I sold grilled fish in the 70s!

Chapter 214 Meeting a Fellow Villager

I ask you, how long has it been since you returned to our Xiawei Village? Don't you know that a month ago, Longzhen and her children were taken away by a group of men in black?

It's been a full month now! I really don't know who Longzhen and her family have offended.

Why would more than a dozen men dressed in black suddenly appear at Longzhen's house?

Wait a minute! I remember seeing Mu Wang at Longsheng Grand Hotel with my youngest son just two weeks ago, didn't I?

At that time, I even went up to him and asked about Longzhen and the children's recent situation.

He also told me with a smile that Longzhen and the children were doing very well.

After answering my question, Mu Wang told me to visit Longzhen at the Yang residence more often when I had time!

Do you think those men in black who suddenly appeared at Longzhen's house might be from the Yang family?

You know what, that's a possibility! Think about it, isn't Mu Wang's surname Yang?

Moreover, I heard from the elders in my family that Muwang and Longzhen were taken to the house they used to live in by a group of men in black.

This is why, at the beginning, the villagers living in Xiawei did not visit Longzhen's house.

Until that one time, Muwang and Longzhen, a married couple, specially prepared a large banquet and invited everyone in our village to their house for a meal.

Since that trip, the villagers have been going to Longzhen's house to play from time to time!

As you all know, the ditch in front of Longzhen's house is the best place to wash clothes!

Yes, yes! So the liveliest place in our whole village is in front of Longzhen's house! In the summer, Longzhen would brew a big pot of tea and put it on the stone table in her yard.

Hey! To be honest, every time I go to the little ditch in front of Longzhen's house to wash clothes, I always go to Longzhen's courtyard to drink some tea.

I remember that I was a little unsettled when Longzhen and her family first moved away!

Yes! Because Longzhen did many good things for us, the villagers, when he stayed in Xiawei.

Whenever that family needed help with their business, Longzhen would always wear a pair of sleeves and an apron to lend a hand.

Haha! I wonder what bad things you mothers-in-law are saying about my Yiyao? Zhuzhu was busy putting the dishes that Longzhen had already washed on a round table when she heard people whispering about her Yiyao.

So Zhuzhu gently placed all the bowls and chopsticks she was holding on the large round table not far from her.

Oh dear! What are you doing here, girl? Did you come to the temple to burn incense and pray to Buddha?

After asking Zhuzhu these questions, an elderly woman standing next to her slapped Zhuzhu's shoulder several times. Zhuzhu turned around and looked at the elderly woman standing next to her.

It turns out to be Granny Kui, who mistook Jianlin for her beloved son back then. If Mu Wang hadn't led a group of servants from the Yang family to Granny Kui's house to demand Jianlin's return, Jianlin would have already become Granny Kui's son.

This was the first time in many years since Mu Wang left the Yang family that he had used the Yang family's influence to do things for himself. Ever since Mu Wang returned to the Yang family, Yang Muhe had been sending several servants to Mu Wang's side from time to time to tell him about the benefits of returning to the Yang family.

Since Mu Wang left the Yang family, Mu He has devoted all his thoughts and energy to Mu Long.

Yang Muhe hoped that Mu Long could become an excellent leader! So he would often ask Mu Long to go to Hei Rentang to handle some very trivial matters.

However, during that period, Mu Long was depressed because his elder brother had left.

I simply have no interest in dealing with the trivial matters at Heirentang.

Instead, he drank all day long and became completely out of control!

Not only that, during that lowest point in his life, Mu Long also picked up some very bad habits.

When Mu Wang learned that his younger brother, whom he had personally trained, had become someone who was always listless and dispirited, he was heartbroken!

So he put on a fake human skin mask and appeared in front of Mu Long.

He said a lot of offensive things in front of Mu Long, trying to wake up the bewitched Mu Long!

Although Mu Wang had been away from the Yang family for many years, he still secretly observed everything that happened at the Black Rentang. Not only that, every year during the autumn harvest season, he would impersonate an old man, pushing a cart full of grain to the Black Rentang.

Grandma Kui, next time you see me, please don't pat my shoulder so hard, okay?

Haha! Zhuzhu, I don't even know how many times I've called your name, but you just ignore me!

Zhuzhu noticed that many of the older women were from Xiawei, so she took out a stool from under the round table and sat down.

Oh! What's wrong with you, you little brat! Grandma Kui has asked you so many times if you came to the temple to burn incense and pray to Buddha today. Why don't you answer her?

Haha! That's because Zhuzhu went to live with the Yang family and became a wealthy young lady! Naturally, they no longer wanted to talk to us country bumpkins!

When Zhuzhu heard an old woman say that to her, she immediately started waving her hands at her.

No! Grandma Kui, please don't say that to me! I didn't answer your questions right away because I was thinking about something. I was so engrossed in thinking that...

At this moment, Longzhen appeared in front of everyone carrying a bowl of taro balls that had been reheated.

Why didn't you wait for me to come over and help you carry this big bowl of taro balls over?

I don't like waiting for you! I've noticed you're a bit slow at everything! Could you please be a little faster in the future?

And the taro balls I just put on the table were fresh off the pot. They're very hot! Aren't you someone who's very sensitive to heat?

You definitely don't have the ability to carry something this hot with me! You might not be able to hold onto the edge of this big iron basin properly and spill all the taro balls onto the floor.

And Zhuzhu, did you eat the glutinous rice cake that your uncle from Changchun brought over?

I've been following you around since I entered the kitchen, helping you wash the dishes. I haven't even had a chance to sit down and enjoy the food that the villagers brought from their homes to the temple.

Oh, by the way! I just saw an auntie carrying a big bowl of mushroom balls when I was outside burning incense and praying. Could you go and see if they still have any mushroom balls?

Zhuzhu, I've noticed that lately you keep telling me you really want to eat mushroom balls. Can you tell me why?