und of splashing water could be heard from time to time.Zongyu's mouth curled into a smile, finally calming the desire that had just surged within him.Hearing his daughter-in-law's joyful laughter, he...Li Gou had disappeared on the mountain for three or four days, and Fang Jinshu could be said to have spent three or four days of peace.

Since bringing back those twenty-odd people from Fangjia Village, the construction of the manor has indeed progressed at the speed Li Uncle promised, like a rocket.

Over just a few days, the blacksmith repaired all the farming tools from the mountainsides and valleys, anything made of iron.

As the saying goes, if you want to accomplish something, you must first sharpen your tools.

After all the tools were at hand, work naturally became much faster.

In just a few days, all five large warehouses in the mountain villa have been completed.

Being able to build five warehouses before the snow falls is great news for the entire village.

She had promised the village head, Wang, that once the warehouse was built, if the villagers' crops ran out of storage space, they could store them at her place.

After all, the warehouse she built was unlike any ordinary warehouse.

She also benefited from the location and a unique building technique, which kept the temperature inside the warehouse lower than outside. It was like a natural refrigerator; it couldn't freeze things, but it did an excellent job of cold storage and preservation.

Next comes building the house.

On the day the warehouse was built, Village Head Wang naturally wanted to come and have a look with his own eyes. As it was almost lunchtime when he came down from the manor house, Fang Jinshu invited Village Head Wang back into the house.

His separation from Zhao's wife was not yet over, and later Fang Jinshi pulled Tiezhu aside to ask about it.

Tiezhu's expression was grave. He had been absent-minded at work these past few days.

Zhao's aunt has already gone back to her parents' home.

She was worried that Uncle Wang, an old man, would be alone at home with cold food and no one to keep him company. She even considered bringing someone over to keep him company.

Village Chief Wang felt a little awkward. The meal wasn't quite ready yet, and even if it was, they would have to wait for Zongyu and the others to return before eating. They had to eat together as a group.

He then opened the conversation by inquiring about the manor house.

"Yeah, next up is building our home."

"It's pretty good, although it is a bit cold living in the mountains, it is peaceful."

"I see that your manor house has a very large wall surrounding it. How many houses are you planning to build"

Fang Jinshi smiled.

"Uncle Wang, I don't plan to build anything large. I have other uses for those empty plots inside the wall. Not all of them will be used for houses."

Wang the village head gave an expression of understanding.

Fang Jinshi knew that Wang Shu was just uncomfortable and kept asking questions, his face looking a few points more haggard than before.

Today on the mountain, I felt a bit flustered.

It's likely that Wang Shu didn't intend to have a falling out with Zhao Shen.

Fang Jinshi was a little worried. Uncle Wang had always taken good care of her and the clan, and she couldn't bear to see the old man like this.

He still looks as energetic and lively as before, which suits Uncle Wang better.

So she tried again to ask him the reason for his falling out with Zhao Shn.

"Uncle Wang, you seem to have lost weight these days."

"The villagers still need you, so please take care of yourself."

Village Chief Wang nodded. "It's nothing, just that I haven't had a good rest these past few days. It's about to snow soon. When the whole mountain is covered in snow, we won't even be able to work, so we might as well just rest."

It's not like it matters a few days.

"Uncle Wang, if your body is tired, it's true that you should rest for a few days and get some good sleep to recover."

"But this is a heart ailment, a heart ailment that won't be cured. Even if you were to rest at home, I'm afraid you wouldn't sleep well."

Village Chief Wang was taken aback, then averted his gaze, remaining silent for a long time.

"Uncle, Zongyu and I have always been under your care. When we encountered unfair things, you protected us like you would your own younger relatives."

"Actually, in both Ah Yu and I's hearts, we have already been treating you with the same respect as an elder of our family."

"Our family owes our success to you."

"Right now you're in a difficult situation, and we can only watch helplessly. Isn't that frustrating"

"Tell us what's wrong, perhaps I can help you solve it."

Hearing this, Village Chief Wang finally looked back.

"Kid, your uncle knows you're a good kid, but this matter, you can't solve it."

"Aren't you just curious why I divorced Zhao Shu"

"I can tell you."

"I wouldn't normally air family matters, but in this case, you're a victim too, and you have the right to know the truth."

Now it was Fang Jinxiu's turn to be stunned, how could she be involved in this

“The last person who helped spread rumors in the village to slander my reputation was you, Zhao’s wife.”

Fang Jinxiu wore a look of helplessness, "Is it really just because of this"

"Uncle Wang, actually I know about this."

During those days, Hu Ailan frequently visited Wang Shus's house and stuck with Zhao Shen all day long. She wasn't blind; how could she not see who was spreading the rumors

Wang, the village head, raised his hand to cut her off.

"I know you know, you're so smart, there's no way you couldn't tell it was your aunt Zhao who did this."

But you never mentioned it afterward.

"It's not just this thing, but also those things she made difficult for you before, the matter with Chulan. If she wasn't my daughter-in-law, if it were someone else, you little girl would have dealt with her a long time ago."

"How is it possible to never do anything and never say anything"

Then, Village Chief Wang slammed his fist on the table excitedly, "Uncle, you can't just pretend not to see her because she's my daughter-in-law!"t down with a thump along with Xiaoyue. "Sister Jinxiu, I, I am willing!"Actually, I was willing at first. It's just that I wasn't sure about Chunlan living alone in the village, so...so..." The littl...