In the following days, Xu Mumu noticed that the people from the second house started leaving early and returning late. Every ti she cooked, she could sll the aroma of at, and occasionally Xu Jiang would bring a small bowl over to the main house.
Xu Mumu knew that Xu Xue had started making money, and the people in the second house were living happily.
Initially, Xu Jiang did not agree with Xu Xue going to the black market to earn money, but after two successful trips, Xu Jiang no longer had objections.
The family began having surplus money, and the furnishings in the two small rooms gradually increased.
"Daughter, what do you think about reporting that dead girl Xu Xue for selling things at the black market?" Li Caixia said, envious of the second house occasionally eating at, as she pulled Xu Mumu aside with excitent.
"Mom, stop it. Whatever Xu Xue does has nothing to do with us. Don’t you still want to find a wife for brother? We can’t let Xu Xue ss up brother’s marriage plans," Xu Mumu said seriously.
"What if she does get caught? It would still affect your brother," Li Caixia was caught off guard, not realizing that if Xu Xue got caught, it would affect her son and daughter’s reputation.
"We’ve split from the family, the impact won’t be big, but if you report her, the impact will be huge. These days, life is hard for everyone; who doesn’t occasionally go to the black market?" Xu Mumu said earnestly, trying hard to stop her mom from causing trouble.
"Do we just watch them making money with our eyes open?" Li Caixia said enviously.
"Mom, let’s focus on our own lives. Why do you keep paying attention to them? The risk of the black market is too high. If Xu Xue has the ability, let her take the risk herself. Don’t worry, we’ll be able to earn money in the future too," Xu Mumu said with a bit of a headache, unsure why her mom kept focusing on the second house.
Our family doesn’t lack food or drink; keeping a low profile these years is better than anything.
"You guys are definitely more promising than those two dead girls from the second house; I just can’t stand them eating at all the ti," Li Caixia said, pouting her mouth.
"We haven’t finished our at either, there’s really nothing to be envious of. If you really can’t stand it, take a handful of pumpkin seeds and go chat with Aunt Cuihua," Xu Mumu said with a laugh.
"Alright, alright," Li Caixia said, having no other choice but to listen to her daughter.
Xu Mumu, holding a book, glanced towards the second house. At Xu Xue’s rate of earning, it shouldn’t be long before they renovate the house.
By then, Xu Xue and her family would definitely move farther away; Xu Xue would surely not want to live close to the Old Xu Family mbers.
Xu Mumu calculated the family’s money, and after Xu Xue’s family moved away, that house—let Grandpa talk to Uncle about buying it down for the main house. It’s cheaper than buying other residential land.
The main thing is, Xu Mumu quite liked the location of their house. Once they get the second house, they could renovate it into a building and encircle the private farmland within the courtyard wall. Later, they could plant so beautiful flowers inside and even dig a fish pond.
Thinking about these things brought a smile to Xu Mumu’s face. Their residential land wasn’t small, and they could do a lot with it.
Dreaming of a better life, the noisy sound outside forced Xu Mumu to stop her fantasy.
"Wife, be gentle; it hurts," Xu Hai’s voice ca.
"Dad, I went to Grandpa’s house to pick two aloe leaves; hurry and rub them on," Xu Minglei ran over, rubbing the gel from the freshly cut aloe leaves onto Xu Hai’s face and hands.
"Dad, what happened to you?" Xu Mumu ca out and saw her dad’s face and hands swollen.
"I went to get a beehive to get you guys so honey," he said with a smile full of love, despite his face looking like a swollen bun—it was a sight to behold.
Li Caixia and Xu Minghui hurriedly used aloe on Xu Hai’s stung areas.
"Old Xu, are you crazy? The bees were still there, and you dared to take the hive? Lucky these bees aren’t poisonous," Madam Chen wanted to chase her silly son with a broom, but seeing him in such a state, she resigned to helping him remove so bee stingers.
"Mom, be gentle, ouch, ouch, ouch, it hurts," Xu Hai’s cries echoed in the yard.
After covering Xu Hai’s face and arms with aloe gel, he felt a bit better.
"Grandma, take Dad to the clinic for so dication. He looks scary," seeing her father’s plight, Xu Mumu felt distressed.
"What dication? Aloe is enough; he’ll be fine in a couple of days. He needs to learn a lesson," Madam Chen said, looking at her son disdainfully. She felt bad too, but Xu Hai was tough-skinned; a few stings would only hurt for a few days.
"Only my daughter cares about . It’s okay, Dad doesn’t hurt anymore. It’ll be fine in a couple of days," Xu Hai said with a silly grin.
Xu Mumu’s mouth twitched. She would see how things went; if Xu Hai had issues by tomorrow, she’d take him to the clinic.
"Mumu, co have so honey water," Li Caixia’s voice called from the kitchen.
Xu Mumu went over, and Li Caixia handed her a bowl of honey water. The honey from the hive had been put into a glass jar, filled to the brim.
"Mom, are these bee larvae not to be thrown away?" Looking at the bowl filled with bee larvae, so still wriggling, Xu Mumu felt her scalp tingle—she hated these wriggling things.
"Silly girl, these are good stuff, very nutritious. I’ll fry them and add so sugar; they taste great," Li Caixia said excitedly, patting Xu Mumu’s hand. Xu Hai had done sothing good since wild honey wasn’t easy to get, and the larvae were a rare treat.
"Fried, fried?" Xu Mumu was dumbfounded, internally refusing; she absolutely wouldn’t eat it—better leave it for her brother and brother-in-law.
Even drinking sweet honey water, Xu Mumu got goosebumps.
"Of course, I ate it once when I was little—it’s delicious," Li Caixia reminisced about the taste of larvae, not noticing Xu Mumu’s strong rejection.
"Really? Mom, I haven’t washed the clothes yet. I’ll go wash them by the river. Bring out your dirty clothes, and I’ll wash them all together," not wanting to eat the larvae, Xu Mumu decided to do more chores. Better let her brothers enjoy this delicacy.
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