In ancient times, she gave birth to seven daughters and was divorced by her husband's family.

And Mr. Bai readily agreed.

At this time, his expression was much more relaxed than before, as if it was not him who was hit just now.

He immediately turned around and said to Bai Ergou warmly, "Ergou just got out of jail, I'm afraid he's tired."

"So, the job of borrowing the ox cart to go to town will be handed over to San Gou and Si Gou, as well as your mother."

"Just stay at home with me and have a good rest."

After hearing this, Bai Ergou nodded, but he was actually a little scared.

"Dad, Bai Lu has someone protecting her."

"If we go and cause trouble for our eldest sister, will Mr. Bai protect us... or will the mayor and his men arrest our brothers and mother?"

"That won't happen, don't worry."

There was a lot of meaning in Mr. Bai's tone, "Someone will protect us."

Someone? Who could it be?

Bai Ergou scratched his head, not quite understanding.

But as long as Dad said so, then I guess... they should be fine.

The days he spent in prison were simply dark and gloomy. He even had to eat with rats every day. It’s sickening just thinking about it.

The food they distributed was not only rotten and smelly, but also in small quantities. Sometimes the mice not only ate the food, but also defecated in it after taking a few bites.

He had had enough of this kind of life and didn't want to live like this anymore.

He even had some vicious thoughts in his heart.

Why do Bai Lu and the others have such a good life?

Well, let her mother and her good brothers make trouble for the elder sister.

......

At this moment, Zhang walked to Grandpa Li's house in a rage.

Grandpa Li was eating the New Year's Eve dinner alone at this time. There was nothing on the table except two white flour steamed buns and a plate of pork head meat, some fat and some lean.

In ancient times, fat meat was very rare because it contains oil and can make people fat.

On the contrary, it is more popular than lean meat.

When most people buy meat, they usually choose the fattier ones and pay a few more dollars. The leaner ones, on the contrary, are less expensive.

While looking at the plate of pig head, Zhang felt her saliva secreting crazily and her throat was filled with oil...it must be so delicious.

She immediately stepped forward and gave Grandpa Li a forced smile.

"...Uncle Li, are you eating?"

Grandpa Li looked at Zhang in surprise, with astonishment in his eyes unconcealed.

"Hey, Zhang, why did you come out?"

"Shouldn't you be in jail with your son right now?"

"..."

These words immediately made Zhang's face fall.

She thought about the purpose of her visit today, and forced a smile, and said to Grandpa Li.

"This...haha, it's coming out again."

"We behaved well and were released again."

"..."

Grandpa Li scratched his head.

For some reason, he always felt that something was not right.

Didn't we say before that Bai Ergou and Zhang would be in jail for at least five or six years? How could they be released so soon? !

Could it be that they spent money?

Forget it, what does their business have to do with me?

But I have to tell Bai Lu later that her mother and brother have come out.

It would be bad if they went back to the town, made trouble at Bai Lu's house, and then went to Bai Lu's milk tea shop to cause trouble, affecting the reputation and business of their Seven Fairies Milk Tea Shop.

The money for your own ox cart might even be halved.

Grandpa Li thought so and smiled at Zhang. Although there was a smile, it was very faint, and even contained a hint of alienation and a hint of disdain that was not easily detected.

He said, "Then why did you come to me today?"

"Oh, that's it, Uncle Li."

"I want to borrow the bullock cart."

"Borrow the bullock cart? What do you want to do?"

Grandpa Li was stunned and glanced at Zhang.

Then Zhang said, "Hey, this is my house, there is no money to be made."

"It's New Year's Day, and you don't eat anything... Unlike you, Uncle Li, and that bitch Bai Lu, who have plenty of fish and meat at home."

"We don't have any meat at home. We only have a fried egg, which is considered a meat dish! I feel a little uncomfortable just thinking about it."

"So I want to go to town and buy some more stuff."

"...Of course, I don't have much money at home, so I naturally asked Bai Lu to borrow some money to buy things."

