The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 226: Not Here to Steal Pesticide

"What are all you people here for?"

"With sickles and hoes, are you here at Qinghe Bay to help with work? It’s not harvest time yet."

"If you’re here to cause trouble, you’ll have to step over me."

As the village chief, Liu Tieshan stood firmly at the front without hesitation.

He jumped off the donkey cart and came in front of the crowd, scanning the young men at the front who were carrying hoes and sickles, putting on a calm demeanor, with a tone of seriousness and sternness.

"Who are you? We’re not talking to you."

"Don’t block the way. We’re looking for the Qinghe Bay Village Chief."

The two young men standing in front rolled up their sleeves, showing their muscles.

Liu Tieshan choked on his words.

Not everyone in the villages surrounding Qinghe Bay knew about the changes in leadership at Qinghe Bay, just like these two young men who spoke first and didn’t know Liu Tieshan is now the village chief of Qinghe Bay.

They thought Xu Yong was still the village chief of Qinghe Bay.

"The village chief of Qinghe Bay changed during the barley harvest."

"This is the village chief of Qinghe Bay."

A villager who knew the details reminded the two young men at the front that Qinghe Bay had already changed hands, and the person before them was the village chief.

Village Chief Hu from Guazhou Bay walked up and stopped the two young men, saying, "Don’t be rude to Village Chief Liu."

Last spring, a feud arose between Guazhou Bay and Qinghe Bay over water disputes.

Village Chief Hu and Xu Yong were particularly estranged from each other.

If Xu Yong were standing before him, Village Chief Hu would have been quick to swing a hammer.

The person standing in front of him now was Village Chief Liu Tieshan, so although Village Chief Hu "warned" his villagers to be respectful, his eyes showed no sign of respect.

Having been the village chief at Guazhou Bay for over twenty years, Liu Tieshan’s experience was too shallow to compare.

"Village Chief Hu, what are you here for in our village?" Liu Tieshan asked, voice unkind.

Village Chief Hu glanced at Liu Tieshan and said, "Village Chief Liu, this has nothing to do with you. I hope you mind your business."

This displeased Tong Huaqiong.

Who did he think he was, using age as an excuse to act arrogant?

"It has nothing to do with Village Chief Liu? You, an outsider village chief, bringing a bunch of villagers to push through, clearly to cause trouble, who should handle it if not Liu Tieshan?"

If Liu Tieshan didn’t handle it, then would anyone at Qinghe Bay step up when bullied?

Thinking this, Tong Huaqiong, sitting in the cart, said, "Village Chief Hu, this is Qinghe Bay, not Guazhou Bay. When you’re at Qinghe Bay, our village chief is in charge."

"What are you here in our village for? Seeking justice requires calling every village around? Did we offend all the surrounding villages? And even if we did offend them, you have to give us a reason why."

Because of Tong Dajiao’s reputation for being unreasonable, many surrounding villages knew of Tong Dajiao herself.

Village Chief Hu was no exception.

Now that Tong Huaqiong was the owner of Taohua Dessert, everyone dared not underestimate her.

Village Chief Hu said to Tong Huaqiong, "Manager Tong, this has nothing to do with you. We are not here to cause trouble, but to seek justice."

The fame of Tong Huaqiong’s Taohua Dessert was rising, having annexed Crispy Food Garden, known to all villages in Yan Guan Town.

Therefore, Village Chief Hu had a bit more respect for Tong Huaqiong than for Liu Tieshan.

He couldn’t help it - in the past, Tong Dajiao would lunge at him during water disputes. If he didn’t show respect to Tong Dajiao, she might embarrass him in front of everyone.

Now that she was the manager, she was even more formidable than before.

Tong Huaqiong felt a bit relieved; they weren’t here to steal pesticides.

Tong Huaqiong asked, "What justice are you seeking? Who are you demanding justice from? Wielding hoes and sickles, people might think you’re here for a fight. Once the government is called, it won’t be good."

"Village Chief Hu, don’t get agitated. We’re not here to cause trouble, don’t harm the innocent."

