All I could see were my third brother's two grandchildren playing and fighting, but no adults.

The two boys, one eight years old and the other six years old, were slightly stunned when they saw Liu Chunfeng.

The eight-year-old boy always felt that the face looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.

“We have no food to eat.”

That’s right, he mistook Liu Chunfeng for a beggar.

"Old beggar woman, go to another house." As the six-year-old boy spoke, he had already imitated his grandmother and started to chase people away with a bamboo pole.

Liu Chunfeng was embarrassed and quickly grabbed the bamboo pole with one hand.

"Where are your grandparents?"

"It's my sister." At this time, my sister-in-law Sun came back from the field carrying a hoe.

Seeing my aunt, I greeted her with a smile.

Then, he angrily said to his two grandsons:

"Dashan and Xiaoshan, this is your aunt, you must not be rude. Come here and meet your aunt."

"Aunt?" The two boys heard this and looked at Liu Chunfeng's shabby clothes.

He actually held his head high and went out for a walk.

"Little bastard..." Sun's face was filled with embarrassment.

She laughed stiffly a few times.

"Sister, the grandchildren are all spoiled... Look at me, I must be tired after walking a long way, come back to the house and sit down."

Liu Chunfeng was led by Sun into the house.

Soon, Sun brought a cup of hot tea. "This tea was given by my second brother. He said it was sent by a student. You can try it."

Liu Chunfeng felt nervous inside, but she didn't show it on her face.

She was thirsty and drank a mouthful of hot tea, which burned the tip of her tongue.

Pursed her lips and put down the teacup,

"Where's Chunlai?"

"He hasn't come back from the fields yet." Sun said, looking at her own fields.

"Alas, the taxes are harsh, and I don't know what the situation will be this year. These days, everyone's life is not easy, only my second brother is doing well."

"Look, I just went to the county town a few days ago and asked my second brother for some living money."

"Otherwise, if the harvest fails, we will have five or six grandchildren, and life will be unbearable. Chunlai is the same. He doesn't know how to do anything except farming, unlike my second brother."

"Alas, my second sister-in-law is still lucky..."

Before Liu Chunfeng could say anything, Sun started chattering non-stop.

Her heart felt like it was falling into an icy cave.

But he also kept a straight face and didn't show any embarrassment.

She shook her head slowly.

"Brother and sister-in-law, I haven't seen you for many years. I am just passing by and came to see you. It's good that you have your second brother to help you. Your life will be better."

"Sister Lao still cares about us." Sun said,

"Eat your meal before you leave."

Liu Chunfeng couldn't sit still anymore.

"No, my granddaughters are waiting for me to cook. I'll go back first."

"Hey, Dani and the others are old enough to cook for themselves. You should eat before leaving. It won't take too long."

"No." Liu Chunfeng walked out of the courtyard amid Sun's smiling farewell.

"Sister, sister, why are you so stubborn? Just stay for dinner..."

Liu Chunfeng left,

What she didn't see was that after she left, Sun's face gradually changed.

Sympathy, plus a little bit of contempt.

Sun's ventriloquy: Aunt, please don't blame me, I have no choice.

These days, no one cares about anyone else, so how could anyone lend you food?

Since you can save your dignity, you should go to your second brother's house to borrow money.

I can only help you up to this point.

Liu Chunfeng took heavy steps.

While thinking about this, I forgot to ask Sun where my sister-in-law was.

Gone for some time.

I thought about asking Sun again when I got back.

But he just turned back and slowed down his pace.

She had just taken two steps when a woman carrying a hoe appeared in her sight.

"Sister-in-law?"

That’s right, the person who came was Liu Chunfeng’s sister-in-law, Yang Cui.

Liu Chunfeng screamed, Yang Cui looked up, and was instantly overjoyed.

"Chun Feng?"

But looking at Liu Chunfeng's haggard face, she couldn't help feeling sad.

The younger sister-in-law was only in her early forties, but she looked a few years older than her.

Yang Cui freed one hand and pulled Liu Chunfeng's wrist.

"Why don't you come into the courtyard? Let's go home with my sister-in-law, and we can have a good chat."

While her daughter-in-law was working in the fields, Yang Cui would take advantage of her free time to go home and cook with Sun.

Liu Chunfeng lowered her eyebrows and said,

"Sister-in-law, I just went there."

"I didn't even go home to see my sister-in-law..." Yang Cui paused, with a hint of heartache and resentment.

He looked at Liu Chunfeng carefully again and saw through her embarrassment at a glance.

"Wait for me here."

After that, she carried her hoe and went home.

When he came out again, he was carrying half a bag of sweet potatoes on his back.

