A family with three widows, after severing ties with relatives, she became wealthy and married into

Chapter 39 Who Dares to Interfere in Our Family's Affairs

"It's the Lu family again!"

What kind of work does the Lu family do?

"Yeah, them..."

Tian Tian opened the courtyard gate and let Zhang Fusheng and his four aunts in.

She glanced at them and realized that she recognized only two of the four aunts.

"Miss Tian, ​​this is my wife, Liu Yue'e," Zhang Fusheng introduced.

The other one, whom I didn't recognize, said, "This is my younger sister, Fu Mei."

The two are acquaintances. "They are Wu Changchun and Zhu Qiaofen. You can just call them... Aunt Chun and Aunt Zhu."

The person who didn't come, "There's another one... she's not coming."

Fearing Tian Tian might misunderstand, Zhang Fusheng explained, "She didn't mean that, it's just that..."

Aunt Chun chimed in, "It was mainly her mother-in-law's idea."

"I'm getting old, I can't think straight!"

Tian Tian smiled. She would be even happier if that auntie were replaced by Zhang Fusheng's sister.

"It doesn't matter."

"Have you all eaten yet, ladies?"

Liu Yue'e nodded hurriedly, "We've all eaten, so we can start work now."

Tian Tian arranged, "Aunt Liu, Aunt Zhang, you will learn from my mother for the next few days. After a few days, you will be able to do it on your own."

"Aunt Chun, Aunt Zhu, I'll take you to my Aunt Liu's house in a bit, and you two can learn from her."

"You'll still get paid for these next few days, so you'd better study hard."

The villagers outside the courtyard asked, "How much are you paid?"

"The village chief is here!"

Surrounded by several villagers, Tian Bonian arrived outside the fence.

"Village chief, when did our Qingliu Village start allowing people from other villages to come and go as they please?"

"Whether these people are good or bad, who knows?"

"If something goes wrong, whose fault will it be?"

"Village chief, you are the village chief, you have to protect us."

"Drive these outsiders out!"

"Yes, kick them out!"

Zhang Fusheng and several aunties stood there somewhat awkwardly, looking at Tian Tian.

Tian Tian walked to the courtyard gate, opened it, and said, "Village Chief, please come in."

Tian Bonian walked in, "Tian Tian... what's going on at your house?"

Tian Tian: "These aunties work for us, and this Uncle Zhang is a bullock cart driver from the neighboring Willow Tree Village."

"Our business has grown bigger and bigger, and we don't have enough manpower, so we have to hire people to do it."

"No! What if they're bad people?!" a woman from the village outside shouted.

Tian Tian looked over, but the person shrank back.

But Tian Tian saw her.

"Liu Xianglan, why are you shrinking back?" Tian Tian called her out by name.

"As far as I know, your younger brother from your mother's side comes to stay for a few days from time to time. He is also from another village and is a man. How can he come? But the aunt I hired can't come?"

Once Tian Tian saw it, Liu Xianglan no longer tried to hide it.

She shouted, "That's my brother, how can he be the same?"

Tian Tian scoffed, "You said it yourself, he's your brother, but is he also my brother?"

"Is he also the village chief's brother? Is he also a brother of the Feng family?"

Tian Tian pointed to another person, "And you, your mother comes every ten days or so!"

"Your cousin from your maternal family comes seven or eight times a month, and all of them are when your husband isn't home!"

"You, the man who works with you, also stays at your house for a few days each month."

"And you! Your son also often brings his classmates from the county school back home."

"You! My best friend is married in the next village. When her husband is not home, she brings her child to stay at your house!"

Tian Bonian's lips curled up slightly, then quietly fell back down...

He can't laugh, he can't laugh!

This girl... actually knows more than he, the village chief.

After Tian Tian finished speaking, she glanced at Tian Bonian.

Tian Bonian cleared his throat; it was his turn to appear.

