After the fight, Wang felt refreshed: "No need to buy any. I have several pomegranate trees at home. My brother sent a lot, and they're all in the kitchen. I'll have her second brother send a few more after the rain stops."
Mu Lianrong found her second daughter-in-law particularly pleasing to the eye today: "You decide for yourself."
She didn't say anything, but when her two sons brought the potatoes back, she had them kill a chicken and made a stew of potatoes and chicken for dinner.
Mu Lianrong specially served Wang a large chicken leg, and her eldest daughter-in-law also helped out today, so she served her one as well, before they sat down to eat.
Wang's youngest son felt that his grandmother was acting strangely today: "Mom, why did Grandma give you a chicken leg to eat today?"
With many children in the family, chicken legs are usually chopped into pieces and stewed, so everyone gets a piece and no one has to fight over it.
Mu Lianrong cleared her throat and said, "Eat your food. Why are you talking so much? You eat the chicken, and don't think about your mother's chicken legs."
Her mother-in-law didn't say anything, but Wang knew in her heart that this was a reward from her mother-in-law.
She wouldn't give it to her son either, and took a big bite of the chicken leg her mother-in-law had served. It smelled so good!
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Xiao Yunying led the two brothers home and went into the main room, where she used the towels handed to her by the two younger brothers to dry her hair.
Out of the corner of her eye, Xiao Yunying saw that Luo Chen looked hesitant again and said, "Just say what you want to say."
"I know you have money, but you should still be frugal. The house you want to build will cost a lot."
"You're worried about wasting those two taels of silver?"
Luo Chen nodded.
"Luo Yang, do you know why I did this?"
"They probably know."
"Tell your older brother."
Luo Yang said, "These two taels of silver are already free. They already know that the stepmother picked a basket of snow fungus. If we accept these two taels of silver, some people will inevitably feel resentful and envious, and gossip about this matter."
The snow fungus was picked with great effort by the stepmother, and there was nothing wrong with it. But in the eyes of others, the two taels of silver were simply extorted. However, if the money was given to the village chief to repair the Xiao family ancestral hall, no one could say anything, and perhaps some people, including the village chief, would even change their opinion of the stepmother.
Luo Chen was still a little confused: "My stepmother said that you shouldn't flaunt your wealth, so why did you tell everyone about Xue Er?"
“My stepmother wants to build a new house for our family, so she will definitely need to hire people. We must build good relationships with the people in the village. Although we may not necessarily need the people from the village, we must be wary of the petty actions of some jealous people. Also, regarding the money, it is best if the money in my stepmother's hands is handled openly to avoid future troubles.”
Xiao Yunying grew increasingly fond of her second son, finding him to be the one who understood her best among all her children.
The ancients valued filial piety and had a deep-rooted concept of family. For some, the ancestral hall for worshipping their ancestors was even more important than their own lives.
She would be living in Xiaqu Village for a while, and she would need to trouble the village chief to help her with building the house. Two taels of silver was nothing to her, but it was quite a lot in the village. It would be a great deal to salvage her reputation and get the village chief to do her a favor.
Although she doesn't care much about other people's opinions, if they can get along well, who would like to be looked at with strange eyes, talked about, and ostracized all the time?
Luo Chen isn't stupid, but he doesn't think as deeply or far-sightedly as Luo Yang, and he doesn't quite understand the social dynamics among adults.
Only after hearing Luo Yang's words did she understand the deeper meaning behind her younger brother and stepmother's actions: "I understand."
"I understand. Don't worry about the two taels of silver. Go inside and change your muddy shoes and pants and put them in the wooden basin."
Luo Chen knew his stepmother was joking with him, and blushed as he went into the house.
Luo Li then had a chance to say, "Aunt Fang just brought over a load of water."
"I see."
"The clothes in the yard were brought in by me."
The clothes were still wet, so they were laid out one by one on the stool.
This kid is trying to take credit from her. Xiao Yunying suppressed a smile and praised him, "Great job! I'll cook you something delicious tonight."
Luo Xin was unaware that her mother had been in a fight: "Mom, why are you only coming back now? It's raining outside."
"Mother's trip was worthwhile; she earned two taels of silver."
Even though it wasn't in her own hands, she was happy as long as it made the other party feel the pinch.
Luo Xin didn't know how much two taels of silver was, but she just thought her mother was amazing: "Mother is so awesome."
Xiao Yunying carried Luo Xin to bed and played with toys with the little girl.
Building blocks were too childish for her, so she took a wooden Rubik's Cube and a 300-yuan jigsaw puzzle from the supermarket.
The little girl turned the Rubik's Cube a few times and lost interest. The Rubik's Cube was a bit difficult for her. She sat next to her mother, playing with building blocks while watching her mother do a puzzle.
Want to give it a try?
Luo Xin pouted, "It's too difficult, Xin'er can't do it."
Xiao Yunying took out a Tetris puzzle piece: "Xin'er can play this. Try to put these different shaped wooden blocks into this wooden frame. After the frame is full, there can't be any extra wooden blocks left out."
"Then let's try the core."
"Take your time, don't rush. This is a toy that makes you smarter. The more you rush, the less you'll finish it."
"Xin'er understands."
The two of them were working diligently on the items in their hands. Occasionally, the little girl's childish voice would ask questions, and Xiao Yunying would give her a serious explanation or a few words of praise. The atmosphere in the room was peaceful and warm.
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