The Ma family got up late. As soon as they opened their eyes, they felt that the whole Hexi Village was magical.
Every household was in no hurry to go to the fields to work, but instead ran up the mountain like monkeys.
"They're all plague-like. How come all the poor people in this family have learned from those poor old Zhaos? They run to the mountains every day. What a loser..."
Old Mrs. Ma spat fiercely, expressing her serious disdain.
Then he took another big sip of the brown rice porridge in his hand, and felt even more satisfied when he thought that the Zhao family couldn't even afford to eat brown rice porridge.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Ma Yibo, the eldest son of the Ma family, suddenly came running over, like a dog being chased, and said, "Something big has happened, something big has happened..."
"What's the big deal?"
Old Man Ma also came out. Ma's eldest daughter-in-law, Luo, lifted the kitchen curtain and asked, "What big thing could have happened so early in the morning? Did everyone in the village go up the mountain?"
“No…yes…”
Ma Yibo continued breathlessly, "So, it turns out that the rumors in the village weren't just nonsense. The Zhao family really did make a fortune. The iced drinks that cost 40 cents a bowl in the county town really did come from the Zhao family. It wasn't what Xiufen said, just to get her to put on a show... The whole village was watching, and the manager of Fushunlou even came to pick up the goods in person. The Zhao family really did make a fortune, a fortune..."
The more Ma Yibo spoke, the more miserable he became. Why wasn't it his family that got rich? He was so angry.
Old Madam Ma was delighted. "That's a good thing. My old in-laws have become rich. I hope they can help our Ma family."
Sure enough, in her eyes, those without money are a disaster, and those who are rich are old relatives.
Mrs. Luo looked at her cautiously and said, "Mother, you forgot in your sleep that Xiufen and the Zhao family have divorced. They are no longer in-laws."
"Nonsense! Divorce or not is just a matter of a single word. What? Just because the Zhao family is prosperous, they want to divorce their wives? There's no such thing in the world..."
"Alright, alright, Mom, now's not the time to talk about this..."
Ma Yibo interrupted, "Not only did the Zhao family become wealthy, but I heard that in the early morning, they even revealed the secret recipe that made them rich to the entire village. Everyone present saw that the ingredients for the ice drink came from the mountains, so they all went up the mountain to grab it..."
"What?"
Everyone in the Ma family was shocked.
"What's this plague-like relative doing? Is he crazy? He doesn't give us his things, but he's threatening the whole village. Oh my god, what should we do?"
Only then did Old Mrs. Ma start to jump up and down.
Ma Yibo said, "Mom, if you really have the ability, let's go to the Zhao family and ask them to teach us. They can even reveal the secret recipe, so it wouldn't be a big deal if they teach us."
"Yes, yes, yes. Where's Xiufen? Bring Xiufen with you. Let her get a little naughty. Zhao Dazhu loves that. We can also tear up the divorce agreement while we're at it..."
Old Mrs. Ma was so anxious that she was spinning around in circles and talking nonsense.
"Where's Xiufen?"
Mrs. Luo said awkwardly, "Xiu Fen, Xiu Fen was cleaning the pig shed in the backyard, and then the manure pit was full. I said, since you've got it on you, why not just clean it out..."
Just as he finished speaking, a foul smell came, and then he saw Ma Xiufen carrying two buckets of manure, half of her body was covered in mud, and it smelled terrible.
"Xiu Fen, what's wrong with you?"
Old Mrs. Ma asked.
Ma Xiufen said blankly, "This is my first time carrying manure. I don't know how to do it. I dug into the pit and can't get out. I called you but you ignored me... It's not easy for me to get out... Big brother, what you said just now about the Zhao family getting rich, is that true?"
In fact, what Ma Xiufen was most unwilling to accept was the last fact.
The Zhao family becoming rich would make her sadder than the Zhao family dying out.
What on earth did she do? In the Zhao family, even though she was poor, she had never done such work as digging out manure. Although Zhao Dazhu was not good at speaking, he was a hard worker.
Although Zhao's grandmother was poor, she felt sorry for her and gave her the only quilt in the house.
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