C85 Son-in-law

"I want to show it to mom." Xiao Yiming ran to the hall excitedly to show off like a kid who got a packet of candy.

"Mom, take a look. This is my wife's shoe. Is it good to watch?" His steps were steady as he paced back and forth on the hard stone ground.

Aunt Xiao, who was busy embroidering, also put down the work in her hands. She was attracted by the pair of shoes on Xiao Yiming's feet.

"So it was these shoes that hooked Mannmann's head from the inside of the house these few days. They are so exquisite and beautiful, they look warm to the eye."

"Auntie, if you like it, I'll give you a pair too." Luo Mannmann said in embarrassment.

"It's true. If I can wear the shoes made by my daughter-in-law, I'll be happy." Aunt Xiao's eyes lit up. "I like dark blue. Can I knit an orchid?"

"I can." The atmosphere in the room was harmonious.

The next morning, there was a loud bang at the gate.

"Someone's coming. I'll go open the door." Aunt Xiao went to open the door to the courtyard, and the voices of Uncle Lee and Chun Xiang's sister-in-law drifted in from inside.

Xiao Yiming and Luo Mannmann looked at each other and walked out hand in hand. Sure enough, they rushed the donkey cart into the yard.

"Uncle Lee, Aunt Chun Xiang, what are you guys doing?" It was impossible for others to ignore something that belonged to a donkey cart.

"Girl, this is a little thanks to you two. You've really helped us a lot. You're simply our new parents." Uncle Lee was so excited that he was incoherent. He pulled his wife and the two of them kneeled down together.

Xiao Yiming was shocked by the sudden kneeling. It was still Luo Mannmann who helped him up, "What are you guys doing? Hurry up and get up. If an outsider sees you later, then who knows what will happen."

Aunt Chun Xiang spoke a bit more swiftly, "Sister, all of the apples in my orchard have been sold. It's all thanks to you, you really are the great benefactor of Lee Family."

Luo Mannmann glanced at the villagers who were looking around at the entrance of the yard: "Yiming closed the gate, let the guests come in and have a seat."

"Sigh, alright."

Ever since he had returned from the town that day, a young master with Qian Family had brought many ox-carts over to his house to pick fruits.

In the end, the entire mountain of orchards had been turned into banknotes, with a total of five thousand taels of silver? They had never seen so much money in their lives.

Before the chairs could warm up, Aunt Chun Xiang took out a stack of banknotes from her pocket with trembling hands and handed it to her with a smile. "Here, sis. Here are a thousand taels of silver for you."

"A thousand taels? That much?" This time, not only Luo Mannmann, but even Xiao Yiming screamed out a hint of surprise.

Aunt Xiao was even more confused as to why a thousand taels of silver would suddenly appear. To the peasants, this was an astronomical figure.

Seeing that there were guests present, she did not ask any further. Instead, she poured tea into a symbolic manner and said, "Come, let's have a cup of tea please."

In the past, his Xiao Family was poor and he only drank boiled water, but now that his days were better, naturally, he prepared some tea leaves at home to entertain the guests.

"Thank you, aunt." The Lee Family couple hurriedly thanked him. After sending the child to school, they hurried over, and were so anxious that they did not even have time to drink their saliva. At this time, they were truly thirsty, and after drinking a few mouthfuls of tea, they continued:

"Sister, that Young Master is very rich and he bought all the fruits in one go. He sold these fruits for a total of five thousand taels of silver. We agreed to give you one thousand taels as per our previous agreement."

Uncle Lee remembered the trembling that day when he received the banknotes and could not believe it at all. It was like a pie that suddenly appeared in the world and made him dizzy.

This year, their Lee Family had invested all of their wealth into this orchard, and if they thought that they would lose so much money, the woman would be so angry that she would hang herself.

Who would have thought that things would take a turn for the worse, that all of this was because their Lee Family people had met Lili, this Dagui.

"Don't be like this, I just came up with an idea. This is all your work, so you don't have to thank me too much." Luo Mannmann put away the banknotes and smiled like a blooming spring flower.

"How can I? Sister Zi is too humble. If it wasn't for her brilliant idea, would my wife's soul still be floating around in the air? In the future, if anything happens to sister, as long as you say it out loud, us from Lee Family will definitely help you out without fail. " Uncle Lee stood up and made a comeback.

"We'll talk about it when the time comes, but Uncle Lee, I've already taken the money, so I can't take this thing anymore. I haven't finished the two baskets of apples that you took last time."

"There's no need to be so polite, we farmers don't have anything else. We grow this vegetable ourselves, the cured meat is made from pigs killed by our own farmers, and this rice …"

Maybe it was because Uncle Lee was in good spirits when people met him, but he did not look as haggard as before, instead, he looked as calm and capable as before.

"It's not easy for you all to give away things all year round, so how can you always give away things? Uncle Lee should just take it back. "

Luo Mannmann quickly refused. There were a lot of sausages on the donkey cart.

"Girl, if you decline again, we won't be happy." Seeing that the couple from Lee Family was insistent, they accepted it.

Aunt Xiao thought for a while and replied enthusiastically, "It's almost dinner time. Guest, why don't you stay for lunch? We'll make dumplings for lunch."

