After the separation, I took my whole family to eat delicious food and drink spicy

"Uncle Village Chief, it's okay if we don't report them to the authorities, but they keep coming to our house to cause trouble. When we split up our family, we agreed that we only needed to give Grandma pension money every year. But look at what they're doing to us now. I believe no one here would be able to tolerate this. So, I'm severing ties with them!"

Li Xiaoxiao's words were resounding, remarkably clear in the quiet night. Each word was like a hammer, hammering at the hearts of everyone present. The villagers looked at each other in bewilderment, clearly not expecting her to make such a decisive request.

Su's face instantly turned ashen. She had never expected Li Xiaoxiao to ask for a breakup. This was not only a humiliation to her, but also a complete severance of the entire family relationship. Her voice trembled as she tried to refute, but she couldn't find the right words.

"Xiaoxiao, what are you talking about! We are your family, how can you just break up with us?" Although Li Fang was afraid in her heart, she still refused to give in and tried to suppress Li Xiaoxiao with family affection.

Li Xiaoxiao's eyes were firm and unmoved. "Relatives? When have you ever considered me your own family? Ever since we separated, have you ever given us a good day? Today, you even came to steal from us. I, Li Xiaoxiao, cannot afford such relatives!"

Bai Shi, who was standing by, reached out and tugged at Li Xiaoxiao's sleeve, trying to calm her down. Li Xiaoxiao shook her head, signaling her to be quiet.

Upon hearing this, the village chief frowned. He knew that while Li Xiaoxiao's words were harsh, they were also true. He sighed, looked at Su and Li Fang, and said with a hint of reproach, "Su, you have indeed gone too far. Xiaoxiao's proposal to sever the relationship was a bit resolute, but she was forced into it. If you truly care about your family ties, you should reflect on your actions."

Su Shi heard this, a flicker of regret flashed in her eyes, but more of it was resentment. She wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Li Ren's cough. It turned out that Li Ren had been woken up at some point, and stood at the door in his clothes, his face pale and his eyes full of complexities.

"Mom, forget it. Xiaoxiao is right. We went too far. Since she's made up her mind, let her be." Li Ren's voice was soft, but it struck Su's heart like a hammer. She was stunned for a moment, snorted, and ultimately couldn't utter another word of rebuttal.

Seeing this, the village chief sighed and announced, "Since both parties have agreed, from today onwards, Li Xiaoxiao's family and the Su family will sever their kinship ties. We will each live in peace and not interfere with each other in the future."

As soon as these words were spoken, the courtyard fell silent. Some villagers looked at Li Xiaoxiao with sympathy, while others cast reproachful glances at the Su family. Li Xiaoxiao, though filled with mixed emotions, felt a greater sense of relief. She knew that from now on, she could truly live for herself and her family, no longer bound by anyone else's constraints.

The next morning, sunlight filtered through the clouds, bringing a touch of warmth to the small village. Li Xiaoxiao and her family, witnessed by the village chief, officially severed their ties with the Su family. Looking at the document in her hands, she felt a mixture of relief and sadness. But she knew this was the new life she had fought for, for herself and her family, and no matter what lay ahead, she would face it bravely.

Since the severance of the relationship, the Su family has become much quieter. At least they no longer dare to act rashly in front of Li Xiaoxiao, which is what Li Xiaoxiao wants.

In the blink of an eye, more than twenty days had passed, and the second batch of chopped peppers had been shipped away. Li Xiaoxiao had more than fifty taels of silver in her pocket. This was a huge sum of money for a farmer, but Li Xiaoxiao felt it was far from enough. She wanted to make more money all the time.

October was already getting a bit chilly in the north, and the villagers had already started harvesting corn. Li Xiaoxiao and her family were also busy gathering the corn from their fields. Although they didn't plant much, the workload was still quite heavy for them. It took them two days to harvest an acre of corn, breaking it up and drying it in the yard. Once it dried, it could be used to feed the chickens. Although their family was well off now, unlike others who relied on corn to survive the winter, Li Xiaoxiao still planned to make some cornmeal to make buns and other foods during the winter.

Then, the family harvested all the soybeans planted on the two acres of wasteland and dried them in the yard. After Bai's careful care and sufficient base fertilizer when planting, the soybean harvest was still good. Although it was not as good as the harvest from planting in the fields, it was at least better than the harvest from those inferior fields, which made Li Xiaoxiao very happy.

After a few days of farm work, Li Xiaoxiao thought about the acre of sweet potatoes in the field and really didn't want to work on them anymore. She discussed it with Bai and rented Lin Bo's oxen and a sled. They spent the entire morning plowing out the acre of sweet potatoes. Bai and Li Xiaoxiao followed behind, picking up the plowed sweet potatoes and putting them into bamboo baskets. After the field was completely plowed, Li Xiaoxiao gave Lin Bo fifteen coins and let him go.

Li Xiaoxiao and Bai Shi moved all the sweet potatoes back home and found a cool place to store them. In the afternoon, Li Xiaoxiao took Li Fang and Li Linlin to the field to collect all the sweet potato vines, preparing to chop them up and dry them to feed the pigs.

During dinner in the evening, Li Xiaoxiao discussed with Mrs. Bai and planned to find a place in the yard to dig a small cellar to store sweet potatoes, radishes and other foods so that they would not spoil easily in winter. Mrs. Bai said that Li Xiaoxiao was very thoughtful.

The next morning, Bai went to find Uncle Li and Li Tiezhu, father and son, and asked them to help dig a cellar in the yard. The two readily agreed. Seeing that the crops in the field had been harvested, Uncle Li said that it was better to do it today than to wait for another day, and went to Li Xiaoxiao's house with a hoe and other tools that day.

After Uncle Li and his son Li Tiezhu arrived at the courtyard, they began to measure the land and choose the location for the cellar.

After deciding on the location, they started digging with hoes.

Li Xiaoxiao and Bai Shi were also busy, helping to pass water and clean up the dirt. Even Li Fang and Li Linlin did not go out to play, but watched from the side, and handed everyone a bowl of cooled boiled water from time to time.

After half a day's hard work, the cellar was finally dug. It wasn't big, but it was enough to store Li Xiaoxiao's family's sweet potatoes, radishes and other food.

Li Xiaoxiao looked at Uncle Li and Li Tiezhu with gratitude and invited them to stay for dinner.

After dinner, the family moved the sweet potatoes into the cellar and arranged them neatly. Looking at the full cellar, Li Xiaoxiao felt a sense of security.

In the following days, Li Xiaoxiao continued to work hard. Although it was hard work, her face was always filled with a satisfied smile.