She only brought half of the dirty clothes and washed them quickly.

Tell Mao Mingzhu, "Help me hold some space, I'll be back soon."

"Go ahead." Mao Mingzhu turned to talk to Zhang Zhi and the others next to her.

Li Yunshan has come back, holding a stick in his hand and beating the bedding.

Dust was flying in the yard, so she carried a basin into the main room, put the washed clothes and shoes on the bench, then picked up another pile of unwashed clothes and walked out.

Li Yunshan stopped the stick and asked her, "Do you want to sunbathe?"

"Yes, you can dry the fabric on the bedding when you finish taking the photos. I'll come back later to sew."

She carried the basin and walked down. Before she left the village, she heard Ding Wenxiu cursing someone. She knew without thinking that she was cursing Lu Xiaoxia.

As soon as she reached the entrance of the village, she saw Lu Xiaoxia also coming out with a basin, but Ding Wenxiu's cursing didn't stop.

She didn't wait for anyone and walked forward on her own.

After returning to the river, there were not less people but more people. There was a young woman next to her original place.

Mao Xiaosui only knew that it was from Lujia Village, but he didn't know who it was.

As soon as she sat down, the woman looked at her.

Mao Xiaosui didn't care. He wet the clothes and rubbed soap nuts on them vigorously to make foam. Then he put them aside and started rubbing them with Li Yunshan's inner shirt.

Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that the other party was still looking at her, so she turned around and asked, "Do you know me?"

The woman was stunned for a moment, but before she could speak, Mao Mingzhu said with a smile, "The boss of the house you are happy with, she is the wife of the third boss."

Mao Xiaosui blinked, but the woman laughed, "How did you get the injury on your forehead?"

The look in her eyes clearly said, "It seems like your life will not be easy after being bought."

She interrupted the woman's sympathetic look and said, "I got kicked by a vicious woman and knocked on the door frame."

Li Xiaoru was not far away, and she didn't mean to hide her words at all.

The woman followed her gaze and glanced at Li Xiaoru, but finally said nothing.

Mao Xiaosui, who had been washing clothes in silence, suddenly looked around. Mao Mingzhu didn't know why and asked her, "What's wrong?"

"Where's Wang Shuang?"

It seems that he has not been seen since the last time he was at home, and he has not even shown up these days.

"I don't know." Only then did Mao Mingzhu remember that she hadn't seen anyone for several days.

"It's really weird." She muttered, and she couldn't help but get excited thinking about tomorrow's market. "Are you going to the market tomorrow?"

"Go and sell the eggs at home. This copper coin is also money. It adds up to a lot..."

"How many chickens are there?"

"Eight." Thinking of the chicken-feathered pearls at home, a smile appeared on his face. "I can only count on those chickens to pay off my family's debts."

"I'll catch some tomorrow too. The chicken is delicious."

"You're a prodigal." Mao Mingzhu scolded with a smile, "I'm not afraid of Li Yunshan beating you. It's good for the villagers to have a fish, but you are still thinking about a chicken."

"What's the difference? A small fish costs four copper coins, but doesn't a chicken only cost sixty or seventy?"

"You are so stupid, this chicken lays eggs, how can you compare with a fish?"

Mao Xiaosui didn't care about that. People live just for a mouthful of food. There is enough food at home, so why bother? If she doesn't eat now, it's not sure whether it will be her turn to eat in the future...

The sun was gradually setting, and Mao Mingzhu had to go back. He asked her, "Are you leaving? I'm afraid Li Xiao won't be able to get so much chicken grass alone. I have to go back and take a look."

"I haven't finished washing yet, please go back first."

Mao Mingzhu said another word to Zhang Zhi and the others and then left.

The woman from the Lu family next to her was also leaving, and she said something to her before leaving.

After a while, she was halfway gone. Zhang Zhi felt pain when he saw the scar on her face, "It's such a pity that you have a scar on your face."

Mao Xiaosui reached out and touched it, his eyes subconsciously looking in the direction of Li Xiaoru.

Li Xiaoru just wanted to make her look embarrassed that day, and never thought it would end up like this. Now that she was staring at her with that half-smiling look, he felt uncomfortable.

She quickly turned her head away, pretending not to hear.

Mao Xiaosui sneered in his heart and said leisurely to Zhang Zhi who looked concerned, "It's okay. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Zhang Zhi also subconsciously glanced at Li Xiaoru and nodded, "That's right, there are some people who are too evil and will be punished sooner or later."

Li Xiaoru didn't even wash her clothes, picked up the basin and left.

Seeing her leaving, Zhang Zhi sighed, "This Li Xiaoru is really too vicious."

Mao Xiaosui smiled.

When I got home, the sun had set, white smoke was rising from the kitchen chimney, and the previously washed bedding sheets were drying on the ropes in the yard.

She reached out and touched it. After finding that it was dry, she took it off and put it back in the main room.

Li Yunshan was lying on the bare wooden bed in the main room. He woke up when Mao Xiaosui opened the door and came in.

After washing the clothes all afternoon and carrying them so far, her hands were very sore, so she calmly instructed him, "You dry the clothes, and I will sew the quilt."

Li Yunshan went out and came in again carrying the quilt after a while.

Most of the threads that were removed before were good, and she threaded them into the needle again.

After sewing the bedding, while it was still bright outside, I went to the kitchen to fetch a basin of water and came back to scrub the tables and chairs and clean up.

There was a layer of dust on the top of the closet, and when she finished cleaning it and went out, there was no sign of Li Yunshan.

The porridge had been cooked in the kitchen, and now only the fungi from a year ago were dried. She went to the grain house to dig out a handful and scalded it with boiling water. When she was about to fry it, Li Yunshan came in carrying a wet basket.

"You went to the mountains?"

"I went to the mountain and looked at the fish. They were not big. I can eat them myself."

"How many?"

"Four." Li Yunshan showed it to her.

Mao Xiaosui reached out and poked it, and it was still jumping around, so he said, "Go to the market tomorrow to sell it, just in case someone wants it."

"Anything is fine." My house is close to the river, so I can catch it whenever I want.

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The next day, people in the village went to the market together to greet each other. It was probably the slack season, everyone was free, and there were many people along the way.

Li Yunshan and Li Yunqiang were walking in front, and the women in the village were walking together.

Lu Xiaoxia was holding a basket in her hand, covered with a piece of cloth. She thought it was eggs and didn't ask.

It wasn't until she took out the things to set up a stall at the market that Mao Xiaosui realized it was embroidery work.

There are many stalls selling shoes and socks in the market, but there are no such things as handkerchiefs and purses.

Firstly, the craftsmanship is not good, and secondly, the thread and fabric are too expensive.

What Lu Xiaoxia took was a purse and a handkerchief. The color was not very good, but the embroidery was very good. She, who didn't know how to embroider, thought it looked good.

"You did all the embroidery yourself?"

She nodded.

"Why haven't I seen it sold in the market before? Who did you learn from? Your embroidery is so good."

Lu Xiaoxia still had that indifferent look on her face. When she heard this, she said, "My second aunt used to sell it to her brother, who works as a salesman in the town."

"You're pretty good at this."

Lu Xiaoxia then smiled.

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