Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 319: Chapter 319 We’re No Pushovers_1

As soon as they left Jiuping Village, Xiao Changyi mounted his horse again and then pulled An Jing up behind him, sitting in front of him.

Zhuri obediently headed in the direction of their house.

As for Jiuping Village, it was left behind them, growing farther and farther away, ever more distant.

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Upon returning home, after some thought, An Jing still decided to take Xiao Changyi with her to An Village.

Shi Xiaolan was a nice person and timid. If they didn’t go to An Village to find Shi Xiaolan, to fully ease her mind, she would probably come in person to see if they were truly alright.

Now that Shi Xiaolan was pregnant and the road to their place was a bit slippery, it was better for them to make a trip to An Village rather than risk her coming over and possibly getting hurt in a fall.

Sure enough, when they arrived at the entrance of An Village, they happened to come across An Fu supporting Shi Xiaolan as they were preparing to leave An Village to look for them.

Upon seeing them, Shi Xiaolan’s heart finally settled down completely.

Since they were there, they went to sit at An Fu’s house and mentioned in passing that they had bought the shop.

Shi Xiaolan and An Fu did not ask how much money they had spent on the shop, but they could tell that both were envious, of course, it was just envy and not jealousy.

”It’s a good thing you went to the county to buy the shop. What would have happened if you had drunk the water from that well?” Shi Xiaolan was very relieved. She only had An Jing as a friend and naturally did not want anything bad to happen to her.

An Jing said, ”Ever since we drew the mountain stream water to our yard, we haven’t fetched water from the well in Jiuping Village again.”

”Ah,” Shi Xiaolan sighed, ”Heaven seems to have treated you kindly, guiding you away from that well. Look at Jiuping Village now, what has it turned into? So few are left of the entire village, Aunt Liu Hua, Wu Dashan, Niu Er, Chief Lin Ming, all of them were poisoned to death...”

Speaking of which, Shi Xiaolan fell silent.

Looking at An Jing and Xiao Changyi, and hesitating for a long while, Shi Xiaolan finally spoke again, ”An Jing, your mother, your brother, and your sister-in-law, they were all poisoned to death. Now only your father, Lin Daqiang, and your brother’s son are left in your family.”

An Jing reminded, ”That’s no longer my home, Xiao Lan.”

Shi Xiaolan quickly said, ”Yes, yes, I know it’s not your home anymore, I’m just used to saying it that way. Please don’t take offense.”

An Jing shook her head, indicating it was fine.

Seeing that An Jing truly didn’t mind, Shi Xiaolan hesitated and then spoke again, ”Brother Xiao’s mother and his younger brother were also poisoned to death. That household is now only left with Xiao Gousheng’s wife Hehua and Xiao Gousheng’s son, who is only four years old. It’s hard for Hehua to raise the child alone...”

Upon saying this, Shi Xiaolan suddenly stopped speaking.

But An Jing understood Shi Xiaolan’s concern, ”Are you afraid that she will come to trouble my husband?”

Shi Xiaolan then nodded, ”Yes, Brother Xiao was once part of that family, after all.”

Lin Daqiang should be able to raise Lin An Dong’s child, so she wasn’t worried about Lin Daqiang causing trouble for An Jing. She was just worried about Xiao Changyi’s side because, indeed, it’s very difficult for a woman to raise a child by herself.

An Jing laughed lightly, ”Xiao Lan, you just love to worry needlessly. Don’t fret, my husband and I aren’t to be trifled with now. Even if she dares to come to us, she won’t be able to gain any advantage here.”

Upon hearing An Jing’s words, Shi Xiaolan recalled that the current An Jing was indeed not someone who could be bullied. Then, she stopped worrying.