"What's the matter? I have something else to do later."

Seeing that there was a chance, the eldest brother was happy and told everyone about borrowing money.

Niu Dan wiped the water off her hands and said with regret, "Oh, what a coincidence! If only you had come a day earlier, it would have been better. My parents are going to build a house, and they just happened to have lent out all the money yesterday. Why don't you go borrow some from other families?"

The eldest brother's expression suddenly became gloomy. The two families lived so close, but she had never heard of her family members coming to visit, nor had she ever seen her leave the village. She was busy running to the third brother's house every day and had no time to visit relatives at all.

I just don't want to lend it, and that's right. He has a good relationship with the third brother, so why would he be willing to lend me money?

It was a bad start. I was turned down by the first house. However, there were so many houses in the village, so I was sure I could borrow some. I didn't believe it anymore, so I went to the second house.

Some people were quite nice about not lending money, at least they made up an excuse so as not to embarrass others. Some people slammed the door when they saw him standing outside. No one dared to offend the county magistrate's relatives. Helping Boss Niu would mean making enemies with them.

Either the door wouldn't open when he knocked, or he was refused. He borrowed from all over the village but couldn't borrow even a tael of silver.

The boss's body was more hunched than before. He just found a place to squat down and take a rest. Others would walk around him when they saw him. Some even took a long way and did not pass by him for fear of being asked to borrow money.

The boss felt like a rat crossing the street, and was disliked by everyone.

On the other hand, the third brother is very popular now. Many people want to get close to his family. It's really like heaven and earth. Looking in the direction of the third brother's house, I hesitated whether to go to borrow money. After weighing the few coppers in my hand, I made up my mind and decided to go there.

Niu Meiyu recently got some new fabrics. After trying them on her body, she found the colors were very nice. They were perfect for making some clothes to wear in the spring.

These materials were not even for sale in town, so my husband had them specially brought back from other places.

If you take this to a cloth shop, based on your knowledge of the material, you can sell a piece of cloth for at least two or three taels of silver.

Although it is not so expensive when you buy it, it is fresh and the first one, so there will always be people who want to buy it at a high price.

The last time I asked for the tofu recipe, I was rejected, and I’m still feeling upset about it. I was tricked by that black potato-like Ni’er, so I might as well take these to their house and show off.

Let them know that I can live well without that tofu recipe. I like to see the envy and jealousy in those country bumpkins' eyes the most.

Niu Meiyu changed into new clothes, carefully wrapped the pieces of cloth, took a ox cart, and headed towards Niujia Village, pretending to have come back from the town to buy something.

If someone likes these materials, even if they can't buy them, they will be the first to wear them.

Someone from Niujia Village got on the bus on the way and heard people talking about his third brother. However, since this matter was related to the county magistrate, no one dared to speak loudly. Those who were timid kept silent, fearing that they would get into trouble by speaking.

Because of this, Niu Meiyu was unaware of the situation and dared to go to her third brother with the clothing material.

I didn't hear the whole story, I just heard that he was arrested and released, and it seemed that he had to pay compensation. I was secretly happy in my heart. How could he get into trouble just by selling tofu? Let's see how arrogant he can be.

Originally, these materials were not suitable for business, but even the county magistrate was alarmed. Now there would be a good show. When the materials were placed in front of their eyes and shaken, Yan Zi and Ni Er would drool.

Just as she was feeling very proud, when the carriage arrived, Meiyu did not go directly to find the old lady, but went straight to her third brother's house, intending to let them see it first, and then show it to her two sisters-in-law. In any case, no one could be left behind.

It feels a bit strange walking on the street. Some people greeted me before, but now no one said a word. Some even turned their heads away and pretended not to know me.

I became even more convinced that what I heard on the road was true. The people in the village were the most snobbish. After all, in their eyes, my third brother and I were a family.

It's better this way. Anyway, my life is pretty comfortable now. The money owed by my third brother has nothing to do with me. What they think is their business and it doesn't affect me at all.

Still walking happily towards the third brother's house, eager to show off his new material.

When she reached his door, she looked down and saw that everything was in good order. She touched her hair and found that the hairpin was in good condition. She called out, "Third sister-in-law~"

When Niu Li heard his aunt's voice, he felt a little strange. Why did she come? But she was his elder after all, and there was no point in leaving her outside. He quickly got down from the chair and opened the door.

Yan Zi was shocked, because her daughter didn't have a good impression of this guy. The last time she wanted the tofu recipe, she was chased out by Ni'er.

Meiyu's personality is like the old lady's, she is very petty. She wouldn't be here to take revenge on Ni'er, right? It would be better to send her away before her daughter comes back.

Besides, I don't have any good feelings towards her. I don't know what she is doing here. Is she here to make trouble?

Yan Zi, carrying her increasingly heavy belly, came to the door, and the two men met.

Meiyu saw Yan Zi wearing a new dress. The material should not be cheap, and the cut and style were very thoughtful. She didn't know which tailor made it.

I am quite familiar with the tailors in the town, but I have never seen them make such beautiful clothes. According to my experience, the labor cost alone must be at least two taels of silver.

Their family doesn't want compensation, but the third sister-in-law is still dressed like this. She is really inconsiderate and doesn't come from a wealthy family. She has to take off this dress sooner or later. The third sister-in-law is most suitable to wear the clothes of a peasant woman.

But this dress really makes her skin look whiter than snow and her face look rosy, almost as white as mine.

What Niu Meiyu could not tolerate the most was others who were prettier and dressed better than herself. She felt a little angry when she saw Yan Zi, but when she took out the fabric from her bag later, she would be dumbfounded.

Yan Zi saw Mei Yu looking at her with a somewhat unconvinced look, and was a little confused. Could it be that she saw it wrong? Why would she have such an expression after coming all the way here?

Obviously, there was nothing in her own family that could make her jealous. Meiyu liked it most when people praised her for being pretty and well-dressed. She was just a pregnant woman with a big belly, and her clothes didn't look good on her. How could she compare to her?

The two looked at each other for a while, and Meiyu finally spoke: "Sister-in-law, I just got off the ox cart and came to your house, you won't let me in to drink a sip of water?"

He didn't mention what happened before at all and didn't even say an apology. Yan Zi felt uncomfortable.

However, she couldn't just chase the person away. After all, there was a third child in between, so her biological brother had to do this kind of thing.

There was always a sip of water, so he turned sideways, made way, and said indifferently, "Come in."

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