"Father-in-law, thank you."
At the Zhao family's house, on the earthen kang, Zhang Xiaoe said to Zhao Zheng with a touching look on her face.
"Silly girl, why are you thanking me again?"
"If it weren't for you, Widow Zheng would never admit her mistake to me." Zhang Xiao'e sniffed. Although she had been shocked many times by what her father-in-law had done in these days, this time, when Widow Zheng bowed her head and admitted her mistake, she wanted to take her heart out.
At this moment, she realized that her father-in-law gave Widow Zheng food and asked her to come over just to make her admit her mistake.
She felt a little ashamed. At this time, she even thought that her father-in-law had feelings for Widow Zheng.
She deserves to die.
"Well, you're my daughter-in-law. She bullied you, so I'm going to help you get revenge." Zhao Zheng waved his hand, not taking it to heart at all, and picked up the chopsticks. "Eat it. Bear paws won't taste good if they're cold."
He picked up a bear paw with chopsticks, which was so soft and rotten that it was falling off the bone.
Moreover, the meat stewed in a wood stove has a unique "stove smell".
Add some spices to remove the fishy smell, and every bite will be full of collagen.
"It's very nourishing!"
Zhao Zhengmei's eyes narrowed, and she immediately picked up a piece of meat for each of the two women, "Eat quickly!"
Zhang Xiao'e wiped her tears and nose, lowered her head and started eating.
Yang Zhaodi also smiled knowingly. She knew that her father-in-law must have his own plans, so even though he didn't like Widow Zheng in his heart, he never said anything.
As it turned out, she guessed right.
There are some things that a father-in-law, as a man, should not say. If he says them, he will be bullying the orphans and widows.
She is also a woman and a widow, so she can say what her father-in-law cannot!
As Yang Zhaodi took the rotten bear paw into her mouth, she couldn't help but exclaim, "It's delicious!"
"This bear paw is not only nutritious, but also can dispel wind, strengthen the spleen and stomach, protect against wind and cold, replenish qi, and beautify the skin. You should eat more, and there will be more after you finish eating." Zhao Zheng has also eaten delicacies from mountains and seas, but he has to say that this wild bear paw has a unique flavor.
One bite and my stomach feels warm.
The three of them ate up all the bear paws, and their stomachs were full.
Zhao Zheng was planning to use the remaining broth to make some noodles tomorrow morning. He would add the handmade noodles to the bear paw broth and poach an egg. It was so delicious.
Zhao Zheng rested his head on the rag pillow that Xiao E had made for him, with his legs crossed. The kang was burning too brightly and his back felt a little hot.
He even took off his jacket.
The two women did the same, lying on the other side. In the past, they would hug each other for warmth, but now, they felt too hot to lie close to each other.
Especially after covering themselves with the mattress sewn with cotton cloth, they would sleep far away from it.
All of this was created by their father-in-law, and the two girls are grateful from the bottom of their hearts.
After eating too much, the three of them couldn't sleep, so they started chatting.
As they talked, they came to the topic of the Wang family.
Zhang Xiao'e said, "Father-in-law, Sister Yueying is too pitiful. We can't let the Wang family sell their daughter like this."
Before Zhao Zheng could speak, Yang Zhaodi said, "Sister-in-law Yueying is also a member of the Wang family. If you help her like this, she may not be grateful to you, and it will easily cause trouble for our family again."
"I, I just told her secretly, and then I didn't interfere." Zhang Xiao'e was obviously not confident when she said this.
Zhao Zheng is not the kind of person who repays evil with kindness. The reason he became a first-generation rich man in modern times was not because of luck, but because of means.
He either doesn't make a move, or once he does, he will never give the other party a chance.
His style is to repay kindness with kindness and repay evil with evil.
Afterwards, he also learned about the situation of the Wang family. Wu Yueying was indeed a good person. Even though she was beaten black and blue, she did not tell anyone about his discovery of the persimmon tree.
If I hadn't brought rotten persimmons to sell the next day, the Wang family might not have come to my door.
Of course, he didn't think he was wrong, he just felt that the Wang family deserved to be punished.
"Help me, if you can," Zhao Zheng said. "But even if you tell Yueying about this, it's useless. The Wang family favors boys over girls. Now that they've dealt with the Liu family, and they're unwilling to continue paying, they're definitely going to sell their daughter!"
"Then, what should we do?" Zhang Xiaoe panicked.
"The most important thing is to find out whether the Wang family has accepted money from the Zhong family. If they have, there is nothing we can do about it. Don't tell Yueying. Otherwise, if she makes a fuss, it won't do her any good."
"What if it's confiscated?"
"That depends on how much you can help." Zhao Zheng drummed his fingers on the earthen kang. "I'll go and understand the situation first. We'll take it one step at a time. Don't act recklessly without my instructions. Don't do something with good intentions that could lead to bad consequences. Understand?"
Zhang Xiao'e nodded heavily, "I will listen to my father-in-law."
Yang Zhaodi sighed and said to Zhang Xiaoe, "You are always causing trouble for your father-in-law!"
Zhang Xiao'e said in a panic: "I'm sorry, father-in-law..."
Zhao Zheng laughed, "You two are singing the same tune, you think I can't hear it, right? But, Yueying is indeed a good person, and the Wang family is indeed a piece of shit. From now on, you two should get along well with Yueying..."
.....
The next day.
Zhao was wandering around the village and heard about the Wang family. Before he even opened his mouth to ask, someone started to ridicule him, "Old Zhao, you've really ruined the Wang family this time. They're almost selling their daughter. The Wang family even took the money from the Zhong family..."
"Stop talking nonsense! Wang Dazhi is a wicked man, and he has nothing to do with me." Zhao Zheng sneered inwardly. To put it bluntly, this kind of person just wants to throw dirty water on him, watch the fun, and drag the Zhao family into the water. "It's none of your business, so you'd better not talk nonsense. For the sake of being from the same village, I've already given you the money. What else do you want from me?"
The man smiled bitterly and didn't dare to speak anymore.
Zhao Zheng also frowned. Since the Wang family had accepted money from the Zhong family, this matter would be difficult to handle. However, Zhao Zheng was also afraid of making a mistake, so he asked several people before getting a positive answer.
Xu Youde also stepped in to deal with this matter. Before Wang Dazhi took the money, he scolded him harshly and said he was a good-for-nothing.
But these days, there are many people selling their children, and since they are not his own children, he can't do much about it.
The old woman of the Wang family said, "I can't afford it anymore, you take care of it."
Xu Youde left with a dark face in anger.
The old sisters-in-law described the matter so vividly that Zhao Zheng could imagine how ugly Xu Youde's face was at that time.
When he got home, he told Zhang Xiao'e what had happened. "Don't worry about it. The Zhong family is not easy to mess with. It's better to have less trouble than more."
The Zhong family is a well-known local gentry in the surrounding area and is not someone Zhao Zheng can afford to offend at the moment.
Zhang Xiao'e angrily shouted, "Wang Dazhi, that beast, is simply not a human!"
Yang Zhaodi also shared the same hatred and hatred.
At this moment, the sound of a gong was heard outside, "All the young and old men in the village, come to the village entrance to gather!"
Knock knock!
"Everyone gather at the village entrance, someone from the village is coming..."
Zhao Zheng frowned, "They're probably from the village recruiting people to go to Zhuzui Mountain to hunt tigers. You guys stay home, I'll be back soon!"