Mrs. Hu smiled and said, "I'm the one saying thank you. It's our first visit and we've already eaten and drunk a lot. Oh, sister, please don't laugh at us."

At the beginning of the afternoon, the sedan chair bearers arrived, and the Hu family said goodbye. They were given a large bag of cakes, biscuits, and pear and osmanthus flowers.

Sister Xiaofang didn't want to leave yet. She listened to Uncle Ting and Brother Yuan talk about many cakes that she had never eaten before.

Xu Lanyin held her face and smiled, "Welcome Fang Jie'er to come and play again. Aunt Xu will make different cakes."

In the afternoon, Xu Lanzhou and Xu Dashi came back.

Xu Lanzhou said the landlord wasn't renting, only selling it, for three hundred and fifty taels of silver. Xu Lanzhou hadn't wanted to buy it in the first place, and since it was so expensive, he gave up and looked for another shop. After browsing for a long time, they found two that were similar in size to the previous one, on other streets, and the rent was not expensive.

One of Xu Lanyin's main purposes for opening a shop was to monitor the Yi Ju Restaurant. If she couldn't see this target, she wouldn't want to open any shop no matter how cheap and good it was.

She said, "I've been to every street in the county before, and that street is the best for selling boutique snacks..." She listed all the advantages and added, "As long as you make a lot of money, any investment is worth it. Besides, a shop is also an industry."

The family was not short of money, so Xu Lanzhou and Qin were convinced and nodded in agreement.

Xu Dashi said, "It would be great if I could buy it, but it costs so much..."

Xu Lanyin said, "I picked a wild ginseng in the mountains before and sold it for some money, enough to buy a shop." She also asked them to bargain for a lower price when they buy the shop tomorrow.

Xu Lanting's face flushed with excitement, "We are now the boss too."

Xu Yuan was even more proud, "My father is not only the boss, but also the manager."

Li blushed and said with a smile, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Xuyuan pouted and said, "I'm not talking nonsense, it was grandma who said that."

In the evening, we had dinner in the main room. Mrs. Gu was happy and prepared a very sumptuous meal.

When Old Man Xu and his wife, along with Xu Qingming and his wife, heard that the second wife wanted to buy the shop, they were so shocked that their mouths dropped open. Gu asked, "Where did you get so much money?"

Xu Lanzhou then told the story of Xu Lanyin picking wild ginseng.

Old man Xu laughed out loud, "Good, good, this is really a windfall."

Old Mrs. Xu hurriedly said, "Keep your voices down. If the news of the second house finding ginseng gets out, what if we attract thieves?" She then instructed everyone, "Buy the shop quietly and just tell others that it's rented." The look she gave Xu Lanyin became more charitable.

Everyone discussed the name of the shop and chose the most common name of that era, "Xu's Pastry Shop".

Old Mrs. Xu also talked about her quarrel with some gossipy women in the village. She said that Xu Lanyin was not sick and was misdiagnosed by a quack doctor.

The women didn't believe it and said, "Of course you would say that. Since a girl can't give birth to a child, which good young man would be willing to marry her..."

Old Mrs. Xu was so angry that she had a big argument with them. This argument was not in vain, because the news that she was misdiagnosed by the quack doctor and now she was not sick spread even more widely, but most people still did not believe it.

As they were talking, they heard crying and screaming outside. Everyone except Qin and Xu Man ran out.

They followed the villagers north and arrived at the door of Wang Sanni's house.

I saw a woman kneeling on the ground, her head bleeding and crying. It was Xia, the mother of Wang Jincai, the eldest sister-in-law of the Third Wang Ni. The old woman Wang grabbed her hair and beat her. While beating her, she cursed, "Shameless vixen, damn whore, you flirt with other women when your husband is not at home, I will beat you to death..."

Wang Jincai cried hard on the side, begging, "Please don't hit my mother. It's not my mother's fault. It was my grandfather who hit me first..."

Before he could finish his words, Wang Sanni, with a red face, covered her mouth and carried her back home.

Everyone in the village knew that the daughter-in-law of the Wang family was a child bride and had been beaten by her mother-in-law since she was a child. The "flirting" she mentioned must have been referring to the fact that the old man Wang had been molesting his daughter-in-law. The mother-in-law Wang didn't dare to control the man, so she beat her daughter-in-law to vent her anger.

The older people were all talking about Wang Pozi, "Don't do such evil things. If you keep beating her like this, someone will die..."

"Xia is so honest, who would dare to go out and hook up with..."

"I don't dare to intervene in a man who does bad things. Beating his daughter-in-law like this will bring punishment from heaven..."

Old Lady Xu hated Old Man Wang the most. That pervert had once molested Qin. She didn't want to get involved in the Wang family's affairs, but she felt sorry for Xia and said, "Mrs. Jincai is so pitiful. Ever since she came to your family, she's been working too much and eating too little. Just be kind and do some good deeds. Let Xia live a good life, so that the Wang family won't have to work too hard."

Several strong women from the Li family went over to separate the two.

When Wang Po's arm was grabbed, she kicked and cursed.

Xu Lizheng walked over and cursed, "What are you doing? What are you doing? Your family always does this kind of thing. If someone is killed, you will have to pay with your life. Tell me, what happened?"

Xia cried, "I didn't seduce any man, I didn't seduce any man..." She kept repeating this sentence over and over again.

Xu Lizheng knew what was going on. He said, "Sister Wang, Fu has been living with you since she was six years old. She's been working hard all day, and we all believe she's not that kind of person. Don't believe everything you hear. It would be embarrassing to make such a fuss. You should also save some face for your children. Take Xia home and comfort her, and call a doctor to bandage her. And as for Brother Wang, if he keeps making trouble, I'll have the Xu family deal with him. This will prevent his scandal from getting out and bringing shame to our Xiaozao Village, making it difficult for young men to find wives, and for young women to find husbands."

His words were clear, and Mrs. Wang didn't dare to make a fuss anymore. She turned around and went back to the yard. Wang Sanni came out again and helped the crying Xia into the yard.

On the way home, Xu Lanyin felt heavy-hearted. She remembered that there would be a fight every once in a while at Old Wang's house. But because Xia Shi had been sold as a child bride by her stepmother at the age of six, her family didn't care, no matter how badly she was beaten. Xu Lizheng also made light of the incident. Her husband was away on business, and he might not come home for two or three years, and when he did, it wasn't kind to her.

There are so many people suffering in this world.

Go home and continue eating. After hearing this, Qin gritted her teeth and cursed Old Man Wang and Old Woman Wang a few times, asking why they were not taken away by heaven.

Qin's health had improved considerably. Although she couldn't move much, she could walk and do some light work without any problem. Furthermore, her cheeks had grown a little flesh and had regained their color, making her look much more beautiful than when she was seriously ill.

Old Man Xu frowned and said to Xu Lanyin and her two siblings, "There aren't many good people in the Wang family. Stay away from them."

Xu Lanzhou said quickly, "I see. We don't like that family."

After everyone left, Old Man Xu whispered to Old Lady Xu, "Tomorrow you go and give the second son's wife a lesson. She's a widow and unemployed, so why is she applying all that fragrant balm? Who's smelling it?"

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