I started out with seven husbands, and I worked hard to support my family while crying.

Upon hearing what she said, Fang Xiaoxiao frowned slightly, unsure how to respond.

After all, this is indeed the case in this era, where women's status is much higher than men's, at least compared to men.

at this time.

The courtyard gate was pushed open.

A little boy in a red bib, naked from the waist down, swaggered over, carrying a brick in his hand and shouting that he was hungry.

Behind him followed a boy who was about two meters tall and had a sturdy and honest appearance.

Fang Xiaoxiao turned around and looked in the direction of the sound.

"!"

The boy looked much older than his age, with a face full of wrinkles and bulging muscles all over his body. When he walked, she could feel the ground shaking, as if it were an earthquake.

The child in the red bib rushed to the stone table, his eyes greedily fixed on the food on it.

"Mother, I'm hungry, and Dazhuang is hungry too!"

Behind the child, a boy nicknamed "Big Strong Wrinkles" licked his thick, dark lips, patted his round, white belly, and grinned憨憨地.

Li Ba glared at him and angrily rebuked him.

"Eat, eat, eat! All you do is eat all day long. You never even go home. You might as well just beg for food outside."

“Mother, I want to beg for food. Aren’t you afraid that the aunties and uncles will gossip about you behind your back and say that you can’t even afford to raise your children?”

Li Ba's son, Little Li Ba, shook his mother's fair and tender hand, pouting and muttering softly.

Li Ba was helpless; after all, she only had this money-losing daughter.

Since giving birth to this child, she wanted to have another one, but her husband was completely useless. Apart from being good at housework, he was utterly useless in bed.

She also tried asking a doctor if there was any treatment available, but the doctor shook his head and sighed, indicating that he was powerless to help.

This was a pain she couldn't express, and that's why she had a lot to say about her current husband. But after all, even a night of marriage brings a hundred nights of kindness, and she didn't want to find someone else.

Fang Xiaoxiao noticed that he was frowning, as if something was bothering him, which made her hesitant to pick up her chopsticks and taste the delicacies on the table.

It's strange, this woman looks so preoccupied, it makes me want to eat but I can't get a single bite.

She thought to herself, but kept smiling on her face.

Li Ba sighed and gestured for his husband to take their son to the stove.

The dark-skinned man nodded and reached out to pull his precious son.

Xiao Xiaoba then turned his head and saw the guests at the table.

"Hey... Da Zhuang's wife, what are you doing at my house?"

"!"

Fang Xiaoxiao looked surprised when she heard the sound.

"I was just standing up for this brat, and he still dares to talk nonsense."

She was about to speak.

But then he heard Li Ba's angry shouts, accompanied by a gesture of pulling his ear.

"You brat, you don't learn anything good, but you've learned all this!"

“She’s your mother’s guest. If you dare to talk nonsense again, believe me, I’ll throw you out of the house today and make you beg on the streets.”

Little Ba cried out, "Oh dear, oh dear," and said, "Mother, I was wrong. I will never dare to find a wife for Da Zhuang again."

This finally made Li Ba release his grip and scold his husband to take the two of them away.

During the meal, Fang Xiaoxiao was able to enjoy some delicious food.

The food was extremely delicious; it was just as good as what she would eat in a modern five-star hotel.

After a meal.

She finally managed to discuss and finalize the plans for building the house with the other party.

The total cost, including labor and materials, was around fifty taels. This was only because Li Ba thought she was generous and gave her a discount; otherwise, it would have cost at least another fifty taels.

Indeed, whether in modern or ancient times, interior decoration and construction have always been extremely violent.

After saying a few words of reflection, Fang Xiaoxiao bid farewell to Li Ba.

Now that we've eaten and drunk our fill, it's time to buy some apricot blossom wine.

She still had about thirty taels left, which was the money she had saved from selling the pills some time ago, plus the money that Mr. Zhu had given her at noon.

According to Li Ba, the apricot blossom wine is located at the left-hand end of the village.

The brewer was an eccentric old man.

He also advised her to give up the idea of ​​buying alcohol, since the old man doesn't just take money from anyone, and selling alcohol depends on his mood.

Not just any old man is willing to sell.

"Honestly, who would complain about having too much money? At worst, I can just pay an extra five hundred!"

As she walked, she thought to herself, glancing up at the sky. It was early autumn, and the twilight was still beautiful, with the setting sun casting long red glows across the sky.

The village wasn't big; it took about ten minutes to walk to the end of the street.

The second shop on the left.

Following Li Ba's instructions, she turned and headed towards the courtyard in front of her.

As soon as she stepped to the wooden door, she could smell a delicate fragrance.

As expected of the famous Xinghua wine, I could smell its fragrance even before I had a taste.

Fang Xiaoxiao couldn't wait to knock on the wooden door.

"Dong dong!"

As she pounded on the wooden door, hurried footsteps could be heard approaching from inside the courtyard.

"Squeak!"

The wooden door is like the footsteps of an elderly person, slow and heavy.

The person who opened the door was an old man with a white beard, dressed neatly, and with an air of otherworldly wisdom.

The old man had striking eyebrows and sharp eyes, a pointed face, a high nose, and an upright posture; one could tell at a glance that he must have been a very handsome man in his youth.

The moment Zhang Xianren opened the door, he was taken aback by the woman in front of him, but he quickly concealed his surprise and put on a cold expression.

"what's up?"

"Sir, I'm here to buy apricot blossom wine."

"Do not sell!"

"..."

Before Fang Xiaoxiao could finish speaking, the wooden door was slammed shut by the other party, almost hitting her nose.

"No, that's really impolite. I was just praising him in my heart."

She was filled with resentment, and her competitive spirit surged up. She muttered to herself, "I really don't believe I can't buy apricot blossom wine today."

"Boom!"

Fang Xiaoxiao angrily pounded on the wooden door again.

This time, she used significantly more force than before, almost as if she wanted to smash the door to pieces.

"Squeak!"

The wooden door opened again.

Zhang Xianren glanced at it, his face darkening with anger.

“You little girl, don’t you know any manners? I’ve already said I’m not selling, so why are you still banging on the door?”

Fang Xiaoxiao was not to be outdone, and put her hands on her waist.

"I just came to buy some wine, why are you so angry? It's like I owe you millions!"

"you……"

Zhang Xianren had never been treated with such words before, and he prepared to close the door again.

Seeing this, Fang Xiaoxiao dodged and half of her body was stuck between the two doors.

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean'? Did I say anything wrong? It's not like I'm not going to give you the money. I'll just give you an extra five hundred, okay?"

She braced herself against the wooden door with one hand, while reaching into her bosom with the other to retrieve her money pouch.

Luckily, I was carrying a bamboo basket, otherwise, when she blocked the door just now, I would have been crushed into a meat pie.

As the saying goes, "high skill breeds boldness," and that perfectly describes someone like her.

In a moment of impulsiveness, I didn't care about anything else.

Now that I've calmed down, I feel a bit scared.

Fang Xiaoxiao was about to reach for her money bag.

Zhang Xianren sighed helplessly. He had never met anyone with such a tough attitude who didn't take him seriously at all.

He had no choice but to let go of the wooden door and say something.

"Let's come in first and talk about it..."