Xie Songlin sent Shen Yuxi away, but the excitement in his heart had not subsided yet. He turned back to the backyard and grabbed Xie Wanxing out. His face was filled with excitement, and he couldn't wait to share the big news he had just learned with his daughter.

Xie Songlin lowered his voice and asked mysteriously, "Axing, do you know who that old man was just now?" Xie Wanxing opened his eyes wide and acted curiously.

"The dean of the Hanfeng Academy across the street from us is the famous Zhao Wenli! I didn't expect him to have tea with us every day."

"That's great. If my brother wants to study at Hanfeng Academy in the future, you have the means to get him in through the back door, and the gifts are ready." Xie Wanxing joked to Xie Songlin, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, with a sly smile.

"You're just talking nonsense. How can you get through the backdoor?" Xie Songlin asked again about the task he had assigned. "How are your brothers doing with their studies?"

Xie Wanxing shook his head, a helpless look on his face. "Unfortunately, from what I've observed, only my eldest brother and Brother Yuan might be suitable for studying. As for the rest, I can't say they don't want to learn, but I can only say that the knowledge just doesn't sink into their brains."

"It's okay. It's good to have two students. Let's take a look. After all, you need to be able to read." Xie Songlin pondered for a while. "The house at home is almost finished. Your third uncle is also having people build the wardrobe you drew earlier. Don't come to the store for the next two days. You don't have to go to class anyway. Why don't you go and follow your third uncle to take a look."

Speaking of this wardrobe, Xie Wanxing became a little crazy. She found that the way people here packed clothes was to stuff them into a big box. Every time she wanted to find a piece of clothing, it was like a difficult excavation operation, and she had to empty the entire box. This method without any organization and aesthetics was really unbearable for Xie Wanxing, who was used to a neat and orderly life.

Although her family is so poor that she doesn't even have two pieces of clothing, she still can't bear to use her wardrobe which is a big wooden box.

So while building a new house, she drew a floor-to-ceiling wardrobe based on the modern wardrobe layout. It has a large long clothing area, which leaves enough hanging space for new clothes in the future. There are also various grid areas designed for small clothes or accessories. Different things can be placed on each layer, which is convenient for taking and makes the entire wardrobe look more beautiful and tidy.

When Xie Songlin took out the sketch, Xie Songmu was immediately stunned. Although he was stunned, he still did as he was asked out of trust in his fourth brother.

Xie Wanxing stayed at home obediently. She originally wanted to see how Xie Songmu's wardrobe was going, but she didn't expect to get an unexpected gain. She caught a "big rat" stealing things at home.

The kitchen in the house was the first one to be built, in order to make it convenient to cook for the workers. The kitchen in Xie Songlin's thatched house was too shabby and only had one pot, so it was not enough to prepare meals for so many workers.

At first, Liu and Zhou could only make the food at Old Lady Shen's house and carry it over. Three large pots were built in the new kitchen, which became much more convenient after they were put into use. However, without Old Lady Shen's supervision, Liu gradually became dishonest.

After lunch in the afternoon, Xie Dachun and his men were busy at the construction site in the backyard. A shifty-looking man sneaked into the Xie family's kitchen. Xie Wanxing knew that this man must be up to something, but she was only a five-year-old child now, and she didn't dare to act rashly, for fear of alerting the enemy and getting herself in danger.

She suddenly had an idea, turned a corner, and quietly came to a lower window in the kitchen. She held her breath and listened carefully to the movements in the kitchen.

"Why is there so little meat today?" It was the voice of the man who just entered.

"How much more do you want? If it's any less, they will notice it at night. Yesterday, someone complained that he had lost weight recently, and it almost scared me to death." Xie Wanxing recognized the other voice as her aunt Liu's voice. Liu's tone was full of tension and helplessness.

"We are a group of workers here, so what's wrong with eating less meat?" The man's words were full of disdain and greed, which made Xie Wanxing, who was eavesdropping outside the window, furious. As the man spoke again, Xie Wanxing confirmed his identity: Liu Yin, Liu's biological brother.

"Keep your voice down! What if the fourth son's wife finds out? She's coaxing the child into the front room right now." Liu lowered her voice. "If my mother-in-law finds out, she'll beat me to death."

"No, you have to give me some more. Give me all the eggs. I will exchange them for some money. My sister-in-law is going to marry her sister to me. I need to have some money on hand." After Liu Yin finished speaking, he took the basket of eggs and walked out of the kitchen.

"Oh! That won't do. How am I going to explain to you if you take all the eggs!" Liu was terrified and ran out of the door in panic. However, she didn't dare to make any big movements for fear of attracting others. She could only hold on to the basket of eggs desperately. But in the end, she couldn't snatch it away from Liu Yin. She could only watch him leave with a basket of eggs.

Mrs. Liu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Mrs. Zhou would be coming over soon to help cook dinner for the workers. She would definitely notice that so many eggs were missing. If she told Mrs. Shen, it would be all over.

Liu was obviously afraid of Old Lady Shen's temper. She knew that Old Lady Shen would never tolerate her sneaky behavior. Once this matter was exposed, she would completely lose face in Xiejia Village and become the object of everyone's contempt.

Previously, Old Lady Shen refused to let Liu Yin come here to work. However, she didn't expect that although Liu Yin was not working at the construction site, he often came here and together with Liu Shi stole the meat and vegetables prepared by Xie Songlin for the workers in the kitchen and took them back to her parents' home.

Xie Wanxing almost understood the situation. After Liu returned to the kitchen, he tiptoed back to his room and told Cheng Hui everything he had just seen.

Cheng Hui was also stunned by her sister-in-law's outrageous behavior. She thought about it and realized that she had no face-to-face evidence. Anyway, Liu had taken all the eggs away. She could just let Xie Wanxing go and ask for eggs and see what Liu would say. Or she could wait for Xie Songlin to come back and let him think of a proper way to bring the matter to Old Lady Shen and let her solve it.

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