Thanos's biological daughter in period fiction

After eating, she rested under a tree for a while, and soon got back to work. After finishing her own work, Liu Fangmei went to the scorekeeper to collect some more points.

She wanted to earn a few more centimeters so that even if the food at home was better, people wouldn't gossip about it.

He just hadn't expected that his sister-in-law would show up at his door that afternoon after he'd only mentioned it briefly at noon. She stood on the edge of the field where she was working, cursing and swearing at her.

Liu Fangmei ignored her. If she weren't so well-mannered, she would have spat at her a few times. The other people who didn't work with Liu Fangmei had given her countless glares, but the woman acted as if she didn't see them and continued to stand there muttering and cursing.

You have to listen carefully to hear her saying that they were being disrespectful to their in-laws because they had good food. She was saying that at noon today, Shitou should have given the food to his eldest nephew, since their in-laws were still there, and they shouldn't have eaten alone, blah blah blah…

He said a lot of things that made people laugh, and of course, the women next to him laughed.

"Xia Baozhu, how can you be so shameless? What, are you just going to ignore what you signed and said before? That was someone else's lunch. How come you have to come and steal someone else's food when you have none left..." Sister Miao was so angry that she almost threw the sickle she was holding at Xia Baozhu, who was standing on the edge of the field and talking nonstop.

She was still wondering why the old village chief wasn't coming to get rid of this nuisance. Wasn't everyone supposed to work during the autumn harvest? How come Xia Baozhu was just standing there so leisurely, chattering away?

"You, Miao Chunyue, it's none of your business if I scold Liu Fang. Am I wrong? She just doesn't respect her parents-in-law, so what? There are elders in the family, how dare she, a daughter-in-law, eat alone..." Xia Baozhu angrily spat several times at Miao Chunyue.

Miao Chunyue took a step back in disgust: "Hey, you're a grown woman, aren't you afraid of not being able to get married if you do such indecent things? And don't forget that Fangmei has already separated from your family. Do you know that? If you don't know, go to the village chief and get the separation document to take a look."

"Exactly, what's with all the airs? Disrespecting your in-laws? Don't make us laugh..."

Everyone kept teasing Xia Baozhu, making her unable to stay any longer. She left after uttering some harsh words.

Liu Fangmei put down her sickle and picked up a bamboo tube: "Come, everyone, have a drink of water. Don't argue with her, it's not worth it. We're working to earn work points, we're not the same kind of people who do nothing all day, arguing with them will only lower your own standards."

Honestly, she's not someone to be trifled with; she just doesn't want others gossiping about her behind her back. The Xia family has repeatedly caused her trouble today; they must have been instigated by someone else.

Her sister-in-law has always been dim-witted; at home, she does whatever her father tells her to do. Everyone thinks the blind old woman is unreasonable, domineering, and prone to tantrums.

Actually, Old Man Xia is the worst; he's the one who devises many schemes behind the scenes. Old Woman Xia is just a tool in his hand, just like how he tormented their family back then. That old man is truly wicked.

"Alright, alright, it's just a few words. Are you done with your work? If you are, go home first. It's not good to leave Tangtang alone at home all the time..." Miao Chunyue nudged her hand, seeing that she had almost finished her work. There was still a child at home, and no one was there to accompany her. She was afraid that Tangtang would be scared alone in the dark, so she urged Liu Fangmei to finish her work and go home quickly.

"I've finished here. The little girl added sugar to this water. You can drink it. I'm going back to cook." Liu Fangmei poured the water with added salt and sugar into their teacups, then took her sickle and went back.

Upon hearing that sugar had been added, everyone readily accepted the water. After just one sip, they noticed something different about it. Whether it was due to the added sugar or something else, they felt a significant reduction in their fatigue after drinking it.

However, everyone attributed the problem to adding sugar to the water, without considering any other factors. After watching Liu Fangmei leave, everyone finished their remaining work and went home as well.

For families with children, many dishes had already been prepared. Liu Fangmei was no exception. When she returned, her youngest son had already started steaming the buns that her eldest son had made for lunch. In the middle of the buns was a small bowl of braised pork. Because of the autumn harvest, many families in the village had also prepared meat dishes, so the aroma of their meat wouldn't be noticeable to anyone.

The markets in the city have largely reopened, and people are selling meat again. It's quite common to smell meat in the villages now.

As soon as Xia Yutang saw her mother return, she immediately ran over to ask about her aunt's cursing in the field.

"Never mind her. It's probably because your grandma's family is out of good food and she's trying to freeload off us. Your dad said that besides holidays and the fixed annual pension, we don't need to pay anything else." Liu Fangmei and her family have a good reputation in the village, and to maintain that, Liu Fangmei still sends gifts to the Xia family during holidays, but that doesn't mean she's willing to let them take advantage of her.

"Mother, she's so fat, do you really think anyone would want her?" Xia Yutang herself thought it was impossible. Xia Baozhu wasn't ugly, but she was unclean and fat, making it hard for anyone to bring themselves to do it.

"I don't know about that. I'm not her mother, so I don't care whether she gets married or not." Indeed, it's not her place to worry about it. Besides, the reason why Xia's aunt has become like this is all the fault of her old woman.

From a young age, she was instilled with the idea that she should marry a rich man. After being sent to school for a few years, she was brainwashed by someone and told to marry a city man.

She doesn't even know her own worth. What era are we in now? Is it so easy to marry a city guy? Does he really have no requirements?

"Mother, if she never gets married, will my grandfather and grandmother have to support her for the rest of her life?" Xia Qingshu was a little scared. Would they really have to support her for the rest of her life? It didn't seem very reliable. Besides, no one in the surrounding area would support a girl for the rest of her life if she didn't get married.

"No, with your grandparents' personalities, they wouldn't keep your aunt around forever. They're still in the honeymoon phase, always thinking they can find her a city guy to take advantage of her..." Liu Fangmei couldn't help but laugh at the thought. Could she really take advantage of her? Given Xia Baozhu's personality, it seemed highly unlikely.

The Xia family is full of dreamers. They're all 20-year-old girls. Why don't they just find a reliable person and get married? Why do they have to have such unrealistic dreams?