"We've never eaten this well during the Spring Festival before. Life is so wonderful now!" Xu Yang exclaimed. "When we used to eat noodles at night, there were only a few noodles, and it was all soup and vegetables, with no oil at all. Look at us now, with lard and fried eggs, it's so fragrant! There's a layer of oil floating on top. My mom is getting more and more generous with the amount of oil she uses."

"And you say that? You and my older brother always bully me because I'm small." Xu Lei slurped up a mouthful of noodles and swallowed it whole. "Every time we cook noodles, you eat from the big bowl, saying that because I'm small I can only eat from the small bowl. After I protested, you gave me the big bowl, but the big bowl was full of soup and vegetables, while your small bowls were full of dry noodles."

"Who told you to not work and still grab the big bowl to eat?" Xu Yong laughed. "After we messed with you twice, you stopped grabbing the big bowl from us and went back to eating from your own small bowl. Haha, it's funny to think about it."

The children's words brought tears to Aunt Hua's eyes. There was nothing she could do; with so many children in the family, especially boys, and their large appetites, it was common for them to go hungry.

It wasn't just her family that was in this situation; the whole village was in the same situation. They had no source of income and could only tighten their belts to make ends meet. It was nothing like now, where all five members of her family were earning money. Not only did they receive a fixed monthly salary, but they also made a lot of money from selling their crops and mountain products.

"Something terrible has happened! Lan Guangxue and Wang Xiaobao are going to smash Mo Ran's car!" A villager ran in, panting.

"What?" The three Xu brothers stopped eating their noodles, slammed their chopsticks down, and stood up to rush out.

"Stop!" Aunt Hua shouted sternly at them.

"Mom, those two bastards are going to smash Moran's car, we have to stop them," Xu Yong said.

"Finish your noodles before you go, they'll get soggy in a bit," Aunt Hua said irritably. "It's like this village can't function without the three of you. There are so many other villagers, what are you worried about? Besides, Xiao Nuan knows kung fu, why are you afraid of them? Wait, I'll go get Xiao Nuan. I've been looking for an opportunity to teach them a lesson, this is a perfect excuse."

"Yes, let's have Sister Xiaonuan beat them half to death." Xu Yang gave Aunt Hua a thumbs up. "Old ginger is spicier. With Sister Xiaonuan around, we don't have to worry about anything. Let's eat noodles, and then go watch the fun."

The villager who had just come to report the incident slapped his forehead. "How could I be so stupid? I didn't know to tell Xiaonuan, and instead I came to find Aunt Hua."

"You should hurry up and inform the village chief," Aunt Hua said to the villagers.

"Okay, I'll go right now." The village chief turned and ran out.

Now, Chen Hao is the village chief, but his house is at the end of the village, while Aunt Hua's house is closer to the entrance. The winery is at the entrance, so usually, if anything happens, everyone will notify Aunt Hua first. Now, Aunt Hua has a high reputation and is the technical director at the winery. Her status is exceptionally high, and she is highly respected.

Chen Hao is now the village chief, and a down-to-earth and hardworking village official. He never engages in favoritism or corruption. Even when relatives and friends come to him for job placement, he refuses. The winery can only arrange jobs for laborers from the village.

Even when he was too busy, he would just find temporary workers from neighboring villages to help. He would never abuse his power for personal gain. Therefore, he and Aunt Hua were both deeply trusted by the villagers. With the guidance of Uncle Township Head, he did a very good job as village head.

Zhang Yulan hadn't slept all night and was in a state of excitement. On her way back from Aunt Hua's house, she went to the field to pick vegetables.

Xiao Moran didn't fall asleep until dawn.

Su Xiaonuan knew he had come in to sleep, but she didn't stop him from sleeping in her bed because she got up right after him.

Looking at Xiao Moran, who was exhausted like a dog beside her, she quietly observed him for a while, even gently tracing his well-defined face with her finger, thinking to herself, "This man looks quite handsome when he's asleep."

So she just stared at Xiao Moran for a long time.

She had never looked at the man in front of her so closely before.

He was sleeping so soundly that he wouldn't wake up no matter how much she looked at him or stroked him.

"Xiao Nuan, Xiao Nuan." Aunt Hua pushed open the door and came in.

Xiao Nuan, worried that Aunt Hua would disturb Xiao Moran, quickly went outside and whispered to her lips, "Shh, Moran doesn't go to sleep until dawn, keep your voice down."

"You only go to sleep when it's light?" Aunt Hua immediately lowered her voice. "Did I disturb him just now?"

"No," Xiao Nuan asked. "You seem to be in a rush, is something wrong?"

"Come on, hurry to the village entrance. Those two bastards, Lan Guangxue and Wang Xiaobao, are going to smash your car." Aunt Hua pulled her along.

"Aunt Hua, you go first, I'll change my clothes and come right away." She pointed to her pajamas.

"Okay, I'll go stop them first." Aunt Hua took off running, thinking to herself, "These two bastards are only well-behaved when they're asleep. As soon as they open their eyes, they want to do bad things. It's a problem for the villagers to have someone stay home to guard their homes every day, otherwise, they'll come and plunder all the valuables."

Lan Guangxue and Wang Xiaobao drank too much last night. Otherwise, it would be strange if the car had remained unscathed until morning. They would have definitely gotten up in the middle of the night to sabotage it.

Last night, the two of them were at Wang Dabao's house.

Xie Xiuhua slaughtered the chickens and ducks that the two of them had stolen and stewed them in two pots.

The woman was initially reluctant, but later she realized that following Lan Guangxue meant she could eat well and drink well every day, and her two children could also live a better life. In any case, after Wang Dabao died, she and her children were bullied in the village. Having a man to support her would make her life a little easier.

At first, Wang Dabao's parents also felt ashamed and thought Xie Xiuhuo's behavior was shameful. However, they couldn't resist Wang Xiaobao's persuasion. They said that since his sister-in-law was dating Lan Guangxue, they didn't need to worry about their nephew and niece not having money. Lan Guangxue had worked for so many years and had savings.

Back then, the mine would deduct money directly from Lan Guangxue's salary and deposit it into Xie Xiuhua's account on time every month. Now that Lan Guangxue is unemployed, this rule no longer applies to him. If he doesn't pay, no one can do anything to him.

So, in the end, the two elders of the Wang family could only watch helplessly as that old man Lan Guangxue took their eldest daughter-in-law Xie Xiuhua as his own. Anyway, their eldest son was already dead, and the two old people didn't want to take on the burden of raising their grandchildren. It wouldn't be bad if someone paid to raise the Wang family's children.

The Wang and Lan families were both marginalized in the village, meaning they never received any benefits. They also didn't get any quotas from the distillery because there were no suitable people to work there; the old were too old and the young were too young to be fit for the job.

A capable person like Wang Xiaobao, who is lazy and loves to eat, wouldn't even look at the hard-earned money. The Wang family elders usually only managed to exchange some crops and mountain products for a little money. Now that Wang Xiaobao is hanging out with Lan Guangxue, the family's quality of life has improved dramatically. They eat fish and meat every day, and the elders have turned a blind eye to it.

Aunt Hua heard a mournful cry from afar. It was a very brief cry, which quickly subsided and then fell silent, as if nothing had happened.

"Oh no!" she cried out inwardly, thinking that someone had been beaten up by those two bastards. It was the time for the shift change at the distillery. Although there were many people, there was no one to lead them. They were a disorganized bunch and could not deal with two wicked bastards.