On the wedding night, her husband gave her all his earnings for safekeeping. Before the family split up, their small family only had to hand over 50% of their earnings. Which mother-in-law could do that?

And her sister-in-law not only gave her a pair of silver bracelets, but also had a good personality, never picking fights and always helping out. Her two brothers-in-law were also sensible, and she would get angry with anyone who dared to say anything bad about her in-laws.

Zhao Chunhua was furious when she saw that her attempt to sow discord failed. Why were they treated so differently as new wives?

During the day, she was relaxed, just wiping her husband's sweat from time to time. She ate like a man, and at night, her mother-in-law wouldn't let her go out, saying that she deserved a good rest after working so hard for so long.

What about her? She'd carried so much all day, eating less than a chicken and working harder than a cow. Her feet were already blistered, and the old hag was still forcing her out, while the dead man stood by without a word.

"Sister Chunhua, let's go. Some people can't tell good from bad. In the future, they will realize our good intentions."

Watching the two people walk away, the young wives around them spat, thinking they were fools. They couldn't see clearly what they were thinking at the time, and their calculations were almost written on their faces.

"Chun Ya, don't take their words to heart. They are just jealous of you."

Xu Chunya smiled but said nothing. Her sister-in-law loved eating fresh wild vegetables, so she had to pick more.

"Wow!"

The little ones in the crowd exclaimed in surprise. It turned out that the hunting team had returned, carrying a wild boar in their hands. Many people were also carrying pheasants and rabbits. They had a good harvest along the way.

Only families with male children will be given meat. Those families who are afraid of death will regret it so much. If they have someone go with them, they can get three pounds of wild boar meat and a small prey for free.

The two men from the Xu family went and harvested six pounds of wild boar meat and two pheasants. Xia Ming had contributed greatly to the harvest, and without him, the harvest wouldn't have been as smooth. They had originally agreed to give him more meat, but he refused, only taking the wild boar's stomach.

Everyone looked at him with admiration, thinking that the young man was a nice person.

Many women came to Xu Tao and praised her for finding a good husband. Xu Tao accepted all the compliments and joined in the praise with a smile.

Looking at the boy who was blushing because of the praise, he laughed even more happily.

But the fun didn't last long, as everyone hurried back to cook the meat after getting their share. The children ran around the camp happily, feeling that life was better now than at home.

"A Tao, here."

Xu Tao took the pig stomach with a smile. She had mentioned last time that it felt good to be remembered and fulfilled by the other party.

"Second brother, we are hungry. Please give us some rice and meat."

Xu Erniu was helpless. This was the third time the old couple had come to them to ask for food. When he came out this morning and saw that they had no food with them, he already knew what was going on, but he still felt a little uncomfortable.

It would have been fine if he had just eaten with them, but he had to bring it back to eat with his eldest brother and fourth brother. He is not that selfless.

"The boss."

Mrs. Wu wanted to say something but stopped herself. If their family continued to have food like this, they would not be able to sustain it for long.

"Mom, go and ask Dad to come and eat with us, or forget it."

"You unfilial son, you've grown up, haven't you? We raised you with great difficulty, and now you turn your back on us when the family splits up. Come and see, you unfilial son, you enjoy all the good food and fish, while leaving us two old people to starve."

Wu Hua rolled on the ground. Her eldest son was finally willing to reconcile with her, and the old man did not stop her. She had to get food and meat.

Xu Erniu watched coldly, quietly watching the woman throwing a tantrum.

"What are you fussing about? Aren't you tired enough today?"

When Xu Chang rushed over, he saw the old lady scolding and beating her second son. It was clear that she was looking at an enemy. Why did the third wife get adopted out and she started to torture the second wife again?

"Village chief, you have to make the decision for us old couple. He's an unfilial son who doesn't care about our life or death. Even if we divide the family, he can't ignore the elderly. Today, he must give us this year's filial piety ration. Three hundred kilograms of grain, not a kilogram less."

Xu Chang frowned. Where would he get such a large amount of food? What if he gave it to his second wife? Such a good child was not cherished. How much better it would be if he could exchange it with his unfilial son.

But he has to give it now. There are many elderly people in the village. If he supports Xu Laoer, what will happen if everyone learns to do the same?

Wu Hua put her hands on her hips and looked very proud. No matter what, she was right. When the family was divided, they had agreed on the annual filial piety.

Xu Erniu looked at his father, and when he saw he remained silent, his lips curled up in mockery. He couldn't believe how much food they had, and his parents couldn't see it. It was clear that they didn't care whether they lived or died. The last trace of affection in his heart disappeared completely.

Xu Sanniu was anxious and wanted to rush out, but Xu Tao quickly stopped him, saying that it would be best for Second Uncle to think this through himself, otherwise there would be a next time and a next time.

"Wife, go give our remaining six hundred coins to mother."

The corners of Mrs. Wu's mouth froze, her eyes widened in disbelief, and her mean face twisted slightly, "You, you, you roll your eyes..."

"Okay, take the silver and stop making trouble, or I will drive your entire family out of the village."

Seeing this, Wu Hua decided not to make any more trouble and went back in shame.

Xu Chang gave everyone some more instructions, then dragged his tired body back to his own territory. Looking at the four neatly arranged bowls of noodle soup, his fatigue dissipated a lot.

"Didn't I tell you to eat first? Why are you still waiting for me?"

"Your good son and daughter-in-law are waiting for you. Come and eat. It tastes better when it's hot. Your wife even cooked an egg for us two old people."

The village head's wife complained, but a smile lingered in the corner of her eyes. While the children weren't paying attention, she quickly split the egg in her bowl in half and gave half to each of the two children.

Before, she blamed Xu He for causing the rift between her and her son, but after getting to know him, she found that he was a very nice child. Besides, she knew in her heart that Xiao He could not be blamed for this.

The eldest and second sons had long regarded everything in the house as their own property. She usually kept an eye on everything she gave to the third son, and sometimes they would get angry if she cooked an extra egg. Even though her husband worked hard outside, she never told him about these troubles.

Xu Chang stopped the two children from doing this, separated the eggs in his bowl, and gave the egg white to his wife.

The village chief's wife curled her lips and thought it was worth it to marry the old man.

The happy scene was particularly dazzling to Mr. and Mrs. Xu Jin and Xu Yin. There was only one adult male in their family, so naturally there was no one to go hunting with them.

He rolled his eyes and encouraged the children to go begging for food, but they all returned empty-handed. His resentment grew, and his parents really favored the third child.

At night, a few strong men were left to keep watch, while the rest of the people slept soundly, with snoring sounds coming one after another.

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