"Oh, our two older sons are greedy. They won't work without meat, and they say everything they eat tastes bland. So I'll go home and stew potatoes for them. At least it can provide some food, right? People say that the boys are eating their parents out of money, but I, the head of the family, am the opposite. I worry every day that my two sons don't eat enough. Are you laughing when you talk about this?" Zheng Qiaozui said this with a smile in her eyes and eyebrows, and her voice was very loud. Li Mingxia sat aside silently, fearing that her excitement would cause her saliva to splash on her face.

"Oh, everyone knows that you are lucky. The man in your family is a carpenter. He is a skilled worker. He is unique in Qianniu Village. Who can compare to him?"

"That's right. Otherwise, why do people say that people with good mouths are blessed? They must earn a lot this month, right? It's different from people like us who work in the fields. Compare yourself with others, eh..."

Everyone was talking one after another, and Zheng Qiaozui's tail was getting higher and higher. Li Mingxia found it quite funny. He thought that if they continued talking, Zheng Qiaozui's family would probably become the richest people in the town.

Is such a mysterious statement envy or ridicule? How can Zheng Qiaozui accept everything?

Seeing that the eighth person that Liu Da was waiting for had also returned, the ox cart was already heading towards Qianniu Village. Zheng Qiaozui felt a little dissatisfied as she looked at Li Mingxia who had remained silent. Except for the old ox, everyone who could speak on the cart praised her. Why are you, Li Mingxia, so special?

"Xia Jie, why don't you want to talk? You're not even close to your own cousin. No wonder your grandma doesn't care about you. You're like a piece of wood, who would care about you?" Zheng Qiaozui looked Li Mingxia up and down with some disdain. "Don't blame your cousin for speaking harshly. This is because real relatives can say a few words about you. If someone else gave me money, I wouldn't say anything. Do you understand? Xia Jie?"

Did she want to be grateful to someone after scolding him? Li Mingxia glanced at her strangely.

"Why are you looking at me?" Zheng Qiaozui thought Li Mingxia was dissatisfied and was about to speak.

"My cousin is right. For someone as capable as my cousin to say a few words about me shows that she thinks highly of me." Li Mingxia smiled, her big eyes curved into crescents, hiding the sarcasm and cunning in them.

Zheng Qiao was stunned for a moment, then raised her head, the disdain and complacency in her eyes were particularly obvious, and this time the flesh on her shoulders, which had already been raised, was about to rise above her head and soar into the sky.

"You are quite good at talking, girl."

Li Mingxia smiled even more brightly, "My cousin just said that we are all relatives, real relatives. I was thinking that someone as capable as my cousin would not watch her relatives starve while she eats lavishly, right? Huh? Is that right, cousin?"

Aren't you a real relative? Aren't you a pretender? Aren't you willing to preach? I'll cooperate with you!

Li Mingxia's eyes kept moving around the piece of pork in Zheng Qiao's mouth. "Cousin, your piece of meat..."

Zheng Qiaozui seemed to have been touched by some kind of switch. She quickly took the meat back and stuffed it into the small basket she was carrying. She glared at Li Mingxia fiercely, "Is this what your mother taught you? Begging for food when you go out?"

Seeing her like this, Li Mingxia was too lazy to pretend with her. "My mother only told me to keep my mouth shut when I'm out, and not to interrupt when things have nothing to do with me. If you haven't contributed anything, don't act like a senior and preach to others. It's a rare skill to be thick-skinned!"

Zheng Qiaozui's face turned red instantly. She grunted for a long time but couldn't utter a word. The finger that was pointing at Li Mingxia was trembling.

"You, you, you...I'm going to go back and tell your grandma how she'll deal with you!"

Li Mingxia sneered and was too lazy to pay attention to her. "Go ahead. You have already separated the family business, and now you want to come to their house and act like a tyrant. You deserve to be served with a big broom!"

"Okay, okay, how old is Sister Xia? You are still an aunt. Why are you competing with a child?"

"That's right. Don't be angry anymore. Go home and have some stewed potatoes and meat. You'll be fine."

Everyone tried to hold back their laughter and tried to persuade Zheng Qiao to stop talking, but she couldn't utter a single word and was filled with anger.

When they arrived at Qianniu Village, the first person to get off the bus was Li Mingxia. According to the price Liu Da mentioned, Li Mingxia took out two cents and handed it over.

"Don't you mention that you are so poor? Where do you get the money to even ride a ox cart?" Zheng Qiao cursed loudly, but did not even look at Li Mingxia.

Li Mingxia found such mean behavior ridiculous. She touched her backpack, held the sack in her hand, stared at Zheng Qiaozui and cursed back in a voice louder than hers, "Don't eat pork, eat more pig skin, maybe it will make you thicker-skinned! You are quite old, but you still imitate others to say wicked things. Aren't you afraid of dying and having your tongue pulled out!"

"You... Ouch!"

Before Zheng Qiaozui could finish her curse, Liu Da had already whipped the ox and walked forward. Zheng Qiaozui didn't notice that he was almost thrown off by the swaying. He didn't have time to continue cursing and wiped the cold sweat off his forehead while holding the edge of the ox cart.

"Liu Da, how are you driving the car? I almost fell off!"

Liu Datou didn't even reply, "This is how I drive the cart. If you want to sit, sit. If you don't want to sit, get off. Don't sit on my cart again!"

Zheng Qiao gritted her teeth and didn't dare to continue arguing. It was okay to walk to the town when she was still nimble and nimble, but if she brought things with her, she wouldn't be able to go there without taking a oxcart. In the whole Qianniu Village, only Liu Da was doing the oxcart business, and she didn't dare to offend him.

Li Mingxia naturally had no idea what happened next. After she had scolded Zheng Qiaozui, she went home happily. Just as she reached the door, before she could knock, Zhang came running out with three little kids. Zhang was holding a big broom in her hand. Seeing how anxious they were, Li Mingxia was startled and asked quickly what happened.

When Zhang saw Li Mingxia standing at the door, she looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she felt relieved.

When Li Mingxia saw Zhang's expression, she thought someone had come to cause trouble while she was not at home.

"I heard you were shouting loudly just now, and I thought you were quarreling with someone. It's okay, it's okay. Come in quickly, have you sold that thing? Hey, what's in your sack? A backpack? Hey? There's something in the backpack, too?"

Li Mingxia was not annoyed by Zhang's series of questions. He stuffed a piece of candy into the mouths of the little kids who were looking at him eagerly. Before they could savor the sweet taste, two fluffy things appeared in their arms.

"Oh! Little rabbit!" Li Mingdong's eyes lit up and she said loudly. She loved all kinds of cute fluffy little animals. She had always been the one taking care of Caicai at home, and she was very happy to see the little rabbit.

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