Previously, for fear of provoking Landlord Wang into reclaiming his land and causing the people of Jiuping Village to be unable to rent any land from Landlord Wang—thus harboring resentment towards his family—they had to accept selling a daughter without receiving a single coin;
Lately, when someone in the village stole fish and was caught by Wang Youbao, Wang Youbao repossessed all the land rented to Jiuping Village on behalf of Landlord Wang. Since the land had already been taken back, and it wasn’t his family’s fault, why should they be afraid? Thus, he once again considered asking An Jing and Xiao Changyi for the bride price, yet, remembering how Xiao Changyi had once severely injured twelve villagers, he was afraid that Xiao Changyi might grievously harm him too, and instantly abandoned the thought;
Now, he knew that Xiao Changyi and An Jing still had connections with the County Grandpa—their marriage certificates were personally stamped by him. Moreover, with government officials patrolling the village every day to prevent disturbances, he dared not provoke this couple even more.
His son, daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law were also afraid to cause trouble.
One could say that no one in Jiuping Village dared to provoke these two anymore.
As Lin Daqiang carried firewood towards Jiuping Village, he sighed in his heart with a mix of resignation and bitterness: Forget it, he might as well pretend he never had a daughter, and just had Lin An Dong as his only son!
But no matter how resigned and bitter Lin Daqiang was, An Jing and Xiao Changyi couldn’t care less.
An Jing and Xiao Changyi simply continued to work their land, and when tired, rested together, drank water, and rested. Their life seemed mundane, yet they found these days particularly comfortable, free, and sweet.
"Husband, by the end of the month we should be able to harvest the peanuts and sweet potatoes from this acre of land, right?" An Jing asked Xiao Changyi, standing in front of the acre of mountain land they had first started cultivating.
As night approached, An Jing and Xiao Changyi stopped working the land and prepared to go home with their hoes and other tools.
At that moment, someone else passed by their land.
This time, it was two people, none other than Liu Yingen and Liu Sizi, who were having a laugh together. They resembled each other a bit, and if one didn’t know they were uncle and nephew, it would be easy to mistake them for father and son.
Although Liu Yingen was Old Hunter Liu’s brother, he hadn’t learned hunting skills like Old Hunter Liu, nor did he possess Old Hunter Liu’s honesty and kindness. He liked to take advantage of others and was also somewhat lazy and gluttonous.
Luckily, his wife was capable. She managed both household and fieldwork adeptly. Otherwise, depending solely on Liu Yingen’s farming, how could they ever raise their five daughters?
Liu Yingen had no sons, and his wife had given birth to five daughters. He had intended to divorce his wife to remarry in hopes of having a son, but considering his wife was quite capable and he could be lazy and avoid work, the idea of remarrying never materialized. He would only bring it up during arguments with his wife.
Given that the family’s situation wasn’t very good, Liu Yingen hadn’t helped Mrs. Hongxia after Old Hunter Liu’s death, nor had he treated Liu Sizi well.
However, for the past three months, Liu Yingen had been like a changed man, daily bringing things from home to support his sister-in-law, Mrs. Hongxia, and treating Liu Sizi exceptionally well.
When people curiously asked Liu Yingen why he had suddenly changed, he would just laugh and tell them that Old Hunter Liu had appeared in his dreams, instructing him to take good care of Liu Sizi and claiming that Liu Sizi was his brother’s only son.
And this dream incident was also heard by An Jing and Xiao Changyi.