Old Mrs. Xu suddenly heard someone cry out in pain inside the house. She craned her neck to look outside but did not see Fu Man'er. She quickly came out of the house.

Just as he was about to call out for help, he saw Fu Man'er running over with a handful of wildflowers.

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"Did you just hear someone shouting?" Grandma Xu asked.

Fu Man'er shook her head. "No one shouted."

Grandma Xu thought she had misheard and led Fu Man'er inside, saying, "Go play in the shed. If you get sleepy, go to bed by yourself."

The little girl nodded obediently and went to play in the shed by herself.

Not far away, Wang Sanbao clutched his buzzing head and didn't get up for a long time.

He had barely poked most of his body out from under the ridge when Fu Man'er picked up several clods of mud and threw them at him, hitting him squarely on the head.

The pain made him let go, and he fell backward. Niu Daya didn't care about Fu Man'er and rushed to Wang Sanbao's side to ask him how he was.

"Ouch, that brat!" Wang Sanbao felt a burning pain on his face. Niu Daya pulled his hand away from his face, and the spot where he had been hit turned bright red.

"I'm going to settle the score with that brat." She had been supporting Wang Sanbao's body, but now that she was getting up, she pulled her hand away, and Wang Sanbao fell back down.

"Ouch, Niu Daya, are you trying to kill me?" Wang Sanbao felt like he was about to be knocked unconscious.

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"Sanbao, Sanbao, are you alright?" Niu Daya helped Wang Sanbao up again. This time, Wang Sanbao was smarter and sat up with her help, otherwise he would have been finished if he had fallen again.

"Don't go looking for that brat, or we'll alert her." He knew what kind of person Niu Daya was; if he went there, she would definitely start arguing and cursing. They couldn't afford to have a conflict with the Xu family right now.

"So all that pain you felt was for nothing? That brat really went all out." She was stunned watching from the side; the mud clods were coming at her one after another, and the whooshing sound of them coming at her indicated considerable force.

Wang Sanbao spat, "What strength can a little girl have? It hurts a little when she's hit, but it'll be fine in a bit. As long as it can make our family live a good life, it doesn't matter if I get hit a couple of times."

These words instantly moved Niu Daya, somewhat like when the two had just gotten married. "Sanbao, you're so good to me!" Niu Daya said in a high-pitched voice.

"Da Ya." Wang Sanbao looked at Niu Daya with deep affection.

If they weren't in the wrong place, who knows how much more affectionate they would have been.

"Who the hell is ruining my crops?" A furious roar came from the roadside, startling the two men.

"It's Uncle Chen Si." Wang Sanbao glanced back, his face showing panic. He quickly got up and pulled Niu Daya away, saying, "Hurry up, if Uncle Chen Si catches us, we'll be in big trouble."

Niu Daya picked up the bamboo basket and ran after Wang Sanbao. When Uncle Chen saw that these two damned bastards dared to run away, he chased after them, cursing as he did so.

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The chase attracted the attention of many people. They noticed that Niu Daya was carrying a bamboo basket and everyone was saying that the couple was so poor they couldn't afford to eat, so they stole grain from other people's fields and were caught red-handed.

Wang Chunni heard about this from other children. She was always concerned about her reputation, and when someone asked her if her family was struggling to make ends meet, she immediately lost her temper, didn't say a word, pushed the person, and ran home.

As she passed by Xu Er's house, she heard crying coming from inside. She stopped and looked over curiously, only to see Xu Laidi huddled in a corner by the door, hugging her knees.

"Sister Lai Di." She walked over, and Xu Lai Di wiped the tears off her face haphazardly, staring blankly at the road ahead.

"What's wrong?" Wang Chunni asked again when she didn't speak.

Xu Laidi turned her head away, unwilling to speak, afraid that if she opened her mouth, she would burst into tears.

"Why don't we go find Fu Man'er to play?" Wang Chunni didn't realize that Xu Laidi didn't want to talk to her. She usually went to find Fu Man'er with Xu Laidi and her sister.

If she goes alone, the children there won't play with her, and she'll be called out once she enters the Xu family's house.

