Li Xianghong said, "Sister, it's a good thing you didn't marry into the Li family, otherwise you would be the one working here today."

"Little sister, speak softly."

Li Xianghong, who was reminded, grumbled in dissatisfaction: "Why should you keep your voice down? I'm telling the truth."

"It's not good for me to say that. After all, I'm dating Zhu Huamao, and it's not good for my reputation."

She was afraid that people from the Zhu family would hear rumors when they came to the village in the future.

"Sister, I was wrong."

"Just be careful next time. Let's go back. There's nothing to watch while others work."

Three people make a tiger.

A day later, rumors began to circulate in the village that Li Mingqing had beaten his wife. The description was extremely detailed and vivid, as if it were something one had seen with one's own eyes.

Overnight, he became a domestic violence man and had no one to seek justice from.

Outrageous!

The most important thing is that the villagers spread the story so miraculously that no one disbelieves it.

Beating a woman in this era was not a big deal; it was commonplace. But what was strange about this incident was that the person who did it was Li Mingqing. Everyone in the village knew how much he doted on Sun Jiaxue, yet he actually hit someone.

Both men and women were watching the fun.

And the "domestic violence man" Li Mingqing, who was at the center of the storm, was applying cold cream to Sun Jiaxue's hands.

"Wife, your hands are all red, you need to take good care of them. This vanishing cream can be used for many things. If it runs out, I will buy you more."

"I'm not that delicate. It's just red. It will be fine in a while."

The marks on her pale skin were particularly noticeable.

When Old Lady Li hurried over and saw the two of them being so sweet and affectionate with each other, she knew it was a rumor and that she had been worrying for nothing.

"Mom, this is the soy milk I ground. It's all thanks to my wife."

Looking at the two buckets of soy milk on the ground, Old Lady Li smiled and said, "Jiaxue is capable."

"Mom, come over and have some soy milk later."

"Why drink soy milk? Save it for making tofu. It'll probably take a week to build the house, so save it for cooking."

Li Mingqing said, "That's enough. We have soybeans anyway."

Sun Jiaxue lit the fire, cleaned the pot and poured in the soy milk.

"Big girl, Xiangdong, come over and drink some soy milk."

After hearing this, several children immediately ran over and each took half a bowl with a little sugar in it.

The children drank in small sips like kittens, with a circle of white foam around their lips.

Add the brine little by little into the pot and it will take shape in a short while.

Old man Li brought Li Mingli and his brothers back from the mountain, bringing back a lot of branches that were cut off when they were felling trees.

"Dad, what's going on?"

"It can be done tomorrow. Aren't you planning to build four rooms? All the tree trunks have been found. We just need to polish them carefully."

Li Mingli joked, "Dad's health is getting better and better. We brothers may not be able to surpass him. A poplar tree that thick can be cut down just by saying so."

The tofu pudding we had for dinner, with green onions and soy sauce, was particularly delicious.

Li Mingqing took out the vegetables grown in the space and placed them on the table.

"Wife, please decide what to cook tomorrow. Take these out first and I'll make more in the evening. Just cook one or two dishes, and use less oil and meat."

Afraid of attracting jealousy.

Sun Jiaxue was lying in bed and suddenly thought of Wang Daya and Li Xiangxia.

Feeling a little uneasy, he asked softly, "Brother Mingqing, were you close to Wang Daya and Li Xiangxia when you were little?"

"No, we haven't said much. When I was little, I liked to follow my brother up the mountains and down the river. There's nothing fun about playing with girls."

"I always feel that there's something weird about the two of them."

"Their brains aren't working right. Ignore them and just pretend you didn't see anything."

Li Mingqing remembered what Li Mingfang had said to him before. This question really caught him off guard.

"Go to sleep. You have to get up early tomorrow." The two fell asleep in each other's arms.

The next day, Zhao Hongbin was the first to arrive.

The reason why he came so early was purely to verify the gossip in the village. Based on his understanding of Li Ming from childhood to adulthood, the rumors were definitely not true.

Seeing the harmonious relationship between Sun Jiaxue and Li Mingqing, he joked, "Everyone said you were getting divorced. It's true."

"Let it spread. I can't drag my wife along to explain to them."

"You're quite open-minded. There are many girls in the village who are interested in you."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that Sun Jiaxue was still here.

He laughed awkwardly and said, "Sister-in-law, don't take it to heart. I'm not very careful with my words."

"Tell me, how can a grown man like you be such a chatterbox? Go get to work." Li Mingqing was so angry that he almost started a fight. What a stupid teammate.

"Hehe, I was just talking nonsense just now, don't take it to heart, sister-in-law."

He ran away as soon as he finished speaking, which was really superfluous.

Sun Jiaxue didn't take the words to heart.

Old man Li was busy next door early in the morning, and by seven o'clock all the people who had come the day before arrived as scheduled.

Seeing everything so orderly, Li Mingqing rode away with confidence.

As soon as work started, Zhou Jiangang came over and said, "Are you going to start work today? I thought you wouldn't come to work, but you actually are."

"The sun is rising from the west, why are you here so early?"

"I'll always remember the day you start construction. I'll go and help."

"No, there are already enough people, there's no room to move."

After hearing this, Zhou Jiangang said, "Okay, I'll go back and take a nap. If you need any help, just let me know."

"Go back quickly, I won't be polite to you."

After he left, Zhou Yingzi asked curiously, "Who is he? Why does he always come to see you? He looks pretty good."

Li Mingqing glanced at her and said nothing.

Although Zhou Jiangang is young and narrow-minded, he certainly looks down on Zhou Yingzi. People who spend all day in the black market have some insight into people.

Hongbin's mother from Old Li's family came over to help with cooking.

Finally, there was a place where she could help. She had always kept in mind Li Mingqing's previous help and wanted to repay him when the right opportunity arose.

"Old sister, you are finally well again."

"It's all thanks to Ming Qing in your family. Otherwise, I can't even leave the house. I can't believe I can still go out to work."

Old Mrs. Li couldn't stop smiling when she heard the praise for her son.

"You can find someone for Hongbin so that he can have a grandson soon."

"This child is really a burden because of me. I have spent a lot of money on my health and have not saved a penny," Hongbin's mother sighed.

She comforted him, "Hongbin is a hardworking boy who will definitely marry a good wife."

"If there are any suitable girls, I'd like to introduce them to you." Then he whispered, "The daughters-in-law you picked are so good. Your family is the most harmonious in our village, and the division was very smooth. A few days ago, the two members of the Wu family who split up fought and even drew blood."

Although there were conflicts in the division of the Li family, compared with the Wu family, these conflicts were nothing.

When the Wu family saw blood, Hongbin's mother happened to pass by and saw it. A big hole was hit on her head by a shovel.

Fortunately, there was no injury to the vital parts, otherwise I would have died.