"If I borrow the money, I'll give you a few eggs later. What do you think?"

She smiled at Grandpa Li.

When Grandpa Li heard this, he sneered.

It's called borrowing, but actually... it's just asking for money.

I'm afraid that after Zhang and Bai Ergou come out, they will hear that Bai Lu's family has become rich.

In addition, Bailu opened a Seven Fairies milk tea shop.

He wanted to take his sons to Bai Lu's house and shop to make trouble and ask them to give him some money.

Humph, you want to eat for free and get something for free, how can there be such a good thing in the world? !

When she was in trouble and was kicked out by her husband's family, why didn't you help her and share the suffering with her? Why didn't you want to enjoy the good life together with her?

Dreaming.

Immediately, Grandpa Li said with a fake smile: "What a coincidence, my ox cart was borrowed by someone else today."

"other people??"

"What do you mean someone else borrowed it?!"

"How can anyone borrow a bullock cart during Chinese New Year?!!!"

Zhang was stunned for a moment.

Grandpa Li answered truthfully: "The village chief borrowed the ox cart."

"I didn't ask him what he was going to do with it. I just lent it to him anyway."

Maybe he was helping Bai Lu to move some goods. At this time, the car was probably still at his house.

However, Zhang certainly wouldn't dare to show off in front of the village chief.

The village chief is the patriarch of the entire village and the one who makes the decisions. If she lets something slip, the village chief will definitely scold Zhang severely.

Maybe, Zhang will be sent back to jail again.

So Zhang's momentum was soon defeated.

She immediately shrank her neck and stammered, "Ah...if there is no bullock cart..."

"Well, then I'll go borrow from another village, isn't that enough?"

Having said that, she turned around and was about to leave.

Then, Grandpa Li said calmly behind me: "I'm afraid you won't be able to borrow money from other villages."

"Cows are very spiritual animals."

"Only those who are close to it can drive it. No one other than its owner can drive it, or it will overturn."

"So if you want to borrow a bullock cart, you will definitely need someone to drive it. But during the New Year...from the first day to the seventh day of the New Year, no one will go out for seven days."

"So, if you have anything to do, I think you should wait until after the seventh day of the Lunar New Year."

Before the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, he would naturally tell Bai Lu the news so that Bai Lu could be mentally prepared.

"..."

When Zhang heard this, her face darkened.

Could it be that I have to wait until the seventh day of the Lunar New Year to go out and settle accounts with Bai Lu? !

But, this is also possible...

Because on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, she went to the Seven Fairies Milk Tea Shop in Bailu to make some noise, which was very convenient.

There will be people coming and going at that time, but it will not be like now. During the New Year, everyone is hiding at home.

Then maybe Bai Lu will pay faster and in larger amounts.

That's really good.

Grandpa Li really reminded her at this moment.

Zhang immediately turned around and smiled at him, "Okay, thank you Uncle Li."

"I'll borrow the bullock cart to go to town later."

So during these few days, Zhang and several people from the Bai family lived a poor life at home.

They all felt extremely uncomfortable.

When they found out that Bai Lu had always been enjoying delicious food and even making a fortune, they were very unhappy.

They also wanted to live like this.

While eating wild vegetable dumplings, they wished they could rush to Bai Lu's home, break into Bai Lu's shop, smash her shop, and take back all the gold and silver inside.

But unfortunately...there were no ox carts at that time.

So they could only endure and wait until there were ox carts, then it would not be too late to go to the town.

......

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, when Grandpa Li took back the village chief's ox cart, he immediately drove the cart to the town and told Bai Lu about the matter.

On that day, Grandpa Li also prepared one penny for each of the children as New Year's money.

As for Leng Bingnian and the little prince, they didn't have any.

It’s not because Grandpa Li didn’t treat them equally, but because Grandpa Li didn’t realize that the two of them were members of Bai Lu’s family. He just thought they were neighbors’ children who often played at their house.

