Wu Xiaohua felt deeply humiliated and howled by the river for a while. Ma Hong ignored her, and in the end, she didn't care about the recipe for braised food anymore. She covered her face and ran home.

As soon as she got home, her son Liu Fu ran over and asked what was going on. He had also heard what the children in the village were saying.

"Mom, what does pig poop smell like?"

"Mother, how could you eat pig excrement?"

The child looked at her with innocent and unaware eyes. Wu Xiaohua's hands were already clenched into fists, but she silently recited in her heart:

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But Liu Fu kept pressing for answers, and Wu Xiaohua finally couldn't hold back anymore and roared at him: Get out!

Liu Fu was so scared that he shrank his neck and ran outside. Seriously, his mother had really gone crazy after eating pig manure.

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That must be the Yang family.

After thinking about it, she realized that Liu Fang's family was no good. They were so eager to help her, there must be something fishy going on. She quickly told her husband and youngest son about it.

After some thought, the group concluded that Liu Fang's family must also be interested in the recipe for braised meat.

"These vile women dare to covet our Xu family's recipe!" At some point, Madam Yang had already claimed the recipe as the Xu family's property; since it belonged to the Xu family, it was hers to claim as well.

"Mom, why don't you go help too? You can take the opportunity to learn how to make that recipe." Xu Xuewang thought this was a great idea; why hadn't he thought of it at first?

"Huh? What?" Yang's meat-pancake face was full of displeasure. At her age, the main reason she could still be so bouncy was that she only ate and did nothing.

Her daughter-in-law and granddaughter do the housework, her eldest son does the farm work, and her husband earns the money. She can be described as living a life of leisure.

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"Mother, your son depends on this prescription to make a living. If we could get our hands on this prescription, we could just buy a few maids to serve you. Wouldn't that be better than what we have now?"

Xu Xuewang hasn't found a partner yet. He thinks the work in the fields is too hard and tiring, and he looks down on the laborers in town. He's really looking after the Xu family's small stall.

He had it all planned out. Once he had the recipe, he would take charge of making it. When he got to town, he would call his two nieces over and have them do the work, since they did it at home anyway.

Madam Yang had always doted on her youngest son, and she softened slightly upon hearing his words. Xu Er had worked in town for many years and knew how popular braised food was there.

If he gets this prescription, he might as well quit being the accountant. "Listen to Xuewang, you can go."

With Xu Er's words and her own love for her son, Madam Yang agreed.

None of the three people inside noticed a small figure running past the door.

"Mother, Mother." Xu Pandi ran all the way to the backyard, where Li Mei was washing clothes.

"What are you shouting for? Your grandma will scold you again if she hears you." The mother-in-law was a little disgusted with her two granddaughters, but Liu Mei still loved them very much; they were both her own flesh and blood.

Xu Pandi ran up to Li Mei and squatted down beside her, chattering over what she had just heard. At the end, she asked, "Mother, will our family buy maids like Uncle said, so that my sister and I won't have to do anything?"

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Li Mei stopped pounding the clothes. Looking at her daughter's expectant face, she suddenly felt a pang of sadness and heartache. "Silly child, don't worry about whether they buy maids or not. Just do your own thing."

Even if they buy maids, they won't let their own family members use them. They still treat their whole family like maids.

Li Mei lowered her eyelids, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes. "Pandi, you must not tell anyone what you heard today. Just pretend you don't know anything."

Last time, when she tried to invite her husband's family over for dinner but failed, her mother-in-law scolded her for days. She and her children didn't dare to utter a sound at home.

If she knew that Pandi had heard these words, she would definitely beat Pandi up.

Pandi nodded, took something out of her pocket—a slightly melted candy—and said, “Mom, eat this, it’s delicious.”

Li Mei was surprised, "Where did you get this candy?" At home, she and her sister usually didn't get to eat these things.

Xu Pandi smiled, revealing her little tiger teeth, and whispered, "It was given to us by Sister Man'er. We went to play with Sister Man'er today, and she gave us candy. Auntie also gave us some white pastries."

"Mom, I've seen those pastries in Grandma's room before. They were so delicious. I don't know what they were made of, but I ate them too fast and forgot to save some for you."

As she spoke, Pandi's face showed regret and self-reproach. She had only wanted to try a bite, but it was so delicious that she couldn't resist finishing it.

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"You," Li Mei reached out and tapped her head, "Mother doesn't want to eat, you guys eat."

As she spoke, she seemed to remember something, "Pandi, you mustn't ask other people for food in the future, okay?" She was afraid that her daughter would be greedy and ask for food while watching others eat.

"Mom, no, we were playing outside when Aunt called us in. We didn't want the food, but she insisted on giving it to us, and we only ate it after thanking her."

Afraid of upsetting her mother, Xu Pandi quickly explained that when she received the pastries and candy, she felt like she was dreaming. Her aunt was giving them things that she couldn't even afford at home.

“My aunt is better than my grandma,” Xu Pandi muttered. Perhaps in a child’s mind, whoever feeds her is the one who treats her well.

"Alright, stop talking, or your grandma will hear you." Li Mei looked up and glanced at them. "They're all inside. If you want to go out and play, go ahead and play for a while."

Ever since Fu Man'er had a meal here last time, she has started playing with the family's children, and they often run to the back mountain to play with her.

Xu Pandi ran out, but Li Mei couldn't calm down.

She wondered whether it would be a good thing or a bad thing for her family if her mother-in-law got her hands on the recipe for braised food.

Just as she was lost in thought, Yang came out and saw her weakly beating clothes. She immediately shouted, "Li Mei, did I not feed you? It's so hard for you to wash clothes."

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The shout startled Li Mei, who immediately snapped back to her senses and tightened her grip. Seeing this, Yang cursed a few more times before turning and leaving.

Xu Xuewang also came out and looked around the yard. "Sister-in-law, where are Lai Di and Pan Di?"

"They went out to play?" Li Mei looked at him. "What's wrong?"

"You're such a grown man, why are you still going out to play?" Xu Xuewang muttered, his voice not loud, but Li Mei heard him clearly. "Have them tidy up my room later, wipe the tables and cabinets, they're all covered in dust."

He left without waiting for Li Mei's response.

He didn't need to wait for a response; such instructions were already commonplace for him.

Li Mei was left alone in the backyard again. She stared blankly, lost in thought, but she was pounding the clothes with great force.