At dawn, I carefully checked and removed some bad ones, and the remaining ones weighed a full fifty kilograms!

Zhao Hu muttered, "Mom, sister, haven't you noticed that as long as we take An An with us, good things will always happen? Besides, the dried fruits we had earlier and the pecans we have now haven't gone bad even after three years of drought!"

"Isn't it?" Qin Ying kissed An An on the cheek, "This is our little lucky star!"

Aunt Zhao also smiled and said, "This is your sister's blessing!

"It's thanks to your sister that my mother and I are able to benefit from An An's success!"

An An: Hehe, it only takes 0.001 energy to remove a little bit of odor, but I gain 0.03 energy value. Who is proud? I won’t tell you~

Qin Ying hurriedly asked, "Aunt, do you mean you don't consider me a family member?"

Thinking of the past, she couldn't help but tear up, "If it weren't for my aunt, I would have turned into a pile of bones..."

"Alright, alright!" Aunt Zhao patted her hand hastily. "It's my fault. I won't say that again!"

Zhao Hu rolled his eyes and said, "If you ask me, my sister should change her tone. Calling her 'Aunt' doesn't sound like we're from the same family."

Aunt Zhao looked at Qin Ying and smiled.

Qin Ying sniffed, suppressed her tears, and said with a smile: "I have wanted to change my words for a long time, but I was afraid that my aunt would not agree."

"How could I refuse?" Aunt Zhao laughed so hard that she couldn't stop. "I got such a pretty and capable girl for free! I can wake up laughing even in my sleep!"

Qin Ying called out "Mom" crisply.

Aunt Zhao agreed sweetly, and stroked An An, saying, "When An An can talk, she can call me 'Grandma' with good reason!"

"Alas! As for me, I've had a hard life in the first half of my life, but now I'm just waiting to enjoy the happiness in the second half!"

An An followed suit and smiled. Hehe, he earned another 0.01 energy. What's wrong with smiling?

When she smiled, her round eyes curved into crescents and her pink little mouth opened wide, which was very contagious. The hearts of the three adults melted and they surrounded her and kissed her for a while.

An An absorbed another 0.02 of energy and laughed out loud.

Usually at home, An An no longer needs to be wrapped in swaddling clothes. He wears a jacket and trousers made from Zhao Hu's old clothes, and plays and sleeps in a large basket in the yard.

The big basket was placed under the eaves so that she wouldn't be exposed to the sun.

The three of them would tease her every time they worked to give her a wave of energy. As long as An An was awake, she was happy to cooperate with them.

Judging from his age in months, An An is already more than seven months old and can sit for a short period of time.

But she still slept most of the day. There was no way, the existing energy was not enough to keep her awake for more than half an hour.

A few days later, the three members of the Zhao family finally found a hazelnut forest about two hours' walk away in the opposite direction of the two acres of land. Not only was there a thick layer of hazelnuts on the ground, but there were also many hanging on the treetops.

Well preserved, no peculiar smell.

If we harvest all of these, it would weigh at least a thousand kilograms.

They collected some for themselves and took them home before notifying Uncle Chen Jiu.

Uncle Chen Jiu led his men to collect all the hazelnuts, and also asked someone to bring up water and sprinkle some water under the roots of the trees, just in case.

Everyone is thanking God and the mountain god for their gifts.

Uncle Chen Jiu scolded, "Aren't the three people from the Zhao family the ones we should be most grateful to?"

The villagers looked embarrassed and came to thank the Zhao family.

The Zhao family is naturally very humble.

An An smiled and collected 0.5 energy.

After the villagers dispersed, Zhao Hu touched An An's little feet and said with a smirk, "They're thanking the wrong person! The one they should really thank is our An An!"

"Just shut up!" Aunt Zhao glared at him sternly, then looked around, "We can talk about those things in private, but don't say them in front of outsiders!

"You can only know a person's face but not his heart. If someone has bad intentions towards An An, we won't even have a place to cry!"

Zhao Hu covered his mouth with his hand and shook his head vigorously, indicating that he would never make the same mistake again.

An An blinked her big, black eyes. Wow, grandma is quite nice!

Qin Ying brought An An to her side, gave her some water, and whispered, "Mom is reminding me that we shouldn't talk about this even in private from now on."

When she was young, she studied with her father and knew the principle of "it is a crime to possess a treasure".

After thinking for a while, he said, "After the autumn harvest, we won't have to worry about food and drink. If you have nothing to do, I'll teach Hu Zi how to read.

"Although I haven't touched a book in more than ten years, I still remember everything I learned when I was a kid."

Aunt Zhao clapped her hands and laughed, "That would be great!"

An An received 0.1 energy from the Zhao family. This was the second time she received a large amount of energy from them.

Combined with the surprise on the three people's faces when she woke up last time, An An blinked her eyes. In other words, the more sincere their feelings for her, the more energy she would get.

This is not to say that her usual feelings are not sincere. If they are not sincere, she would not get any energy at all. It’s just that the value of the momentary emotions she captures is different.

A villager came over and asked, "Sister Zhao, what are you guys laughing about?"

Aunt Zhao didn't hide it: "Yingzi said that when she has nothing to do in the winter, she will teach Huzi how to read!"

"What use is it to know how to read?" the villager said with a frown. "In this famine year, can knowing how to read and write earn you a living?

"Even if it wasn't a year of famine, even if we farmers could learn to read, we wouldn't be able to harvest a few more pounds of grain from the fields."

Qin Ying pursed her lips and said nothing.

Aunt Zhao patted her arm gently and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense! We should know the benefits of studying for ourselves!"

"That's right," Zhao Hu also said, "When I learn to read and write with my sister, who knows, I might be able to work outside in the future. Then I'll bring mother and sister to live in the city!"

Aunt Zhao laughed and said, "What's so good about living in the city? I heard that not only is renting a house expensive, but everything from eating and drinking to going to the bathroom costs money too!"

"Nothing compares to our country! If we just go up the mountain and gather some firewood, we'll have enough to burn for days!

“As long as God is not blind, even if the harvest is poor, you won’t starve to death if you hide in the mountains.

"Look, we've been pushed to this point. Can't we still find food in the mountains?"

"That's right," Uncle Chen Jiu walked up to him at some point and said with a smile, "No wonder people say 'There is always a way out'.

"Normally, after three years of drought, even if you can find some dried food, it will probably be spoiled and inedible.

“Who knew these hazelnuts and pine nuts we found were still in good condition!

"However, God has been kind to us, and we cannot be ungrateful.

"We can't eat all these hazelnuts and pine nuts. Every household should leave a few dozen to grow seedlings, and then plant them back on the mountain.

"If water can come out of the mountains, this natural disaster might just be over!"

Qin Ying quickly said, "Master Jiu is right! You are a man of great experience and experience, so it's right to listen to you!"

Uncle Chen Jiu stroked his beard and chuckled. Now he had become the backbone of the village, and the villagers obeyed him unconditionally, and his prestige was even higher than before.

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