When Phoenix saw villagers returning from the village entrance with their clothes washed or carrying water, she would grab hold of them and ask if they had seen Zhou Sheng.

That shouldn't be the case. They left home a while ago. Logically, if they were getting into a fight, we should have heard something by now.

There's no movement at all, is there?

With such doubts, Fengzhi lingered at the entrance of the courtyard.

I waited for a long time, but Zhou Sheng didn't come back.

Bingbing and a group of children ran past the front door of the courtyard. Fengzhi grabbed Bingbing, "Stop playing! Go find your father for me!"

“I don’t know where my father went. I couldn’t care less!” said Bingbing.

Feng Zhi raised her arms, “Are you going or not? If you don’t go, I’ll slap you to death!”

“I'd rather die than go!” Bingbing took a deep breath of the green snot dripping from his nose, and shouted loudly.

Fengzhi was in a pickle. Her big son wouldn't listen, her little son wouldn't listen, and none of the old men in the family would listen either.

"Auntie Two, please stop hitting Bingbing. I know where Uncle Two went."

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The boy speaking is Zhou Qiang's son.

"Where did your uncle go?" Fengzhi asked the little boy, releasing Bingbing. Let me know if you have any other text you'd like translated!

The little boy said, "My second uncle went to our house and left with my father. They seem to be looking for骆宝宝's parents."

Feng Zhi still wanted to ask something else, but the children all ran away at once.

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"This bunch of little brats, rushing to be reincarnated!" Fengzhi muttered, turning around to ponder the matter.

Upon pondering this, I couldn't help but feel joyful.

Zhou Shengxue became clever, huh? Going to find a place and knowing to ask his big brother for help?

Well done!

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Thinking about this, Fengzhi turned and walked towards Zhouqiang's house, intending to ask her sister-in-law for some information.

As soon as I got to Zhou Qiang's house, I saw his wife feeding chickens in the yard.

“Sister-in-law, where are the chickens?” Fengzhi stood outside the gate and greeted the woman inside. Her face was beaming like a chrysanthemum.

Zhou Qiang's wife, seeing that it was Fengzhi, let out a cold smile.

"Who are you? What are you doing standing at my front door?" the woman asked deliberately.

Feng Zhi was taken aback, then quickly apologized with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I know I was wrong by the pond earlier. Now, I'm here to apologize!"

Zhou Qiang's wife turned away and continued feeding the chickens, too lazy to pay any attention to Fengzhi.

Feng Zhi then went around to the other side of the courtyard wall. This wall wasn't very high; even an adult standing there could stick their head out over it.

Those that were a little taller could even show their upper body, so the most common sight in a Zhuang household was people talking across the wall.

"Sister-in-law, don't hold it against me. I was really angered by Yang Ruoqing earlier, so I spoke to you like that." Fengzhi walked over and explained to Zhou Qiang's wife inside.

“I really didn't mean to, just let it go...”

Zhou Qiang's wife raised her eyelids and glanced at Fengzhi, saying, "If it weren't for the fact that you are my sister-in-law, your husband being my husband's brother, and my husband being so protective of his brothers,"

"Otherwise, I wouldn't even bother talking to someone with your kind of temper!" she said.

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Feng Zhi's heart was filled with disdain, but on her face she nodded repeatedly. "That's right, that's right, I have a bad temper, but I'm not a bad person either. I just can't control my own mouth."

"Elder Sister-in-Law, have you calmed down now? Could you open the door and let me come in for a while?" Fengzhi asked, peering in.

Zhou Qiang's wife stopped her work, raised her head and looked at Fengzhi who was anxiously waiting outside the wall.

"Fenghzi, you don't need to come in, I know what you want to do."

Let me tell you, the two brothers went to the construction site at the village entrance together.

"They both came here for you, you should go see them quickly! I have a stomachache, I'm going to the restroom!"

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After saying that, Zhou Qiang's wife turned and went to the backyard.

Here, Fengzhi stood by the wall of the courtyard, her face full of excitement.

She loved the feeling of being protected and helped out by a man when she was wronged.

Once upon a time, when she was living with her parents, she had five older brothers. Growing up in the village, no one dared to bully her, whether boy or girl.

Only she bullies others out of spite.

Well, it feels good to be here. In a family with many men, you can walk around the village with your head held high.

Having thought of this, Fengzhi became even more excited and decided to go to the village entrance to get Zhou Qiang and Zhou Sheng, two men, to help!

Just as Fengzhi left, Zhouqiang's wife poked her head out from the corner of the room.

Looking at Fengzhi's disappearing figure, Zhou Qiang's wife let out a cold snort.

This idiot, go away. I'll be waiting to see you get embarrassed later.

Zhou Qiang's wife's eyes turned, and she saw that there was one less Lu Hua chicken in the yard where they ate. Her face immediately darkened.

"What the heck! Phoenix Branch caused this mess, why does she have to use our homemade lotus chicken to apologize?!"

Oh, it's all her husband's fault for being too protective of his brother. As his wife, she doesn't have any say in the matter at all. She finally raised this good Luhua chicken, each one weighing three or four catties. A Luhua chicken that lays two yellow eggs every day...

Zhou Qiang's wife was heartbroken, her heart aching with pain. She cursed Fen Zhi over and over again in her mind before turning and going to the backyard.

Feng Zhi ran to the village entrance, looked around, and caught a craftsman to ask, "Have you seen my older brother and Zhou Sheng?"

“Over there in the kitchen!” The carpenter pointed inside.

Are you still fighting in the kitchen?

Fengzhi was a little surprised, but she still ran towards the kitchen.

The door to the kitchen creaked open, and Zhou Qiang's voice came from within.

Feng Zhi rushed in, and the scene before her left her dumbfounded.

Only Zhou Qiang was seen holding Yang Huazhou's hand with both hands and talking to him.

On the side, Zhou Sheng stood there, also smiling apologetically.

Bao Suyun and Yang Ruqing were both there, each with a smile on their faces, looking very happy to be chatting. You wouldn't guess they had been fighting at all.

Feng Zhi was taken aback. At this moment, Zhou Sheng saw Feng Zhi come in and also looked surprised.

He immediately walked over to Fengzhi's side. Before he could speak, Fengzhi asked Zhou Sheng, "What are you guys doing?"

Zhou Shengdao: "I'm here to apologize to Bao Suyun on your behalf."

"Don't you apologize?" Fengzhi's voice suddenly rose several decibels.

Then, she saw a rush-grass chicken tied to Zhou Qiang's feet.

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This Lushan chicken, Phoenix knows, is the one from Zhouqiang's family that lays double-yolked eggs best.

Fengzhi understood instantly.

"You're not going to make it up to me? I'll make you pay!"

Feng Zhi raised her hand and slapped Zhou Sheng hard across the face.

Zhou Sheng wasn't prepared, and the man's tall and burly frame was knocked around in a circle before he fell to the ground.

Feng Zhi was still angry and went up to Zhou Sheng, kicking him repeatedly while cursing.

"You're a coward, a wimp, a disgrace."

"You want me to vent my anger, and you're here apologizing?"

“After getting slapped on the left cheek, you still offer your right cheek? You have no shame! I still have some face to save. Who told you to come and apologize? Speak up! What do you say?”

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