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

The only thing she had that was worth mentioning was her large plaid body, but in her current condition, she wasn't fit to carry heavy bags or do any physical work.

She touched her belly but there was no reaction. She didn't know what it felt like to be pregnant. She couldn't ask others about this, as she might not be pregnant.

The man from the Liu family she married had a useless thing, so she has always been a virgin.

A month ago, her mother-in-law tricked her into going to the county, saying that she was going to open her eyes.

They took her to a place, fed her, and then she knew nothing.

After waking up, she was opened!

The mother-in-law took her home with a bag of silver, smiling.

Just two days after returning home, he scolded her for seducing men and calling her a bad person. Ji Xiaobei couldn't explain himself.

The man from the Liu family was so angry that he beat her up, threw her a divorce letter, and told her to get out.

She hanged herself because she was so angry on the road.

The original person lost the purse she carried with her. It was an embroidered one that her mother had someone embroider for her when she got married. There was a word "North" on it.

Alas! The original body was also a pitiful person.

Even with such a pretty face, my mother-in-law took me to that kind of place and sold me for the first time.

This business was a good one for Mrs. Liu!

He made a lot of money before divorcing her.

Thinking of this, Ji Xiaobei felt so angry that his teeth were itching.

The old woman from the Liu family waited and saw.

She fell asleep in a daze.

The next morning I woke up from the cold.

It’s really cold!

I have to go to town to buy two more quilts today, otherwise I’ll freeze to death.

The kitchen was filled with smoke. Xiaohua was making a fire, Xiaoju was picking wild vegetables, and Lin was mixing black flour porridge.

Shitou was chopping wood in the yard.

Everyone in the family was working, but she slept in.

A big pot of black vegetable soup, this is really hard to swallow...

She had slept all night and was already starving. She took out a few scallion pancakes and threw them on the chopping board.

"Xiaoju, make the paste and fry the scallion pancakes in the pan!"

Pancake? Scallion pancake?

The three of them looked at the chopping block at the same time...

Lin looked at Ji Xiaobei in disbelief, trying to read something from her face.

Ji Xiaobei said domineeringly: "What are you looking at? If you don't want to eat it, I'll take it away..."

Several people stretched their necks, swallowed their saliva, and dared not ask any more questions.

"Xiao Ju, go and study how this pancake is made, and make it for us later!"

"Sister, can I eat white flour and scallion pancakes from now on?" Xiaohua asked with sparkling eyes.

"If you can't cook, you'll have nothing to eat in the future." Ji Xiaobei said with a straight face.

Xiaoju felt as if the burden on her shoulders was as heavy as a thousand pounds, and she held the scallion pancake and studied it for a long time.

Xiaohua next to her was about to cry in anxiety, the pot was already smoking.

If you keep looking at it this way, there will be holes in the cake.

The scallion pancake was put into the pan, oil sizzled out and Xiaohua licked her fingers greedily.

Xiaoju was almost full and hadn't figured out how it was made, so she ate two more pieces in a hurry. Her face turned red, and she was afraid that her elder sister would question her.

Fortunately, my eldest sister was eating scallion pancakes and slurping black flour porridge, and didn't mention the matter again.

Lin looked at her eldest daughter and found that she seemed different from before. Her brain worked better and her speech was more organized.

"Mom, after dinner, Xiaoju and I will go to the town to see if we can find any business to do," said Ji Xiaobei.

"The fields have not been turned over yet. Help turn over the fields first, and then go to town!" said Lin.

She was determined to farm, and with one more mouth to feed at home, she was counting on those two acres of thin land.

"Mom, don't spend too much time on the land. It has been soaked in the flood for so long, it would be a waste of seeds to plant it!" Ji Xiaobei said bluntly.

She didn't want Lin to have too many fantasies. There were too many bacteria in the flooded land and it was not suitable for growing crops in the first year.

Lin was so angry that her face turned red. Her daughter was still a girl. She spoke without thinking and it was so infuriating that she was almost dead.

The hope of their family lies on this land. Apart from eating and sleeping, they spend the rest of their time tending to the land.

But she said that no crops could be grown and the seeds would be wasted.

When Shitou heard what his elder sister said, he got angry. It would have been fine if she didn't help with the work, but she also said discouraging words.

But after eating two meals in a row that my elder sister brought, I was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

"I'll go to the county government office to inquire about my father's affairs!" Ji Xiaobei said slowly.

Lin's expression looked better at this point, and Shitou fell silent.

After dinner, Xiaoju happily followed Ji Xiaobei to the town.

This was Xiaoju's first time going to the town, and she walked very fast.

Xiaoju felt that this was the highlight of her life and she could go out and brag about it to Sanya for a year.

It's such an important moment, but the atmosphere is a bit depressing.

She took the initiative to say, "Sister, there are so many delicious foods in town!"

"you've been to?"

"No, I heard from San Ya that she bought some fried cakes last time and the oil on her mouth stayed there for several days, and she was reluctant to wash it off."

"Do you have money to buy it?"

Xiaoju: ...Why are you bringing up that? People are as hot as fire, but she just pours cold water on them.

When they arrived at Cishui Town, Xiaoju's eyes were not enough. She looked left and right, wishing to store everything she saw into her brain.

Ji Xiaobei had been here several times with the Liu family and was quite familiar with the town, so she went directly to Cichang Street.

This is the famous wealthy area in the town, with high walls and courtyards, straight streets, and people coming and going are all dressed very neatly.

There is a small open space at the end of the street. Country people often come here with fresh vegetables and eggs to sell. There are also hunters selling mountain products and game. By noon, they all disperse.

She looked at the sun, then pulled Xiaoju and ran over there.

"Hey, sister, that family's red lantern is so beautiful, there is a big dragon on it..."

……

There were a few stalls scattered around the small market, and a few servant-like women were surrounding them bargaining for prices.

Ji Xiaobei found a large clean stone, wiped it again and again with his sleeves, took out a bag of scallion pancakes, a basket of buns, and a large plate of sausages from his pocket, and placed them on the stone.

Xiaoju's eyes widened. This...

"Prepared food for sale, big homemade meat buns and fragrant scallion pancakes!" Ji Xiaobei didn't even think twice, he stood up straight and shouted at the top of his lungs.

Xiaoju immediately understood what was going on. She smiled and pulled an auntie over and said, "Auntie, look at our cakes. They're made of white flour and are so delicious..."

"What's so special about white flour? Who doesn't know how to make scallion pancakes?" The old woman didn't buy it. She was the chef in the kitchen. If she bought scallion pancakes, wouldn't that be ruining her job?

Xiaoju looked unhappy: Bah! Go home and eat your scallion pancakes, you'll be so full!

Ji Xiaobei thought of a good idea - immersive eating of sausages.

She held her sister down, made her squat beside a rock, broke off a sausage and told her, "Eat!"