Meng Zhenzhen reluctantly took out ten yuan and handed it to her, saying, "It's a deal, if you dare to leak even a single word..."

Song Pandi took the ten yuan and left.

She didn't take it seriously and went back to the educated youth settlement alone.

Song Pandi took the money back to the Ma family home. Ma's mother was in the yard cursing and swearing, "Look at your wife, all she does is run around outside all day. What time is it? She's still not back to cook. Wait until she comes back and I'll teach her a lesson."

As she was cursing, Song Pandi had already entered the courtyard.

Aunt Ma grabbed her ear and yelled, "Where have you been? Did you go to find some other man? You don't even know how to come back and cook! Do you want my son to starve to death?"

Song Pandi begged for forgiveness, "Mother, Mother, I was wrong, I was wrong!"

Grandma Ma, not satisfied with just beating her, took off her shoe and started whipping her, then turned to whip the spots that hurt. Song Pandi cried out and dodged, "Mom, Mom, stop hitting me! I found five yuan on my way back."

When Aunt Ma heard it was five yuan, her eyes widened. "Give me the money right now!"

She went straight to Song Pandi's pocket and found five yuan.

She happily took the money and waved it at Ma Lao Er, saying, "Lao Er, look! Your wife is so capable, she can even pick up five yuan! Tomorrow, Mom will buy you some meat to eat."

Song Pandi chuckled at the two of them, "If I find any more money in the future, I'll give it to Mother when I come back."

Aunt Ma glared at her and said, "That's more like it!"

She went inside to pack up a pile of clothes, pointed at Song Pandi and said, "You go cook first, and after you finish cooking, go wash the clothes. You're not allowed to eat until you've finished washing them."

Song Pandi dared not resist, for resistance would only result in more beatings, so she could only smile and go to cook.

After the meal was ready, Aunt Ma gave her a cornbread and said, "Eat up. After you finish eating, go wash the clothes, and when you come back, wash all the pots and pans before you go collect firewood. Winter is coming soon, so you need to hurry up and stop going out to play all day long!"

She hadn't eaten all day, and she staggered as she carried the clothes to the laundry room.

She felt extremely dizzy several times, but she endured it.

After washing the clothes, I came back to wash the pots and pans.

When she finally got back and wanted to go inside to rest for a while, she collapsed in the yard.

Aunt Ma heard a thud in the yard from inside the house. She came out to see Song Pandi sleeping in the yard. Enraged, she went up and kicked Song Pandi several times.

Seeing that no one was reacting, she called out to her son, "Second son, second son, your wife has fainted. Come quickly and take a look."

When Ma Lao Er came out, he was shocked. He complained to his mother, "Mother, give her an extra cornbread in the future. She's hungry. Don't torture her to death. If I don't have a wife then, who will marry me?"

Aunt Ma nodded. She just wanted to torment Song Pandi. When she was young, she suffered a lot from her mother-in-law's torment, and she was starving every day. Only after her mother-in-law died did her life become better.

Which woman didn't start out as a daughter-in-law? She can't spoil Song Pandi, or she'll run away!

But if they starve to death, their son will be left without a wife, and he really won't be able to find one!

She endured the pain, scooped a spoonful from the sugar jar, pried open Song Pandi's mouth, and fed it to her. Soon after, Song Pandi woke up.

She opened her eyes and saw her mother-in-law snorting and glaring at her. Terrified, she sat up abruptly and begged for mercy, "Mother, Mother, I'll go do the work right away, I'll go right away! Please don't hit me!"

As she spoke, she found a basket, picked it up, and left.

If she walks any slower, Old Lady Ma will beat her again.

Grandma Ma nodded in satisfaction, thinking her daughter-in-law had done a very good job.

Yun Ningyan went to the new house in the afternoon. When Huo Junshan left, he said that if the sun was too strong, she should go down and splash some water on the cement floor, otherwise it would dry too quickly and that would not be good.

When she arrived, Huo Changgen was with his sons, building the outer courtyard wall. There were cracks in the bricks of the wall in several places, and some places had gaps or holes. The third son had told her about it before he left.

We need to fix all these things today.

After the floor dries, we need to install the kang (heated brick bed) and repair the tiles, as some areas are leaking.

When she arrived, Li Xiangyun had already splashed water all over the yard.

Seeing her come over, he smiled and said, "Ningning, it's almost dry. We'll splash some water on it a few times today and twice more tomorrow, and it'll be ready. They'll be setting up the kang (heated brick bed) tomorrow; it'll be quick."

Yun Ningyan nodded. "Uncle Huo and Auntie have worked hard these past few days. Once everything is ready, we'll cook a meal here and treat everyone to a good meal."

Li Xiangyun waved her hand, "No need, we're all family. These brothers should help each other out, there's no need!"

Yun Ningyan smiled and didn't say anything more, then went to watch the men work.

Although Huo Junshan was not there, Huo Changgen was no less strict than Huo Junshan. In fact, he was even stricter than Huo Junshan, and he even redid Huo Jianguo's work once.

Huo Changgen said sternly, "You guys better do your jobs well now, so you won't get a beating when Lao San comes back. If you scare him, I won't be able to stop him when he comes back. I'm doing this for your own good!"

Huo Jianjun, Huo Jiandang, sneered and ignored his father. His father was like a monkey ruling the roost when the tiger wasn't around!

Huo Jianshe, being the youngest, didn't know how to build walls and could only hand bricks to a few people, which was exhausting for him.

He looked at his father speechlessly and said, "Dad, please stop talking. I can't hold on much longer. Come and help me for a while, or my third brother will tell on you when he gets back!"

Huo Changgen pointed at Huo Jianshe and called him "You brat!"

But he was really afraid that his youngest son would complain, and if his third son became too arrogant, he, as the father, wouldn't be able to stop him.

In the end, I had no choice but to work.

Yun Ningyan, who was listening nearby, burst out laughing, which startled Huo Changgen.

He turned around and saw Yun Ningyan. He felt a little embarrassed. He was afraid of his son. If word got out, people would laugh at him. How could his future daughter-in-law have heard it?

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