The black-bellied peasant girl is reborn, and her weird relatives are mad

Jiang Muxia’s words came true. As soon as the night fell in Suanzao County, Zhou Shen knocked on the door of the Tang family with a serious expression.

It was Tang San who opened the door.

"Something happened to Jiang Qianshan." Tang San took him to the study. After listening to his story, Tang Zhongbai led the group to the Jiang family next door.

The door of the Jiang family was wide open, and only after entering the yard did they realize that Jiang Muxia had not returned home yet.

Jiang Yuzhou and his wife felt calm after learning about Jiang Qianshan's cause of death from Nanny Jiang during the day. Later, after sending Zhou Huaihua away, although they learned that it was just an excuse to send Zhou Huaihua away, they really couldn't feel any ripples in their hearts about his death.

Jiang Yuzhou asked calmly, "What do you need me to do?"

Tang Zhongbai shook his head. He just came over to inform her. His heart had already flown to Jiang Muxia.

After sending everyone away, Tang Zhongbai ran to the orphanage in the north of the city alone.

The affairs of the county government were finally completed before New Year's Eve. Tomorrow is Li Changli's turn to be on duty, so he can rest for a few days and have a peaceful new year.

The north of the city is where the most civilians live in Suanzao County. The northeastern and southeastern residential areas are in the same situation. After a disaster, many empty houses were left. After the county government confirmed that they were ownerless and had no relatives to inherit them, they took them back, renovated them, and sold them to the public, which provided another way for the county government's financial revenue.

Since Hu Daxin moved out of his home during the Mid-Autumn Festival, not only has the life of his family of three become much more harmonious. After Lan Xiangxue finished her confinement, he took her to the house he bought in the north of the city, and the family finally had a peaceful home without being criticized by anyone.

Today, the north of the city is no longer as deserted as it was last year. The shops and streets are brand new and full of vitality.

Tang Zhongbai walked along the road, and seeing these changes in the light of street lanterns made him feel gratified.

This was just the first step. As the magistrate of Suanzao County, he would lead all the people in the county to a life where doors could be left unlocked at night, everyone could eat rich meals, and every child could go to school.

He entered the lantern workshop through the back door. The workshop was brightly lit and the shadows of people in the side rooms moved with the swing of the lights.

Tang Zhongbai thought to himself, I'm already 29 years old, do I need to work so hard?

He pushed the door open and a wave of hot air hit his face. Lancao, who was sitting at the door, was hit by the intrusive cold air and shivered.

She shrank her neck and greeted him with a smile, "County Magistrate Tang is here to see Sister Jiang."

He turned around and closed the door quickly, then answered and walked towards the corner of the house.

Jiang Muxia was pasting colored paper on a huge lantern. She looked so serious that she didn't notice anyone walking towards her.

"Hiss..."

Her hand was pierced by a protruding bamboo, and blood was oozing out. She raised her hand and put her finger in her mouth. Her other hand reached into the winnowing basket to get the scissors, but she couldn't find them for a long time. She looked up suspiciously, and then she found that Tang Zhongbai was holding the scissors and looking at her with a smile on his face.

"Now that you're here, find a place to sit down first. It'll be ready soon."

"Do you need my help?"

"You can do me the greatest favor by just sitting still." With a click, she cut off the protruding bamboo. She picked up the small brush and brushed the bamboo joints. Her fingers skillfully spread the colored paper on it, and after pressing it firmly, she stood up.

After carefully examining it and finding no flaws, she called Tang Zhongbai, "Now I need you, help me lift it onto the shelf."

The lantern landed safely on the shelf, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief. The most important thing in her heart was finally settled.

"Can you leave?"

"No. This is the last batch, and it looks like it will take until 11pm. After we finish today, we will resume work on the tenth. This year's Lantern Festival is very important to us. We lost a lot of business before, and we have to seize this opportunity to win it back." Her eyes were bright, and she seemed confident.

"It's okay, I'll wait for you." He walked out of the house and came to the yard, only then he found that snowflakes were falling from the sky.

A slight smile appeared on the corner of his lips, that was great.

The two of them missed several heavy snowfalls this year, one in the county and the other in the village. Even if they were both in the county at the same time, they were both so busy that they had no time to enjoy the snow.

Although the cold wind made his cheeks hurt, his heart was full of happiness. The cold only made him clear-headed and thankful to have met her in this life. He hadn't dreamed of the not-so-good dream that had helped him come to Suanzao County for a long time. He thought that he had won her heart, and the dream of asking for help disappeared.

The gate of the courtyard opened and Wang Laoqi came out from the nursery.

Tang Zhongbai asked in confusion: "Why did you come out of the nursery?"

Wang Laoqi said a little embarrassedly: "To be honest, I have a good relationship with Sanyue. After discussing with my family, I wanted to adopt her. But Miss Jiang refused to agree, so I gave up the idea. But I still can't let her go. I heard her crying just now, and it made me feel relieved. I couldn't help but run over to see her."

"March? She's nine months old, right?"

"Yes, nine months and twenty-three days. She was so cute and pretty, how could her biological parents have the heart to abandon her."

Wang Laoqi's tone was a little annoyed. If this child was his, he would definitely cherish her like a treasure.

Tang Zhongbai knew whose child she was, but he couldn't explain. He also knew why Jiang Muxia didn't let him adopt the child. It was all for his own good. The child's biological parents were both mentally retarded. What if the child inherited this from both parents? It would be too late for Wang Laoqi to regret. If he sent the child back, he would be drowned in spit. How could he have the nerve to come to the workshop to work again?

Only the two of them knew the child's origins. To preserve Jiang Xinghua's reputation, they could not tell this secret to anyone. How the child's future life would be, could only depend on her own luck.

Wang Laoqi looked lonely and walked away with a sigh.

Cotton-like snowflakes fell from the sky, and soon a thick layer of snow covered the ground.

Tang Zhongbai rubbed his hands, cleaned the snowflakes off his body and was about to go into the house.

Just as he was about to leave, he noticed that the lights in the house had gone out one by one.

He exhaled a breath, and the white mist swirled in the air and disappeared. He was secretly happy that he had finally finished his work.

The craftsmen came out of their houses one by one and said goodbye to Jiang Muxia. Everyone had to hurry home before the snow became too deep to walk.

Jiang Muxia was the last one to come out, and she repeatedly reminded Wang Laoqi and Lancao.

"The snow is too heavy. You two should walk together and be careful on the road."

After everyone had left, Tang Zhongbai took her hand and left the workshop, walking slowly in the heavy snow towards the south of the city.

"Jiang Qianshan escaped from prison and was accidentally slashed in the neck by the jailer's knife. He died."

Jiang Muxia smiled bitterly. It was really fate that made her say such unintentional words, but she didn't expect that they would come true to Jiang Qianshan.

"It's God's will!" Jiang Muxia opened his arms and shouted to the sky.