Grandpa Xia was also distressed. Not only did he lose twenty taels of silver, but he also left enemies for the Xia family - if Xia Qianqian really got into trouble, she would definitely try to steal the Xia family's business.
"Second brother, even if you kill the Jiang family now, you won't be able to sell Xia Qianqian. It's better to let them go and let them go against Xia Qianqian and destroy her tile kiln." Grandpa Xia said.
Xia Dinghai suddenly realized: "This is also a solution!"
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The sky gradually darkened and a cold wind blew. Xia Qianqian, her mother and her two daughters worked hard for a day and made more than 200 tiles and dozens of bricks.
It's all manual work, it's so tiring, and the production efficiency is low! I miss the modern assembly line equipment.
"Sister, drink some water." Xia Yunyun walked with her short legs and brought a bowl of water to Xia Qianqian.
"Yunyun, be good." Xia Qianqian took the water, drank a few sips, and passed it to Qin, "Mom, you drink too."
"Okay." Qin drank the water and then fumbled to prepare dinner.
It was already dark, and there was only a kerosene lamp in the thatched house, making the light dim. Qin Shi had a hard time seeing things, so Xia Qianqian had to get up: "Mom, you sit down, I'll cook."
"Qianqian, you are already very tired today, let mom do it!"
"No need. I'll cook something delicious for you today." Xia Qianqian took out two wild duck eggs from the rice pile.
Xia Yunyun's eyes lit up: "Sister, where did you get the eggs?"
"I picked up some wild duck eggs and a bunch of wild onions when I went to the river to fetch water!" Xia Qianqian said proudly. She thought she had no special skills, but she was good at cooking.
Although the conditions here are simple, her skills are great!
Xia Qianqian beat the wild duck eggs into a bowl, added some salt, and then added the chopped wild onions and mixed well, then fried them in a pan of oil, and the whole house was filled with the aroma of scrambled eggs with onions.
"Wow, I'm so hungry." Xia Yunyun rubbed her belly and stood on tiptoe beside the stove, drooling at the sight.
Qin's stomach also started to growl; they hadn't eaten meat for a long time.
"Okay, it's time to eat." Xia Qianqian put the porridge she had cooked in the morning into the pot and boiled it. The three of them, mother and daughter, started to eat it with scrambled eggs with green onions.
It had been a long time since I last tasted meat, so this meal was like New Year’s Day. Even Xia Qianqian felt extremely satisfied, forgetting how picky she was about food before.
After a day's work, the mother and her two daughters slept soundly until dawn, when they were awakened by a neighbor knocking on the door: "Qianqian! Qianqian!"
"Aunt Liu."
Xia Qianqian rubbed her sleep, blinked and went to open the door.
"Qianqian, go to the fields quickly and check. Your family's tiles have been destroyed." Aunt Liu said anxiously.
Xia Qianqian's face changed drastically. She just put on some clothes and ran to the field.
The autumn mist was hazy, and the dew soaked my feet and trouser legs. All the tiles I made yesterday were broken by people using sticks!
Xia Qianqian looked at the mess on the ground and was so angry that she wanted to cry: "Which bastard destroyed my bricks? I'm going to beat him to death!"
"Qianqian, what should we do now?" Aunt Liu looked at Xia Qianqian with sympathy, but she was helpless.
The ones who could do such a thing are either the Xia family or the Jiang family, but they have no evidence.
Qin also came over and collapsed to the ground when he saw the scene: "It's over..."
"What should I do? Keep working! I'm going to burn tiles, who can stop me?" Xia Qianqian shouted while standing in the field, "Mom, get up, let's start over today!"
Xia Qianqian turned her anger into strength, pulled Qin up and started fetching water and digging mud.
Aunt Liu felt sorry for them and helped for a while. She suggested: "Qianqian, why don't we ask the village chief to help check it out!"
"No need, I can handle it myself." Xia Qianqian sneered.
To catch a thief and his dirty tricks, to catch an adulterer and his couple, if she continues to make trouble now, she will only alert the enemy.
Isn't it just because they are orphans and widows that are easy to bully? Come on tonight!
Have a nice weekend, my little cuties~~~
(End of this chapter)