The village chief and the Mo family were chatting happily in the courtyard and were just about to leave when Mo Yunmei returned.

She had nothing to eat at noon and was so hungry that she went to Chen Qiuxia to beg for food. Unsurprisingly, Chen Qiuxia didn't give her any food and, because she had been beaten by her own mother, took her anger out on her and kicked her out.

Luckily, she wasn't stupid and knew to look for wild berries to eat. But wild berries were hard to find, so she could only manage to eat about half a meal. By the end of the afternoon, she had long since digested everything.

I was so hungry that I didn't want to do anything, so I rushed home.

She knew that it was now common to eat dinner at home, so she knew there would be something to eat when she got back. Therefore, she rushed home as fast as she could.

When I got back, it was true; there was delicious food, but it was all gone.

She was immediately unhappy because no one had left her any good food!

"Mom! I'm so hungry! Why didn't you leave me any?" Mo Yunmei sat down on the ground and cried out.

The village chief felt ashamed that he had eaten someone else's dinner; he was shameless for stealing food from a little girl!

Mo Laoda quickly said to the village chief, "Village chief, I'm sorry, my sister puts on this every day. She can't sleep at night if she doesn't make a scene. She just ate too much and is digesting her food! Just listen to what she says and ignore her!"

The village chief was skeptical, but Old Mo pulled him aside and said, "It's like this, you don't need to pay attention to her, the more you pay attention, the more she'll get into trouble. We're all used to it now, let me take you home."

The village chief felt that it was someone else's family matter, so he didn't say anything and went back home.

Village Chief Liu had always known that Mo Yunmei was a bit unreliable; it was common knowledge in the village, as things couldn't be kept secret. But he didn't know she was this unreliable.

Hey!

He sighed as he walked back.

After the village chief left, everyone in the Mo family courtyard quickly packed up their things. In no time, the courtyard became spacious again, as no one was there and the tables and chairs were moved back.

Mo Yunmei went to knock on the door and asked Old Lady Mo for rice to cook, as she was really hungry.

Grandma Mo came out and stood by the door, asking, "Did you do any work today?"

Mo Yunmei choked, unable to speak, and stammered, "No, no."

Grandma Mo asked again, "What did you do today? Let me see how much rice I can give you."

Mo Yunmei lacked confidence. She hadn't done anything for the family, but even if she did nothing, wasn't she still a member of the Mo family? Shouldn't she have a share of the food if the Mo family had it?

She even argued with Old Lady Mo with great conviction, "Mom! I didn't do anything, but I'm a member of the Mo family. Everyone in this family has a share. What they have, I also have. What they can eat, I can eat too! So whether I did anything or not, I still have food to eat!"

Seeing that Mo Yunmei was incorrigible, Old Mrs. Mo was too lazy to waste her breath. "Who told you all these grand principles? Go ask someone for food!"

After saying that, he turned around, closed the door, and ignored him.

Mo Yunmei was stunned. Why did the door close halfway through her sentence again?

She knocked on the door, "Mom, Qiuxia's family doesn't eat dinner. Who am I supposed to ask for food?"

No one answered her.

The house wasn't soundproof, and Su Nanxi could hear everything clearly. She couldn't help but laugh, her stomach almost aching from laughing.

Is this some kind of silly thing sent by a monkey?

My brain is so deep, so incredibly deep!

The next morning, the two elders accompanied Su Nanxi to town.

Since it was still early, Su Nanxi went for a stroll.

I couldn't find any shops selling soap or similar products, and then I suddenly remembered that they were called "yizi" in ancient times.

After searching for a while, I finally found one.

The shop was small, but the storefront was nicely decorated. As soon as Su Nanxi entered, someone came out to greet her. The shopkeeper probably thought she was a customer, but after taking a closer look, his expression immediately changed, and he rudely kicked her out.

Tsk!

They look down on people!

It seems that this is not something that a poor person like her can afford!

She was just curious and wanted to see what soap looked like in ancient times, and also find out the price. But as it turned out, she knew the price without even asking, and forget about actually seeing it.

I continued browsing for a while longer, passing by her shop. She didn't stop, but just slowed down and glanced at it a few more times.

The shop was already under renovation, and not seeing Chen Liang at first glance, she simply walked past.

After strolling around and buying some things, we finally went straight to the woodworking shop.

The carpenter was delighted to see the three of them. “You’re here! We’ve finished making the thing you ordered. But we haven’t assembled it yet, it’s too big. You’ve come to take it, right? Here’s what we’ll do: I’ll send three of my workers to deliver it to your door, and then they’ll install it for you. Once you’re sure everything is in order, you can settle the remaining balance.”

That would be great!

If she doesn't use it, she'll have to ask someone to take it back.

Actually, the carpenter's enthusiasm stemmed from his own ulterior motives. He wanted to know what it was for; he had a gut feeling it was a valuable item with many uses! If used properly, it might bring in a big business in the future!

Su Nanxi was unaware of the carpenter's thoughts. She assumed it was their usual practice to provide excellent service, given that carpentry was a competitive field.

When they returned to the village, they found it quite quiet. Su Nanxi didn't pay much attention and asked Grandma Mo to go home and call someone to help by the river.

Grandma Mo was puzzled, but she still went to call for help.

When he got home, he found that everyone had gone out, and only his third son was at home.

Old Mrs. Mo didn't know what her third daughter-in-law wanted to do with the people. She thought it was just to have more people back her up and keep an eye on things. She thought her third son was very good, so she pushed Mo Qinghe out.

“Mother doesn’t know either. Someone delivered a cartload of things that the mute mother had ordered before, and it was delivered to the riverbank. You must know a lot, I’ll push you to go and take a look.”

Grandma Mo pushed the object while explaining to her third son.

Mo Qinghe was secretly delighted. Could this be the waterwheel his wife had mentioned yesterday?

We've reached the riverbank; that should be it.

"Mom, hurry! Let's go see!"

"Then you'd better hold on tight!"

The mother and son rushed to the riverbank.

As soon as they reached the riverbank, Old Lady Mo forgot about her son, put down her wheelchair, and went to find Su Nanxi.

Su Nanxi looked back and saw that there was only Mo Qinghe; there weren't enough people.

So they asked Mo Qinghe to be their spokesperson, and Mo Qinghe told Old Man Mo to find a few more people because they didn't have enough manpower.

Old Mo searched around but found no one home, which puzzled him greatly. He looked at several houses but couldn't find anyone. Finally, having no other choice, he went to the village entrance to look for his elder brother, Mo Yunhai.

Fortunately, Mo Yunhai's family was all there; I don't know if they had just returned or hadn't gone out yet.

When Mo Yunhai saw Old Man Mo arrive, he assumed something important had happened and instinctively checked if his sons were home.

It turned out to be a big deal. Upon hearing the news, Mo Yunhai immediately called his sons to help.

The three apprentices sent by the carpenter actually had no idea what they were making; they just did whatever the boss told them to do.

One of the three wasn't actually a worker; he was the carpenter's apprentice. He was clear-headed and mostly did the work of pretending, while the other two helped out.

"What is this thing?"