Crossing Over to Yamada Love

"Oh, sister-in-law, you're protecting this girl so much, could it be..." Aunt Erdan stopped there, looking at Liu Shi with an ambiguous expression.

Liu was both anxious and angry, her face flushed red. Mo Lan quickly pulled her back and said loudly, "Auntie, we are family. Isn't it normal for you to protect me? Are you going to protect Aunt Erdan instead? Aunt Erdan isn't even part of our family. Didn't Grandma say that family members should love each other? Does Aunt Erdan want to be part of our family too? But there's no room for her in our family. It seems that maids and old women in town are considered family. Could it be that Aunt Erdan wants to become a maid or old woman in our family?" Mo Lan's first words were meant to persuade Liu, but her later words took a different turn.

Mo Lan had just stopped talking when Aunt Erdan spat out, "Pah! Who wants to be a maid or nanny in your house? Don't you even know if you're lucky enough to do it? You're dirt poor. Maid or nanny? Dream on in your next life."

“If you don’t want to do it, then don’t. Anyway, Auntie, you’re too old to be a maid and too young to be a nanny. If you really come, we’ll have a headache figuring out how to arrange things. Since Auntie thinks we’re poor, then you shouldn’t look at our things, lest you offend your wealthy eyes.” Mo Lan said decisively. She didn’t care about arguing with Aunt Erdan. Anyway, there was still some time before the agreed-upon time to go back, and it wouldn’t hurt to have someone to argue with.

"A sharp tongue and a quick wit, be careful you won't find a husband."

"Auntie keeps saying you're looking for a husband, could it be that you've already started looking for someone for Sister Yueyue? I'm still young. Grandma and Mom said there's no rush. Auntie, you don't need to worry about me. The doctor said that worrying too much will make you age faster." Mo Lan's voice was crisp and her eyes were bright. She didn't seem to mind being thirsty and started arguing with Aunt Erdan.

When the appointed time arrived, Aunt Chen arrived, but the other two did not come, presumably because they had something to do or were not going back.

After waiting for another fifteen minutes, Old Liu saw that no one had come, so he called everyone to get in the car and head back.

Mo Lan felt cramped in the car. There was nothing she could do because they had a lot of stuff, and those sacks took up too much space. Luckily, the car was big enough for transporting crops during the busy farming season, otherwise there really wouldn't have been enough room for everyone.

Mo Lan noticed that Aunt Erdan kept staring at the sacks and knew that she had her eye on them again. However, she was still quite angry with her earlier, so she didn't speak up rashly.

"It's so crowded here, it's really uncomfortable. Sister Changhai, why do you have so many scraps of cloth? We'll never use them all in a few years. Could you give us some? We can use them to make shoe soles when we get home." Halfway there, Aunt Erdan finally couldn't help but blink and speak up again.

Liu didn't look at her. How could this person be so shameless? She had just criticized her then, and now she still has the nerve to speak up.

“Sure, Auntie, you can give some to your aunt.” Mo Lan agreed.

"Lan'er is so generous. When we get there, I won't stand on ceremony. My family is large, so I don't need much from you, just a sack will do." Aunt Erdan said with a beaming smile. She actually asked for a whole sack, which was quite an exorbitant amount.

"Hmm, is one bag enough? If not, take more." Mo Lan smiled mischievously, as if she had no idea how much a bag was.

"How could I possibly accept that? But Lan'er is so generous, I can't very well refuse. So, I'll give you two bags." Aunt Erdan smiled broadly. That girl is so naive!

“Alright, the cloth shop owner will give the work to Auntie, and he'll pay her one copper coin for each piece of cloth. The cost is five copper coins. When we get home, we'll check how many pieces of cloth are in the two bags, and we'll definitely give Auntie a discount.” As soon as Mo Lan finished speaking, she saw Aunt Erdan's smile abruptly stop.

