Episode 5 recap: Grandma Lian Man Er took away Lian Man Er's money.
Soon it was time for the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Lian Man Er came to the village to join in the festivities. Shen Nuo and Wang You Heng also came over. Wang You Heng expressed his hope that Shen Nuo would leave immediately after finishing whatever business he had here.Shen Nuo asked what would happen if he didn't leave, to which Wang You Heng responded. Shen Nuo clarified that he was just joking and told Wang You Heng not to be nervous. A few girls were gossiping about Lian Man Er's cousin, saying that she went to the Li family in town and even though they didn't think highly of her, she shamelessly persisted. They are all one family, and Lian Man Er looks much more beautiful and lively than her cousin.
When the cousin heard this, she got angry and argued with them, and they even pushed her down. Lian Man Er came over to help her up, but the cousin didn't appreciate it at all. Meanwhile, Lian Man Er's grandparents were distributing offerings, giving a little extra to their third child's family but nothing to their eldest child's family. The cousin returned in a huff, and Lian Hua Er happened to see it, so she told the cousin about Lian Man Er having money.
In Lian Man Er's room, Grandma Lian Man Er took out the money that belonged to Lian Man Er. Lian Man Er was very upset and asked how her grandmother could take someone else's money. Grandma Lian Man Er said she took it because they hadn't divided the family yet, and the money originally belonged to everyone.
Grandma Lian Man Er expressed her disbelief that Lian Man Er had the audacity to stash away her own money. Lian Man Er said they should divide the family, but Grandma Lian Man Er insisted that they couldn't do that while they were still alive. Lian Man Er asked Grandma Xiao Qi how she knew about the money, and Xiao Qi said it was the cousin who told her in the main hall.
Lian Man Er realized that the cousin didn't know about her money and found it suspicious. Lian Man Er grabbed a stick and went to find Lian Hua Er, who asked her what she wanted and told her not to come any closer, or else she would call someone for help.
Lian Man Er said she knew what Lian Hua Er had done, but she wouldn't hit her because karma will take care of her. Lian Man Er was cutting rice stalks when Shen Nuo approached her, and she asked Shen Nuo to help as well. With so many people watching, they couldn't be lazy.
Shen Nuo said he didn't know how to do it. Lian Man Er thought he was a farmer from Shen's Village, how could he not even know this, so she taught Shen Nuo. Shen Nuo noticed that Lian Man Er had rice grains on her head and helped her take them off. Shen Nuo talked to Lian Man Er's grandfather and thought that this year's harvest was good, wondering if they could add some cattle and sheep.
Lian Man Er's grandfather said that the taxes were heavy now, and they could barely make ends meet. The power to distribute the land was in the hands of the government officials, and they would divide it as they pleased. The common people were having a tough time. Lian Man Er's grandfather wanted someone to go back and fetch water, and Lian Man Er's second uncle and his wife wanted to be lazy, competing to go. Lian Man Er's grandfather simply asked Lian Man Er to go.
When Lian Man Er returned home, she found her grandmother secretly making meat pies for Xiu Xiu and Lian Hua Er. Lian Hua Er was afraid that Lian Man Er would tell others, so she gave Lian Man Er one and told her not to say anything.
Lian Man Er said that if she ate it and then talked about it, she would be struck by lightning. Lian Man Er showed the pie to everyone and talked about them eating from the separate stove. She felt that they hadn't divided the family yet, so why were they living such unfair lives? Lian Man Er's grandfather spoke up and said that they would all eat the meat pie tonight, and the pie was quickly divided by Lian Man Er's second aunt and others.
Lian Man Er's grandmother was very upset, feeling that they didn't know how much money this meal would cost. Xiu Xiu said that Lian Man Er deserved to be struck by lightning. Lian Man Er said she didn't eat that particular pie. Lian Man Er's grandfather was very angry and said that there was no curse from a cousin to her niece, and he wanted to hit Xiu Xiu, but Lian Man Er's grandmother quickly stopped him.
When Xiu Xiu came back and scolded Lian Man Er, she asked Lian Hua Er to come up with a solution and make sure they were taught a lesson. When Shen Nuo was about to leave, he encountered government officials searching with a wanted portrait. The officials found Shen Nuo suspicious because they had never seen him before.
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