I feel so good after dressing up as a peasant girl

The things the Bai clan members brought were not many, but they were all things they had reluctantly taken out of their own food rations. After all, except for a few members of the Bai clan such as Bai Lizheng, the vast majority of the rest of the Bai clan members were living a tight life.

The old lady was very grateful for everyone's timely help. She cried and thanked her fellow tribesmen, but these things were obviously just a drop in the bucket and could only solve her immediate problem.

Bai Lizheng and several elders knew all about this, and the old lady, who was not confused, was also obviously aware of it. She was grateful to her tribe members, but she did not give up the idea of ​​committing suicide because of their timely help.

Since no one could persuade her, Bai Lizheng could only arrange for the old ladies in the clan to take turns looking after her. But this was not a long-term solution after all. As the old lady herself said, if they didn't let her hang herself, couldn't she just starve to death?

Bai Jingzhou, who was asked by his biological father to help, had nothing to do. The clan members probably all had the same idea. After delivering the things, everyone rushed to help the Wu family set up the mourning shed and burn paper.

Bai Jingzhou, who had no chance of getting any work, stood quietly behind Bai Chong. His heart was tightly bound by the despair and oppressive atmosphere around him, as if even breathing had become extremely difficult.

He looked at his cousin's three children calmly.

The oldest, Bai Jingshan, was ten years old, the second, Bai Jinglin, was eight years old, and the youngest, Bai Jingmei, was three years old. The three children were all skinny, but they all had clear eyes and straight backs.

On the way to each other's house, his mother talked a lot about this family.

Combined with the fragmentary memories left by the little original owner to Bai Jingzhou, Bai Jingzhou can be sure that this family are the kind of honest people who are diligent, capable, hardworking and endure hardships.

But they worked hard in the fields all year round, but their lives were even worse than when his fourth grandmother was a widow.

Why was this so? Because they were being dragged down by taxes and corvee labor that became heavier year by year.

Realizing this, Bai Jingzhou immediately understood why Gu Wenxuan was so anxious to make money.

People in the world are in a hurry just for a few pieces of silver, but these few pieces of silver can relieve all kinds of panic in the world.

If his fifth cousin's family had money to pay the labor service, then his fifth cousin would not have to perform the labor. If he did not perform the labor, he would not have died outside, and his mother would not have had to commit suicide to save food for the family.

After Bai Chong checked the old lady's pulse and gave her some gentle advice, the three of them left the old lady's house.

Ning Cuizhi was unable to help much and could only carefully choose her words to comfort Mrs. Wu. She sighed all the way and was worried about the Wu family.

Bai Chong also had a frown on his face, but he still pulled himself together and said a few words to comfort his wife.

Bai Jingzhou followed the two of them silently until Bai Chong locked the door and prepared to send him back to sleep. Bai Jingzhou then spoke carefully, "Dad, Mom, I want my fifth uncle's two sons to follow me in the future. What do you think?"

Ning Cuizhi was stunned. "Follow you? What for?"

Bai Jingzhou rubbed his brows and said, "I haven't decided what to do yet, but there is no doubt that I will need trustworthy people to help me with things in the future. Instead of looking for them later, I might as well select them in advance and train them myself."

Ning Cuizhi imitated his movements and pressed her brows, "My silly son, how come you have inherited your father's kindness?"

Bai Chong looked embarrassed when he was cueed. He really couldn't refute this.

Over the years, at least 20% of the money he earned was donated to the villagers, not to mention the many poor people. When he treated people, not only did he not collect the consultation fees, he also paid a lot of money for the medicine.

In fact, it's not just him. Many families in the village have helped their fellow villagers and neighbors who are in trouble to one degree or another.

It's just that everyone is not well off, and we can help them temporarily, but not forever. This is why the old lady is still stubbornly on a hunger strike.

Bai Jingzhou took one look at his "overly kind" father and without hesitation, "Mom, I'm different from my father. I'm not overly kind. I really need a reliable helper who I can trust."

He looked at Ning Cuizhi seriously and said, "Trust me, I will definitely not let them eat for free."

Ning Cuizhi sighed, "Even if you say that, what can you ask them to do? They are still two children."

If they were too harsh, no one would say anything, their family would feel guilty about it. But if they had to raise the two children for nothing, wouldn't it be a heavy burden for their family?

Bai Jingzhou's mind raced, "Just do what they can do. They can't do heavy work, such as planting seeds, weeding, collecting firewood, digging wild vegetables, picking grass for pigs, catching insects to feed chickens, sweeping the yard, and drying herbs... Can't they do these light work?"

Ning Cuizhi rolled her eyes at her son and said, "Your brother and sister can do these things, do I need to find two more children to help me do these things?"

After all, it's just that he inherited his father's excessive kindness!

Bai Jingzhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Mom, I'm just giving an example. Besides these, I naturally have other things that need people to do. Besides, you can't always let Jing Xin and Jing Heng spend their time doing these chores, right?"

He reminded Ning Cuizhi, "Jing Xin is already ten years old and knows how to love beauty. You have to give her a few years to whiten her skin. And Jing Heng is already seven years old. Even if he doesn't go to school, he should learn to read with my father."

Thanks to Bai Chong who had taught the original owner how to read before, Bai Jingzhou's process of learning traditional Chinese characters by himself was quite smooth. However, practicing calligraphy takes time, and the original owner obviously did not spend much time on it.

With his poor handwriting, he is not suitable to be a teacher.

Bai Jingzhou didn't want to mislead his younger brother, so he simply didn't mention that he could also teach his younger brother to read.

Ning Cuizhi was persuaded by Bai Jingzhou, but she still had concerns, "But our family is not well off. You know your father is a very frugal person."

Bai Chong, who was cueed for the second time, touched his nose and pretended that he heard nothing.

Bai Jingzhou smiled, "Don't we have your son? Since he is the person I want to use, I will definitely pay for his rice and grain."

Ning Cuizhi was surprised, "You're going to pay? Where are you going to pay? Are you going to ask your master for it?"

Bai Jingzhou shook his head, "I can collect and sell herbs. Don't worry, I won't trouble my master with the things I have collected myself."

After a pause, he coaxed his mother sweetly, "Your son is already able to take care of himself. Mother, you can just wait to enjoy the blessing of your son and live a good life with Wenxuan and me."