The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

Zhou had to feign guilt; this was a task Ling Silang had entrusted to her, and she had to complete it successfully.

She quickly waved her hand, "I suddenly remembered I have something to do, so I'll be going now."

These women were all very keen on gossip, and seeing Zhou Shi like this, how could they let her leave? They grabbed her and stopped her.

"Don't go! Your third aunt is here. Why are you leaving? Did you and your third aunt have a fight?"

Zhou quickly retorted, "No, how could I have argued with my third aunt?"

"Then what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered I had something to do, so I'll be going now."

No one believed her. Several people tried to stop Zhou from leaving, but Zhou wanted to run away, so she walked very fast and soon broke free from the crowd and left.

Aunt Ling approached and saw Zhou leave. She asked the people next to her, "What happened to her? Is her house on fire? Why is she leaving so fast?"

Everyone looked at her strangely, and finally someone, not wanting to miss the drama, said, "They were fine before, but I don't know what happened. When she saw you coming, she insisted on leaving. Did you two have a fight?"

"No, there isn't." Aunt Ling was puzzled. Her second brother's family had built a workshop, and she wanted her children to go there to earn money. Why would she provoke her second brother's family at a time like this?

"What's wrong? She used to love chatting with you, but she ran away early today. She seems guilty."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Ling could no longer stand still. "You all stay here, I'll go after them and ask them."

Zhou walked slowly at first, but when Aunt Ling approached, she quickened her pace and walked back very fast, so fast that Aunt Ling had to jog.

"Second Brother's wife, Second Brother's wife!" Aunt Ling shouted desperately from behind, but Zhou Shi seemed to be deaf and ran as fast as she could.

This made Aunt Ling feel even more uneasy. She ran as fast as she could and stopped Zhou Shi, panting as she questioned, "Why are you running? I called you, didn't you hear me?"

"Oh, Third Aunt, what's wrong? You're breathing so heavily. Are you feeling unwell?" Zhou asked with concern.

Aunt Ling slapped her hand away. "What's wrong with you? You leave as soon as I come over, and you run away when I call you. Have you done something wrong to me?"

“How could that be? No, that’s not true.” Zhou shook her head vigorously.

Aunt Ling held onto Zhou Shi tightly, saying, "Second Brother's wife, we usually have a very good relationship. If you don't tell me why today, I won't let you leave."

Zhou hesitated, looking like she wanted to speak but dared not.

Aunt Ling was certain something was wrong. "Second Brother's wife, tell me. As long as you tell me, I promise I won't tell anyone that you told me."

"Really??"

"Of course, your third aunt loves talking to you the most, how could she possibly harm you?"

She's the one who loves to gossip with me the most.

"It's nothing much, it's just that my older brother didn't build the workshop. I've seen the map he drew, and the way he built it... isn't good for your family."

This is what matters most in rural areas. Aunt Ling was immediately annoyed and said, "What kind of thing is it? Tell me."

“Well… this land belongs to our family. Now that it’s been built like this, you’ll be trapped in a recessed area on three sides. Except for your front door which faces outwards, the other three sides will be workshops.”

"The workshop that my brother's family is going to build is actually for brewing wine, you know? The smell of yeast is very strong. The other day when I went to my sister-in-law's house, I got a headache after smelling that smell for a while, and that was only a little bit."

"Third Aunt, think about it. If your house is surrounded on three sides, it will smell sour and stinky every day. You...you will definitely come and make a scene."

"Since my sister-in-law and I are sisters-in-law, I certainly can't ignore her. If I side with my third aunt, it won't be right with my parents and husband. So it's better for me to stay away from you."

Zhou looked aggrieved, her eyes fixed on Aunt Ling. Seeing Aunt Ling's expression change repeatedly, she was overjoyed.

"No, absolutely not, I have to stop them from doing this."

"Third Aunt, don't forget, those lands belong to our family. Even if you try to stop us, it won't make a difference."

Aunt Ling suddenly realized that what Zhou said was absolutely right, and she was also a little anxious. "What are we going to do? They've surrounded our house, and the whole house smells sour and stinky. How are we supposed to live like this?"

"Third Aunt, there's nothing I can do to help you. You'll just have to accept it. But please don't tell anyone that I told you this. I only found out about this by accident. Even if you go to look for it, my mother will say that it definitely doesn't smell bad and it won't affect your family."

"Besides...and on your own land, Third Aunt, you really don't have a right," Zhou reminded her again.

Aunt Ling was very anxious. "We can't just let this go like this. Your father is still the second brother. How can he bully people like this?"

"Why don't you go back and ask Uncle San quietly? Let him go talk to my father. The two brothers can talk things out and find a solution in private."

"Yes, yes, I'll go back and tell your third uncle right away."

Seeing that she was in a hurry to leave, Zhou quickly grabbed her, "Third Aunt, don't make a fuss. This land belongs to our family. Even if you have ideas, you have to take it slowly. Or you can let my third uncle step in. There is affection between brothers. You are in the wrong."

"Okay, okay, thank you, Erlang's wife."

“It’s alright, it’s alright. That land was originally allocated to our second branch of the family, but because my eldest brother wanted to build a workshop, my father took the land back. I’m really upset about this, which is why I told my third aunt about it. My third aunt must not tell anyone.”

"Do not worry."

Seeing that Aunt Ling's legs were moving so quickly, Zhou smiled and slowly went to find Du Mingxian.

Du Mingxian was busy building the workshop. The equipment needed for brewing wine couldn't be done on a small scale like at home. She had to draw up designs first and then order custom-made ones, which took time. It was better to do it in sync with building the workshop.

When Zhou came in, Du Mingxian was still drawing with a pen.

"Fourth sister-in-law, are you busy? I'd better head back first."

"It's nothing, I'm done. Second sister-in-law, come in and sit down." Du Mingxian put down her pen and saw Zhou Shi smiling. "Is everything settled?"

"Almost there. Now we just have to wait for Uncle San to come to Dad's door. We should be able to win him over."

"Second sister-in-law is still the best."

Zhou waved her hand, "It's because I used to gossip a lot in the village, otherwise my third aunt probably wouldn't believe it."

"It's still early, how about we go to the mountains..."

"Madam, Madam, something terrible has happened!" Granny Zhao rushed in, carrying a basin filled with wet clothes, water dripping from the rim.

Du Mingxian's expression hardened. "What's wrong?"

"Soldiers, soldiers have come to the village. They're going door-to-door searching for someone who's seriously injured. It should be..." Granny Zhao pointed to the side room where You Yuan was.