You might not believe it, but the reason why the deceased Chen Xiaobao died was actually related to this Liu Niangzi.

The Chen family started stewing chicken soup early in the morning, and Liu Niangzi heard that the Chen family's daughter-in-law was pregnant.

Thinking that she hadn't conceived in five or six years, Lady Liu became jealous.

So she used the excuse of borrowing salt from the Chen family to go to Chen Xiaobao's house.

When Madam Liu arrived, Madam Zhao had just gone back to her room to sleep because she wasn't feeling well, so she didn't run into her.

Upon hearing Liu Niangzi's purpose, Chen Xiaobao immediately took a bowl and went to the kitchen to scoop salt for her.

Lady Liu, however, had a wicked thought when she saw the chicken soup on the table.

She thought the chicken soup was for Zhao Shi, so she put a packet of poison she carried with her into the soup and stirred it a couple of times with her chopsticks.

If she can't get pregnant, then why is Zhao able to?

Lady Liu had no intention of harming anyone. She had bought the medicine from a traveling doctor, which was said to be a rat poison that could prevent rats from escaping.

Lady Liu felt that if she only used a little bit, it shouldn't kill anyone. At most, it would cause the other person to lose their child, and it would be best if they could no longer have children!

With this in mind, after finishing everything, Liu Niangzi took the salt that Chen Xiaobao had dug for her and went home.

But she never expected that Zhao Shi didn't drink the chicken soup, but Chen Xiaobao drank most of it instead.

It wasn't until she heard that someone in the Chen family had died that Liu Niangzi felt a lingering fear!

She immediately started packing her things at home and went back to her parents' house to avoid the storm for a while.

But then I thought, if I leave at this juncture, it will definitely arouse suspicion from others.

Anyway, no one saw her go to the Chen family, so who would have thought that she was the one who poisoned them?

After all, she had no grudge against the Chen family!

Thinking this, Madam Liu put the bundle back into the cupboard.

Then I stayed at home, anxiously waiting for news from the front.

However, hearing Old Mrs. Chen crying and blaming her daughter-in-law for killing her son made Liu Niangzi feel a little relieved.

Yes, all the meals were cooked by that young woman surnamed Zhao. Now that Chen Xiaobao is dead, what does it have to do with her?

The more Liu Niangzi thought about it, the more she realized it made sense, and she stopped panicking as she had at the beginning, going about her business at home as usual.

She only panicked again when a constable came to her house, tied her up, and brought her before the town mayor.

This result was completely unexpected by everyone.

Seeing that the matter had been investigated and clarified, Lin Xue decided not to continue watching and quietly withdrew from the crowd, heading towards the North Street Market.

As he walked, he kept thinking to himself, "This woman's jealousy is terrifying."

I never imagined that she would harbor murderous intent just because someone else was pregnant while she wasn't. How ruthless must this woman be to do something so cruel?

Back at the stall, Huang's second brother and sister-in-law were still busy.

There are quite a few people eating cold noodles and liangpi (cold skin noodles) here. Judging from the looks of it, it shouldn't be long before all the cold noodles and liangpi we brought today are sold out.

"Second Sister-in-law, how much of the materials do we still have?"

Lin Xue walked up to Zhang Shi and casually asked a question.

"We brought two bowls each of cold noodles and cold rice noodles this morning, and we've already sold one bowl of each. The remaining bowl is only half full, but we estimate it will be sold out before noon!"

Zhang had been busy all morning receiving many guests, and now that she had earned money, her confidence had greatly increased.

She spoke with more confidence, which made Lin Xue very pleased.

Indeed, people need to go out and be tempered more often!

Now even the shrew who used to be bullied knows to speak loudly to her.

"Based on what we consumed this morning, we can prepare two more pots of each tomorrow!"

"Because this is a fresh food, it attracts a lot of people to try it, and the good sales will only last for a few days. After a while, the daily output may not be as large!"

Seeing that Huang Degui had gone to change the water to clean, Lin Xue picked up two cucumbers and began to help Zhang Shi shred them.

The tool used for wire drawing was specially made by a blacksmith by Lin Xue.

If you're just using a knife to cut, you'll be busy for a long time.

"I understand that principle. Third brother already explained it to your second brother last night!"

"As long as I can make money, it's better than staying at home with nothing!"

Zhang was not greedy; she was happy as long as she could earn money.

Now Zhiyuan has gone to a private school, and his family has even bought a cow.

The cow was bought with money from the third brother's wife. The second family members could only work in the fields and couldn't help with anything else.

The eldest brother and sister-in-law run a restaurant in town, and the third brother and sister-in-law can also do embroidery and identify medicinal herbs.

Only the second wife had no other skills; all she knew was to toil in the fields for a living.

Now their family has also set up a stall in town. As long as they don't just stay at home and eat for free, Zhang feels a sense of accomplishment and is full of energy!

The three of them worked busily and packed up their stall before noon.

Lin Xue told Huang Degui to wait there while she took Zhang to the tax administration office.

They found the constable inside, explained their purpose, and finally paid 200 coins to rent the stall.

For one month, no one else may occupy that stall.

Lin Xue and her companion returned to their stall with the small token and some lime given to them by the constable.

Lin Xue scattered the lime on the ground where they had set up their stall, which meant that the stall was now occupied and other individual vendors would not set up their stalls there.

Then, together with his second brother and sister-in-law, they moved the tables, chairs, benches, and other furniture onto the oxcart.

They couldn't wait for Huang Zhiyuan to get out of school, so they had to go home first and come back to pick him up in the evening.

Before leaving, however, he still went to Huang's Restaurant to say goodbye to Huang Dequan and his wife before heading home.

Back home, Zhang poured all the copper coins she had earned onto the table.

Old Man Huang, Old Woman Huang, and Lin Xue's two children all gathered around.

Everyone looked at the small pile of copper coins on the table, and they all showed excited expressions.

"What are you waiting for? Let's start counting!"

Seeing that the group was staring at the copper coins on the table and none of them intended to make a move, Lin Xue had no choice but to break the silence herself.

"Yes, yes, everyone, let's count them!"

"Look, I've prepared all the hemp ropes, 10 in a bunch, so don't count them wrong!"

Grandma Huang took out the hemp rope she had cut and placed it on the table. Then she reached out and grabbed a handful of copper coins, placed them in front of her, and began to count them one by one.

Lin Xue watched from the sidelines, and seeing how happy they were, she felt quite happy too.

It's true that making money is the only thing that brings true happiness.

The Huang family is no longer as lifeless as before; everyone has their own things to do and their own goals.

A driving force keeps them busy every day, just wanting to make their lives better.