I'M THE FARMGIRL YOU CAN'T MESS WITH

Chapter 170: Conflict (1)

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Mu Yangling looked directly at Old Hu. “Are the section’s oxen all at your house?”

Madam Hu-Fang felt a little awkward when she heard this. When Mu Shi was the section commander, he was very fair. Instead of hoarding the oxen for his own family, he distributed them to his subordinates to let them take turns ordering the oxen around. However, when it came to the Hu family, the five oxen were all raised in their house. However, facing the aggressive Mu Yangling, she couldn’t not answer. So, she nodded and said, “That’s right. Ah Ling, you want to use them? If so, I’ll ask your uncle to send them to you tomorrow.”

“No need. I’m just here to ask who went out to graze the oxen today.”

Hu Dian’s son, Hu An, carefully hid behind Madam Hu-Zhang and did not dare to show his face. At this moment, he was looking for his uncle with wide eyes. Hu Gui had already turned around and returned to the house when Mu Yangling questioned him.

“What’s wrong?” Madam Hu-Zhang walked forward with a smile and grabbed Mu Yangling’s hand. “Ah Ling, speak slowly. Your Grandma Hu is old and can’t withstand a scare.”

Mu Yangling sneered. “Grandma Hu can’t take the scare, but can my great-aunt take it? The seedlings I planted less than ten days ago were eaten by the oxen. It’s not like you don’t know that the crops in the fields are the lifeblood of the farmers. Who grazed the oxen today?”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone’s expressions changed drastically. With an ugly expression, Old Hu reached out to pull his grandson’s ear and asked, “Let me ask you, did you let the oxen eat their crops?”

Hu An shouted in panic, “I didn’t! I didn’t!”

However, Old Hu didn’t listen to his explanation. He picked up the stick and was about to hit him when Mu Yangling stopped him and pulled Hu An behind her. She said, “You don’t have to be in a hurry to find a scapegoat. If it was really Hu An who did it, I wouldn’t be so angry. The footprints in the field belong to an adult. No matter what, you have to call that person out today. If it was Hu An who was in charge of the oxen, I can understand that he lost control of the oxen seeing as he’s only four years old. But if it’s an adult, that cow has already eaten a portion of the crops. Isn’t it pretty obvious it was done on purpose?”

Madam Hu-Zhang was looking at her son nervously, but after hearing Mu Yangling’s words, how could she not understand? She turned around and ran back to the house to grab Hu Gui. “Why are you so ruthless? Little An is your nephew. He’s only four years old, but you’re making him a scapegoat. Come out and make things clear…”

Hearing the commotion in the room, Old Hu’s face turned ashen. Madam Hu-Fang also looked at Mu Yangling helplessly and said, “Ah Ling, your third uncle definitely didn’t do it on purpose. How about this? I’ll help you make up for the seedlings later. How about that?”

“How? Do you still have seedlings at home?” This was what Mu Yangling was most furious about. Now that the entire stockpile of rice had been planted, there was no way to make up for it even if they wanted to. How could she not be angry?

Dragged out by Madam Hu-Zhang, Hu Gui pushed her away angrily and said, “It was Little An who was overseeing the oxen. When I went over, the oxen had already gone into the fields. If I hadn’t dragged it out of your 13 acres of paddy fields, it would have eaten all the crops already.”

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