Dressed as a farmer's widow, she brought her daughter to stock up on food and reached the top

Zhou Xiaoxiong stared at the piece of fat, and there seemed to be a fire burning in his heart.

He thought to himself: Sister Taohua is so good to me, I can't just accept her kindness for nothing. Aunt Xiuying said that hard work leads to wealth, and I also want to rely on my own efforts to make my family live a good life.

He made up his mind to go to the mountains to pick more mushrooms and fungus and give them to Aunt Xiuying in exchange for meat, eggs and chicks.

Zhou Xiaoxiong seemed to see the dining table at home filled with delicious food, and that he and his mother were no longer hungry or cold, and a longing smile appeared on his face.

"I will work hard like Aunt Xiuying said, so that our family can live better and better!" Zhou Xiaoxiong encouraged himself in his heart, clenching his little fists tightly.

Hongmei took the fat meat handed to her by Zhou Xiaoxiong. Although she didn't like Xiuying in her heart, she didn't say anything when she saw this rare piece of fat meat.

She turned and walked into the kitchen, put on an apron, and started cooking.

As she sorted the ingredients, she thought to herself: Eating meat alone won't do, I need something else to go with it. Then, she glanced around the corner of the kitchen and saw the two old pumpkins at home, and an idea came to her mind.

Hongmei skillfully cut the old pumpkin into pieces, preparing to make pumpkin steamed meat.

She kept muttering, "This pumpkin steamed meat is delicious and filling. Little Bear will definitely like it."

The fire in the stove was burning brightly, making her face red.

After a while, the aroma of food filled the kitchen, and a satisfied smile appeared on Hongmei's face.

Zhao Cunliang and Tian Guilan were sitting in their house when they heard from their four sons that Xiuying had invited Mrs. Sun's family to a barbecue, and Taohua had given some fat meat to Zhou Xiaoxiong. They were immediately furious.

Zhao Cunliang's face darkened as he cursed, "Xiuying, now that she's living a good life, she's showing off everywhere and even treating everyone to barbecue. What a waste!"

Tian Guilan also echoed: "Exactly, and that Taohua, actually gave fat meat to Zhou Xiaoxiong, without even thinking about us."

Zhao Cunliang grew angrier as he spoke: "Humph, Xiuying is so powerful now. Everyone in the village is protecting her."

Tian Guilan sighed helplessly: "Alas, we can only curse at him at home. What else can we do? He is so capable now."

The two of them complained to each other, but they knew in their hearts that now in the village, they could only talk big and did not dare to really provoke Xiuying.

The more Zhao Cunliang thought about Xiuying's good life, the angrier he became, and he paced back and forth in the room.

He frowned and muttered to himself. Suddenly, his eyes rolled and he had an idea.

"Hmph, Xiuying is lucky to be where she is today. I don't believe I can't cure her." Zhao Cunliang said to himself.

He thought of his mother's family. When his mother was alive, she had subsidized her family a lot. Many good things from the Zhao family were given to his mother's family.

"Why not ask a few of my aunts to come over," Zhao Cunliang thought. "Let them come and give me some advice. Maybe they can help put Xiuying down."

Thinking of this, a smug smile appeared on Zhao Cunliang's face, as if he had already seen Xiuying's misfortune.

When Tian Guilan heard Zhao Cunliang say that he wanted to invite several aunts from his mother-in-law's family, her heart suddenly skipped a beat and her hair stood on end.

She secretly complained in her heart: Those aunts are not easy to deal with! If they come, Xiuying will be skinned alive.

But on second thought, those were the elders of the family, so the villagers naturally couldn't say anything.

Tian Guilan couldn't help but feel a little conflicted. On the one hand, she felt that this was a bit too much and was afraid of what the villagers would say. On the other hand, she hoped to use this opportunity to suppress Xiuying's popularity.

"Storing food, is this okay? Will it cause too much trouble?" Tian Guilan hesitated, a hint of worry in her eyes: "If the villagers find out, we won't be able to explain ourselves."

But when she thought of Xiuying's glorious appearance, Tian Guilan gritted her teeth and thought: Who cares? I can't let Xiuying stay so proud forever.

"Never mind, I'll do as you say. I hope this matter can be resolved."

Tian Guilan finally convinced herself and decided to support Zhao Cunliang's idea.

When the Zhao family was at its peak, Zhao Cunliang's aunts would often come to visit the Zhao family every few days.

Every time they came, they came empty-handed, but they would always return with a full load. Chickens, ducks, fish, meat, beautiful fabrics, anything they liked, the Zhao family would let them take it away to their heart's content out of courtesy.

At that time, the threshold of the Zhao family was almost broken down by them. They were eloquent and coaxed the Zhao family around just to get more benefits.

But later, the Zhao family gradually declined and their fortunes declined. The prosperity of the past was gone, and their wealth gradually dissipated.

At this time, the figures of those aunts never appeared again, as if they had completely cut off contact with the Zhao family.

The warmth and attentiveness of the past disappeared without a trace in an instant, as if those intimate pasts had never existed.

Zhao Cunliang had a gloomy face and paced back and forth in the room, thinking constantly in his mind.

His eyes revealed a hint of cunning and malice: "If those profit-seeking old bastards knew that Xiuying's life was getting better, humph, they would pounce on their prey like hungry wolves and empty Xiuying's house!"

Thinking of this, the corners of Zhao Cunliang's mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, as if he had already seen the scene of Xiuying's family in chaos.

"They're always greedy for money and will take advantage of anything they see. They won't let go of any opportunity to take advantage. Even if Xiuying is very capable, she'll probably find it hard to stand up to these overbearing elders."

The more Zhao Cunliang thought about it, the more he thought this idea was brilliant. He could already see Xiuying's distraught and miserable expression, and a surge of satisfaction welled up in his heart: "Then let's see how Xiuying can still act so arrogantly in the village. I want to see how long she can hold on to her pride!"

Tian Guilan put her hands on her hips, a sinister expression on her face as she said, "Master, I'll personally invite those aunts to Xiuying's house someday to enjoy the good life. Humph, this year is not good, Xiuying must show her filial piety to her elders!"

Her eyes flashed with calculation, and she raised her voice and continued, "When our Zhao family was prosperous, we took good care of them. Now that we're in trouble, and Xiuying's family is doing well, we should let them enjoy their lives and give us some relief. I don't believe Xiuying would dare to disrespect her elders and refuse to treat them well!"

Tian Guilan became increasingly agitated, spit flying everywhere. "If she dares to show even the slightest reluctance, we'll have those aunts teach her a lesson, so she'll know what it means to respect the elderly and what filial piety is! We'll see how she can hold her head up in the village in the future."