Chapter 457 - Chapter 457: Chapter 444: Small Bribe (1/2)

Chapter 457: Chapter 444: Small Bribe

Zhang Xiangrui and Mrs. Guo dared to stir up trouble at the door, probably taking advantage of Zhang Xiangrong and Mrs. Guo’s honesty.

“Your Uncle Xiang Rong, in fact, just didn’t pick fights with them before, always feeling that they were brothers, and for the sake of saving Aunt Liu’s face. Therefore, he never made big deals out of small disagreements.”

Mrs. Cao chuckled, “Now that everything is clear, and we can see the kind of people they are, Uncle Xiang Rong naturally has nothing to worry about.”

“Not just you, I was also taken aback.”

Zhuang Qingning pursed her lips.

In other words, even Mrs. Cao usually thought that Zhang Xiangrong was a simple and honest man. They did not expect him to come up with such a good way to deal with the situation.

Indeed, one should never underestimate someone who appears to be honest, expecting to bully them.

This so-called honesty is just not wanting to stoop to your level, not that they’re afraid of you. When a quiet person starts to fight back and gets angry, you’ll know why the flowers are so red.

However, knowing the truth and understanding that Zhang Xiangrong was not entirely weak, Zhuang Qingning felt entirely reassured about the matter with Zhang Xiangrui. She believed that with Zhang Xiangrui and his incredible wife around, there wouldn’t be any significant issues.

After being busy at the tofu shop for a while, Qin Qingning went to Ruyi Pavilion for lunch.

She had sheep soup noodles. The soup was fresh, the noodles were chewy, and Zhuang Qingning ate a bowl and a half until she burped twice and put down the bowl.

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During the less busy times in recent days, Zhuang Qingning continuously transported wheat seeds from the system and neatly stacked them in the courtyard. Zhuang Jingye then distributed the wheat seeds in batches according to the household needs and registration.

Like the bean seeds before, the wheat seeds could first be credited to the villagers, and after the wheat harvest, they could be used to offset the seed costs. If it was an outsider, they had to buy it at the market price, pay the money first, and then receive the wheat seeds.

There was quite a hustle and bustle at Zhuang Jingye’s house these days.

This was partly because the villagers were coming to fetch the wheat seeds, and partly because the village chiefs from nearby villages were all visiting.

“Village Chief Zhuang, for these wheat seeds, we can offer twenty percent more than the regular price.” Village Chief Feng, with a full face of laughter, said, “Moreover, this is a newly obtained jar of wine, bought from a winery in the county town, authentic sorghum wine, very mellow aftertaste.”

“Village Chief Zhuang, we can also offer a twenty percent higher price,” said Village Chief Shi, “this is the tea that I had brought back from the city, newly harvested in Jiangnan, do you want to taste it?”

“Village Chief Zhuang…”

Seeing those people eagerly promising him all sorts of things, Zhuang Jingye was so pleased that he almost had his eyebrows reaching the sky.

No doubt, it felt great to be courted.

Still, even though it felt good, he couldn’t lose himself in it and forget his position.

He was the dignified Village Chief of Enji Village, in charge of a village’s affairs. He worked for the common people, and even for the imperial court indirectly. Could he lose his integrity for these small bribes?

Impossible!