Chapter 19 Someone Tries to Steal

Qin Ruo didn’t know that the Wang family was plotting against her. Even if she did, it wouldn’t affect her. She would simply meet force with force.

The next day, she got up early. She was going to Datong Township to deal with the hunted animals and buy some winter clothes and blankets. It was winter, so the hunted animals wouldn’t spoil even if they were left overnight.

Qin Zimu also got up, Qin Ruo had promised to take him with her yesterday.

As they were about to leave, Zhou Dazhu arrived. He had come to help Qin Ruo carry things. He was also going to Datong Township today, planning to sell the mushrooms he had picked yesterday and buy some grain and oil.

Zhou Erzhu wanted to go too, but Zhou Laotai stopped him.

It took half an hour to travel from Changhe Village to Datong Township. Villagers usually traveled on foot or by Yang’s donkey cart from the village.

It cost six wen to take the donkey cart round trip, twelve wen for two people. Zhou Laotai was unwilling to waste six wen.

After greeting Qin Ruo and her brother, Zhou Dazhu took Qin Zimu’s backpack and the three of them walked towards the village entrance.

Qin Ruo didn’t stand on ceremony with Zhou Dazhu, being too polite would make things awkward.

Yang’s donkey cart was parked at the village entrance. Qin Ruo and the others arrived early, there were no other villagers yet.

“Qiuxi, good morning. Are you going to the office to collect your reward today?”

Lao Yang, the driver, greeted Qin Ruo with a smile and helped her load her backpack onto the cart. The backpack was quite heavy, although he didn’t know what was inside, he guessed it was good stuff.

Yesterday, he drove the cart to Datong Township and only learned about the incident on the mountain when he returned. The Qin family girl had gone into the mountains yesterday and even hunted a wolf, her harvest must have been considerable.

But Lao Yang didn’t intend to ask, people earned their living by their own abilities, others couldn’t be envious, he just had to do his own thing.

“Good morning, Yang Uncle. Yes, I’m also going to buy some things.” Qin Ruo replied with a smile.

Yang Uncle had just asked casually, he didn’t expect Qin Ruo to answer him. This girl usually didn’t like to talk, she would only say “hmm” when he greeted her. Today was a bit strange, Lao Yang chuckled and didn’t think much of it.

Qin Ruo got on the donkey cart, found a seat and closed her eyes to rest, Zhou Dazhu and Qin Zimu chatted softly.

Soon, villagers going to Datong market came one after another, and the cart was soon full.

“Oh, Qiuxi is here too. I say, Qiuxi is so lucky! Two taels of silver easily earned, unlike my family, who works hard in town all day and still can’t earn a few copper coins.”

The speaker was Zhang Dahua, Chen Laosan’s wife from Changhe Village, her words were full of sourness.

As soon as Zhang Dahua spoke, the eyes of the few women who got on behind her were instantly filled with envy. That was two taels of silver!

But they didn’t say anything, someone had already started the fire, they were happy to watch the show.

Qin Ruo didn’t even move her eyelids, she knew what Zhang Dahua meant without thinking. This woman was known in Changhe Village for her big mouth, like Tian, she loved to gossip and take advantage of others.

In the end, it was just jealousy. Typical of being afraid of others having something, and laughing at others having nothing.

Speaking of which, Zhang Dahua was present when Zhu Shi blocked the road.

Seeing that Qin Ruo didn’t pay any attention to her, Zhang Dahua was unhappy and secretly cursed Qin Ruo.

She saw the large backpacks at Qin Ruo’s feet, covered with some wild grass, she didn’t know what was inside. Her eyes rolled, she quietly stretched out her foot and kicked them.

They were heavy!

Zhang Dahua’s heart instantly blossomed, she would have meat tonight!

It was common knowledge that the Qin family girl “followed in her father’s footsteps” and often hunted some wild animals from the mountain to sell in the township.

Zhang Dahua pretended to adjust her shoes, quietly bent down, and reached out to pull away the wild grass on top of the backpack.

Seeing a basket full of wild chickens and rabbits, her eyes instantly gleamed with greed.

“You… what are you doing? Put it down… put it down…”

Qin Zimu saw Zhang Dahua, he was holding a wild chicken and a wild rabbit, and he was immediately anxious.

“What are you doing? How can you touch other people’s things?” Zhou Dazhu quickly stopped her, reaching out to grab the things back.

“The things are going to be sold anyway, I’ll buy them, okay? I’m not refusing to pay!”

Zhang Dahua glared fiercely at Zhou Dazhu, and said loudly and confidently.

As for Qin Zimu, she didn’t even look at him.

“Here are ten copper coins for you!”

Zhang Dahua quickly pulled out ten copper coins from her pocket and threw them directly at Qin Zimu, putting a wild chicken and a wild rabbit in her own basket.

Zhang Dahua deliberately glanced at Qin Ruo, thinking that Tian Shi and Zhu Shi were just cowards.

She thought that the stinky girl from the Qin family was so powerful.

Look! Isn’t she still afraid to say a word?

The other women, seeing a basket full of game, had already turned red with envy.

Seeing that Zhang Dahua got a chicken and a rabbit for ten copper coins, they ignored the bumps on the donkey cart and rushed over.

This great bargain couldn’t be enjoyed by Zhang Dahua alone.

“Five coins each, I’ll buy it, I’ll buy it!”

“I want two…”

“Don’t grab it, I want the rabbit.”

Zhou Dazhu and Qin Zimu, unable to stop one after another, almost cried.

Lao Yang, who was driving the cart, was furious when he heard the commotion behind him.

This was clearly bullying people! Ten coins for a chicken and a rabbit? Why not just rob them?

No, they were robbing.

“Stop! Put the things back! We’re all from the same village, how can you bully people like this? If you do this again, get off the cart!” Lao Yang stopped the donkey cart and shouted loudly.

At this time, Lao Yang was both angry and annoyed at Qin Ruo’s behavior. This girl was too honest.

She was being bullied like this and still didn’t say a word. Where was the courage she had yesterday in the back mountain when she confronted Wang Lizheng’s family?

“We’re not refusing to pay…” one of the women said unhappily.

“That’s right! Lao Yang, you just drive your cart, don’t mind us.”

Qin Ruo finally opened her eyes, and she glanced at Zhang Dahua and the few people who were grabbing things from her family.

“Did I say I would sell them to you? Five coins for a chicken? Five coins for a rabbit? You really dare to think. I’m afraid even the city walls are not as thick as your face, put them back!”

Zhang Dahua didn’t expect Qin Ruo to dare to scold her, her face couldn’t hold it anymore, and she was the first to shout.

“Little bitch, who are you calling? I spit! The things from the back mountain don’t cost money, giving you five coins each is being kind to you…”

Lao Yang was about to stand up for Qin Ruo, but the next second he saw Zhang Dahua, who was sitting on the outside, being kicked off the cart by Qin Ruo.

Lao Yang immediately swallowed the words he was about to say.

“You have the nerve to grab things? I’m going to the county office anyway today, I’ll just ask what crime robbery is? How long do you have to stay in jail, I don’t know if your Chen family, you, you, and your family, have enough money to pay for the sentence.”

Qin Ruo sneered, pointing at the few village women who were grabbing things in front of her one by one.

Changhe Village had over a hundred families, most of them were law-abiding people.

But there were also inevitably some rats like Zhu Shi, Tian Shi, Wang family, and Zhang Dahua.

People like Zhang Dahua and these few women in front of her were clearly used to being shameless and unreasonable.

For shameless and unreasonable people, what could be better than fists?