Aunt Xie was amused by her.

I’ve heard people complain about not having money to buy fabric, but I’ve never heard anyone complain about having too much fabric.

Aunt Xie knew that this was an excuse Jiang Wan made up on purpose, in order to make her accept the cloth and not refuse it again.

Aunt Xie was touched and loved Jiang Wan even more.

"Okay, since your niece-in-law has too much fabric to use up, Fourth Aunt will help you digest it."

Fourth Aunt Xie took the cloth with a smile, and then said, "You haven't eaten yet, right? The rice is warm in your pot. I'll ask Meihua to heat it up again."

She turned to her eldest daughter-in-law Meihua and said, "Meihua, go add some fuel to the fire and fry some eggs!"

"Okay, mother!"

Meihua hurried to the kitchen.

Juhua said a few words to Jiang Wan and then rushed to help.

The group of people entered the main house.

It was already late when Jiang Wan and Xie Lan came out of Qian's house, and many shops were closed, so Jiang Wan didn't buy much food.

But because she missed her four children at home, she went to the dim sum shop and bought two large boxes of dim sum.

Xie Jing and the other three had already eaten, but when they saw the delicious snacks, they were still drooling.

Jiang Wan gave each person two pieces of dessert, fearing that they would get bloating if they ate too much at night.

Jiang Wan chatted with Aunt Xie for a while, and then Juhua came up with the food.

After a day of running around outside, Jiang Wan had already begun to miss Mei Hua's craftsmanship.

Although the food at the Liu Mansion and the Qian Family was not bad, it was never as delicious as that at Meihua's.

It can be considered a taste of home.

After the meal, Aunt Xie and the others cleaned up the dishes before leaving.

Jiang Wan took a quick bath, put on her clothes, got into bed, and soon went to meet Zhou Gong.

*

The next day, Luohe Town, breakfast and lunch at a restaurant.

The number of customers this morning was obviously not as good as in the previous few days, and Boss Jiang and Mrs. Wu were a little worried.

There are six tables in the restaurant, which could have been fully occupied, but today there were only two people at each table, and the seats were sparsely occupied.

Boss Jiang was absentmindedly making noodles in the kitchen while Mrs. Wu was leaning against the door frame and talking to him.

"Dad, did Lian'er tell you when to get rid of the second son's family? Look at the mess they've made in the past few days. The four of them are like they're staying with us, eating and drinking in the store, and even shamelessly squeezed in at the back to live with us. They're idle every day, doing nothing, and as soon as they open their eyes they come to the kitchen to look for food. If they keep going like this, our store won't be opened for our family, but for the second son's family!"

When this was mentioned, Jiang Lao Da was not in a good mood. He said in a muffled voice: "Lian Er said she has a way to divide the family and give mother to the second house. She hasn't told me the specific method yet."

Mrs. Wu's eyes lit up and a smile appeared on her face. "Our Lian'er is really smart. She should have sent me to the second room! You are so capable and the eldest son. Why would I not favor you but the second son, who is a hopeless case?"

Boss Jiang also blamed Old Lady Jiang for being confused, but Old Lady Jiang was his mother after all, and he couldn't say anything wrong about her.

He said, "Go and see if Lian'er is awake and bring her a bowl of egg noodles."

Mrs. Wu had a son and a daughter. Everyone else loved their sons, but she loved Jiang Lian'er the most.

Their eldest son was able to open a restaurant in town and also saved up a lot of furniture.

Unlike those country folk who had to dig for food in the fields, he relied on Jiang Lian'er.

Therefore, Mrs. Wu was extremely fond of Jiang Lian'er.

So much so that even though Jiang Lian'er is now seventeen years old, she still hasn't arranged a marriage for her daughter.

First, Mrs. Wu felt that her daughter was beautiful and smart, and no one in Lushui Village or Luohe Town was worthy of her.

Second, Jiang Lianer herself has no plans to get married.

Jiang Lian'er always told Mrs. Wu that there was a destined man waiting for her.

That man was not only handsome, but also powerful.

Mrs. Wu believed in her daughter, and she also felt that only a man who was an official was qualified to marry her Lian'er.

Mrs. Wu was just about to go to the back room to call Jiang Lianer when a group of guests happened to come outside.

Seeing that seven or eight people had arrived, Mrs. Wu did not bother to look for Jiang Lian'er and went to greet the guests with a smile on her face.

"What would you like to eat, my dear guests?"

Mrs. Wu asked with a smile.

One of them, dressed as a scholar, said, "Give us eight bowls of noodles, your signature shredded pork noodles, and two plates of dumplings."

"okay!"

There was a big business coming, and Mrs. Wu was grinning from ear to ear.

She ran to the back, reported the number of portions, and hurried to serve tea and pickles to the large table of people.

The scholar who ordered the dishes at the beginning was named Li. He said, "Everyone, I wonder if you went to Fulin Tea House yesterday afternoon?"

"I had a day off yesterday, so I went!"

"I didn't go. Didn't Mr. Zhao from Fulin Teahouse go to the teahouse for several days because of family matters?"

Li Shusheng said, "Brother Wang, you are too out of touch with the news. Mr. Zhao's child's cold was cured by some miracle doctor, and Mr. Zhao went to Fulin Tea to continue his storytelling that afternoon."

"What a pity! I love listening to Mr. Zhao tell stories every time, but I didn't expect that I didn't go to support him yesterday! I wonder what Mr. Zhao said yesterday afternoon?"

The student named Wang hurriedly asked.

Li Shusheng said: "The story Mr. Zhao told yesterday afternoon was so wonderful that it left people dumbfounded and astonished."

As soon as he said this, not only Wang Tongsheng was curious, but the other diners in the restaurant also looked over curiously. Even Mrs. Wu was cracking melon seeds and waiting for what would happen next.

Under the urging of everyone's gaze, Li Shusheng spoke slowly.

"A while ago, a groundless rumor spread from somewhere in the town. It said that a village girl, in order to pursue a scholar of great talent, disregarded etiquette and openly seduced the scholar, but the scholar was determined and remained unmoved. It was also said that the village girl had a low character, was disrespectful and unfilial, and even drove all the elders and relatives out of the house, etc. Everyone has heard this rumor, right?"

Everyone nodded.

"I've heard it, everyone says that the village girl is shameless and dissolute, she is a traitor and should be sent to the government!"

"Is there really such a despicable girl in the world? It's really chilling!"

When Mrs. Wu heard those words mocking Jiang Wan, she laughed so hard that the corners of her mouth almost reached her ears.

As expected, her daughter Lian'er was smart and knew how to spread rumors to ruin Jiang Wan's reputation.

I guess the news has spread all over Lushui Village, and Jiang Wan must be so scolded that he dares not go out, right?

Wu was secretly pleased with herself and planned to go back to Lushui Village another day to see Jiang Wan's miserable condition.

Li Shusheng listened to everyone's opinions, then he said leisurely: "Everyone, Mr. Zhao told this rumor yesterday afternoon. He first scolded the villain who spread the rumor, and then he told another story incessantly."

Everyone was stunned.

Mrs. Wu was also stunned, but before she could interrupt, Li Shusheng continued speaking.

"Mr. Zhao's story is that the village girl is not as bad as the rumors say. In fact, she is the one who has been bullied..."

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