Old Mrs. Li sat up straight unconsciously. This damn girl. She heard yesterday that Li Xiaoxiao fried bacon for Li Quanfu and put a lot of it in it. Old Mrs. Li was so angry. The meat was not sent to her but given to some irrelevant people. But it was too late when she found out. Otherwise, she would have gone to find that girl. Apparently she had forgotten that she had gone to Li Xiaoxiao's house and made a scene yesterday.

Fortunately, she was sensible and knew to send her a bowl today.

The fourth son's wife also heard it, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Mom, the second son's wife has separated from the family, but she is still so ignorant. We have a large family, so we will send her one bowl to feed everyone."

Old Mrs. Li was a little displeased at the moment and couldn't help but frown. There were indeed not many pieces of meat in a bowl. But then she thought, this was the first time she was given meat after the separation, so she gave her some face and said a few words to her.

Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Li stood up, straightened her clothes, and went to the gate with the fourth son's wife.

Li Xiaobao was shouting excitedly beside him: "We're here, we're here, we'll be there soon."

In the summer, it gets dark later. In the evening, people who have eaten or not eat gather in groups of three or five to chat.

When they saw Li Xiaoxiao walking towards them, they started whispering to each other again.

"This Dahai is a filial son. He was kicked out, but when he has something delicious, he still wants to send it to the old house."

"That's right. None of the four brothers in the Li family are as good as Dahai. He is the best."

"That big bowl of meat looks delicious."

Old Mrs. Li raised her head unconsciously and listened to the villagers' discussions. She looked as proud as a victorious rooster.

Li Xiaoxiao did not walk fast, it could be said that she was walking very slowly, but she was getting closer and closer, her eyes looking straight ahead without looking at anyone. At this time, the eyes of the old Li family and all the villagers were staring at her. Ten meters, eight meters, six meters, five meters, two meters, one meter, under everyone's gaze, Li Xiaoxiao walked past the door of the Li family without stopping, and everyone's eyes widened. This, isn't this for the old Li family?

When Li Xiaobao saw Li Xiaoxiao just walking away like that, he became so anxious that his eyes turned red.

He shouted, "Grandma Li Xiaoxiao is here, bring the meat back quickly." After that, he strode towards Li Xiaoxiao and stretched out his arms to block Li Xiaoxiao, preventing her from passing.

"Take it back? Where to take it?" Li Xiaoxiao asked calmly. She was secretly happy in her heart, but her face did not show any anger because of Li Xiaobao's blocking her way.

"Of course it's for the grandma. Aren't you delivering it to the grandma?" Li Xiaobao's face turned red with anger.

"Who told you that I was going to send the meat to Old Li's house?" Li Xiaoxiao glanced at the Li family.

"You divided the family property without dividing the houses or the fields, and kicked us out on the same day. I still have to send you meat. You have such a big face." Li Xiaoxiao looked at the Li family and mocked every word.

"If it weren't for the village head, our family would all be homeless now. Now that we have meat at home, I'm going to give a bowl to the village head. What? Are you going to stop us from taking the meat from him?" Li Xiaoxiao looked at the faces of the Li family members with a sneer on his face.

The Li family was angry before, but they instantly wilted after hearing what Li Xiaoxiao said. They didn't want to offend the head of the village because of a bowl of meat. Even Li Xiaobao's arrogance was mostly gone. Although he was small, he knew that the head of the village was the highest official in their village.

Li Xiaoxiao ignored them and walked past Li Xiaobao, humming a little tune, showing that she was in a good mood.

This sudden change made the neighbors who were watching the fun burst into laughter. Old Mrs. Li's face turned red and she gasped heavily. She tried her best to suppress the anger that was about to burst out and shouted, Li Xiaobao, come back to me.

Li Xiaobao knew he had done something wrong, so he didn't dare go home and ran away.

Li Xiaobao ran away. Old Lady Li had no place to vent her anger. She slammed the door shut.

"Jiang, you lazy woman, you have taught my grandson bad things. You make a fuss over trivial matters. From today on, you and the third wife will take turns cooking."

