After Land Officer Yang explained things this way, his wife caught on and quickly said, "Ah, so that Old Lady Hua let out a fart before she died. But our Xiaxia isn’t a monster, she’s a lucky star! She’s practically handing out money to the villagers."
"Woman, you are so crude when you talk, I’m eating right now." Land Officer Yang said, frowning at her words.
"Eat, eat, eat, that’s all you know."
His wife glared at him in exasperation.
Yang Chuxia laughed and said, "Auntie, to be honest, what you said was indeed in my thoughts. Moreover, we can’t manage the fields alone because of our shortage of people. As we need to hire someone, why not hire villagers? Naturally, the money should be earned by our village."
"Look at that, even a child knows how to handle things and considers everything so carefully." Land Officer Yang was very happy to hear these words. On one hand, he was proud of Yang Chuxia’s meticulous handling of the situation, on the other hand, as a land officer, he was naturally happy that the villagers could earn some extra money.
"Alright then, Uncle, I’ll leave this matter to you. I won’t bother you during your meal. I also need to go home for dinner as my mother is waiting."
"What do you mean by leaving it to me? We don’t need to say such things." Land Officer Yang waved his hand dismissively at her words.
"Shouldn’t you eat something at your Auntie’s house, Xiaxia?"
His wife saw Yang Chuxia out, urging her to have dinner at their house.
"No, Auntie, you should go back and have dinner."
She waved at his wife and ran off so fast that even the old lady was left shaking her head. "This child, she’s so impatient."
After leaving Land Officer Yang’s house, Yang Chuxia raced back home. When she got home, Ms. Wang had just served dinner. She hastily ate a bowl of rice, then picked up a food box that Ms. Wang had prepared and went to the field to find Dachuan.
However, on the way there, she ran into Ms. Lv of Hua Family. Yang Chuxia wondered, hadn’t Old Sun already left Yangshu Village? Why was this old woman still here?
"Yang Chuxia!" Ms. Lv of Hua Family, like a small cannon, dashed towards Yang Chuxia as soon as she spotted her.
Yang Chuxia rolled her eyes, "What?"
Ms. Lv of Hua Family extended her hand and said, "Where’s the rest of the money? Hand it over to me."
Oh dear, so this is why Ms. Lv of Hua Family hadn’t returned to Hua Village yet. She had been plotting to get the leftover money.
Would she give it to her, though? As far as she knew, this old woman had not been very kind to her mother when visiting Yang’s house in the past.
"Do I owe you any money?"
"Ah, so you dare to cheat me?" Ms. Lv of Hua Family goggled, pointing at Yang Chuxia almost short of breath. This scoundrel had not only hurt her niece, but had also stolen her money?
Yang Chuxia brushed away Ms. Lv of Hua Family’s pointing finger and said impatiently, "So what if I deceived you? You’d better get lost as soon as possible. Otherwise, I wouldn’t mind discussing with your daughter the story about you and Old Sun’s romantic past. Alternatively, I could just go to Hua Village and chat with your old man about your conjugal bliss with Old Sun. Or perhaps, how you harmed his sister for a shameless old man and a little silver?"
"You... you... you little swindler, just you wait..." Ms. Lv of Hua Family was dumbfounded with anger. Not only did she not get the silver, but she was also threatened by Yang Chuxia. But she dared not say anything more and could only fume and run away.
When she got back to Ms. Hua Junior’s house, the more she thought about it, the more angry she became, pounding the table until it clattered.
Due to the incident with Old Lady Hua, Ms. Hua Junior had been the subject of gossip in the village these days. Every time she thought about it and her mother’s involvement, she felt unbearably annoyed.