In my 40s, the trading system took me flying

Xu Xiaoya nodded vigorously.

Isn't that just bullying?

It was just Xu's mother who was bullied.

Because all the people in Huaishu Village have moved to the other side of the valley, there are only people coming to keep an eye on Huaishu Village during the day to prevent anyone from noticing anything wrong and following them into the valley.

The family walked towards the valley. On the way, Xu Xiaoya was very talkative and quickly told everyone what happened in the Su family in the provincial capital, focusing on the grudge between her aunt and Xu's mother.

Logically speaking, this kind of thing is very common. Every sister-in-law and her husband have some dirty deeds, but it is still too much to make things worse to the point of causing death.

Xu Xiaoya was indignant: "So we ran away overnight!"

Old Mrs. Xu spat and cursed her in-laws for not being able to handle things. She said to Xu's mother, "Xiao Ya's mother, we won't bother with them. Since they don't treat you as family, we won't treat them as family either!"

Mother Xu nodded. She had long gotten over that and figured it out.

No matter how good the Su family is, it is not her home. No matter how poor the Xu family is, the family is united and has hope for the future. What's more, Xu Xiaoya is so magical, so she is naturally more willing to maintain the harmony of her small family.

After being away for many days, Xu's mother was worried about her youngest son. She had already taken her youngest son to breastfeed him. She was worried that her son would not eat well during the journey. As a result, with the support of Xu Xiaoya's milk powder, the little guy grew up to be plump and white.

"Isn't he a little too fat?"

Xu Xiaoya poked Xiao Shisi with a look of curiosity on her face.

I clearly remember that when I left, Xiao Shisi was still a little black monkey. How come after half a month of absence, this little black monkey turned into a chubby white milk ball?

Little Fourteen, who was burping, babbled happily at Xu Xiaoya.

Mother Xu just took little Fourteen to feed him, but the little guy refused to eat at all. She was afraid that her milk would dry up, so she asked Father Xu to help maintain the frequency of breastfeeding throughout the journey.

Now, seeing my youngest son just finishing a bottle of milk powder, I couldn't help but doubt my life.

"This milk powder is great, it has a really strong milk flavor. Little Fourteen doesn't even crave breast milk anymore!"

Old Mrs. Xu knew that the milk powder was exchanged by Xu Xiaoya and was specially for children. A child who drinks enough milk powder is different from a baby who drinks breast milk.

At least there is a big difference in growth rate.

Xiao Shisi was a premature baby and it was originally difficult for him to survive. In addition, Xu's mother's milk supply was not very abundant. Even if he drank breast milk every day, it would probably be difficult for him to grow well.

Who knew that Xu Xiaoya could exchange it for milk powder? This milk powder is a product of the future, which is added with various trace elements and nutrients needed by infants and young children. It is conceivable how great an impact it will have in an era of material scarcity.

Anyway, the villagers in the valley would come to the Xu family from time to time to see little Fourteen. Who wouldn’t be interested in this baby who looked like a white glutinous rice ball?

At one point, her influence surpassed Xu Xiaoya's. People said that Xu's mother was a city person, and city people are good at giving birth, and their children are so good.

Now that the family has a mascot, Xiao Shisi, the children in the village are full of sympathy for Xu Xiaoya and say that she will definitely not be favored in the future.

"Have you forgotten that Little Fourteen is also a boy? I am still the only girl in the Xu family. Even if he is my younger brother, it is useless!"

Xu Xiaoya grasped the key point in one sentence, and the children in the village finally reacted.

Xu Xiaoya was favored because she was a girl, and it had nothing to do with whether she was the youngest.

Because it is near the end of the year, every household has prepared New Year's goods for the New Year. Children are the most excited. They have all kinds of snacks every day and get together every day to share and compare whose snacks are the best.

Of course, Xu Xiaoya always takes the first place. She is not a stingy person and will share some with her friends.

Xu Xiaoya is still the king of children in Huaishu Village. With the arrival of New Year's Eve, all the people in Huaishu Village have moved to this side of the valley. The development in the valley has also completely formed an internal circulation, and the short-term closure will not affect it.

All the daughters-in-law of the Xu family were busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, but Old Mrs. Xu went to the ancestral hall with Xu Xiaoya in her arms.

"Grandma, do you want to change something?"

Xu Xiaoya watched Old Lady Xu set up the altar and light the incense sticks in the incense burner.

"No, I simply want to kowtow to the ancestors and pray for your good fortune in the coming year."

The elderly always have enough respect and awe for things that they cannot understand.

In order to reassure Old Lady Xu, Xu Xiaoya knelt down and kowtowed obediently.

Xu Xiaoya sat next to her and watched Old Lady Xu mumbling a lot of things to herself, but no one knew what she was talking about.

After finally paying respects to the ancestors, Old Lady Xu took out a piece of jade and handed it to Xu Xiaoya: "See if you can exchange it for something good. It's the New Year, so we have to prepare some special New Year's goods!"

Didn’t we agree to exchange things?

Xu Xiaoya almost couldn't hold back her laughter, but luckily she knew to save face for her grandmother and didn't really laugh. Instead, she nodded obediently and let the system scan the stone.

I thought it was just an ordinary jade, but I didn't expect that this stone was so powerful that it could be directly exchanged for a thousand kilograms of flour.

