After the incident with Shen Qiu, Mu Shaoling did issue the order, and many investigations and hostile approaches from the outside were temporarily blocked.
However, in Yangshu Village, Yang Chuxiaâs surveillance of Shen Qiu did not relent. To be precise, after this incident, Yang Chuxia closely but inconspicuously kept an eye on everyone at home who could get in touch with the drunken crabs and shrimp.
Under her watchful eye, the last batch of shrimp and crab at home was finally dealt with, and the villagers who worked on it had all collected their wages and returned home to their own business.
However, the villagers could not be idle, so when they finished making drunken crabs, they picked up their baskets and went into the mountains to collect pinecones.
Of course, this was the hustle and bustle of the villagers. In comparison, Yang Chuxiaâs family was a little more relaxed, as they only had to work on things like nuts.
As for the land, Yang Dachuan had already finished organizing it with others, and crops like broad beans had been planted.
Meanwhile, Ms. Wang began to work on everyoneâs winter clothes with others.
One day, Yang Chuxia was at home looking at the account books for the drunken shrimp, drunken crab, and shrimp paste and doubanjiang, when Land Officerâs wife came over with a gloomy face.
"Auntie, whatâs wrong with you?" Seeing Land Officerâs wife come over with a bad complexion, Ms. Wang hurriedly put down her work and asked.
At the sound of Ms. Wangâs question, Land Officerâs wife burst into tears.
The sound was so loud that it startled Yang Chuxia out of the room.
"What happened to Granny Hall?"
When she heard Yang Chuxiaâs question, Ms. Wang seemed to be at a loss; meanwhile, Land Officerâs wife just kept crying and crying.
After a while, Land Officer Yang also came over, his face looking very upset.
Yang Chuxia asked, "Grandpa Hall, did you make Granny Hall angry?"
Land Officer Yang grumbled, "Nonsense, would I argue with a old woman like her?"
Upon hearing Land Officer Yangâs roar, Land Officerâs wife temporarily stopped crying, but she turned and yelled at him, "Humph, in the end, itâs because you are useless. Who else would dare to bully our Dayong?"
Yang Chuxia was a little confused at this point, wondering how it related to Uncle Dayongâit seemed like this wasnât about Grandpa Hall and Granny Hall arguing.
"Huh, you really donât know how to talk!" Land Officer Yang became furious at the mention of this, "Sheâs not my daughter, how could I control her?"
"Itâs all your fault. Are there no other girls in the world? You just had to arrange such a marriage for Dayong. Look now, youâve made my Dayong wait for so many years, and whatâs the result? Heâs ended up waiting for someone elseâs wife." Land Officerâs wife grew more and more upset for her son, "I knew that little vixen wasnât any good from the start. Now look, even sitting in mourning isnât stable, marrying too soon in the mourning period. I said it wouldnât work, but you insisted on making Dayong wait. Are you happy now?"
Yang Chuxia finally understood that it was probably a problem with Uncle Dayongâs marriage. From the conversation it sounded like the girl had married someone else, and she had done so within the mourning period.
"Granny Hall, donât blame Grandpa Hall. He didnât want this to happen, did he?" Yang Chuxia walked up and pulled Land Officerâs wife, "And, what exactly happened to Uncle Dayongâs marriage? Why donât you tell us all, and letâs see if thereâs any good solution."
Hearing Yang Chuxiaâs words, Land Officerâs wife wiped her tears with her sleeve, then took Yang Chuxiaâs hand and said, "Xiaxia, your Uncle Dayong is so unfortunate..."