At the beginning of the year of famine, the lucky girl of the farm family used cheats to support the

Zhao Xiuer was stunned and quickly turned around to help her in.

Granny Jin walked in with ragged clothes and a wooden stick. She seemed to see everything and said to Zhao Jiagui, "You must know the evil things your parents did, how dare you speak so shamelessly here?"

Zhao Jiagui didn't care at all and looked down on the blind old woman in front of him: "Old blind woman, if you continue to make up rumors, I will beat you to death."

Li Shuangrong finally couldn't bear it anymore. He clenched his fist, lifted him up by the collar and was about to hit him in the face.

Zhao Jiagui closed his eyes in fear, but he still said: "If you have the guts, beat me to death, and then go to the county government office again, and maybe you will have to pay with your life. When that happens, you can just wait to be beheaded!"

Yisheng was so frightened that he cried, "No, Daddy, don't chop off my head."

Fubao immediately shouted, "Daddy, hold me," and interrupted the farce.

Granny Jin sneered, "If Xiu'er's mother hadn't entrusted her to me before she died, she might have been sold by that vicious whore of yours."

Zhao Fanger screamed, "Nonsense, shut up!"

Granny Jin: "This voice and temperament are exactly like hers. When Zhao Qingshan was young, he opened a small shop in town with the help of Xiu'er's mother's embroidery business, which made him have some wealth. Once he had money, he seemed to have changed into a different person. He ignored his pregnant wife at home and went to that brothel every day. I don't know how much money he spent there."

Zhao Jiagui and Zhao Fang'er had naturally heard about their mother's origins, and their faces turned ugly at this time, especially the viciousness in Zhao Fang'er's eyes, as if she wanted to tear Grandma Jin to pieces alive.

The villagers were so excited to hear this secret that they wanted to stick their heads into the yard.

The old voice kept saying, "Yan'er, that is, your mother. She was just the cheapest one at that time. She couldn't play any instruments or dance any dances. She was half the price of the other girls."

Zhao Jiagui was pinned down, shouting, "Just wait, just wait, old blind man!"

Granny Jin coughed a few times and said, "Xiu'er's mother and I are sisters in the same school. We learned embroidery from the same master. I became the most famous embroiderer, and my embroidery was even presented to the emperor as tribute. Xiu'er, on the other hand, worked day and night to make money from embroidery, but all the money was spent by Zhao Qingshan on the brothel. Even the money for redeeming Yan'er was earned by her stitch by stitch."

The villagers were amazed: "No wonder the family was able to build such large brick and tile houses, so spacious and big, love is the money earned by women."

Zhao Xiuer froze and asked tremblingly, "Aunt Yan, didn't she marry into my family after my mother died?"

Granny Jin: "Silly child, you were deceived by them. If your father hadn't asked your mother for money every day to redeem Yan'er, and lied to her that he wanted to buy the store quickly, she wouldn't have taken such urgent orders, and worked day and night, which damaged her eyes and her body."

"That woman was kept outside and had been pregnant for a long time. It was said that she was pregnant with a son. Your father almost sacrificed all his money for her. After you were born, he knew that you were a girl, so he didn't go home for two months. Two months later, that woman gave birth to a girl. That was her." As he spoke, he pointed at Zhao Fang'er, whose face was flushed.

"I happened to see him buying clothes for the mother and daughter in the store, so I did a thorough investigation and told your mother. She was very poor during the confinement period and had no one to take care of her. She was almost dead. She gave me the last jewelry that hadn't been taken away and asked me to find a good family for you. Then she passed away. Three days later, at the funeral, Zhao Qingshan came back. A month later, a big banquet was held to welcome Yan'er into the family. Three years later, Zhao Jiagui was born."

Zhao Xiuer was already in tears, unable to believe that her father was such a person.

The villagers had already heard about it a long time ago. In such a small place, the news would spread throughout within three days.