His face was contorted horribly, but Liu Shi, Old Liu, and Aunt Chen beside him couldn't help but chuckle. "Serves you right for always trying to take advantage! Let's see if you can still do that now. How much are those two sacks of cloth worth? You wouldn't be worth that much even if you sold them."

"You little brat, why don't you just rob someone? What kind of rag is worth five coins? Who are you trying to cheat? You're so young and already obsessed with money, watch out when you grow up..."

"I can't get married, Auntie has said it so many times. Lanlan has family, Auntie, please don't worry about me." Mo Lan replied cheerfully. Her smiling appearance was quite adorable.

"You, you..." Aunt Erdan's lips kept closing, but she couldn't utter a word, causing the people next to her to chuckle.

The car finally arrived at the village. As soon as Old Liu stopped the car at the village entrance, Aunt Erdan couldn't wait to jump out.

"Uncle Liu, I'll pay you for the ride next time. My family must be getting impatient. I'm going back to cook." With that, she left like a gust of wind. She had no choice; she was afraid that if she stayed any longer, Mo Lan would drive her crazy.

"Sigh. It's always like this." Old Liu sighed.

"Brother Liu knows her well; she won't feel right unless she gets a free ride. If she keeps doing this, don't let her ride next time," said Aunt Chen as she handed over two coins.

"We're all from the same village, how could I refuse a seat? Just consider it as me giving someone one less ride."

“That’s true, I can’t stand getting angry with this guy. Well, Brother Liu, you’re from Changhai’s family, I’m going home.” After saying that, Aunt Chen also picked up her basket and walked away quickly.

"Sit tight, I'll take you back." Old Liu said, then started the oxcart and headed towards Mo Lan's home.

When they reached the door, Old Liu stopped the car. He had just helped unload one of the sacks from the car when he heard voices beside him.

"Brother Liu, what are you unloading?"

Mo Lan looked up and saw that it was her grandfather, Mo Quan, who was speaking. It turned out that he, Mo Jin, and Mo Changhe had just returned from the fields.

"Brother Quan's back from the fields. Isn't this the embroidery work Changhai's family got? They earned some money and bought rice, flour, fish, and meat to treat you. What a good wife!" Old Liu kept praising Liu Shi. There was a hint of envy in his smiling eyes.

"Hehe, it's not as good as you say. You flatter me too much, brother. Let us help carry it." Mo Quan said modestly, but his face was beaming with joy. Then everyone worked together to carry the things down.

The men looked at the food in front of them, their hearts filled with doubt. This rice, flour, fish, and meat must have cost a lot of money. Where did Liu get the money? However, because there were outsiders present, they didn't dare to ask.

Seeing that the cart was empty, Mo Lan took out 5 coins and two pieces of malt candy and handed them over.

"Grandpa Liu, this is the fare, don't think it's too little. Take these two candies back for Qi Ge'er." Qi Ge'er, whom Mo Lan mentioned, is Old Liu's youngest grandson, who is 6 years old this year.

"No, no, three coins will do. This candy..." Old Liu hesitated. He wanted to refuse, but when he thought of the look his grandson had given him when he went to town, he hesitated.

Mo Lan shoved the money and candy into Old Liu's hand and said loudly, "Grandpa Liu, take care."

"You silly girl, Brother Liu, come over for a meal." Mo Quan glared at Mo Lan and gestured to Old Liu.

"No, no, there's food at home. Thank you, Lan girl. Brother Quan, you should go inside now." Old Liu accepted the coins and candy, then drove away.

The group carried their belongings inside, attracting a crowd. People kept asking them questions.

"Wow, you've struck it rich! How come you bought so much stuff?" Madam Feng looked at the items with a mixture of envy and jealousy. Her eyes sparkled, but she deliberately pursed her lips.

"There's fish and meat. Hurry up and cook it. I'll go call the head of the household and Dalang; it's been so long since we've had any meat. Don't divide the food yet; wait until I get back." After saying this, Cui hurriedly walked out.

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