Fangfang immediately came to her senses, her face showing some anxiety. "Oh! Auntie, that's not what I meant. Sweep, I'll sweep right now."
Upon hearing this, Ma Hehua's face immediately lit up with a smile as bright as a chrysanthemum. "Oh! We're so sorry! We don't want you to return the child, but you insist on giving it to us. Fine! We accept it."
Fangfang: "……………………"
She was amazed to learn that there were such shameless people in the world, but she couldn't get angry because this woman was her third brother's mother. She had to endure it.
When Ma Hehua took out her phone for her to scan, her phone displayed a message saying that her identity had expired and she should change her phone number in time.
His face darkened. "Damn it, why change it now? What a clueless phone!"
He stared at Fangfang's wallet, snatched it, opened it, and saw that there was cash inside. He counted out three hundred yuan and returned the wallet to Fangfang.
"Alright, we've received your gift. By the way, we haven't eaten yet, so go and start a fire to cook!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she lay down on the rocking chair, squinted her eyes, put on a sweet song, and began to enjoy herself.
Wang Fangfang: "???"
Seeing that she hadn't moved for a while, Ma Hehua said impatiently, "What's wrong? Can't you cook?"
"How can we do this in the dark?" Fangfang said angrily.
"Isn't that simple? Just wait, the power will be on right away."
Ma Hehua took out her phone and called Fa Gui, "La la la la... butt butt butt... ka ka ka ka ka..."
Oh no! My phone is broken.
Ma Linghua thought for a moment, then took out her own phone, dialed a number, and started dialing...
Oh dear! Hers is broken too.
"Fine, I'll go cook! We can't let Pear Blossom go hungry."
Ma Hehua immediately stood up, and Ma Lihua immediately opened her eyes.
"Mother, no need. If you take over the cooking, how will she be able to be a daughter-in-law of the Ma family?"
"Cough cough cough... Mother, I have a lighter. You take my sister-in-law to the kitchen! The kerosene lamp can still be used."
Ma Lihua took out a bag of lighters and handed them to her mother.
Fangfang followed Ma Hehua to the kitchen in a daze. Ma Hehua lit the kerosene lamp that hadn't been used for decades and glanced at the kitchen, which was covered in a thick layer of ash.
"Hey! Fa Gui is so thoughtful. He made so many kerosene lamps. They'll last for decades."
Thinking back to the days when Fa Gui earned money to support the family, she felt a surge of sweetness in her heart. After dealing with Master Baige's matter, she would ask Fa Gui to give her a good foot massage; she missed it so much.
"Forget it, we can't cook today. You can just clean up the kitchen. If you need anything, go to the front yard and call Sanmao. Just cook at nine o'clock sharp tomorrow morning."
With that, he left without looking back, leaving Fangfang with the dusty, filthy kitchen.
Fangfang glanced at her coat, which had turned black, and bit her lip. Was this a test from her aunt?
Hmph! She won't admit defeat. So what if it's a mess? She'll do it.
Sanmao, drenched in sweat, watched as the work was nearly finished. Not only were the front and back yards spotless, but he had also washed all the blankets and other bedding in the house.
The floor was wiped until it shone. As dawn was about to break, I thought for a while and then remembered that I seemed to see a ditch in front of the door.
He grabbed a basin, looking exhausted, and was about to head out when, by sheer coincidence, he ran into Wang Fangfang, who had just finished cleaning the kitchen.
The two remained silent.
"Go wash up."
"Um!"
Sanmao led her to the crystal-clear ditch. Logically, with such clean water, there should be plenty of fish, but they couldn't see a single one.
The water was icy cold, but Sanmao and Fangfang couldn't stand the filth on their bodies.
Gritting his teeth, he took off his clothes and jumped directly into the ditch. And let me tell you, the ditch was quite big.
"Third Brother, is this water drinkable?"
Fangfang was a little thirsty, but thinking it was spring water, she figured it should be fine!
"It's better not to drink it! My place is a bit special; it's best not to drink untreated water."
Because this place is a place where yin energy gathers, most of the water there is yin energy. Drinking it is bad; a stomachache is the least of your worries, and in severe cases, you'll be forced to eat a whole meal.
"Okay! I'll listen to Third Brother!"
The two spoke frankly to each other, and Ma Lihua watched for a long time.
"Third Brother!"
"ah……"
Fangfang screamed, then clutched her chest, her face turning bright red. It was so embarrassing.
"What's wrong, sis?"
Sanmao remained calm, sitting in the water without getting up, watching her sister.
“This is the bathroom that Dad dug for Mom a few years ago. I want to say, don’t bathe for too long, it’s poisonous.”
She's doing a good deed. She saw the three of them washing when she went to the toilet, and they're still washing now that they're back. She's just worried that if they wash too much, the three of them might get sick.
"What?"
Sanmao immediately stood up and ran as fast as he could, naked, towards home. He remembered that his house had an automatic rainwater storage system for washing his body. He wasn't afraid of anything else, but he was worried about his brother getting hurt.
Fangfang was completely bewildered again.
"Sister-in-law, go to your room. My mother has prepared some clothes for you. Just make do with these!"
Ma Lihua thought this woman was quite nice; she not only cleaned the kitchen but also made breakfast, though she cooked too little rice.
The food was prepared by Ma Hehua, just in case.
Ma Hehua looked at Sanmao, who was naked from the waist down, with a look of disgust on her face.
"Mother, don't look at her like that. Sanmao has been doing silly things since she was a child. She's married off again now, and who knows how many more times she'll get married in the future."
Sanmao: "…………………………"
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