Obviously this excitement is fun to watch.

　　How could I know? Li Zhouzhou didn’t like to talk, and judging from Aunt Wang’s attitude, she probably wouldn’t say anything. The less she talked, the more curious I became. I was anxious. When we returned from Aunt Wang’s house, we walked together as a group, and the two families went in the same direction.

　　”How do you know this? What Aunt Wang said today is harmful to Uncle Wang.”

　　”Everyone in the village knows what kind of people Uncle Wang and Zhou Zhou are, but no one believes it, so what’s wrong with Aunt Wang and Zhou Zhou?” This is the key point.

　　”I don’t know, otherwise ask Brother Xing.”

　　Anyway, it was still early to cook, so it didn’t matter whether they had a meal or not. The two of them went to Xing’er’s house. Xing’er had just finished washing clothes and was hanging them up in the front yard. It was cold, so he boiled hot water to wash them. In the house, his nephews and nieces were playing with Yuanyuan.

　　When the two of them came in, they didn’t go into the house.

　　”It’s sunny today. It’s rare to have such a warm day in winter. I won’t go in.”

　　”Yes, I won’t go in and sit down. I have to go back and cook later.”

　　Xing Ge’er knew that the two of them had something to come for, but he didn’t ask. If they wanted to know what they were asking, they would have told them directly without him asking. Otherwise, why would they come to his house to find him? Did they really come here to chat?

　　As expected, after a few words, the two of them started talking about what happened to Uncle Wang at the entrance of the village last night, and then talked about how they just heard that Uncle Wang had an affair with Li Zhouzhou –

　　”Bullshit! Who said that? You’re full of shit, how could Zhou Zhou do such a thing?” Xing Ge’er interrupted and cursed, isn’t this just fabrication? Li Zhou Zhou loves his husband so much, how could he possibly cheat on his husband?

　　Nonsense.

　　”We also said so, that’s right, but no one in the village believed it.”

　　”Yeah, no one believes it, don’t be angry.”

　　Xing Ge’er didn’t believe it, “If no one believes it and no one says it, then who learned that sentence just now?”

　　”Aunt Wang just said who knows, and someone pushed her back on the spot. But Aunt Wang and Zhou Zhou seem to have a good relationship on weekdays. What happened?”

　　Xing Ge’er suppressed his anger, and he asked why he was asked to come, and he also talked about a lot of things about Uncle Wang, and he was waiting for him here. However, Aunt Wang could say that about Zhou Zhou, and Xing Ge’er didn’t want to save face, so he pretended to be embarrassed.

　　”What’s the matter? Is there really something?” He asked excitedly.

　　Xing Ge’er was embarrassed. “Zhou Zhou didn’t let me learn from anyone. After all, we are all neighbors. It would be bad if we told others about it.”

　　”It would be better if you don’t tell anyone.”

　　”Yes, Brother Xing, if you still don’t trust us, don’t worry, I promise not to learn from others.”

　　”It would be good if they could clarify any misunderstandings. Maybe there is some misunderstanding between them, right? We can also try to persuade them.”

　　Xing Ge’er thought that it would be good if you guys didn’t add fuel to the fire, but it wasn’t a big deal. Aunt Wang was able to secretly talk behind Zhou Zhou and Uncle Wang’s back, and with Li Zhou Zhou’s temper, he had to step in to help.

　　”Okay, it’s just a small matter. I don’t know if it’s true or not. I’ll tell you guys to help persuade him. Zhou Zhou really has no bad intentions…”

　　So he told them about how Aunt Wang went to Li Zhouzhou’s house to buy a stove and asked Li Zhouzhou to bargain with Zhu the clay craftsman. The two were satisfied to hear the whole story and said on the way back: “Aunt Wang had the nerve to ask. We know her family is tight, so why not just not buy a pot?”

　　”You didn’t mean to buy two more at a cheaper price. No wonder you said that about Li Zhouzhou.”

　　Everyone spent thirty cents to buy the stove, but Gu Shulang gave it ten cents cheaper. That was because Gu Shulang came up with the idea and carved the words and did the hard work. Aunt Wang didn’t contribute anything. If the stove was really bought for twenty cents, the villagers wouldn’t credit Aunt Wang for the thirty-cent purchase, but would definitely credit Li Zhouzhou.

　　Why not give them a discount?

　　Now that Li Zhouzhou has rejected Aunt Wang, and everyone is paying thirty cents for the item, she feels relieved.

　　”I’m not saying anything wrong, but Aunt Wang is too stingy. She has a grandson at home, but she still stings even if it’s ten cents.”

　　”Yes, if you want a bargain, ask Zhu Nijiang for it. It’s not Li Zhouzhou who burned the stove. She still holds a grudge and says that behind his back.”

　　…

　　The Li family had just finished lunch.

　　Gu Zhao was sorting out the “fertilizer” list he had written that morning at his desk. He had just gotten up in the morning and Zhou Zhou lit the stove to wake him up.

　　The stove in the main room was turned off before going to bed at night, and the two inner rooms were used to heat the kang, which saved firewood and lit it up early the next day. After burning for a while, Li Zhouzhou began to move the stove outside and light it in the yard, because burning firewood smelled pungent and produced smoke and ash.