Jiang felt aggrieved but did not dare to argue. The old lady was very angry at the moment. When she calmed down, she asked Li Laosi to say a few nice words to his mother and asked the third wife to cook from now on.

Li Xiaoxiao hummed a little tune and arrived at the headman's house smoothly. The headman's daughter-in-law Zhang was cooking. Seeing Li Xiaoxiao coming, she warmly invited her to come in and sit down.

Li Xiaoxiao didn't go in. She gave the bowl to Zhang and thanked the head of the village for her help. Zhang said it was her duty and a big smile appeared on her face.

It was almost dark when he got home. The whole family was waiting for Li Xiaoxiao to eat. Li Huawen wanted to eat some meat several times, but was stopped by his mother. He could only run on the main road from time to time to see why his sister had not returned yet.

The food had been served on the table, and Li Xiaoxiao also felt a little hungry. With the remaining light from outside the house, the family began to feast on the food. Li Huawen was the happiest eater, with oil drooling from his mouth. He exclaimed that the food was so delicious that he ate meat for three days in a row. This was something he had never dared to think of before the family separation.

Sun smiled sincerely as she watched the children eating so happily. She picked up a piece of chicken for Li Dahai, but saw tears flashing in the corners of Li Dahai's eyes. She patted his hands on the table, motioning him to eat quickly. Li Dahai ate the delicious chicken with mixed feelings.

Even when eating meat in the Li family, each person in their family would have at most one piece, and it was a very small piece, so you could hardly taste the flavor of the meat. But now, there is a whole bowl full of meat to eat at will. He could never have dreamed of such a thing before. It was too unreal.

Li Xiaoxiao also caught a glimpse of Li Dahai's abnormality out of the corner of her eye, but she pretended not to see it and continued eating.

There is no point in talking too much about some things. You will get used to them over time. Anyway, she is very satisfied with the current situation.

The only drawback was this straw hut. At night, they slept on the floor against the wall. She and Li Ruolan slept inside, with a curtain between them. Her parents and younger brother slept outside. She secretly sprinkled a lot of insect repellent powder before going to bed yesterday, but was still woken up by an unknown little bug at night. She didn't sleep well in the second half of the night and didn't dare make too much noise for fear of waking others.

After dinner, Li Huawen lay on the bed, touched his round belly, and exclaimed that he was so happy.

Li Xiaoxiao helped wash the dishes and after cleaning up, she said she wanted to go to Jiunu County tomorrow to buy some daily necessities. It was said that the Jiunu Mountain behind their village was named after Jiunu County.

The county town is very big, and people from dozens of kilometers around go to Jiunu County to attend the big market. Li Xiaoxiao and Sun went there once two years ago. It happened to be the big market that day, with a lot of people and it was very lively. Li Xiaoxiao just asked Sun, and tomorrow is not the big market, which is exactly what she wants. Anyway, she has thought about what she wants to buy, and it will be faster with fewer people.

Li Dahai knew that his daughter was smart and capable, but he was a little worried. For a girl to go out alone, their village was far away from the county town, and the villagers usually took ox carts, which cost two cents for a round trip. If Sun went with them, it would cost two more cents. Four cents was enough to buy a pound of flour.

Li Xiaoxiao saw his worry and said, "Mom, come with me. I can't carry the things by myself when I buy them."

"Also, I want to buy some meat and pork bones." Knowing the family situation, Sun probably wouldn't let her buy anything if they didn't discuss it in advance.

Sure enough, when they heard about buying meat, Li Dahai and Sun both looked hesitant. When they lived in the old house before, they had no money, but now that they have separated, they have some silver. Eight taels of silver sounds like a lot, but his family has no other income, so they can only spend it sparingly.

"Dad, Mom, don't worry. Uncle Quanfu said that I will become a good hunter in the future. I will go out to earn money and we will definitely live a good life. Dad, you are weak and we are still growing, so there is no need to be so frugal when it comes to food. Money is earned, not saved." Li Xiaoxiao said with reason. She believed that with her own hands, it would be no problem for her family to have enough food and clothing.

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