Ancestors, I told you to seduce the villains, not to turn evil.

When Xu Manman returned to the backyard, she saw Fei Huainan wielding a hoe.

She had just turned over a small patch of land, and now the entire plot of land was almost completely turned over.

As expected of a soldier, despite his leg injury, his strength in his hands had not diminished at all.

However, Xu Manman still stopped her: "Your leg isn't healed yet, don't push yourself, let me do it!"

She took the hoe and began to till the soil with a series of choking sounds.

Before long, Xu Manman was sweating profusely. Fei Huainan couldn't bear to watch any longer: "Why don't you rest for a while?"

Xu Manman ran over briskly and sat down on a rock to rest.

The two remained silent for a moment, then Xu Manman spoke up subtly.

"It was quite a commotion at the entrance just now. I went out to check and found that the old lady from the cowshed had fainted and was brought back. Her condition is not good!"

Upon hearing this, Fei Huainan suddenly looked at Xu Manman, his gaze becoming more authoritative: "What do you want to say?"

Test him?

Xu Manman herself doesn't have that kind of brain; she probably listened to the Li family!

When his parents were alive, their relationship with the Li family was not good. It wasn't that they were enemies, but rather that the Li family simply didn't want them to have a good life.

However, the two families had little contact, and he didn't take the Li family's malice to heart.

However, despite their poor relationship, Li Meng and Xu Manman became best friends, which made him take this matter to heart.

Fei Huainan had met Li Meng twice, and each time the other woman stared at his house with a determined and calculating look in her eyes.

Fei Huainan also wanted to know what Li Meng wanted to get from his family, so he never stopped Xu Manman and Li Meng from getting close.

Xu Manman, that idiot, knew nothing at all and was used as a pawn by Li Meng.

Fei Huainan wasn't in a hurry. He knew the Li family wouldn't give up easily, so when Xu Manman mentioned the old lady, Fei Huainan became suspicious of the Li family.

Xu Manman: ……

This is truly a beautiful misunderstanding.

Knowing she couldn't get any useful information out of Fei Huainan, she simply changed the subject.

"Tomorrow I'm going to the market with Aunt Lin to buy seeds, and we'll catch a few chickens and ducks while we're at it."

"Ah."

"The seeds and chicks must have cost quite a bit."

"Ah."

Xu Manman remained silent, staring intently at Fei Huainan.

Fei Huainan's face flashed with impatience as he looked at Xu Manman with a fierce expression, annoyed by her nagging.

Xu Manman finally understood that hints were useless; she had to be direct.

"I only have two cents, that's not enough!"

She never imagined that one day she would be so poor.

Fei Huainan wanted to say that he didn't have any money either, but buying seeds was a big deal, and raising chickens was at least a job that could generate income.

He had no choice but to get up and get the money.

Xu Manman didn't know how much retirement pay Fei Huainan received. It was said to be only three hundred, all of which was swindled away by her stepmother and Fei's eldest uncle.

In addition, Fei Huainan lived in a dilapidated house and ate potatoes, sweet potatoes and wild vegetables every day.

Everyone knows that Fei Huainan is broke.

Xu Manman thought it was unlikely. Fei Huainan had served as a regimental commander for two years, and his allowance was quite substantial, with demobilization pay being a part of it.

He retired due to his meritorious service, and according to policy, Fei Huainan can receive preferential treatment and living allowance based on his years of service.

The villagers didn't understand these things and thought Fei Huainan was poor.

Xu Manman followed Fei Huainan into the room. Fei Huainan took out his green backpack and pulled out a 100-yuan note from it.

Xu Manman had some knowledge of prices in that era. It was said that lean pork cost 70 cents a pound, while pork belly cost 90 cents a pound.

She bought some seeds and chicks; one ten-yuan note should be enough.

The next morning, Xu Manman and Aunt Lin headed to town together.

Xinghua Village is about two hours away from the town. There are oxcarts that go to the town for one cent per person.

Xu Manman couldn't bear to part with it, and Aunt Lin was even more reluctant. She had elderly parents to care for and young children to raise, and she was extremely frugal, so naturally she couldn't bear to spend a penny on a bus ride.

Farmers may lack other things, but they have plenty of time. For farmers, time is the least valuable thing.

Of course, some people take the bus, and some even come from other villages to take the bus.

Xinghua Village has a good geographical location, right next to the main road leading to the town, and other villages pass through here on their way to the town.

Some people would see a seat on the oxcart and get on.

The group set off around six o'clock, and arrived in town around eight o'clock.

The town was not prosperous, with few shops, most of which were state-owned enterprises, and occasionally a few vegetable vendors.

At this time, the policies were relaxed, and it was permissible to sell any leftover vegetables at home.

But food is absolutely not allowed.

Xu Manman followed Aunt Lin and bought several kinds of seeds. She spent 50 cents and bought several kinds.

I picked out a few more chicks and ducklings, and since the owners were a family, I gave them seven for one yuan.

She bought everything she needed for only one dollar and fifty cents.

Xu Manman also gained an understanding of the prices of goods in this era.

Since Fei Huainan is wealthy, he might have enough money to treat her leg injury. It seems she should go to the county and find that traditional Chinese medicine doctor who sweeps the streets.

As Xu Manman was thinking to herself, she looked up and saw Li Meng not far away.

Li Meng looked unwell. She had been looking for Xu Manman for the past two days, trying to get back the letter of complaint.

But Xu Manman deliberately avoided her, and she couldn't catch her even after two days of trying.

Li Meng grew angrier the more she thought about it, kicking the pebbles on the road in frustration.

The woman next to him looked very much like Li Meng and was probably Li Meng's biological mother.

Seeing her daughter's impatient expression, Li's mother couldn't help but frown: "Look at the state you're in! Tell me who offended you, and I'll get revenge for you."

Li Meng remained silent.

She couldn't tell anyone about Fei Huainan's affairs, and the jade pendant was something only she could know; there was absolutely no one else who could know about it.

Otherwise, who knows if someone else will try to take the jade pendant from her?

Li Meng was spoiled since childhood and is a self-centered person. When faced with absolute interests, she doesn't trust the family who have doted on her since she was a child.

Seeing that Li Meng remained silent, Li's mother's expression also turned somewhat unpleasant. If she hadn't given birth to Li Meng herself, she would have abandoned her long ago.

Xu Manman hid the moment she saw Li Meng.

After Li Meng and her mother had gone far away, she came out from behind a big tree and hurriedly left with Aunt Lin.

It's not that she's afraid of you, Xu Manman just doesn't want to be bothered by her.

Li Meng wanted the jade pendant, as if she knew its magical properties. She was shrouded in mystery and was also Fei Huainan's greatest enemy.

Xu Manman didn't want to have too much contact with the other party, lest it disrupt her plans.

On the way back, I passed by the state-run restaurant and saw a large line of people.

Aunt Lin also joined the queue; she wanted to buy two meat buns to take back to her daughter-in-law.

Xu Manman was also a little tempted. Prices were really good at this time; you could have a meal at a restaurant for just three yuan.

A serving of braised pork costs only 2.5 yuan, and a bowl of rice costs 0.2 yuan.

Xu Manman couldn't bear to buy braised pork, so she spent a dime to buy two large meat buns.

She wanted to buy two more, but they were limited.