"Stop trying to get close to her. I know everything about you. If it were before, even if you had consummated your marriage, she wouldn't have left us and would still be your wife. But now she's given up on you and has another man. Just give up on this idea."

"Hmph, impossible. She is my wife, she was always mine. If I didn't need the Fang family now, how could I let her find another man? We can't do anything about her now, but that doesn't mean we can't in the future. Just leave it alone. As for her, my son is determined to have her."

Zhang Dashan glanced at his bald head and sighed heavily.

"If you're not afraid of taking a loss, then go ahead. Anyway, you've already shown some guts. Whether it's a blessing or a curse in the future, you'll have to bear the consequences yourself."

"Don't worry, my son knows what he's doing. He's just a Taoist priest; what he says is nothing but speculation."

His eyes were full of calculation, which made Longlong so angry that he wanted to beat him to a pulp.

Although it couldn't beat him up, Longlong had a plan. It disappeared from Zhang's house in a flash and searched the whole village for a chamber pot. This time, instead of splashing him with excrement, it would splash him with urine, making him and Zhao Shi both smelly.

They're both already flirtatious. From now on, every time I see him, I'll let him flirt every time he wants to, hmph!

Just as Zhang Lao Er was fantasizing about pinning Xiao Nan down, a whole bucket of yellow liquid was poured over him from head to toe.

Zhang Dashan and Qian Shi stared wide-eyed in horror, as if they had seen a ghost, and immediately retreated, keeping a safe distance from him.

The two shouted anxiously, "See? See? Even God is protecting her. You've been punished, haven't you?"

Zhang Lao Er was also terrified. Last time it was broad daylight, but now it was night. He looked around but didn't see anyone except his parents. Then he screamed and fainted.

Longlong spat at him: "Pah, what a thing you are, daring to covet my master? She is a celestial being, and you are just shit and piss from the outhouse. You only deserve this yellow stuff, hmph."

That night, the Zhang family was in chaos. They cleaned up after Zhang Lao Er, boiled water for him to wash, and cleaned the house. It was exhausting for Qian Shi and Zhao Shi.

The next day, while Zhang Lao Er was unconscious and unable to move, Zhang Dashan rented an oxcart from the village chief and drove him to the Fang family's house without stopping, fearing that if he stayed there any longer, the house would catch fire again.

Upon smelling his odor, Madam Fang immediately took a few steps back in disgust, ordered someone to carry him to a guest room, assigned a servant to attend to him, and never approached him again.

At this moment, in the living room of the Fang family, the Fang couple and Fang Shi were sitting together, drinking hot tea and discussing Zhang Lao Er's matter.

"Father, Mother, your daughter can no longer tolerate this man."

"Let's wait and see. We'll find out next spring. If he passes the imperial examination, we can keep him around. If you don't want him to touch you, then don't. Let him do whatever he wants. Anyway, you're pregnant now. This child will have the surname Fang. After he's born, you should raise him well so that he can inherit the Fang family's business in the future."

“But I’m worried about him staying at our house.”

“Your mother has arranged everything for you. He will get nothing. If he fails the exam, then divorce him and keep him as your son. If he dares to cause trouble at our house, I will make sure everyone knows about his affair with Zhao Shi and make him lose face.”

“My daughter finds him disgusting. It hasn’t been long, and she’s already gone to find that woman. Last time she threw feces, and this time she threw urine. Maybe he’s a cursed person. His presence in our Fang family will only bring bad luck to us.”

“You didn’t believe me when I told you, and you insisted on marrying him. Now that things have come to this, we can only take it one step at a time.”

Madam Fang reached out and stroked her belly, sighing softly, "It's all my fault for not listening to my parents. I never imagined he would be such a disgrace among scholars, seemingly virtuous on the surface but so disgusting on the inside."

"It's not too late to find out now. Anyway, he's under our family's watchful eye and can't get any benefits from us, so he'll definitely try to leave. Once your belly shows, I'll arrange for you to go out and hide for a while, and we'll talk about it again after you give birth."

"This is the only way. We can't let him know about the child, or it will never end."

The head of the Fang family narrowed his eyes and said resentfully, "If you piss me off, I'll make him disappear. Anyway, he's a man hated by the heavens. Even if he dies, with what happened before, no one will suspect anything."

"It's not worth it. With his background, he wouldn't be able to make any waves without a powerful backer."

Longlong, that big mouth, knew perfectly well that Xiao Nan couldn't stand things like urinating or excrement being thrown around, but she still went to Xiao Nan to curry favor. After hearing this, she immediately ran to the backyard to vomit.

The old woman saw this, and later she had Xiaofei's child.

Before he could even feel happy, Xiao Nan splashed a basin of water on him, waking him up.

"Grandma, I just have a bit of an upset stomach, it's not what you're thinking."

"Aren't you pregnant?"

"No, my husband and I haven't consummated our marriage yet, don't you know that?"

The old woman blushed and smiled awkwardly: "Yes, I misunderstood. But you should try your best to have a baby soon, so I can help you take care of it."

"It will be at least two years from now, my health isn't good right now."

Xiao Nan spoke very seriously. In her previous life, this wouldn't have been considered unusual, but this was ancient times. Looking at the old woman's flushed face, she felt that she should be more reserved in her speech in the future.

Then, it used its consciousness to severely criticize Longlong, scaring it so much that it didn't dare to say a word.

The snow outside was still falling, without stopping for a day and a night, and it was up to our knees.

The north wind was howling, and life was even harder for poor families at this time.

Families facing food shortages would eat only one meal a day, barely enough to fill their stomachs, and huddle together on the kang (a heated brick bed) for warmth in order to save firewood.

In their eyes, the life Xiao Nan's family lived was the kind of life only the extremely wealthy and powerful could afford.

In Wang Feng's living room in Wangzhuang, the village chief and some elderly villagers were chatting and laughing with Wang Feng.

He hadn't kept his garlic sprout cultivation a secret from the village; these people had come hoping Wang Feng would give them a hand.

However, Wang Feng did not agree because he could not make the decision on his own and had to consult the other side. Moreover, this matter had just begun and was only in the process of exploring the path.

He didn't lie; he told the village elders the truth about it.

The village chief sighed softly, "Alright then, we'll wait. No rush. We've been poor for years, one more winter won't make a difference."

“I will talk to Miss Xiao about this. If we can find a market, and you want to grow it, I won’t keep it a secret.”

"Alright, we're relieved to hear that. You can learn from them, and once Miss Xiao agrees, you can lead the villagers to plant together."

"Yes, village chief. However, if Miss Xiao ever needs anything in the future, I hope everyone will do their best to help her."

"Absolutely."

Unbeknownst to Xiao Nan, Wang Feng's family had already won over the hearts of the entire village.

Winter days when heavy snow seals off villages are tough to endure. Fortunately, in Ping'an Village, all the houses were rebuilt due to the fire, and no houses collapsed. But it's a different story in other villages.

The snow hasn't stopped yet, and some of the surrounding villages have already lost their homes and lives.

News was scarce and couldn't reach Ping'an Village, but Xiao Nan knew everything clearly, all because she had that gossipy old woman by her side.

Any village within a ten-mile radius is under its control.

“Master, I’ve distributed some of the food stored in my space.”

Xiao Nan frowned: "You took my things to do good deeds?"

“Master, this is merit. Perhaps the space needs this blessing to activate? I want to try it.”

"Whatever, just don't do it all."

"No, it's just a few villages, and each family only received about fifty catties."

"White rice?"

"There's nothing else in the space. They don't recognize cornmeal and don't know how to eat it."

"Alright, next time I'll help you, I'll need your master's permission."

"I understand!"

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