Crossing the farm gate, the whole family reunites in the disaster year

The people next to her immediately looked at Widow Qin.

Widow Qin waved her hands repeatedly: "Nonsense, I don't even know what this thing is."

Xiaoliu said seriously, "I'm not kidding. When you came down from the mountain, your basket was full of green balls."

"If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have known there were so many chestnuts in the mountains. Mother said we should be grateful and repay kindness. Auntie, you discovered the chestnuts and are the benefactor of the whole village."

Xiaoliu bent down and bowed, not noticing that Widow Qin's face was turning pale and blue, and the villagers nearby were extremely angry, especially Mrs. Wu.

She had seen Widow Qin picking green balls. At that time, she said she would go home to dry them for firewood, and never mentioned that they were edible!

I usually help her a lot, but I didn't expect her to be so selfish. She eats her own food and watches others go hungry.

Widow Qin stumbled and said, "I...I didn't know this was edible, I just picked it up to use as fuel."

Obviously no one believed it.

Cui Chengliang had a complicated expression. He thought he had found a source of water on the mountain, but he didn't expect it to be oil chestnuts.

Each villager was given a chestnut. Cui Jingwen explained in detail how to eat chestnuts, and Lin told everyone how to cook chestnuts.

After everyone peeled the chestnuts and was conquered by the delicious taste, the village head struck the gong in his hand again.

"I just went to see Cheng Liang's wife on the mountain. There are at least several thousand kilograms of chestnuts. Now everyone in Xiahe Village who can move is getting their tools and trying to bring all the chestnuts back before sunset."

"The more you pack, the more you get. Everyone relies on their ability, but one thing is, you can't fight over anything. If I find out who's doing it, I'll chase them down the mountain."

Everyone repeatedly promised not to fight.

A quarter of an hour later, the entire Xiahe Village marched into the mountains in a mighty procession.

Widow Qin was walking at the back, and from time to time she heard mocking words coming from the front.

"Chengliang's wife seems quiet, but I didn't expect she has a good heart."

"Of course not. The kid also said that it was Widow Qin who discovered it first. If Jingwen hadn't been educated and knew that this thing was edible, we wouldn't have known it until we starved to death."

"No wonder Yougen's mother didn't agree to Yougen marrying her. If you marry a daughter-in-law like this, people will criticize you."

Widow Qin's eyes turned red with anger.

They don’t understand at all!

They don't understand how difficult it is for a woman to raise a child alone. Without a man, she can't even farm the land.

Besides, what does it have to do with her if others don’t know Li Zi? She discovered it by luck, so why should she tell others?

Besides, Zhao Yougen is a piece of shit. He is extremely lazy. He doesn't even farm his own land and just wanders around the village all day. Even if she remarries, she won't look down on him.

"Mom, I'm scared." The seven-year-old daughter Liu Ye nervously grabbed the hem of Widow Qin's clothes.

Widow Qin suppressed her emotions, picked up her daughter with a dark face and walked up the mountain.

In contrast, Old Mrs. Cui was walking with the village head, looking very happy.

She was shocked when she heard that Yu and Lin were stealing grain, but soon the news spread that Lin had discovered a large area of grain in the mountains, and the whole village had to go up the mountain to dig.

Not only did he not steal any food, he also became a hero of Xiahe Village.

Who is Lin?

The daughter-in-law of the Cui family!

The chestnut forest is very large, and there is a pile of mugwort every few steps. The smoke can drive away mosquitoes.

The village head's wife took Old Lady Cui and took the seat in the middle, with all the members of the Cui family gathered around them.

Although the family had already stockpiled a lot of chestnuts, Cui Zhaozhao and Cui Jingwen still worked hard to pick chestnuts. No one would complain about having too much food, and it would be nice to keep them and roast them for winter.

"Why didn't anyone tell me about this good news?"

Feng arrived a step late, pushed Li Qiu away with her butt, and sat on the ground panting.

If it weren't for the food, she wouldn't bother climbing the mountain. It really cost her life.

