Thinking of this, Zhang's mother accepted the two taels of silver and regarded it as savings for her daughter. She would give it to her daughter when she needed money. She would not spend it anyway.

"Aunt, just go back. Let your cousin stay here for a few days. There is not much work in the fields now anyway. Your family can save some food if your cousin stays here." Zhang Lin looked at Li Mingxia standing aside, rolled his eyes, and suddenly spoke.

Tian Xiaocao glared at Zhang Lin, wondering why his eldest son, who was usually quite clever, said such a stupid thing today? If Li Mingxia stayed, wouldn't some of the food they could eat be divided up?

But for some reason, thinking about the meal she had just had, Tian Xiaocao was not so resistant to her eldest son's proposal. She even felt that it might be a good thing if Li Mingxia stayed, so Tian Xiaocao did not say anything.

When Zhang's mother heard this, she was also moved. She was not thinking about asking Li Mingxia to help with the work, but she was moved by Zhang Lin's last words.

If Sister Xia stayed, it would indeed save a lot of food for her daughter's family, and her daughter's life would be better.

But they didn't know that the current Li Mingxia was no longer the same Li Mingxia as before. Not to mention whether Zhang would agree, the few little kids in the family couldn't live without Li Mingxia at all. How could they let her stay here?

"No, there is a lot of work to do at home, and my mother can't handle it alone. These children are young and can't do anything. I have to go back." Li Mingxia smiled faintly, and her tone was very gentle, but the words of refusal left no room for negotiation.

The children had been contentedly raised by Li Mingxia these days, and they all nodded when they heard this. Li Zhengde, in particular, held Li Mingxia tightly, as if he was afraid that someone would force his eldest sister to stay.

"Mom, we'll go back first. I'll bring the children back to see you and my dad in a while. If there's anything, just send someone to tell me. I'm the head of the family now. I can come back whenever I say I will." Zhang held her mother's hand tightly. Although she was a little sad, she barely held back her tears when she thought that she no longer had to live a life where she couldn't go back to her parents' home once a year like before. In the end, it was Zhang who persuaded her mother not to cry.

At this moment, Zhang Lin and Zhang Shan came to Li Mingxia's side for some unknown reason, as if they wanted to say something. However, they were interrupted by Li Zhengde before they could open their mouths. "My sister will definitely go back with us. She won't stay here! You don't have to say anything!"

Li Zhengde is not very old, and although these words are a bit harsh, no matter how hard you try, all you can say is that he is ignorant and children speak without restraint, so who can do anything about it?

In addition, Li Mingxia was staring at him the whole time, so Zhang Lin and Zhang Shan had no chance to say something to scare Li Zhengde. They could only glare at him angrily, as if they wanted to scare Li Zhengde.

"Cousin, my brother is young, don't mind it, but he is telling the truth, I will definitely go back." Li Mingxia didn't know how many times he had praised Li Zhengde in his heart, that's how it should be said! What he was embarrassed to say, Li Zhengde's age was completely free to say.

Zhang Lin and Zhang Shan looked at each other with gloomy faces, but in the end they couldn't say anything. They watched Zhang take the children away from Lianjiagou.

"After this trip, I can finally put my mind at ease." Zhang sighed. The big stone in her heart was finally removed. She felt a lot more relaxed, and even the tone of her voice became a little different.

Li Mingxia was also happy. Seeing Zhang like this made her feel at ease. In the past few days, Zhang was restless and visibly depressed. In fact, Li Mingxia could see that Zhang was always thinking about her missing husband and son. If it weren't for the four siblings, Zhang would probably have followed her husband and son and would never have survived until this day. But looking at Zhang now, her whole body was full of "energy", yes, the energy to strive to survive. As long as people have this energy, they will be able to do nothing wrong.

"Mom, let's go back quickly. We forgot to feed Caicai at home. He must be hungry now."

Caicai is the puppy that Li Mingxia brought back from the town. Now, it has become the treasure of the whole family, including Zhang, who loves this puppy very much.

The puppies that have just been weaned are already cute and adorable, not to mention Caicai is so well-behaved and clingy. Such a small puppy knows not to pee or poop in the house, and doesn’t cause Zhang any worries at all. Tell me, who wouldn’t like it?

"Let's go home and feed Caicai!" Li Mingqiu and Li Mingdong cheered, completely different from the silence they had just had at grandma's house. Even Li Zhengde put on a smiling face.

After passing a small path from Lianjiagou to Qianniu Village, there is the official road. The road is flat and there are no dark places blocked by trees. It can be said to be extremely safe. Now it is almost evening and there are no vehicles or horses on the road, so Li Mingxia did not stop the children from jumping and playing, and let them go.

When they were only a few miles away from Qianniu Village, Li Mingxia saw a man carrying a load on his shoulder from afar. He wondered if he was a peddler. If so, he wanted to pick some things for the children to cheer them up. But when he got closer, he smelled the unique salty and fishy smell of seafood.

As soon as Zhang saw that he was not a peddler, she wanted to take the children away. However, when Li Mingxia smelled the smell, he recalled the seafood dinner he had in his previous life and his mouth was watering.

"Wait a moment, Mom, let me see what he sells here." Li Mingxia pulled Zhang and called out to the boy selling seafood.

"What do you have here? Can you open it and let me see?" Li Mingxia looked at the two barrels with excitement in his eyes.

Mu Laoqi was not as excited as Li Mingxia. He looked at the women in front of him and felt that they did not seem like they would spend money. However, he still opened the bucket dejectedly, and the rustling sound suddenly became clear.

Li Mingxia poked his head in and took a look. It was actually a bucket full of crayfish! Looking at the other bucket, Li Mingxia's eyes lit up. Oysters? They were even bigger than the ones he had eaten in his previous life. They were definitely plump!

"This thing doesn't taste good. It hurts so much when you pick it up and there's no meat. It has no taste at all when it's cooked. Even a grown man can't crack the shell. Who would eat this? Let's go, Sister Xia." Zhang originally thought that it would be fine if it was a fish or something, after all, Sister Xia's fish cooking was also very delicious. But these things were of no use, so why waste money on them?

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