person spoke, he approached, and his wife immediately became angry and stepped forward to fight with Wang Po. At this moment, Xiao Nan stopped her.

She pulled out a machete from behind her back and pointed it at the village chief's wife: "If you dare to touch this old lady, I'll cut your hand off."

These words immediately made the village chief's family, as well as the Ji clan members who wanted to come forward to help, afraid to step forward.

Xiao Nan spat at them: "A bunch of shameless bastards! My grandma and I are at home, we hardly ever leave the house, and you still come looking for trouble and trying to bully us. If you have the guts, come and try. If I'm afraid of you, I'll take your surname."

Although the village chief's wife dared not step forward again, she spoke loudly, relying on her husband being the village chief.

"It was Granny Wang who said my husband had feelings for her."

"Yes, it's your man, not my grandma. Your man comes to my house every few days. Is it because my grandma and I are women that he has some ulterior motive? We don't even have land to pay taxes. Why is he always running to my house?"

"you!"

"How about I ask the government officials to come and settle this matter? Or, if all else fails, I can find someone in town who has influence to settle this matter?"

"just you?"

"Yeah, me, just me, how about we give it a try?"

"Let's try..." Before she could finish her sentence, the village chief covered her mouth. He glared at Xiao Nan, gritted his teeth, and said, "You win!"

Then, with a roar, he led his whole family back home. The villagers, seeing the knife in Xiao Nan's hand, timidly walked away.

The old woman watched them walk away, got up from the ground, patted the dirt off her body, and smiled at Xiao Nan.

"Hey, that trick really works."

"Although our reputation has been affected a bit, his reputation is even worse. Whoever is willing to go all out will win."

"Sigh, I don't want to do this unless it's absolutely necessary."

“He probably won’t dare to come again. This incident has already left a thorn in his wife’s heart.”

"I'm afraid he'll always find excuses to make things difficult for us."

The two returned home, closed the door, and turned around to see Meng Fei. He had already seen what had just happened.

If Xiao Nan hadn't told him not to appear in front of outsiders, he would have already grabbed a kitchen knife and rushed out.

He wasn't afraid even when the whole village joined in.

"you saw it?"

"Yes, I can handle such a small matter by myself."

“We’ll talk about it later. It’s not possible now. You’re a man living here without any status or identity. If they find out, they’ll definitely cause trouble openly. I find that annoying.”

“Alright, once you have proper control over the property, if they come looking for trouble again, just leave it to me. I’m good at dealing with these people.”

How do you master it?

"Beat them until they're scared!"

"Hey, that's what I was thinking too. Anyway, let's get to work. Tonight, let's make a couple of dishes and have a few drinks."

"it is good!"

When the village chief returned home, his wife gave him a good scolding.

In the end, he softened his tone and everything was fine.

He simply couldn't swallow this insult. He was the village chief, an absolute authority in the village, and he couldn't let a widow and an orphan girl take him down.

He has no good way to deal with them now, so he can only take it one step at a time.

During dinner, Granny Wang told Meng Fei about the village's affairs in detail. Only then did Meng Fei realize that his family was someone that everyone in the village could bully.

He clenched his fist and said fiercely, "Grandma, Miss Xiao, don't worry, I'll be here from now on and won't let you be bullied again."

"They'll definitely behave themselves once they know you're in their family," the old woman said with a smile.

Before long, the appointed day arrived. Xiao Nan got up early in the morning, ate breakfast, told Meng Fei and Grandma what he had to do, and went to town.

She chatted with Longlong along the way, and time flew by, making the journey seem short.

Shopkeeper Liu was in the backyard at that moment, staring blankly at the donkey.

This donkey brayed all night last night, which really angered him because he couldn't find any adult donkeys at the livestock market and had to buy a juvenile one.

It probably missed its mother, because it didn't rest all night. Even after being fed, it still cried out.

The sound of the donkey braying could be heard for miles even in broad daylight, let alone at night; it was truly astonishing!

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