Although this purchasing power is not the most exaggerated, it also makes Xu Xiaoya feel the kindness of the system.

"Milk, it's all white flour!"

Xu Xiaoya excitedly put out the things she had exchanged for Old Lady Xu to see.

Old Mrs. Xu rubbed her hands excitedly.

White flour is a rare commodity. You have to know that there are very few fields that can be used for planting in the valley. At most, some millet, sweet potatoes and the like can be planted. Wheat and the like cannot be planted at all, so you have to go out and buy them.

Now, although this thousand kilograms sounds like a lot, it is actually only enough for the whole family to eat to their heart's content for a month.

"Come on, grandma will knead the dough for you, and we'll make dumplings!"

White flour dumplings with meat filling are an absolute luxury.

No one in the family asked where the white flour came from. The women started making bread dumplings, and the children stretched their necks to stare.

Only Xu Xiaoya was brought to their house by Xu's father.

"What's going on? Did you just change it for your milk?"

Father Xu watched them enter the ancestral hall.

Xu Xiaoya nodded: "Dad, do you want to exchange something too?"

Since the system upgrade, exchanging items is no longer limited to a certain number of times. As long as the items meet the system's acquisition value, they can be exchanged directly.

Father Xu took out a dollar and said, "Change the comb!"

Xu Xiaoya: ...

During this period, the Xu family had changed many things, but this was the first time they changed their combs.

"For my mother?"

It’s no wonder Xu Xiaoya thought so. It’s really that Xu’s father’s anxious face is funny no matter how you look at it.

Father Xu nodded.

"The comb your mother has been using is broken. She's been using it for a while now, so I want to buy her a better one!"

Ever since he visited the Su family, Father Xu has always felt inferior, thinking that he is not worthy of Mother Xu, and he doubts his life all day long!

Fortunately, Xu Xiaoya had a supply of daily necessities. She found the best comb and handed it to Xu's father. She also took out a few hairpins to make it easier for Xu's mother to tie her hair.

Father Xu happily drove Xu Xiaoya away.

He is indeed my biological father. He used me and then drove me away without any embarrassment.

On New Year’s Eve, all the children were very happy because of the white flour dumplings. They set off firecrackers, lit rice lanterns, and went to bed after playing tired.

Xu Xiaoya was tucked into bed by Old Lady Xu early on and she slept soundly.

The next morning, after offering sacrifices to the ancestors, they went out to pay New Year's greetings. Xu Xiaoya followed her brothers and went from house to house to pay New Year's greetings.

Everyone's life is hard, and most of the New Year's greetings are rewarded with candy, melon seeds, peanuts, etc.

The children were also very happy. They gathered together and took out their pockets to see who got the most.

The tranquility and peace in the valley makes it difficult to imagine what the outside world is like. If someone hadn't gone down the mountain to patrol on the second day of the New Year and brought back news, they would probably have forgotten that the world outside is still in chaos.

"What announcement was made this time?"

Old Mrs. Xu listened to her eldest grandson talk in detail about what was happening outside the town, especially about the Japanese devils.

"Let all the children go to school and learn the devil's bird language!"

No one could figure out what this was all about. Only Xu Xiaoya knew that the first thing that came to her mind was cultural invasion. However, with the memories of her previous life, she knew very well that this kind of cultural invasion was useless.

The Chinese people's obsession with writing and language is definitely not something that the Japanese can invade with those incomplete writing.

Not to mention other things, there are differences in dialects between towns, but when people from two towns get together to chat, it is difficult for them to assimilate with each other, let alone the bird language of the Japanese devils.

"Just go to school. We don't have to go anyway!"

There are teachers and private schools in the valley. All the children in the village have to read and write, but they learn Mandarin and Chinese characters so that they are not afraid of the Japanese devils.

This incident had almost no impact on the people in the valley. However, on the fifth day of the New Year, Xu's father came back and said, "Xiao Ya may have to go out to school!"

It turned out that although the Japanese had not infiltrated the town at the foot of the mountain, in order to understand what the Japanese were trying to do, they had to find a few smart kids to go to school in the county town to see what they were trying to do.

Originally, some children could be found in the town to go over, but none of these children were as smart as Xu Xiaoya. The key point was that Xu Xiaoya could hide in the space when danger came, so at least her life would not be in danger.

"Are you Xiaoya's biological father? I've never seen anyone like you, pushing your own daughter into the fire pit?"

Old Mrs. Xu hit Father Xu on the back with the sole of her shoe.

Father Xu didn't dare to hide and could only explain: "Mom, why would I push Xiaoya into the fire pit? Xiaoya is smart, she is the only one who can do it!"

Old Mrs. Xu disagreed. Not only did Old Mrs. Xu disagree, but all the members of the Xu family except Xu's father disagreed.

Instead, it was Xu Xiaoya herself who agreed.

"Grandma, I also want to go to the county town to take a look. They definitely won't be on guard against a little kid like me. If they want to do something bad, I'll blow up the devil's nest!"

She has done this more than once.

Old Mrs. Xu was still worried about Xu Xiaoya's safety. After much persuasion, she finally agreed to let Old Mrs. Xu go with her to the county town before letting Xu Xiaoya enter the city.

Fortunately, classes don’t start until after the 15th.

Before Xu Xiaoya arrived at the county town, it was already in chaos. It was not the Japanese who did it, but a group of people who no one had expected.