The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 62 The Exiles Are Going to Enter the Village

Grandma Sun never expected that she, at her age, would earn two hundred coins in just ten days. When she got home, her husband would definitely praise her for being so capable!

It just so happens that her daughter-in-law has just become pregnant, so she'll go buy some good food for her to nourish her body in a little while.

Aunt Wang was also planning to buy some meat to take home later. She ate well every day here, but her children at home hadn't had any meat in a long time. Everyone happily pocketed their wages.

Since Wen Zijin hadn't been home for a long time, Wen Luozhi simply closed the shop early and gave everyone an early holiday. The family waited for a while at the academy gate before going home together.

When she got home, it was still early. Wen Luozhi closed the courtyard gate, took out her abacus, and began to calculate the net profit for the first twelve days of business.

Finally, she got a total of 180 taels and breathed a sigh of relief.

It's all settled now. We can openly use our money to buy the mountain.

Because of Wen Youcai's imprisonment, the whole village knew about their family's shop in town, so now even if she took out some money to spend, no one would suspect anything.

She gathered her family together and explained her ideas again, and everyone unconditionally supported what she was going to do.

Wen Luozhi grinned and tugged at Wen Muchuan, saying sweetly, "Then Daddy, come with me to find Uncle Village Chief!"

Buying a mountain is such a big deal, of course her father has to handle it. If the villagers knew that their family had bought an entire mountain, they would be green with envy! Her father could also hold his head high at the Wen family's old house and make them furious!

Wen Muchuan rubbed his hands together expectantly; he was getting old and was really benefiting from his little daughter's good fortune.

As the two walked to the courtyard gate, the village chief, wiping his sweat, bumped into them.

"Village chief, where are you going? We need to talk to you!"

Wen Muchuan pulled him into the courtyard, then led him into the main hall and poured him a glass of water.

The village chief gulped down his drink in two gulps and said, "We've received word from above that a group of exiled criminals will be passing through our area around noon tomorrow. We've told everyone to be careful."

Wen Muchuan's expression changed upon hearing this. Which of those exiled criminals wasn't in danger? He remembered that something similar had happened when he had just married Xie He. On that occasion, a family in the village was murdered by those exiled men.

Fortunately, Shanquan Village is not large, and the soldiers escorting them found them quickly.

If this happens again, won't everyone be on edge again?

Wen Muchuan frowned deeply. The village chief sighed and continued, "It's said that these criminals are being exiled to the Southern Wilderness. Given the long journey, the escorts might even have to rest in our village for a couple of days."

The village chief was extremely distressed. Everyone was already terrified just hearing that they were passing by. If they stayed in the village for two days, wouldn't it cause chaos and unrest?

Wen Muchuan comforted him, saying, "Since you're being exiled to the southern wilderness, the people escorting you must be quite capable; they won't be allowed to wreak havoc on the village."

What kind of place is the Southern Wilderness? Those exiled there are all vicious and ruthless people. Presumably, the person above wouldn't dare to be negligent, and the people escorting them must not be easy to deal with either.

Hearing this, the village chief felt a bit better, thinking there was some truth to it. Remembering that he had just said he was looking for him, he asked, "Brother Wen, what did you and Luo girl want with me?"

Wen Muchuan glanced at Wen Luozhi and smiled at the village chief, saying, "We want to buy the highest mountain in the south."

Upon hearing this, the village chief nearly spat out the mouthful of water he had just drunk.

He took a few breaths, then widened his eyes and asked incredulously, "You mean you want to buy that Chicken Head Mountain to the south?"

Wen Muchuan nodded calmly and firmly, but he was actually extremely excited inside.

The village chief was in an uproar. He had only heard that their family owned a shop in town and that business was good, but he never imagined that they could now buy an entire mountain.

"Brother Wen, have you thought this through? You can't grow crops on Chicken Head Mountain. Why don't you buy Da'an Mountain next to it?"

Wen Muchuan frowned, thought for a moment, and looked at Wen Luozhi with some hesitation. Seeing her shake her head at him, he said to the village chief, "We want Chicken Head Mountain."

His daughter must have her reasons for wanting that mountain, and he couldn't let it ruin things.

The village chief tried to persuade him a few more times, but seeing that he was determined to buy the hilltop, he simply stopped trying to persuade him and just told him not to regret it after buying it.

After all, he felt that money was hard to earn these days, and it would be better to use this 150 taels of silver to live a good life. Buying a mountain that couldn't be used to grow crops was really not worth it.

When the land deed was finally in his hands, Wen Muchuan was still somewhat taken aback that one hundred and fifty taels of silver had turned into a mere piece of paper.

The village chief, clutching the silver, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother, before I go to the authorities, you can still back out."

Wen Muchuan quickly realized what was happening and clutched the land deed to his chest. "What are you regretting! I'm just happy!"

From then on, his family owned a mountain. His daughter even asked the village chief to write the three characters "Wenmuchuan" on the land deed, so the mountain would nominally belong to him, hehe, and his darling daughter would be his precious treasure. He was going to go and brag to his wife soon!

The village chief still had to inform the others about tomorrow's events. After leaving their courtyards, he went home to put away the silver and then continued to notify each household.

The whole family was overjoyed as soon as the courtyard gate was closed, and they kept passing around the paper with smiles on their faces.

"Big brother, now that we have our little fruit trees, we're entrusting this mountain to you," Wen Luozhi patted Wen Ziming on the shoulder, entrusting him with this important task.

She will handle all the necessary management in the early stages, and the subsequent management will depend on how Wen Ziming performs.

She had a lot of confidence in her older brother, and she would check on the potatoes, cucumbers, and tomatoes in the field every day and find that they were growing better and better each day.

This is of course thanks to Wen Ziming, after all, he spends almost thirteen hours a day with them.

Wen Ziming nodded emphatically; he had never grown such delicate things as fruit trees before.

But since his sister trusts him so much, he certainly won't let her down.

"Lolo, your second brother has made what you asked for." Wen Zizhong took out the carved panda and placed it on the table, and everyone in the room's eyes lit up.

Yang Guilan proudly raised her head. These days, the little trinkets that Xiao Hu's father made had sold quite a bit of money just by being displayed in the shop. Her mother told her to save the money herself, which made her extremely happy.

Now that such a rare design has been carved, it will surely earn a lot of money.

Wen Luozhi happily picked it up and examined it several times, her eyes filled with admiration as she looked at Wen Zizhong. "You're amazing, Second Brother! I'll add some color to it later, and it'll look even better!"

The others were also very happy. These days, Wen Zizhong looked radiant and would often ask to go out. Plus, his craftsmanship was amazing, so life was becoming more and more hopeful.

Everyone was happy, but Wen Muchuan still mentioned what was going on at noon tomorrow.

Xie He looked serious and instructed the children in the room, "Don't talk nonsense tomorrow. Everyone, watch your mouths and don't wander around outside unless necessary."

Considering the children were still young, she said to Li Chunxing, "Tomorrow, your eldest daughter-in-law will stay in your room to look after these four little ones. You should also stay in your room and not come out."

Children are most afraid of being frightened, and since the eldest daughter-in-law is pregnant, extra care must be taken.