Jiang Wan had originally been thinking of spending the winter well by relying on the thousand kilograms of food he had stored, but something like this happened.

If you want to ask someone for information, you need to spend money to do it. Otherwise, why would others run errands for you?

But Jiang Wan only had twenty or thirty taels of silver on her, and she was afraid that it was not enough, so she began to collect the debt from Xie Lan.

Xie Lan looked at her helplessly and said, "I don't have that much money on me yet. Can you wait for me for two days?"

In two days, Hunter Zhang will return from Pingzhou.

Jiang Wan rolled her eyes at him.

Isn’t it said that Xie Lan is a villain and has good luck?

Why haven’t we seen any good fortune for Xie Lan yet? Why haven’t we seen him meet any great benefactor?

Did she remember it wrong?

Jiang Wan frowned and thought hard about the plot of the original book, but after a while, she gave up.

When she first read the original book, her attention was on the original owner.

Not much is known about Xie Lan's later fate.

But according to what is written in the book, it is impossible for Xie Lan to smoothly ascend to the position of Prime Minister by relying on his own abilities.

Unless he has some great opportunity or a great benefactor.

Jiang Wan was in a daze when Xie Xueling trotted in and said softly, "Brother, sister-in-law, a beautiful sister with a bad temper is here!"

"Who?"

Before Jiang Wan could react, a familiar and coquettish female voice was heard outside.

"Mr. Xie, are you home?"

Jiang Wan and Xie Lan looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

Liu Chunyan actually showed up? !

What is this young lady doing here?

Jiang Wan's mind raced, as if she had remembered something. She said to Xie Lan, "Remember, if Liu Chunyan asks about our relationship, you can't admit it!"

Seeing how nervous and concerned she was, Xie Lan's eyes flashed with displeasure, but he still nodded gently, "Got it."

Once you tell a lie, you will need countless lies to cover it up.

Jiang Wan now truly understands this truth.

She gave Xie Lan a look and said, "Go out first and find yours."

Xie Lan's face darkened, but he still went out without saying a word.

outside the house.

Liu Chunyan was dressed in a ostentatious manner, and brought seven or eight maids and servants with her. There were five or six large wooden boxes piled in the yard.

Seeing Xie Lan coming out, Liu Chunyan's eyes lit up. She looked at him shyly and shouted in a pinched voice, "Master Xie."

Xie Lan's eyebrows did not move, and he asked calmly, "Miss Liu, what brings you to my humble abode?"

Seeing that she was so cold, Liu Chunyan's eyes were still glued to him and she was unwilling to move away.

"Mr. Xie, long time no see, you are still as charming as ever. It took me a long time to find your house, won't you invite me in for some tea?"

Liu Chunyan acted coquettishly on purpose.

She knew that men all liked girls who acted coquettishly. Although she was two years older than Xie Lan, it did not prevent her from showing the reserved and shy attitude of a little girl in front of Xie Lan.

Liu Chunyan brought so many servants and blatantly came to Lushui Village to inquire about Xie Lan.

Some women in the village who liked to watch the fun had already followed along.

Four or five village women outside the yard looked in curiously, whispering to each other from time to time.

"Hey, look, which family is this young lady? She's quite pretty! Why is she here to see the Xie family boy?"

"What can you do? Look at the heavy suitcase this young lady is carrying! There must be a lot of valuable things in it! Tsk tsk, what kind of luck does Xie Lan have? He married a vixen like Jiang Wan, and now a rich young lady is thinking about him! He is really lucky in love!"

"Speaking of Jiang Wan, have you heard about the recent rumor? Didn't Jiang Wan like Zhang Caijin before? She even rushed to please Sun. It is said that in order to get Zhang Xiucai to marry her, she even used her body to seduce him..."

"Hush! You're saying bad things about Jiang Wan right in front of someone's house. Aren't you afraid that Jiang Wan will hear you and come out to beat you up?"

"Keep your voice down, we still need to ask Master Wang to build a kang for our house."

"Well, let's put things in perspective. I thought Jiang Wan was a good person before, but I didn't expect her to behave so improperly and frivolously. Did Xie Lan know that Jiang Wan's body was not clean, so he flirted with this rich lady?"

"..."

Xie Lan had good hearing and he heard most of the discussion among the women at the gate of the courtyard.

His eyes were dark, and he said coldly to Liu Chunyan beside him: "Miss Liu, if you have anything to say, just say it to my face. You and I are not allowed to be intimate with each other, so I dare not stay in the same room with Miss Liu without permission, so as not to damage Miss Liu's reputation."

After that, he lowered his head and said to Xie Xueling and Xiao Liu, "Drive away those gossipers at the door."

Xie Xueling didn’t know much about the rumors about Jiang Wan, but when she saw her brother’s grim expression, she knew it was not a good thing.

She had long been annoyed with the village women who pointed and talked at the gate of the courtyard.

She frowned, imitated her elder brother's fierce look, pulled Xiaoliu, rushed to the door, and drove people away like they were driving away a hen.

"Go away! Stay away from my gate! What's there to see? Go away, go away!"

Xie Xueling used to be a timid, shy and introverted person.

But after being trained by Jiang Wan during this period of time and becoming more knowledgeable, her confidence and character have become stronger.

She wanted to be a bold, straightforward and brave girl like her elder sister-in-law, so that no one would dare to bully her!

Xiao Liu wasn't as bold as Xie Xueling, but he imitated her and said in a tough manner, "Go away, don't hang around here!"

Several village women were scolded by two girls of eight or nine years old. They all looked embarrassed. One of them was so sarcastic and even laughed at them deliberately.

"Hey, Xie Sanya, are your elder brother and his wife having a conflict? The rumor circulating outside is about your elder sister-in-law Jiang Wan, right? Is the rich lady who came today the next wife your elder brother is looking for? You are about to get a rich elder sister-in-law, are you happy?"

Xie Xueling's pretty face turned red with anger when she heard that.

Unfortunately, she is still young, thin-skinned, and inexperienced, so she can't say anything unpleasant.

"Bah! Erleng Niang, I think you just ate dog shit? Otherwise, why would your mouth stink so bad? What are you talking about, crazy woman? What do you mean Wan'er and Xiaolan are having a conflict? And what do you mean Xiaolan wants to change her wife? Whose wife? Even I, your sister-in-law, don't know, so how do you, a distant relative of ours, know?"

"You damned woman, you're not at home taking care of your children and grandchildren, but you have to go out and gossip about others, ruining the reputation of your sister Wan'er. I'll tear your mouth to pieces!"

I don't know when the chrysanthemums and plum blossoms arrived.

When she heard someone saying bad things about Jiang Wan and Xie Lan, Juhua couldn't hold back her hot temper. She went up and grabbed Erleng's mother, slapped her twice in the face, and then spit at her face.

Erleng's mother was so frightened that she dared not say a word and just kept on leaving.

But Juhua refused to give in and grabbed her collar, wanting to settle the score with her.

The other aunts who were watching the fun were so scared by Juhua's fierce and aggressive behavior that they ran away in shame.

Xie Xueling and Xiaoliu felt extremely relieved and cheered for Juhua.

"Sister Juhua, she was the one who said bad things about my elder brother and elder sister-in-law! She also said that my elder sister-in-law was going to marry a new wife! Xueling doesn't recognize anyone else but Wan'er's elder sister-in-law!"

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