Captain Ou hurried home to instruct his youngest son to fence off the foundation.
That’s right, the third foundation plot was his family’s. After Zheng Guo hunted the wild boar, he proposed to split the household. His wife said to wait a bit longer, and only after Tian Jing produced kudzu starch did she agree to the split. They had split the household first, but hadn't chosen the foundation plot yet.
Now, after Tian Jing and the eldest daughter-in-law of the Niu family produced vermicelli again, he immediately finalized the foundation plot matter with the village chief.
He chose the third plot, ceding the first two to the village chief. He did this because he saw the village chief’s popularity in the village and his family’s excellent character; they wouldn’t provoke Tian Jing.
He didn’t want to be close to the Li family to avoid gossip. Just like Li Aiguo, if he had chosen the first plot, he was sure this brat would have imagined and spoken nonsense.
As for Tian Jing’s beauty, he wasn’t worried. He believed in his judgment of people, and regarding the two incidents that had happened at the Li family’s, he and the village chief hadn't intervened, wanting to see how Tian Jing would handle them. The result was that they didn’t need to step in; Tian Jing had defended herself.
For someone like this, if Li Aiguo dared to provoke her, ha ha. Thinking about Accountant Li agreeing to Tian Jing’s proposal of crippling her without consequence, he truly looked forward to it.
After Li Zheng Guo led Tian Jing out of the office, his expression became somewhat tense. Tian Jing tilted her head and looked at him, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," Li Zheng Guo didn't want to mention Li Aiguo's gaze, fixed intently on Tian Tian just now.
Tian Jing said nonchalantly, "Are you angry about that man next to Accountant Li? You are a bit petty. Let him look, you can't ask him to close his eyes, right?"
"As long as he doesn't provoke me, otherwise, ha ha, I really want to see if 'crippling without consequence' is true. After all, I've already given Accountant Li some face, haven't I?"
Li Zheng Guo let out a long sigh. He was a bit petty. Tian Tian’s appearance hadn't fully blossomed yet.
In two years, she would become even more beautiful. He couldn’t possibly hide Tian Tian away from people. As long as she went out, of course, people would look. Fortunately, in this world, Tian Tian’s combat power was high enough.
"Fine, anyone who dares to be disrespectful will be directly crippled."
"Pfft, ha ha," Tian Jing couldn't help but laugh. "Then you'll have to work hard to earn money, to pay for medical expenses."
"Mm," Li Zheng Guo nodded seriously. "I will work hard."
He might have to pay medical expenses for a lifetime, so he had to work hard to earn more money.
This time, because they were traveling light and Tian Jing no longer needed to conceal her uniqueness, they reached Zhangshan Production Team in just two hours. They went to the team office first to transfer their household registration.
Captain Tian looked at Tian Jing meaningfully, "Are you sure you want to move?"
"Otherwise?" Tian Jing raised an eyebrow. "If it stays here, will the team give me work points every year? If they do, I can choose not to move. If they deliberately withhold them without reason, I'll go to the brigade office to find Director Qi."
Captain Tian was speechless and could only issue her a transfer certificate. "Take this. You still need to get the household registration book from the Tian family and go to the commune police station to handle it."
"Thanks," Tian Jing took the certificate and left the team office with Li Zheng Guo.
Captain Tian shook his head. It wasn't that he didn't want to help Tian Ping, but Tian Jing was so confident and self-assured!
The two entered Zhangshan Village, and curious villagers stared at them. They didn't recognize Tian Jing until she entered the Tian family's house, at which point some people guessed.
It was lunchtime. Old Mrs. Tian was scolding Chen Yun, who was cooking, in the kitchen. She blamed the second son's family for raising two good daughters; one had caused her to lose treasures she had collected for half her life, and the other had directly severed ties with the family.
With two daughters married off, the household chores all fell upon the women.
The three daughters-in-law took turns cooking, but every time it was the second son’s family’s turn, the food was truly unpalatable. The good dishes would taste sour, or be excessively salty, or have no salt at all.
She had seen it clearly; the second son's family was doing it on purpose, retaliating against the Tian family for her mute daughter. Therefore, every time it was the second son's family's turn to cook, she would go into the kitchen to supervise.
The strong laborers of the Tian family had all gone to the fields to earn work points. Although there wasn’t much work in the fields now, they could still earn some work points. If they didn’t earn them, what would they eat?
After that dead girl Tian Jing left, she had searched almost every corner of the house but couldn't find that jar. It seemed Tian Jing hadn't done it, but who had gotten the jar?
Regarding Lü Jianjun, the old man said he didn't seem to be lying. If he were lying, why would he have left two pieces outside? Moreover, since Lü Jianjun could quietly take the jar out of the Tian family, why would he return to the Tian family courtyard and leave from the front door?
Either Lü Jianjun had reburied the jar in the Tian family courtyard, or someone else had overheard Tian Ping's words, taken the jar away beforehand, and deliberately left two pieces to frame Lü Jianjun.
In short, her money and belongings were gone, all thanks to that ungrateful Tian Ping. Her anger had no outlet, and the second son's family dared to torment them with food. Their courage was not small.
At this moment, she was holding a firewood stick, staring at Chen Yun cooking. If she dared to mess up the cooking again, the firewood stick would be used immediately.
Stepping into the Tian family again and hearing the clamor and scolding, she couldn't help but feel a trace of gratitude towards Tian Lifu, thinking of the peace and harmony of the Li family.
"Old Mrs. Tian, busy?"
This greeting startled both of them in the kitchen. "Why are you back?"
Could it be that she was sent back? Given Tian Jing’s bad temper these past few days, if others couldn’t stand it and sent her back, Lifu's wife would be gone.
"Visiting."
Tian Jing grinned, uttering the two words that made them both tremble with fear.
Visiting? Visiting whose door after a swap marriage? Bah! Old Mrs. Tian spat. What kind of visiting is a swap marriage?
"Be honest, were you sent back?" Old Mrs. Tian asked, glaring with her triangular eyes.
After all, no family's swap marriage was staggered like theirs. In the meantime, if the Li family regretted it, the Tian family would have no recourse and couldn't sue the Li family. Wouldn't that be walking into a trap?
"No, I have something to discuss with Old Man Tian. Is he home?"
Tian Jing's impolite words made Old Mrs. Tian's brows furrow into a knot. This dead girl didn't even call her grandparents anymore. She didn't know what she wanted with the old man, but it was certainly nothing good. "He's in the east room."
Tian Jing asked intentionally. Old Man Tian usually returned home before meals to wait for food. Hearing Old Mrs. Tian's words, she turned and entered the main hall.
Li Zheng Guo followed behind her, limping.
Old Mrs. Tian watched their retreating figures, then turned to Chen Yun and said, "If today's meal has problems again, I'll send you back to your mother's house to learn properly. Come back only after you've learned, otherwise, don't ever come back."
Then, she threw down the firewood stick in her hand and walked out of the kitchen. She wanted to see what business that dead girl had for coming back.
Chen Yun also wanted to go. She also felt that Tian Jing's return was not good news, especially just two days before Lifu's wedding. But she still had to cook.
She hurried to cook, perhaps she could overhear something.
Old Man Tian had already heard Tian Jing's voice. He sat steadily on the kangs, waiting.
He saw a tall, thin man following behind Tian Jing, a few years older than Lifu, wearing a green military uniform so worn it was almost tattered. Looking at the man's gait, his limp was very severe.