Uncle Lee quickly waved his hand. "No need, let's go back and eat."

"There's no need to be so polite. Since we're here at noon, let's just eat dumplings. My mother and my daughter-in-law's cooking skills are really good." Xiao Yiming smiled honestly and helped to carry the items.

"Alright, then we'll stay for the meal. Wifey, go and lend a hand." Aunt Xiao turned around and went to the kitchen to start eating the flour while Luo Mannmann went out to the garden to pick some cabbage and a handful of onions.

The three women were busy in the kitchen, talking and laughing. Soon, sounds of laughter came from the kitchen.

Aunt Xiao was in charge of living flour, while Luo Mannmann was holding a kitchen knife and chopping pork cabbage stuffing on the cutting board.

After chopping, he added salt, MSG, cooking wine, and spices in the filling. Fortunately, there were all sorts of spices in the kitchen, so the dumplings cooked by him would be even more delicious.

Aunt Chun Xiang was helping out in the kitchen as if she was in her own room. When she saw the dumplings' skin and stuffing, she quickly picked up the dumplings' skin and held it in her hand. She used her chopsticks to pick up the stuffing and quickly wrapped it up.

The wrapped dumplings were arranged neatly on the table, with nice folds at the sides.

When it was time for lunch, there was a mahogany Eight Immortals Table in the room. Several people were surrounding it as they ate hot dumplings that had just been cooked.

The dumplings were crystal clear and juicy, and the filling was thin. People couldn't help but want to take a bite out of it.

"Uncle Lee, Aunt Chun Xiang, it's been hard on you. Eat more. Come and have a taste of our own cooking skills." Luo Mannmann arranged the utensils and greeted him warmly.

"Okay, sis." They could be considered to be quite blessed since they had not eaten dumplings in a long time, and the food they ate was exceptionally sweet.

"Yes, yes. It's really delicious." Aunt Chun Xiang narrowed her eyes in delight as she tasted the rich and smooth taste in her mouth.

In the end, the Xiao Family would lead a life, the house had all the seasonings, and all the food that was made was delicious, so she wanted to prepare a serving of food at home next day as well, because her children loved to eat dumplings.

"Aunt, Uncle Lee, as long as it's delicious, there's more. It's not enough, there's more in the kitchen."

"Sister, the reason why the apple was sold at such a high price is all because of you. I have to thank you. Uncle Lee's aged face was full of emotion. His eyes were full of gratitude.

"It seems like I didn't get a bonus when I said it. Alright, Aunt, Uncle Lee, don't thank me anymore. It's more important to fill up your stomach."

Luo Mannmann and Xiao Yiming looked at each other. In this win-win situation, both of them were elated. With the banknotes in their hands, this year would be a happy one for them.

After finishing their lunch, the people of Lee Family were in a hurry to return. The crops at home were still waiting to be cooked and the chickens and pigs at home were also waiting to be fed.

After the people from the Lee Family left, the Xiao Family began to gather around the one thousand silver coins worth of banknotes.

"Yiming, auntie, we have plenty of silver now, why don't we buy some more land? Also, Yiming and I will go to the town next year to have a look and find some small businesses to do."

Luo Mannmann flicked the stack of silver notes in her hand, describing next year's grand blueprint.

As long as the two of you agree on a decision, the aunt is old and can only help you take your children when you're old. As soon as the two of you have agreed on something, you can just go ahead and do it.

The lines at the corner of Aunt Xiao's eyes deepened as she laughed and ate. As they chatted, she also figured out the ins and outs of the matter.

A daughter-in-law was a kind person. She would not hesitate to make money to save others. Her son's daughter-in-law was promising, so she felt gratified.

"My wife, take this money. We'll plan after the new year." Xiao Yiming's experience with Luo Mannmann had broadened his horizons. His speech and manner had become more capable, which made his potential darkening character more and more obvious.

Doing some small chores was not a long-term solution. Even if he died of exhaustion, he would not be able to earn any money. He had always taken his wife's advice seriously.

Perhaps he could combine the carving with the wood carving and develop it well, only then would he have the capital to support his wife and children in the future.

After a while, at the entrance of the village, there was an old Yellow Ox pulling an ox-cart, moving towards the Xiao Family in a grandiose manner. There were three people riding on the ox-cart.

At this time, on the oxcart, a young man dressed in green cloth with a ruffian's aura hanging over his face shouted in dissatisfaction, "Father, is the Xiao Family really here?! The bones of the people who tripped on the ground all the way are about to break."

Old Man Luo, who was waving his whip, blocked the sun's glare with his hand. His expression was dull as he sighed.

"You're the one who is eagerly looking forward to coming here. You can sell your own little sister, but now you're disturbing another life. What's going on?"

The family of the oxcart was Luo Mannmann's so-called cheap family, but the family didn't know their eldest son's stomach full of flowery intestines.

She had thought that her eldest son simply sold her to someone else to be his daughter-in-law, but who knew that Luo Mannmann had changed hands from Mrs. Tusk to mammy in the brothel with so many twists and turns.

After that, they caused quite a stir, and people began to despise them.