After becoming rich overnight, I handed over the system.

Chapter 53 My Cousin Goes to Seek Refuge

While Li Mingyue's family was reunited, Old Lady Liu brought a big problem to their door.

"Second son's wife, who do you think this is?" Old Mrs. Liu felt she hadn't heard clearly.

“Mother, this is my cousin from my maternal family,” Zhao, Liu Erhe’s wife, answered hesitantly.

"Oh, your cousin is here. You can entertain her for a couple of days." Old Mrs. Liu didn't take it seriously.

“No, Mother, Xingniang said she wants to stay at our house.”

"I disagree! What would a young, unmarried woman like her do living in our house!" Old Mrs. Liu's first reaction was disapproval.

“But Mother, Xingniang’s parents are both gone, that’s why she came looking for me, her cousin.” Zhao Shi felt a little sorry for her, after all, the other party came because she was her cousin.

"Her parents are gone? Doesn't she have any brothers or relatives? And she's so far away, how did she, a weak woman, get here? Haven't you thought about that? Most importantly, don't you want your man anymore? She's a cousin from another family, and she doesn't want to go to anyone else, but she comes to you. Isn't that because she's after our family?"

Old Mrs. Liu, as expected of someone who is wise beyond her years, figured it out in the blink of an eye: this whole thing seems to be aimed at their family.

It's because their family recently had another bumper potato harvest. The third son and the clan chief went to report to the county magistrate but haven't returned yet. It seems someone got the news in advance and wanted to get there first.

Zhao initially felt that her mother-in-law was somewhat cold-hearted, not even caring about her reputation in front of her own family.

Upon hearing this, she realized the other party was after her man, which was outrageous.

Erhe may not be very capable, but she is good to her and her child. What will happen to her and her child if her cousin interferes?

"Mother, I'll send her away right now." Zhao was furious.

"Don't go too far. After all, she's your family. Give her some money for travel expenses. Just say that we have a tofu workshop and it's inconvenient for outsiders to stay here."

Thinking about this, Old Lady Liu also felt that her house needed to be expanded.

The room was too small; she couldn't even handle the herbs in the manual.

Seeing the effects of the prescriptions mentioned by the women in the group, she had been envious for a long time. While beauty and skincare are important, strengthening the body is even more precious!

Grandma Liu had made up her mind that once the medicine was prepared, she would make sure the whole family soaked in it.

It would be best if Princess Mingyue could send some to everyone, since her technology is advanced and it would be easier for her to make medicine.

As for the pills from Long Mingyue's side, they were the most effective, but she dared not ask for more, after all, they were celestial pills.

Last time her eldest grandson had a fever, she gave him one of her previous "Rejuvenation Pills". Goodness, the next day her grandson was full of energy and jumping around. This amazed the family, and they all asked her where the medicine came from.

She could only give them a perfunctory reply, and warned everyone not to go out and make a fuss, saying that there was only so much medicine, and if others found out, they would see what they would do in the future, which finally dissuaded them from their idea.

Zhao went out and found her cousin, "Xingniang, it's really inconvenient for me to go home. Here's two hundred coins for you. You should go home."

Xingniang never expected that Zhao would change her mind after returning home.

"Cousin, you're telling Xingniang to die! My parents are gone, that's why I came to you. I never expected you to be like this. I might as well be dead."

After saying that, he tried to ram the door, but Zhao quickly stopped him.

“Cousin, Xingniang. That’s not what I meant, it’s just that it’s really inconvenient at home.” Zhao’s heart softened when she saw her cousin with tears streaming down her face.

"But cousin, Xingniang only has you left!"

"Well, well, maybe I should go back and ask my mother-in-law again," Zhao said, looking troubled.

"Oh, it's the Erhe family. Have some relatives come to visit? Why are they crying?" Qian, Liu Laoshi's wife, came out from next door.

She had been watching from the doorway for quite a while, and she could tell that Xingniang had no good intentions. What kind of young lady insisted on staying at her cousin's house? Who knew what she was planning to do?

But she wouldn't kindly remind Old Lady Liu that they were from the same village, so why was Old Lady Liu so rich, making tofu, growing sweet potatoes, and having more sons than she did?

The two women married into Liu Family Village at the same time and were neighbors. Unexpectedly, Old Lady Liu gave birth to three sons in a row, while she only had a son on her third attempt and was able to establish herself.

She was constantly talked about by the villagers, but after having a son, she immediately felt triumphant. Later, when Old Lady Liu, the matriarch, passed away unexpectedly, she felt she had regained some ground.

When Liu Yuanxi went to school, she also sent her youngest son to school.

She was clearly about to surpass Granny Liu, but then her family started making tofu and even grew sweet potatoes with extremely high yields.

She heard from the village chief that the government would probably reward them again.

She was indignant that all the benefits went to Granny Liu's family, and now that she rarely saw anyone causing trouble, she naturally wanted to lend a hand.

"Is this someone from the Erhe family? It's not like your mother-in-law doesn't welcome these relatives. That's not a good idea," Qian said with ill intent.

Meanwhile, a group of villagers also gathered in front of Grandma Liu's house. Seeing the crying little girl and a woman surnamed Qian talking nearby, everyone started pointing and whispering.

"No, Aunt Qian, my mother-in-law..."

"Alright, second son's wife, since your cousin wants to stay here, then let her stay. But our house is too small, so your cousin will have to make do."

Old Mrs. Liu also heard the argument, came out of the house, and directly told her cousin, who had ulterior motives, to stay.

"Thank you, Mother-in-law." Before Zhao could say anything, Xingniang quickly got up to express her gratitude.

"Call me auntie." Old Mrs. Liu told Zhao to bring the person in and then closed the door.

"Hmph, old witch." Qian cursed inwardly. Although Old Lady Liu ignored her without giving her a second glance, she noticed that Old Lady Liu's complexion was better than before.

"I wonder which brand of rouge and powder that woman uses." Madam Qian touched her own face, feeling a little envious.

Seeing that there was no excitement left, the others dispersed. They were hoping that Old Lady Liu would sell tofu at a lower price to the villagers, so they dared not rush to join in the fun.

Zhao led Xingniang into the house, and Xingniang secretly glanced at the courtyard.

"Second brother's wife, why don't you clean out that storage room for your cousin to live in?"

Looking at her cousin's darting eyes, Old Mrs. Liu was speechless; it seemed things were about to get turbulent at home.

Well, let's just take it one step at a time.

When the other members of the Liu family returned, they found that there was an extra person in the house.

"Mother, who is this?" Old Liu asked.

"Your second brother's wife's cousin," Old Mrs. Liu said irritably.

Everyone else looked at Zhao in disbelief, thinking, "How could you invite another person to eat at your home?"

Zhao felt embarrassed and could only lower her head and eat silently.

"Brother, I am..." Xingniang tried to stand up to make a good impression.

"Don't talk while you're eating!" Old Mrs. Liu interrupted directly.

For a moment, everyone buried their heads in their food and ate in silence.