Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Cheng Linshi’s efforts were in vain. Not only did they fail to deliver the grain they had harvested, but they also wasted their crops. Not only could they not pay the grain tax, but they would also be fined. What would their family eat for the rest of the year?
“Qin Yunzheng, stop right there!” Seeing the Qin family about to leave with the grain, Cheng Linshi shamelessly ordered Yun Zheng, “Give us half of your grain!”
Yun Zheng raised an eyebrow, a cold glint appearing in her clear eyes.
“Grandma, I haven’t even settled accounts with you for stealing our water source. If it weren’t for God’s blessing, our grain would have been wasted. How dare you ask us for it?”
“I don’t care, I’m your grandmother, you should help us.” Cheng Linshi displayed shamelessness to the fullest.
“Besides, if I hadn’t used your water, your fields might not have yielded a good harvest! You should be thanking us. My request isn’t high, just give me all the remaining fine grains from your family, I’ll use them to pay off the grain tax!”
The Qin family was disgusted by Cheng Linshi’s words. If it weren’t for the fact that this body belonged to the other party’s granddaughter, Yun Zheng would have wanted to smash the old woman’s head!
As Cheng Linshi spoke, she gave Cheng Jian a push. Cheng Jian immediately said, “Zheng’er, you can’t bear to see your father’s family go hungry, can you?”
“Okay, I can give you some fine grains.” Yun Zheng gave a sweet smile.
The Qin family members’ expressions changed, thinking that Yun Zheng had softened towards the Cheng family again.
Qin Baishi was heartbroken, wondering if her precious daughter was going to distance herself from her again.
Cheng Linshi’s face immediately lit up with a smile, thinking that she could still control this brat.
But the next second, Yun Zheng said, “But Grandma, you know that we’ve sold most of our house, and we’re living very crampedly. Why don’t you give us half of your house?”
Cheng Linshi immediately objected, “What does it matter to me if you sell most of your house? Why should I give you my house!”
“That’s right, your house has nothing to do with my family, and my grain has nothing to do with you either.” Yun Zheng replied coldly, and the Qin family breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully they hadn’t fallen for the Cheng family’s trick.
“Zheng’er, don’t you care about your father anymore?” Cheng Jian couldn’t believe that his daughter, who used to be so obedient to him, actually didn’t care about him at all!
Yun Zheng was too lazy to deal with this dog of a man’s hypocritical fatherly face. So she pulled Qin Baishi to leave, but Cheng Linshi shouted unwillingly, “Qin Yun Zheng, you unfilial brat! If you don’t give us our share of the grain, I’ll sue you! My crops died because you added too much water to my field! You have to take responsibility and pay for everything!”
Yun Zheng was about to vomit. What kind of values and logic was this? So you stole my things and then blamed my things for harming you? Qin Baishi, hands on her hips, retorted, “Fine, go ahead and sue! Let’s settle this score and see how you’ll settle the matter of stealing my water. Harming someone’s land will land you in jail!”
Cheng Linshi immediately backed down, trying to use her crying and making a scene to gain public support, but none of the villagers paid any attention to her. This kind of scum who uses connections to harm others’ interests is like a sycophant who secretly flatters the boss— who would tolerate such behavior? Who knows when she might plot against them!
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Back home, Qin Baishi counted the remaining grain, her face beaming.
“This year’s grain is several times more than in previous years. After paying the grain tax, the rest is enough for us to get through the winter.”
She patted Yun Zheng’s cheek. “My little girl won’t go hungry anymore! Grandma can finally relax. This white flour is all yours; Grandma will make you white flour buns every day!”
Yun Zheng blinked.
“Grandma, I don’t want to eat alone. We all have to eat together.”
Qin Baishi thought that wouldn’t do, but looking into her sweet little girl’s misty eyes, she couldn’t resist saying, “Okay, okay, listen to your little girl, eat it all!”
The Qin family members looked at each other, seeing smiles on each other’s faces. This was what it felt like to have a home.
“My goodness, is all this our grain?”
Qin Shuanglu, who had been wandering outside, rushed back upon hearing about the bountiful harvest. Seeing the mountain of grain, she was overjoyed. Finally, they wouldn’t go hungry!
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