Fast-forward to the era of cannon fodder

Yuanchun looked at the elderly people who cared about her and was very touched. "Seventh Master, Third Master, Third Aunt, Fifth Aunt, don't worry about me. I don't want to get married for the time being. I plan to ask the village to approve a plot of land for me to build another house and move out of my home."

"How much money will it cost to build a house? Why are you wasting it?" Seventh Grandpa's face darkened. "Chun Yazi, tell Grandpa that you don't want to live in your mother's house. Is it because someone in your family is giving you a hard time?"

"No, no, my brother and sister-in-law are very good to me. I have been married for several years, and my parents, brother and sister-in-law are reluctant to let me work in the fields to earn work points. It is they who earn the work points to support me and Niuniu."

After a pause, Yuanchun continued, "It's just that I am a married girl after all, I can't live in my parents' house forever, Master Qi, I want to move out of my home, and I need you to go to my house and persuade my parents, otherwise they won't let me move out."

Fifth Grandma interrupted, "Chun Yazi, if Fifth Grandma wants to tell you, just stay here and don't move out. Why are you going through all this trouble? Your family won't let you stay here, so just bring little Niuniu to live in Fifth Grandma's house. Fifth Grandma will let you stay here."

Third Grandma's eyes sparkled. "Chun, go live at Third Grandma's house and sleep on the same kang with her. Although Third Grandma's sons are useless, the work points they earn can feed you and your daughter."

Yuanchun didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "My parents didn't stop me from living there. I just... I'm a married girl and I always live in my parents' house. I'm afraid of gossip."

"If anyone dares to gossip about you, Grandma Wu will tear her mouth off."

"Chun Yazi, you are the only girl in our Wang family for three generations. If anyone in the village dares to bully you, Third Grandma will bring your uncles to your house to fight. No one can bully our Wang family's golden nugget."

The Seventh Master frowned and asked her, "Chun Yazi, did you hear people in the village gossiping about you?"

"No." Yuanchun suddenly felt that too deep a love could not be explained. She smiled bitterly, "Seventh Master, Third Grandma, Fifth Grandma, I am a divorced woman now. I can't let my parents, brothers and sisters-in-law support me all my life. It's okay for me to be alone, but I also have Niuniu. I can't let my parents, brothers and sisters-in-law help me raise Niuniu."

Yuanchun looked at Niuniu, who was happily playing with her nephews not far away. The corners of her mouth curled up, "Even if it's for Niuniu, I should support my little family."

"Do you really have to move out?" Seventh Master looked at her seriously.

Yuanchun nodded and said, "Seventh Master, I have saved some money, enough to build two brick houses for Niuniu and I to live in."

"Okay then. When your father comes back tonight, I'll tell him that you should move out, so that those gossipy old women in the village won't talk nonsense and ruin your reputation."

The Seventh Master was originally the old village chief of Xiaowa Village.

Later, Xiaowa Village established a brigade headquarters, and the position of village chief, Qi Taiye, was replaced by the brigade leader. The commune elected her father as the brigade leader, but Qi Taiye was very prestigious in the village, and no one disobeyed him when he spoke.

Even now, the villagers call him the old village chief.

In the afternoon, someone from the village brought back a cartload of firewood.

Many people went to Yuanchun's house, including Brother Wang San and his eldest, second, and third sisters-in-law. They also brought back two carts full of firewood.

Yuanchun quickly entrusted the children to the care of her Third and Fifth Grandmas, and went home to help unload the firewood.