“You, you!”
Ma Hongxia was afraid that they would beat people again and pick on the weak, so she pointed at Su Man and yelled, "Okay, you're instigating your in-laws to bully your brother, aren't you?"
Su Man, who had brought a basin of water at some point, smiled and said, "That's not bullying."
After saying that, she poured a basin of cold water over the mother and child.
"That's what it's called."
In the cold winter, this basin of cold water almost drove them away.
Gao Shengli was howling from the cold, and Ma Hongxia was not much better. Thinking that a good man should not suffer a loss in front of him, she took Gao Shengli with her and left.
The cotton-padded jacket was soaked with cold water and became extremely heavy, sticking wet and cold to my body.
The mother and daughter sneezed one after another, their teeth chattered from the cold, and their lips turned purple.
I finally made it home, but I was exhausted.
Gao Shengli even had a fever and didn't recover until after the 15th day of the lunar month.
...
Ma Hongxia hated Su Man's family and spread rumors everywhere, saying that Su Man's family had become rich and earned several thousand yuan.
The mother's personal certification made those jealous people in the village come alive.
For a while, all the relatives who were slightly related came to borrow money.
To put it nicely, they are here to borrow money, to put it bluntly, they are here to ask for money.
The first one to come was Wang Fengye’s fifth uncle. He was a poor and lazy man. He was in his fifties and still had no wife. He had to rely on his mother for support.
When he arrived, Su Man and Liu Ping were sitting on the kang making dumplings for the fifteenth day of the lunar month.
As soon as the fifth uncle opened the door curtain and came in, he began to say auspicious words, "Happy New Year to my sister-in-law, happy new year."
As soon as Liu Ping saw her fifth uncle, she knew something bad was going to happen. He was such a lazy man that he couldn't even turn over in a night's sleep, yet he came to wish her a happy new year.
Liu Ping placed the dumplings on a floured curtain and said indifferently, "Fifth brother is here. Why did you think of coming over to see me?"
"Oh, I heard that our third son got married and the crops are good. How can I sit still with so many happy events?"
Uncle Wu didn't consider himself an outsider. He sat down on the kang while talking, took the candy on the kang and put it into his mouth, and smiled at Su Man, "This must be the third son's wife, haha, she's really pretty."
Su Man knew what kind of person this Fifth Uncle was at first glance. Seeing that Liu Ping didn't want to pay attention to him, she replied with a smile, "Thank you for the compliment, Fifth Uncle. I've heard Mom say that you are a very kind and generous elder before. Seeing you today, I really think so."
Uncle Wu was used to hearing people insult him at home and abroad, but when Su Man praised him unexpectedly, he smiled from ear to ear, "No, no."
"Fifth uncle, don't be so modest. You're the one rushing to give us youngsters New Year's money on the fifteenth day of the lunar year. It's not easy to find an elder as generous as you."
"ah?"
Uncle Wu was stunned for a moment, "When did I..."
"Second sister, quickly bring your daughter over to wish Fifth Uncle a Happy New Year." Su Man shouted outside the house.
"No, I'm not..."
Before Uncle Wu could finish his words, Wang Xuemei came in with the child. She held the child and shook him twice, "Come, wish Uncle Wu a happy new year."
Liu Ping gloated, "Quick, bow to Fifth Grandpa, and he will give you a red envelope."
Looking at the bowing child, Uncle Wu's smile was very stiff. "Haha, okay, okay."
His pockets are cleaner than his face, where did he get the New Year's money?
But with so many eyes watching him, he couldn't help but say something. Forced to do so, he stood up and said, "Well, I suddenly remembered that the door of my house seemed to be open when I left. I'll go back and check and come back another day."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
...
If anyone tried to take advantage of her again, Su Man would ask Liu Ping to get out of the way and she would personally receive them.
Su Man sometimes pretends to be stupid, and sometimes turns into a machine gun to prevent them from getting a word in. She always has a way to deal with them.
When Liu Ping was not around, they could not consider themselves a relative of Su Man, and they often came with high hopes but left disappointed.
It wasn't long before Suman's reputation as a miser spread.
But Su Man didn't care. It would be fine if these people really needed money urgently, but most of them were just people who saw that their family was doing well and wanted to make some money.
These people have a bad mentality. Even if you really lend them money, they will not be grateful, but will feel that it is their due.
This is the reason why we help those in need but not those in need.
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After the New Year, Suman planted another batch of peppers.
This time, the peppers she planted were not only the spicy peppers from before, she also planted Sichuan peppers, chili peppers, and several other varieties.
In the past, peppers could be sold at a high price because they were scarce and valuable. But if you want to keep the business going for a long time, you have to put in some effort.
It was getting warmer day by day, and the ground was thawed.
After Suman had a good harvest of peppers this time, she did not take them to the market, but went from door to door to deliver them to restaurants.
For Sichuan restaurants, she recommends the spicier ones, and for stir-fry restaurants, she recommends the larger ones. Furthermore, she also offers a significant discount to those who are interested in long-term cooperation.
This time, they only earned a little over 700 yuan.
Wang Fugui was puzzled. "We can obviously sell more money if we take it to the market and let them snatch it away. Why do we have to deliver it to their door like this and sell it at a low price?"
Su Man put a long list of delivery lists in her arms and said with a smile, "It's good to make a lot of money, but a steady income is always better than a flash in the pan."
Wang Fugui seemed to understand but not quite.
...
But Wang Fugui soon understood what Su Man meant.
As soon as spring comes, every household in Daming Village starts planting peppers.
As more and more peppers became available on the market, prices dropped. However, Suman still had no trouble selling peppers thanks to its wide variety and long-term partnerships with merchants.
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