Chapter 169

Chapter 169

Wang Qingfu threatened the couple. Since he hadn't gained any benefits, he wanted to instill some fear in them so they wouldn't keep sending his wife on fruitless errands.

The tricks of Old Fifth's wife should not be used against them.

"Big Brother, what do you mean by that? My wife..." Wang Qingqi couldn't stand it and was about to defend his wife.

Zhou Jiaojiao stopped him and forced a smile at Wang Qingfu. "Big Brother, don't worry. When I go to the mountains with Second Sister-in-Law, we always split everything three to seven."

"I'm not the type to hog everything for myself.

Tonight, I really lost something and haven't found it yet.

If you don't believe me, you can search the water too."

Wang Qingfu knew there was nothing in the water, as he and his wife had been watching all along. After Wang Qingqi went into the water, he didn't find anything either.

That was why he warned them.

Otherwise, he would have directly demanded a share.

Thinking this, Wang Qingfu smiled, and his smile resembled Wang Shoucheng's.

"Since you've said that, Fifth Sister-in-Law, how could I not trust you? The old Wang family still relies on our two families, and our relationship mustn't be severed.

From now on, Second Sister-in-Law will follow you, and she'll do whatever you ask her to do, as long as you don't hide anything. Second Sister-in-Law and I will certainly help you.

I can see who has potential in this family.

As for Father, I can even cover for you."

Wang Qingfu's words struck a chord with Zhou Jiaojiao.

She didn't want to be drained by the entire family, but she needed allies. If Second Brother and Second Sister-in-Law helped, things would be much easier.

"Second Brother, what do you think about dividing the household?" Zhou Jiaojiao asked tentatively.

Wang Qingfu laughed and refused. "That's impossible. If we divide the household, what will happen to Father? What about the rest of the family?

We can only secretly save some money.

Dividing the household is absolutely out of the question."

Jokingly, if they divided the household, wouldn't Old Fifth and his wife just leave?

He wasn't stupid.

Zhou Jiaojiao felt disappointed, but secretly saving money was better than giving everything to the Wang family.

She still has to pay back the money she borrowed from her family.

Money is needed everywhere!

They returned to the Wang family one after another.

When they got home, Wang Shoucheng was standing at the main gate. Seeing his two sons and their wives return, his gaze seemed to pierce right through them.

"Father." Although Wang Qingfu talked tough, he was still a bit intimidated by Wang Shoucheng.

Wang Qingqi remained silent.

"Hmm, all of you go inside. The meal was prepared by the third daughter-in-law. Go in first; I have something to ask you."

Wang Shoucheng stared at the four of them, feeling that they were no longer listening to him.

Not just them, even the third and fourth sons, along with their wives, had started to ignore his authority.

The few of them entered the house nervously.

Wang Shoucheng sat at the head of the dining table. The food was ordinary—yellow cornmeal steamed buns and some stir-fried cabbage.

He also made a radish soup.

"Father, we're starving. Let's eat quickly?" Sitting at the table, Wang Qingqi felt uneasy under the old man’s gaze.

He hurriedly reached for a steamed bun.

Now that Mother was gone, there was no longer a rule about distributing the food.

"Eat? I don't think you want to eat; you want to divide the household." Wang Shoucheng looked at his four sons. At the mention of dividing the household, everyone's eyes lit up.

"I'm telling you, before I say anything about dividing the household, anyone who wants to do so is dreaming!" Wang Shoucheng pointed at them, warning them sternly.

Everyone remained silent.

"Whoever dares to divide the household, I'll die! And when I die, I will write to your workplaces and the village committee.

I'll tell them that you abused me and forced me to my death. Let's see if you'll have any good days left?"

Wang Shoucheng's face was grim.

After hearing this, everyone's hearts sank.

Would they even be able to live like human beings then?

"Father, how could we dare?" Wang Qingfu was the first to speak up.

The others quickly assured him that they would not divide the household.

Wang Shoucheng was finally satisfied. "Put away your little tricks. Today’s incident didn’t blow up, and there was no public criticism in the village, so I’ll pretend I don’t know about it.

If you cause trouble, solve it yourselves.

If there’s a next time, none of you will have an easy life!"

Everyone continued to nod, not daring to make any more small moves.

Zhou Jiaojiao was frightened by her father-in-law’s actions. This man is truly ruthless, threatening his own son and daughter-in-law?

But she also believed that this old man could really do it!

Seeing their attitude, Wang Shoucheng’s expression improved. "Don’t always think I’m heartless as a father.

Who am I doing this for? I’m doing it for all of you.

When you brothers live together, life is better than living separately. What benefits do I, an old man, get from this?"

The Wang family listened silently to his lecture.

Early morning.

Wang Qinghe sent his wife and children to the brigade, where they were busy.

Seeing Bai Xiuxiu arrive, Chen Jinhua quickly pulled her aside and asked, "Xiuxiu, can you draw?"

Draw?

Bai Xiuxiu was actually quite good at drawing and embroidery.

She was a bit puzzled but noticed everyone in the Women’s Federation room, even the brigade leader, was drawing something. So she nodded. "Yes, I can."

"Great! Help us draw. The brigade leader said that starting today, we’re organizing villagers to go up the mountain to dig for medicinal herbs.

We’ll connect with the pharmacy in the county then.

However, few people in the village recognize medicinal herbs, so he’s been drawing pictures of them these past few days. At his speed, it might take until next year’s harvest to finish.

So he’s called on the brigade members to help draw."

As Chen Jinhua spoke, she handed her the paper.

Bai Xiuxiu’s eyes lit up—this was what Wang Qinghe had told her before. With everyone going to the mountains to find medicinal herbs, it would be hard for the Wang family to find any leftovers.

He had mentioned it to the brigade leader recently, and he hadn’t expected such quick action!

"Xiaobai can draw? That’s a huge help. Quickly, help us draw. You two have been a great help with this.

When our village exchanges medicinal herbs for money and coupons, I’ll give you credit."

The brigade leader was pleasantly surprised that Bai Xiuxiu could draw.

"Thank you, Leader. Don’t worry, I’m pretty fast at drawing." Bai Xiuxiu started drawing immediately.

She wasn’t boasting; especially when it came to copying medicinal herbs.

Everyone in the room, whether skilled or not, was copying the drawings.

Since Bai Xiuxiu knew how, she copied them faster.

In two hours, the group produced dozens of drawings.

Including the ones the brigade leader had prepared, there were nearly 130.

"These should be enough. For digging medicinal herbs in the mountains, I plan to send more men from the village.

It’s dangerous in the mountains lately. The women can help dry the herbs in the village.

I’ve already found out how to properly dry the herbs." The brigade leader held the papers, satisfied with his plans.