They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 228 A Flash of Inspiration

Xu Zhichun pondered for a while, then coaxed, "Is that so? When you see my second aunt, don't you think she's a very nice person and you like her a lot?"

Chunfen shook her head: "I don't like her, she's no good. I like Sister-in-law Zhichun!"

The little girl has a sweet tongue.

Xu Zhichun was both amused and exasperated. "Do you feel scared when you see her?"

Spring Equinox nodded this time, "Mm."

"Which is scarier, her or my aunt?"

"she."

"why?"

"Huh? No, I don't know."

What do you find scary about her?

“I don’t know either,” Chunfen wanted to answer properly, but couldn’t find a suitable answer. She didn’t know how to describe it and relied on her intuition. She said somewhat frustratedly, “I’m just scared. I’m scared when I see her smile.”

She looked at Xu Zhichun with some unease, not understanding why her sister-in-law was asking this, or what was wrong.
Xu Zhichun's heart softened, and she gently patted her shoulder. "It's nothing, sister-in-law was just asking casually. We should go back and rest now. Don't tell anyone about these things."

"Ok!"

Uncle Liang said angrily, "We've never bullied her. Isn't it all my elder brother and sister-in-law's fault? That Xu woman is too petty. She gives us attitude, but what are a few hundred pounds to her? She can't even bear to give us that. Besides, we didn't take it for free. The richer they are, the stingier they become."

The yield is close to 3,000 jin per mu! She has dozens of mu, so how much must she have harvested!

They originally wanted three to five thousand catties, but considering Xu Zhichun's stinginess, they reluctantly changed their minds and only wanted five hundred catties each.

Is a blood uncle not acceptable?
It doesn’t work!

Although we received quite a lot at home, who would complain about not receiving enough?

In addition, Bai's maternal family and other relatives and friends have come to ask for things these past few days, it's really annoying.
Bai remained silent, unusually quiet.

be terribly upset.

What did Xu's look mean? And what were those words? "Unlucky and short-lived"? Mysterious? "Death"? What does it all mean? Has her mind recovered or not?
Bai felt lost again.

What can she do? What can she do to the Xu family now?
She has to think of a way, she has to think of a way.
The next day, when Xu Zhichun went to town to sell things, Granny Ji made a special trip, and only then did she learn why her uncle had been so angry the day before.

Her fears have come true.

Fortunately, she had thought things through quite a bit and planned ahead. Just in case, she gritted her teeth and went to the yamen (government office) to tell Magistrate Lu about the matter as soon as she planted the sweet potatoes and potatoes.

Magistrate Lu remembered this incident, and when the sweet potatoes and potatoes were ripe, he personally went to the countryside to participate in the harvest.

No one can take away Xu Zhichun's credit.

However, Uncle Liang was unaware of this matter.

When Magistrate Lu, Assistant Magistrate Zhao, and Clerk Shao went to the countryside to harvest sweet potatoes and potatoes themselves, Uncle Liang was extremely envious. He tried several times to step forward and show off, but he never had the chance.

With people assigned everywhere by the village head and constables watching him closely, Liang was never allowed any good opportunities.

Uncle Liang has a lot of opinions.

Zhang was so angry that she started cursing loudly.

They are Xu Zhichun's elders, why should they be excluded from this matter? There's no logic to it! Otherwise, we might as well let Lord Lu judge the matter.

Zhang's outburst terrified the already tense Liang, the village head, even more. He immediately ordered his men to secretly remove the couple from the scene. The county magistrate was still there; what if they caused trouble?
Afterwards, Uncle Liang and his wife Zhang were given a severe scolding by Liang, the village head.

The two of them were furious.

They were clearly wronged and treated unfairly, yet instead of apologizing and comforting them, he scolded them? Just because he's the village head?

Uncle Liang and Mrs. Zhang were furious, but there was nothing they could do.

After all, he was the village head.

Uncle Liang, who had been holding his breath, suddenly had a brilliant idea and actually came up with a good way for him to finally get his revenge.

The next day, Uncle Liang took Zhang to the yamen and met with Clerk Shao. He claimed that he had obtained the seeds for the sweet potatoes and potatoes, but because he didn't know how many or how well they would grow, he hadn't paid much attention to them at first. Instead, he entrusted the matter to his niece-in-law, Xu Zhichun.
That being said, if what he said is true, it means that the credit for discovering sweet potatoes and potatoes should belong to him.

Xu Zhichun is her niece-in-law, a younger member of the family. It's perfectly normal for an elder to ask a younger person to do something.

It would be considered inconsiderate for a younger person to refuse!
Once the government stamps and confirms that the credit belongs to him, there will be no possibility of change.

Putting aside whether Xu Zhichun would dare to cause trouble at the government office, even if she was furious, so what? Did she have any evidence to prove that she got the seeds? Did she have any evidence to refute Uncle Liang's words?

No!

In the end, she'll be the one who suffers.

Just thinking about this outcome makes Uncle Liang feel incredibly relieved!

At that time, all the glory will belong to him!
And his son's!
When the time comes, he can make a small request, asking Lord Lu to allow his son to enter the county school. That wouldn't be too much to ask, would it?

Uncle Liang was having a wonderful dream, feeling lightheaded. He was just one step away from making his dream come true.

Unexpectedly, the dream did not come true in the end.

Master Shao listened to him ramble on for a long time, understanding his meaning yet seemingly not quite.

"You're saying you found these sweet potatoes and potatoes?"

"Yes, yes, hehe, I didn't expect it to be such a good thing. If I had known earlier, I would have reported it to the master long ago."

"You are late."

"late?"

"Ah."

"What...what does this mean, Master Shao?"

"When these sweet potatoes and potatoes were first planted, Madam Xu went to the yamen to report to the magistrate, and the case files are still there."

Therefore, it was Xu Niangzi who found the sweet potatoes and potatoes.

"Boom!" Uncle Liang's mind exploded, his face turned bright red, and he felt angry, ashamed and embarrassed.

"What? This is impossible! She stole my credit! Master Shao, she stole my credit! I never imagined she could be so despicable, so shameless! She actually claimed my credit for herself! I... I never imagined she looked so honest but was so shameless. Asking her for help led to this mess. Master Shao, I'm so wronged!"

Uncle Liang's shock, shame, anger, heartache, and regret erupted in a vivid display that resonated deeply with everyone who witnessed it, prompting a sigh of sympathy.
All those emotions, except for shock and shame, were fake.

He didn't expect Xu Zhichun to be so "cunning," having registered and filed the case so early, catching him off guard and making him lose face.

Now that things have come to this, he's caught in a bind. What else can he do but grit his teeth and keep writing, singing, reciting, acting, and performing?

Can you really admit that you're the one trying to steal the credit?
(End of this chapter)