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In the early morning of the first winter, it was easy to find mist while the sky was covered in mist. When the sun rose and shone its light on the Xiao Family Courtyard, Luo Manman picked up his broom and lightly swept the fallen leaves from the big tree in the courtyard.

Luo Manman put down the broom, and went to open the door. Seeing that the person outside was a smiling Sanniang, he could not help but greet him in shock. "Sanniang, why have you come?"

Sanniang walked in with a smile, patted Luo Manman's hand, and sized him up: "Xiao Family Wife, we heard about yesterday's matter with your family, they were too heartless, and many of the villagers were worried, and had specially asked me to come visit you."

"The Sanniang is here, it's very cold standing in the courtyard. Come in and take a seat." The Xiao Niang was carrying a washbasin over to the stream to wash when he saw her.

Not to mention washing clothes by the stream in the middle of winter, it was extremely cold. "Auntie, leave these clothes here. I'll go wash them later."

Don't worry, previously, when you weren't here, I washed her myself every day. This old lady isn't that pampered. After Xiao Niang finished speaking, he carried the dirty clothes out the door.

"Looks like I have to dig a well at home. This way, it will be more convenient." Luo Manman made up his mind to ask the villagers in Sanniang who knew how to dig a well in a bit.

She went into the house and painted a cup of tea for Sanniang. Sanniang then found a chair and walked over, she narrowed her eyes and looked at the arrangement of the house.

The last time she had come, the room had been empty, and the furniture was in place, looking very bright.

Sanniang picked up the teacup and drank a mouthful of tea, then said with a smile: "Xiao Family Wife, your tea set is really pretty, and the tea leaves have a nice fragrance, really nice to drink."

Guests would come to visit from time to time, and there were decent tea sets and tea leaves in the house. For the farmers, this was indeed a luxury.

"These tea leaves were given to me by someone else. If Sanniang likes them, I will bring a small bag back later." Luo Manman felt that the Sanniang was different from the other village women. She could speak, was open-minded, was shrewd, and knew how to read words and observe appearance.

Most importantly, although she had a lot of mouth, she did not spout nonsense. Furthermore, her round face always had a warm smile on it, making people feel very comfortable. She was also willing to interact with such a person.

"Then how can I be embarrassed?" Sanniang rubbed her hands together. She swore that she was just casually saying that and not thinking of taking advantage of.

"What's there to be embarrassed about, I still have things that I need Sanniang's help with." Luo Manman got up and went into the grocery room, took a bag of tea and passed it to her, then sat back down on her chair and smiled at her.

"If that's the case, do you know who will open a well in the village? Can you help me get two people to come here? I want to open a well in the courtyard."

"Xiao Family Wife, that's it. It's simple, don't worry, I will get two people to dig the well tomorrow." Sanniang laughed happily.

Every time she came to the Xiao family, there would always be something good to do. It seemed like she had to walk around a lot. The Xiao family was currently very popular and was the richest person in the village.

Then I'll be troubling the Sanniang, take it back for the children to eat, it's so sweet.

Sanniang only took a few apples from the basket. "That, is just helping me run a leg, it's not good to always keep your things. I'll just take two grandchildren to have a taste."

"Here, take out a basket of them. There are several baskets at home, if you can't eat them all for a long time then you'll get struck by mold. Sanniang doesn't need to be courteous, I need your help in the future."

"Good, then I won't be polite. This apple is really good, right? It was given to me by someone from the Lee family from the Mountain Village. They really know how to repay this kindness. It's not in vain for you to help them."

Sanniang was jealous, he could get a few hundred taels of silver just by thinking about it. Xiao Family Wife was not an ordinary person, the villagers did not know how much money the Xiao family had earned, probably a few hundred taels of silver was their limit.

The two chatted about family matters for a while before Sanniang happily carried the things out of the Xiao family.

On the road in the village, every villager who passed by looked at Sanniang carrying a basket of fruits, their eyes shining brightly.

"There's no need to mention that it was given to me by the Xiao family. Yesterday, there were a few villagers who helped drive away the black-hearted Xiao family members. They split some of the fruits and cured meat. If I knew earlier, I would have rushed up to help as well."

Some of the villagers muttered, their eyes filled with envy.

Oh, Sanniang, where did you come from? Some villagers were envious.

Sanniang carried his vegetable basket and moved it behind him, laughing: "Nothing, nothing?"

"Hmph …" Who doesn't know that you went to the Xiao family to flatter them early in the morning? The Xiao family sure knows how to use a little kindness to buy back the hearts of the people.

"Now that the Xiao family has a lot of money and has straightened their back, their arrogant appearance really makes me unhappy. If this goes on, wouldn't the entire village have to follow his surname Xiao?"

Auntie Qiu, who had just finished washing her clothes and carrying a washtub, scolded in dissatisfaction. This Sanniang looked even more annoying, as long as she was close to the Xiao family.

Auntie Qiu, your words are serious. If you have the ability, then your family will get rich, don't say that you have grapes when you can't eat them. If your words reach the ears of the village chief, wouldn't that cause trouble?

