"Do you mean...?" the Village Chief was delighted.
Could it be that the Dalang and his son were not dead?
But where did the news come from?
"That's not right either. If he's not dead, even if he doesn't send a letter, he should at least send the monthly salary back!" Mao Xiwang shook his head again.
Ever since the day the soldiers left, Dalang and his son would send money back every month. Although it was not much, it was enough for Madam Mao Liu and her daughter to live.
Even if the money did not end up in Madam Mao Liu's hands, Grandpa and Grandma Mao would not make things too difficult for them for the sake of the money.
"This matter still needs to be investigated, it can't be rushed!" Mao Xiwang pondered.
He planned to make a trip to the county in a few days and spend some money to get some information about Mao Dalang and his son.
Mao Xiaoyu took up a stove the moment she entered the kitchen.
Her mission today was to cook the two salted fish.
She had never eaten salted fish before, but other methods were obviously not suitable for these two salted fish, so she could only braise it.
After washing it in the water a few times, Mao Xiaoyu started the fire.
"You're really bold, girl. Brother Rong's big black dog is very powerful!" After Madam Fang heard how this little girl got hold of the salted fish, she was shocked.
"Brother Rong took me to his house before. I know Blackie." Mao Xiaoyu explained.
"You can't even recognize him. without the owner at home, you jumped into his yard. You deserve to be bitten!" Madam Fang was still mumbling.
Mao Xiaoyu did not want to argue and poured the deep-fried fish into her bowl.
Madam Fang also made a meat dish. Her man had killed a chicken in the morning.
During lunch, no one mentioned that Mao Xiaoyu wanted to move out. She ate at the side obediently and listened to the adults' conversation.
After the meal, she helped to clean up the dishes and sat in front of the two old people.
Mao Xiwang stared at Mao Xiaoyu for a long time before he said, "The Chief has already told me your thoughts."
Mao Xiaoyu did not even blink. She nodded and said, "Grandpa Xiao Mao, can my idea be realized?"
"There's only one way that's the easiest. It's up to you if you can accept it." Mao Xiwang chuckled.
"What is it? Tell me!" Mao Xiaoyu's eyes lit up. She felt that there was hope.
"For now, the easiest way is for you to get married and leave the house." Mao Xiwang expressed his thoughts.
"That won't do. If I get married and leave, what will happen to my mother?" Mao Xiaoyu rejected him without even thinking.
Her mother was getting old!
Besides, she did not want to get married at all!
The status of women in ancient times was really too low. Don't turn back and fall into a wolf's den before you can escape from the tiger's mouth.
"Your mother is the daughter-in-law of the Mao family, so it's even more difficult." Mao Xiwang shook his head.
"What if my grandparents continue to torture us? Can we ask the elders in the clan to help us separate from the family?" Mao Xiaoyu asked.
Mao Xiwang shook his head and told the truth. "They're all old and experienced. If no one died, I'm afraid they don't want to care."
"Then what if I donate money to build the ancestral hall? If it's not enough, I can build a school. Will that be enough for them to help?" Mao Xiaoyu had put in a lot of effort to split from the family.
As long as they could split from the family, Mao Xiaoyu was willing to spend some money.
The two old men, who were over 50 years old, stared at each other.
"Little girl, do you know what you're saying?" the Village Chief's face was filled with disbelief.
Did the little girl know how much money it would cost to build those?
"Where will you get the silver?" Mao Xiwang frowned.
He had heard that this junior had dug up herbs a few days ago.
However, that amount of silver was only a few taels at most. Not to mention building a house, it was not even enough to build a thatched house.
"Don't worry about that, I can earn it." Mao Xiaoyu expressed that money could be settled in minutes.
All she had to do was take out a small gold bar, and building a few houses would be a piece of cake!
"You little girl, you can't run up the mountain again. The last two times you met Rong Xiang, you were lucky." The Village Chief was anxious.
He was afraid that Mao Xiaoyu would disregard her own safety in order to split from the family.
"Village Chief, don't worry." Mao Xiaoyu's head was a little big.
The Village Chief was a good old man, but he was a little too long-winded.
"If we can rebuild the ancestral hall, I might be able to convince a few old guys in the clan to come forward." Mao Xiwang said under Mao Xiaoyu's expectant gaze.
Forget about the school. After it was built, they would still have to spend money to find a teacher.
Hiring a teacher also required a lot of money, and the clan could not afford it.
"My grandfather and grandmother will make their next move soon. I would like to ask little great-grandfather to visit the elders in the next few days. As long as the separation is successful, the work on the ancestral hall will start immediately!" Mao Xiaoyu said it as if she was in the right.
"You're quite confident. I'm afraid this little girl still has a lot of money on her! " Mao Xiwang stroked his beard.
He did not believe that a person without money could be so confident.
One had to know that a man in his prime only earned a few hundred wen a month.
No one would believe him if he told them that he could earn enough money to build a house in a few days.
Mao Xiaoyu touched her nose. "I was lucky the day before yesterday. I dug up an old Chinese knotweed."
the two old men raised their eyebrows and nodded.
They did not ask how much the knotweed was sold for. It was not their forte, so they did not need to ask so much.
After knowing that Mao Xiaoyu had money, Mao Xiwang felt a little more at ease.
"How do you know that your grandparents are going to make things difficult for you again? What did you hear?" The more he chatted with this little girl, the more he felt that she was not simple.
"That's a secret!" Mao Xiaoyu kept him in suspense.
If he walked with the wind, it would not be shocking enough when the matter exploded.
"Little Girl!" Mao Xiwang laughed and scolded.
Mao Xiaoyu chuckled.
"Since you have money, just use it to dismiss your grandfather and the others. Why do you have to do so much trouble?" The Village Chief asked.
The two old men from the mao family were not difficult to deal with. They would be obedient with silver.
He did not believe that Mao Xiaoyu had not thought of this.
At the mention of Grandma Mao and Grandpa Mao, Mao Xiaoyu's expression was as if she had just eaten poop.
The implication was that she was not willing to give money to them.
"You child!" The Village Chief was speechless.
"After they bullied my mother and me like this, I will never reconcile with them!" Mao Xiaoyu said with a tough attitude.
The two old men looked at each other and sighed in their hearts.
If Grandpa Mao knew that his granddaughter was so capable, he wondered if he would regret not treating the mother and daughter well.
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After discussing the matter at the village head's house, Mao Xiaoyu walked home in a relaxed manner.
When no one was around, she took out another 30 eggs from her Space.
she had already ordered the eggs from the Third Aunt. it would be much more convenient for her and her mother to eat eggs in the future.
Liu Xianniang did not stay idle today. She first returned the pots and pans that she had borrowed, then closed herself in her room and busied herself with work.