Chapter 73: Troublemaker

Zhulan immediately thought of Wang Laosi's house. The house Wang Laosi rented had not been occupied for a long time, and the family had not spent any money on rest since they moved in. "It should be Wang Laosi's house!"

Li was stunned, watching the excitement and gloating over misfortune, "Wang Laosi's family is so unlucky, mother, I'll go take a look."

Zhulan was too lazy to care about Li, but she did not agree with Wang Laosi's family that the roof collapsed because of misfortune. Wang Laosi was a real man from a wealthy family, so how could he not know how to tidy up the house and clear the roof during the heavy snow? It was just because he had no money.

Zhou Shuren had been away from home for more than half a month, and Wang Laosi's family hadn't sold spicy cabbage for a while. Wang Ru was amazing. She sold the spicy cabbage the next day. Although she didn't make any money, she broke even. This also allowed Wang Zhangshi to see the cash from selling spicy cabbage. Wang Zhangshi has been busy for the past half month, doing all kinds of things just to get money, and those who take advantage of the village also got involved. It was the first time that Wang Laosi was flattered and lent out a lot of money.

Zhulan got a lot of information from Li. At the beginning, everyone in the village praised Wang Laosi, but when the news of Wang Laosi's cheating spread in the village, Wang Laosi's reputation became worse and worse. She knew that Wang Laosi didn't have much money. She looked down on Wang Laosi's character. Although he looked simple-minded, he was still a member of the Wang family at heart and was selfish and self-righteous.

Zhulan took the leather to find Zhao. She and Zhao had learned how to make shoes for a while, but she still needed Zhao's help to make boots, as she could not do it by herself.

Zhulan really likes modern big-toed cotton boots, but Wang Ru can't make them, so she can only make ancient boots.

In Zhao's room, the eldest granddaughter huddled on the kang to warm her feet, her shoes already soaked through.

As soon as Zhulan said that she didn't have to worry about getting her shoes wet when making boots, her eldest granddaughter Yushuang ran over happily.

"Grandma, do I have one too?"

Zhulan's heart softened when she heard the baby voice. "Yes, we have them at home, one pair for each person."

Yu Shuang was very happy, "I can play outside now, and I don't have to worry about getting my shoes wet anymore."

Zhulan touched her granddaughter's little head. She was so cute. She pinched her face, then touched her ears. The little girl was itchy and giggled. Zhulan played with her for a while, then the little girl felt sleepy and fell asleep soon.

Zhao whispered, "My wife's skin has been cut."

Zhulan picked up the small piece of leather and said, "Let's make it for the children first."

Zhao felt sorry for the red feet of the young lady. She knew it was made for her by the size of the leather. She squinted her eyes and said, "Okay, mother."

Zhulan was very satisfied with their current way of getting along. Ever since she knew about Zhao's disguise, Zhao seldom cried in front of her. It's just that the disguise was ingrained in her bones, and sometimes she couldn't help it. Zhulan understood. As for asking Zhao about the process of fleeing famine, Zhulan never intended to ask. Fleeing famine was a memory that Zhao didn't want to recall. It was over and done with. She was not the kind of person to open up scars.

Shoes are not easy to make, especially cotton boots which have very thick soles. Zhulan and Zhao spent a whole day making only two pairs for the children, one pair for Yushuang and one pair for their second grandson Mingteng.

Although it's not very beautiful, it made the two little guys happy. They even went out to play in the snow for a while. When they came back, they were surprised to find that their shoes were not wet. They treasured them so much that they had to put them where they could be seen and stare at them without blinking.

For dinner, we made dumplings. The white flour had no cornmeal mixed in it at all. The dumpling skin was made of pure flour. Although it was white flour, it was not pure white and was a bit yellowish.

While making dumplings, Li talked about the hustle and bustle at Wang Laosi's house. It took a whole day to clean the house, but it was uninhabitable. Fortunately, no one was injured, but a lot of things were ruined, and the people who helped took advantage of them secretly.

Zhu Lan asked, "Where will Wang Laosi and his family stay tonight?"

Li shook his head after watching the excitement of the day, "I don't know. I thought I could make a house to live in after cleaning it up, but I didn't expect it to be uninhabitable. I hadn't decided when I left!"

Zhao was worried, "Mom, Wang Laosi has a lot of money and has offended a lot of people recently. If they haven't offended anyone, they are afraid of getting into trouble and don't want to get involved with Wang Laosi's family. They won't come to our house, right?"

Zhulan paused in rolling the dough. According to Wang Laosi's train of thought, it was really possible. She said weakly, "I don't think so!"

Zhao really didn't want to get involved with a fool, especially a fool with a sick brain. "Mom, what if she comes?"

In the yard, Zhou Laoda shouted, "Second brother, fourth brother is looking for you."

Zhulan, "........"

Li complained to Zhao, "Sister-in-law, you are a crow-mouthed man!"

Zhao covered her chest and told herself again and again in her heart that she would not bother with the idiot, but the idiot was too annoying. What crow mouth? It was clearly analyzed. She was so angry that her eyes turned red and tears flowed. "Sister-in-law, you are wronging me."

Li was very proud. Zhao had been very close to her mother these days, and was even more attentive than she was. She finally got her chance. The second son's wife was an unlucky person, and her mother would definitely stay away from her this time. "Humph, you still say no, but as soon as you mention Wang Lao Si, trouble comes. Don't you know that everyone dislikes Wang Lao Si's family now?"

Zhulan, "......."

She especially wanted to say that the kitchen was not soundproof at all, especially since Li's voice was particularly loud, and the door was ajar, so the people outside could hear it clearly, and Li attracted another wave of hatred.

Wang Lao Si blushed and didn't wait for Zhou Lao Er to come out. He glared in the direction of the kitchen with hatred and said, "We'll leave to avoid being hated."

Zhulan looked at Li with a smile, "You did a good job."

Li, "Mom, what did I do?"

Zhulan, "........"

Don't be angry with idiots!