The next day, when Fu Man'er went out to play, she saw Niu Daya acting suspiciously outside.
When she made eye contact with Fu Man'er, she immediately turned her head to the side, pretending to be looking elsewhere.
Fu Man'er pouted. "You annoying person!" She tightened her grip on the steamed bun in her hand, turned around, closed the door, and ran towards the back mountain.
When Niu Daya saw her run away, she quickly followed.
Yesterday, Wang Sanbao was still in shock after returning home and couldn't get out of bed. This morning, she squatted at the Xu family's door to find out what was wrong with that brat.
Is she a human or a ghost?
"Sister Lu Sheng." Fu Man'er was glad she had run fast, otherwise she would have missed it.
Lu Sheng had already stepped onto the path behind the mountain. She had left home early today, but she hadn't expected to be caught up by this little girl.
"Eat a steamed bun." Fu Man'er ran up and handed the steamed bun she was holding to Lu Sheng.
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Niu Daya, who was following behind, wanted to snatch the white steamed buns from the steamer. She had left early in the morning and hadn't eaten yet, so she was starving.
"I won't eat it." Lu Sheng refused as usual, and Fu Man'er didn't care.
He took out a handkerchief from the large pocket of his clothes, wrapped the steamed bun in it, and put it away, planning to share it with Sister Lusheng later.
"The person behind you came with you." She knew quite a bit about Fu Man'er's affairs, and she had also seen Niu Daya and her husband yesterday.
Today I saw her hiding and following Fu Man'er, and now she's standing at the entrance.
They were clearly hesitant about whether to follow.
Niu Daya's palms were sweaty. Back then, Wang Sanbao clearly dumped the dead girl's body on the back mountain.
This brat is running towards the back mountain now, not afraid at all. Could she really be a ghost?
"Hey, are you coming up or not?" Fu Man'er stood there for a while, watching the man as if he were frozen in place.
Niu Daya was startled, and for some unknown reason, she immediately turned around and ran away.
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That brat is definitely trying to steal her soul. No, she has to tell the Xu family to get rid of that brat quickly.
No wonder her family has never prospered; it must be because this brat is still in the village and is affecting them.
What a coincidence, it's Grandma Xu who's home today.
"Oh, aren't you that..." Old Mrs. Xu opened the door, thought for a moment, and immediately remembered who it was.
"Auntie, I have something to tell you." Niu Daya squeezed in immediately, her face filled with fear.
Grandma Xu found it strange; she knew that Man'er had been raised by this family before.
“Auntie, that girl Zhao Di is unlucky, you must get rid of her quickly, she clearly, clearly…”
She didn't finish her sentence for a while, so Grandma Xu pressed her for an answer: "What's wrong with Mingming?"
"Sigh." Niu Daya stomped her foot angrily. She couldn't very well say that she had killed someone and then the person came back to life.
“Auntie, a master had already calculated our fortune back then. It was that brat. She was a jinx; wherever she went, there would be no peace.”
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Niu Daya spoke urgently; she genuinely wanted the Xu family to send that wretched girl away, far, far away from this village.
The more Old Mrs. Xu listened, the angrier she became, and she directly shook off Niu Daya's hand.
"What nonsense are you spouting? Man'er is the lucky star of my family. Get out of here!"
Now she treats Fu Man'er no differently than her own grandson, and she can't stand hearing others say anything bad about Fu Man'er.
“Auntie, I’m telling the truth. Only if you send him away can our two families live a good life.”
Before Niu Daya could say anything more, Old Lady Xu grabbed her hand and pulled her outside.
"Get out of here and don't fart in my house, it stinks."
“You…” Niu Daya knocked on the door a few times, but the person inside ignored her.
"Pah! If you don't listen to me, just wait until your Xu family is in deep trouble, you'll be cursed for eight lifetimes!" After cursing a few times, Niu Daya left.
This matter is nothing to the Xu family; there are much bigger issues at home now.
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Xu Genshan and Liu Fang discussed it and decided to open a small shop.
Their stall was too small, it couldn't seat many people, and it was also very limited, only selling noodles and braised dishes, which was too monotonous.
Taking advantage of this incident, Grandma Xu also brought up something she had been thinking about for a long time: let them each take charge of their own households.
Xu Genshan and the others were stunned. "Mother, we just wanted to start a small business..."
“I know, you are all my sons, how could I not know? People say that even close brothers should keep clear accounts, and this is especially true in business.”
Her two sons, one is a food seller who wants to open a restaurant, and the other is a peddler who wants to open a warehouse.
"I mean, we should keep our money separate, but not separate the family business. We should each run our own business so that no one feels uncomfortable."
Judging from the current situation, the eldest son's family definitely earns more money. The second son's family has just started to improve, and both are equally dear to her. Old Mrs. Xu doesn't want the two brothers to develop a rift.
Xu Genshan and Xu Genzhu were both clear-headed, and after a little thought, they understood the old lady Xu's good intentions.
The family's money had already been divided up. The money from selling ginseng was kept to build a house, and the remaining money was divided into three parts.
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The two sons each received one portion, and the remaining portion was for the old lady.
"Genshu, you're not getting any of this money now. You don't have any complaints, do you?"
"No, no." Xu Genshu quickly waved his hand. He neither did any work nor farmed, so he wouldn't dare take it even if it were offered to him.
"Genshan, Genzhu, this is all the money we have. Do whatever you want. If it's enough, great. If not, find a way to make it yourself."
Grandma Xu looked at her two sons as they took out the money. She was gambling and taking a risk, hoping that things would go smoothly for them.
After returning to their room, Liu Fang took out all the money in the house, and the couple counted it very carefully.
"We now have a total of eighty-seven taels and five hundred and thirteen cash." Liu Fang gathered all the money together.
Don't be fooled by the amount of money; if you're going to open a restaurant, you'll have to be careful with how you spend it.
"Dad, Mom, are we going to open a restaurant in the future?" Fu Man'er lay on the bed, swinging her little legs back and forth.
“It’s just a small restaurant; we can’t afford to open a full-fledged restaurant.” Liu Fang patted her daughter’s cheek.
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“Man’er, we’ve been spending a lot of money lately, so you won’t have as many snacks.”
At this point, Liu Fang felt somewhat guilty, as she had to cut back on her child's food in order to save money.
“If she can eat it, we’ll make more so we can buy food for Man’er.” Xu Genshan couldn’t bear to skimp on his daughter’s food; besides, it only cost a few coins a day.
Neither of them noticed that while the family used to be very careful with every penny, now it seemed perfectly normal to spend a few coins on snacks for the children.
Fu Man'er propped herself up on the bed with her hands, her buttocks sticking out, and slowly crawled up.
"Mom, wait until we earn money before buying me food." Although she loves to eat, she is also sensible.
"Once our family's small restaurant is open, I'll go to town with my parents and help my mother serve and wash the dishes."
“I helped my father carry firewood and watch the fire. I also greeted guests and stood at the door calling out to them.”
Fu Man'er stretched out her little hand and counted what she could do one by one on her fingers until she had counted all ten of her short, chubby fingers.
The couple stayed with her for a while before coaxing her to sleep. The little girl kept asking if she could go to town with them the next day, and she was afraid she wouldn't be able to get up if she didn't go to bed early.
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