You're Better at Putting on Airs Than Pines Elsewhere

Zhou Wanwan went straight to Feng Jiao after entering the city. Feng Yueyao looked at Feng Jiao with teary eyes and said, "Mother, I want to go find Wanwan. I haven't seen her in so long."

Feng Jiao is also very anxious now. Yesterday, Feng Yueyao wanted to play with Zhou Wanwan, so she took a group of people to Liu Family Village. But when she arrived at Liu Family Village, she was shocked.

Overgrown with weeds, she initially thought she had come to the wrong place, but then she felt like she had seen a ghost.

How could Liu Family Village have changed like this in just half a month?

She comforted Feng Yueyao, saying, "Yueyao, I'll send more people to look for her. Wanwan is so smart, she'll be alright."

Suddenly, a servant came to announce, "Miss Wanwan has arrived."

Feng Yueyao rushed out without even putting on her shoes.

Feng Jiao, holding up her shoes, said, "You silly child, put on your shoes! Put on your shoes!"

"Wanwan, why are you only arriving now? Did something happen to you?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at Feng Yueyao and said:

"It's nothing, it's nothing, I just moved."

Hurry up and put your shoes on. Don't rush, I'm not going to run away.

Feng Yueyao's eyes reddened:

"My mother and I went to your house yesterday, but we had no idea it had become like that."

Did someone destroy your house?

And those greenhouses, and those rabbits, are they all gone? Waaah...

Wanwan, I feel so sorry for you! How about this, you can come live with us from now on!

No, no, no, from now on, my home is your home.

Zhou Wanwan wiped away her tears and said, "Oh! It's okay, I'm really fine. I moved on my own initiative."

Jiang Wu, who lives next door, is now the county magistrate and is planning to target our village. I figured it wasn't very safe there, so I moved away.

Feng Jiao sighed and said, "I never expected that Cheng Xiao would actually make up the 1 million taels."

He can't be removed from his post as county magistrate anytime soon, but problems will inevitably arise sooner or later.

I'm just waiting for him to slip up. He needs a lot of money right now and keeps collecting all sorts of exorbitant taxes and levies.

I plan to start from this aspect.

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "I brought more than a dozen baskets of vegetables and a few baskets of charcoal. Take a look."

The person in charge came over and carried these things away, saying:

"Vegetables are the best-selling items right now. Just these dozen or so baskets of vegetables can fetch dozens of taels of silver each."

We bought back fifteen taels, and with this charcoal, the price has gone up slightly; we can now buy one hundred and eighty taels.

In just a short while, they earned more than 100 taels of silver.

Zhou Wanwan was satisfied. Feng Jiao looked at them and said:

"Did you see the wanted poster at the door? Wait a minute!"

"You're wanted criminals now, how did you get in?"

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said, "You walked in openly and honestly!"

Feng Jiao looked at them and said:

"You might have to make do for a while. Where are you staying now?"

Do you need me to arrange a safe place for you?

Zhou Wanwan shook her head and said, "I want to ask, how's the grain situation now?"

Feng Jiao nodded and said, "I've already sent people to transport it. Together, we have about two boatloads of grain. I'll look for you once it arrives."

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Okay, you don't need to look for me. I'll contact you later."

"Huh? How do you know when to come?"

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said, "Of course there's a way."

Feng Jiao didn't ask any more questions and directly arranged lunch. Liu Su'e was still a little reserved, Feng Jiao took her hand and said, "Sister, make yourself at home here. Don't be shy, just eat."

Feng Jiao prepared a huge feast, and Liu Su'e looked at the dishes on the table and said, "Isn't this too extravagant?"

Whole roasted lamb, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall in broth, boiled fresh shrimp, braised camel hump, eight-treasure duck, roast suckling pig, deer tendon stewed with bear paw, stewed bird's nest in sugar...

Zhou Wanwan swallowed hard; she had never eaten many of these dishes in her previous life.

Zhou Wanwan, feeling stuffed after the meal, rubbed her stomach and said, "Godmother, I'll head back now."

Just as I was about to go out, I heard the pear tree next to me say, "A hundred people have already surrounded this place, just waiting for them to come out. If they dare to go out, they'll all be arrested."

An Old Scholar Tree nearby chuckled and said, "Then we're in for a good show! This little girl is quite pitiful; she'll be arrested by the soldiers outside soon."

The pear tree shook its branches and said:

"It's not just her who's going to be unlucky; Feng Jiao will probably be unlucky too."

Just watch, this place is about to change hands again.

The Old Scholar Tree sighed and said:

"I actually think Feng Yueyao is quite cute."

I don't want her to leave, and they've been very good to us; they send someone to water our plants every day.

The other peach tree gently shook its head and said, "These things are beyond our control, let nature take its course!"

Zhou Wanwan suddenly spoke up, "Let's not go out yet, the government officials have already surrounded this place."

Feng Jiao gritted her teeth in anger and said, "I'll have my men fight them! Everyone around me is skilled in martial arts."

Zhou Wanwan waved her hand and said:

"This is not a good idea. If you make a move, you will be playing right into their scheme."

They can then directly accuse you of knowingly harboring criminals and resisting arrest by assaulting officers; you won't be able to defend yourself even if you have the right to do so.

Feng Jiao gritted her teeth in anger and said, "Then what do we do now? We can't just sit here and wait to die, can we? These people will break in sooner or later."

Zhou Wanwan smiled and said, "This is actually a small matter; I'll handle it quickly."

She had Lingbao sprinkle some medicinal powder on them, and soon, all the people at the back door collapsed to the ground.

Zhou Wanwan took this opportunity to go out, waking them all up again.

These people were also confused and had no idea what was happening.

Zhou Wanwan then led the others towards the county government office.

Liu Su'e trembled with fear. "What are we going to do now? Aren't we going back?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at her and said:

"Mom, we've come all this way to town, we should at least buy something to take back with us, right?"

Besides, I have to go see my old friend. I miss him.

Liu Su'e earnestly advised:

"Wanwan, why do we have to meet these friends now? We can meet later."

We're all wanted criminals now; we might all end up in jail.

Zhou Wanwan waved her hand and said, "I have to see him today, otherwise I won't be able to sleep."

Liu Su'e looked at her helplessly and said, "Huh?"

Zhou Wanwan slipped directly into the county government office and began communicating with the surrounding plants and trees.

A pine tree looked at her and said, "Little brat, go back to where you came from. The county government is not a place for you! Get out of here!"

Zhou Wanwan circled around it and said, "Oh my! You're so arrogant!"

The pine tree shook its branches and said:

"I'm like a pine tree in the county government office, so naturally I'm a bit more arrogant than pine trees in other places."

Don't you think I'm more majestic and upright than pine trees elsewhere?

Zhou Wanwan laughed loudly, "I think you're better at pretending than pine trees elsewhere. You call yourself majestic? You call yourself upright?"

"You little brat, you want me to slap you?" Just as the pine tree was about to strike, it saw another pine tree walking over from the side.