Sanniang's mouth was famously sharp, it did not even repeat insults.

"You … You... Liu Yao, look at her, let's not be together with this ass-kissing girl in the future.

Auntie Qiu was furious, but she kept her face dark and did not speak.

If she could be as shameless as him and befriend the Xiao family like the Sanniang, then wouldn't she have a lot of good things to do?

She coughed lightly and looked at Auntie Qiu with disdain. It was all the fault of this dead woman who did not have eyes for eyes, causing her to no longer be treated well by the villagers.

"Alright, talk less." Liu Yao left after throwing those words. She didn't have the leisure now to waste on them.

"Sanniang is truly capable. When we get rich in the future, you must take care of us." The villagers also followed to curry favor with Sanniang. After all, Sanniang was still in the Xiao family's eyes.

"Hmph …" "What's so great about it? Let's see how long you can be proud of it." The Auntie Qiu huffed and puffed as she shook her blade, huffed and puffed as she walked away.

At noon, Xiao Niang and Luo Manman were busy cooking lunch in the kitchen, when they heard the commotion in the courtyard, they hurriedly came out to look. Seeing that Xiao Yiming had returned, Luo Manman walked over to welcome him: "Yi Ming, you're back?"

"Yes, I'm back. About that, I'll go to my bedroom for a while. Call me when the meal is ready." Xiao Yiming lowered his head and placed the hoe at the door, then lowered his head and walked in the direction of the bedroom.

Luo Manman saw that something was wrong and immediately followed. Seeing that he kept lowering her head, and went over to see that his face was a little green, she immediately shouted: "Yi Ming, what's wrong with your face, who slapped it?"

"Wife, lower your voice. When mother sees you later, she'll be angry again."

Xiao Yiming's face was rather handsome. Even though the wound on his face was not serious and it was only a dark green, it still affected his overall appearance. "Then tell me who hit him."

"Um, my wife, don't ask."

"Oh right, you went to the vegetable patch in the morning. Since you are unwilling to tell me, I will go to the vegetable patch and ask the villagers there. There will be people who will know the details."

After Luo Manman finished speaking, she angrily walked out of the door, and was stopped by Xiao Yiming. "My wife, it was that crazy woman from the Qiu Family who beat her up."

This morning, he met Qiu Ju in the vegetable field, whom he had not seen for a long time.

Seeing Xiao Yiming ignoring her, she rushed towards him like a madman, promising to marry him as a child and live in peace with him.

Hearing this, Xiao Yiming was naturally angry, seeing her pouncing towards him, he pushed her away.

In the end, the Auntie Qiu who was specially sent to the vegetable garden saw him and rushed up to him and gave him a slap. She even said it in a very unpleasant way, saying something about having ruined her daughter and being irresponsible.

"Wife, you know that crazy woman is really amazing if she goes crazy. I'm a man, I can't hit a woman, right?"

The good relationship between the Sanniang and the Xiao Family had provoked the Auntie Qiu. She went to the vegetable garden in anger to find her daughter, and coincidentally met with the 'tug' from Xiao Yiming. She could not help but get so angry that she started a conflict with Xiao Yiming.

Thinking about it, the Xiao family was like a fish in water, but what about her daughter? He hadn't even landed in a good home, yet he had already scolded Qiu Ju when he returned. He couldn't even catch a man, allowing others to catch up.

"I'll get a hot towel for you to apply. Later, I'll go to regular doctor to buy some medicine for bruises. She's just a crazy woman, she can't afford to hide from me." Luo Manman used a towel to cover his face, and said painfully.

He actually dared to hit her husband. This was truly hateful. If he didn't teach her a lesson, then it would really be unjustifiable.

After eating lunch, Luo Manman went to regular doctor's house to buy some medicine for bruising wounds. She also bought some itch powder, and when no one was around, she secretly sprinkled these powder on the clothes of the girl in the Qiu Family fencing courtyard.

It was the first time Luo Manman did such a "bad thing". Her heart was thumping hard, thinking of the mother and daughter pair who were itchy all over.

Of these two women, one is concerned about Xiao Yiming and the other is always looking for trouble with the Xiao family, it's time to teach them a lesson.

The efficiency of the Sanniang was very fast. Early in the morning the next day, the Xiao family's three members had just finished their breakfast when the people who were digging the well arrived.

"Xiao Family Wife, good morning. Sanniang called us over to help dig a well." The two people who came were sturdy men who were around 30 years old, with tanned skin and strong bodies. They greeted Luo Manman with simple and honest smiles.

"Alright, then I'll be troubling you." Luo Manman looked around the empty courtyard. "Let's dig a well in the middle of the courtyard between the old house and the new house."

"Alright, this position is fine."

After determining the position with the well master, they opened up their arms and began digging the well.

After a few days, the Xiao Clan's well was completed. This was the third well in the village. With a well in their home, the Xiao Clan no longer needed to go to the village entrance to fetch water.

For the sake of washing clothes in the winter, Luo Manman had even made the well manager use bricks and soil to make a simple and practical laundry table.