I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

When she was a child, she went into this forest every day. There was a fork in the road ahead. One deserted path led to the village, and the other one led to nowhere.

She walked onto an empty path, and after several turns, she finally reached the edge of the village.

She gasped, with a triumphant smile.

Suddenly, she suddenly thought, stomach? It seems not suitable to run!

She had completely forgotten that she was pregnant. She felt very comfortable these past few days and had no reaction. She began to doubt whether she was really pregnant.

Maybe it’s due to hormone imbalance and my period is delayed. Who cares? There’s nothing to be afraid of as long as you don’t feel uncomfortable.

She saw the women in the village with big bellies, holding their babies, cooking, working in the fields, chopping wood, washing clothes... doing everything.

Or maybe modern people are too pampered.

Someone greeted her on the road, and she collected her thoughts and walked quickly home.

As soon as I entered the alley, I saw Tiedan and Tie Wei jumping up and down on the donkey cart. The thin cart board was shaking. San Ya and a little girl were teasing Ji Decai with willow twigs.

Ji Decai dozed off with his eyes squinted, probably because he was tired from being teased by the kids this morning.

When they saw Ji Xiaobei coming over, Tiedan and Tieqiu called her "Auntie" affectionately.

San Ya and the little girl timidly called out "Sister Xiaobei!"

Ji Xiaobei and Wang Erya are the same age. They have been playing together since childhood. It was not until Ji Xiaobei married to a good family in the county that she and Erya broke up.

Erya is a jealous person and can't stand others being better than her.

Ji Xiaobei used to be stupid and rough, and he listened to Erya very much, but he married into a good family. No one would accept this.

Ji Xiaobei smiled and said, "Sanya, it's fun. Let's have lunch at my house!"

Sanya's heart was pounding with excitement, and she whispered, "No, I'll be home soon."

She didn't expect that Ji Xiaobei didn't hold a grudge against her. It didn't matter whether she ate the meal or not. It was mainly Xiaohua's attitude that determined Xiaohua's attitude towards her.

"Saya, then come and have dinner at my house!" Xiaohua also said along with her elder sister.

She actually liked playing with San Ya, but since the adults were arguing, she had to hate the Wang family. Since her eldest sister didn't hate them, she didn't hate them either.

San Ya happily touched Ji Decai's big belly twice, and Ji Decai shamelessly defecated a few balls of feces.

Its belly was all fed by Sanya. It kicked its thin legs and called out "ah ah ah" a few times at Sanya.

The other three children all looked at Ji Xiaobei. Ji Xiaobei felt uncomfortable being stared at, so he waved his hand and said, "You guys took good care of Decai today. For Decai's sake, you all should stay for dinner."

Several children screamed and hugged each other, jumping happily.

"Don't be happy too early. After dinner, you have to work!" said Ji Xiaobei.

As long as there is food to eat, working is nothing.

In the yard, Mrs. Lin heard it, tightened her lips, and tears of heartache almost flowed out.

"Mom, I left some food for Xiaohua's friends. Please make some more~!" Ji Xiaobei put down the heavy backpack.

"Bei..." Lin really couldn't help it. It was reasonable to keep two people who could work, but those little brats outside were just foodies. What was the point of keeping them?

"Mom, let's stew bamboo rat meat. I also dug up a few bamboo shoots..." Ji Xiaobei walked into the house and poured out the contents of the backpack.

Xiaoju was shocked. Such a big bamboo rat, and also, a pheasant that was not completely dead...

Lin was also stunned at the door.

"I'm lucky today. Xiaoju boiled water, and I took out the bamboo rats and pheasants. I stewed the game with dried radishes, and then put a circle of pancakes on it. Together with the rice in the pot, it should be enough."

"Bei, this bamboo rat is rare. Why don't we take it to the town and sell it? I think it might be sellable..." Lin said earnestly.

Ji Xiaobei had been salivating for a long time. She swallowed her saliva and said, "Mom, let's eat this one first. How about I dig it up next time and sell it?"

Xiaoju hadn't eaten wild game for a long time. She licked her lips and said, "Mom, let's listen to our elder sister. She caught the bamboo rats and pheasants.

And these bamboo shoots are so big. The roots of that bamboo shoot forest have almost been dug up by the villagers. I didn’t expect my eldest sister to get some such big ones! "

Lin stopped talking, turned around and went out, digging a few shovels of soil. She had to build a wall in the afternoon, and she couldn't work if she wasn't full.

Xiaoju was busy boiling water, scalding chickens, plucking feathers, and skinning bamboo rats. She was having a lot of fun.

Ji Xiaobei couldn't bear to see bloody things, so he went outside to peel bamboo shoots.

The bamboo shoots are thick, white and tender, with white juice dripping out. I really want to take a bite.

She quietly put one in the refrigerator for her mother to try.

She split the remaining three into two pieces and chopped them into tofu-sized cubes.

"Sister, the bamboo shoots need to be cut into dice." Xiaoju said with a smile when she saw her clumsily doing it.

Ji Xiaobei smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if it's a roll or not, it all tastes the same when you put it in your mouth."

She helped to light the fire again. Xiaoju used wild onions to stir-fry the pot, put the bamboo rat meat in it, stir-fried it for a while, and added salt and hot water.

After Ji Xiaobei saw her clean the pheasant, he let it go.

Ji Xiaobei came over to help light the fire. Xiaoju put two scoops of cornmeal in the pot, and Ji Xiaobei gave her another scoop of white flour.

She said that cornmeal would scratch your throat, and it would taste better if you add some white flour.

Xiaoju smiled and said, "I didn't know it was delicious. I was afraid that my mother would beat me. She just told me quietly that I should only put cornmeal in it."

"It's okay. Mom is not here anyway. You are the one cooking and the initiative is in your hands. If you want to blame yourself, just put it on me." Ji Xiaobei comforted her with a smile.

The meat in the pot was already boiling. Xiaoju poured the soaked dried radish into it and quickly made a circle of golden pancakes.

A faint fragrance wafted out of the kitchen. The children stopped playing and squatted at the door, staring at the kitchen.

Shitou and the other three also came back, each carrying a mountain of branches on their backs and some chopped wood in their hands.

"It smells so good. What are you doing at home?" Fugui sniffed and raised his head with difficulty to ask.

"Put down the things on your back first, you're so tired!" Tieliang was about to fall down under the pressure, and his body tilted, and the things on his back rolled to the ground.

In order to show that he was the master, Shitou deliberately carried more things, and now his legs were shaking.

The door was wet with the saliva of the little black kids. When they saw Shi Tou coming back, they consciously moved to the side to make room.

The whole yard was filled with fragrance. Aunt Song from next door stepped on a broken bench and looked over here, seeing a yard full of drooling kids.

She slapped her thigh in regret, and Ji Xiaobei shared food with the kids again...