[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-abandoned-woman-busy-farming":3,"chapter-abandoned-woman-busy-farming-abandoned-woman-busy-farming-chapter-354":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Abandoned Woman Busy Farming",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},537519,790,"Chapter 354 - 354 354 Use Your Brain Even When Hurting Others","abandoned-woman-busy-farming-chapter-354",354,"\u003Cp>Chapter 354: Chapter 354: Use Your Brain Even When Hurting Others Chapter 354: Chapter 354: Use Your Brain Even When Hurting Others The man slammed the table abruptly, startling several customers nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lifting his spoon from the soup bowl, he revealed a brown insect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sight made the other customers drop their spoons, losing their appetite instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Goodness, there really is a bug!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is utterly disgusting!” A woman nearby gasped, clutching her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who found the bug snorted coldly, shouting, “Everybody judge for yourselves!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place’s food is unclean, bugs are coming out from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone gets sick, what then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will never dare to eat here again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his accusation, there were nods of agreement, and some customers stood up from their tables, no longer wanting to eat at the Bai Family’s stall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ping rushed over, saying, “This…this is impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We eat the same food ourselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could we neglect hygiene?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who knows if you care about sanitation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe you’re used to filth, which is why there are bugs!” The man exclaimed as he lifted the bug-ridden spoon again, as if afraid others might not see it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu, having set down the hand-grasped pancakes she was preparing, strode over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held her mother’s hand and whispered, “Mother, let me handle this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ping nodded, turning to her daughter with relieved eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was not as nervous as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu addressed the customers, declaring loudly, “Ladies and Gentleman, please hold on, don’t leave just yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As someone has accused our food of being unclean and bug-infested, let’s clarify the matter today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We wouldn’t want any misunderstanding to damage our reputation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then turned to the onlookers and bowed slightly, saying, “I ask you, fellow villagers, to help judge the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s see if the issue really lies with us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps Bai Ruozhu’s composure quieted the murmurs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People looked at her, eager to hear her explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who found the bug glared at Bai Ruozhu, asserting, “You can’t deny it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bug is the evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can’t escape this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu chuckled coldly, “You’re correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bug is evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this applies to you as well, you can’t escape either!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu raised her voice, drawing all attention, and pointed at the man, saying aloud, “When I was making pancakes, I saw you sneak something out of your sleeve – so you were setting this bug up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, look!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man must have come to cause trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bai family has operated this stall for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When did such an incident ever occur?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone eats here daily with no issue, so how come the moment he eats here, a bug appears?” Fusa chimed in from the side, “I am willing to testify for the Bai family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their food is clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My husband and I eat here often too, we’ve never had any stomach trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu smiled gratefully at Fusa and continued speaking, “Those of you who are regulars here can reflect on all the meals you’ve had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did anything happen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As to the client’s accusation of us being unhygienic, everyone can see our clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We also live nearby…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do we seem like an unhygienic family?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So now you’re trying to deny your responsibility and claim I planted the bug?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bug was found in your soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you won’t admit it, we could always ask the county magistrate to judge,” the man who discovered the bug bellowed, looking defiant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Bai Ruozhu caught a flicker of panic in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu laughed again, but her smile was not as cold as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It barely concealed her contemptuous expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, you want to go to the government office?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s convenient, it’ll save me from having to take you there myself,” Bai Ruozhu retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re thinking of using your influence in the government office to confine me?” The man slammed his hand on the table again and shouted, “You found a bug in your soup and you’re still not allowing people to speak up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which rule does this follow?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu didn’t respond to his words but calmly pointed at the bug in his spoon, saying loudly to the villagers nearby, “Can those of you close by take a look?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bug should be what we call a watermelon bug, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It appears in damp places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you touch it, it curls up into a small ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also doesn’t have wings and can’t fly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman at the table was the first to respond, “Correct, indeed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s the bug.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several other people at the table also agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those close by nodded, even though they were still unsure about what Bai Ruozhu was getting at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This bug doesn’t have wings, so it couldn’t have been flying and accidentally fallen into our pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also couldn’t have crawled into the pot for a swim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t that correct?” Bai Ruozhu quipped, prompting laughter from the onlookers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, you mean to say that the bug fell in while you were cooking and it’s your kitchen’s fault,” the man declared loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu raised an eyebrow, looking at him as if he were a fool, asking, “Really?” There was a clear hint of mockery in her voice, which everyone could perceive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what was there to ridicule?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing everyone’s gaze on her, Bai Ruozhu did not delay further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pointing to the dead watermelon bug, she said, “Our regular customers should know that our bone soup has been simmered for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after setting up the stall, we continue to simmer it on a small fire, which is why it’s so thick and aromatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, had this bug fallen into the soup pot at our house, it should have been thoroughly cooked by now, shouldn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd looked at the bug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While it was a bit disgusting, the bug showed no sign of having been cooked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t even seem to have been heated thoroughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu smiled mockingly at the man again, “Next time you want to harm someone, use your brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As you said earlier, it couldn’t have just fallen into the pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, before you planned to set us up with this bug, you ought to have boiled it until thoroughly cooked – that would make it seem more genuine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those closer to the table could verify that the bug tossed into the bowl was indeed dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It certainly hadn’t fallen into the soup pot early on to be boiled for an extended period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, everyone here is discerning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s quite clear whether the problem came from our pot of soup, or from his individual bowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Customers who trust the Bai family, please continue eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We won’t force those who are unsure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deal that can’t be made will still be based on good faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We wouldn’t let such a trivial matter ruin our relationships,” Bai Ruozhu announced loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few who had initially stood up to leave returned to their seats and resumed eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they were people who worked on farms and were used to seeing bugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with a bug on the table, they could still swallow their food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu then turned to the troublemaker, asking coldly, “Tell me, who sent you to frame us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s face turned pale, “No…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>nobody.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the bug came from my sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it’s all a misunderstanding.” Upon seeing Bai Ruozhu’s skeptical expression, he suddenly sprang up and ran, his speed resembling a beast fleeing for its life…\u003C\u002Fp>",1257,"2026-05-30T14:08:51.305Z","2026-06-01T04:31:25.023Z",1,"novelbin.me","9441d69849bb2271f39440b3f6128af10190132feb30cf40ded97a364eff8d5f","abandoned-woman-busy-farming-chapter-355","abandoned-woman-busy-farming-chapter-353",2707,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fabandoned-woman-busy-farming-cover.jpg"]