On hearing talk of the government, Village Chief Zhang from Moon Bay stepped forward.

During the barley harvest, County Magistrate Liu came to Qinghe Bay from Moon Bay to uphold justice for Tong Huaqiong, and he witnessed Magistrate Liu’s son call Tong Huaqiong ’godmother’ clearly.

Since running into Tong Huaqiong at the village entrance, why not clarify things to avoid misunderstanding?

Also, he knew Tong Huaqiong wasn’t friendly with the Xu Family either.

This clarified things, ensuring Tong Huaqiong wouldn’t intervene.

"What’s going on here? Just say it!"

Liu Tieshan looked impatient, wanting Gu Dashu to head into the village to call for reinforcements.

But with so many people staring, Gu Dashu couldn’t just walk away.

Village Chief Hu said, "Village Chief Liu, Manager Tong, let me not beat around the bush. We’re here looking for Xu Yong."

Looking for Xu Yong.

Tong Huaqiong was completely relieved.

When Xu Yong was village chief, he made many enemies; now unseated, it’s only natural to be sought out by others.

As village chief, though other villagers from faraway came to Qinghe Bay looking for Xu Yong, even if he didn’t like Xu Yong or Xu Jin, Liu Tieshan couldn’t just let them in without a word.

If things went terribly wrong, he’d be to blame.

Thus he asked, "Why are you looking for Xu Yong?"

His subconscious told him it couldn’t be about last year’s spring water dispute.

The conflict between Qinghe Bay and Guazhou Bay over water hadn’t involved Moon Bay, nor Qinghe Bay with nearby villages in recent years.

The villagers who came along surely indicated a more serious matter than water disputes.

He needed to find out clearly.

Fear that Xu Yong’s deeds might implicate the entire Qinghe Bay.

"Village Chief, don’t waste words with him. Bust into Qinghe Bay, and discuss later."

"Yes, charge straight into Xu Yong, that bastard’s home."

The villagers from Guazhou Bay were filled with anger.

Vowed to settle new and old scores alike.

At this moment, the able-bodied men from Qinghe Bay arrived, carrying tools, with the main support being workers from Tong Huaqiong’s fields on the West Mountain.

Living outside the village, Gu Guangkui saw Tong Huaqiong and Liu Tieshan being blocked by villagers from elsewhere carrying weapons and thought something severe had happened. He detoured from the fields to the village to say this, bringing everyone to rally.

Tong Huaqiong had given away free pesticides to them, causing their corn to grow admirably, so they felt obliged to reciprocate.

"Owner, are these people threatening you?" asked Tong Huaqiong’s hired workers.

Tong Huaqiong shook her head.

"Aunt Tong, what do these people want?"

"Dajiao, who gathered all these people here?"

Even though Village Chief Liu Tieshan was present, everyone habitually asked Tong Huaqiong.

Seeing Qinghe Bay’s villagers arriving wielding tools, the outsiders raised theirs in kind.

Liu Tieshan’s head spun, worried the conflict might ignite before anything was clarified.

Liu Tieshan waved to the villagers from Qinghe Bay with tools and said, "Everyone calm down, don’t escalate things. They’re here for Xu Yong."

Tong Huaqiong asked Village Chief Hu, "Why are you looking for Xu Yong? Make it clear. Otherwise, as our villages confront each other and brawls break out, the government will take action, and who’ll be left to bring meals to those locked up?"

Village Chief Hu gritted his teeth and said, "A few days ago, Xu Yong approached several village chiefs around here, saying he developed a medicine that could treat tassel rot and cotton aphids. Initially, we didn’t believe him, but he convinced us to come see the fields in Qinghe Bay, claiming that their well-being was thanks to his medicine. Upon seeing that, we thought to trust him just this once..."

"As a result, after using his concoction, the tassel rot and cotton aphids not only didn’t disappear, but worsened. Two days ago, the corn was still green, and today, much of the corn has started turning yellow."

Village Chief Hu’s face turned red with anger as he spoke.