Chapter Thirty-Two

  Cheng Hai returned with Mang Cang, and as soon as they entered the door, Lai Ying stood with her hands on her hips, enumerating the crimes of Cheng Zihuan and Tian Can, especially that bandaged finger which was bitten and looked quite comical.

  "Ah Hai, it's not that I want to say you, but you're also too spoiled your daughter, she can't even tell right from wrong! How is she going to get married in the future? And that little brat she brought back, who knows where he came from, some wild kid picked up from who-knows-where! Bringing him home like this, it's just asking for people to gossip. She doesn't know what's good for her and you're not teaching her either. Look, she even bit my hand!" Lai Ying shook her bandaged hand, her face full of indignation.

  "Huh? That little brat bit you?" Mang Cang didn't have a good impression of Lai Ying, especially when she called him a wild species, which made him feel very uncomfortable. Besides, how could he not see through Lai Ying's sinister intentions?

  Just now Lai Ying directly ignored Mang Cang, and only shifted her gaze to him when she heard him speak.

  He was wearing a well-tailored Zhongshan suit, and his handsome face was even more refined with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, giving off an air of elegance and refinement that made people's eyes light up.

  Lai Ying naturally saw that Mang Cang was extraordinary at first glance, especially when he saw the jade ring on his finger, it was obvious that it was a valuable thing.

  When Lai Ying heard that the little brat was Mang Cang's son, she had a sudden realization in her heart. She thought to herself, fortunately, she hadn't been blinded by greed and sent the kid to the village committee earlier, nor had she hurt him. Otherwise, the person in front of her would probably be looking for trouble with her.

  "It wasn't, it wasn't, no, why would Master Gōng bite me? This, this is me, I accidentally hurt myself." Thinking that she almost did something bad, Lài Yǐng hastily nodded and smiled along.

  He cast a cold glance at her before calling out towards the door, "You little brat, Zihuan, come out quickly."

  Cheng Zihan and Tian Can had long known that Mang Cang and the others had arrived, they just wanted to see Mang Cang tease Lai Ying a bit before going out, now hearing him call, they hurriedly opened the door and went out.

  When going out, Tian Can still made a ghost face at Lai Ying.

  Lai Ying was angry in her heart, but she didn't dare to lose her temper in front of Mang Cang, so she could only endure it.

  "Dad!" Tian Can pounced into Mang Cang's arms and yelled out in a rather stylish tone.

  The corners of his mouth twitched imperceptibly.

  "You little scamp is up to some mischief again, isn't he?" Mang Cang deliberately put on a stern face and interrogated him.

  The silkworms worked hard, but didn't say anything.

  "Brother Cheng Hai, I'm really sorry to trouble you. From now on, please help me take care of Tian Er. His mother passed away early and I've been away from home for a long time, so I couldn't take good care of him. Luckily, he gets along well with Zi Han, so I have no choice but to ask for your help." Mang Cang patted Tian Er's head, then turned to Cheng Hai and said, "You really do look like a kind father."

  Finally, Mo Cang agreed with Cheng Hai that he would pay him 500 yuan a month for living expenses and entrust Tian Can to the care of Cheng Hai's family.

  Lai Ying looked at the money, her eyes almost popped out.

  Cheng Zihan didn't bother to respond to Lai Ying and went back to her own room directly.

  The silkworm is a treasure, and now the land by the river has also been obtained. It's still necessary to start planting something as soon as possible. Now that there are silkworms, it's much easier to plant anything. Moreover, Cheng Zihuan is thinking of moving out of this house, but she's still struggling to find a new place to live.

  The cultivated land on the riverbank is less than two mu, and there is also a bamboo garden of several hundred square meters. On the edge of the bamboo garden, there are two ponds. Because the ponds are connected to the North River, and not far from the ponds, there is a sluice gate, which often opens to release water, and many fish fry or even large fish flow out. Therefore, there are also many fish in the pond.

  The fish in the pond are worthless, but there are still several hundred small ducks at home. They were placed at home, and it was uncertain when they would be killed by Lai Ying to eat again. Li Lan found that the number of ducks had decreased, but she didn't dare say anything and endured silently.

  Cheng Zihan and Cheng Haishang discussed it, and on the upper part of the pond, they built a bamboo shed to temporarily raise the ducks there. The ducks could still catch fish in the pond by themselves, which was quite convenient, but someone had to keep an eye on them.

  Li Lan was unwilling to stay at home, so she took the initiative to propose staying there.

  The bamboo shed has started construction now, and several skilled shed builders have been invited from the village. It is expected to be completed in three to five days.

  Now far away, a scaffold can be seen covering nearly half of the pond. Bamboo fences are also set up around the pond to prevent ducks from getting lost.

  "It's cool and refreshing here, the environment is actually not bad." At this time, Cheng Zihan and Tian Can sat together outside the bamboo shed, watching a few workers busy building sheds, and couldn't help but exclaim.

  "Zi Han sister, there's something inside the forest." Tian Can originally wanted to call Cheng Zi Han "mom", but after being warned repeatedly by Cheng Zi Han, he agreed to call her "sister". He pointed seriously at the bamboo forest and said in a low voice.

  "What's inside? Is there something?" Cheng Zihan looked curiously in the direction of Tiansan's pointing, but unfortunately didn't see anything.

  Her psychic powers are still very weak now, and after checking, nothing was found inside.

  Tian Can made a silencing gesture with his hand before reaching out and pulling Cheng Ziheng along, "Follow me."

  Cheng Zihan nodded and carefully followed behind Tian Can.

  Her heart was in her throat as she stepped on the dry leaves, making a crunching sound. She focused on the surroundings, but unfortunately, everything remained quiet and nothing happened.

  Just as Cheng Zihang had just relaxed, a sudden change occurred!

  A black shadow, like lightning, pounced on the two of them. Before Cheng Zihang could react, it had already arrived in front of him, its open bloody mouth making one's heart feel apprehensive.

  Cheng Zihan subconsciously took a step back, and then heard Tian Can's cold scolding, but the tender and crisp voice sounded very out of place, especially the content of what he said made Cheng Zihan's mouth twitch violently.

  "Get your hands off me! You beast!"

  Digression

  The little caterpillar twisted its chubby body in discontented protest: "Hmph! I wouldn't say such irresponsible things! I'm not Fa Hai!"

  Get out of here! Stop arguing and quickly go get customers for me! Otherwise, you won't be getting dinner tonight!

  Xiao Tiancang innocently lowered his head, pointing at his fingers, pretending to be pitiful: Mom, Auntie bullied me.

  Cheng Zihan glared at him: "Get out! I'm still a young lady from a good family, how could I give birth to a son as big as you? Go entertain the guests!"

  Little silkworm is crying: Waaaah, you all bully me, bad guys. Is there a kind-hearted person who can save me from the sea of flames? I'm willing to offer my body in gratitude...