“Since…every family has relatives and friends from other villages coming, then there’s nothing wrong with Lu’s family hiring two people from other villages to work.”

The villagers pursed their lips, speechless.

“Village chief…” someone suddenly spoke up, “If Lu’s family has jobs, they should at least look for someone from the village first. How come they’re letting someone from another village benefit from it?”

Before Tian Tian could say anything, Tian Bonian snorted coldly, "Who said that three widows in one family are unlucky and bring bad luck to their husbands?"

"You make things difficult for these orphans and widows; why should they hire you to work?"

"What? Doesn't the other side have any backbone?"

The villagers were extremely embarrassed, but they were still unwilling to give up.

After autumn comes winter, and by then there's not much work to be done in the county.

The heavy snow blocked the roads, and they couldn't get out.

If only there were jobs in the village.

Unfortunately, it just so happened that people from other villages benefited.

“Village chief, you are the village chief of Qingliu Village. They will listen to you.”

"Just tell them not to hire people from other villages. There are so many people in Qingliu Village. Anyone we hire is more reliable than people from other villages."

Tian Bonian rolled his eyes. As the village chief of Qingliu Village, he naturally hoped that the Lu family could find villagers from Qingliu Village to work for him.

Only when everyone's lives improve can he truly be a glorious village chief.

But even as the village chief, he couldn't force Lu to hire people from his own village to work.

If he really did that, what would he become?

Tian Tian blocked Tian Bonian behind her, saying, "Don't make things difficult for the village chief!"

“We make our own decisions about our family matters, and the village chief can’t force us to do so.”

"Anyone who dares to interfere in our family affairs shouldn't blame me, Tian Tian, ​​for interfering in their business too!"

Zhao Jinhua scoffed dismissively, "You little brat, who do you think you can tell me what to do?"

"The village chief is still here, what can you do?"

Tian Tian looked at her and said with a wicked smile, "If you dare to interfere in my family's affairs, I'll come to your door every day and keep an eye on you and your man to make more effort, so that your mother-in-law won't start cursing and making a scene!"

Zhao Jinhua's face was filled with anger. "You! Tian Tian! You! Have you no shame?!"

She angrily flung her sleeves, turned around, and ran away.

The others avoided eye contact, afraid that Tian Tian might offend them.

"Anything else? If not, then disperse!" Tian Bonian raised his voice.

Upon hearing this, the villagers slowly dispersed...

Lu Tao and Tian Xiang packed the prepared 20 jin of bean curd sheets into a bamboo basket and loaded it onto Zhang Fusheng's oxcart.

"Aunt Chun, Aunt Zhu, let's go."

With monkeys protecting her around the yard, Tian Tian felt safe and secure as she walked.

Some villagers followed the oxcart to Liu San Niang's place along the way.

Then they saw Liu San Niang also carrying a bamboo basket onto the oxcart, and leaving Aunt Chun and Aunt Zhu behind.

"Third Sister, your business is doing so well! You're even hiring?" Zhao Jinhua had just walked to the outside of Liu San Niang's courtyard when she saw Tian Tian again. Not daring to say anything about Tian Tian, ​​she spoke to Liu San Niang in a sour tone.

She's jealous!

It's only been a few days!

Liu San Niang glanced at her, said nothing, and led the two aunts into the main kitchen.

This morning, as soon as she got up, she found several monkeys playing on the roof.

Remembering Lu Tao's words, she dug up some green vegetables from the garden and made a few pancakes to share with the monkeys.

She, like Lu Tao, kept muttering to herself, thanking them for protecting them.

Surprisingly, the monkeys actually responded to her.

So she's not afraid of being watched by so many eyes outside!

Dare to come! Let these monkeys teach them a lesson!

Outside the courtyard, villagers walked around it, trying to find a place where they could peek into Liu San Niang's kitchen.

But...

I went around and around, but I couldn't find a gap or see anything happening inside the kitchen.