After the little cannon fodder was reborn, he chose the villain childhood sweetheart

"More than 200 coins! Ergou only worked for ten days, and Jiang Wan paid him more than 200 coins. How much wealth does she have? And it's not just Ergou, there are more than 20 people building the house for her family!"

Zhang Laoer exclaimed in admiration.

Sun and Zhang Mei were stunned.

Sun sat up and immediately retorted, "Boss, what are you talking about? Jiang Wan paid Er Gou more than 200 wen as wages? Where did she get so much money? And you said Jiang Wan's family built a house? Didn't she marry that unlucky person from the Xie family? Why did Er Gou build a house for her?"

It’s no wonder that Sun didn’t know.

Xie Lan's home was too remote, and Xie Lan kept to himself and didn't interact with other people in the village. Over time, the villagers became afraid of and disliked Xie Lan.

What they were afraid of was that Xie Lan had too much evil spirit and had killed his parents, and the villagers were afraid of being infected by his bad luck.

What they disliked was that Xie Lan had a pair of younger siblings with him. If he asked for help, the villagers would be worried that they would be harassed and would never have peace.

Therefore, Xie Lan and his two siblings were not welcomed by the villagers in Lushui Village, and some villagers also deliberately avoided their family affairs.

Among them is the Zhang family.

At that time, the news that Jiang Wan was marrying Xie Lan was passed to Sun through Zhang Caijin.

At that time, Sun clapped her hands in joy, saying that if Jiang Wan married an unlucky man like Xie Lan, she would surely die of a serious illness within a month.

As a result, after waiting for a long time, she did not receive the news of Jiang Wan's sudden death, but instead received the bad news that Jiang Wan had become rich.

Zhang Laoer glanced at her and snorted through his nose.

"You have long hair but little knowledge. You lie at home every day and have no idea about what's going on outside! Jiang Wan has been amazing since she married Xie Lan. I don't know where she got the money from. Not only did she cure her father's illness, but she also divided the Jiang family and got a lot of silver and land. This is nothing."

Zhang Laoer continued, "Since Jiang Wan married Xie Lan, she has been wearing either silk or satin, or the finest cotton and linen. She changes her clothes every day, and never wears the same clothes twice! Not only that, she also wears jewelry! Gold bracelets and silver hairpins, she wears them every day, and even from a distance she looks rich!"

"Just a few days ago, the thatched house in Xie Lan's yard collapsed, so they simply built four tiled houses. I heard that the floors of those houses are paved with blue bricks! The floor of the yard is also paved with blue bricks. Look how luxurious it is! That's not all. I heard that Jiang Wan has made a kang."

"Speaking of the kang, it's really a rare thing! It's like a bed, but much more useful than a bed. I heard that as long as you burn firewood inside, the kang will be warm, and you don't have to suffer from the cold all night! It's warm and saves firewood and charcoal. It's incredible to think about it!"

Zhang Laoer talked incessantly, his face full of excitement.

Both Sun and Zhang Mei were stunned.

The Zhang family was lazy to begin with, and the weather was cold this month. It rained for several days in a row in the middle of the month, making them even more reluctant to go out.

Ever since Jiang Wan made that fuss, Sun has been lying in bed, and she always asks Zhang Mei to serve her when she eats and drinks.

She was also worried about debts and the money for Zhang Caijin's studies, and had no time to care about the village gossip.

Unexpectedly, in just one month, Jiang Wan had changed so much that even Sun's mother and daughter couldn't recognize her.

Zhang Mei was the first to deny, "Dad, how credible are the rumors in the village? Don't be fooled by Ergou!"

"Yes, Boss, those are all rumors. How can you believe them? Ergou is such a fool. Why would he make fun of you for no reason?"

Sun kept shaking her head. Deep down, she simply couldn't believe that Jiang Wan was living a good life and wearing gold and silver.

Zhang Laoer looked at his wife and daughter who were stubborn and said angrily, "You two have been foolish at home. Xiaomei, if you don't believe me, go out and ask someone to see if what Dad said is a lie."

Zhang Mei protested, "I won't go! It must be a rumor! Jiang Wan is as dumb as a pig, how could she have any new ideas? That kang must have been thought up by someone else, and Jiang Wan plagiarized it and said it was her own idea!"

"And what about Xie Lan? Isn't Xie Lan a bad luck star? Anyone who gets close to him will have bad luck! Jiang Wan will definitely be unlucky if she marries him. How could she wear nice clothes and gold and silver?! This must be made up by someone else!"

As Zhang Mei spoke, her voice became louder and louder, so loud that it could be heard outside the house.

Zhang Lao Er rolled his eyes, not wanting to argue with her. He rubbed his empty stomach and said, "It's already this late, and you haven't cooked yet?"

Ever since Jiang Wan came to the Zhang family to collect the debt, the Zhang family has been in chaos.

The first and third branches of the Zhang family were dissatisfied with the fact that Zhang Caijin took money and grain from the public treasury. They thought that the old man of the Zhang family favored the second branch, so they quarreled and demanded division of the family all day long.

Old Man Zhang was old and could not stand the trouble between the two families, but he was also unwilling to split up the family, so he proposed a compromise.

He distributed grain to the three families, but the silver remained in the hands of Old Man Zhang. The houses and land were not divided, and they still lived together as before.

But each room has to prepare three meals a day by themselves.

This method reduced the conflicts among the three branches of the Zhang family due to uneven food distribution, and the Zhang family was peaceful for a while.

It was peaceful now, and each family cooked and ate their own food, but the people from the second house, Mrs. Sun, suffered a lot.

In the past, Old Man Zhang favored Zhang Caijin because he was a scholar, and gave all the good materials to the second wife, which led to dissatisfaction among the first and third wives.

In the past, the Sun family could always eat the best food at mealtimes, such as corn rice and eggs.

Now they eat separately. In order to support Zhang Caijin's studies, Mrs. Sun and the other two live frugally at home, and they spend every penny they can. How can they ever have enough to eat?

As soon as Zhang Laoer asked what to eat for lunch, Sun and Zhang Mei's stomachs started to growl.

"Eat, eat, eat. All you do is eat! Your son has no money to buy pens, ink, paper, and inkstone for his studies, but you don't want to think of a solution and are only concerned with filling your own stomach!"

Sun gave Zhang Laoer a look.

Zhang Laoer sat down on the bed and said lazily, "What can I do? Isn't the money in the family in your hands? You ask me, can I make money? Besides, if we don't have enough to eat, how can we have the energy to collect money? Xiaomei, go and light the fire and cook, your uncle's family has already eaten and washed the dishes!"

When Zhang Mei heard that she was asked to work, she immediately became unhappy.

"I won't go. I was the one who cooked yesterday. Today it's your turn, Dad."

Zhang Laoer simply lay on the bed motionless.

"If you don't go, I won't go either. I just came back from a walk outside, and I need to rest first."

After saying that, Zhang Laoer closed his eyes and rested.

Sun looked at the father and daughter pushing each other, neither of them willing to cook, and her face turned pale with anger.

Zhang Mei rolled her eyes and was about to continue eating melon seeds when she heard the voice of Zhang Xiaohua, the eldest wife, from outside.

"Mom, I just went out to play with Xiaoye, and her family actually cooked a big meat for lunch today! Her father also bought her new clothes! I asked her, how did your father have the money to buy you clothes? Xiaoye said that her father went to Xie Lan's house in the north of the village to build a house! She also said that her father received more than 200 coins in wages, and it was Jiang Wan who paid her father!"