The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 1664: Chapter 1607: The Group Favorite Novel’s Counterpart 37

A heavy snow fell, covering the entire Xiaxi Village in a blanket of whiteness.

In weather like this, there’s not much to do at home, so many people gather to play cards and chat to pass the time.

At this time, the person most talked about in Xiaxi Village was Yang Baozhu.

Many card players gather at Wang Erma’s house at the entrance of the village, and some women bored out of their minds also come over to chat with Wang Erma’s wife and his mother.

Not far from Yang Laoer’s home lives a Liu family, whose wife everyone calls Aunt Liu.

This Aunt Liu is famously known in the village for loving to spread gossip.

She is now sitting cross-legged on the warm brick bed at Wang Erma’s house, distributing her homemade roasted pumpkin seeds to everyone while saying, “I originally thought about proposing my nephew from my mother’s side for Yang Baozhu. He’s my cousin’s son, my cousin works in the county, and his father-in-law was once the director of a textile factory. My nephew is also quite capable. I thought Yang Baozhu was nice, and the Yang Family had a good reputation, so I wondered if I could arrange this marriage. But then this happened, and now I wouldn’t dare to find a husband for her. Such a lazy girl, no family could handle her.”

After Aunt Liu said this, someone nearby chimed in, “Isn’t that true, we’re just trying to matchmake out of goodwill, looking at whether both families and their children suit each other. It’s about doing a good deed, not creating enmity.”

Coincidentally, An Xian came by to buy something and overheard this.

She didn’t say anything, just listened, and then went back home.

She went home, handed over the things she bought to Anjing, and went inside to call An Yi.

“Third, you wouldn’t believe it, Yang Baozhu’s reputation is utterly ruined now. Ha, and she had the nerve to call me lazy before. Doesn’t Sun Jinhua know what her daughter is like? She’s been badmouthing us behind our backs, and now she can get a taste of being talked about behind her back.”

Pei Anyi listened to An Xian talking about the village gossip with great interest: “What’s going on? Tell me in detail… I never thought Yang Baozhu was any good, and now she’s exposed. Humph, serves her right. It’s a pity I’m not at home, or I could join in the fun.”

After the sisters talked about Yang Baozhu, An Yi asked about home: “How are our vegetables doing? Are we making any money? How are our parents now? Are they in good health? Tell them to take it easy with the work, don’t wear themselves out. Once I get into college next year, I’ll quickly find a rich man, so our parents can enjoy life with me.”

An Xian advised An Yi, “Don’t just think about that. If you get into college, that’s a success. You can find any kind of man you want, why insist on a rich one? Also, we’re not short of money now. Lao Si is very capable, the taste of the vegetables we grow is extraordinary, all the greens we previously grew have been sold, and the cucumbers and eggplants have also started fruiting. Lao Si estimates it won’t be long before they ripen, and he said he can definitely raise the price, and we’ll make a big profit by the new year.”

Hearing this made An Yi quite happy: “You guys take care, by the way, the little aunt and I bought some clothes for you and sent them over. They should be arriving soon, keep an eye out.”

Yang Baozhu cries at home every day, feeling aggrieved and embarrassed, constantly telling Sun Jinhua, “Mom, let my brother divorce Fan Zhili. If she stays at home, I can’t stay.”

Sun Jinhua busied herself comforting Yang Baozhu, occasionally cursing Fan Zhili.

The snow had just stopped when Fan Zhili and Yang Baotian brought a large group of people to the Yang home.

Fan Zhili entered and directly sought out Yang Laoer: “Dad, I’ve come back to ask you one question, do you plan for Bao Tian and me to live together well?”

Yang Laoer extinguished his cigarette: “Of course, I want you to live well, Eldest son’s wife. You left without a word and went back to your own house, it’s been days, you should have thought it over. Some things are Baozhu’s fault, I’ll have her come over and apologize to you later.”

Fan Zhili sneered, “No need, Dad, you can’t control Baozhu, she certainly won’t apologize to me. I didn’t expect her to admit her mistake anyway. I’m back to ask you one question, if you plan for us to live well, then let’s separate.”

“Separate?”

Yang Laoer was completely stunned: “The second and third sons haven’t married, and your sister hasn’t been married off, how can we separate?”

Fan Zhili didn’t want to hear any of it: “I brought my family here today, for this matter. If we separate, then Bao Tian and I can live well. If not, then I’m sorry, today I’m taking my dowry back, I’m divorcing Bao Tian, I can’t live like this.”

The big burly men behind Fan Zhili immediately started to take action.

Yang Laoer was also frightened: “Bao Tian, what do you say?”

Yang Baotian followed behind Fan Zhili: “Dad, you don’t want me to divorce, do you? If I get divorced, the second and third boys won’t find a wife easily, Baozhu’s reputation will be even worse, and people will say she instigated the divorce of siblings-in-law. You tell me, who would want her then?”

This statement hit home with Yang Baotian.

Sun Jinhua was also listening from the inner room.

She then lifted the curtain and came out: “Separate, immediately separate, whoever doesn’t want to separate is a son of a bitch.”

As the Pei family’s cucumbers, beans, and eggplants were being harvested, the Yang family split up.

Specifically, it was Yang Baotian and Fan Zhili who were separated out.

The Yang family lived in a large, spacious house. Yang Laoer decided to give the east wing three rooms to Yang Baotian and Fan Zhili. Apart from this, there wasn’t much to divide, as the Yang family’s money was all invested in the fields, which hadn’t produced anything yet, essentially losing everything. Even if they wanted to divide things with Yang Baotian and Fan Zhili, there was really nothing to give.

After the separation, Yang Baotian and Fan Zhili borrowed a bit of money from the Fan family side and together went south to work.

With this family split, Sun Jinhua’s spirit was suddenly gone.

Yang Laoer was also downcast all day.

Yang Baozhu didn’t dare to go out, sulking at home, blaming heaven and earth.

Meanwhile, the Pei family’s vegetables sold exceptionally well this time.

Because the quality of the Pei family’s vegetables was good, they had already opened up the market in the Provincial City. Many vegetable traders inquired about them, including Yang Jiujin, who also rushed over to secure a batch of vegetables.

With more people coming, the prices naturally went up.

The previous spinach wasn’t even a dollar, but now cucumbers, eggplants, and beans were being sold at over two dollars wholesale, and bell peppers and tomatoes were almost three dollars.

Anning’s vegetables had astonishing yields, with tomatoes yielding up to 60,000 pounds per acre and beans yielding nearly 10,000 pounds.

The Pei family didn’t grow much of vegetables like leeks, the main crops were these high-yielding ones.

This time, just tomatoes produced over a hundred thousand pounds, at over two dollars per pound, making over thirty thousand dollars from this alone. Adding the beans, eggplants, and cucumbers, they made tens of thousands to nearly a million from the whole batch.

Previously, the Pei family’s situation was such that Pei Laoshi and Liu Dalian together had only accrued a few thousand or eight hundred yuan over the years.

In such a short time, Anning had brought in so much money.

Pei Laoshi and Liu Dalian weren’t just floating with happiness, they were actually scared.

The two were truly frightened.

They never imagined they could make such money, worrying to the point of losing sleep every day.

Even more, Liu Dalian instructed the entire family: “No one should say how much money our family made outside, everyone must keep quiet. If anyone asks how much we made, just say we broke even, don’t say anything else, otherwise, it will invite trouble.”