Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 80: Trump Card

The villagers watched as the old man approached, and they all stepped aside to make way. This person was the village chief, Wang Zhihuan!

Because he is always fair and impartial in his dealings, never showing favoritism or corruption, he is well-loved by the villagers and holds great authority in the village.

He slowly walked to stand between Li Qingmu and Mrs. Li Zhou and glanced at them before asking Mrs. Li Zhou, "Lady Li, who has been making decisions for your family in recent years?"

"Well..."

Mrs. Li Zhou hesitated, and Wang Zhihuan shook his head, "It’s been your third child taking charge, right?"

Mrs. Li Zhou felt guilty, murmuring quietly, "If he doesn’t step up, who will? Given our family’s situation, he’s the only one who has any literacy. If we don’t let him take charge, should we let the old and weak do it?"

"But he’s not the head of the family!"

Wang Zhihuan shook his head helplessly, walked up to Li Qingmu with his hands behind his back, and gently patted his shoulder, "Young man, you have guts, well done!"

He looked at Li Qingmu’s right hand, filled with regret.

"You’ve suffered quite a bit, haven’t you?"

"It was alright..."

Li Qingmu replied somewhat insincerely.

Wang Zhihuan shook his head, his expression sorrowful, "These scoundrels! I had a cousin who was on his way to the provincial city, and he faced those mountain bandits and died there. When his body was found, it had been mostly eaten by wild animals. Alas... just the thought is heartbreaking—he was a good kid...

If he had been lucky enough to escape like you, even if he were left with a chronic ailment, his parents would have taken care of him, even if he had lost an arm or a leg!"

He looked at Mrs. Li Zhou as he spoke, shaking his head repeatedly, "Even though he isn’t your biological son, he has contributed much to this family over the years. Both emotionally and logically, you shouldn’t treat him this way. Now everyone in the village knows; are you satisfied?"

"Oh, Mr. Li Zheng, you can’t say that... we didn’t mistreat him. It’s just that he said he didn’t pass the scholar exam, and with no titles, he can’t even maintain himself..."

"I never said that!"

Li Qingmu’s face turned cold. Even at this point, they couldn’t resist slandering him. The way the Li family handles matters is truly revolting!

"Whether you said it or not, hmph, who knows? At the time, there weren’t any witnesses present. Alas, isn’t this clearly an attempt to sever ties with us?"

Mrs. Zhang, with one hand on her hip and a slight protrusion of her bottom, pinched a delicate orchid gesture with her other hand and blew on it as if there was something dirty on it. Her face showed disdain and slight triumph.

"Even if my husband deliberately claimed he didn’t pass, you could still choose not to expel us from the family. What does this situation prove? That you despise the poor and love the rich, looking down on others!" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Hey, do you dare call me snobbish? I spit... oh dear mother, my back! Oh oh oh..."

Mrs. Zhang was striking a pose with a twist of her waist when Long Yue’s remark provoked her to spit at her viciously. But as she moved, her actions were too forceful and hurt her back, causing her to cry out.

Her twisting waist and her hefty behind made a comical sight, and many around couldn’t help but laugh.

"Silence!"

Wang Zhihuan looked at Mrs. Zhang with disdain; is this the second daughter-in-law of the Li family? Compared to the third daughter-in-law, she fell far short in grace.

The crowd immediately fell silent, and Mrs. Zhang didn’t dare speak, instead rubbing her back and hiding behind Mrs. Li Zhou, who glared at her and quickly stepped back two paces.

Wang Zhihuan looked at the Li Family members, each appearing afraid yet wanting to cause trouble, quite disappointed: "Since you’ve already had Li Qingmu request to be disowned, let’s leave the matter at that!"

"Oh Mr. Li Zheng, we can’t do that. If the matter ends here, where will the Li family’s reputation go? Besides, raising him throughout these years has cost many taels of silver, it can’t all just go to waste, can it?"

"Mother, how can you even say that? Those two medicine fields can easily earn several taels of silver a year, enough money to raise not one but several children. What more do you want?"

"Bah, those fields were cultivated by the eldest and second sons, what does that have to do with you?"

Mrs. Li Zhou spat, disregarding her image, thinking Long Yue was putting on airs. Her precious son’s labor had nothing to do with Long Yue!

Long Yue coldly laughed, "Well, isn’t it curious, wasn’t it I who taught you how to cultivate the herbs? Without my methods, could you have grown valuable medicinal plants? You’d probably only manage sweet potatoes!"

"Hmph, stop boasting, even without your methods, we could still grow herbs!"

Mrs. Wang didn’t want all the credit to go to Long Yue, quickly chiming in, causing trouble.

Long Yue smirked and said, "Since the eldest sister-in-law doesn’t acknowledge my skill, that’s fine. Because I originally planned to extend herb cultivation throughout the village. Wang Lizheng, you should know that the Li family reclaimed two acres of wasteland last year, right?"

"I know, I heard it was to plant some herbs, but most of us didn’t believe it. Herbs grow in the mountains, is there really a way to cultivate them?"

"But now the herbs in the medicine field are growing well, and some can be harvested after this year, isn’t that right?"

"Indeed so!" Wang Zhihuan stroked his beard thoughtfully, suddenly realizing something, his gaze at Long Yue filled with eager anticipation. "Third Lady intends..."

"Exactly, as Mr. Li Zheng suspects, I plan to promote herb cultivation throughout the village. After all, as the saying goes, it’s better for all to prosper than one, it’s better for all to enjoy than one. Everyone has supported my husband over the years, and now it’s time for us to repay you!"

Long Yue spoke cheerfully, subtly glancing at Mrs. Li Zhou, who appeared ashen-faced, looking as though she had seen a ghost.

Inwardly, Long Yue scoffed—ha, you didn’t know, did you? This was my ace in the hole!