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 had gotten a 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.

The Xiao Niang who was busy embroidering couldn't help but let go of the work in his hands. He was attracted by the pair of shoes on Xiao Yiming's feet.

"So it was these shoes that Man Man had hung around the house for the past few days. They were so exquisite and beautiful, they looked warm."

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

"It's true. If I can wear the shoes made by my daughter-in-law, I'll be happy." The Xiao Niang'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." When Xiao Niang went to open the gate, the voices of Uncle Li and Sister Chun Xiang came in.

Xiao Yiming and Luo Manman looked at each other, then walked out hand in hand, and saw that they were indeed driving the donkey cart into the courtyard.

"Uncle Li, Aunt Chun Xiang, what are you 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 Li was so excited that he spoke incoherently. He pulled his wife and the two of them knelt down in unison.

Xiao Yiming was suddenly kneeling down in a daze, it was still Luo Manman who quickly helped people up: "What are you guys doing, get up quickly, when outsiders see you later, you might still say whatever you want."

Luo Manman took a look at the villagers who were looking on the side of the gate and said hurriedly: "Yaming, close the gate and let the guests come in."

"Sigh, alright."

Ever since he had returned from the town that day, a wealthy young master had brought many ox-carts over to their 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.

"A thousand taels? That much?" This time, not only Luo Manman, but even Xiao Yiming screamed in shock.

Xiao Niang did not understand why there was suddenly a thousand silver notes. 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, the Xiao Clan was poor and they only drank plain water. Now that their days were better, they naturally prepared some tea leaves to entertain their guests.

"Thank you, aunt." The Li family couple hurriedly expressed their thanks. After sending their child to school, they hurried over. They were so anxious that they didn't even have time to drink their saliva. They were truly thirsty now. After drinking a few mouthfuls of tea, they continued slowly:

"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 Li recalled the trembling when he received the banknotes that day and could not believe it at all. It was as if a pie had suddenly appeared in the world, causing him to feel dizzy.

This year, the Li family had invested all of their wealth into this orchard, and even though they thought they had lost a lot of money, the woman was so angry that she hung herself.

He never thought that things would take a turn for the worse, this was all because they, the Li Family members, met such a great benefactor, Luo Manman.

"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 Manman put away the banknotes and smiled as bright as spring flowers.

"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, as long as there's any problems, as long as you say it out loud, we, the Li family, will definitely help you out without any hesitation. " Uncle Li stood up and made a statement.

"Let's talk about it when the time comes, but Uncle Li, I already have the money, so I can't take this thing anymore. The two baskets of apples you took last time were not finished yet?"

"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 they were in good spirits when they met, Uncle Li did not look haggard like before, but calm and capable, as he said this, he took down the gift from the donkey cart.

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

Luo Manman hurriedly refused. The donkey cart had a lot of sausages hanging on it.

"Girl, if you decline again, we won't be happy." Seeing that the Li family couple had insisted on it, he accepted it.

The Xiao Niang 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 Li quickly waved his hand. "There's 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 laughed and helped her to carry the items.

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

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

Xiao Niang was responsible for the living flour, while Luo Manman was holding onto a kitchen knife and was chopping pork and 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 helped out in the kitchen as if she was helping out in her own room. Seeing that the dumplings' skin and stuffing were being served, she quickly picked up the dumplings' skin and held it in her hands, using her chopsticks to quickly wrap 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 Li, Aunt Chun Xiang, it's been hard on you. Eat more, quickly come and have a taste of our own cooking skills." Luo Manman set up the tableware and greeted them passionately.

"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." The rich and smooth taste in her mouth made Chun Xiang's aunt squint her eyes in delight.

In the end, the Xiao family lived a good life with all the seasonings at home and all the food they cooked being delicious. She would prepare a serving of food at home another day, and her children loved to eat dumplings as well.

"Aunt, Uncle Li, as long as it's delicious, it's more than enough. There's still more in the kitchen."

"Sister, the reason why the apples were sold for such a high price is all because of you. I have to thank you. You are a great benefactor of the Li family." Uncle Li's aged face was full of emotion. His eyes were filled with gratitude.

"It's as if I didn't get a bonus when I said it. Alright, Aunt, Uncle Li, don't say any more words of thanks. The most important thing is to fill up our stomachs."

Luo Manman and Xiao Yiming looked at each other. In this win-win situation, both of them were laughing merrily. With the silver in their hands, they could live a happy, happy life this year.

After lunch, the people of the Li family were in a hurry to go back. Their family's crops were still waiting to be taken care of and their chickens and pigs were also waiting to be fed. Thus, they didn't stay in the Xiao family for long.

After the men from the Li family left, the Xiao family started to discuss about the thousand silver.

"Yi Ming, aunt, we have plenty of silver now. Why don't we buy some more land? Next year, Yi Ming and I will go to the town to have a look and find some small businesses to do."

Luo Manman flicked the stack of silver bills in her hand, describing her grand plan for next year.

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.

Xiao Niang's smile deepened. While they were eating and laughing, she had also figured out the sequence of events.

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." During this time with Luo Manman, Xiao Yiming had broadened her horizons by a lot. Her speech and actions had also become a lot more capable, which made his undercover personality become 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.

At the entrance of the village, there was an old Yellow Ox pulling an ox-cart. The cart was carrying three people as it marched towards the Xiao Clan.

At this moment, a young man dressed in green with a ruffian aura on his face shouted in dissatisfaction, "Father, are the Xiao Clan even here yet? Their bones are about to break from the shaking of the yellow mud all the way."

Waving his whip while driving the ox-cart, Old Luo used his hands to block the glaring sun. His expression was a little dull, and 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 whole family of the ox-cart was what Luo Manman had described as a cheap family, but the family didn't know their eldest son's stomach full of flowery intestines.

He thought that his eldest son had simply sold his younger sister to someone else to be his daughter-in-law. Who knew that Luo Manman had twisted his arms so much when he received it from Madam Ye?

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