Splendid Pastoral Wife

Chapter 9 The Village Bully
"Shopkeeper, do you have poria cocos paste in your shop?"

"Poria cocos paste? You really asked the right person, this poria cocos paste is very precious, and we don't have many in our shop, but if you really want that thing, only we can buy it here. It was snatched up by young mistresses from rich families."

"Shopkeeper, this Poria cocos paste has the effect of beautifying and nourishing skin and removing freckles. I wonder if your store accepts this product?" Tian Liusu asked with some anxiety.

"What do you mean? You mean you want to sell poria cocos paste?" the shopkeeper asked in surprise.

"Yes, the little lady has a family-passed secret recipe for making Poria cocos paste, which is definitely better than the one in your pharmacy. If your shop can accept it, I am willing to supply this stuff to your shop."

"You know how to make Poria cocos paste?" The shopkeeper's eyes lit up with anticipation after hearing Tian Liusu's words.

"Yes." After Tian Liusu finished speaking, he stopped talking, quietly waiting for his reply.

"If this is the case, our store will naturally need it, and we will buy your finished products at the normal price, but I don't know if your products are reliable..." The shopkeeper hesitated to say something.

"You have to try it to know whether it is reliable or not. How about this, I am willing to provide some trial products for free, and you can make a decision after trying the effect." Tian Liusu immediately started to use his brain when he heard that there is a door.

"If this is the case, I can make the decision without asking my boss for instructions. You can rest assured about the reputation of our Tong Ren Tang. If the effect is really good after the trial, we will never lose you."

"That's a good relationship, so it's settled like this. I'll come back in three days." Seeing that the shopkeeper finally agreed, Tian Liusu replied with a happy smile.

"I don't know what to call Madam?" The shopkeeper saw that she didn't look like she was joking, especially her dark eyes crooked with a kind of calming power when she smiled, and she believed her from the bottom of her heart.

"I'm from Tianshui Village. Everyone calls me Mrs. Su."

"Okay, Mrs. Su, if your stuff is unreliable..." the shopkeeper still said worriedly.

"Don't worry shopkeeper, I know." Before he could finish speaking, Tian Liusu cut off his words and assured him.

After the two made an agreement, Tian Liusu took out the wild ginseng she had dug in the mountains and handed it to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper liked the wild ginseng very much when he saw it, so he immediately decided to accept it and gave her ten taels of silver. Feeling that the shopkeeper was doing things fairly, he felt relieved.

That's what she originally thought, after making an agreement with the shopkeeper, she took out the wild ginseng to see if he would deceive a woman like her, so as to test his character. Hers is that this old mountain ginseng can sell for 12 to [-] taels of silver, which shows that the shopkeeper is also a kind person.

She immediately happily took the money and went to the town to purchase some daily supplies.

On the day she woke up, she saw that An Anlele's clothes were in tatters and had been worn for a long time, so she went to the cloth shop and tore three pieces of fine cloth and a piece of coarse cloth, thinking about sewing a new suit for each of her two children and herself. Clothes and new shoes, wait for the poria cocos paste to make money, and then buy some good cloth and cotton to make two winter clothes.

After leaving the cloth shop, she went to the fur shop to buy two old leathers, and she was going to wrap them with the rough cloth to make a cushion and a quilt. The weather was getting colder and colder, so it would be warmer.

In the end, I bought two candied haws and a pack of dried bacon for the two children. The ten taels of silver cost a total of eight taels, and there were two taels left, which she bought into honey and goat milk.

After packing all the things and putting them in a big bag, Tian Liusu rushed home. As soon as she got to her yard, she heard a burst of crying. It was An'an and Lele who heard the sound, and her heart skipped a beat. Urgent, quicken your pace and walk back.

"An'an, Lele, what's the matter?" Seeing that the siblings had come back from Sister-in-law Song's house, snuggling up against the fence and crying, she felt distressed suddenly, she put down her things and hugged the two of them softly in her arms coax up.

"Mother, Li Er, the pockmarked boy from the village, is here again." An An cried for a while in Tian Liusu's arms, then raised her face and said.

Tian Liusu was shocked. This Li Ermazi was a bully in the village. He worked as a servant in Qinjiazhuang and was in charge of collecting rent from tenants in Tianshui Village. Tian Liusu was weak and sick in the past, and Li Ermazi fell in love with her good looks. , came to harass him every once in a while, thanks to the help of Mrs. Song's family, he didn't succeed, I don't want him to come again today.

She thought of how the deity had been excluded before. In the three years since she came to Tianshui Village, the village chief has always looked down on outsiders. Others pay [-]% more and do more work. She is always the first to go to the field and the last to return.

She didn't even give her enough land. She was supposed to be given two acres of land, but it ended up being three points less, and her land was also the two hottest in Tianshui Village. The other villagers reluctantly gave it to her because they didn't want it. Even the thatched cottage she lived in was once lived by the dead Wang Dazhu in the village.

In Tianshui Village, the head of the village has a lot of real power, working collectively, finishing work collectively, and paying rent collectively.

Now that Li Ermazi came to the door, I am afraid that the village head is indulging. When collecting the rent, the village head helped Li Ermazi to collect it. It is said that the owner of the Qinjiazhuang is a mess. He walks birds and fights dogs all day long. Take care of Zhuangzi's affairs.

Seeing that An Anlele and An Lele were very afraid of Li Ermazi, Tian Liusu was furious in her heart, she thought that Li Ermazi came at the right time today, saving her from making a special trip to find him.

"An'an, where is that man now?" Tian Liusu coaxed the two children and asked aloud.

"He said to go to other people's house to collect the rent first, and then return to our house later, mother, do we have any rent for him?" Lele asked her uneasily, holding Tian Liusu's skirt tightly.

"Hey, the crops haven't all been harvested yet, where's the renter? Don't be afraid, there is a mother here." She patted Lele's chubby face and said warmly.

"Well, mother is the best." An An and Lele felt relieved after receiving Tian Liusu's assured answer.

Tian Liusu led the two children back to the house, took out the dried bacon and candied haws they bought for them to eat, and sent the two children to play on the kang first after eating, and moved their bodies a bit, waiting for Li Er's arrival.

After passing through, this body is extremely weak, and her soul has already merged with this body. She only intends to live a peaceful life with her two children, but if she can't even live like this, someone will deliberately find fault with her. , she will not tolerate it anymore.

Although this body couldn't withstand her previous powerful skills, it was more than enough to deal with three or five people who didn't know martial arts with bare hands.

Since a year ago, Li Ermazi has come to the house several times to provoke troubles, and once even touched her, which is exactly the saying that there are many gossips in front of the widow's house.

(End of this chapter)