I feel so good after dressing up as a peasant girl

The day after Bai Jingshan and Bai Jinglin joined, Gu Yongming also left his two younger children to Gu Wenxuan.

The two younger ones are six and five years old respectively. It would be more accurate to say that Gu Yongming sent them to exercise their bodies rather than to practice martial arts.

Every day the two little ones would sleep until the others finished practicing and left. Then they would hold hands and run to the wasteland outside the yard, shouting "Sister, sister" while hugging Gu Wenxuan's arms on the left and right and asking her "What shall we play today?"

Gu Wenxuan was much more indulgent towards them than towards her second and third brothers. After all, these two were still little kids, and she would be in big trouble if they were made to cry.

Every day, Gu Wenxuan would take them to run, jump, stretch their arms and kick their legs in different ways, trying to get them to exercise their bodies without letting them develop negative emotions such as fear or boredom.

Gu Yongming and Jia Guizhi secretly observed for two days and found that their daughter was much better at taking care of children than they were, so they just let go without any worries.

It was not until all the fields and vegetable gardens of the Gu family were planted and Bai Jingzhou had already said goodbye to Bai Chong and Ning Cuizhi that Gu Wenxuan temporarily resigned from the position of "kindergarten teacher".

She temporarily handed the two little ones over to her second and third brothers, who were responsible for supervising the fourth and fifth brothers in the family to exercise in the morning every day.

In addition, they are also responsible for teaching Bai Jingshan and Bai Jinglin how to practice boxing.

As for Bai Jingxin and Bai Jingheng, without Bai Jingzhou accompanying them, Bai Chong and his wife were worried about them walking through the village early in the morning, so the siblings would exercise at home by themselves during the time when Bai Jingzhou was not at home.

After arranging all matters at home, Gu Wenxuan went to the town with Bai Jingzhou under the pretext of explaining her whereabouts to her master and uncle.

The two men sold the pheasants and rabbits and the dried and worthless medicinal herbs they had saved up over the previous two days to the mountain product shop in the town. Then they each bought a piece of pork and ten kilograms of glutinous rice, intending to pretend that they were given by their master and take them back to supplement their family's income.

Returning to the village from the town, Gu Wenxuan saw from afar Bai Jingshan carrying a large bundle of firewood and Bai Jinglin carrying a basket of wild vegetables, walking into Bai Jingzhou's house.

Gu Wenxuan was surprised, "They are also responsible for collecting firewood and digging wild vegetables for your family?"

Bai Jingzhou shook his head. "I only assigned Jinglin the job of raising ducks, and Jingzhou only had to follow me to collect herbs, dry them, and prepare them. But they are grateful to me. In addition to the jobs I assigned to them, they would also spontaneously send firewood, wild vegetables, and wild fruits to my family."

Gu Wenxuan was somewhat relieved when she heard this, "It proves that you didn't make a mistake."

These things are certainly not worth much money, and even after the two brothers sent them, given Bai Chong and Ning Cuizhi's personalities, they still had to take a roundabout way and get the money back from other sources.

But it was this seemingly meaningless and extremely troublesome interaction that proved from the details that Bai Jingshan's family was indeed, as Bai Jingzhou said, people worthy of his help.

Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan felt the same way. He said, "My Fifth Aunt and Fourth Grandma have also cheered up. The old lady is no longer trying to commit suicide. Instead, she works with my Fifth Aunt every day."

Gu Wenxuan was curious, "Doesn't their family have no land?"

Grandma Bai Si could probably take care of the vegetable garden and the few chickens at home by herself, so there was no need for Mrs. Wu to work with her for so many days.

Bai Jingzhou explained, "The village head rented five mu of land to their family. Families with more labor in the clan took time out to help them plant the five mu of land. They felt that they owed everyone a favor, so they helped the women of each family plant seeds and grow vegetables every day."

"If it were just that, it would be fine, but the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are so stubborn that they always go back to their own home to eat after finishing their work, for fear that the tribe members would say that they are just pretending to help and are just trying to get a free meal."

Gu Wenxuan felt both emotional and sad after hearing this. She asked Bai Jingzhou, "What about the little girl in her family? I remember her name was Jingmei, right? The girl seemed to be only three years old?"

"Her name is Jingmei." Bai Jingzhou sighed and said to Gu Wenxuan, "Although she is only three years old, the little girl is very sensible. When her mother and grandmother go to help the tribesmen with work, she sits alone where her mother and grandmother can see her. She doesn't cry or make a fuss, and she doesn't run around. She doesn't need anyone to take care of her at all."

Children from poor families have to grow up early. Bai Jingzhou’s fifth cousin’s family has more than just Bai Jingshan and Bai Jinglin who are sensible children.

"Ah..." Gu Wenxuan sighed with mixed feelings, "In the future, we should take care of as much as we can. It's really not easy for their family."

Bai Jingzhou nodded, “I will, don’t worry.”

The next morning, Bai Jingzhou followed Gu Yongming, Jia Guizhi and Gu Wenxuan to Jiajia Village.

Before the four set off, Bai Chong and Ning Cuizhi personally delivered a basket of sugar cakes. The two were very embarrassed. Ning Cuizhi held Jia Guizhi's hand and repeatedly said that her son was too ignorant and that this trip would really trouble Jia Guizhi's parents.

Bai Jingzhou, who was told by his own mother in person that he was "too ignorant", stood aside with a wooden face, thinking to himself, whatever, just destroy it, say whatever you want.

Gu Wenxuan turned her face away and smiled secretly, while Jia Guizhi kept saying, "Jingzhou is not an outsider, what's wrong with going to my mother's house? Sister, you are just too polite."

Ning Cuizhi could feel that Jia Guizhi really thought so and was not just being polite to her insincerely. She finally put her heart at ease.

Bai Chongze reached out and patted Bai Jingzhou on the shoulder, "When you go to Wenxuan's grandparents' house, you must be more diligent and perceptive, talk less, eat less, work more, and be polite and considerate."

Bai Jingzhou nodded for the nth time, “I understand, Dad.”

His parents have said this nearly ten times in total, and if they continue to say it, he can recite it by heart.

Fortunately, Gu Yongming and his friends were in a hurry, so his parents couldn't nag for too long.

The two elders chatted for less than a cup of tea, and then the four of them said goodbye to the others and went to Jia Village together.

Jiajia Village is located northwest of Baijia Village. Unlike Baijia Village, which is half hilly and half plain, Jiajia Village is surrounded by high and short mountains. Even Jiajia Village itself is located halfway up a small mountain.

Bai Jingzhou originally thought that he had fully experienced the four words "the mountain road is difficult to travel" during the past period of time. After all, he and Gu Wenxuan had secretly gone up the mountain to look for medicinal herbs and hunt quite a few times.

But now it seems that those "mountains" are actually just small mounds of earth and a mixture of earth and rocks, and climbing them is so difficult that it is simply impossible for a beginner to climb them.

"Are you okay?" Gu Wenxuan, who taught him martial arts every day, knew his physical strength and endurance limits better than he did. Gu Wenxuan subconsciously slowed down her pace and stretched out her right hand to him, "Do you want me to hold your hand?"