At this moment, Cuixi was outside with her son Baogen, gathering firewood.
Baogen looked enviously at Xu Lanzhi and her daughter in the distance and said, "Mother, where do you think Zhaodi's family got their rabbits? I'll go catch a few to raise, sell them, and buy you new clothes."
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Cui Xi withdrew her gaze and cursed fiercely, "Go and do your job properly, you don't believe Xu Lanzhi's nonsense!"
“But Mother…” Baogen wanted to say something more, but Cuixi slapped him on the head.
Cui Xi kicked Bao Gen and said, "Remember, Xu Lanzhi's family are our enemies. My face still hurts!"
Baogen fell silent. He knew he couldn't explain it to his mother, but his desire to raise rabbits hadn't faded.
By this time, Xu Lanzhi and the others had arrived home. The children swarmed around her, chattering, "Mom, what good things did you buy!"
Xu Lanzhi smiled and patted the children's heads, saying, "We sold the rabbits today, and I bought some cloth to make new clothes for you. Oh, and I've also prepared some nice things for you."
After saying that, he took out a small cloth bag from his pocket, and then took out an oil paper package from the cloth bag. He carefully unfolded it, and small pieces of maltose appeared in front of him.
"It's candy! It's candy! We have candy to eat!" The children cheered excitedly.
Xu Lanzhi put a piece of candy in each child's mouth, and the children closed their eyes to enjoy the sweetness.
Hearing the commotion, Wang came out carrying Tang Qiqi. When she saw that Xu Lanzhi had bought so many things, she seemed very unhappy.
She scolded with a stern face, "There are so many mouths to feed in this family, and you're just making all this useless stuff. How are we supposed to get by in the future?"
Xu Lanzhi wasn't annoyed. She walked over, picked up a little sugar crumb and put it in Tang Qiqi's mouth, then picked out a larger piece and stuffed it into Wang Shi's mouth.
Then she smiled and said, "Mom, have some candy. This is the money we have left over today. Please keep it safe."
After saying that, he handed the remaining one tael of silver to Wang, telling her that he had earned two taels from selling the rabbit, spent one tael on the cloth, and used his own copper coins to buy the candy.
Wang was rendered speechless by her daughter-in-law; she was finding it increasingly difficult to handle this woman lately.
Her temper and personality have changed so much. She's not as afraid of me as before. If I scold her, she just laughs it off. She doesn't secretly feel wronged like she used to.
Wang scolded again, saying, "You're possessed! Dongsheng hasn't been heard from at all, what's with all your joy all day long!"
Xu Lanzhi continued, "Mother, Qiqi's arrival has suddenly filled me with hope for life. Now our lives are getting better and better. I think Dongsheng will be safe and sound. Don't always be so tense, it's exhausting!"
Wang glared at Xu Lanzhi and scolded her, "You spendthrift woman!" Suddenly she frowned and said, "The candy you bought is bitter."
Xu Lanzhi panicked: "Bitter? That's impossible, I wasted so many copper coins."
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After saying that, she took a piece and put it in her mouth, then said in confusion, "Mom, you must be mistaken, it tastes sweet to me!"
Wang smiled smugly, then stuffed Tang Qiqi into Xu Lanzhi's arms and said, "I'm going to watch Zhao Di and the others cook!"
Tang Qiqi was amused by the lively mother-in-law and daughter-in-law duo. She grinned and giggled, waving her little hands incessantly.
Xu Lanzhi looked at her with a face full of doting affection and said, "You little rascal, you know everything!"
Because the rabbits sold for a good price, Jiedi no longer craved rabbit meat, and the whole family's enthusiasm for raising rabbits soared to unprecedented heights.
Another month has passed in the blink of an eye. The wheat and corn seedlings in the fields are already lush and green, and the radishes and cabbages in the vegetable garden are ready to eat. Everything is thriving.
During the day, Wang and Xu Lanzhi took the children to the fields to weed, and at night they worked tirelessly to make clothes for the children.
As she sewed, Wang said, "I never expected things to go so smoothly this year. I was really worried that the children would starve to death."
Xu Lanzhi chimed in, "That's right. Last year was really tough. If it weren't for your good planning, Mother, and the help from my older sisters, we really wouldn't have made it to the baby's birth on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month."
Wang glanced at Tang Qiqi, who was playing with the fabric scraps by herself, and said devoutly, "Amitabha, now that I think about it, it's a good thing I didn't listen to Chunya back then, otherwise Sidi, Niandi, and Pandi wouldn't have been able to stay. If that had happened, it would have been a terrible tragedy. Heaven wouldn't have sent Qiqi to our family. Chunya almost ruined everything." Wang felt a little scared as she spoke.
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Recalling those days, Xu Lanzhi's eyes reddened: "Mother, don't blame yourself. Actually, it's not my eldest sister's fault. Every family in our village is like this. But children are all flesh and blood of their mothers. It's because you are kind-hearted that you didn't make things difficult for me!"
Wang couldn't help but shed tears: "I went through the same thing back then. When I had my second child, Xiahe, my mother-in-law wanted to give her away. I risked my life to keep her. Then my third child was Qiumei. My wife said she wanted to eat me alive. It was really tough back then."
After finally giving birth to Dongsheng, things got a little better, but then your father passed away. Your mother-in-law said I was a jinx, and she tormented me in every way imaginable. People outside also bullied us, a widow and her child.
Xu Lanzhi now understands why her mother-in-law is so domineering and unreasonable; otherwise, how could she have raised her child?
Xu Lanzhi felt heartbroken upon hearing this: "Mother, thank you for always protecting me. From now on, we will rely on each other to raise the child."
Wang stopped what she was doing and said seriously, "Lanzhi, although I don't want to admit it, Dongsheng probably had an accident. You are still young. Are you really willing to spend your whole life with this old woman?"
Xu Lanzhi held back her tears and said, "Actually, I'm also worried about Dongsheng, but don't worry, whether he comes back or not, I'm still your daughter-in-law. You can put your mind at ease. I won't remarry."
Madam Wang patted Xu Lanzhi's hand and said, "Good child, I've made you suffer before, but now I understand. Even if it's your father and your grandmother who blame me for not leaving an heir for the Tang family, I accept it. All seven of our little girls are lovable, so what's the point of having that annoying son?"
Xu Lanzhi smiled through her tears: "Mother, it's impossible to have one now, but I'll remember what you said. When Dongsheng comes back, don't force me to have a grandson for you."
Wang was amused by Xu Lan's words: "You're becoming more and more unruly, always setting traps for me."
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The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were chatting enthusiastically when their big dog, Snowy, suddenly started barking incessantly.
Wang called out, "Zhaodi, lead the girl to see what Baixue is yelling about."
Before long, Zhao Di rushed in and said, "Mother, Grandma's in trouble! Bai Xue bit someone!"
Wang and Xu Lanzhi threw down their needles and thread and asked anxiously, "Which sister did you bite?"
Zhao Di said, "It's not a younger sister, it looks like a boy!"
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