Grandpa Li was smiling.

"This penny is nothing to you. It's just a little extra money for the kids..."

After Bai Lu handed the red envelopes to the children, she secretly gave two more to Leng Bingnian and the little prince.

She smiled and asked the children to thank Grandpa Li.

"Hurry, hurry, thank you Grandpa Li."

"Thank you Grandpa Li."

The seven children all bowed respectfully to Grandpa Li and said, "Happy New Year, Grandpa Li."

"May Grandpa Li live a hundred years, be blessed as vast as the East Sea, and live as long as the Southern Mountains!"

"it is good!"

"Good good!"

"Good good..."

Grandpa Li smiled happily at the seven children, his face looking like a chrysanthemum.

Because he is illiterate and doesn't understand any culture, these words...sound quite fresh to him.

The seven children were also the few younger generations who could be close to him, and they comforted his lonely heart.

The seven children then pulled Grandpa Li in and said with a smile, "Grandpa Li, Grandpa Li, come in quickly!"

"What have you been doing standing at the door?!"

Bai Lu very considerately pulled Grandpa Li into the house, handed him a bowl of hot water, and smiled.

"Grandpa Li, do you like brown sugar or rock sugar?"

"We'll add some sugar to make it sweet, and when you drink it, it will warm your body and taste good too."

Grandpa Li was stunned, and waved his hands a little flattered, saying, "Just a bowl of hot water is enough. Hot water is precious enough. It takes a lot of firewood..."

"No more candy or anything."

"If you want to add sugar, I'm afraid it will cost your family money."

"Um...Bai Lu, even though you are rich now, you can't squander money so casually."

"Leave the brown sugar and other things for your children."

"Hey, Grandpa Li, why are you being so polite?!"

Bai Lu said as she made a bowl of brown sugar water for Grandpa Li with a smile, "When I was in trouble before, you helped me a lot."

"Grandpa Li, drink it quickly."

"Don't leave today, just stay at my house for dinner."

Hearing this, Grandpa Li was a little embarrassed and said, "This... but I am an old man, and I didn't bring anything good. Is it really okay for me to stay at your house and eat like this?"

"What's wrong?"

July, who was standing next to him, immediately rushed over and hugged Grandpa Li's thighs.

She smiled and said, "Not only do you have to stay home to eat, but you also have to stay home to live."

"We all like Grandpa Li very much."

"Yes, yes, Grandpa Li, you can stay at home."

They were also very happy in May, June, March and April.

They forced Grandpa Li to stay at home.

Grandpa Li finally had a soft face and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, Grandpa will stay at home."

“…stay home.”

As he said this, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and smiled.

"You little guys are the only ones willing to keep me at home."

No one welcomes him, alas.

Bai Lu looked at Grandpa Li and smiled slightly.

Naturally, her eyes did not miss the tattered cotton jacket that Grandpa Li was wearing.

Bai Lu pondered for a while, then immediately turned her head and whispered a few words to Madam Luo who was standing next to her.

In less than half an hour, Madam Luo came back with many bags in her hands.

They were some cotton-padded clothes, ready-made ones, and there were several sets in total.

"What is this going to do?"

Grandpa Li asked curiously.

Bai Lu smiled and asked Madam Luo to bring the clothes over.

"This is a New Year's gift for you."

"I was thinking, I'll ask the village chief and the others to give it to you later, but now that you're here, Grandpa Li, I'll just put it on you."

"Come, take a look at this dress and see if it fits you."

As she spoke, she took out a thick cotton coat and handed it to Grandpa Li. There was not a single patch on it and it looked like just ordinary blue cloth, but it was strong and durable, and could be used for farm work.

And it is stuffed with plenty of cotton, so at least you won’t be cold in winter.

When Grandpa Li saw such a fine cotton-padded jacket, his hands trembled a little. He waved his hands quickly and said, "Hey, this, this...!"

"No, I can't accept such a precious cotton coat."