Zhao Jiagui and Zhao Fanger looked very unhappy. With everyone pointing and talking, they hated their mother even more. If it weren't for her, how could they not find a partner? Zhao Fanger thought she was pretty, but for so many years, no one came to propose marriage to her because everyone knew that her mother was a prostitute. As a result, she was looked down upon. Zhao Jiagui couldn't get a wife, and the one he bought was beaten to death by him.

Fubao did not expect the appearance of Grandma Jin. She also did not expect Zhao Qingshan to be such a person and that her mother was so pitiful.

The two were stabbed in the sore spot and were in a state of embarrassment. Zhao Jiagui grabbed the food on the ground and ran away at an astonishing speed.

Zhou Qiaoping shouted: "My family's food!"

Li Shuangrong picked up a stone from the ground and started to throw it. Fubao saw the right moment and the big clod of earth in the space hit the two of them from behind. They screamed in pain. Even so, it was still not enough to vent their anger, but they couldn't take anything away!

The villagers chased after them symbolically for a few steps, but the ox cart they were driving had already run far away and they could not catch up at all. They consoled the Li family with a few words and then dispersed.

Zhao Xiuer was shocked and went back to her room to rest.

The people who saw that the Li family had food asked shamelessly: "Mrs. Zhou, can you lend us some millet?"

Zhou Qiaoping said coldly: "As you can see, all the food in my house has been stolen. It's even a problem to have food tonight. How about you lend me some sorghum noodles?"

The two left in a huff. Zhou Qiaoping walked into the room and said distressedly, "Zhao Qingshan is really a piece of shit. It's a pity that Xiu'er has been so filial despite all the torture she's endured. Alas——"

Zhang Ercui was indignant: "So many millets and eggs are going to end up in the dog's stomach."

Li Huaiqing: "There's not much millet in it, just fine soil." This made the other people in the family feel better.

In fact, when Zhao Jiagui rushed out, Fubao had already taken back all the millet and eggs in the bag. He wanted to leave some for Zhao Qingshan, but a man like him was not worthy of such good food. Anyway, from now on, they would never have any contact again.

Li Shuangrong took out the rabbit meat that had been roasted in the wooden house, and the fragrance spread instantly.

Even Li Huaiqing couldn't help swallowing.

Although there was not much rabbit meat, there were five rabbits, plus the dinner that had been prepared earlier, steamed buns made of white flour and cornmeal, thick rice soup, and a few fried eggs, and the whole family ate happily.

The rabbit meat was a little cold, but it was still delicious when I took a bite. The crispy and browned skin, along with the seasoning Fubao brought out from the space, was fragrant. Adults and children were eating one bite after another, enjoying it. If I took a bite of the soft steamed buns, along with the sweet and delicious white porridge, I felt like I was living a godly life.

Li Huaiqing touched Fubao's soft black hair and said, "It's all because of Fubao that our family can eat such meals..."

Zhang Ercui just felt that her father-in-law doted on the little girl too much, and that any good thing that happened was the little girl's blessing. Normally, she would have said a few words, but today's food was so delicious that she couldn't spare her mouth, so she had to give up.

At night, the family lay on the kang. Fubao held his mother's arm tightly and said, "Mom, there is - I -"

Zhao Xiuer's unstoppable tears soaked the pillow again and she hugged Fubao in her arms.

The next morning, Fubao sat at the table and saw that although her mother's eyes were red and swollen, her gloomy expression was gone. She knew that her mother had made up her mind. As expected, in front of the steaming breakfast on the table, Zhao Xiuer said, "Mom and Dad, I don't have a mother's home anymore, so you don't have to prepare any festival gifts..."

Zhou Qiaoping looked at her distressedly: "I'm glad you can figure it out, good girl, you've been wronged."

It is the winter solstice now, and in a few days the roads will be blocked by heavy snow. The villagers always prepare festival gifts at this time in case the snow is too heavy and the road to the town is difficult to travel.

After breakfast, Li Darong and Li Chongwang packed up their things and went to the town to buy New Year's goods with the two taels of silver given by Zhou Qiaoping.

Life was hard, but the New Year was a big event, and every household took out some of their savings to buy things. Those who could not get enough to eat every day also took the risk and got some mountain products from the mountains.