Shen Xuezhu was furious. She slammed the bag of sweet potato flour down on the table, and the flour flew right onto Niu Laosan’s wife’s face.

She choked on the flour, unable to stop coughing, and sneezed hard, her nose running.

Niu Laosan’s wife was completely covered in sweet potato flour from her head to her shoulders, looking as embarrassed as possible.

Old Lady He couldn’t help but turn away and smile.

At this moment, Niu Laosan’s wife glared at Shen Xuezhu and rushed into the kitchen.

Shen Xuezhu then turned to Old Lady He and said, “Old Lady He, when you were at my house earlier, why did you help Niu Laosan’s wife ask for the pig money?”

Old Lady He was caught off guard, stunned for a moment, then turned around and explained, “I’m the type of person who always stands up for others, and I have a soft heart.”

“When Niu Laosan’s wife said you didn’t give them the pig money, I really thought you weren’t going to give it.”

“I’m apologizing to you now! I shouldn’t have believed what Niu Laosan’s wife said, I really thought you weren’t going to pay. I was foolish, it’s all my fault.”

Shen Xuezhu reminded her, “I remember you mentioned something about a bowl of rabbit meat.”

Old Lady He denied it immediately, “I never said anything about rabbit meat! Xiao Mountain’s wife, are you sure you didn’t mishear?”

“Oh, maybe I did hear it wrong. I’ll ask Niu Laosan’s wife later if she mentioned anything about a bowl of rabbit meat.”

Old Lady He was feeling uneasy after hearing that. “No, don’t ask her! I’ll tell you everything…”

“It was Niu Laosan’s wife who told me that if I went to your house to ask for the pig money, she would give me a bowl of rabbit meat.”

“Now, Old Lady He, you have no business in this matter at all, so why did you get involved? Was it really worth it, just for a bowl of rabbit meat? Look at what a mess you’ve made!”

“Oh… I didn’t expect things to turn out like this. It’s all my fault. I messed up, it’s all my fault, alright?” Old Lady He glanced at the kitchen and sighed.

Now that everything had been cleared up, Shen Xuezhu didn’t want to stay any longer. She took the sweet potato flour and, after greeting Zhang La’er’s wife, headed home.

After returning home, Shen Xuezhu grabbed two hundred wen and went straight to Niu Laosan’s house.

On the way, she ran into Zhao Laoda.

“Xiao Mountain’s wife, where are you going?”

“Zhao Laoda, I’m heading to Niu San’s house.”

“I was just thinking of going there to borrow some hunting tools.”

Shen Xuezhu nodded at him and continued walking.

At the Niu family house, Niu Laosan’s wife had just finished washing up in the kitchen and was waiting for Shen Xuezhu to bring the pig money to her.

At this point, she looked no longer as disheveled from the sweet potato flour and had returned to her usual, composed self.

In the Niu family’s living room, several older women were chatting.

When Shen Xuezhu entered, two more older women followed.

“Niu San’s wife, I’ve come to bring the two hundred wen for the pig money.”

She placed the two hundred wen on the table, but Niu Laosan’s wife didn’t immediately take it. Before she could, Zhao Laoda spoke up, “When we hire an outside butcher to kill a pig, it only costs two hundred wen.”

“Since we’re from the same village, we shouldn’t be charging so much. Usually, one hundred and fifty wen would be enough.”