Ugly girl only wants to farm

She had hidden all the silver yesterday and wouldn't let them find it.

My aunt looked seven or eight parts like my grandmother, and they were exactly the same in their meanness. She would never let her into her room.

Before Meng Jiuxia could even step out of the courtyard, Taohua stormed over, carrying two brightly colored garments, and forcefully threw them at Xu Chaoyan's face.

Xu Chaoyan winced in pain, muttering that she wondered what the girl had wrapped in her clothes, which had caused her a sharp pain.

"Meng Taohua, what do you want to do? Coming to my house so early in the morning to cause trouble." Meng Jiuxia said angrily.

The little girl, her face flushed and neck thick, pointed at Xu Chaoyan and said, "Morning Glory, don't be so smug. You just want to ruin my chances of finding a good husband, and you're deliberately trying to annoy me, aren't you? What's so great about your clothes? Do you think I don't want them? My mother will buy me more clothes in the future. I wouldn't even look at your tattered clothes."

Meng Jiuxia then noticed the clothes and said with disdain, "You have the nerve to say that? You shamelessly sneaked into my brother's room, stole his clothes, and now you're acting crazy here with a straight face. Don't you know any shame?"

Meng Taohua was already somewhat in the wrong, and after hearing her grandmother talk about it last night, she got so angry that she took scissors and cut many holes in all the clothes, as if the clothes belonged to Xu Chaoyan.

She wasn't satisfied after cutting it, so she stomped on it many times.

Hearing the commotion, he ran over carrying the rag.

She looked indignant and tried to save face: "I didn't steal it, I just borrowed these clothes to wear once or twice."

Meng Jiuxia chuckled: "How dare you say that? Taking things without asking is stealing. Did you get permission from Trumpet Flower to enter that room? Did you get permission from her to borrow the clothes? Don't push your luck."

When she saw the pile of tattered clothes on the ground, Meng Jiuxia suddenly felt a pang of heartache. Although the clothes were considered unlucky, they were still bought with money and looked much better than their coarse clothes. Perhaps they could be exchanged for some copper coins.

How wonderful it would be if she could wear these beautifully colored clothes in the future—this thought only flashed through her mind for a moment.

Although Trumpet Flower brought a variety of dowry items and a trunk of clothes with her when she married him, she never had any intention of taking him for herself.

No wonder her grandmother sent her out that day, saying that the family didn't have enough grass and it looked like it was going to rain, so she should go and cut some more.

Fearing they'd be late, she dragged her younger brother out too, but who knew this little brat would sneak into her older brother's room.

Xu Chaoyan guessed that her forehead must be swollen. This little girl was quite cunning and vicious, using such insidious tricks at such a young age.

Meng Jiuxia glanced at his swollen forehead, her disgust barely concealed, and spoke without any mercy: "I'm telling you, you're a grown man, and when you saw that thing being thrown at you, you didn't even know to dodge? You deserved to get hit. Grandma has some medicine for bruises and sprains in her room, I'll go get some for you in a bit. You're so clumsy, how can you take good care of my older brother like this?"

Just then, Aunt Meng came out of the room, holding two pieces of cake in her hand and munching on them, her mouth full of crumbs: "Peach Blossom is here. Did she come to see me especially because she heard that Aunt was coming?"

Seeing her aunt taking bites from the left and right with great enthusiasm, Peach Blossom swallowed her saliva several times, muttering to herself, "Grandmother is so biased. She keeps the good food in her own room and doesn't even share some with her. This aunt gets all the benefits."

Meng Jiuxia and her younger brother also looked puzzled. When did these pastries appear in their grandmother's room? How come they didn't know about them?

Meng Jiudong pursed his lips somewhat uncomfortably. Children are like that; they can be greedy when they see food, and the children in the village don't usually get any snacks.

Meng Jiuxia slapped her younger brother on the head: "Wipe your drool. Don't act like you've never seen this before. Stop embarrassing yourself here. Go see if Mom needs any help."

Xu Chaoyan saw her sister-in-law acting like a little adult and secretly smiled.

Meng Jiudong looked aggrieved: "Sister..."

"Alright, you and Trumpet Flower stay inside, I'll be back in a bit." Before leaving, she gave Xu Chaoyan a wink, meaning that she should remember what she just said. Now Peach Blossom has come too. These people must have nothing better to do. Why are they all running to her house today?

She asked her younger brother to stay home and help keep an eye on things, because with Trumpet Flower's character, how could she possibly handle these greedy people?

She has to keep an eye on those things for her older brother.

"Come on, what are you standing here for? Do you want to be a door god too?"

Xu Chaoyan didn't want to listen to their nonsense here. As the saying goes, three women make a drama. Her aunt looked like a character not to be trifled with. It was better to stay in her own room and have some peace and quiet.

The young girl had her eye on her meager dowry once, but I hope her aunt doesn't get her eye on it again. I heard that her aunt has a son and a daughter.

Sigh! She's having such a hard time. Xu Chaoyan thought to herself and decided to go back inside.

As if she were telepathically connected with her, her aunt spoke up with an envious look as she was about to leave: "Ninth Sister-in-law, I see that your clothes are not very bright. You are getting older, and since you are married, these colors are not very suitable. Your younger sister Chunyu is young and these colors are more suitable for her."

See, what I said came true. Xu Chaoyan chuckled twice and said indifferently, "Aunt, my younger sister is too young to pull off this color. It's more suitable for someone like me who is plain and ordinary."

After saying this, she turned and went into her room without looking back. Meng Jiuxia thought to herself, this is a slap in the face to her aunt. In the past, whenever her aunt asked if her and her mother's clothes were made of newer material, she would try every means to take them off.

Her mother, being gentle and kind, was easily persuaded by her aunt in just a few words. When she was about to leave, she was told not to take the item back with her, and despite her resistance several times, it was no use.

Her mother always comforted her, saying it was just a piece of clothing, and since her sister liked it, she should keep it. She was growing a lot, and the sleeves looked a bit too short, so she should take it and wear it.

“Jiuhe and his wife, wait for me! Don’t go! Your aunt is old and her legs aren’t good, she can’t keep up with you. I think the hairpin in your hair is quite pretty. Your cousin is of marriageable age, and he’s short a few hairpins for the betrothal gifts. You know your aunt’s family is poor, unlike your father-in-law who gets a monthly allowance.”

Now it was Xu Chaoyan's turn to stumble. She was so shameless that she could even bear to look at the wooden hairpin on her head.

I wonder how the Meng family has managed these past ten years or so, encountering relatives like this.

"Hahaha, morning glory, you fell flat on your face."