“Come on, Sister Laidi.” Wang Chunni said, reaching out to pull Xu Laidi, but Xu Pandi saw this and ran over to pull Wang Chunni’s hand away. “Can’t you see my sister doesn’t want to talk to you?”

Wang Chunni had always thought Xu Pandi was extremely rude. She rolled her eyes and said nonchalantly, "I think Sister Di is unhappy, so I want her to go to Fuman'er. She'll be happy after playing for a while."

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"You're talking nonsense. It's obvious you wanted to go, but you dragged us along." The two sisters also liked to play with Fu Man'er, but Xu Pandi found that the Xu family didn't like Wang Chunni.

Although she didn't know why, her great-grandfather's family treated them very well, so she stood on her great-grandfather's side. Later, when she went to find Fu Man'er, she didn't take Wang Chunni with her.

"You~" Wang Chunni glared angrily. Xu Pandi had exposed her little scheme, and she was still a little annoyed. She immediately said fiercely, "Hmph, I'm going to tell my godmother that you two are never allowed to play together again."

He stormed off in a huff after saying that.

"I thought she was going to run to her great-grandfather's house. Running back to her own house, what's with the attitude?" Xu Pandi muttered, knowing that Wang Chunni didn't have the guts. "Grandma"? Only she could say that.

After their argument, Xu Pandi looked down at her sister, her arrogance instantly subsiding. "Sister, let's go inside."

Xu Laidi remained silent, letting her younger sister lead her into the house.

In the evening, Li Mei came to the Xu family again. "Yi'er, go to the kitchen. There's a basket on the table with lots of food in it. Take Man'er and give it to your Grandpa Hu."

Grandma Xu glanced at Li Mei and then made up an excuse to send the children away.

Grandpa Hu is now Xu Yi's martial arts teacher. His family often brings him food, and his children are all very familiar with him.

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Seeing Li Mei's worried expression, Xu Yi guessed that something had happened. He picked up a basket and prepared to go out with his younger siblings.

As soon as the courtyard gate was opened, a figure ran in—it was Xu Pandi.

"Mother, Mother, something terrible has happened! Grandma says she's going to sell my sister today!"

"What?" the adults inside exclaimed.

Li Mei lost her balance and almost fell. Before she could regain her footing, she rushed out, with Xu Pandi close behind.

"What a despicable thing to do!" Old Mrs. Xu cursed.

"Let's go take a look." Old Xu thought for a moment, realizing he couldn't pretend he didn't know about this. "Genzhu, go and invite the village chief." The family hurried towards the west end of the village.

"Brother, did I hear that right? Pandi said that Second Madam is going to sell Laidi?" Xu Mao's face was still showing shock.

Xu Yi pursed his lips and nodded. Li Mei had probably come twice for this very reason.

"Hmm?" Fu Man'er looked up. "Why did you sell Sister Lai Di?"

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The Xu brothers didn't know the reason either. "No, I have to go see Sister Laidi." They had made plans to go see the fish together, and they hadn't seen the fish yet.

Seeing that Fu Man'er had run over, the Xu brothers followed her.

When they arrived at the Xu family's house, a large crowd had already gathered outside, and it took the children a lot of effort to squeeze inside.

Li Mei hugged the two girls tightly, while Xu Jin tugged at her clothes from behind, her eyes looking timidly at her grandparents.

Besides Xu Genshan and others, the village chief Zhao Yongkang and several respected elders were also in the courtyard, indicating that the Xu family's matter had become quite a big deal.

Since the family affair was already dishonorable, Xu Er and Yang Shi naturally wanted to do it secretly. That way, if a girl was missing from the family, they could find an excuse to cover it up if anyone asked.

Little did Xu Laidi know that she overheard their conversation and knew she was about to be scolded. She started crying and shouting in the courtyard. When Yang saw her crazy state, she immediately threatened to sell her off that day.

Xu Pandi, who was standing to the side, knew that she couldn't protect her sister at all, so she asked her younger brother to go to the field to find their father, and then she went to find Li Mei herself.

When the mother and daughter came from the Xu family, they were running in a panic, tears streaming down their faces. When the villagers saw them, they couldn't help but ask. Li Mei didn't have time to answer, but Xu Pandi told everyone through sobs.

Yang was about to sell her sister, and not long after they arrived home, people gathered around the door.