"Ouch!"

As soon as Feng sat down, she jumped up with a start, her whole body shaking.

"What's pricking my butt?"

The villagers around burst into laughter, and Old Lady Cui's face darkened.

"How dare you come here? You almost made the eldest and third daughters-in-law ashamed to stay in the village. Go home and stop embarrassing the Cui family."

Feng gritted her teeth, pulled out a ball of fur from behind the butt, cleared out a space for it, sat down cursing, and gave orders to her sons behind her.

"Hurry up and pick it up. Be quick."

His hands were busy as he peeled the hair ball and ate it while complaining to Old Lady Cui.

"Mom, you are too partial. I am pregnant with the Cui family's child, and they don't even give me a bite of the good food. What can I do when your grandson wants to eat?"

Old Mrs. Cui was dumbfounded. Could Feng still have any shame?

Didn't she feel sorry for Yu and Lin at all?

"Our Cui family doesn't need a grandson. It's up to you to have one or not."

Feng grinned: "My eldest sister-in-law and my third brother's wife combined don't have as many sons as I do. Erlang and his friends pick more chestnuts than others."

Erlang led his younger brothers and sisters, and in just a few words, they had picked up half a basket.

Old Lady Cui glanced at the dirty and skinny children and said unhappily, "You should have taken good care of yourself after giving birth to you. Look at them. Even the beggars on the street are dressed better than them."

Feng's eyes rolled. "I don't have any money. If they want to wear nice clothes, they can go and earn some. I don't owe them anything."

Erlang's hand paused as he was picking chestnuts, then he continued picking chestnuts as if nothing had happened, but his head hung even lower.

Old Mrs. Cui was so angry that she tapped Feng several times with her fingers, then drooped her eyelids and ignored her.

Feng was happy and relaxed, chewing raw chestnuts while urging Erlang to work.

Mugwort was burning all around, and with so many people gathered together, Cui Zhaozhao soon broke out in sweat.

"Are you tired?" Lin pulled her sleeve to wipe the sweat off her face. "If you are tired, go and rest for a while."

Cui Zhaozhao shook his arms. His mother had been helping in the kitchen in the village these days, and she was the only one who had to handle the chestnuts at home. Her small body really couldn't handle it, so he went to sit on a stone nearby.

Old Mrs. Cui looked up and said nothing.

Feng spat the chestnut skins on the ground and said with a smile, "My sister-in-law really loves her children. A girl is more precious than a boy."

"There is no difference between girls and boys in my eyes." Lin said expressionlessly.

"It's the same. No matter how good the girl is, she belongs to someone else's family." Feng was proud. Lin's son said this because he didn't want to be so stubborn.

Erlang will be able to get married soon. Just think about having four daughters-in-law to serve him in the future. This is a life of happiness.

Yu had only one son, and every time Feng said this, she was so ashamed that she couldn't raise her head.

Old Mrs. Cui threw a green ball of fur at him angrily: "The ground is covered with vomited skin. You don't find it disgusting, but we do. If you don't want to work, go home."

Feng caught the ball of hair with a smile and said nothing more.

Cui Chengliang always treated Feng as air and stood alone by the side, picking chestnuts and looking at the chestnut forest.

The trees at the foot of the mountain are withered and yellow, but the higher you go up the mountain, the greener the forest becomes, and this chestnut forest is full of fruits.

Cui Chengliang concluded that there must be a water source in the mountains and it must be nearby.

It’s just that I don’t know anything about exploration, and no one would reply even if I told them.

Cui Zhaozhao was also looking around the forest, but she was just bored. If she had a mobile phone, she could watch videos and listen to music. Now she was even enjoying watching spiders weaving webs.

Between the branches, transparent silk threads radiate in all directions, and small spiders move through them.

The mountain wind blew through, and the little spider was tottering.

The wind caused the surrounding leaves to fly, and a few meters away, several bunches of black and purple wild fruits appeared and disappeared behind the leaves.