"Take these home and eat them first. If you don't have enough, I'll ask your nephew to bring them to you later."

Unfortunately, her only son was not at home because he and his grandson were out repairing the river dam.

"That's enough." Liu Chunfeng raised her eyes and looked at the gate of her mother's house again.

"Sister-in-law, I will pay these back."

Since the misfortune in her family, she has not seen her sister-in-law for more than half a year.

Looking at her sister-in-law, she lowered her eyes slightly, shook her head, and put her arms around her shoulders, her sadness evident in her words.

It seemed as if she had returned to her childhood, when she was unmarried and acted like a spoiled child beside her eldest sister-in-law.

"Chunfeng, you don't have to be so formal with your sister-in-law. You and your mother-in-law have a hard time without a man to take care of you at home. I know that. I just hope that you can get better and better."

After saying that, he stuffed a string of copper coins into his pocket.

Yang Cui was unaware that both of Liu Chunfeng's sons and their wives had run away.

Thinking that her husband had passed away not long ago, she couldn't help feeling sad.

"I will pay it back." Liu Chunfeng did not tell anyone about what happened at home. She just said thank you and left her parents' home with gratitude to her sister-in-law.

She thought that her granddaughters would be very happy to see sweet potatoes to eat.

I just hope these sweet potatoes and the money my sister-in-law borrowed can last until the millet harvest...

...Around noon, in the farmyard of Taoyuan Village,

Jiang Dani had already cooked wild vegetable porridge and was standing at the gate of the yard with little Jiang Yue in her arms, waiting for grandma to come home.

After not seeing grandma for the whole morning, little Jiangyue and the fifth sister were getting sleepy.

Jiang Erni and Jiang Sanni were also standing at the gate of the courtyard, looking around.

And Jiang Sini beside him,

She pursed her lips and looked like she was about to cry.

The elder sister only allowed Xiaoliu to eat and not to start the meal.

If grandma doesn't come back, they will starve to death.

The six children kept looking at each other, and the picture was sad but warm.

Finally I saw the lonely figure carrying food.

The granddaughters couldn't suppress the smiles on their lips.

"Grandma, what are you carrying?" Jiang Erni ran towards her grandmother first, pretending to take her sack.

But Liu Chunfeng waved her hand to stop him.

"It's a sweet potato. Your aunt lent it to me. It's too heavy for you to carry."

"I can lift it." Jiang Erni insisted.

When she heard that sweet potatoes were available, she smiled.

Then, together with Sanni, each holding one end of the bag, they used all their strength to lift half a bag of sweet potatoes, and walked into the yard with difficulty, one step ahead of Liu Chunfeng.

Liu Chunfeng was able to catch her breath, and then she looked at Dani who was holding Xiaoliu.

"Dani, what's wrong? You look unhappy."

"Grandma, why didn't you ask Dani to come with you when you went to borrow some food? It's so heavy, how did you carry it back by yourself?"

Jiang Dani held little Jiang Yue in her arms and turned her back.

This made Liu Chunfeng feel that she had treated her eldest granddaughter unfairly.

"Grandma has plenty of strength." After she said that, she patted her eldest granddaughter on the shoulder and took little Jiang Yue from her.

He took his eldest granddaughter's hand and walked into the yard.

"Si Ni, Wu Ni, stop standing at the door."

Little Jiang Yue was held in her grandmother's arms. She smelled the sweat on her grandmother's body and her mood suddenly became depressed.

Being a grandmother is not easy. She always wants to grow up quickly so that she can contribute to the family.

The two girls walking at the end,

Si Ni pouted her lips.

Wu Ni kept looking into the distance, wondering why her mother was not there returning home?

...That night,

Liu Chunfeng cleaned a sweet potato and cut it into small pieces.

Put the water in the pot, boil the sweet potato cubes, and mix half a bowl of dumplings into the soup.

When it was almost cooked, some wild vegetable leaves floated in.

The pot is bubbling with sweet potato fragrance.

The five girls were drooling. Just the smell made them feel hungry.

When the soup was ready, Jiang Dani scooped a bowl of sweet potato porridge for each person.

The food was a little hot, so the five girls blew on it. After it cooled down a bit, they opened and closed their little mouths and ate with gusto.

Little Jiang Yue, in her grandmother's arms, also had her first bite of sweet potato since she came to this world.

The sweet potato is soft, sticky and sweet.

She never thought that sweet potatoes were so delicious.

Sisters, eat until you are about 60% full.

That night, there was contented chatter in the courtyard.

Liu Chunfeng's face showed more relief.

...More than four months later, around the time of White Dew,

The golden millet has reached the harvest season.

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